tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43538843003498649122024-03-14T06:17:54.623-04:00Mythmaking from the Other SideLynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.comBlogger416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-87343480250346057312023-10-01T19:13:00.002-04:002023-10-01T19:13:16.464-04:00For My Shining Star<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEa8q6G8-9UD6l_gPUTwFtNLp2tjPG3uoGzIG7wukG-6s8bYkhPpwh4yfRLKLWpXh_Eq0NllOrJ33DZve6Z2eWwop5qj9tF51tVFobqtB5P4h8bJbtoPBGhtOTEY0EZma_Ly1-4iyKkxnu4NZVOKbPlFBA0X3B4gtxaKQiYSQRmYy1G6lYZUI5b9djouC/s352/STAR%2025-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEa8q6G8-9UD6l_gPUTwFtNLp2tjPG3uoGzIG7wukG-6s8bYkhPpwh4yfRLKLWpXh_Eq0NllOrJ33DZve6Z2eWwop5qj9tF51tVFobqtB5P4h8bJbtoPBGhtOTEY0EZma_Ly1-4iyKkxnu4NZVOKbPlFBA0X3B4gtxaKQiYSQRmYy1G6lYZUI5b9djouC/s320/STAR%2025-23.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-68762441133374855602023-01-14T23:05:00.003-05:002023-01-14T23:05:41.828-05:00Myth Makers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwXNMaIrvsHFNiKEiaicIRkhfK8VQSCb5m1MkVynGp2paLrFit_S27KMrkLpXhL3attztAn0nfyL-dQnkMmAp5IqgCXR9jhVctkvjcPEtulpJk0ZzJ5trhudwbT816C6Ni7Ovc33XjGvMi9iMrH2a9zqBIpts0aINK_Sb2hQ6RJ_0yTxP28shNXrk1A/s672/Show%20Announcement%20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="672" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwXNMaIrvsHFNiKEiaicIRkhfK8VQSCb5m1MkVynGp2paLrFit_S27KMrkLpXhL3attztAn0nfyL-dQnkMmAp5IqgCXR9jhVctkvjcPEtulpJk0ZzJ5trhudwbT816C6Ni7Ovc33XjGvMi9iMrH2a9zqBIpts0aINK_Sb2hQ6RJ_0yTxP28shNXrk1A/s320/Show%20Announcement%20.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I'm very lucky to be a part of this gallery show at the Ferris Fine Art Gallery. The other two artists are my good friends Kathleen VandeMark and Carrie Weis. My new painting is in the show, and when I get a good photo of it I will post it here. It was a big push to finish it in time, but it felt like good workout. Doing that cleared my easel, and now I'm enjoying considering the possibilities for the next one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy New Year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-1668218170421164502022-12-07T20:12:00.004-05:002022-12-07T21:00:26.173-05:00I might be having a moment<p> I've been at work (both at school and at the easel) because, even though things are crazy busy, I have a show opening to be ready for on January 9th, so this is no time to snooze. I do have something to post, or will soon. However, I've run into a snag that I will have to resolve before I share my new painting.</p><p> All semester, I've bumped into articles about A.I. apps like DALL-E and others that will create art for you based on verbal prompts. This means that anyone who can string some words together can access the skill to make an image that illustrates those words. The image is compiled by the app's access to images that are part of art history as well as popular culture, the news and whatever other source of images it can access. It is my understanding that DALL-E and similar apps are limited by programming with a standard of ethics, so that images not in the public domain would be inaccessible to them. So far so good.</p><p> But now, I've heard of a new app called Lensa that has not had the proper upbringing, and it considers any image on the internet fair game and gives no credit to the originator of the material. </p><p> I have always wanted to share my work and information, because that's what art is about. Sharing is one of the ways we grow. But, geez. If my work is going to be scattered to the winds and diluted by all the other work that is available to the apps, then I'm not sure I want to join the party. I have to decide about it before I share more work.</p><p> I have a feeling that A.I. art will change everything, whether individual artists want it to or not.</p><p><br /></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-13302106988970882142022-11-25T22:27:00.003-05:002022-11-26T15:28:14.351-05:00Dream<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy45kbcOCHKb7y0e2bbcTaW5L-jJg48nU2bNmEq9ojEwXzv9hanEqYFe0v4HmoM4rONSZfuyq3Jksaplu_IGjQVYTCKOy38yPJA-22xOTb2Lh4W3WaSmGFknJnSnzufUQot9AaF6PRBG9H8BT_HQ3q1UNTWVI0oxa60MgyrqETJM6NSA7Qlt8xQrjoQ/s640/IMG_7530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy45kbcOCHKb7y0e2bbcTaW5L-jJg48nU2bNmEq9ojEwXzv9hanEqYFe0v4HmoM4rONSZfuyq3Jksaplu_IGjQVYTCKOy38yPJA-22xOTb2Lh4W3WaSmGFknJnSnzufUQot9AaF6PRBG9H8BT_HQ3q1UNTWVI0oxa60MgyrqETJM6NSA7Qlt8xQrjoQ/s320/IMG_7530.