The rooms of the House of Mythical Creatures are all connected up. I finished just as it was getting too dark to work. Detailed pictures in a day or two. edited 25.june.2008 to correct image links
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Family Photographs — It’s All Grist for the Mill
I’ve been collecting up the old photo albums and sorting the pictures. There are a number that I’d like to use in the collages. But of course I don’t want to glue up my only copy of great-grandmother’s portrait so… …
Read MoreIs This Really How You Make Art?
Collaged paper can get rather thick and lumpy. Getting the panels stuck down to the mat board took some doing. So the House of Mythical Creatures panels are now mounted on mat board and the backers are made and mounted. It’s …
Read MoreYellow Walls
The painters are done and I have reclaimed my space. The move out and back into the studio was almost painless. Probably because I had recently reorganized all the crap and there had not been much time for cruft to accumulate. …
Read MorePassing Time Outside of the Studio
The painters arrive tomorrow to finish the great house painting project. They will be painting my office, the DH’s office, and my studio. I am working out of a little rolling cart on the kitchen counter. Severely limited in terms …
Read MoreXmas Decorating (Part I)
No comment. edited 25.june.2008 to correct image links
Read MoreWork-in-Progress (19.dec.07)
Much progress has been made on the House of Mythical Creatures. None of which is visible in the photo. I’m thinking that I need to build some sort of press for holding the panels flat while they dry. Also I noticed …
Read MoreWork-in-Progress (10.dec.07)
Been busy getting the house sorted. But I managed a couple of hours here and there last week. This is the result. Three of the backgrounds for the house of mythical creatures. You’ll notice that none of the red and …
Read MoreWork-In-Progress (26.nov.07)
Still working on the flowers gothic arch. It now has birds on it. I have a picture of my great grandmother that I think will go in the center. I have a new gothic arch started. The background is torn …
Read MoreToad Gardens
The quote is Marianne Moore. I don’t know why it seemed necessary to put words about toads on top of the opening page of an old edition of Pride and Prejudices. But it was.
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