Art, Paintings

Andromeda

Ugly Painting

I found a really ugly painting at Goodwill. The stretcher was nice, though, so I bought it with the intention of recycling it. I removed the loose strings and primed the canvas with gesso, before painting.

Andromeda

Andromeda detail

Andromeda detail
Andromeda
mixed media (acrylic, cotton string, beads, pottery shards, and glass) on canvas

Art, Bookarts

Circus Book

Working
Working

Makeshift Punching Cradle
Makeshift punching cradle

Circus Book

Circus Book

Circus Book

Circus Book
Circus Book
single-needle coptic binding with waxed linen thread, using repurposed book boards and card stock pages

I used spacers so there would be room to add collage work without stressing the binding. Some people like fat books that won’t close, but I’m not one of those people.

Art, Journals

Found Photo Project

All Photos-1586

All Photos-1585

I finished the found photo paint sketch project I started a couple of weeks ago. I got a really nice hard-bound scrapbook at Goodwill, as well as an old magnetic photo album full of someone’s vacation photos from Hawaii.

I separated out the seascapes and landscapes and did paint sketches from them in the scrapbook, using gouache and watercolor. There are 29 paint sketches in all.

Now I can spend tomorrow playing with collage.