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last night I dreamed that a powerful, nefarious woman took control of a group of women, and through some sort of magic, merged them with cats. And then, she poured acid over one of each of their arms, melting away the flesh but leaving their bones intact. I can still hear their screams of surprise. Before I joined the group, a sad woman gave me a cup of her tears to drink. I think that saved me from their fate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As always, studio time is welcome and at this point is also necessary, as I have agreed to participate in a gallery show in January. I have a new painting in progress that I hope to finish in time. When it starts to quicken, (it is close to that now) I will post it here.</div></div><p><br /> </p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-24063608596086878712022-10-30T21:06:00.001-04:002022-10-30T21:06:58.467-04:00In the Zone<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPV8JGYgmb5nRK9Ko0mSIxnBzozvK_O1JoodnXf1ezRoEVIiAUo3fTkBhSjICj98gycaf9V9iNg672F4cI2pcyExduNCoHrOII_tiobOSFqPfAVYKUEDJMnr05Ue-HU3ijXeQCHU3NUfwT4hWkhRMtTxU10BntSnTLiuRk48vgc04hn_yNnmvAs5Ufg/s640/IMG_7453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPV8JGYgmb5nRK9Ko0mSIxnBzozvK_O1JoodnXf1ezRoEVIiAUo3fTkBhSjICj98gycaf9V9iNg672F4cI2pcyExduNCoHrOII_tiobOSFqPfAVYKUEDJMnr05Ue-HU3ijXeQCHU3NUfwT4hWkhRMtTxU10BntSnTLiuRk48vgc04hn_yNnmvAs5Ufg/s320/IMG_7453.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're sailing into the 9th week of school, and this is the first time I've posted. It has been a whirlwind, composed mostly of work and family time. Today, I played hooky from grading and was able to enter the Zone for the first time in a long time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's a good thing, too, because I signed on for a gallery show in January, and I've got some work to do to be ready. I spent today on this one, working on the setting and figuring out how to puzzle those wings together so that they might possibly fit in that space. It has always helped me to see the problems when I post them here, and that strategy hasn't failed me yet.</div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-53825529436336893462022-09-04T22:28:00.002-04:002022-09-04T22:28:34.169-04:00Signs of Life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqSqc5cny-uAvpMMGHNHPd4gjMFf4dc8wrBDyYAGRWyRd50JOmIL9NhuSjml_vCER-XpSAphOSpEUL-l3AuTIXNwXeJ-zHqGRXeHeAAuTSTEIEJalqKQ2hnyTOj5-UCZ21psLTgmVMt0OHeVqB4Gly2uVu8dmzl-gKkNNp63VE4vJdJBciVVjy3diyw/s640/IMG_7254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqSqc5cny-uAvpMMGHNHPd4gjMFf4dc8wrBDyYAGRWyRd50JOmIL9NhuSjml_vCER-XpSAphOSpEUL-l3AuTIXNwXeJ-zHqGRXeHeAAuTSTEIEJalqKQ2hnyTOj5-UCZ21psLTgmVMt0OHeVqB4Gly2uVu8dmzl-gKkNNp63VE4vJdJBciVVjy3diyw/s320/IMG_7254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SwvIEepRYU5uH9CTFf2kx0QJMhhIrrenSgJXSecbQugTEYOU5U4rln-aklb-vV2LVM_qlrdPr2kqb4eEi5Zxi_v-73mSkp96rg9aUrk-Nwf7Iv4Ogr69BD7Ko5mOoSHR_N63O9Dglk-Kd7BlWn1jFkxQ_8Z-jOX-U69cnk3W90lP8I4byQbXxuqewg/s640/IMG_7255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SwvIEepRYU5uH9CTFf2kx0QJMhhIrrenSgJXSecbQugTEYOU5U4rln-aklb-vV2LVM_qlrdPr2kqb4eEi5Zxi_v-73mSkp96rg9aUrk-Nwf7Iv4Ogr69BD7Ko5mOoSHR_N63O9Dglk-Kd7BlWn1jFkxQ_8Z-jOX-U69cnk3W90lP8I4byQbXxuqewg/s320/IMG_7255.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfX3tS9DU0Iv0zEe89Rtd2o-tGyzietTqNh9nCr0C_oOE0U_pKdICVAFE7Fmc73shPHinsVHhBOff2oj18gYSWrVTT_jla0eMlqH2RbrPvkDK69GwS5UzQgSF03RImwbvGEyeibzaECJ0tcCcs24tDq9NmTvXbqklWcxYzy0-Bs6xZpFK_Ig4gJvCcgQ/s640/IMG_7256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfX3tS9DU0Iv0zEe89Rtd2o-tGyzietTqNh9nCr0C_oOE0U_pKdICVAFE7Fmc73shPHinsVHhBOff2oj18gYSWrVTT_jla0eMlqH2RbrPvkDK69GwS5UzQgSF03RImwbvGEyeibzaECJ0tcCcs24tDq9NmTvXbqklWcxYzy0-Bs6xZpFK_Ig4gJvCcgQ/s320/IMG_7256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Believe it or not, I'm still alive. And working, if only in baby steps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are photos are from this year's volunteer pumpkin patch, grown