Map to Happy by Jill K. Berry
It’s been a busy, eventful week!
First, I want to thank Jill Berry from the bottom of my heart for featuring me on her Personal Geographies blog Friday!
What an honor it was to be interviewed by this talented, inspiring artist/author who shares my intense passion for maps and layers!
Click here to check out my Guest Cartophile interview on Jill’s blog!
Also, I want to thank Naomi Silver, who invited me to her home and studio Saturday to give me a wonderful 1970s atlas she had grown up with! Can’t wait to incorporate these great images into new mixed-media paintings! It’s always such a delight to meet and connect with other artists like Naomi, and her paintings are exceptional. I love the uniqueness and richness of the surfaces she creates!
You can check out Naomi’s paintings on her website by clicking here.
First, I want to thank Jill Berry from the bottom of my heart for featuring me on her Personal Geographies blog Friday!
What an honor it was to be interviewed by this talented, inspiring artist/author who shares my intense passion for maps and layers!
Click here to check out my Guest Cartophile interview on Jill’s blog!
Also, I want to thank Naomi Silver, who invited me to her home and studio Saturday to give me a wonderful 1970s atlas she had grown up with! Can’t wait to incorporate these great images into new mixed-media paintings! It’s always such a delight to meet and connect with other artists like Naomi, and her paintings are exceptional. I love the uniqueness and richness of the surfaces she creates!
You can check out Naomi’s paintings on her website by clicking here.
Pictures of the atlas Naomi gave me. Thank you, Naomi!
My new work this week was inspired by artist Jenny Doh, her book Art Saves, and ephemera I collected during my most recent visit to Red Lead. It is entitled Plant Small Seeds. I painted river rocks with gesso, then pasted words from an old science book onto these. With a graphite pencil, I drew designs near the words, then collaged the vintage ephemera and rocks onto the hard cover of the same science book. Lastly, I tied airmail red, white, and blue bakers twine around the side and bottom of the piece.
Below are some details of this piece:
Was also very excited to have 2 paintings accepted into Edwardsville Arts Center's 2nd All Media Competition!
Dropped off both paintings Saturday. I've pasted the postcard announcement for this new show below!
Dropped off both paintings Saturday. I've pasted the postcard announcement for this new show below!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Hope you're having a wonderful week!
Mary^
Hope you're having a wonderful week!
Mary^
