This week I’m making a nonrepresentational collage by tearing and reassembling pieces from gelli prints. I’m featuring autumn colors and textures and a cruciform (aka parallel X) composition. I’m consciously staying away from recognizable imagery […]
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Coptic Stitch Binding
As I’ve been making layered gelli prints, I’ve accumulated a stack of pieces that have sections I may rework or cut up for collage. I decided to use a few of these in autumn colors […]
Embellishing Prints
I’ve been developing some of the layered prints that I described in my September 28th post. As I work, I remind myself of my intentions: COLOR: Rich warm autumn colors with touches of blue sky […]
Art at the SC State Fair
The South Carolina State Fair starts tomorrow and runs October 13-24, 2021. The fine arts competition attracts a wide range or artists from all over the Palmetto State. One of the judges of the […]
Printing Intentional Layers
This week I’m practicing a lesson on printing in layers from A Year of Gelatin Printing with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. I’m using a 10×8” gelatin plate and 11.8.5” white card stock. I made several color […]
Testing the Colors
As I experiment with different types of acrylic paint, I’ve found that Golden Open acrylics work well for gelli printing. By applying them in a thin layer on white paper, I get brilliant color. […]
Practicing Greens
As the weather cooled a bit this week, I’ve been working in the garden. The green foliage of summer is beginning to show tinges of yellow and red. In the late afternoon, backlit leaves are […]
Working in Layers
This week I’m adding layers of collage and paint to my large piece. My actions are mostly intuitive in this part of the process while staying with my basic design and color scheme.
Pink and Yellow
Autumn is flirting with my part of South Carolina. Summer perennials are going to seed, and leaves are beginning to fall. But the days are still warm, and the late blooming perennials are having a […]