Lily S. May–Life with Art
Mirrors of the Heart--some of the cards in the deck--by Lily S. May, copyright 1994Like it or not, it’s Valentine’s Day. And because of that, I’m offering up some hearts from the card deck I made in 1994. Mirrors of the Heart grew out of my interest at that time in tarot cards. I thought… Continue reading Mirrors of the Heart Card Deck
I’ve sent out another booklet as mail art, this time to a friend who’s also an artist. This was the first book I complied. It’s made of two prints. I placed the smaller book upside down inside the large one and sewed them together. Kapoks Touching, which you can see in my last post, forms… Continue reading Old Prints, New Booklets & Mail Art 2
Back to printmaking. This is one of my favourite colour linocuts. I made it using the same process--subtraction printing--that I described in Mental Gymnastics. The print is one of several abstract ones I made in 1993. I didn't plan the design ahead, but let the work develop as I moved along, allowing shapes to appear.… Continue reading Inner Landscape Linocut
When I did printmaking I greatly enjoyed the mental gymnastics that were part of the process. First of all, you have to consider that everything you carve prints in reverse. This requires particular attention when you include words or numbers in the image. I recall times when my mind wandered and I found myself carving… Continue reading Mental Gymnastics in Printmaking
I no longer have any art work that I did between the age of three and my early twenties, other than one or two pieces that are now on relatives’ walls. I would love to see some of that lost work today. I have, however, kept a small sketchbook and index cards from the late… Continue reading Art and Intuition
In the night, I remembered that I had two other very early drawings I made as a child of around three years old. I located them on my second try—one of those cases where you know you’ve seen something, but wonder where you’ve put it. This time, my memory served me well. I don’t know… Continue reading Childhood Crayon Drawings
Welcome to arts of may, where I’ll be showing you some of the art work I’ve done in my life. I’m not famous—you will not have heard of me. But creating has always played a central role in my life. I’m going to begin by showing you two very early drawings. They’re on one little… Continue reading Welcome to Arts of May
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