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When I was in Stonington, Maine last summer, I really enjoyed seeing Jill Hoy’s artwork. I was also glad to be able to meet her at her gallery and get her permission to photograph her artwork to feature on my blog. But somehow, life started flowing quickly and I never got it posted here until … Read more
I made these two abstract paintings over the holidays. They are both 18” x 24” and are done in acrylic. The top one is titled Colloquium, the bottom one is titled Bass Note.
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Outrageously, I got all these pottery books from my husband for Christmas. I’m looking forward to delving into them. Thank you, James!
I made these two “soup and half sandwich” trays for my husband for Christmas. Both of these pieces represent progress for me technique-wise.
It was great to have some time to paint yesterday during our snow day. I tried some new tools and techniques and had a great time doing it.
I have been working in the pottery studio on sgraffito pots which you saw here on this blog. I was so enthused by this process that I researched other artists that do this kind of work and found really only two artists, one from Maine who does really detailed work in black and white that … Read more
The above is a collage done out of the condolence cards that were sent regarding my mother’s passing, and the three pieces below were meditations done in pen and ink along with watercolor…
I’ve been wanting to try this technique for some time. Sgraffito is the process of scraping away underglaze while a pot is leather hard to reveal the clay underneath, before it is bisque fired. In the case of these three pots, I used colored underglaze, and scraped down to the white clay with a tiny … Read more
I’m not totally thrilled with these, but I share them as stepping stones in my process. I tried out some new ideas here, some of which worked and I’ll explore further, and some of which I’ll let drop. I am in an expansively experimental phase in my artwork and have a zillon ideas I want … Read more
Hope you enjoy your holiday! (Check out my newspaper article about Halloween if you missed it last weekend…)
Here are the intaglio prints my mother did that I own. (Intaglio is a difficult process of acid etching into heavy metal plates for printing purposes…)
Recently, I’ve taken the photos below of the abstract watercolor paintings by my mother that I own, and I thought you’d enjoy seeing them…
At Swarthmore, while our son was busy, we checked out the art scene there by going to both campus galleries, and visiting their three studios.
Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is
This morning I cooled my heals north of here, while our youngest daughter was on a field trip. I took advantage of the time out of pocket and painted this lovely view of the Housatonic river in oil.
