beautiful photo

This photo is of the Lofoten Islands in Norway. I used the pronto plate process to print it on paper for Frankenstein project at the VABC. The final print is completely different than what you see here. The pronto plate is a lithography process using xeorox techonolgoy to create plates. It's all new to me so I cannot explain it, YET.

Heart and Soul

Working on the Frankenstein collaboration "F" project at the Virginia Arts of the Book Center has pushed me to try a few new ideas. One idea was to resurrect my sewing machine to adhere a cut-out black heart of ash to pages. First I had to thread the needle properly, thanks to the internet I was able to find the manual. I read, read and read again the directions until I understood I must hold the excess thread between forefinger and thumb during the last step of this process. The hearts were not added due to the pressing of the book and the impression the edge of the heavyweight paper would create. Now I have 40 oiled black hearts of ash...what to do.

Printmaking

Digital photography sometimes challenges my upbeat personality. A special moment that was so magical and unique has been replaced with an overload of imagery created by myself and others . To step away from modern technology I became a member of the Virginia Arts of the Book Center. Every year the members collaborate on a group book project. This year the inspiration was Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. I have contributed three pages.
The books will be auctioned Nov 14. at the VABC