Santa Fe fun with Sharon Sorken

I was so privileged to have a fun get together with Sharon. She is a fantastic botanical printer on fabric artist. Kit Veerkamp and I were lucky to be able to stay with her and Ed at their beautiful Santa Fe home. All together 10 of us had 5 days of fun, sharing and learning from each other. Sharon and Ed were the premier hosts. Here are some of the work that was done there by various participants.
I shared a few hour paper printing class  and these are the examples from my cohorts.

Here is Kit, Sharon Spike and me...afternoon break.

Decorated Envelopes for John Neal

As part of the Calligraphy community, John Neal Books had a decorated envelope contest. I sent in one and it appeared on the front cover and inside of Bound and Lettered. I had so much fun doing the one for Trivial Pursuits that I did the style for this one.

Front of journal

My envelope on the inside of the journal.

Award for Asian Health Services

I was commissioned to make awards for Asian Health Services. 3D with inspiration from Yoshinobu Miyamoto. I figured this out by seeing his online work. I wish I knew his formula...I studied it but had to calculate and engineer this myself.  I had to find something and somehow to make the plates look raise and floating too.

Cutting 3D shapes

Making background with metallics

putting two together

making supports, jewlery pins and water bottle caps

Close up of my bending suppo

four done, two with errors...

error close up.

Sierra Gorda Mexico and Eco Printing

Request to show the Groupo Sierra Gorda about eco- printing was a challenge. I had to figure out a way to get needed materials and supplies on the plane or have the Mexican's there find everything.
I decided to get light weight tubing that could withstand the heat. I bought aluminium tubing and had it cut to 12" lengths..sturdy and light. I took Arches Text wove paper; enough for two per person..a light tough paper. I mordant them before I traveled.While in Mexico City, I went to an art store and bought more paper. I put all chemicals in smaller containers; Aluminium Acetate, Ferrous Sulfate, copper sulphate,  logwood and annato. I requested onion skins and rust water to be ready when I got there. I also requested pots that would accommodate the 12" tubing. Since I was restricted by weight, I requested fabric be scoured and ready to print. Although everything was not ready or there when I arrived to give the workshop, we made do. I had 12 students that seemed to be delighted in what they produced.

Emma and her two pieces.

silk scarves

hanging to dry

Our workspace Talapa

stove set up with gas and pots and pans...

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aluminum tubes + one galvanized pipe ready to get simmered.

Nature Makes an Impression workshop in Southern California

I loaded up my little Fit with four roasters, tons of paper, chems, botanicals, pipes and metal plates.  It made it over the Grapevine. I got to my first stop at DeAnn Singh's in 6.5 hours, even with a short detour when my Waze shut off.  The workshop began the next morning so I prepared the tables and stuffs with the help of DeAnn in the evening. All the students were there to begin at 9 sharp. We had a full two days of fun. The next stop was in Tarzana at Jann Marks home. I really needed that free day between classes to get ready for the 16 new students. Both homes had shaded work areas, so the heat wasn't bad. Here are photos of some of the work done;

The work of Sylvia Kowal

Carolyn Bremer's logwood blanket pieces

Carrie Imai's piece on Kraft Tex

Joan Hawks and her lovely silk scarf

Anne Bystrom's  piece

Janet Martorello's wrinkled iron blanket piece

Marian Oshiro's iron blanket piece.

Letters California Style 8X8

Letters California Style, an annual conference sponsored by Society for Calligraphy in the Los Angeles area, asked for 8"X8" pieces of art, no frames, flat with a floral and fauna theme. These would be auctioned for funds towards the conference. I submitted two. The first Nature Makes an Impression was taken in an angle, so is distorted.

This is a copy of an original botanical print I made and scribed with walnut ink. Do you notice the sticker? It is the auction #.

Thiw was a piece using bleach on colored card stock...mix media. It was #29.

Cut It Out

Society for Calligraphy, Orange County, invited me to teach this class that I had come up with a few years ago. I was inspired by many artists, David Winkler, Takako Stevens, Scott Macarney and others. The class was full with 19 students, one extra student by error but we made do. Two full days with no time to spare. I was treated so well by Barbara Close, who was my hostess.
Here is a report made by Sylvia Kowal, a guild member. She made the report for their journal. The Cut it Out logo was designed by me for their flyer and my handouts.