Lily S. May–Life with Art
As I meander through the work I've done, I wanted to show you a linocut I made in 1973, two years into first taking up printmaking and signed under my former married name. It's the last copy of the edition that I have and is framed behind glass. So the photos here have some reflections in them.… Continue reading In the Sea
Earlier this month, while walking home late in the afternoon, I noticed that the light was washing with gold everything it fell on. The contrast with the deep stormy clouds was beautiful to me. So, out came my phone and I took several photos. Here's one of them.
I have loved this autumn. Last week, I was on the grounds of Todmorden Mills Heritage Site to see an art exhibit and enjoy the still colourful day before the more muted part of autumn arrived. A few years ago, I started experimenting with black and white photography in the fall just to see what would arise in… Continue reading Captivated by Autumn
It's been a radiant fall in Toronto and is just past the peak now. On an abnormally warm day (it's going up to 19 degrees celsius) and before the leaves fall any further, here's three photos from the past few weeks. The middle photo of the maple is on the University of Toronto campus--on Philosopher's Walk. The… Continue reading The Past Few Weeks
We went kayaking 2 days later on the same stream in Algonquin Park and saw more scenes of great beauty.
I've often included images of nature in my artwork. Recently, I came across these two photos of woodcuts from the 1970s, one of which I've sold out. So it's great to have a record of it. When I began printmaking, I became interested in depicting trees showing both their branches and roots as in these… Continue reading Grain
I have two blogs--this and a nature blog that I've hardly posted on in a while. So far I've divided these two parts of my life in my blogs but I've decided to merge them. After all, being in nature goes hand in hand with my being able to create. So I'm including a new heading of nature photography in… Continue reading Merger
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
Arts of May 