Lily S. May–Life with Art
Here's another embroidered appliqué I made recently--this one with merino wool felt. I sewed in the evenings, this time to calm myself from the dreadful news of wars, racism, illness and sexual assaults of women that have all been in the forefront recently. The idea for this design grew out of a recent trip to… Continue reading Appliqué for Peace of Mind
In addition to reviewing my earlier work, I'm also doing new work. This small wall hanging is a combination of both. I found it in a box of partially finished cloth works I started years ago. I decided to finish it in the evenings, sewing as I listened to the amazing and wonderful stories on Moth Radio online. I turned… Continue reading Oh My!
Yesterday, while waiting in line for rush tickets at Koerner Hall in Toronto, I whiled away the hour by drawing. I used to take crossword or sudoku puzzles to places where I'd have to wait in line or for an appointment. Then it dawned on me that a small sketch book and pens would offer… Continue reading Among the Falling Leaves
Here's another, and quite different, ink drawing I found in a sketchbook last week as I was reviewing my art work. It's from 1988, signed under my birth name that I later changed. It looks to me like a science fiction image, with an emphasis on environmental degradation. Also, I was exploring body image and different parts… Continue reading Sci Fi
These days I seem even more engaged than before in reviewing my art work. I believe this is a life review of sorts since the work spans decades. This week I had a look at my old sketch books. The drawing in this post is a recent one from around 2011. I'm guessing that's the date because… Continue reading By Our Hearts
Here's another painting that I don't have hanging up at the moment that was good to see again as I was organizing the art give-away I held. I'm keeping this in my collection. I painted it in 2009 with water soluble oil paints on canvas. It was one of several expressive works I did--meaning that I allowed… Continue reading Revisited Oil Painting
This past weekend, I held an art give-away. Over time, I've sold some of my work, but after decades of making linocuts and woodcuts plus painting, sewing and felt making I have accumulated a vast amount of work. So, I decided to keep a copy of each print for myself and to offer the others as… Continue reading Art Give-Away
Finally, this week I did something I've been planning to do for a while. I created a page about the most popular art work I've done--my card deck, Mirrors of the Heart. It's made of linocuts I created in 1994 and had offset printed. There are other images from the deck in the Mirrors category.
This is another photo in a series of interiors I've taken, from early this year or late last year. Because of the drama of the lighting, I took it in black and white to heighten the contrast.
Arts of May 