One of my goals on Turtlemoon Impressions has been to share the work of other artists, besides myself. Toward that end I’ve shared a lot of work, mostly by fiber artists at various exhibitions and the work of classmates scattered here and there. I’ve also had a couple of guest bloggers. This year of […]
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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.
Merry! Merry!
Merry Christmas to all! Last night was the time that all of my family gather at my son’s house to celebrate. A great time was had by all! So I can now share some pics of some of the final prints that made it into gift boxes! I must say that I’m pretty happy with […]
Busy Work
It is that season…busy, busy! Been trying to write my blog for days but something else keeps pulling me in another direction. First, I had to redo , or attempt to redo, a shot of one of my quilts. When that wasn’t working well, I scanned it in (in sections). It was much better but […]