Saturday, December 31, 2011

6 YEARS OLD & 2 PUBLISHED BOOKS!



our grandson's second book
Kittykee's Party

front & back covers



Click to see Zach creating Kittykee's Party

Click here to see Zach making Kittykee.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Sunday, December 25, 2011

CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF THE KING!


Merry Christmas !

Celebrate the Birth of the King!
m.malwitz

mixed media collage
paper
fabric
painted papers
metallic threads
sequins
machine stitching


Wednesday, December 14, 2011

PAINTING PAPERS AGAIN

1 to 1 & small group workshops coming up - getting ready.

materials for painting papers
watercolor paper
brushes
acrylics
carpet scraps
corrugated cardboard
paper plate palettes
sequin waste

Monday, December 12, 2011

PAGES FROM ZACH'S NEW BOOK


2 page spread from Zach's new book, Kittykee's Party.

art & story by Zach.

Click on image to enlarge.

for creative process of making Kittykee's Party: click here

Sunday, December 11, 2011

MULTIPLE BOOK OPTIONS

I'm back working on the snow book - along with the latest Kittykee book.

Going to design the snow book 2 different ways. One for my grandkids, writing a Kittykee story and another with snow words and images connected & flowing across the pages.

Lots of ways to do this when designing a book on blurb.

• page from snow book.
• snow book pages on the work table.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

BookSmart @ The Cape

A great place to work on Zach's 2nd book, Kittykee's Party.

Putting it into BookSmart.

Nelson's working on the original scans for cover picture.

Cape Cod Bay out the windows.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Creating Together

It's been working out that once a year my friends join me for a week of art-making in studio.

Going through aperture, I'm remembering our creative week back in the spring.

Pat from Atlanta, Marcia from Seattle & Martha from Hartford, all working on different projects.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

FINAL PAGES

I am back in CT now. Brought the little artist's newest Kittykee book home to get it into Blurb.

Our grandson was a bit distracted by his siblings at the end of the book. Those final pages are not as filled up as his favorite page in the beginning of the book.

But no matter! The book looks great!

Scroll back to see more of the creative process, making this book.


Friday, November 4, 2011

LOTS OF CATS!

Not much time for working on the book.

The little artist has homework and sports after school.

But here's a few new pages.

Maybe the kitties are going to Kittykee's party?

Thursday, November 3, 2011

KITTYKEE SERIES?

My grandson began his 2nd Kittykee book. This time we are working at his house. Here are the first couple of pages.

Will the story continue where the last book left off?

Will there finally be a kitty party?

Check back!

Thursday, October 27, 2011

GREAT IDEA FOR AN EXHIBIT!

STILL RIVER EDITIONS
Fine Art Printing at Connecticut Photographics

The great people who do my prints. came up with a very good idea for an exhibit. My print, Painted Dye Vats*, is in the show. All prints are 16"x20" & will be available for sale at $100.

Group Exhibition & Sale of fine art giclee prints - Nov. 1 - Dec.23, 2011

Opening reception: Saturday, November 19, 2011 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. I'll be there.
*top row - 4th across

Still River Edtions-Connecticut Photographics, 128 East Liberty Street Danbury, Connecticut 06810
203-791-1474 • 800-287-4686

Monday, October 24, 2011

KITTYKEE PUBLISHED

Our grandson's picture book, Kittykee.

1st published hardback edition. Story and illustrations are all his.

Zach's copy arrived in the mail on Friday. We hear he's very proud of it & has been carrying it around ever since!

Click here to see the process of Zach creating Kittykee in his grandma's art studio.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Thursday, October 20, 2011

AUTUMN IN ROCKPORT


Rockport Autumn
shed
traps
buoys
skiffs
colors
salt water

"Wish I were there."

Friday, October 14, 2011

SEA GLASS



treasures
washed up
softened edges
like jewels
in the sand

minimal
2 pictures
put together
on a page

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

'HOME' WEB PAGE

One of several houses that randomly come up on my website home page.

This one looks like fall.

© M.Malwitz
house collage
painted papers
glossy pictures

Click for My website.


Monday, October 10, 2011

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

CAMBODIAN STORY ROPES

There's Marcia in Cambodia teaching the story ropes this past week!

Amazing seeing what started in Rwanda, is now going to the nations!

Once I get the stories I'll be posting Marcia's Cambodian experience on Our Stories, my other blog.

