It’s been a long, hot summer here in New England! And dry as a bone with withering lawns everywhere. Grass is yellow and brown. As I forage for art supplies that I pick off trees and shrubs, some whole branches are so dry and brittle they’re snapping and breaking off in my hands.The pigment in leaves […]
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.
Fiber In The Present Tense Exhibit
COMING SOON! You may want to put this on your calendar now!
Do As I Say, Not As I Do!
As much as I know I should document all of my processes, it’s only likely to happen once in a blue moon! I wish I was better at it but I’m not. SO, I guesstimate a lot and have some idea of what works and what doesn’t but I can’t always so with certainty what […]
Turtlemoon Impressions 