an extra pair of hands

an extra pair of hands
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birdonabranch

birdonabranch
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my newest aceo.

framednotchontheleftside

framednotchontheleftside
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this is what notch on the left side looks like framed. no mat, but i think the small collages do fine without. any opinions?

notch on left side

notch on left side
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a tragic occurrance

i started to label this event as an accident, but i'm not much inclined to believe in them. there are so many things that happen in life that we deem accidents that we really have a hand in without recognizing or admitting.

my son, the sweetest boy on earth, is responsible for our pets. i have warned him repeatedly to close the lid on the cat food container. two weeks ago he forgot. again. only this time, the consequences were far more horrible than either of us would have imagined.

athena, our tortoise shell cat, apparently jumped into the container, and when she did, the lid slammed down. we came home hours later to a suffocated cat. and alex knowing that he had unintentionally killed his own pet. life teaches some incredibly difficult lessons.

abstract collage 1

abstract collage 1
Originally uploaded by paperwerks

this collage came about as a result of my determination to reuse everything possible in my art! i keep a small bowl on my art table just to hold small trimmings from other collages, and this was the result.

gelatin monoprinting

i'm between jobs and won't get a paycheck until late august -- so the fridge is pretty darned bare! so what better time to make a gelatin plate and experiment with some techniques that i've been wanting to try? the monoprint above is one i made a couple of years ago as part of a series. these will be listed in my etsy shop at www.paperwerks.etsy.com if you would like to check them out.

a couple of my other favorite gelatin print makers are mary buek, whose work i found on flickr. she's a fabulous collage artist, also. http://www.flickr.com/photos/19845158@N00/2365289612/. i also like kathleen garner, who includes very explicit instructions for gelatin printing on her website at http://harborview-arts.com/kathleen_garner/gelatin_printing.html.

crooked letter press is a place i return to frequently for inspiration. ellen knudson makes lovely, monoprints using a gelatin plate using stencils and a (mostly) subdued color palate. her gelatin prints are quite reasonable priced between ten and twenty-five dollars.

Poppy One

Gelatin Plate Monoprint.
Three colors. 10" x 11.25"

there is a lot worth looking at on her site, but the link to the prints is http://www.crookedletterpress.com/2Prints.html.

enjoy!