Red Raven

The wonderful ad I found in a 1907 Cosmopolitan magazine had a full page Red Raven ad. It is the Egyptian looking blue bird in the background. It seemed very familiar to me so I searched through my Victorian Trade Card collection in the medicinal section and found one advertising Red Raven. The chromolith is featured on the digital pin I made for this collage. It was a mineral water that was very healthy for you hence the Red Cross armband.

Glitches

It took most of the year to recover from a major computer crash but I now have a new computer, a new printer and a better backup strategy. They are now playing tougher very nicely...sigh.

With the computer down and tending an ill friend I turned to paper and scissors. There is comfort in hand work that I have missed and I still don't love "messy" but I did enjoy the cut and paste class with Randel Plowman.

Here are a few works completed after the class.  These were all "cut and paste" paper.

Venus Rising

Expectations

Lady Moon

Chart a Course

An Odd Number

I continue to go from the "physical" to the "digital" cut and paste and then back and forth again.

Love layers, love exploring and the magic involved.

White on White

I was taking photos for the Amt Dig Site project but this photo turned into a digital montage.

 The glove mold was a ready candidate for more digital exploration.

Porcelain Containers ADS Area 6

I liked the idea of this series, Amt Dig Site, but I got overwhelmed by the number of items. I do plan to return to this project this year. Please see previous posting for more information.

Catching up and clearing out.

My first year as a widow has been like an engine trying to start with more of a load than it was designed for. Each attempt to start a motion forward has resulted in two jerks back or so it seemed. I am gathering steam and purging files. I will be putting up work from this last year. I was trying to do more with my photography and this a small group of dirty bottles I found during my cleaning out of the studio. It seems to be out of focus but I checked and I had used a vintage filter on the photo.

Experimental Collage Class Lesson 1 Which Bob shot?

I have really been busy going through piles of images I have stored for years. I may have to come back and work on this one. The class is Cut and Paste Collage. No digital. I have been starting with cut and paste and scanning that in to add digital elements. Now the dining room table is a glue site.

5x3.5 inches

"YOUR NEW YEAR BEGINS ON LABOR DAY"

"Introducing a new concept in timely living" YOUR NEW YEAR BEGINS ON LABOR DAY

This is from Letterology. "It was on Labor Day, September 2nd, 1957, fifty-six years ago today, George Giusti's celebrated cover design for Holiday magazine took center stage on magazine stands across the country. Labor Day is about celebrating our work, and I can't think of a better way to celebrate this Labor Day than share this work of George Giusti (1908-1990); one of the most innovative designers and illustrators of the last century."

http://letterology.blogspot.com

I wasn't familiar with his work. Very fresh and bold collage covers. He understood how to keep it simple (looking). Not so easy to do though.

So here is to celebrating our work and being able to work.