In last week’s post, I gathered several groups of printed papers and asked you which one to do next. As there wasn’t a consensus in the comments, I chose the green-yellow- black one. I’ll work […]

Spring continues to burst into bloom in South Carolina. This week, I’ve made a few leaf prints in warm greens and yellows to add to my collection of collage fodder.  Thinking about what to make […]

As the weather warms, the spring garden is bursting with pink, yellow, and chartreuse.

As the weather warms and the garden bursts into bloom, the pinks and yellows dominate. This week I’ve gathered some wispy grancy greybeards, pink azaleas, and yellow flame azaleas for inspiration. I’m making new prints […]

In this collage, I explore the delicate and bold pinks in the hellebores of the early spring garden.

I hope you and yours are staying safe and healthy. This week I’m continuing my series of collages inspired by lenten roses and colors of the spring garden. I’m thankful for the opportunity to focus […]

The subtle pinks and greens of the lenten roses (hellebores) in my garden inspired this composition. I combined monoprints that I made last week with images of tree bark and structures that I had made […]

The colors in the garden are lightening toward yellow and pink as spring approaches. Hellebores (also known as Lenten roses) are in bloom. I’m printing with the leaves and experimenting with paint colors. I’ll incorporate […]

The late winter (early spring) garden in South Carolina is still defined by the rain-soaked bark of trees. But the treetops are abuzz with buds forming and birds nesting. Mardi Gras colors seem appropriate for […]