This week in the studio I’ve been gelatin printing coneflowers using stencils and texture plates. In the May module of Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s class A Year of Gelatin Printing, I’ve learned to make a panel […]
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In Memorium
A Life Well Lived My father, Lamar Howe, died on May 17th. I’ve been away from the studio and blog since then except for a few minutes of art therapy. My sister, Barbara Howe, […]
Small Tag Books
The bookbinding lesson from the April module of A Year of Gelatin Printing uses manilla shipping tags or card stock. These are 3.125 x 6.25 inches, but could be any size. I’ve printed these on […]
TAG Annual Show
You’re invited to come and see Trenholm Artists Guild’s 50th Anniversary Art Exhibit at Best Mattress now through May 27. My collage Summer Garden #5 is on display (and for sale) along with 73 other […]
A Year of Gelatin Printing
As you know if you’ve been reading my blog a while, I’m a fan of gelatin printing. So when Julie Fei-Fan Balzer offered a year-long class of gelatin printing and book binding, I was […]
Fabric Collages
This week I’ve finished four small fabric collages that I’ve been working on for several weeks. They’re mounted on canvas so they can be hung for display. Please watch this short video to see how […]
Slow Stitching
This week I’m practicing adding machine and hand stitching to fabric collages. Sometimes it’s good to have something small to pick up for a few minutes between other projects.
Downshifting
Did you ever drive a car with a manual transmission? I guess I’m showing my age when I say driving a “straight drive” was one of my favorite things in my younger years. Especially that […]
Stitching
This week I’m adding layers to my fabric collages with machine and hand stitching. The design process is similar to adding drawing or calligraphy to a paper collage. I like working with and combining […]
Pause for Learning
As I worked on my small fabric collages that I started last week, I planned to add texture and definition with stitching. I realized I didn’t have the materials and skills to do the next […]