I LOVE summertime! In the winter I’m such a wimp! But these days are mine – warm and sunny – YES! I even like summer in the rain. So, out I went with my Gelli plate, although I did make a new homemade job with glycerine that I have yet to break in. I’m not […]
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.
Poignant Pieces, Dream Collection
SAQA is having their annual Benefit Auction. I’ve been enthralled with the pieces that seem particularly poignant to me and elicit an emotional response from the viewer (me). Here’s my personally curated Dream Collection of donated art quilts that fits the theme of Poignant Pieces:
Cyanotypes
I’m not getting outdoors as much as I wish. I’m working on a series of art quilts using some of my sun prints and some of my photos, but I’ve managed to do a little more sun printing scrunched in with other tasks. Above is a negative print from a digitally manipulated photo I took in […]
Turtlemoon Impressions 