Today I am sharing some explorations into "tactile textiles,", a term coined, as understand it, by Anni Albers, tactile textile artist/weaver! Such works and materials become spaces, places, rooms, lands, terrain, forests...tactile explorations into the unknown, guided by, among other things, … [Read more...] about Studio Notes: Texture Tactility Tactile Textile
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NEW WORK in 2021: “Forest Through The Trees”
I was happy to finally be able to have Elon Schoenholz Photography in to photograph works completed during 2021... fast away the old year passes... Here I share "Forest through The Trees", 15 x 42 x 12", made of book board, canvas, hemp cord, ribbon, typewriter ribbon, acrylic paint, wood. It is … [Read more...] about NEW WORK in 2021: “Forest Through The Trees”
NEW WORK in 2021: Red Notebook (“Here’s To The Red, White and Blue”)
I was happy to finally be able to have Elon Schoenholz Photography in to photographs works completed/created during 2021, which continues to race by. Part of an ensemble, suite, or installation of works entitled, "Here's To The Red, White and Blue", Red Notebook is structured as a "traditional" … [Read more...] about NEW WORK in 2021: Red Notebook (“Here’s To The Red, White and Blue”)
Preparing for: Crafting our Stories By Hand Online
I am thrilled to be preparing to teach: The Art of the Book: Crafting Our Stories By Hand ONLINE! Visual Feast...Eye Candy...Material World Crafting Histories: Bookmaking with Debra Disman - an Online Workshop Series Colorful packets of bookmaking materials The Art of the … [Read more...] about Preparing for: Crafting our Stories By Hand Online
Making Journals at the Granada Hills Branch Library
It was a pleasure to lead a "journal-making" workshop/program at the Granada Hills Branch Library as part of my Artist Residency there, supported by the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Who knew creating a journal, traditionally a place to record daily thoughts, … [Read more...] about Making Journals at the Granada Hills Branch Library
Story Time
Story Time: BedTime Story I I am repeating a bit in this post, lingering in my Studio Residency and show of work at Camera Obscura Art Lab at 1450 Ocean in Santa Monica. I showed a work titled "BedTime Story I", featuring, or shall I say employing tiny masks; faces of clay, made by … [Read more...] about Story Time