Glitz-Oh Girl

The Red Door Gallery Edition Project, Marseille Provence 2013 Bonjour, Nous vous invitons pour une soirée envoûtée @ the Red Door Gallery, mardi le 14 mai à partir de 18h30.  Vous pourrez goûter aux potions décrites dans le livre-objet, This is our book of spells and spirits, par Corinne Stubson, artiste américaine. Venez avec votre antidote ! Les œuvres de Lole Saïsset, Rebecca Campeau et Annie Dienst seront aussi exposées. Nous vous attendons pour un verre d’amitié. Hello, Don’t miss a magical evening with book objects by Corinne Stubson, American artist.  Her works are filled with fantasy and creativity. You can test her potions described in This is our Book of Spells and Spirits.  Come with your antedote!   Lole Saïsset, Rebecca Campeau and Annie Dienst will also enchant you.    We look forward to your visit and to share a glass of cheer with you. Kathleen et Jérôme Imbert

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& for the fun

Connaître votre Avenir en compagnie d’un bon café, un thé & d’un gâteau maison? Etre initié aux secrets du Tarot à l’heure de l’apéro? “Thé Au Tarot” vous accueille le Mercredi 22 Mai dès 15h au Café Gallery dans le cadre de notre exposition Les Mille et une Nuits. Café Gallery 64 bis rue de Celony, 04 42 69 74 20 rsvp

 

Once in awhile I play in my gluebook- a composition book designated for gluing pictures, or just randomly adding a collage. (Visit this yahoo site to learn all about gluebooks!)    I was at odds with myself yesterday, so during a nice thunderstorm, I worked on these two pages.  This first one has some imagery from my latest Trader Joe’s news, words from a 1937  ‘Stage’ magazine, and the cat is from a 1973 calendar!  I had made an envelope from the calendar page, never used the envie, so I figured it was time to use the image.   De-stashing my ‘stuff’ is my aim for the rest of my life- lol.  The stamp borders are a tape, with the bottom border some washi paper tape.

Fearless

This next image uses ads from the same ‘Stage’ magazine. I have an internet artist friend whom I’ve known for about 8 or 9 years from the altered books group I help moderate. We have shared a few pictures from his homeland on Facebook, and I thought of him as I saw these old advertisements.    I have some other gluebook images in THIS folder.

South Africa

Two of my book sculptures will be shown in an exhibit at the Red Door Gallery in Aix-en-Provence, France, the last 2 weeks of this month -  the Spells and Spirits book and the book on this poster (Blooming Prose).  What fun!

Poster for Exhibit at the Red door Gallery – A Thousand and one nights and Mediterranean inspired Book Sculptures

I’ve created another niche book this week.  The verse found on one page of the book  (a 1946 published book of children’s rhymes, in terrible condition!)  led me to the whole project.  The Angelic figure is on her flying carpet, gathering her gems amongst the stars.  Images in the niche are from various Ten Two Studios downloads.

If Flowers had Wings…

Amidst the Universe of Stars, She Gathered Precious Gems

I have been  creating book and journal art these past few weeks,  but wanted to let you know my happy news!  My Book of Spells and Spirits  will be on exhibit in May at the Red Door Gallery in Aix-en-Provence,  France!  I was contacted by the gallery owner asking me to be part of their Year of Paper and Culture show, with May focusing on Book Sculpture!  Did I say yes??  Of course.   I am delighted to share my art and revel in the internet as a mode of exhibiting my art, leading to real-life gallery exhibits, among other things.  I will also have this book sculpture at the same exhibit - Blooming Prose!

I completed this niche book March 31, but then took a trip to Seattle to see family, so am posting it now.  Let me know what you think! (You can also view this in a separate folder, as a slide show or individual images.).

Book of Spells and Spirits

Focal bead is by Pam Brisse of ‘The Blue Between’

I carved it from a 1500+ page book that had been my mom’s- some junker that she started in 2007, but never finished.  I made the shelves and drawers from book board (like davey board). The image on the inside front is a laser copy of an engraving in an 1869 Peterson’s Magazine bound year that I have had for over 40 years… (similar to a Godey’s Lady’s Book).

