Joanne Mattera has a great blog – full of conversation, ideas and suggestions about life as an artist. I popped over there today and quickly read the Do it Yourself – Marketing Monday post. FANTASTIC. Now what am I going to make happen? A solo show? A residency? A gallery? I get to choose. Happy Printing!
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I took a quick trip to the Peabody Essex Museum to see the Shapeshifting exhibit of Native American Art. We timed it right so we could take a tour with one of the docents. 6 exhibit halls with a fantastic range of expression. Truly something for everyone. I am inspired by folk art, primitive art and art that uses found materials. I am taking a group of kids to the exhibit in February and then we will be creating art inspired by the exhibit @ Lynn Arts.
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I made a flyer for the Valentines card making workshop that is coming up on February 1st and I uploaded it to http://freepdfhosting.com/ I wonder why PDF’s need their own type of hosting site. oh well. I think the flyer looks good and I will see if it attracts any local art makers. Happy Printing!
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| ©linda germain 2012 small drum leaf book of gelatin prints |
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| ©linda germain 2012 inside drum leaf book of gelatin prints |
I am going to be teaching a gelatin printing and bookmaking workshop for Maine Craft Association at Haystack Mountain School in May. We will be doing a lot in a short period of time so I am playing with different book forms that highlight the qualities of gelatin prints. I printed up some lightly textured pages and put together this book. The female figure is a screen print. I like this form because the single page print works out to be a page spread in the book. Which means I do not have to plan a lot while laying out the pages. I referenced a great book for this drum leaf form. Book + Art by Dorothy Simpson Krause. I am usually so impatient that I do not wait for the cover and pages to dry completely, so they end up warping. So after I took these pictures I put the book back under pressure. I am going to wait….. really I am.
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| ©linda germain 2011 shaped gelatin prints |
If you look closely you can see the texture on these gelatin prints. I cut circular shapes and inked them and picked them up and printed them. I like to use textured things like bubble wrap, thread, yarn, and wire mesh to make an impression in the ink. My eyes are always peeled for flat surfaces with delicate textures.
HAPPY PRINTING!
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