Lily S. May–Life with Art
I love Leslie Nan Moon’s work and wanted to show it to you. Here’s her latest post with some of her excellent prints in multi media form.
Here are some of the mixed media pieces I created for my show at Vetiver Salon in Issaquah’s Gilman Village. In addition to these I will also have my larger woodcuts and linocuts.
The growth and colours of Spring got me thinking about this oil painting I made a few years before 2010 (I neglected to put the date on it). It's a fantasy of abundant life that I recently brought out of hiding and onto a living room wall. I hadn't thought of making strings of flowers before looking at… Continue reading Abundance
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
In an earlier post, I showed two origami models I made from old prints. Here's another related model, though more complex than the previous ones. I love this puzzle purse design which you can open and close with a twist. I used part of an old woodcut to fold the model. When closed, it measures 3 inches… Continue reading Woodcut Origami
I often find that during the process of making art work, I experience physical pain from repetitive movements. Oil painting at an easel was the only pain free work that I’ve done. And so, a few weeks ago, I took a break from making booklets out of old prints and rose from sitting to standing. … Continue reading Small Collages Out of Old Prints
I’ve made many linocuts and woodcuts since the 1970s, some of which I’ve sold and given as gifts or hung on my walls. But I have a great many that I’ve stored in a box and carried with me. They’ve been accusing me of neglect for several years. I have finally, this month, begun paying… Continue reading Old Prints, New Booklets & Mail Art
By the time I reached my mid 20s, I had become wary of courses in art. And, so, I set out to teach myself, as much as was possible, how to make linocuts and woodcuts. Outside of one or two prints I’d made in high school art classes, printmaking was a new venture for me.… Continue reading Mirror Images
Arts of May 