good tidings

http://thesisterhoodofthetravelingcanvas.blogspot.com/

I am so glad that our canvas was used to raise money for this cause.

A pleasant visit for you

Have you gone over to Girl Gone Thread Wild yet? Do it!

New Work in Progress

torso

flour, water, and glue

strips of paper

2 layers of papier mache


I forgot the pleasure of working with messy mediums. In fact papier-mache is a very relaxing process. I was outside, the sun was high and hot and I could hear the birds in the marsh behind me. Dipping the paper into the mix, smoothing it out, layering it...Distinctly sensual as my friend Robin stated.
Where is this going? I think it is going to be an art book.

So

It is obvious that I have not been creating any art recently. But I have not been lying around eating bon-bons.
Throughout January, February and March I completed a manuscript of poetry. One of my poems was selected as an Editor's Choice in the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Contest and will be published.
I've got another manuscript started and several poems out in the wilds in other contests.
I do have lots of ideas for some art projects and hope to get started on one today.

Things to do and people to see

Go here to see wonderful artists working together to raise money for breast cancer research

here to see what 8 women got up to last year

and in the meantime....

Still waiting for electric work to start in the shed/studio. In the meantime, I am studying. I want to learn how to make my own books and use my poetry along with my collages to create them.

Inspiration

I ordered 500 Handmade Books with a gift card I had from Amazon.com. I have been sitting on 3 ideas for altered books for a long time, waiting for them to hatch. And it may be awhile still.
The process of moving to my new studio has been delayed by electrical problems andmy art supplies are packed up and living in limbo.
Nevertheless, picking up this book and opening to any page is a wonderful gift.