from a shove of two Halloween pumpkins down the hill after the first frost. We'll see if they have time to become pumpkins. The flowers are huge. If they make it, they'll be ding dong daddies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In other news, the experiment in varnish glazing was a failure. I'm sanding and applying thin layers of paint to try to overcome that particular moment of errant experimentation. Pro (or novice) tip: if you try putting clear layers between layers of paint, don't use a spray varnish. It doesn't work. The alternative would be to use a brush on version, which I am told is very difficult to apply evenly. It still sounds like a great idea, but I'm not sure I'm up to the fuss. So, I am abandoning it. Maybe it would work better in oil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The good news is, I still sort of like the painting. Which, these days, is at least something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-91807117949031639352022-08-16T21:22:00.001-04:002022-08-16T21:22:50.043-04:00Pencil Thief<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDKl4emMsoXeBEFV1VULB09h1LSWv9LhSv4nVBrC_t_OzwZE2fk8cAHC64ZbuJ-AjTbB9x8KOO7DGPzCO34xpSSwZR7v-0sY0VF8PTw0tuA93Fb4pRh5qLPtNMbR62pgE2Xy6oPCbTbx6vXiLCxL3n3hLyet4jQs4U2NiF3q3A6BexkO6Miapv0hzIQ/s640/IMG_7213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDKl4emMsoXeBEFV1VULB09h1LSWv9LhSv4nVBrC_t_OzwZE2fk8cAHC64ZbuJ-AjTbB9x8KOO7DGPzCO34xpSSwZR7v-0sY0VF8PTw0tuA93Fb4pRh5qLPtNMbR62pgE2Xy6oPCbTbx6vXiLCxL3n3hLyet4jQs4U2NiF3q3A6BexkO6Miapv0hzIQ/s320/IMG_7213.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-53328075784571195102022-08-16T21:20:00.001-04:002022-08-16T21:20:38.780-04:00Alas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe6gtzZbskTVdS3T5CxGRVja8cwTz4Qe32S_8lqbr7B9L_J7TwsXQyAPoMMM6HEsvgH17b6M50UlQn9_XmuGlhBQuHUfSgVDrO4P43dzD-kvr2U4mPZwiWabJEF_6s1A5QnlDT7KnIS46IrOLjgJWUuj5fseiBa2Iccz8cGsqzCyuy5qdURITIcjOpA/s640/IMG_7217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe6gtzZbskTVdS3T5CxGRVja8cwTz4Qe32S_8lqbr7B9L_J7TwsXQyAPoMMM6HEsvgH17b6M50UlQn9_XmuGlhBQuHUfSgVDrO4P43dzD-kvr2U4mPZwiWabJEF_6s1A5QnlDT7KnIS46IrOLjgJWUuj5fseiBa2Iccz8cGsqzCyuy5qdURITIcjOpA/s320/IMG_7217.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During our yearly drawing session at the river, my excellent friend Molly told me about how Maxfield Parrish used to get those glowing effects in his paintings by layering transparent glazes between layers, so I thought I'd try it with this new image. It's not working so great, because the paint isn't absorbing into the surface well enough and is pooling up. I may have to sand that area down to make this canvas work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-36733768528028936932022-08-16T21:13:00.001-04:002022-08-16T21:13:30.171-04:00Life Skills<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know it seems like I've been lazy, but I have actually been up to a few things besides recharging. The first picture is my first attempt at mortising for a hinge. Not so good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHVX8mPM80-tV0WmuUJGP015478luf0F5I7KfWciBB6v1747A3U6jHd2794taarUal61YW6DcDMfNwnvFtDXWrbQvCidv0dx2WrgPcnop7hoTceAfqwfTlweSwxNhinAikrrRvvHZLbZM8WsRP7JUzbORUus6OGhXJIPfUbi9YUw-YLmewFvj8gAW9w/s640/IMG_7187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHVX8mPM80-tV0WmuUJGP015478luf0F5I7KfWciBB6v1747A3U6jHd2794taarUal61YW6DcDMfNwnvFtDXWrbQvCidv0dx2WrgPcnop7hoTceAfqwfTlweSwxNhinAikrrRvvHZLbZM8WsRP7JUzbORUus6OGhXJIPfUbi9YUw-YLmewFvj8gAW9w/s320/IMG_7187.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second one was much better. I did five in all, after combining a few YouTube videos into</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a process I could manage with the tools that I had:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutLwJ0Y8dld_sNqXQGBoHWSgTi1_owez_PqLyWjGws1v6KN4o_kUlydHkIQfdKTwR7wamU-Fi9J3O_Aa6ue4XMmWEZyprMi_VbQ5UqBc1AwAKmGvMQZ-eQffRUNLRBqZ9vcuKAFnrY2GTESTh2Zvd0HKlohQwH55exUDgRD-AFj8oVuBfqjrm-ky_5A/s640/IMG_7188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutLwJ0Y8dld_sNqXQGBoHWSgTi1_owez_PqLyWjGws1v6KN4o_kUlydHkIQfdKTwR7wamU-Fi9J3O_Aa6ue4XMmWEZyprMi_VbQ5UqBc1AwAKmGvMQZ-eQffRUNLRBqZ9vcuKAFnrY2GTESTh2Zvd0HKlohQwH55exUDgRD-AFj8oVuBfqjrm-ky_5A/s320/IMG_7188.