arty farty books
new sign at gatepost:
open
when
I
am
here
studio
the
birdhut
let's keep it as simple as possible folks;-)
A close friend visited Venice this Summer, the Biënnale are on, and she brought back a lovely, usable souvenir for me: a recycled plastic container full of paper snippets, giftwrapped in a kfc paper bag!
She had bought it in a small shop where the owner herself made collages and, as far as I understood, she wasted nothing, collected rubbish and where possible used said rubbish, either for her art or for the packaging.
As I have never been to Venice, I decided to use the paper for a collage book and make an imaginary sight seeing guide
I know I mentioned thinking of selling these books, however I've had second thoughts....sorry Grace I cannot let go of any of them just now, but I'll be sure to paint some small figures on their own!
for a few days our news was dominated by the fate of asylum seekers in our country: forced to sleep under the open skies as there was not enough proper accommodation
one of my paintings kind of illustrated my emotions
we seem to be lopping from one crisis into the next over here: covid, climate, war, housing shortage, inflation et cetera
new out there
at home it's a lot better: house extension has begun, the foundation has been made and in two weeks time building up begins
I am looking forward to getting more living space!
WaardArt open studio tour this weekend and next one....fingers crossed many will visit our treasure coves
small beginnings
xXx
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and I too love your new sign ... perfect timing for WaardArt and I love the wry-ness of "I'm here when I'm here"
Everything else...so GOOD to see
it has been a busy week not just the two rainy weekends cooped up in the studio waiting for visitors, sigh
the WaardArt committee had organised a visit-your-colleagues schedule during the week, so I got a chance to visit several studios and fellow artists unknown to me! really great for catching up & getting to know one another
re the rain: out of the 4 open studio days it rained on 3, which was bad for numbers but as it turned out not for business, as I managed to sell 8 pieces and 2 calendars
I think it was worth the effort, but am sure there's room for improvement
We're now getting back on our feet and will soon have a rethink concerning next year
speaking of luxury and things to enjoy: the little girl is a stamp I bought in Paris in a shop called Le Tampographe Sardon, that shop is a world within our world and well worth a visit.