Tag: art
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Sketches from life
Go to page: Sketches from lifeThese are quick sketches done from art models at two different open draw sessions. Very grateful there there are people willing to do this, either nude or clothed. Drawing from life is a great exercise in getting the basics onto the page fast, even though these men could both pose for what seemed to me…
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Happy Halloween!
Go to page: Happy Halloween!One of the more playful Mom-box pieces, representing mom and her beloved little dog. Mom and I both grew up in the Witch City. I have several stories based there, and might make series out of them. I mean, it was good enough for Hawthorne. If you ever get to visit, I recommend it. Aside…
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Artwork [Celtic knotwork]
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Go to page: Artwork [Celtic knotwork]Slightly crooked photo of a piece I did in 2019. Will definitely frame it this year (she says confidently). Technical pen and marker on white paper. Taking pictures of what I’m drawing, particularly while in progress, is a trick I learned at a workshop many years ago. The camera picks up all kinds of issues…
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[Artwork] Sun Jumpers
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Go to page: [Artwork] Sun JumpersMy favorite, I think, of the mom-box images. Each card had at least a note on the back, and in some cases, the design would carry from back to front. This quote felt like her.
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[Artwork] Gelatin Plate Monotype
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Go to page: [Artwork] Gelatin Plate MonotypeA mom-box card made from a gelatin plate monotype I had created during a printmaking workshop I took, many years before. Nancy Marculewicz taught the workshop, which was hosted by North Shore Arts of Gloucester (MA). Sadly, her book, Making Monotypes Using a Gelatin Plate, seems to have gone out of print. As printmaking goes,…
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The Mom-box
Go to page: The Mom-boxIn 2014, I embarked on a year-long art project that came to be called the Mom-box. It consisted of 364 hand-made cards, poems, or letters, created for my mother, to remind her daily that I loved her. I put them each in an unmarked card envelope and bought a decorative box at Michaels for them…