This was a commitment - but has been a bit of fun, once I decided on the format each bookmark would take, the paper I would use (Moulin du Gue - BFK Rives) , the colour scheme etc. This bundle of 100 bookmarks heads off to England tomorrow where it will join with many other bookmarks making their way to Sarah Bodman at the School of Creative Arts in Bristol. From there they are collated and all artists receive a full set, others are distributed to libraries, collections and other venues. A little bit of fun - and it certainly has been good to be back in the studio.
I am firing up, more slowly that I would wish, with other ideas but first, there are a few more commitments to catch up on. It is often the way isn't it ...... I do actually find that those things we commit to artistically, often result in creative juices flowing and that leads to further experimentation and result in the studio.
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| playing with colour ideas - this one not quite right |
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| a little touch of spring for those in the north happier with this print - needed to print 15 of these colour etchings |
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| each print cut down into seven bookmarks - added embossing and my logo |
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| this and those below - photographic fun |
Good to see you've recovered enough to be back in the studio. And what incredible fun you've been having! The bookmarks are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHello Jennifer - lovely, as always to hear from you. Good to be feeling brighter for sure. Steve is down now which swallows much of my studio time .... The days are gorgeous here though. x
DeleteThey are beautiful, I so wish one could get diverted to Kerjacob !!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are continuing to get better, I'm sure that seeing your work going off and looking so good must help enormously.
Diane.x
I will make sure some head your way Diane - just send me you address!
DeleteWhat a superb set of photographs. Etching and embossing looks marvellous, and don't they lend themselves to really beautiful shapes and bundles. Just lovely!
ReplyDeleteYou are right Carol - embossing and etching make a marvellous combination. Yes - the bundles were lovely. Makes me want to go and tear up hundreds of matching pieces of paper so I can play with them photographically!
DeleteSuch delicious delights - each one a little treasure. And my, what GREAT stashes! It's good to go gently and then to create such lovely things - even better!
ReplyDeletethanks Fiona. Felt a little like cheating - using one of my recent etching plates, but I had wanted to work with sugar lift anyway, and these seemed to present perfectly for the cut down!
DeleteSB - absolutely professional and beautiful; and as F says every one a treasure. B
ReplyDeleteThanks Barry. I am pleased with how they turned out ... one could always spend more time though ...... but studio time is short on at the moment!
DeleteThese are just gorgeous and I love the photographic fun photos, especially the last with its little hints of black.
ReplyDeleteI can say nothing less than 'gorgeous', as many others have. I wish I could get my hands on one!
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