Memory Palaces

I just entered my first show in Asheville. Asheville Bookworks is having its wonderful Bookopolis event this weekend. The theme this year is "Memory Palaces" and I entered my print "Quitting Time". It made it into the extended show and will be displayed until December.

For those of you not familiar with Asheville Bookworks, it is a community studio, school and gallery that is a gathering place for people interested in book arts, letterpress, printmaking, and papermaking. Bookopolis includes an exhibit with 100+ handmade books and prints from artists all over the country, plus letterpress and printing demonstrations. Anyone with an interest in things printed, bound, or otherwise book related should check out this event and this great resource.

New Beginnings

It's a new season (my favorite of the year!) and I'm in a new city, in a new (old) house, and looking for some new inspiration. Between moving (ourselves!) and a daughter and two grandkids into the house, my time for creative outlets has been limited these last few months. Hopefully, that is about to change.

My first opportunity to make something just for fun came this summer when my friend Linda and I decided to make some mosaic birdbaths. I have so much old glass, tile and assorted doo dads to work with that there was no shortage of materials. This project is not for the weak backed person, though, as those birdbaths are heavy and get even heavier when you add ten pounds of glass, tile and cement. The finished products were worth the heavy lifting!

P.S. The glass I used in my birdbath has a reflective quality when filled with water. Birds flee in terror when they get near it. I guess it makes a lovely garden decoration.