Video Learning
As I mentioned in several recent posts, I'm learning how to make stencils in an online class taught by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. http://balzerdesigns.com/Classroom/ I had several questions from readers about…
10 Year Blogiversary
This week I’m celebrating the 10th anniversary of my weekly blog and newsletter! When I started my blog in 2010, I intended to post once every week. Over the years,…
Stencils, Week 3
This week I’ve continued practicing making stencils with CanvasWorkspace. This design was inspired by Moroccan tiles. I used the basic shapes in the software such as squares and circles to…
Stencils, Week 2
I like using stencils in my monoprints to repeat a motif for continuity in a series. But, I want to use my own drawings and designs rather than commercial stencils.…
Learning about Stencils
This week, I’m making stencils to use in printing on the gelli plate. I made three drawings for the light, middle, and dark values and cut them with a cutting…
Leaves
As we move into September in South Carolina, the weather still feels like summer. But the leaves are showing bits of yellow ochre that hint at the coming of fall.
Beautyberry Quilt
Sometimes I find inspiration in the strangest places. While my art is based on painting and printing, I like to watch and listen to artists who work in other…
Weedy Garden
As summer heat drags on and days grow shorter, chlorophyl decreases. Warm tones of olive and avocado forecast the coming of autumn. For this piece, I printed ferns and…
Varnishing Day
In recent weeks I have finished a batch of ten new pieces and let them dry thoroughly. Now it’s time to varnish them. Because my work is a combination of…
Immersed in Green
As I observed two weeks ago, the South Carolina gardenscape is GREEN. The view from my studio at the back of my home has glimpses of a sunny golf course…