Monday, March 3, 2014

The Evolution Of An Idea

 from Fish Head Press



I don't know about you, but I have a "thing" for paint chips.  Maybe it
has to do with all the great colors at my fingertips!  Anyway, when I was 
browsing Pinterest, I came across these great little notes from 
a shop called "thought process" on Etsy.

So, I made a few. They were fun. I gave a few away. But they sort of 
left a void. I started thinking "how can I make this idea mine".
To me this was obviously a Fish Head Press item. So, they needed to be 
hand printed.  


This is what I came up with. First the design, carved on a block.


Here's my little stamp.


I cut my paper & made the appropriate folds to indicate where I needed to print.



then I printed and assembled!


A single sheet fully printed and folded.


Match Book Notes closed.


Match Book Notes back.


Match Book Notes open. 

These will be available for purchase in Fish Head Press, located in
The Studios Back Under. Check them out next Art Walk, March 12 
in The Studios On Orange, 111 Orange Avenue, Downtown Fort Pierce.
Also available at my Etsy shop Ginny Piech Street

One of the things beneficial to me as an artist is to always be
on the search for ideas and experiences that grab me,
sometimes subconsciously. They get stored somewhere
(Pinterest?) for possible future integration. Use the tools
you have to make it yours.


Art Is Theft.
              - Picasso


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Eating In Style

 Good eats.  Zucchini, shredded cabbage and onion.
Sautéed to a perfect soft crunch.


I ate it all! & it was delicious!


But then, what would taste bad in Jan Miller's Frog Bowl!

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Oil Painting With Cold Wax

This weekend I was lucky enough to be included in
a cold wax oil painting class taught by Leslie Stokes,
an accomplished painter who maintains a space at



Class participants hard at work.


Allie Comer and Lee Whitridge work on their paintings.
The process begs abstract!  It can be freeing or challenging,
depending on how attached one is to image and subject matter.


Sherry Horton works on multiple paintings to keep the creative flow going.
Holly Theuns (background) assesses her progress.


My end results.  One landscape on the far right.
The others?  Well . . . it was challenging and exhausting
for me to push beyond my imagery to the abstract.

I found the medium to be exquisite for surface richness.
I thoroughly enjoyed the medium and the process.  As an artist,
I believe wholeheartedly in the process.  This workshop pushed
the process to the max.  It was good.

I'm still working on the abstract element!

Thank you Leslie!

Monday, February 10, 2014

Late Night In The Studio


Happy Accidents

While working on my collages, sometimes the piles of paper across the table create their own happy arrangements.  Below are a few.






The clown prods the headless lion to perform
as the crab does a balancing act. 



Detail of the crab.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

New Collage


A new collage now on display at Fish Head Press in The Underground
at The Studios On Orange,
111 Orange Avenue, Beautiful Downtown Fort Pierce.
Very excited about this piece.  Different than usual.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Clay Display


My clay display at Flametree Clay Art Gallery in 
Vero Beach, Florida. 

There are close-ups of some of these pieces in former posts. 

Check out the new work this Friday from 5 to 8 during the 
Vero Beach Gallery Stroll, a wonderful event to attend, 
located mostly along 14th Avenue in downtown Vero Beach.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Clay Bowls

I fired a few days ago, trying my hand at Majolica.  Less than stellar! 
I was disappointed in the white. I wanted a thicker white. 
A whiter white.
I'm loving this, though, because I can't get too cocky.
If I do, the next firing
will surely have a bomb or two in it,
reminding me I have only just begun the journey.


The bowl below, though, makes up for it all! 


Loved everything about it, including the back.
I coated, then wiped off the black glaze, added a pattern with resist,
and then glazed with turquoise.  
Ahhhhhh.  Happy.


Little Houses

Mixed media using clay, paper, wire, acrylic and repurposed wood.


At The Beach


Driftwood Dream


Fish Pond

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Gelatin Printing at Art Walk

Tonight at Art Walk at Art Mundo, I demonstrated gelatin plate printing.
In this process, a printing plate made of gelatin is used to print monoprints. 
The process lends itself to experimentation, playfulness and quick results.
I'll post some of my results next.

A website that has an abundance of information on the process

Below are 2 photos of me in my print studio,
Fish Head Press, perhaps one of the tiniest print studios in existence.

Lovin' it.


Inking the gelatin plate with a brayer.  I've set up
outside the door to facilitate the crowd.


This shot is for my friend Trase.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Laying Out A Collage


 A commission I just completed.  The beginning on the left. The finished product on the right.
 Lettering that the client requested has been blurred out.  



Friday, December 6, 2013

Gifts for the Holidays

New Additions to Studio 8.  Sweet little pins for only $$10 each.
All one of a kind.  Happy and fun.  


I also have What A Hoot ornaments, the same only larger in Studio 8. Also for the same great price!

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Fish Head Press

I've finished for the most part my new printmaking studio at Art Mundo.  



A tiny closet under the stairs, way in the back of The Underground near the back door.


The location includes 5 other studios, big and small.
We call the space "The Studios Back Under".
It's a new space with good energy.  Grand opening on the December 11 Art Walk.


Fish Head Press
Now Open For Business

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Ginny Mini Paintings

Four inch square museum wrapped canvases collaged and painted with acrylics.
These are 5 of 15.


Headlights
Mixed Media


Hey! Over Here!
Mixed Media



Madam Zoltar
Mixed Media



Verlene Drops A Rose
Mixed Media



Wading With The Fishes
Mixed Media

All sold but more to come in Studio 8 in Art Mundo's Studios on Orange.
At Art Walk in December's 2nd Wednesday from 5 to 8 pm.
Historic Downtown Fort Pierce, Florida





Saturday, November 16, 2013

New From The Studio




Totem post-firing, working on the piece arrangement.


Basic colors in place, some tweaking to do.

 

The final assemblage.  
"Happy Happy Totem"
CLAY-ACRYLIC PAINT-METAL ROD