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once again, I feel like my carpentry skills are lacking, and I should do something about it. I think I am going to look for a teacher.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-14001853199232140582022-08-14T20:32:00.004-04:002022-08-14T20:32:59.918-04:00New Kitten<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How she tucks me in:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1wmKYDSYYbR23JLirGUp2FYDd74IqGmHkqlgAu6NuwG3AdjQoj5iDeaPuLcSlCnhEnQ4LVlPWL-QSG9yfBiQ0aW3Vcslils3fHdh_AyQ0NNn_hat8N4IIkyKy6JAPQNA7rZOQZuFaMIqDx7CHpEe8EbBj8iDlV6dwUolrNv80xJSgjM1BIEheXNMFw/s576/rip%20jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="576" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1wmKYDSYYbR23JLirGUp2FYDd74IqGmHkqlgAu6NuwG3AdjQoj5iDeaPuLcSlCnhEnQ4LVlPWL-QSG9yfBiQ0aW3Vcslils3fHdh_AyQ0NNn_hat8N4IIkyKy6JAPQNA7rZOQZuFaMIqDx7CHpEe8EbBj8iDlV6dwUolrNv80xJSgjM1BIEheXNMFw/s320/rip%20jpg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-68045818678755099222022-07-16T12:15:00.000-04:002022-07-16T12:15:16.959-04:00Calling it<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid57e8Oq6sETOp2o828dTNHSoZcmyvp3X-peE-SEt1QQXlGE-a_1K-Ym526EG6rnI7PFsE8UnTE8Z2eCfYkAPQoydXgOYoCca5tXGtXoRJvotFWq1VJTVwiA2aQXnMEJsNAk6AwcrnImXNvgZW1mjlkB5RSrzW7PczJI919leEIBqCqFHtLWXLz51K1w/s640/IMG_7110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid57e8Oq6sETOp2o828dTNHSoZcmyvp3X-peE-SEt1QQXlGE-a_1K-Ym526EG6rnI7PFsE8UnTE8Z2eCfYkAPQoydXgOYoCca5tXGtXoRJvotFWq1VJTVwiA2aQXnMEJsNAk6AwcrnImXNvgZW1mjlkB5RSrzW7PczJI919leEIBqCqFHtLWXLz51K1w/s320/IMG_7110.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, I have another couple of images I want to work on, and knowing my recent record for not finishing things, I tore into this one yesterday, and I'm willing to call it done. The ellipses continued to haunt me right up until the last minute. If I start making noise about doing that again, I hope some kind soul will remind me what a pain they are.</div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-52314360419492895532022-06-29T11:28:00.004-04:002022-06-29T11:28:29.487-04:00Mistakes were made, but I learned something<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrOwZC0cFDjrDdaUMx_J5VGShYx7yc2la3MrztECGETQ6Ic55NwK1BQdSBYFwJdtDqWsIIofmYg6m9RPG3cVQvMz_58uXJDVhLqNLsB3U7q3fpWndNbBzxjToiQ9sFf-PrIOFD3axJ8iP6rBKbMJzI9iicCmNCW5Vl1PeliQP_h9gyMJseGPp9I6hIA/s640/IMG_7052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrOwZC0cFDjrDdaUMx_J5VGShYx7yc2la3MrztECGETQ6Ic55NwK1BQdSBYFwJdtDqWsIIofmYg6m9RPG3cVQvMz_58uXJDVhLqNLsB3U7q3fpWndNbBzxjToiQ9sFf-PrIOFD3axJ8iP6rBKbMJzI9iicCmNCW5Vl1PeliQP_h9gyMJseGPp9I6hIA/s320/IMG_7052.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think I'm going to call it on this little print, because I'm realizing that the roofing tin I"m using will never allow a brighter value. It's easy to scratch into, and some mistakes can be smoothed out, but I don't think I'll ever get the value range I'm looking for. I've started another print on a steel plate leftover from my Solarplate days. In the meantime, I might try to add some color to this one with Prismacolor colored pencils. The buckets of blood will look much better in red, right?</div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-38719065904682329972022-06-12T14:55:00.001-04:002022-06-12T14:55:10.250-04:00All the elements<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VpWTLPHAPMTGflFolfGDJjD7FCB2hSHEAfOoix3dmdtFd7iXDJhZijZigy6aHaG3lRKI4K2SLEnhG9044Y6M5_WhqG-TWyWJIWBbSL4bYj3-osIM-LwduAf5RKLnB8lFIZATfKpJwS3hzTnnY0Sa_1Jmg2BD9r0czeqAyURaD7Q08FvbYnhJr_fsSg/s640/IMG_7007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VpWTLPHAPMTGflFolfGDJjD7FCB2hSHEAfOoix3dmdtFd7iXDJhZijZigy6aHaG3lRKI4K2SLEnhG9044Y6M5_WhqG-TWyWJIWBbSL4bYj3-osIM-LwduAf5RKLnB8lFIZATfKpJwS3hzTnnY0Sa_1Jmg2BD9r0czeqAyURaD7Q08FvbYnhJr_fsSg/s320/IMG_7007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As far as I can tell, all of the elements are in, although I still don't know exactly what I'm going to do with the blue squares. It's all still pretty rough. I'm remembering the time my prof told me that my work looks terrible until it doesn't. Truth.