My February contribution to Artists Unbound went out to Gabriel DiTota. It’s another multi-level 10 inch piece in the Deconstruction/Reconstruction theme for the year. The base is some hand dyed fabric and the top pieces are a deconstructed photo. Here’s the original photo taken at the American Textile Museum in Lowell, which is no longer […]
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.
What a Week!
My issue of Art Quilt Quarterly arrived with my piece, Origins, on the front cover! I admit, it feels pretty good to see your own artwork on the cover of such a fabulous magazine! And I am in great company in this issue with so many others who are really fine artists! I’m happy to […]
Tips For the Newbie and Wannabe Artist
I hear it all the time from people who would like to do some form of artwork: “I don’t have the talent. I can’t draw. ” Or one of a myriad of negatives they tell themselves that keeps them from even trying. To you I say “Just do it!” The most significant difference between an […]
Turtlemoon Impressions 