When I go to Maine I always rediscover a book or two, I guess it might be because I have more time or because books are in different places, I make too little use of the wonderful books I have here! One book I recommended to someone who wants to develop her drawing skolls, this summer, was Expressive Drawing by Steven Aimone. Becasue I predominately have worked figuratively (I think) I need to practice loosening up and being totally intuitive and this book is fun and inspiring.
De Villo Sloan's IUOMA Asemics group: http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/asemicwritingformailartists has been a great find for me! Ideas buzz around and it is also inspiring.
last night I tried to use some foam to make a stamp that you could read, in response to a stamp Katerina Nikoltsuou had made, but sadly it dodn't work well at all - the stuff my mum gave me in America worked but the English foam seems to be different... The stamp on the top of the back of the card was foam that I drew on with a pen. Anyway, the long purple shapes are unintelligible, but interesting to me. I used them as a starting point for something 'expressive.'
I think the top one may be an inadvertent nod to Nancy Bell Scott's ilsand mailart piece that I just loved and thought about often. The back has a Matisse feel, I think. And one more thing...One of my friends on Cranberry island, poet Sam King had a mixed media/poetry show the day after I left and gave me my own private view before I departed... she too is interested in asemics - who knew?
August 19, 2012 at 3:53 PM
I like the way these turned out. I think the foam thing is good. Is this the foam stuff that is used for food? Like styro foam?
August 19, 2012 at 5:49 PM
Hi Mim, thanks. The foam that worked is the foam my mum gave me. It is thin and flexible and you can a peel off a bit of wax paper stuff so it has an adhesive back. I don't know what it's called, but not styrofoam, maybe self- adhesive foam? The stuff in England made the illegible stuff, it sort of bounces back more, It is not adhesive.
August 19, 2012 at 8:10 PM
very good! like!!!
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