Waves

The wind has picked up and the waters were too rough to swim in.

 photo diary, July 11

My Room with a View

This is one of this week's pictures. The view from my bedroom.

Fresh Lemons in Italy

It has been about a week since my last post. I am on holidays in the south of Italy as per usual so I will post when I have internet.

I arrived in my apartment and the landlord had a plate of fresh lemons picked from his tree waiting for me.

I am making journal entries often.

Welcome.

 I wake up to this view every morning. It is the view from my terrace.

Paper Making

What a fun workshop! I took a two-day paper making workshop at Paper House Studio.

sculptural paper made by one of the teachers

Great teacher. (thanks Flora)

ME making paper

I made about 50 sheets of paper using different pulps and adding threads and fabric inside some sheets.

my paper back lit

I signed up for a book binding workshop in September at CBBAG and I hope to be able to use my wonderful hand-made paper.

paper marked with "tear drops"

two layers of paper with a piece of hand dyed fabric inside.
It looks very different when it is dried.

I'll explore with stitching when I get back. Some of the sheets are very thick and I am sure they can take it.

the press used for the last stage of drying

Morning Practice

One of last week's post cards.

photo transfer onto painted fabric
paper
I took the picture (rt side) in Rossano, Calabria 

I use my post cards to write thank-you notes and such.

Today's Photograph

sculpture by Rodin

I spent the afternoon at the Art Gallery of Ontario. I am glad I happen to have my camera in my hands when I saw the above. It just lasted a second. His mom called and he ran away.

If you are at the AGO see the Art as Therapy exhibit. I loved it! Really interesting angle for an art exhibit. Good on you, curator!

"If you can talk about it, why paint it?" 

artist Francis Bacon

My friend and I had a debate about that quote. I said, "If you can paint it why would you do it in fabric?" She countered, "If you can take a photograph of it why would you paint it?"

Whenever I see a textile exhibit I ask myself, "Why did the artist choose textile as the medium?"

Photo Diary, June 19