Teabag Series 17 and 18

Teabag Series  - 17

Teabag Series  - 18

I pretty much created all day.  I have to finish a spider book that I made.  I only had the book assembled but the pages were blank.  So today I created twelve collages for the book.  I am getting it ready to photograph as I have to send images for the online catalog for the Newport Paper and Book Arts Festival that will be held in April.  I will be teaching two workshops, spider books and Japanese stab binding.  I like how the spider book collages turned out.  I will post them sometime in 2020 after this series has been shared.

Teabag Series 15 and 16

Teabag Series 15

Teabag Series 16

Over the past three days I have made six clam shell boxes.  I actually thought I might have forgotten how to make them but did not thankfully.  I am pleased to say I have the process down pat now.  I think that makes about 13 total that I have made.  I am sending three off to different parts of the world.  One is to Germany for an exchange that I have done once previously.  25 artists send 25 pieces of art to a woman in Bavaria.  This graphic artist makes a box and send them out to each artist.  So everyone gets 25 pieces of art.  It is a really nice surprise when the box arrives.  No one knows when that will be and then one day here it is.

Manzanita Series 2019 - 16

Manzanita Series 2019 - 16

This is the final of this series.  I particularly like the Diamond label next to the house.   I guess it is time to start a new series.  This weekend I have made four clam shell boxes and have two to finish.  Then I can get started on other projects.

Manzanita 2019 Series 15

Manzanita 2019 Series 15

I love abstracts and combining realism with the abstract seems to be my style.  For me, the blues are so pleasing and calming.  Movement seems to be photograph, flower, stamp, a graduated size pulling my eye to the right.  I love movement! :-)

Manzanita 2019 Series 14

Manzanita 2019 Series 14

Let’s take a break from the teabag series and catch up on the Manzanita series.  Remember I forgot to scan three postcards that I had sent out before catching my mistake.  Thanks to the recipients I now have a copy of each.  I really like how this piece turned out.  The tones of pink or salmon really seem pleasant to me.  Having the three main images, photograph, flower, and stamp forming a triangle actually seems to make a circular motion to the piece.

Teabag Series 13 and 14

Teabag Series 13

Teabag Series 14

The stitching in number 14 was a challenge for someone like me who really knows next to nothing about sewing.  I could have repeated the pattern of the stitch appearing black and white paper to the left of the photo but I decided against it.  I guess I wanted something different.

Teabag Series 11 and 12

Teabag Series 11 

Teabag Series 12

When doing the stitching I tried to compliment something in the rest of the composition.  The stitching was the last element completed in the collage.