July Mixed Media Art Journal Pages

Well gentle reader..

I wrote a lot about our trip..

to the Caribbean ..

in July,

on the pages in my journal..

so it was not

Sorry for the inconvenience on the last post with my YT video.. simply click on 

the link to watch the video..

"WATCH THIS VIDEO ON YOU TUBE"

surprising to see the blue paint 

show up 

I have to admit though

it was a bit uncomfortable to film..

without a clear idea of where 

the work was taking me...

and I usually know what I am creating

when we film..

have made a prototype or I have worked out

a design plan..

I think that being an artist is a constant exercise in 

releasing control..

it is what separates us from 

Makers and Crafters..

The Artist must learn to surrender the outcome of

what is created and simply allow..

but the 

Maker... Crafter... Artisan

always has an outcome in mind...

Ingredients: Pencil, Gesso, Acrylic paint, fabric, lace, string, handmade papers, antique paper, paper ephemera, wrapping paper, hand dyed lace, fabric and crochet. 

so I was delighted to see

where we were going with

all the little stitches..

and

having a few clouds show up 

unexpectedly was really lovely..

my cloud interpretation

and it certainly recalls to mind

those beautiful serene days..

this week I managed to do a deep clean of the studio..

and got some things organized..

and I am at work

on the new YT video..

my little twig book is up

next

methinks..

Ok, off to do some painting..

Ciao, ciao!

Mixed Media-Notes on a Dream

Notes on a Dream

was the title of my article in 

Somerset Studio

in the January/February issue

of this year..

Detail, Caterina Giglio, Waiting for the Rain.

and referred to the whole body of work

that I created for 

my last show...

The Naturalists' Notebook

Mixed Media, Caterina Giglio, 8 x 8 on cradled board, Waiting for the Rain.

as well as all the new pieces that you see here..

Mixed Media, Caterina Giglio, 8 x 8, cradled board, The Similarities of Life 

it isn't unusual dear reader for me to create

several more pieces in a particular series..

especially if the 

series

idea

haunts me..

Detail from Love in a Mist, Caterina Giglio

as this one did..

the idea came to me in a dream..

and it would not let me go..

Love in a Mist, Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media, 8 x 8, cradled board.

each piece represents to me the 

the beautiful imperfection

of life and the ephemeral quality of nature.. 

The Eternality of Life, Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media, 5 x 5 cradled board.

but even more than that

they remind me to

A detail from The Eternality of Life, Caterina Giglio.

persevere..

to get up and resurface in joy..

my time may be short..

Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media on cradled board, 8 x 8, A Petition To Time.

my life, 

may be just a quick season long..

The Shape of Things, Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media, 5 x 7 cradled board.

but I can focus on the beauty 

around us, and as an artist,

I must..

it is simply my calling to

celebrate..

and to pass it on..

xox