On the Hunt

like friends are catching fish, touring the west, and attending weddings I am hunting for a vanity and a couple of toilets.  Not glamorous,  but necessary

 

Permanently Home

My little Cape Cod transfered to new owners today and I'm slowly making my new space habitable. I've more to do, and that will take time and patience, but the end result will be worth  it. Now to clear a path for the reno crew. I've a two car garage with one path between boxes. 
 

Two to a Good Home

These were printed and shown at RIT's Shop One on the campus. Later, they were part of my studio sales items. A lovely woman who had seen them years ago and remembered them found me and asked about them. I'd put them in a safe space, and we reconnected. So, finally to the long-time admirer.
 

No Fear

An eveing stroll on my last day of class took me past manicured lawns and fearless deer. The town is liberaly sprinkled with these residents, and they take no effort to get away, and in fact, this one continued to advance closer so it was me that got away. Not my favorite pest for civilized landscapes, but still.
 

Finish Line

The weather was perfect for our week, and we made this clothesline work like mad on the last days. I love what the shadow forms become on the ground. And yes, I did caution everyone not to let their prints bake in the sun longer than to 'dry' as textile art is damaged with sun exposure. Still, nice to have this line.
 

Family Time

It's not often that family members choose to print side by side (literally) and this past week at PNWAS in Coupeville, Washington I had TWO pairs. It was fun to see the banter, the encouragement, the true pride each of the four gave to their mom/daughter and in one case their 'special daughter'. Made a great week!
 

Medallion Wins the Day

 Each student was choose a piece they admired from a colleague and talk about it. We all would have chosen this piece by Amy. It was a great finish to a week if printing. I'll return same time next year!

On the Line

A most handy closeline is up and filled within an hour of class's start. Margaret got her piece up and finished, showing how she loves clean, pure color saturation. There is a myriad of styles here, which is so great to see the variations in printing applications. And Coupeville is gracing us with perfect skies
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Field Trip to Marcia Derse

A short drive up the road is the studio of fabric desiger Marcia Derse. Her charming house and studio hold the collections and prompts she uses to design her line of printed fabric. The visit has us all enchanted with her studio and archive. Many thanks for the hospitality and tour. It is a delightful experience.
 

Taking Over

Second day of the print workshop sand the class is using every inch of space for our printing use. Wall, outside parking spots, even the front of the refrigerator. We have printing to do, and gosh, we're going to do that! Tomorow we have a bit of a field day after class, and then more to do inbetween. 
 

Let the Fun Begin

We've settled in the Pacific Northwest Art Center's workshop space with everyone grabbing two tables to print large and bold. The first day had direct scraping on fabric, rubbings and work with stencils. With silkscreens in hand, we'll start to add resists tomorrow and dive into printing more.