Last week, I played with friends layering collage and paint on 4x4 inch wood blocks. I like the soft, blue-green feel to these four. This is another exercise from Nick Bantock's book- The Trickster's Hat- A Mischievous Apprenticeship in Creativity.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Monday, March 21, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Columbia Gorge Book of River Memories
This origami box contains my final class project. The box cover is made from a photo in the Friends of the Colombia Gorge newsletter.
Inside is the 2¼ x 2¼ inch book of River Memories.
The front cover is lettered in Uncial on painted tyvek.
The diamond fold meander book structure fit the theme.
The book is hand lettered in walnut ink in Bookhand and Uncial on Arches watercolor paper.
I wrote the poem in a Paulann Peterson writing class last summer. It represents a lifetime of many memories of trips up the Gorge.
Inside is the 2¼ x 2¼ inch book of River Memories.
The front cover is lettered in Uncial on painted tyvek.
The diamond fold meander book structure fit the theme.
The book is hand lettered in walnut ink in Bookhand and Uncial on Arches watercolor paper.
I wrote the poem in a Paulann Peterson writing class last summer. It represents a lifetime of many memories of trips up the Gorge.
River Memories
River memories run deep in my heart
West to East- a shift in color
lush to dry, fir to pine- Wind.
Dog Mountain to Memaloose- balsamroot, lupine, paintbrush
a chocolate lily, shooting stars, a whiff of lilac
wildflower Heaven every Spring.
Cascade vistas reward hikers on steep trails
babbling brooks, forest ferns- Water.
She Who Watches remembers sacred ritual
sees river traffic, hears trains- Voices.
Basalt cliffs, Bridge of Gods, high plateaus
form Gorge walls where the river flows.
With each season visit, we return home singing
Woodie Guthrie lyrics- roll on, Columbia.
Monday, March 7, 2016
Charles Rennie Macintosh Inspired
In writing this Lloyd J Reynold's quote, I was inspired by Charles Rennie Macintosh. I like Rennie's Bungalow Art Deco script plus his graphite and watercolor floral drawings. He left some of his drawing without added color. I really like the look of the soft graphite with some watercolor. I used gouache and walnut ink for the lettering. Reynold's quote is from one of his weather grams. If you scroll down this article- The Calligraphy Heritage at Reed, you'll see an example of one of his weather grams.
