I've been thinking of the people of Aleppo in Syria as we hear about the terrible ongoing war there.
Tag: Lily s. May
Popularity
This week, after years of selling the original printings of the card deck I made in 1994, it sold out in my etsy shop. Mirrors of the Heart has been the most popular item I've ever made. And, as an artist who has sold a modest amount of work in my life, it's been an amazing experience… Continue reading Popularity
Back From the Printer
The 21 Heart Salute miniature cards are back from the printer. I'm very happy with the way they turned out. Here's photos of some of them. As I mentioned, I've put the deck in my etsy shop as well.
Aftermath
We watched the U.S. election closely from Canada. In the wake of the outcome, I have felt fear and sadness. Yesterday, I headed off to the Art Gallery of Ontario to be amongst art works that helped me feel calmer. Today I thought of posting two oil paintings I did in 2008. The first is… Continue reading Aftermath
21 Heart Salute
As I continue to reconsider some of the prints I made 20 to 40 years ago, I have realized that this work is part of a process of rescuing my younger self. As part of that, I have returned to a miniature card deck I made in 1995, a year after I made the larger… Continue reading 21 Heart Salute
Colour
I've done many works in black and white as a printmaker and love the contrast and the power of black and white images. I also love the colours of this time of year. Here are some photos I've taken over the past few weeks: the zinnias that I was given while travelling in the countryside, the… Continue reading Colour
Black Waterfall Poem Booklet
I've completed an accordion booklet with my writing about Milne's Black Waterfall painting. You can see the initial idea in Poem for an Old Woodcut. There's other related posts following that one. I decided to print my writing on thin Japanese paper and adhere it to the booklet. Here's some photos of it from different angles. I like seeing different parts… Continue reading Black Waterfall Poem Booklet
Milne on my Travels
Recently we were travelling in the countryside in Ontario where we spent some time on Lake Kashagawigamog. On the grounds of what was once a resort, I sat on the screened-in porch of the former lodge, turned community centre. There, I felt transported back to David Milne's time. He was fresh on my mind after my last… Continue reading Milne on my Travels
A Poem for An Old Woodcut
As I continue turning some of my early prints into booklets, I'm playing around with words I might include with the prints. This last print I've been working with (the one that's also in my previous post) has a lot of black ink in it. And that got me thinking about some writing I did a… Continue reading A Poem for An Old Woodcut
Reading Old Prints, 3
The most recent origami booklet I've made is from a woodcut I carved and printed in 1973. It's called Forth Form Variation and is from a series I did playing around with several shapes. I used two pine boards that I lined up to make the whole image. I have loved trees since childhood and… Continue reading Reading Old Prints, 3
Arts of May 