THE TURQUOISE CHAIR

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

from Beach Poetry

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quilted fabric collage

WAKING UP TO COLOR

Quilted fabric collage titled, BEAUTIFUL.

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Inspired by sunrise over Atlantic.

Beach Poetry series.

Preliminary fabric sketch, Beautiful.

c.marge malwitz

Stitched on Kolo* journal paper.

*http://kolo.com/

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.

HORIZON HEADER

New blog header.

Here's original on journal page.

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glossy pictures

acrylic on canvas & painted papers

SAY "BEACH"

Just 4 square blocks say "BEACH."

Beach Blocks

c. marge malwitz

hand painted fabrics

glossy pictures

painted papers

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

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?

http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/

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.

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