dragonfly, gratitudes and newspaper collages
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kawaru I in orange, linocut, 5 x 7 |
Last month I completed two linoleum blocks (my dragonfly and circles) and printed some two-color prints. I named this series Kawaru
Kawaru means change in Japanese and the circles remind me that life evolves continually. In Japanese and Native American cultures, dragonflies symbolize renewal, courage, strength, swiftness and activity.
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pen portrait and newspaper cuttings collage |
Last month, on account of being completely focused on my fake journal, my other on-going projects got temporarily dropped. One project is more like a pastime and involves working in a ledger that I bought at the second-hand store. I take newspaper cuttings and collage along with pen drawings inspired by people seen in the newspaper.
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cut here, hand in colored pencil |
This week I added some more gratitude notes and sketches: working on my bicycle, watching a deer graze just beyond my patio, noting several flowers on my cherry tomato plants, deep shadows in my art room from the flood of sunlight coming in, cut tulips and a seashell from my husband.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Sending out healing hugs to Alexandra at Sunday Sketches.
Love the bold contrast of colors on the dragonfly piece! Love the rest too.
ReplyDeleteI really like the strong graphic feel of your dragon fly print, as well as the contrast of techniques in the collage/sketch piece. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteLove them all ~ favorite, though, is your very creative and colorful linocut ~ well done ~ xoxo
ReplyDeleteartmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
your print turned out wonderful
ReplyDeletedragonflies and circles
perfect
dragonflies are not here yet, but the mosquitoes and others have arrived
it sounds as though your life is good, full of sweet details and art
Juana, your journal pages are lovely. I love what you're doing here. Your dragonfly is extra special! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, I very much like what you said about how life evolves continually. Beautiful artworks, I especially love the dragonfly.
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