The glass vials are from Lee Valley – I don’t know if they still have them- I got them years ago.  I filled them with inks, acrylic paints and glitters, as well as raw sugar for the ‘cocaine’.    Some of the labels are from Ten Two Studios. The metal closure is a silver bracelet my mom bought in Mexico about 1941 – it has never been polished and is too small for me to wear…so it is part of this book of ‘treasures’.  The patent medicine ads and other newsprint are original New York Times print from and 1867 and 1859 newspapers.

This is a 5 x 7 mixed media postcard on paint waste paper, which I created today.  The Asian images are from Graphic 45.  The original ephemera is a patent medicine ad from an 1869 New York Times.

Illusion

Here are five collaged ATCs I created tonight.  I love making postcards and ATCs from my larger collage backgrounds.  I add imagery and text, or paint, and have fun.  That’s what creating artful pieces is about for me…having fun- and having satisfaction in working with paper, paint, pen and glue – and books.  (I have a new book sculpture I will share soon).

These ATCs incorporate images from a 1937 magazine, ‘STAGE’, as well as a Jumeau doll image from Ten Two Studios, some scrap art, and a bit of newsprint from an 1869 New York Times. The woman, lower left, is early 20th century actress Katherine Cornell.

Here is one more Red Box Cat.  This painting is on 11 x 15 Cold press watercolor paper; I used acrylic paint and Dylusions inks.

Coffee Cat

These are copies I made in PS Elements – they will be in my Zazzle Store when I have time to design product.

Beach scenes this time. Collage, embellishment, acrylic paint and watercolor.

ATC – Beach scene

Postcard – Beach sunset

These Artist Trading Cards are painted (and drawn) on cold press watercolor paper.  The paper was some of my paint ‘waste’ paper which had both acrylic paint and the water soluble watercolor inks from Ranger (Dylusions) .

I drew my design idea on the paper, and then painted with the Dylusions, and filled in some areas with Faber Castel Pitt artist pens.  The clouds of the barn scene were created by brushing on a bit of water on the ink, and then blotting it away, which also removed the ink.

These are for trade in an ATC art group I belong to.

Cottonwood Tree

Summer Barn

Kitty Cushion

I created 3 mixed media mail art postcards today – they are 5″ x 7″, on corrugated cardboard substrate, backed with cold press watercolor paper.

I also painted an 11 x 15 piece of cold press watercolor paper, using the new Dylusions spray inks from Ranger, as well as acrylic paint and Bic permanent marker.

Creative Universe

I have a new Zazzle store…I hope you will take time to see the cute note cards listed – they feature my Red Box Cats!

http://www.zazzle.com/glitzohart*

I think the series of whimsical cats will become stationery;  I’ll let you know when it’s available as such.

House Cat

Cat Nap

I merged the kitties for fun -

Approx 9″ x 12″ – acrylic paint on watercolor paper.

Ginger

Cat and Mouse

Le Poisson

I’ve decided to paint some ‘abstract’ cats, and perhaps some fish too. These first two are painted on watercolor paper with acrylic paints and black permanent marker.  They are roughly 9″W x 12″H.  I plan to paint some more  – colors may be ‘natural’ or not, depending upon my mood.  I call these my “Red Box Cats”.  I will not be making prints.  Not sure yet what I will do with the series.

I created this 15″H x 12″W mixed media collage on cold press watercolor paper.  The background was waste paint (cleaning off my brushes).  I added 2.5″ squares of other paint waste paper by tacking them on, then machine-sewing them to the watercolor paper.  From there I added actual newspaper ads from an 1869 Philadelphia newspaper, some watch parts, smaller squares and circles of davey board and scrap paper,  stenciled numbers and circles with acrylic paint. I tinted the newsprint with Ranger’s Adirondack Butterscotch Color wash.

1869 Squared