</div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-15971826250246520882022-06-06T21:07:00.002-04:002022-06-06T21:07:27.513-04:00A little dark<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibY_0Az5-zDL1l9jjSYdPC0YyuJepqE_9jGuLheRh6adm2s2MKBJhq6x0oKKTo9K9_UAW3T2LigV3Skv7ZLIG9eC2RER1py9-G2cI4tgXvFmfdCrW2b7SEzQqj_nelEDop4um9Bhk6w_BWZQ9qzY2s5aitcHDUKX5wCYFWx0aeOcHrKkmoLO14OhGCPQ/s640/IMG_6996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibY_0Az5-zDL1l9jjSYdPC0YyuJepqE_9jGuLheRh6adm2s2MKBJhq6x0oKKTo9K9_UAW3T2LigV3Skv7ZLIG9eC2RER1py9-G2cI4tgXvFmfdCrW2b7SEzQqj_nelEDop4um9Bhk6w_BWZQ9qzY2s5aitcHDUKX5wCYFWx0aeOcHrKkmoLO14OhGCPQ/s320/IMG_6996.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A lot of people have been asking me how I am spending my summer. Apparently, trying to relax and recover from a tough year isn't the answer they are hoping for. They always look so disappointed when I say that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Journeying inward is what I'm really doing. That usually involves studio time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I'm working on the plant painting, and I like it so far. The changes I make from day to day would look pretty small on screen, so I'm saving it up until more happens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In the meantime, I've been combing through my sketchbooks for images to develop into little dry point prints. This one comes from a dream, or nightmare, actually. Up until now, it didn't seem like a good image to take any farther, but today, since so many things in the world are awful, this one matched the feeling I get after reading the news.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I'd like to march through my sketchbooks and make drypoint of all the images I've ignored for one reason or another over the years. I've already started this one. Because I'm usually so detail oriented, I'm trying to loosen up and let the image develop with fewer tools and more work with my eyeballs and hands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I promise the next one won't be so dark.</div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-54183369780875857022022-05-30T14:29:00.005-04:002022-05-30T14:29:54.050-04:00Organizing Space<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk49n_k6N67aBfjKFjZChcLeaUW4iEnTW-hx-QV--9LeTgXLe0ssndEkK7Mt-15_OhYk9MikofOWQ5IAY0Fj1h9QjnhPpCnklFoWIOY3H0csp7tNIAqcmXnhkkMY-bpiscnfwLck1HWTeYhBS9fRlTYIqeKcTJ-z7tNMlNE3_DVoRD1XXPL_RC6gCrxA/s640/IMG_6984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk49n_k6N67aBfjKFjZChcLeaUW4iEnTW-hx-QV--9LeTgXLe0ssndEkK7Mt-15_OhYk9MikofOWQ5IAY0Fj1h9QjnhPpCnklFoWIOY3H0csp7tNIAqcmXnhkkMY-bpiscnfwLck1HWTeYhBS9fRlTYIqeKcTJ-z7tNMlNE3_DVoRD1XXPL_RC6gCrxA/s320/IMG_6984.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are still a few elements to go...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-51600095636483839512022-05-28T21:09:00.001-04:002022-05-28T21:09:15.187-04:00The long and short of it<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_GydQdQOTrkOaxC0UnIDKLPCeA_meQQqXGcUwOrKom3-ilPxQhYzoVuCzTaUQ6Zz6XLtIX_ugWjJEU66hcDcUhSJEd4Yo880JrezRkrhONyAVGi3D8GmgYxzKCj5yy-N2O3dKtSexRfaA9IQ0HyfZ5n0z3Beyuq2Gc1AkC5lzMCYqv-o4BnjNVqWbA/s640/IMG_6979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_GydQdQOTrkOaxC0UnIDKLPCeA_meQQqXGcUwOrKom3-ilPxQhYzoVuCzTaUQ6Zz6XLtIX_ugWjJEU66hcDcUhSJEd4Yo880JrezRkrhONyAVGi3D8GmgYxzKCj5yy-N2O3dKtSexRfaA9IQ0HyfZ5n0z3Beyuq2Gc1AkC5lzMCYqv-o4BnjNVqWbA/s320/IMG_6979.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-24310391676021527262022-05-27T20:54:00.002-04:002022-05-27T20:54:32.932-04:00Back in the saddle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx7BlhqjyrGBsmCjp37gUTKRDvK2CdnwHOeNy3UbpGoufxIH01X0z9TVmAuqEQmvAy0o2fyKhGZIAERy0GNZrjZwTA2NRlhXMvPe730ujgsgstF93PxrHR-J3ZzahYyEkAm9KLNGWTTr290SDNSHjDw_0-ULL7AiTY4a_C3vifsRVlsEyFr64qePw4A/s640/IMG_6977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx7BlhqjyrGBsmCjp37gUTKRDvK2CdnwHOeNy3UbpGoufxIH01X0z9TVmAuqEQmvAy0o2fyKhGZIAERy0GNZrjZwTA2NRlhXMvPe730ujgsgstF93PxrHR-J3ZzahYyEkAm9KLNGWTTr290SDNSHjDw_0-ULL7AiTY4a_C3vifsRVlsEyFr64qePw4A/s320/IMG_6977.