Saturday, July 31, 2010

THE PINK HOUSE

Recieved a great present on my birthday. Today my blog counter reached 1000 visitors since I started April 7, 2010 !

Thank you for coming along on the journey!

Sharing one of my favorites, inspired by architecture in beautiful Bermuda.

THE DAY OF THE STORM
c. marge malwitz
airbrushed, dyed, painted, printed cyanotyped fabrics; rubber stamps; shell, machine quilted.

Friday, July 30, 2010

WORKING ON GOING GREEN




Good natural light in my studio today. Added rubber stamped palm trees & a bicycle + 2 more hills. Glue - Yes paste applied with brush.





Stitched on more metallic effect blue thread - waves. With machine stitching, trapped magenta sequins (tidepool anemones) under netting at edge of the sea.





Fray Blocked ends of metalic thread. Freezer paper protects collage.
Going Green in California Working title

A collage in the ongoing series inspired by sunny southern California.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

YELLOW'S BACK ON THE TABLE


Need to finish up some lingering projects so I can get on with a new direction. So... sunny California's back on the table. Which to finish up first?

Add 2 more picture pages to collage book?

Collages on 3 brown bags?

or Going green in California? This one.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

TWO WAVES


ocean inspired collage

painted paper,
dyed & painted fabric,
on Kolo

TWO WAVES
c. marge malwitz

Monday, July 26, 2010

BACK IN THE STUDIO


Catching up in the studio today.

Getting work ready for Chris, my framer.

Preparing collages & frames for reframing after scanning images for giclee prints.

Coloring in the rainbow on NOAH print before framing. Using our own framed NOAH, for reference.




Sunday, July 25, 2010

WINDSOCK WEATHER

Week in Florida

Winds blowing!

Waves crashing!

Riptides pulling!

Windsock Wild!
fabric on Kolo
c. marge malwitz



Saturday, July 24, 2010

CHAIRS FOUND, FIXED & FUN

Boca Raton Museum of Art.

2010 Best in Show:

Kerry Phillip's
FOUND & FIXED

Displayed in Museum's window.

I found it kind of fun!

top photo:
reflection
of my sis,
Ginny & I




Friday, July 23, 2010

WITHOUT WARNING...A STORM

...a very terrible storm.

Have you ever had an experience like that?

BLUE STRIKES BLUE
c. m.malwitz
from Beach Poetry


Thursday, July 22, 2010

KAYAK COLOR


Now here's some seriously inspiring color! Took these down at Islamorada Key the other day.

My head is already back in the studio pushing colorful painted papers around on a piece of Kolo.

Kayak collages ahead? Have to wait and see.

Kayak Color 1,2,3
c. m.malwitz

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

AERIAL WATER'S EDGE


Beach made smooth by the tides.

Golden Parchment
c. m.malwitz
BEACH POETRY

acrylic on paper & canvas
handpainted fabric
marimekko fabric
on KOLO



Monday, July 19, 2010

6 BEACH CHAIRS


'as is' fabric scraps
cut-up pictures
painted canvas
colored pencil
thread


BEACH CHAIRS
c.marge malwitz
COASTAL series

BEACH FRAGMENTS

fabrics:
silk screened
batiked &
marimekko
acrylics on
paper &
canvas
shells
sand dollar
pearl 'washers'
metallic threads
rubber stamps
machine stitching
on BFK paper

WASH-UP
c.marge malwitz
from BEACH POETRY

Sunday, July 18, 2010

THE CLOUD



Atlantic coast collage

COVER OF CLOUD
c. marge malwitz

fabric & paper
on Kolo

Friday, July 16, 2010

THE TURQUOISE CHAIR


Down the steps & on to the beach. The Turquoise Chair awaits. A front row seat on the tides.

from Beach Poetry
c.marge malwitz

quilted fabric collage

Thursday, July 15, 2010

WAKING UP TO COLOR


Quilted fabric collage titled, BEAUTIFUL.
c.marge malwitz

Inspired by sunrise over Atlantic.

Beach Poetry series.



Preliminary fabric sketch, Beautiful.
c.marge malwitz

Stitched on Kolo* journal paper.


Wednesday, July 14, 2010

DOCKSIDE BLOCKS

I could play with blocks all day long!

Sky, horizon, bay, skiffs & docks.

Dockside 1 & 2
Hand painted fabric, acrylic painted canvas, pictures.

Collaged in Kolo journal.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

HORIZON HEADER



New blog header.

Here's original on journal page.

c. marge malwitz
glossy pictures
acrylic on canvas & painted papers

Monday, July 12, 2010

SAY "BEACH"


Just 4 square blocks say "BEACH."


Beach Blocks
c. marge malwitz
hand painted fabrics
glossy pictures
painted papers

Sunday, July 11, 2010

COLOR BY THE SEA

Busy here this summer. No time to create. But plenty to share! Posting more coastal collages from my color filled journals. Be Inspired!

Sea Shed
fabric scraps
c. marge malwitz





Friday, July 9, 2010

THE PHILLIP JOHNSON GLASS HOUSE










June 29th! What an extraordinary day, walking in & around Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan CT.

I seem to first recall discovering this amazing piece of architecture in college on a page of Jansen's History of Art.

Built in 1949, it is study in minimal structure, geometry, proportion and the effects of transparency & reflection.

In 1997 it was declared a National Historic Landmark. Following Johnson's death at 98, the property passed to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Though it opened to the public in April 2007, the tickets have been very hard to come by! Finally this year the heavy booking slowed down.

Afterwards, I felt compelled to do a little creating, 4 simple pieces, inspired by my encounter with the Glass House. Here's 3.

Glass House no.2-3 Watercolor pencils, ink, acetate, & machine stitching.

Glass House no.4 Acrylic painted papers, rubber stamps, fabric, acetate, & machine stitching.

c. Marge Malwitz

Want to visit the Glass House?

Thursday, July 8, 2010

COLLAGING GAUGUIN


Tahiti-Melbourne
c. Marge Malwitz

Fun pushing fragments around to make this one work.

Aussie bathing box piece leftover from 2 collages posted yesterday.


Friday, July 2, 2010

MINIMAL HOUSE


I've enjoyed designing minimal houses over & over again.

These Aussie bathing boxes are pretty inspiring-simple shapes painted WOW colors!

From Coastal series.
Created with glossy pictures,
fabric & colored pencils.

c. Marge Malwitz