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...

Italian Collage, Fine Art and Flying

Apart from gallivanting around the world, 

visiting family and rescuing other humans...

I have also been busy in the studio..

The holidays

are always a time for giving...

and gifting..

and if you are an artist, it is also the time for working

small..

3x3 mini canvas, mixed media collage, Caterina Giglio

not as easy as some would think

working on sizes outside the comfort zone

is necessary if you want to shake off a few cobwebs...

this is a tiny collection that reflects

our resilience, our ability to fly even though our wings may be tattered or patched..

inspired by the people in my life who

are still flying, 

facing death, insurmountable grief,

and the total loss of memory..

Patched Morpho, mixed media on canvas..





when the Japanese have a bowl or cup that is cracked or broken
they repair the item with gold which makes the cup stronger
and obviously more beautiful...

My Patched Morpho, above is repaired with gold leaf...

the chunky canvas above are enlarged below

the dragonfly wing is stitched together

flying out of the mist...

Out of the Mist, 4 x 4 x 1 1/2 canvas

Winging, 4 x 4 x 1 1/2 canvas

the wing is a rubber stamp, I cut for the show and printed on an old book page...

and it wouldn't

be the holidays without angels...

The French Guardian below

4 x 4 canvas, French Guardian

the only piece on paper.. below

the little Putti..

Putti, 5 x 7 watercolor paper...

and finally,

the last three pieces

I love the way they look together...

These are all on board

which I adore, because they take such a beating..

and you know how I love texture..

Italian collage, 

antique ephemera

and gold leaf...

Soaring, 5 x 7 board, Italian collage, mixed media

Bird of Paradise, Italian Collage, mixed media hand cut rubber stamp on 5 x 7 board

Patched Dragonfly, Italian Collage, 5 x 7 board

and I just had to shoot a photo of them

below... all framed and waiting for 

their protective covers...

all

off to 

EsScentuals

to debut in their little 

holiday show...

we are off again,

this time to see family and to welcome a 

new grand baby..

there are few things more

wonderful than welcoming a new human into the world..

a lovely 

Holiday gift...

xo

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!

142 bis gallerie

unless you have been living under a rock..

or are in another country...

you have probably heard about the 

devastating

floods in Colorado...

last summer they literally burned up ...

suffering terrifying forest fires 

and this year, the flooding cut off towns and destroyed lives...

it breaks my heart...

alley in Fort Collins...

even though I know that all is well,

it is hard to see the photos and videos and listen to the dismay in

my friends voices...

and the best I can do is keep them all safe and tight in

heart...

in August we journeyed back home for a tiny visit...

and I took these pics of 

EsScentuals 

and 

142

Bis

Gallerie

the antique planter box at the front window...

I am so blessed to be represented by

Meg DeWeese...

the shop and gallery is such a perfect fit in many ways...

first of all, it looks splendid in her environment...

and second, she really, "gets me"

we have been friends for many years

and she understands the quirky way my 

artist mind works..

my love of layers and textures

my passion for old, foxed and crumbled...papers

my love affair with paint...

my work above the clever card fence...

more work below...

the gallery is located downstairs,

to the right of the clock...

descend carefully...

wrapping papers and ribbons and cards oh my...

It is a feast for the senses...

lots of gorgeous antique fixtures in this store.. and gallery

my photos do not do it justice, because it is such a sensual experience..

all of my new work featured in

Somerset Studio

in the Portfolio article

will be 

going to Bis for a show this fall..

AND

I will be back soon with 

a fall give away...

because 

moving is imminent!!

XO

journal's end

well, gentle readers, this is a long post...

I promised you this a couple of months ago...

my art journal is finished...

if you have been following the sweet life

for a while, you know that art journaling is

an important part of my life...

a necessary ingredient...

a cathartic process...

a way to deal with issues...

and 

an opportunity to try out new techniques

products and make rough drafts for 

art pieces...

so here you have 

my 

2011-2012

art journal  

if you remember ... the cover looked very different from this

and to see the original cover 

go here.

the old cover did not hold up to the wear and tear of 

two years and so I fashioned this from an old book cover 

and an antique metal scrap..

the fern piece was stitched and glued to the cover...

since the book cover was in poor shape,

I stitched the edges and covered it liberally with  

gel medium...

January 2011

working on the collaborative show at 

Two Graces Gallery

February 2011

writing my annual love letter to myself

March 2011

planning my move to Michigan

April 2011

rough drafts for the Two Graces show

May 2011

packing up and moving away

June 2011

To do lists, busy hands unpacking and painting..

July 2011

digging in a new garden...

August 2011

settling in and finding time to do slow stitches...

September 2011

bricolage pages, lots of things going on...

October 2011

Italian collage, working on art for my new home...

November 2011

putting down roots... 

December 2011

illuminating the possibilities...

January 2012

the woman who cried flowers, transforming pain

to joy

February 2012

my annual love letter to myself..

March 2012

the promise of spring, sowing seeds..

April 2012

tribute to my mother in law

"unable are the loved to die for love is immortal"

emily dickenson

May 2012

a peaceful dream about my brother, who took his life..

June 2012

the fires in Fort Collins, affected me deeply, destroying forest and homes..

July 2012

a frayed heart, feeling the stress of death and change...

August 2012

a wonderful visit to Fort Collins, a great response to my show at EsScentuals

The French Paper series...

September 2012

more death...

October 2012

enjoying the color of the season... but feeling weary..

"a wind has

blown the rain away and blown the sky away

 and the trees stand,

I think I too have known autumn for too long.

e.e. cummings

November 2012

the death of my brother in law, completely unexpected...

stitching my stable foundation back together...

December 2012

the swirling snow reminds me that the future is unknown and I must

be resigned to uncertainty..

welcome it and get used to it...

December pages, writing on the page and covered with black gesso...

colored pencil snowflakes

detail below of 

hand stitched tracing paper snowflake..

mindful of the time

bringing changes...

ingredients: pencil, black gesso, acrylic paint, colored pencil, paper ephemera, tracing paper, thread

 it is amazing to see all the work...

my life captured in my art...

the tears and deaths...

the hope and dreams

and the joy of the beauty of

this sweet life...

thank you 

for stopping by

as always, your 

kind comments are so appreciated..

and I will return

with a new journal and a new 

January spread

C4N!