Read the Beforeitsnews.com story here. Advertise at Before It's News here.

By Fine Art: By Belinda Del Pesco
Contributor profile | More stories

Story Views
Now:
Last hour:
Last 24 hours:
Total:

Collagraph: Mama's Day (and the wonder of linocut wallpaper by designer Marthe Armitage)

Friday, April 11, 2014 8:35

% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

Mama’s Day 4.5 x 3.25 Collagraph with watercolor

Process pics start at the bottom of this post.

This was a scrap paper doodle spontaneously assembled into a collagraph. I am surrounded by young women with babies, embarking on their first chapters of motherhood. It’s fascinating & nostalgic & heart-warming to watch these little families grow and transform with the addition of little beings. We make art from the stuff around us, and it documents our lives in a beautiful way.

Adding some watercolor to the prints

Edition of 5, drying in the studio

After a trip under the press, pulling the collagraph

After wiping the plate, intaglio style, it’s ready to print

Inking the plate with two leftover colors from a previous print

Sketched on matboard and carved with an exacto knife

Like so much art, it started with a doodle…

If you get this post via email, you won’t be able to see the 7 minute video (below) of Marthe Armitage working in her studio, making wallpaper from large sheets of delicately carved linoleum. Click here to watch it directly on Youtube. I am swooning, and so inspired by her designs.

Watch Marthe Armitage in her studio

Art Quote
Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life as well. It’s about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy. …this book…is a permission slip: you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will. Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink.Drink and be filled up.Stephen King ~ On Writing; A Memoir of the Craft

Belinda Del Pesco Fine Art Blog

Source: http://belindadelpesco.blogspot.com/2014/04/collagraph-mamas-day-and-wonder-of.html

Before It’s News® is a community of individuals who report on what’s going on around them, from all around the world.

Anyone can join.
Anyone can contribute.
Anyone can become informed about their world.

"United We Stand" Click Here To Create Your Personal Citizen Journalist Account Today, Be Sure To Invite Your Friends.

Please Help Support BeforeitsNews by trying our Natural Health Products below!

Order by Phone at 888-809-8385 or online at https://mitocopper.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomic.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomics.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

Humic & Fulvic Trace Minerals Complex - Nature's most important supplement! Vivid Dreams again!

HNEX HydroNano EXtracellular Water - Improve immune system health and reduce inflammation.

Ultimate Clinical Potency Curcumin - Natural pain relief, reduce inflammation and so much more.

MitoCopper - Bioavailable Copper destroys pathogens and gives you more energy. (See Blood Video)

Oxy Powder - Natural Colon Cleanser! Cleans out toxic buildup with oxygen!

Nascent Iodine - Promotes detoxification, mental focus and thyroid health.

Smart Meter Cover - Reduces Smart Meter radiation by 96%! (See Video).

Comments

Online:
Visits:	1,604,240,721
Stories:	8,152,668