As I’ve been working through a year of collages, I’ve been wondering what to do with all the results. Some of these exercises in composition have NOT been frame-worthy, but what if they could still be used? When I filled up my first sketchbook, I was willing to try. First, I scanned the sketchbook and…
Category: Thoughts
Process, technique, and other thoughts that permeate my art
Work in Progress
So, what DOES one do with a year’s worth of collages? I am more than halfway done with my daily collage project, and my thoughts are turning to what’s next. Here is my pile of sketchbooks, getting harder and harder to lie flat. I have been planning to scan the images, and convert them into digital…
New Texture Tool!
I had fun today trying out my new Gelli plate! Sure beats making my own gelatin. Have you wondered about monoprinting? Here’s a quick video demonstration from their site. Here’ I’ve used textures from the Gelli plate to form the basis for one of my daily collages. And I’m thinking next about textures for holiday…
2013 Portfolio: Threads
Fini! Welcome to my 2013 portfolio — I think it’s finished! In French class, the verbs “to have” and “to be” are confusing to English speakers. It turns out that you can’t say “I am finished” much as you’d like to; you must say “I have finished.” In French, the former (Je suis fini) means you’re…
Working Big
I’m diving in to a large assemblage piece! When artEAST posted a call for this year’s Rookery, I was intrigued. Last year’s baseline led to astounding results but was essentially sculpture, outside my wheelhouse. This year’s baseline is flat. Now that, I might be able to do! The Starting Point Here’s my base, a 24″ square…
Focusing on a Theme
Is a set of horizons too focused? Were my 2010 trees too focused? How much variation is too much? Did the 2012 images have too many directions? Welcome to the questions buzzing in my head as I try to finish up a body of work for the year! I normally wait to ascertain a theme for the…
Technique: Complicated Masks
As I layer digital images, I’m trying to emulate physical effects. I love how paint or encaustic wax looks when it’s partially adhered, scraped off, covered again… But, even with images of great texture, how can I do that just with pixels? Here, I’ve started a collage of some of the usual suspects: some texture details,…
Goals in the Mist
It’s been very foggy here in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s the same with my goals. Often, as I described last year, I focus on changing habits rather than setting goals. That meshed nicely with Kesha Bruce’s Ten Easy Steps: make more art! But maybe it’s time for some actual goals. Every source I read,…