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-34009397745448202312022-05-25T19:15:00.005-04:002022-05-25T19:27:25.003-04:00The Way Back Machine<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEqXsJjh2V27Z5TvB9E_xYcr9M0SLRqt8d-DC1ZIY4DT9yJzbuHlWkpxJCNzMDNCXbF6GPoRUgd_JEneUgcD92LkbVZSQJTDBn04nwTiKnVgkSZDnUjKlr3VmBCIbGrsJlLde1kAuIaul7NgtRzW0sM4F2Ei454pizLiBFywYZPBWc7yKDdZ_k9HWeA/s640/IMG_6970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEqXsJjh2V27Z5TvB9E_xYcr9M0SLRqt8d-DC1ZIY4DT9yJzbuHlWkpxJCNzMDNCXbF6GPoRUgd_JEneUgcD92LkbVZSQJTDBn04nwTiKnVgkSZDnUjKlr3VmBCIbGrsJlLde1kAuIaul7NgtRzW0sM4F2Ei454pizLiBFywYZPBWc7yKDdZ_k9HWeA/s320/IMG_6970.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Ive been going through sketchbooks and files to get myself kickstarted for the summer's art making. I've been away from it so long, it often feels like there is a parallel being in my studio who does things exactly as I like them done and has left me with all kinds of tools and images that will help me right now. I'm very grateful to her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This plate was one of my finds. It comes from my very first printmaking course with the awesome Scott Evans at Idaho State University, around 1991. At that time, it was printed as an embossment, on pure white paper and no ink. Time and poor storage added some interesting oxidation patterns to the surface, so I was curious to see if they would print if I inked it up, and they did! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Next, there are a couple of areas I'd like to smooth out with a file, and then, I think I'm going to play with those negative spaces with colors and maybe some sgrafitto. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> What a nice way to get back into the swing of things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-13039605251513608782022-05-20T23:41:00.004-04:002022-05-20T23:41:59.456-04:00Blooming<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVrqKJHuFewrpiobOpW0Mb62tD4TCLQRf1hn3pN6-_56jEdqA1yTCVluWcXCsA77FkZlrYVyj181HB_4q2_fJ7JnMs2znUqL_rYc9XwlwC8q8_Ue9OsEVWW8lyM_JUmtkKIX-R1EkjcxvwlffLJ6W62LJ_UFFUpgB0e8EcsHZtF6K80BPM6LU8UJU0A/s640/IMG_6961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVrqKJHuFewrpiobOpW0Mb62tD4TCLQRf1hn3pN6-_56jEdqA1yTCVluWcXCsA77FkZlrYVyj181HB_4q2_fJ7JnMs2znUqL_rYc9XwlwC8q8_Ue9OsEVWW8lyM_JUmtkKIX-R1EkjcxvwlffLJ6W62LJ_UFFUpgB0e8EcsHZtF6K80BPM6LU8UJU0A/s320/IMG_6961.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I mentioned before, snake plants produce blooms like this when they are slightly stressed". These little flowers open at night and close in the daytime. Their scent is filling the air in my room right now. If only all tension could be relieved so sweetly.</div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-40141132291968563942022-05-20T23:38:00.002-04:002022-05-20T23:38:20.353-04:00Shower Flowers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VbsINTkJ8a8dsUl8WI9vnbyvuk8fK3qwZVq7t0s_YK2VU11Su5FgHOhRwi438ItBKq6JswC8c3JaqMxXhDn3kEKxyUzpWVWo4CcoYw2R3xIFknQcf7jR_zU7sJvSwbGWtzIwlg6fRpGJdrFDEwtwY-7QvNwWsSKJf62vNC3NLhGbMQON8voyV5m8WA/s640/IMG_6960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VbsINTkJ8a8dsUl8WI9vnbyvuk8fK3qwZVq7t0s_YK2VU11Su5FgHOhRwi438ItBKq6JswC8c3JaqMxXhDn3kEKxyUzpWVWo4CcoYw2R3xIFknQcf7jR_zU7sJvSwbGWtzIwlg6fRpGJdrFDEwtwY-7QvNwWsSKJf62vNC3NLhGbMQON8voyV5m8WA/s320/IMG_6960.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once I figured these out, they were fun to make. They took some time, but it was really satisfying to see them come together. I've been accumulating different papers for years, and my stash came in handy for this project. The green was leftover from my Mrs.Swift and Dreamer paper quilt projects from grad school, and the white is Japanese rice paper that I sometimes use for ink or printmaking. The only new paper is the rose colored one. It has the Hand of Fatima embossed in gold on the surface. Very pretty, and now I have a sheet of that left over for my collection :)</div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-14645182213443304412022-05-12T09:45:00.000-04:002022-05-12T09:45:57.855-04:00The Hold Up<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu8nuZIMx_5EBwN59MwfbQeU47LaMC3kKLV9-ue3uMblzNEy7A9hfzeTzB5V1s4eyP8uqnfnXmSIhe6xnz1k-FSK4rOwcIL3aDpdQtq--eWM0u7kcbevuvbTD0Er-ojK1OtiQAD2VlbdKFwYWvCQW8kOC57ABfLo2sbAahlcjx-tNz-3OkSv-3Hyi2Q/s640/67399270880__A7355F30-6D81-470E-B73D-41B4E794D0D2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu8nuZIMx_5EBwN59MwfbQeU47LaMC3kKLV9-ue3uMblzNEy7A9hfzeTzB5V1s4eyP8uqnfnXmSIhe6xnz1k-FSK4rOwcIL3aDpdQtq--eWM0u7kcbevuvbTD0Er-ojK1OtiQAD2VlbdKFwYWvCQW8kOC57ABfLo2sbAahlcjx-tNz-3OkSv-3Hyi2Q/s320/67399270880__A7355F30-6D81-470E-B73D-41B4E794D0D2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, it's