By the end of last year I noticed that my stack of gelatin prints and mono type backgrounds had shrunk to a minimum... it had been over a year since I made myself a gelatin plate so a new mono printing session was badly needed, however... gelatin powder is difficult to find. Before, I bought little … [Read more...]
Tales from theStudio and woyww #237
It is the last Wednesday this year that I will share my desk... because next week, on X-mas day, all hell will break loose on my blog as the Top 2ooo Musical Blog Party starts December 25th! (And as far as you did not know yet: YOU too are invited to join the party!) But today is still … [Read more...]
Found Poetry Friday #11
I love poetry. I am especially fond of 'found poetry', and I mean found in all its forms... found in book titles, found in magazines, on book pages, cut out words and sentences - you name it. There is so much possible when it comes to 'found poetry'... and this kind of poetry is also … [Read more...]
Found Poetry Friday #5
I love poetry. I am especially fond of 'found poetry', and I mean found in all its forms... found in book titles, found in magazines, on book pages, cut out words and sentences - you name it. There is so much possible when it comes to 'found poetry'... and this kind of poetry is also … [Read more...]
Watery Week
Good morning and good Friday you all! Last week, my book title haiku was in honor of our new King. This week I have again a Dutch 'event-related' haiku. May 4 & 5 are "memorial days" in The Netherlands. On May 4th, our country memorizes the victims of war (WW II as well as all … [Read more...]
Monotypes, night sky & haiku
I've been waiting for this date... August 31. Today is the day I want to show you something I created last Summer. Why I choose today in particular to publish it will come clear in this post. In July, I experimented with monotypes, which is a type of printmaking that produces unique … [Read more...]