Category Archives: creativity

“Round & Round” WSGAS Print Exchange: Taijitu du Manège, State

This is the First State of my woodcut from my previous post.  It’s printed on Masa with Akua Intaglio ink.  I’m used to traditional ink that I make myself using dry pigment and plate oil.  The viscosity of the Akua is … Continue reading

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“Round and Round”: WSGAS Print Exchange, Work in Progress

Yay!  I’m working (not-so-gainfully) as an artist again.  Art every day!… This woodcut-in-progress is for the West Shore Graphic Art Society’s invitational  print exchange.  WSGAS commissions a printmaker to create and edition a print every year.  I was commissioned in … Continue reading

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The Masquerade Ball

As we move into the darker, colder seasons I’m able to focus more on indoor art projects.  NMC Dance Club’s Masquerade Ball gave me the perfect opportunity to reawaken my visual-arts chops.  The base of the mask is papier mache … Continue reading

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The Hayloft Always Feels Like Church

Spring in The Cathedral New leaves yellow-green turned over against warm, steel-grey sky Opening the rose window of the loft door, I find sanctuary from a baptism of rain. Dewlap-clad gospel singers gobble their praise of the weather as the … Continue reading

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Bucking the System with Horse Haiku

Yay!  I managed to get two pieces ready for a show in one week.  At least graduate school has me well-practiced at getting no sleep.  So…my latest quandary?  I can’t figure out how to hang these things.  Clearly the Asian … Continue reading

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Snowstormdance With Red Osier

Well…I was invited to exhibit work in a woman’s show a month ago.  The deadline is this Saturday.  One might be thinking, “Yippie!  You’ve been invited to exhibit!”   However there are limitations placed on what you can display in a … Continue reading

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Mysterious Mapping

My spare time today was spent working on my Sketchbook Project sketchbook with the theme, “Mysterious Mapping”.  The basis for the project is a labyrinth.  I’ve yet to fully realize the end-product. For me the labyrinth is a symbol for … Continue reading

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