lovely to be done with school, even though I'll probably be puttering about there now and then all summer. It was a challenging year. The image I have of it is driving a car really fast, with my hair straight out behind me for nine months straight. It'll be really good to slow down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I'm looking forward to getting back to my own artwork. I walked by the plant painting yesterday, and I see some things to fix. And I see what should come next. I have a few other things I'm thinking about, too. Plus the traditional cleaning of the studio. And there is a mold making project at Ferris I've agreed to help with. But, I hope, all at a slow pace. Slow enough so my hair can be vertical again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> First up, though, are these paper flowers for my niece's wedding shower. Twenty of them, coming up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-21798404745475533752022-05-03T21:06:00.003-04:002022-05-03T21:06:25.354-04:00Ruh roh<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aFo_3sdIyHRe9CMQLlmmAxlhQmLxGjBaLubLzGQm5TstCkzxTz0DvP72xQrZxI50aH4afa6Fr2Jl_curXalzPby5DEWMC5u1fDcU0ThSEOQeYbivItpAU-SJqDCzDToxwNMbpI1utcMn4cL4rDVvm4JQ8kHhxA_yH9gwgKzY_Uzwou2CgwqCAzPqdg/s640/IMG_6899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aFo_3sdIyHRe9CMQLlmmAxlhQmLxGjBaLubLzGQm5TstCkzxTz0DvP72xQrZxI50aH4afa6Fr2Jl_curXalzPby5DEWMC5u1fDcU0ThSEOQeYbivItpAU-SJqDCzDToxwNMbpI1utcMn4cL4rDVvm4JQ8kHhxA_yH9gwgKzY_Uzwou2CgwqCAzPqdg/s320/IMG_6899.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Well, this appeared a few days ago, and according to the plant books, it is a sign that the plant is experiencing mild stress. Admittedly, I let it get too dry, so that could be it. It is finals time, though. I wonder if plants are affected by my season? Stress or no, it's really pretty. What a lovely way to express it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I reckon I'll have to try to get this into the plant painting. Which, in a few days, I can get back to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-6730213050021110312022-04-22T23:51:00.001-04:002022-04-22T23:51:10.346-04:00In the shop<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxybgQeXgxPEHmhy3hpFNbaiipPeJz12w3kLEdFSOfdzWxr7FkziQhNeqCrpyYsnPOOFhNe6uHAy-7QfUXcO8o8bUDspWMH1X3KXCLlslWCgBV_8728VQzsR07sNREEybeUIyc8YPbST74nqNeVOfGE8hGnSAZ8qjTGOGSYvhu0Qr46H_qQhx_2uBHGA/s640/IMG_6841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxybgQeXgxPEHmhy3hpFNbaiipPeJz12w3kLEdFSOfdzWxr7FkziQhNeqCrpyYsnPOOFhNe6uHAy-7QfUXcO8o8bUDspWMH1X3KXCLlslWCgBV_8728VQzsR07sNREEybeUIyc8YPbST74nqNeVOfGE8hGnSAZ8qjTGOGSYvhu0Qr46H_qQhx_2uBHGA/s320/IMG_6841.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After two years of teaching sculpture online, it's nice to have students back in the shop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-88526330699582761552022-04-16T19:25:00.002-04:002022-04-16T19:25:19.554-04:00Beach Life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yiAAuzbLxIM1mP6f8nP9woIld8SBAZ0YaYJiqA26TH2Td2e7WT9efS7OjbSclp8dck_CJP5p7yMYH2El4E-fiZfPYhnl0gO1q1u4QU9Hv8B9fzzg-0Did2qnBNPVKr9vAtMxfikU2Kaq2ShFqZ4Gxz2YD_7ek2qNuiIQzj74pGIlL_pu5AACSf5m4A/s640/IMG_6832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yiAAuzbLxIM1mP6f8nP9woIld8SBAZ0YaYJiqA26TH2Td2e7WT9efS7OjbSclp8dck_CJP5p7yMYH2El4E-fiZfPYhnl0gO1q1u4QU9Hv8B9fzzg-0Did2qnBNPVKr9vAtMxfikU2Kaq2ShFqZ4Gxz2YD_7ek2qNuiIQzj74pGIlL_pu5AACSf5m4A/s320/IMG_6832.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This little thing was my practice image for figuring out how underglazes work, so I could have a clue about it in order to help my students with their ceramic pieces. I just learned that real glazes look nothing like the color they will be in the end, and the beauty of underglazes is that they look like they will after they are fired. This photo was taken just before the second firing, which will set these colors. Before firing, it could all be washed off clean. We will get another chance after this firing to adjust the color one more time, and also apply a clear glaze which will give it a shiny surface in the end, after the final firing. Ceramics is as close alchemy as any art form I've ever studied.