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It never rains, it pours...

6/29/2015

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It's been quite a long time since I did a blog post.  After my appendicitis attack and the passing of a dear family member ( my mother-in-law)  I felt weary and not in the mood for social media.  Has anyone else ever had social media fatigue?  It's really not a good thing if you have an online store!  Even though I haven't been online, I've still been making prints.  I was about to post these two new linocuts last week when all of a sudden a pipe burst in my kitchen.  Yikes!  There was a lot of water pouring out and it began to rain in my studio which is below the kitchen.   What I thought was a water shut off wasn't.   After many panicked attempts I managed to stop the water by turning on all the taps, lowering the water pressure and reattaching the pipe.  Apparently, the previous owners of this house didn't think a water shut off was important and put it behind drywall!!!  Luckily my prints were not damaged and neither was my press.  The same can't be said about the floors.  I think there will be a lot of construction going on here this summer.

Amid all this commotion I have two new prints : )
"Dreaming of a Log Home" is a four colour print and I was very excited by the technique of thinning the ink with extender.  The coloured layers are much more transparent.  I love the affect!
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"Moose in the Moonlight" is a straightforward black and white print.  It's an image that's been floating around in my mind for ages so it's nice to get it out on paper.
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Both of these prints are done on Reeves BFK white paper and they are both now listed in my Etsy shop.  My studio is destined to be a construction zone for the next little while, but that won't stop me from doing some sort of art.  We'll see what the future holds!
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