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

Red Stitches... and Excavation News!

Happy Holidays dearhearts..

we had a splendid thanksgiving..

peaceful and quiet...

we did get some snow.. just a dusting...

but some precipitation at least and we hope for more this week..

we will take all the dustings we can get!!

In between wrapping, shopping writing thank

you's to collectors and baking..

I have found a bit of time for 

some stitching..

mostly Red, black and white..

and they are not decorative,

but mostly anchoring stitches..

I have been very gentle with this piece,

as there is a very old piece of paper at the 

center and I want it to lay flat and

not be disturbed..

I am excited about the possibilities of

this piece..

I am also thinking of starting a few new pieces in my 

Excavation 

series..

if you remember..

it was from Ripped and Torn..

Ive been thinking of some new ideas and perhaps mixing 

different elements..

A piece from my Excavations series

I want to relax and enjoy the Holidays this year..

and hope you feel the same.. 

but I will find time to work on my new 

pieces for my

Ripped and Torn 

collection!

Ciao! Ciao!!

Pandemic Works

I have always found that 

art heals..

and from the vast variety of works

now being created

by many of my friends on social media..

I see that I am not alone

in my isolation..

we are all going through the very same thing

together..

Caterina Giglio, 8 x 10 mixed media on cradled board, titled, Alone, Together.

 We are united in mind and heart

and though we cannot 

console through

hugs

kiss

touch 

or gathering

we can share visually how we all feel..

I don't consider this group 

from my Ripped and Torn series finished..

I think my fingers and my heart have much more to say..

and though they are dark..

I see hope rising..

and the promise

of 

new beginnings

which are always a bit scary..

but necessary for change to occur..

like the scab on the wound that is hardening

and snags, it is important to let it heal and fall off on it's own

accord.

Caterina Giglio, 5 x 5 cradled board, untitled, mixed media

So...

 I am working with newsprint zines,

that we find when we travel..

It seemed the perfect thing to use

since we cannot travel..

they do such marvelous things...

when ripped and torn, 

they respond well to adhesives and create just the

perfect ragged texture

to illustrate my feelings...

Caterina Giglio, 6 x 6 mixed media on cradled board, untitled

Yes, there is hope

yes, I hear the birds singing... 

Caterina Giglio, 6 x 6 mixed media on cradled board, untitled

and my garden gives me pleasure

and pulls me back to 

the reality

of 

enchantment...

and the peacefulness of this

NOW

moment.

xox

August Art Journal Pages

I suppose I don't need to tell you 

gentle reader..

that I am woefully late

on my Journal pages,

for August..

It is mid September after all..

but we have been dealing with a family issue

and it has taken

time and attention

as well as giving pause and consideration..

so I have not been in the studio as much as usual.

everyone deals with these things, 

and while I won't burden you with the situation..

I can at least let you know that it is at the root of my

August pages..

I recently wrote a little note to a friend who buried her husband 

a year ago... 

"without deep pain cutting a valley in the heart, 

true joy would simply wash and run off.

 The valley opens to receive a joyful soaking

 that is then transmuted into our being."

It doesn't matter what the situation

what the pain is like or about

situations do not matter

feelings 

matter

So I mindfully ripped old papers and painted

multiple layers..

this tree is something I look at 

daily 

I love the bony branches..

It seems to be an anchor for me.. 

slightly obscured 

by the other bigger and leafier trees

Ingredients: Acrylic paints, photo copies, old book pages, colored pencil, pencil,

but it stands like truth..

old and gnarled..

beautiful in age

and knowing it will not stand forever..

I appreciated it in

this

moment...

As you know, we are off again to travel

to far off places and visit dear

friends..

wherever you are and wherever you go

I wish you happy trails..

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!

Mixed Media-Ripped and Torn Series

Well gentle readers,

I am working diligently in the studio...

daily to tie up loose ends..

Holiday Cards with Vintage stamps.. Caterina Giglio

meet deadlines and get a handle on my work..

Caterina Giglio, Two Sides of the Same Story, Mixed Media on cradled board

before we leave for our

European tour..

That means that I need to have my

holiday cards made and ready to post..

so I have been working on those..

Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media on cradled board, Settling Old Debts,

Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media, detail, Settling Old Debts.

and working on my 

Ripped and Torn Series

Which will debut this May..

in Colorado

at 142 Bis Gallerie..

I have learned so much about mixed media..

and paper with this new collection..

Magnolia seed pod and fall leaves..

and while I have signed all the new pieces, 

they still need to be sealed..

and I will work on that when I return..

This collection was birthed in relationship

upheaval..

Ripping papers to shreds and the ties that bind...

I found release in rearranging and story telling in 

different ways..

manipulating the paper to move to my narrative..

Caterina Giglio, The Days are Numbered, Mixed Media on Paper.

Thanks for all your concern about hurricane Michael,

we are fine and it seems to be headed west of us..

so I will be back in the studio this week and 

preparing for a new video on

Composition for Mixed Media..

Hope to see you then, 

C4N!