Happy Holidays!

Gel print on Pescia paper
using acrylic and iridescent paints 
and enhanced with gel pen work
 

 

Some Stitching

 Sending out Happy Valentine's Day Wishes!
Isn't it wonderful there is a day devoted to 
love and friendship?

This is variegated yarn stitched into a burlap journal page.

Experiments with High Flow Acrylics

These are some of several pieces I did back in mid-March experimenting with High Flow Acrylics on glossy photo paper. I liked the vivid colors, fast drying time, and interesting designs that occurred. Trying different techniques, I dripped small drops from the bottles but also used a small paint brush as well as tried a new tool, an air blower. I might have tilted the 4” x 6” surfaces to encourage movement.

 

Looking at these now, I can’t help but think of before and after events in my life. I was playing with this process on my birthday vacation week off, just days before my dear love went into one hospital and then another and stayed for almost a month before he passed away. My creativity, like me, went into shock and then later disappeared as I dealt with more pressing matters. I am still navigating the wild waters of grief and loss (and probably will be for some time). But slowly, oh so slowly, I’m doing a bit of painting or gel printing or working on a page spread in an art journal or trying simple projects.