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This image comes from my time in San Diego, under a pier on one of the magnificent beaches. I'll try to tidy up the lines before the next firing. </div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353884300349864912.post-62049658297577140472022-03-30T17:20:00.000-04:002022-03-30T17:20:00.812-04:00Look at these beauties<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-3P_UAUhfENjx6xER0C7n9vtGbwU6BeATvVx-2R6fQPU1E6p0b74EmzjYXqxCSAmJNx3Eh_AiENIVBCSKaglYcwUdHwnCh72wynuHk-4R7ZEXfzwXM4-AtIfY0EIIFzxLPKaBJ4MD6074G4BiIlPqJLBnrkMwyqT6KwFiyd4rYxZA24SQPczLiff8Q/s320/IMG_6775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-3P_UAUhfENjx6xER0C7n9vtGbwU6BeATvVx-2R6fQPU1E6p0b74EmzjYXqxCSAmJNx3Eh_AiENIVBCSKaglYcwUdHwnCh72wynuHk-4R7ZEXfzwXM4-AtIfY0EIIFzxLPKaBJ4MD6074G4BiIlPqJLBnrkMwyqT6KwFiyd4rYxZA24SQPczLiff8Q/s1600/IMG_6775.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These little ceramic bas reliefs are responsible for the majority of the work of our sculpture class this semester. We are collaborating with Ferris' Card-Riley Wildlife Center to create touchable displays for the museum. It has been quite a journey and a huge learning experience for all of us. It's a good thing we had excellent help and advice along the way. Below are a few of them up close, right before they were bisque fired. The students are currently working on the glazes. Stay tuned for the color versions.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvK7dv_Oeg-u4NU6JlhRddxQSLVr6JdEEFjq85WvJ54dtI6C90VYPc6XKDEP-5p1fcewfoj5aPmNCoxRGkbKVUeo1-dbA31comT7QOUhyNLqP_5UNtBLQx9ZFt3n0PYAEFxfUG86qUH435nFIyOMLxUIaC3DMu59gkQsug3YLvjpOtyhzjXGhHrBm5Q/s320/IMG_6776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvK7dv_Oeg-u4NU6JlhRddxQSLVr6JdEEFjq85WvJ54dtI6C90VYPc6XKDEP-5p1fcewfoj5aPmNCoxRGkbKVUeo1-dbA31comT7QOUhyNLqP_5UNtBLQx9ZFt3n0PYAEFxfUG86qUH435nFIyOMLxUIaC3DMu59gkQsug3YLvjpOtyhzjXGhHrBm5Q/s1600/IMG_6776.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90P3DN8A8QHw6kxohmO_soKJk7n2MbB94kjcyPemP-qgkBo-ktSspr46e26-rzgvpWSPwLirv4nMvkXWD0S4NfYoxmTkz_8m7x_q0i8oYH8Qt8_j6HVkP-u0ZUaCo8jcnakaWaoHKd_1U_TvLOF5K_LHyWtkBTpBB9FHVbo5VU0Tl0vqBh1zV2Wop-A/s320/IMG_6777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90P3DN8A8QHw6kxohmO_soKJk7n2MbB94kjcyPemP-qgkBo-ktSspr46e26-rzgvpWSPwLirv4nMvkXWD0S4NfYoxmTkz_8m7x_q0i8oYH8Qt8_j6HVkP-u0ZUaCo8jcnakaWaoHKd_1U_TvLOF5K_LHyWtkBTpBB9FHVbo5VU0Tl0vqBh1zV2Wop-A/s1600/IMG_6777.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXF4eE6gT9tnqr8ZyEgP5o_CNgG0_SiW-mDBNYRJZMWOXpsTf0bjXtEB2qfU6ap2v3vA7eJWayVuDM5e5pHUNkukpPf7iKgAq6v87lp-YIWMmzbvvlfsvT-PYrnf4erHcV3AX48vZ8f1aoXwujXSk3zVoPDt0sipFFPghfVirlRPlc4kdOdM__wH-mQ/s320/IMG_6778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXF4eE6gT9tnqr8ZyEgP5o_CNgG0_SiW-mDBNYRJZMWOXpsTf0bjXtEB2qfU6ap2v3vA7eJWayVuDM5e5pHUNkukpPf7iKgAq6v87lp-YIWMmzbvvlfsvT-PYrnf4erHcV3AX48vZ8f1aoXwujXSk3zVoPDt0sipFFPghfVirlRPlc4kdOdM__wH-mQ/s1600/IMG_6778.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mqgC_loM8VWCSiQYnIOxnEI9b81aRxJ12wlUs4DhhBCDGBFbvtCLs84lk6BVvhhNp0072fcxeuu9W_uIsdIujZB9vhFHS4XXZsRE9z49GpovOFHU2vsvuSzeSDPyLceQq6vvhHhv9VIQiSPZbo7nRFwWjnH0yOrMvdZuJQBshnRUGGdX5Ckb7joLtg/s320/IMG_6779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mqgC_loM8VWCSiQYnIOxnEI9b81aRxJ12wlUs4DhhBCDGBFbvtCLs84lk6BVvhhNp0072fcxeuu9W_uIsdIujZB9vhFHS4XXZsRE9z49GpovOFHU2vsvuSzeSDPyLceQq6vvhHhv9VIQiSPZbo7nRFwWjnH0yOrMvdZuJQBshnRUGGdX5Ckb7joLtg/s1600/IMG_6779.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaEGYFVhP-qm2ECZzNrgxzJY4zi80u-5QkJ275p4gJdioZKM9SZjTHGlz_KzXgcZNvkx8K-9R8Gewgk71UidrZZ0wI7MVzAi-tAzFRSB5jqGXOic9EmF11xzLLF3Uu-5l-W6z_aLID-19ceRqE3wVbOKJk2OhtyN5IoOmIYSKscTE2dUEpUslZwWwrQ/s320/IMG_6780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaEGYFVhP-qm2ECZzNrgxzJY4zi80u-5QkJ275p4gJdioZKM9SZjTHGlz_KzXgcZNvkx8K-9R8Gewgk71UidrZZ0wI7MVzAi-tAzFRSB5jqGXOic9EmF11xzLLF3Uu-5l-W6z_aLID-19ceRqE3wVbOKJk2OhtyN5IoOmIYSKscTE2dUEpUslZwWwrQ/s1600/IMG_6780.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056318892398066724noreply@blogger.com0