Sunday, November 18, 2012

Work in Progress


Message from a Dream
ingredients: vintage book cover, vintage Japanese envelopes, vintage stamps, vintage book pages, image transfers, graphite drawing, watercolor pencils, metallic oil crayon, mica, stitching



This is a piece I'm working on for the upcoming (February) Print Club show at Northern Kentucky University, the theme of which is "In Your Dreams".  This part is not quite finished, and will eventually be glued onto a larger book cover with more images. So far, I'm actually liking it, and when do I ever say that?

Stay tuned for further developments!

26 comments:

  1. I can say....I am kind of liking this one too. Congratulations and have a happy Thanksgiving with those you Love!!! Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

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    1. Thank you, Mary Helen; so glad you like. Wishing you the best Thanksgiving ever. :~) peace

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  2. whoa! love it, sharmon! that stitching... but *everything* - a beautiful flow.

    xoxo

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    1. Lynne, thank you, I love what you said, "a beautiful flow". This one just seemed to flow, once I got it going...

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  3. I'm more than liking it!! It's an amazing piece, Sharmon.

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    1. Robyn, I don't know what to say! Thank you- I'm so happy that you like it!

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  4. and I am actually LOVING this (sorry for yelling). The stitching adds a glorious movement to it while uniting the two figures in a sweet complicity.

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    1. That's ok, Lynne, I like yelling- I teach 8th-graders! Thank you so much; it's good to hear that others like it too. Hard to trust my own opinion sometimes, you know?

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  5. oh this is so full of magic and wonderment!

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    1. Mo, so sweet of you! I'm hoping you and all your feathers are floating along on a favorable tailwind...

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  6. Isn't that great when you like the way your work is going? This is a wonderful piece and I can easily see why you like it. The composition is beautifully weighted.

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    1. Yes, I greatly prefer this over the sense of frustration I usually feel- lol. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Mary Ann.

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  7. LOVE it - looks like she is spellbound

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    1. Hi Deb- yes, i like that word, spellbound. I often feel that way in my dreams, don't you?

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  8. Oh, I am liking it, too, Sharmon! The stitching is such a great component. -sus

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    1. Hi Sus! the stitching is my favorite part; I love doing it, though my fingers are a little sore!

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  9. Lovely artwork !!!
    Great blog !!!

    I`m following :)
    groayla

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    1. Groayla, thank you for the kind comments. I'm so glad you're following; welcome!

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  10. she's wonderful!! the stitching and translucent layer are dreamy! :)

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    1. Thank you, Anca; I so enjoyed doing the stitching that I may have gotten a bit carried away...

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  11. un rêve devient réalité! superbe!

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  12. Really really like the stitching between the woman and the bird ! Wonderful mixed media !!!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Michele; I really appreciate the compliment!

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  13. A beautiful piece Sharmon! I love your combination of media.

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    1. Kim, so nice of you to say so. I do tend to get carried away where media are concerned, but I enjoy the challenge of trying to make it all work together- well, mostly, anyway... :)

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