new "french paper" work

Ciao, bella...

I don't know about you, but this is always a busy time

for me in the studio...

which is a mess btw...

and I am itching to reorganize and clean things up...

but before I do, I have some jewelry to make

and some other things to take care of...

and one thing is to show you my recent boards

in the French Paper Series..

 La Loire

8x 10

all of these are on cradled boards...

with the exception of the last piece which is on canvas

 Chateau

6 x 6

I recently dropped them off  here in Brighton at the

 Artisan's Bench

 La Nota

4 x 4

I know that this collection is a bit different than my usual style...

more patterns and a lot more texture,

especially in the piece below,

I was trying to convey the movement of music...

 Les Joyaux du Piano

11 x 14

 Calling Card

6 x 6

for this collection I used Italian collage

and I experimented with glazes on antique papers

which turned out well I think...

Love Letter Waltz

24 x 30

I particularly liked the painted papers and the marks...

and I adore the cradled boards, 

thinking that I want to use more of them in the future...

for sure...

as always, thank you so much

for stopping by...

your comments are so appreciated...

ciao, ciao!