Studio Sale News..

Ciao dear ones!1

Whew its hot here.. global warming is really hitting us hard..

it used to be we would have a couple of days in August 

at 90 to 100..

but now it is already that hot..

I hope it is cooler where you are!1

but I digress...

New tiny books.. I have three of these started

I have been working in between my garden chores.. to be ready for 

my annual 

Studio Sale..

it will be on line and here in the Studio for locals..

I have been rooting through my stash of works..

and I will have several pieces to offer 

Free

with a purchase

I have never done a BOGO before..

but I love the idea of having pieces find homes that will love them!!

There will be paintings and mixed media

and I will find my 

slow stitched tiny book stash and sort thru it as well..

As soon as I get it all gathered I will shoot each piece of free art 

and 

list them all here..

 

So to be clear.. 

anyone who buys a piece of art, painting book, or mixed media will be able to 

choose a Free piece of work...

All Collectors.. 

anyone who has purchased more than one piece of art 

will receive 25% off their purchase and a Free piece of Art!

while supplies last...

and remember we have free shipping

in the continental US.

so.. I am headed back to the studio..

always working on something..

thanks so much for your most kind

support.. we so appreciate

your interest..

stay cool..

C4N!!

p.s. I will also be including sketches for sale for the first time!

Le Jardin De Amants-The French Paper Series

Artists
have favorites...

I try not to..

but there it is..

we do have favorites..

Detail of The Essence of Joy, Mixed Media Collage,  Caterina Giglio

and this collection is one of 

those..

a 

favorite....

The Essence of Joy, 8 x 8 Mixed Media Collage, Caterina Giglio

while I love my work..

Detail from Jardin Mosaic, Italian Collage, Caterina Giglio

everything I create,

there are some pieces
that were so effortless to create
and I felt so in tune
when I created it that
I had the feeling
that
I was connected to everyone
and everything..

what inspires me to continue to create,
is that holy union..

Jardin Mosaic, 11 x 14 Italian Collage, Caterina Giglio 

and those works 

stand out...

methinks...

this series has some favorite Italian Collage pieces

 Italian Collage is a form of Chine -Collé.

Chine-collé is a special technique in printmaking, in which the image is transferred to a surface that is bonded to a heavier support in the printing process. One purpose is to allow the printmaker to print on a much more delicate surface, such as Japanese paper or linen, which pulls finer details off the plate.

Vintage Fleur 8 x 8 Italian Collage, Caterina Giglio

However..

Italian Collage, 

which is a what I call

the process that I use to 

press many layers of collage together

using a pasta machine..

and applying lots of gel medium

is very different..

Detail from Vintage Fleur, Italian Collage, Caterina Giglio

Floating, 8 x 8 Italian Collage, Caterina Giglio

Besides using copious amounts of glue..

I am not creating a 

print..

I am simply pressing papers into the substrate...

and the substrate is 

mixed media paper 

or watercolor paper..

Detail from Floating, Italian Collage, Caterina Giglio

It is time consuming and tedious..

#31 Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 8, Caterina Giglio, 

but my favorite part of this collection..

Detail from #31, Caterina Giglio

Detail from Rustica, Caterina Giglio

is the ephemeral quality of the 

Rustica, 8 x 8 Mixed media Collage, Caterina Giglio

the images..

snippets of memory ...

Strolling Paris, 11 x 14 Italian Collage, Caterina Giglio

I tried to capture

the whirl of image..

Le Petite Illustration, Italian Collage, Caterina Giglio

as one saunters past..

Carnaval Fleur, 6 x 6, Mixed Media, Caterina Giglio

store fronts...

and restaurants..

Petite Fleur, 5 x 5, Mixed Media, Caterina Giglio

Deux Fleur, 5 x 5, Mixed Media, Caterina Giglio

and the flowers...

Rouge, 5 x 5, Italian Collage, Caterina Giglio

in each box..
on each table..
bouquets of tiny beauty..
offering themselves
for nothing other than
 pure enjoyment..



My show opens tonight in
Fort Collins, CO
but you can see prices and view the entire collection
using this link

142 Bis Gallerie





Grazie, Grazie!!

xox

Holiday Collection

Ciao, gentle readers...

Here is a little video

sharing a

sneak peek

of my 

Holiday Collection 

Le Jardin De Amants

The Garden of the Lovers...

