Regular Paper

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Atmospheric Effects

Winter in the Mountains

Lenticular Cloud Scientists

In This Picture the Wind Blows from Left to Right.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Animal Kingdom

Paris Trout

What vulture shall have his carcass?

Zodiac Killer

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Ladies With Issues

LA Noir, South Alvarado, 2 am

Truth, Lies and What It Takes

Stockholm Syndrome (Tonya)

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Last week the mail brought my most recent eBay purchase -- a batch of small college photos in little photo holders with different hand-written messages inside each one, all addressed to a girl named "Mary."

Dear Mary, It seems I've known you for ages

tho it's really been a short while.

I'll never forget our discussions and

little secrets in homeroom

and home-making class. Love, Nancy

I'm altering each one with ribbon, embroidery thread, seed beads, ribbon, etc. to add some sort of mask or statement over each face (masks seem to be the essence of the high school/college experience!). I plan to bind them together accordion-style to make a little artist's book to be called "Dear Mary."

Here are some of them:

Monday, January 19, 2015

Winter Exhibits

Several pieces on exhibit during these gray winter months...

River Triptych

(paper collage on old book covers)

On exhibit at the 2015 Annual Washington State Juried Art Show

January 24 - February 28, 2015

CVG Gallery, Bremerton, WA

Red Rivers, An Embroidered Book Page

(red silk embroidery thread, paper)

The Needle and the Sword, A History of the Early Women's Movement in 24 Hankies

(unique artist's book, vintage hankies & doilies, heat-transfer images, fabric & lace applique, buttons, beads, ribbon on calico and cotton fabric pages)

Both on exhibit at Women's Caucus for Art, St. Louis Chapter, "Contemporary

Women Artists XVII Reimagining Femmage," Feb. 20 - April 3, 2015

Foundry Art Center, St. Louis, MO