EXCAVATIONS Show and Book Cover Class

Ciao, my dear ones..

I have softly landed and am taking a little time

to get back in the creative flow..

Holding a one woman show and class means 

that I was working

at capacity and I am used to 

far more quiet time..

but...

 it was

Fabulous!

and I was so happy to see everyone...

and my students were so dear and wonderful!! 

This little video will give you an idea of what the gallerie space is like,

and where my art work lives..

here is the link

for the gallerie site

Meg and I agreed that I must go back to teach

another class and I will be 

teaching in  2020 at Way Art Yonder..

so excited about that...

so enjoy this little taste..

it was a yummy weekend...

and as always...

I am eternally grateful to you..

xox

Garden Concertinas

What a lovely post

day...

 to find

my 

mini

Garden Concertinas

back from their visit to 

Poetique (Sunflowers), Fleurs, Books on Gardening, mini concertinas, Caterina Giglio 

the

Stampington

offices in California...

in case you have not see the latest issue of 

Sew Somerset...

Back cover of Fleurs

I wanted to share my books 

with you all..

dear readers..

front cover of Fleurs, mini concertina

in the article I share the techniques 

I used to make my ribbon hinged books..

The inside of Poetique (Sunflowers) the inside reads, Sunflowers...

as always, I am grateful to 

have a platform to teach others

to stretch out 

creatively...

The back and front cover of the mini concertina, Poetique 

The substrate is 

heavy watercolor paper,

papered with antique French book pages

and sanded back and then painted...

the floral drawings are

all hand sketched with pen and ink

on 

tracing paper

to allow the background to come through..

peeking inside a garden...

 to find a treasure...

Inside view of Books on Gardening

"I have a garden all my own, but so with roses overgrown... 

that you might deem it such mess, but truly it's my

wilderness"

anon

it is always nice to have finished work to share with you...

in the studio

I am working on

my Carte Postale Series

that will

be 

featured 

this winter

at 142 Bis Gallerie..

and I have a few other things 

in process

including 

July Art Journal pages..

and I will be back next week..

on Tuesday

as usual..

until then...

ciao, ciao!

Bon Voyage...

Packing has begun..

and although I won't be at the 

show this 

Friday

at 

142 Bis Gallerie

at 

EsScentuals

 my new series will be there...

and it is available for pre-sale

to view all the pieces 

go

here


We will be voyaging soon, and I am almost finished with my journal
which I created from an antique photo album..
you will have to wait to see the photos when I return though...
since I am still putting the finishing touches on it
and shooting pics for you..


Thank you... 
Grazie,
Merci Beaucoup,
to all my readers, collectors and 
most especially to my gallerie

I am so appreciative of all you do!


ttfn

Antique Paper Collage & 142 Bis Gallerie

the best pieces

from my new collection...

What Lies Beneath

are 

slowly being framed 

and ready for shipment to..

142

 Bis

 Gallerie

  

the simplicity of this series

underlines the power of what is revealed below..

all of it 

lies in interpretation of course..

mine

and then yours...

I am currently working on my artist statement

for this show

which 

coincides with

EsScentuals 

25th anniversary celebration...

it is hard to believe that it has been 25 years...

but it is certainly a milestone for celebration...

and it is fitting to show pieces with such reverence for age 

for this anniversary...

New pieces framed in grey wood frames..

and

I am also very pleased to announce

That 

142

Bis

Gallerie

will be my exclusive

representation...

It is rare when someone not only

loves

your work, 

but tirelessly supports what you do..

and for that 

I am most grateful..

so, gentle reader, I am closing

my online gallery

and all sales will be handled through

142

Bis

Gallerie

at 

EsScentuals

Current work will be found

on the page at the top of my blog

142 Bis Gallerie

this change will give me time to work on new series and try

out new things..

without having to manage my own shop..

Art work wrapped for shipment at 142 Bis Gallerie

as a recent collector wrote
 after purchasing my work

thru the gallerie...

"I've never (no, not ever) 
seen such love and respect shown a piece of art"

What a perfect fit..



ciao, ciao...

Les Jardin Des Amants and more Italian collage

dearhearts...

it all started innocently enough

with these

four collages...

The Jardin Collages...

as I was ripping up an old book on botany..

I had the idea of a garden of lovers...

meeting among the gardens filled with flowers...

and as I leafed through my French papers

I found an article on gardening in

an old newspaper...

