What is Autrey Art?

Random artworks by Lucy Autrey Wilson

Monday, December 22, 2014

Wild and Woolly Quilted Wall Hanging






Experience the freedom of the outdoors with a Wild and Woolly (wool punched creatures on cotton fabric) quilted wall hanging indoors.  38 1/2" wide x 44 1/4" high.  Top to Bottom:  front, details and back

Sunday, November 30, 2014

New Fabulous Taylor Twin Art



Top two ink & crayon pieces by Cole Taylor (age 5), bottom pen & ink & watercolor portrait of his 95 year old great grandma Autrey by Wilson Taylor (age 5).

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Gum Arabic Transfer Collage



I recently took a fun workshop with Heather Wilcoxon and learned some new techniques to further my interest in printmaking and collage.  Continuing on my themes of bugs and birds are three new items:

Top two: Collage on cradled wood panels 12" x 16"
1.  Bugs in a Bottle
2.  Crow's Nest
Bottom:  Collage on Rives BFK paper 11 1/2" x 15"
3.  Crow's Shadow

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Amber's Birthday Flower Art




Top to Bottom:
Lucy's watercolor of Amber's birthday flowers (on poor paper)
Cole's watercolor abstract of the flowers (on poor paper)
Wilson's watercolor abstract of the flowers (on good paper)
Wilson and Grandma Lucy's silly pen & ink line art

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Recent Crow Woodcut Prints



Above are three of eight recent prints (EV or Edition Verite - meaning I used the same 9x12 woodblock for all 8 prints but experimented with a different technique when printing each one). These were done in a recent woodblock cutting class at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley.  Top two prints are examples of Chine Colle, using different Japanese kozo papers.  Prints are 11" x 15." Prints 4/8, 7/8 and 8/8 are variations on the black ink theme (as in 3/8 above).   Print 5/8 is another version of Chine Colle, seen above in print 2/8, and print 6/8 was given to my very knowledgeable Kala teacher Claire Kessler-Bradner.  There is no intentional symbolism related to the 7 circles behind the Crow, although I could make something up if provoked.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Two Rose Woodcuts





My first home cut & printed woodcuts!  Mixed media Rose and Rose II were printed on the Lindstrom Machine Works etching press inherited from my father.  Lindstrom Machine Works presses were manufactured in San Francisco at 231 First St. but the company is long gone.  Woodcuts measure 4x6 inches.  Prints are made with Gamblin oil-based inks printed on Reves BFK paper torn approx. 7 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches.