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.

It’s A Yin Thing

I’ve been reading Elizabeth Barton’s book, Visual Guide to Working In A Series. Good source for info and ideas. I tend to read books, take in the info, store it in some nook or mind cranny until I get around to actually using it, which can be a long, long time.  But this book got me […]