Les Fleurs, 8 x 8 collage,  French Paper Series

Jardin 8 x 8  collage, French Paper Series

Rustica, 8 x 8 collage, French Paper Series

No. 31, collage, French Paper Series

and they were so beautifully photographed in

the Somerset Studio article...

Sept/Oct. 

Somerset Studio

after I created the

Jardin collages, I thought that the floral images

would be beautiful

layered in

Italian collage mounted on Khadi papers

Floating, 8 x 8 Italian Collage

Vintage Fleur,  8 x 8 Italian Collage

Mosaic Jardin, 8 x 8 Italian collage

and then of course I had to make

 minis

from top to bottom... Un Jardin, Petite Fleur, Rouge, Purple Butterfly 6 x 6 

so you can see why I had to split this post up to show

you all the pieces...

and if you missed the first part of my show

just scroll down to the last post...

alas... I won't be able to make this show

Oct. 25 and 26

in Fort Collins

at
the Nostalgia Antiques Sale
and

142 Bis Gallerie

immediately following the show..

but I am hoping to do another show next year and attend..

as always, I so appreciate your kind readership...

and faithful support...

I will be back shortly with

October pages..

and some peeks of

my latest Sew project...

xo

Italian collage and the garden of lovers

ciao amici..

since I created so many pieces

for the Portfolio article

in

Somerset Studio

I thought I would break them into two

blog posts

one featuring cradled boards 

and the next one sharing the 

 Khadi papers

Strolling Paris. ... 8 x 8 Italian collage.. this is the largest piece of Italian collage which is actually two pieces of collage worked together to form a large collage piece. You can see the split down the center where the two pieces match up...

the name of the show is

Les Jardin Des Amants

 the garden of lovers

this collection began with an idea I had of a secret garden where lovers met...

and I thought is would be interesting to create the feeling of 

those trysts 

on board and papers..

what they saw

close up of Strolling Paris

and how they felt...

as usual, I concentrated on the relationships using text as conversations, this time painting out the text

to express whispers.. 

Portfolio article in Somerset Studio, Sept./Oct. issue 

and rough edges and layers

communicate the changes in the relationships and 

the complexities 

of love...

Le Petite Illustration, 8 x 8 cradled board, Italian collage. The center focal piece is actually three pieces of Italian collage... 

the longing...

close up of Le Petite Illustration, Italian collage

the waiting..

the article also featured my mini Italian collages...

and the sheer joy of being reunited...

Tulipes, 6 x 6 Italian collage

what is seen... what is oblivious...

 a blur..

close up of Tulipes, Italian collage 

all of these details...

the mystery and anticipation...

tiny bits and pieces of tissue and book scraps adorn Strolling in Paris above...

I hoped to reveal in these abstract pieces...

one of my favorite pieces, Figure 72, 6 x 6  Italian collage with french book pages and student french lessons.. 

I am very happy with this collection

in the French Paper Series...

and so pleased with the article...

I am so fortunate and blessed..

you can see the 8 layers above of Italian collage.. 

to have had this opportunity

and to be represented 

by 

142 Bis Gallerie...

the show is this Friday and Saturday

Oct. 25 and 26

as alway, Meg welcomes presales..

we do love red dots..

and signs that read..

sorry sold!

xo

for information on Bis Gallerie go 

here

packing up... again

no not the house...

my work...

to send

to my gallery

142 Bis

I just got the pieces back from 

Somerset Studio

for the 

Portfolio/ Interview that they did

in the Sept./Oct. issue

and I debated about framing the paper pieces or leaving them

raw and I decided to offer them 

frameless this time and see how they are received...

small Italian collage pieces and mosaic in the bottom left corner and above

so I put them all in sleeves and finished them off with washi tape

and the cradled boards were all fitted with hangers

and labeled on the back of the boards

close up of La Petite Illustration

I love the neat stack and piles of work...

all neatly packaged 

and bubbled carefully..

close up of Strolling Paris 8 x 8 cradled board

we don't usually show off the business side of art...

but it is all part of the job...

and I noticed that I now need new business cards!

because my email addy has changed!

fortunately I was down to the last of them..

the show is

Oct 25 and 26

in Fort Collins

Les Jardins Des Amants

Friday I will be back with

photos of all the work and 

details about the show...

C4N!