dias de los muertos begins tonight, at midnight .gouache sketch by paolo rivera, 2006.
31 October 2009
30 October 2009
colleen coover, one of a small but growing group of women in the industry.
oblivious to my eavesdropping...mark schultz, (a legendary comic book artist), and mike jantze, a professor in SCAD's sequential art program.
many thanks to david duncan, who arranged this visit.
29 October 2009
last week-end i met my son at SCAD, in savannah, georgia. one of the highlights of this trip was a late night tour of paul hudson's studio. hudson is a professor in the sequential art department at SCAD.(i believe that's brian ralph, another faculty member, contemplating the bust)
friday, i will post images of the workshops, with links to the professional artists who participated (and taught).
a good time was had by all, and margaritas helped.
28 October 2009
27 October 2009
john lowe, head (super) hero, at SCAD's sequential art program.click to visit their website.
"The field of sequential art encompasses graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, children's books and storyboards for animation and film. Sequential artists combine words and pictures to form entertaining and effective narratives."
26 October 2009
powder kegs, at fort pulaski...a beautiful day, wonderful tour guides and hundreds of photos.
click for history and directions.
25 October 2009
24 October 2009
23 October 2009
22 October 2009
21 October 2009
20 October 2009
19 October 2009
18 October 2009
Aerial View 3...A solar plate etching, described by Claudia:
1. a drawing is made on a transparency.
2. the transparency is put over the solar plate and the plate is exposed to UV light. the light burns the image onto the plate.
3.the plate is washed off and hardened again in UV light.
4. the plate is inked, wiped and covered with a damp piece of paper, and run through the printing press. the press transfers the image from the plate to the paper.
Visit her studio here...
17 October 2009
16 October 2009
I love this image by Claudia Hershman: Orange House
"This print is part of a series exploring urban architecture. The print is from a collagraph plate that I have used many times. Each time the image looks different, depending on how it is inked."
Visit her gallery, here.
15 October 2009
14 October 2009
13 October 2009
12 October 2009
11 October 2009
the leap from girlhood to adulthood, celebrated in many Latin cultures on a young woman's fifteenth birthday, is often observed with a solemn religious ceremony, gifts, attendants and tiaras...quinceanera, the history here.
10 October 2009
On October 10th of last year, long before I had any blog followers, my mother (on the left) had a stroke. It was a fate she had long assumed inevitable, as both sisters had suffered fatal strokes. Hers would yield paralysis, confusion and frustration, but she would survive.Aunt Tisha was young, only 32 when she died, and a healthy non-smoker. My mother received the news via telegram, delivered by my father, who raced from office to house to deliver the shocking words. We were in France, she died in Cleveland.
Aunt Dootsie died not long after turning 60, and had been warned that she had multiple aneurysms. She apparently sensed that this violent headache was the precursor to the "event", and sent her husband out for aspirin, so she could die without intervention. Gutsy.
My unresponsive mother was discovered by my brother on this date, one year ago, and she was rushed to the hospital. A lifelong smoker, she lost not only her ability to speak, but also the urge to smoke. Some speech returned, but she never again motioned for that pretty pack of slim cigarettes.
Life saving information here, stroke symptoms, and a wonderful survival story here: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor.
09 October 2009
08 October 2009
"Where the Wild Things Are", in theaters everywhere October 16th, and on my bookshelf, forever.Treat yourself to a preview by clicking here.
These characters haunt my hallway, and cast great shadows at night.
07 October 2009
"I hate bugs," confesses William Joyce. So why on earth has he written and illustrated a book called The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs?
As for the bugs, he explains, "I find them enchanting as fictional characters, but in the real world, doodlebugs and ants are about the only thing I care for, and perhaps an occasional moth or butterfly. But wasps, spiders, and all that stuff drive me crazy."
Alice Cary is a mother and writer in Groton, Massachussetts.
06 October 2009
05 October 2009
04 October 2009
I miss the Southwest, especially in October."He did not paint green trees and lakes or the things we would consider pretty landscapes. What we find are intriguing empty landscapes that allow us to go into them and dwell mentally and think and ponder."
Linda Gibbs Jones, author and art historian...click
03 October 2009
02 October 2009
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