PAPER PLATE PALETTES

Painted more papers for the label project. I use paper plates for mixing colors...often coming up with great serendipitous results. The colorful centers will be used in the collages as well.

COLOR IN MY CLOSET

My studio was a mess after working on a project. This morning I took some time to clear off the tables, put materials away & generally reorganize. I can't think in the middle of a mess!

Put fabrics back in the IKEA storage unit. Thought you might like to see how I have it organized. I used to be a quilter. Not sure that is what I am anymore - though I don't think I will ever lose that label !!

LABELS & MORE LABELS

Made...how many labels today ? Who knows ! Still more concepts to create in collage. Plan to finish tonight!

All for team teaching project ahead.

Collaging matters of the soul.

BOXES OF COLOR

Sorted painted papers into cut down cardboard boxes from the super market. What colors do I need to paint more of - for the label project?

Have you noticed...I sure do love working with color!

WE ALL WEAR LABELS

That's my friend Jens below. Yesterday we talked about the collage project I'm doing on shipping tags. I'll be team teaching - my half of the equation will be facilitating abstract collaging of concepts. Jen's saw the tags as the invisable labels we all wear - inside, outside, good, bad etc. I appreciated that observtion. It helped focus my experimenting today.

JENS MEET CHRIS

Jens, friend & performance artist from Berlin, came for a few days. To Chris Durante's framing studio in Danbury, we delivered some pieces for framing. As Chris and Jens talked, I wandered back to see what master craftsman, David, was working on. Oh wow my frames! 3 in maple and 1 in cherry-for 4 giclees prints of Fes Dye Vats.

RAINING ON COVER

Sketchbook Project 2011

started working on cover.

it's raining.

layer of gesso

acrylics/paint

rug/corrogated prints.

Plan to rubber stamp RAIN

PAINTING DARKS

Painted more darks this afternoon - acrylics on watercolor paper scraps. Objective: come up with a good assortment colored papers for collaging workshops I'll be teaching.

FRAMING THE CIRCLES

DyeVat quilts going to Chris, the framer, today. He'll be floating them in white washed frames-going for the minimal look. UV plexi this time-easier for transporting to west coast. Reminder - so I don't forget to tell him.

Check out Adventure Morocco! (noted on right). Marcia is going to Fes this wknd. I'm expecting photos of the dye vats that inspired these 3. Looking forward to her impressions. She writes a very engaging blog. Do take a read!

PAINTING ISSUES

Began to paint papers for the workshops ahead.

Different issues will be discussed in the groups. I'll be helping them process the concepts through collage.

Today I was painting papers for collaging themes of brokeness, unresolved issues, walled up & other heavy stuff. Messy and dark seemed to say it.

LOOSE ENDS NEW BEGINNINGS

Planning interactive art with groups using the story rope and collage. Pulled out possible project materials of buttons, beads, fabric scraps, ribbons, tags, 4x6 cards, painted papers & accordion book possiblitites.

Should be very interesting to do the project w/senior citizens who have lived a lifetime of stories.

Still @ loose ends:

•2 story pages/CA book

•cover design/Rain

It will happen. But when?

FALL FRAGMENTS

One Month Later

©m.malwitz

Leaving fall behind soon-new challenging project ahead.

PATRIOT BARN

Today is a beautiful fall day - like the day of the paintout. Back then it was 35mm film, my Minolta & a lot of prints, great for collaging!

Keeping with the theme of flags all over the farm....

Patriot Barn

© marge malwitz

fabric on photo

ART FRIENDS

Our art group had a great 10 year run & then as it happens with things, the season for the group tapered off. Wonderful friendships were developed and continue on. Our friend, Marguerite, is back home in South Africa now. Here she is at Cherry Grove Farm after a morning of working on a pastel.

Collage with cut up photos, fabric & painted papers.

2 GOATS

These goats at Cherry Groove Farm were just plain funny. Not too much to add to 2 trimmed down photos-simply 2 strips of fabrics. Those ears say it all! I titled it....

Ups & Downs@the Farm

PATRIOT PATRON

Day of the paint-out. Shopping for leeks@Cherry Grove Farm 1 mo. after 9-11. I asked this local if I could take her photo-she was wearing a USA flag pin.

FARM STAND

Old Jalousie Window

©marge malwitz '05

It was a challenge coming up with a design solution for the window: acetate fabric, machine stitched to jalousie photo image.

CREATION CREATING @ THE FARM

This one inspired by a photo I took at the farm-the day we artists were creating. The photo reminded me of the Sistine classic. Played around with the idea. Made photocopy on acetate; stitched 2 handpainted fabrics together; then stitched to the acetate.

God Giving Life to Adam

Michelangelo gets the credit!

PAINTERS @ THE FARM

We had an art group that met every fall at a local farm. Each did their own thing - oils, pastels, photogaphy, collage & created outside, inspired at every turn

1yr we met a month post

9-11. A beautiful sunny day - flags all over the farm, the pickups, the cars, maiboxes!

Making it even more special were the house painters also painting - their canvas - the old farm house.

IT'S FALL IN NEW ENGLAND

Pumpkins@the Farm

©marge malwitz '04

HAITI IN MY KITCHEN

Sometimes it takes me a while to frame a piece - this one 1 1/2 yrs! Finally had Bryn Gillette's photo of a Haitian teenager framed. I hung it in my kitchen this past weekend.

It was a thank you gift for hosting the launch of Bryn's new website & exhibit of his Haiti inspired artwork March '99, well before the recent earthquake. W/art sales he supports an orphan ministry in Haiti.

Exhibit & launch party March '99.

FIL'S ON MY WALL

After 40+ years I reconnected on Facebook w/Filomena, college artmajor classmate. Among other updates is that she's an extraordinary studio artist, acrylics being her medium. I recently purchased Golden Pastures. Hung it yesterday & today it's right at home surrounded w/color!

Here's Fil's blog: http://filomenabooth.com/blog

GIVE IT A REST

Sketchbook Project 2011

record year of rainfall

pages filled

still tacky

drying

cover ?

thinking

minimal

sketchbook

break time.

TOO WHITE ON WHITE

Sketchbook Project 2011

a record year of rainfall

Pages 1 & 2

Added color around text boxes.

Pages needed some umph!

Closer to finishing.