A Bridge Too Far

 

Ciao, my dear readers and viewers...

If you have been following me for

sometime.. you may remember 

my 

Excavation Series

A Bridge Too Far

It was quite a lovely show.. here in Fort Collins

I have been quietly working on another

grouping of this series..

and you will have photos soon..

but I wanted to let you know 

that this piece..

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

has been selected by a French Company for a book

cover that they will publish..

I am so happy to have my work supported in this way..

and to be recognized in this way..

So thank you so much 

I am so very appreciative of

all of you..

and feel very, very 

grateful.

xox

Mixed Media Art Journal Pages

Ciao, dear readers..

I am slowly getting back into the studio and creating again..

I started my May Art Journal Pages

before I left for my 

EXCAVATIONS show..

I am still obsessed with paper manipulation ideas..

and while I intend to begin

doing some painting..

it was nice to play and construct and deconstruct paper..

this is undoubtedly my favorite monochromatic

scheme..

I love playing in it, the simplification seems to be it's own

great story..

Ingredients: Mono prints, antique book pages, paper, acrylic ink, colored pencil, pencil, adhesive.

We are working on a new YouTube video for this week

on organic dyes..

and I am finishing up work

on my ephemera packs..

and yes I will be painting soon..

and looking forward to some lazy days

poolside..

Thanks always for stopping by,

I so appreciate your kind attention..

C4N!

Excavations, Mixed Media Collage Collection

Guess what?

We filmed a video anyway...

I forgot that I need to ship all my work

off to the gallerie..

and so I needed to share it with you

and photograph it for the 

gallerie as well..

I have been working intensely with paper

for so long now,

and I have a lot of ideas

about taking this kind of of manipulation further..

but for now, 

I want to just enjoy the accomplishment

and finish getting all

my class work

ready and packed...

Thank you so much for all your kind remarks..

we so appreciate your following..

I will have photos of the work 

and my statement

next Tuesday..

so I will see you then..

gentle viewers!

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...

Textured Papers and What Lies Beneath

every once in a while..

I find myself so lost 

in that 

art groove..

that I know exactly what to do...

and just let the paper, paint, whatever...

talk to me..

have it's way with me..

it happened like that with this new collection..

with pages 

from an antique natural history book..

spineless, coverless, and pages bent, sepia toned and dog eared....   

foxed..

I had always loved this book of course, 

but 

suddenly it seemed to speak to me..

about what lies beneath...

what is hidden ..

and what we mark to remember...

 the pages were crumpled, folded and beautifully wrinkled...

revealing the beauty below..

and it seemed natural

suddenly to capture that..

I think of all the people that loved this book..

it must have been printed and bound so beautifully when it was new...

 been read and re-read ... with pages turned back to 

reveal the hyacinths..

or a single rose..

these are the first few pieces..

and I have several in process, that I will share with you soon...

but I thought you would want to see what I have been up to..

I will have some pieces for my shop...

but these are all going to 

EsScentuals.. to hang in the 

gallery, 142 Bis...

for the 25th anniversary celebration!

C4N!

Ripped and Torn Paper Collage

for those of you

who are not artists...

it might be interesting to know

that we artists sometimes

feel stuck...

although I can never say that I have artist's block...

I have too many ideas for that...

and my mind is constantly in a whirl...

Detail of Advent of Spring, Paper Collage, Caterina Giglio

but there are times when I push...

when I think I know best about what I want to create...

and when I feel that the work that I am doing is just not...

turning out the way I intended it too...

and that is when it dawns on me...

that I am stuck in the chaos....

and if I simply release control...

Larger Detail of Advent of Spring, ripped and torn paper collage, Caterina Giglio

it will all ...

come together perfectly...

Advent of Spring, ripped and torn paper collage, Caterina Giglio

And.. perhaps..

lead to something that is exactly 

what I what it to be...

Just a note, I have changes going on in the shop

Caterina Giglio Online Gallery

check it out..