Cut & Paste | Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens

I recently submitted two mixed media collage pieces to this show. The artwork will be on display until June 3. I love when a piece you've worked on over a long period of time finally comes together. My method is to just keep adding layers of texture and eventually something will emerge.

Carpet Bags and Babies

 

Take a Deep Breath

If you are in the area stop in to see the show. It has some really unique collage work. And there's a cute little coffee shop called Che Cosa that has a mean panini.

Artfest 2012 - My day at the beach

 I decided this year to take a "day off" from all the hubbub and spend some quiet time down at the beach. Of course, the weather this year was not ideal but everyone was so excited it wouldn't have mattered if it snowed (although at times it felt cold enough). The day I went down the sun did manage to peek out for a few hours. I decided to make little sand hearts on the beach as I walked along picking up colored rocks, shell pieces and sea glass. One good thing about cloudy days, it makes the colors pop, where on bright sunny days everything is a little washed out.



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Artfest Show & Tell

Artfest did not fail to provide an outlet for the inexhaustible creativity that  teachers can draw out of their students. This was evident with all the texture, pattern and color that exploded during Show & Tell, the much anticipated wrap up of this year's festivities. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attribute all photos so please forgive. But I just couldn't let these images languish in my camera any longer. Enjoy!