STUDIO LIGHTING

Sketchbook Project 2011

a record year of rainfall

Worked in morning and late afternoon. What a difference the morning natural light makes-cool and clear. Pages on the way to completion. Fixing and adding: stamping, polymer varnish, fabric scraps & reinforcing pgs. Using clothespins to keep the pgs apart while drying.

Art friend, Jo Reimer, in Oregon is doing the Sketchbook Project too. Different theme and different approach. Click & see!

MATTE VARNISH & STITCHING WIND

Sketchbook Project

a record year of rain fall

Noticing some acrylic pages are sticking together-lifting paint off. Will touch up. Experimenting. Thin coat of matte varnish might seal the paint.

2 pg spread-machine stitched 'wind' & waves of pastels into wet acrylics.

THE WATER IS RISING

Sketchbook Project 2011

a record year of rainfall

water rising

4x 2pg spreads to go

busy wknd

back at it tomorrow

NOAH & CREATIVE PROCESS

Sketchbook Project 2011

a record year of rainfall.

Designed NOAH quilt in 1994. Enjoyed creating sky, rain, wind & water. Some of the creative process for Sketchbook pgs comes out of designing NOAH.

(Lower) adding rainbow to giclee.

PONDERING PAGES

Sketchbook Project 2011

a record year of rainfall

moving along

worked on pgs

thinking

in progress

MY SPACE

People are always curious about artist's studios. Here's mine & I love it. Table tops are spread with Sketchbook Project 2011. Furniture is mostly IKEA. High work table & ledges by my husband, Nelson, patron of the arts! Studio loft 1/2 wall overlooks great room, w/artist friend, Kathy Maghini's, collages from workshop posted 8/17.

RAINING WORDS

Sketchbook Project 2011

a record year of rainfall

Finally a sense of direction. Now I'm enjoying the process.

Though still going with 40 days & 40 nights of the Genesis Flood, I decided not to add the ark into the pictures. I can't explain why except to say the creative spirit is not leading that way. So I let it go & feel right about that.

Going with rising water and descriptive words. Will write something about the Flood at the beginning or the end.

3 PAGES

Sketchbook Project 2011

a record year of rainfall

painted papers & fabric...

push, place, play, position & paste it down...worked on a couple pages

STARTING TO RAIN

Sketchbook Project 2011

a record year of rainfall

• layout-9 spreads day/night rain

• selected fabric-papers-pics

• cut & paste begins