I shared my inspiration for this collection as well as my thoughts

about my work and why I create my art..

I love the way they turned out 

on the boards..

but, seriously

they did give me me fits..

I hope you enjoy it..

I still need to ship everything to the gallery

and the pieces will be listed 

on my gallery

page here,

 as soon as they arrive and find prices..

I will let you know, of course!

Thank you for watching..

I am so blessed by you..

xox

Les Jardin De Amants-Part 2

Imagine ..

gentle readers..

my surprise

when I returned to Fort Collins

to do my show last 

May

and discovered that several of my

unframed pieces

from 

my French Paper Series

collection

were unsold...

and languishing ....

such

tears and sadness..

especially 

considering that

they are my most popular collection

on 

Pinterest..

Caterina Giglio, Jardin Mosaic, Italian Collage

so I was very excited to bring them home..

and I have been working..

Caterina Giglio, No. 31, The French Paper Series

to mount them..

on boards..

below..

Rustica

is the first one to be mounted..

Caterina Giglio, Rustica, The French Paper Series

Then 

I will ship them back to

142 Bis Gallerie

for our

annual

Holiday Show..

and will list them in the Gallerie

site on my blog..

Caterina Giglio, Carnaval Fleur

So I am delighted to offer them..

Vintage Fleur, Italian Collage

once again for sale..

Since they are some of my favorites and some

great examples of Italian Collage..

The fine layers of Italian Collage, Floating, from The French Paper Series

As soon as they arrive for the holiday show

I will let you know..

I am also prepping

for a new video..

they take 2 -3 days of work

and I have learned not to rush it..

October pages are being worked..

as well as a few paintings..

and another concertina book..

there is no rest.. 
for the.. 

creative..

Ciao, Ciao!

The Naturalists' Notebook

Well dear readers,

work continues on 

my new

collection..

The Naturalists' Notebook

Detail of the Notebook cover with three book covers on an antique periodical book, Caterina Giglio

The pieces of work are as yet

nameless..

Detail from the notebook, Naturalist's Notebook, Caterina Giglio

but I think of the one below as my corvid piece..

and I have been painting butterflies 

on tissue paper..

because I wanted to create a sense of 

transparency..

the collection is multi layered 

and I find myself still editing..

painting over and sanding back...

all of the pieces are about 

transformation..

magic, illumination and growth..

it is a personal show...

but highly universal as well..

whom among us is not challenged to grow and change?

Tissue paper butterfly wings, The Naturalists' Notebook, Caterina Giglio

The show opens

May 5 and 6

in Fort Collins, Colorado

at 142 Bis Gallerie

and I will be present for both showings..

I am very excited to be going home..

of course it will be ongoing..

We will be shooting film of the show before 

it begins and posting it to YouTube

so that all of you can attend the 

First Friday event..

and we will be shooting

the next YouTube video this week

on Art Journaling: Creating Layers..

Thank you again, for your kind readership..

see you soon..

C4N!

Storytelling with Collage

Gentle readers....

I am so honored

to have been asked to

create a piece 

of art for 

this exquisite

new book...

Storytelling with Collage..

by 

Roxanne Evans Stout...

I have long admired her blog, her work

and her beautiful world...

so I was thrilled when she asked me to contribute..

In the studio, 

 I pulled out lots of materials and then just allowed them to dictate the direction

and when I finished the piece..

I knew the story...

Book publications are so different from

magazine publications...

Generally, when I create and write for magazines,

I am creating for an audience of artists who will want

to try to duplicate or find inspiration from my work and words..

my creation is directed with the audience in mind..

A book publication on the other hand, gives me 

complete autonomy to create a piece of art

that that comes straight from my soul.. 

I used several antique pieces and I combined them  

using my Italian Collage technique..

so that the embossed Victorian scrap above melts 

perfectly into the background...

This piece inspired my

Patched and Torn series

that you can view

in the

Gallerie

I hope you will 

check out this new book...

as Roxanne has such gorgeous work

and photos, 

and there are so many projects...

you can order it on 

Amazon

I am also in excellent company 

with many artists..

too many to name here...

having been asked to participate..

and now,

I am going to get a delicious glass of wine..

and I am going to 

read this book

cover

to cover...
because it is as you know,
my one weakness!

ciao, ciao!