Variations on a Blackbird theme

I believe I prefer my digital images to my monotypes, but both techniques are fun.

Variations on a Crane Theme

Expanding on my "Crane in Carmel" print effort (see earlier blog entry), I thought I'd try some digital variations including a print (above) and a new fabric design (below).

Protea

Detail of a Protea flower for a new quilt in process.  Wool punch, embroidery and applique

Art is the Best Therapy - New Prints

Prints from the San Anselmo Printmakers 3rd press run.  Top to Bottom:
1.  Strange Journey #1 collagraph
2.  Crane ghost monotype with ink and gouache
3.  Blackbird ghost monotype with ink and gouache
4.  Surfer monotype with gouache and watercolor
5.  Blackbird in Marin monotype chine colle with gouache
6.  Crane in Carmel monotype chine colle with pastel and gouache

R.I.P. E.A. Autrey

My brilliant, talented, funny, loving, difficult dad died this week, two weeks shy of his 94th birthday.  I shot this video of him on a trip-of-a-lifetime in May/June 2013 when Papa and I traveled with sister Laura back to Macy, Indiana to see where E.A. Autrey grew up.  He will be missed.

Bird Prints

Touched up prints from top to bottom:

Blue-crowned MotMot ghost print

Blue-crowned MotMot in ginger chine colle

Blue Parrot with Baobab trees

Blue Parrot with Baobab trees chine colle 

Blue-Crowned Motmot Monotype

Best unadulterated print of mine, made during the 2nd San Anselmo Printmakers artwork day, was this blue-crowned motmot chine colle monotype.   The process included an Adobe Illustrator B&W drawing, of a motmot bird collaged into a photograph of ginger, taken in Maui, then printed on Kozo paper, then glued to 100% cotton rives bfk paper, then monoprinted with akua inks and liquid pigments using a polycarbonate plate.