tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post1718315107958996724..comments2024-02-24T16:56:08.077+10:00Comments on tracemarks: alaw continues ....susan bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-74423823713816369232014-04-18T20:23:30.963+10:002014-04-18T20:23:30.963+10:00thanks Jackie ... think that mark making is my com...thanks Jackie ... think that mark making is my comfort zone .... am always much happier when I am not doing anything too realistic.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-42532595583245651132014-04-17T00:18:03.429+10:002014-04-17T00:18:03.429+10:00Fascinating mark making.Fascinating mark making.jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399291168901237105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-31414911072103271582014-04-16T13:48:36.029+10:002014-04-16T13:48:36.029+10:00You are a champ Fiona, thanks - I know how we both...You are a champ Fiona, thanks - I know how we both love charting, trails, maps .... cartography. The backgrounds rather than the letters are taking on their own sense of 'place' I think. Now I will need to come up with a freeform idea for my other alphabet.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-73520714360675429042014-04-16T13:46:14.337+10:002014-04-16T13:46:14.337+10:00The things we non calligraphers do with an alphabe...The things we non calligraphers do with an alphabet! this one has been fun for sure and I love the fact that I am using my fathers' old lettraset. It adds more meaning though on a very personal level.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-76245709447253799662014-04-16T13:44:11.154+10:002014-04-16T13:44:11.154+10:00Thanks Jennifer. This was going to be my free cho...Thanks Jennifer. This was going to be my free choice alphabet but I think it really resonates more with the prescribed 'place' alphabet. I think it was Lisa McGarry who suggested this some time ago and it seems like a good idea to me!susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-3482443981369074452014-04-16T13:40:25.591+10:002014-04-16T13:40:25.591+10:00thanks Barry. These engraving plates have proved ...thanks Barry. These engraving plates have proved to be very versatile. Will need to make some extra large ones ... susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-72363713692851881902014-04-16T13:39:42.593+10:002014-04-16T13:39:42.593+10:00Thanks Sue - me too. Always feel more in my comfor...Thanks Sue - me too. Always feel more in my comfort zone and yet this year I do want to do some much softer work as well ..... soft greys perhaps! susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-15927129836203266662014-04-15T20:20:30.305+10:002014-04-15T20:20:30.305+10:00cartography at its best!cartography at its best!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-45076129729625750982014-04-15T00:45:17.671+10:002014-04-15T00:45:17.671+10:00I love the complex business of the line in these -...I love the complex business of the line in these - definitely a different take on the alphabet!Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-1697949567359833162014-04-14T21:56:25.585+10:002014-04-14T21:56:25.585+10:00Susan, your black and white work makes my heart si...Susan, your black and white work makes my heart sing. And these pieces...these maps of the alphabet make me yearn to follow their trails to see where they lead. What a delightful trek!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-20503924731202562812014-04-14T20:10:32.192+10:002014-04-14T20:10:32.192+10:00SB - subtle and great texture and marks. BSB - subtle and great texture and marks. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-64486205302864043132014-04-14T12:42:42.083+10:002014-04-14T12:42:42.083+10:00I love b/w art!!!!I love b/w art!!!!Sue Marrazzo Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119033602079882097noreply@blogger.com