Garden Variety III – Cut Paper Art
8 x 10 inch paper cutting, matted and framed to 11 x 14 inches. Available through Art&Soul Gallery, 1615 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO. Phone: 303-544-5803.
Winter Song – Cut Paper Art
8 x 10 inch paper cutting matted to 11 x 14 inches.
Desert Rose
11 x 14 inch paper cutting. This is based off a sketch which I posted HERE for the Sketchbook Project.. and I realized early on I didn’t really have extra time to do that project. Soooo, I always liked that sketch and decided to make it into a full-blown paper cutting.
At Summer’s End
5 x 7 inch paper cutting. I did this one a little differently (and as an excuse to experiment): there is a 3D effect created by sprinkling cut out tissue paper leaves onto glue brushed on the paper. I liked the texture and randomness achieved — much like leaves on a real live tree.
On The Farm (In Progress)
Since I don’t have anything that I’m working on at the moment completely finished and scanned, I’ll post another progress photo. This one was sort of for fun.. and I think I really like the way it came out. Still need to add some finishing touches. (Try to ignore the coffee stains on the temporary white copy paper background…)
Hummingbird in Progress
I just finished cutting the top layer of this paper cutting.. Next step is to add color & background. It’s Sunday night. This coming Friday I’ll be in Kansas City setting up for the 1st day of the Plaza Art Fair. Stress central… I have a bunch of stuff in the works, and I’m racing to finish it up after a busy weekend away from my workspace with family (including a new niece!). Coffee pot set to brew at 3:30am… I work best during the dark hours anyway…
Watching Fireflies – Cut Paper Art
8 x 10 inch paper cutting, matted and framed to 11 x 14 inches. Available through Art&Soul Gallery, 1615 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO. Phone: 303-544-5803.
Commissioned Birdsong
5 x 7 inch paper cutting. Sold.
Notes From The Factory
I’ve got lots of new paper cuttings in the works in preparation for the Plaza Art Fair which is just right around the corner. Hopefully I can get them all cut, colored (where necessary) mounted, and framed in time… I’m ambitious enough — I think I can do it. And as promised previously, I’ve been ignoring my blog as I’ve been running full steam with intermittent crashes. Short reading breaks and morning jogs through town are helping to keep me in check… (segue) and also helping me get ready for the Head for the Cure 5k run in Lawrence, KS, on Oct. 2. My cousin and I will be running in memory of longtime family friend Vern Ostdiek who died from brain cancer in 2008.
Back to art: last weekends art fairs in Lenexa and Lawrence went great — better than expected, actually, despite the Lenexa show getting cut short due to the threat of lightning. Those marked the beginning of my fall “season” of shows, and it’s such a good feeling to be off to a good start. Thank you so much to you all who came out. I received so many kind words about my work that are really encouraging and so meaningful to me.. It isn’t always easy to stay enthusiastic and motivated working alone and managing myself all the time, but the folks that take the time to come out and show their appreciation for what I do — I very much appreciate you.
Quote
“One instant of total awareness is one instant of perfect freedom and enlightenment.” -The Wisdom Deity, Manjusri
[I read this earlier as I was sitting in the sunshine with a book listening to the birds and crickets in the backyard. Seemed good enough to share.]