Passing by a window yesterday afternoon something caught my eye and I had to run out and take a picture before the light disappeared. You know how it goes when you’re in a hurry – I went out to the car to get the camera because I knew I left it in the car but […]
Author: turtlemoonimpressions
As a native plant gardener, the natural world is phenomenal and so much of the man-made world - our architecture, our cities - are stunning accomplishments. They exist hand in hand in both beautiful expressions and sometimes disastrous manifestations.
Our entire existence with the natural and the invented is intertwined – each dependent on the other, even as my art evolves, each breathing in the wake of the other.
As a mixed media artist - textile, paper, printmaker - various substrates and mediums - surface design is one aspect of the process that I love. I thoroughly enjoy the play with color, value and construct, particularly the improvisation which starts with one thing, an idea, a glimpse of a vision, perhaps something that captures my eye for a moment in time and it grows organically. I become focused on whatever piece I'm working on and follow my muse to find my way.
Picking Myself Back Up Again!
It’s pretty amazing how much of our time as artists is what, to the outside viewer, is staring into space! It seems as if we’re wasting away our time doing absolutely nothing, when, in fact, we’re deep in the thought processes of creating, mentally developing options and alternatives or perhaps, internally visualizing an entirely new piece, […]
American Textile Roots
It’s quite special to see these historic artifacts in person, dye colors still so vibrant, each piece so well crafted and respectfully preserved at Fruitland in Harvard, MA. Click on each picture to see the details.
Turtlemoon Impressions 