Where Light and Shadow Meet

Well dear ones..

I am not working much.. I don't know

about you

but there are so many things to 

do around

the 

holidays..

and I always think that we should take

advice from the deciduous trees and bushes 

and just percolate..

and allow new ideas and concepts

to flow in and saturate

our being.....

Where Light and Shadow Meet


but I have been piecing together my new
work for the next

Excavations

Collection.. 

and this is the only one closest 

to being 

finished...

when it is ready I will have photos..

but for now..

this will have to suffice

I am sending my best 

Holiday wishes out to you..

there are so many Holidays at this time of year..

so enjoy ..

and take some time for yourself 

XOX

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

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

Mixed Media Collage-EXCAVATIONS

Finally..

 gentle readers...

all the work has reached 

the Gallerie and I have it loaded in the shop

142 Bis Gallerie

for pre sale..

I chose to call

the show EXCAVATIONS because

I noticed

that I had been doing a lot of 

collage

in my art journals..

layering the torn pieces,

chewing on relationship

issues and stressful events...

metaphorically digging by

 ripping and tearing..

to find out what was really at the crux of the 

matters..

As If, Mixed Media Collage,  5 x 7 Caterina Giglio

I used mono prints and painted papers..

old book pages and antique ephemera..

Detail from A Bridge Too Far, Mixed Media Collage, Caterina Giglio

it took me a year and a half to work on this collection

from my 

Ripped and Torn Series..

A Bridge Too Far, Mixed Media Collage, 12 x 12, Caterina Giglio

and just now...

I feel as though I might have a bit of 

understanding about the process..

Caterina Giglio, Two Sides Of The Same Story, 12 x 12 Mixed Media Collage

But there is still so much to learn..

I feel quite humbled by the experience

Detail from Natural Remedy, Caterina Giglio

Caterina Giglio, Natural Remedy, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 10

EXCAVATIONS

Excavations is an attempt to rip through the layers and sort out the truths...

The center always reveals what has been hiding there all along..

As I rip, tear and study, the dimension 

of the relationship comes clearly into focus..

and 

I am always reminded that harmony 

and congruence is born from

chaos.

Detail from Moonlight, Mixed Media Collage, Caterina Giglio

Caterina Giglio, Moonlight, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 8

and I have lots of new ideas about paper manipulation...

Caterina Giglio, The Story Teller, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 8

But when I land back to the studio..

methinks I am headed back to some painting..

Caterina Giglio, Compensation, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 8

Caterina Giglio, Light Through The Forest, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 8

This collection took far longer than even portraits..

Detail from The Distance To Harmony, Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media Collage

There was so much to understand..

not just about the application..

the paper and the products..

Caterina Giglio, The Distance To Harmony, Mixed Media Collage, 11x 14

but my emotional process as I worked on each piece

of art..

Caterina Giglio, The Origin Of Hope,  Mixed Media Collage, 11 x 14

Detail from Origin Of Hope, Caterina Giglio

coming to terms in my own heart..

and moving forward in peace..

The Gallerie site lists the prices and details..

as well as a detail of each piece..
and as always, 

I am so very thankful for each one of you..

xox

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!