Click Our Stories for 'why' and 'how' of story ropes.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

SIX PEARS

My friend, AJ Picard, exhibited 2 of his beautiful pear pastels in an open house art exhibit we had a few years ago.

I enjoyed his work so much that week, hanging in my kitchen.

During the week I noted that 3 'real' pears I had in a basket, had ripened to the same coloring as those in the painting. I could not resist setting up this shot.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

INVESTING IN MARCIA

This past year Marcia came for a week to study with me. I taught her every story-telling technique I know. She made a story rope, accordion books, collages & gospel tags.

I invested a week in Marcia, confident that God would use her life story, shared in creative ways.

From here she went to Nicaragua & Hungary doing storying techniques with multiple groups.

Now she's in Cambodia. Her pictures are streaming in on FB. I do see Gospel tags. The stories will come later. (photos)

YES! She has taken everything she's learned & run with it & she does it all better than me!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

SIGN OF THE SEASON


We passed some of these when we were out today.

Pumpkins at the Farm
collage by m.malwitz

photos
fabric
painted papers
sequins
buttons
stitching

Monday, October 3, 2011

YOU SEE SO MUCH

You see so much on these cross-cultural trips. I'm thinking about that as my friend, Marcia, sends pictures back from S.E. Asia, where she is multiplying over and over what she learned in my art studio.

I was remembering something I saw on one of my own trips.

The orphanage was filled with throw away children. I will never forget the small boy, laying on his back, staring at the ceiling, with two tears running down his cheek. I felt so helpless standing beside him. My friend said, "Their little bodies are like prisons."

Silent Tears Silent Suffering m.malwitz

Sunday, October 2, 2011

FALL AT STORM KING

Sometimes it's good to get out of the studio & go someplace inspiring - a time to refresh body & spirit.

Storm King is that kind of place. An amazing sculpture park about an hour from where we live.

It's pretty mind-bending to see monumental sculptures generously spaced out over 500 acres - artists' work living in the Creators' world.

I took these photos a couple fall seasons ago.

2 pics: sculptures by
Mark di Suvero

lower pic: sculpture wall by
Andy Goldsworthy

Click for Storm King & go on video tour of the sculpture park.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

THE OLD JALOUSIE WINDOW


Our season of beauty begins.

Old Jalousie Window
mixed media collage
fabric
photos
fabrics
machine stitching

Friday, September 30, 2011

TELLING THE STORY

After the little artist completed his book, it was time to tell us the story.

We took 2 videos (photo/1 frame) & wrote down a hard copy as he told his story 3x, pointing page to page.

I've edited the story, combining all three stories (slight variations) into one. It is totally our grandson's wording and story. I resisted making any changes. I am wowed by how his book pages look & story reads in Blurb's SmartBook program.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

THE LITTLE ARTIST'S BOOK

Working on the little artist's book. All his own - pictures and story.

He created it here last summer. Click to see.

Putting in story next.

Blurb

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

HAPPY HOUSES

Ha
Creating again. Painted scraps are on the table.

Started 3"x21" accordion book in the summer with bright grass & sunny sky.

Today adding houses & trees.

I think the houses look happy.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

THE CASTLE



Always inspiring for me to look back at earlier work.

The Castle
m.malwitz

collage of
fabric
painted papers
pictures

Monday, September 26, 2011

CREATING AHEAD

Time to get back to creating!

Maybe I'll even cut up the paper paint palettes!

It sure is good to be home!

Great Africa trip.
Those 8 posts below.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

THE FLOW OF SHARING Africa no.8

On from Abuja, we traveled to Ibadan where I would do the story ropes on Saturday at my friend, Bisi's church. (top photo)

But the flow was not in the meeting as it always is. Why was that? Just a few made story ropes & shared, like the young woman in the bottom photo.

As I had some distance from the event, I realized why. I failed to send the guidelines that I set up for venues in Rwanda that worked wonderfully. I never thought about it being a large group.

So here is a teaching moment:

1. Limit the group to 12-15 women.

2. Seat everyone in a circle or around a table.

3. No taping or videoing of the session.

I learned something else on this trip. When using highly patterned African fabrics, it's good to add in colored ribbons. Also make a story rope of my life using the same materials I am providing for them.

Once again, my experience was a learning experience. There is always something to learn.




The joyful woman in this photo, came up to me after the story rope session,

"This was meant just for me.
You are here because of the Holy Spirit."

Maybe she was right.
Flow or no flow,
I was there for just for her.