Happy Thanksgiving

Have a good holiday. See you afterward.

The Afterparty...

...sounds so much nicer than "aftermath." Those of you who have been to the studio know that it is never what you'd call tidy, but I achieved new heights of chaos in a couple of weeks of intensive collage-making. It's pretty much all better now.



I don't have a whole lot planned for tomorrow (cleaning seemed more urgent) but I'd like to show you what I've learned about acrylic medium transfers. In the course of all this collage making I zeroed in on the absolute best way to do it - and it ain't the way we did it last time. It is really very cool and fun when it works.

Bye for now.

Here are a few of the 30 collages I made for the Forgotten Works Show. I was pretty pleased with most of them...with 30 you have to expect a few near-misses. But who knows? Those may turn out to be someone's favorites. These are some of my favorites.








Forgotten Works Challenge
Tashiro Kaplan Building

The Tashiro Kaplan Building
115 Prefontaine place South
(in Pioneer Square)

Sneak preview (no sales) - Wednesday, December 3, 5pm to 8pm
Grand Opening - Thursday, December 4, 5pm to 9pm
Open Sale day - Saturday, December 6, noon to 5pm

That's it. Sunday it's all over.

Friday....

Here's a picture for you to look at, because things were getting pretty drab and texty around here. I used another version of this image in one of the 30 collages I'm doing for the Forgotten Works challenge. They are just about done, but I must stop doing "stuff" to them! Honestly, I tweak things to death sometimes. They've been fun, and I plan to keep going and put the extras in my Etsy shop. Maybe I'll get some scans up over the weekend.

So, Tuesday was quite a day wasn't it? I'm certainly pleased with our dignified and intelligent new president, not to mention the obvious milestone his election is for our country. I enjoyed sharing the memorable evening with friends in the studio - and they were all very good sports about my tiny, black and white TV! Lena dropped in with her friend Beth, who was visiting from the East Coast. I did meet Beth once before years ago but very briefly, and it was nice to see her and cement her face in my memory. And Elizabeth, who originally introduced me to Berkeley, was there too. Laurie and her daughter Rexy dropped by earlier in the day on their way home from the polls. Laurie has started a weekly Haiku/art challenge on her blog. If you like to Haiku, give it a look.

Things have been busy around here - much to do and I'm only about 50% functional thanks to this cold/flu whatever it is that I have. If I owe you an email or something else, I WILL get it to you soon, trust me. Everything Is just taking twice as long these days.

Yikes!

Has it really been over two weeks since I posted? Ugh - I guess so. My excuses (this time) are that we were very wrapped up in planning a 25th anniversary party (for ourselves!) and then there was the Finn Bazaar and then I got a cold. The anniversary was lovely, the bazaar is always a good time and I still have the cold. SO...anyone who is planning to come by the studio tonight be warned. I promise not to cough on you or the cookies, but more than I can't guarantee.

There is nothing in particular planned for this evening, but you can always find something to do. I am working away on my 30 pieces for the Forgotten Works Show, and the TV will be on (the picture anyway) in the background if you want to follow the election returns. The place is a bit of a mess, but not hazardous. You're welcome to drop in. But vote first!