Lily S. May–Life with Art
This past week, as I was pondering what my next post would be, I came upon a file folder I had filled with some old drawings. I made these sometime in the mid to late 1990s. They're line drawings of fantasy worlds that I added photocopies of lace and feathers to. These are the original… Continue reading Lace, Feathers & Pen
I've submitted four wool felt appliqués to an open call group show at Gerrard Art Space in Toronto. The show runs from February 22 to March 12 with a reception this coming Saturday, Feb. 25, from 3 - 6 pm. The appliqués are ones I made in 2020. Here's one of them: Through the Window,… Continue reading Textile Show
Recently, I received the good news that one of the mono-prints I'd submitted to an online juried print show was accepted. The Aird Gallery in Toronto is putting the exhibit on. I'll let you know when it's up and running. Meanwhile, here's the print. It's one of the stamped ones I made in the last… Continue reading Some Good News
BIMPE stands for Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition. The eleventh edition of that excellent show was due to take place in 2020, but you know what else happened then. The deadline for prints to be mailed in was in March 2020 and I had sent in my three entries by then. Normally BIMPE would have… Continue reading BIMPE XI
I'm very glad to have recently seen the hand tufted wall hangings of Simone Elizabeth Saunders. They are on display at the Textile Museum of Canada through January. Here's several of her powerful and beautiful works from the exhibit. It Matters, 2020, © Simone Elizabeth Saunders Excellence, 2021, © Simone Elizabeth Saunders Cosmic Creation, 2021,… Continue reading Simone Elizabeth Saunders
After several month of not making any artwork, I began again in late summer and early fall. I started with line drawings from my imagination and began a lino print, but my heart wasn't in the process. Then I made the following mono-prints from stamps I had carved. I got the idea of using letters… Continue reading Stamped Mono-Prints
The Night of Dread has been a wonderful event in Toronto for many years. It's an event held to face fears, to mock and banish them. On October 29th, the 23rd annual pageant put on by Clay and Paper Theatre returned after a two year hiatus during the pandemic. My husband and I paraded among… Continue reading The Return of The Night of Dread
Autumn colours are magnificent in Toronto this year. We've been walking in the Brickworks Park and surrounding ravines for the past few weeks as the leaves turn. And we haven't been alone--there are many people (and their dogs) out walking and enjoying the vibrant colours. Here's a linocut I made many years ago about my… Continue reading Autumn!
I love seeing creative work outside museums and galleries--work done by artists and non-artists alike. So I was delighted to see colourful banners made by community members along the main street of Consecon when we were on vacation. In case the writing on the last banner is too small for you to make out, the… Continue reading Community Banners
Last week we went east out of town along Lake Ontario. We spent time in a small village and in three different Provincial Parks, walking along the beaches and a marsh boardwalk, watching gulls, terns, tiny fast walking birds, swans and egrets. It was a time both of quiet and of listening to the waves… Continue reading Dramatic Sky Over Lake Ontario
Arts of May 