Priming and Prepping

2010, mixed media printmaking / /
©linda germain 2011
priming surfaces
I have found that surface preparation is giving me a way to get started.  I can get pulled in many directions and be overwhelmed by my to do list.  I found some peace as I primed some 7″ square boxes for my next series.  Just doing the work.  Hurricane Irene is moving in.  We had to board up one window in the shop and I am listening to the drip-drip of a couple of leaks.  I still have power.

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More Scarves from Dharma to Dye

2010, Uncategorized / /
©linda germain 2011
scarves for dyeing from dharma trading
Yesterday I did a whole day of dyeing fabric with natural dyes such as marigolds, goldenrod, cochineal, and logwood.  Friends of mine are experienced in dyeing wool and were experimenting with dyeing fabric.         We used clamp resists, pole wrapping, elastics, knotting and twisting and came up this a wide range of results.  
©linda germain 2011
dyed with natural dyes
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Drawing and Printing

2010, drawings / /
©2011 linda germain
appro 3″ x 5″
eye dropper drawing with tp pick up

Perfect summer day is what they are telling me on the radio today.  I must go enjoy it then.  I am adding some new drawings to my mixed media prints.  I am using the drawing fluid method to make a screen of simple flowers.  I had the idea to draw with an eyedropper.  We did this in the faces 101 class that I took with Carla Sonheim a couple of weeks ago.  Here’s some directions from Dharma trading on the drawing fluid method.  This face was done with ink and eyedropper and a toilet paper blot.  So fun and free.

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8 Measures of Success @ the Market

2010, Uncategorized / /
Haverhill Farmer’s Market
©2011 linda germain
Success comes in many forms.  There was a lot going on in Haverhill yesterday, the river Ruckus, the celebration at GAR park, the Farmers Market and I am sure plenty of backyard parties and cookouts.  One thing I learned this past week from the gallery director at the Clark Gallery in Lincoln, MA is that often people don’t buy art on an impulse.  They like to see it several times before they buy.  They want to know the artist.  They are “buying” the artist not just the piece of art.  So though sales can be light on one day there can still be many successes: 
  1. Meeting new people/buyers
  2. Taking orders for future sales
  3. Making new market connections for classes/venues
  4. Learning more about the local market
  5. Developing people/conversation skills
  6. Bartering with other vendors
  7. Streamlining set up and take down of display
  8. Learning from actions of other vendors
Success comes in many forms.  Off to the beach for family, photos, and rocks.  Enjoy!
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Artist Professional Tool Box with the Art and Business Council

2010, Uncategorized / /

Last night  I attended an informational meeting at Lynn ARTs about the Artists Professional Tool Box program sponsored by
the Art and Business Council of Greater Boston.  The program is APT is a nine-month intensive course for a select group of artists to learn and practice marketing, networking, and business skills with the additional benefits of peer group interaction, mentorship, and feedback.  D’lynne Plummer, the director of the program gave us an overview of the information covered and answered all of our question.  The application deadline is September 15th and the opening weekend is October 28th and 29th.  I am so happy the I found out about this course.  I think it is coming at a perfect time for me.
gelatin plate monotype above 
©2009 linda germain 
aprox 3″ by 6″ on recycled card

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