Color Cat Studios: art prints

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Friday, April 10, 2020

Print Maker

There’s something about black and white. Even though I’m a color girl, I always find my way back to black and white. These are linoleum prints. Can you tell which are the carved blocks in each photo?

Linoleum blocks are EVER SO MUCH EASIER to carve than wood and make beautiful prints. Being a complicated girl, I lean toward prints that are complex and layered. I adore the printing process and can get totally lost in it for hours. I hope my work shows the love.

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Society6 Artist

Did you KNOW? All wall art at Society6 is 40% off for Presidents’ Day sale! https://society6.com/product/raccoon2599068_framed-print?curator=colorcatstudios. That means my adorable Raccoon! You asked for him... here he is in whatever size or frame you want! :)

Society6, Color Cat Studios

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Carving Linoleum Blocks

Carving another lino block; this time one of my favorite subjects - leaves. Things from nature always rate high in this artist’s book. God has given us a great big beautiful world. For a number of years people have been begging for an advanced art class and I finally jumped in with both feet this year (as artists tend to do). It has been an absolute delight. Together we are delving into the mysteries of art.

Turkish tour

Another look at those natural color-sources. I asked about cochineal, because you couldn't just have that on a shelf, and yes, their deep reds are cochineal. It's a South American insect that is a parasite to the prickly pear. Owners deposit them into their fields, and blow them off and collect them once they're big. Then they crush their fat, bloody bodies for a nice, natural, red dye. I'm so happy to report that the rug we purchased has cochineal in it. I'm also happy to report that it's likely in your lipstick and blush, ladies, and if you drink cherry coke - it's in there, too! :)

'My' Chair

At our theatre the other night we had an orchestra meeting after I taught my sets class. After about a half hour, someone pulled me out of the meeting for a few minutes. When I came back, everyone in the room was laughing and pointing to the nice, uh, black leather chair. I had paint on the back of my shirt, and it permanently smeared all over the leather! The last time I went in the office, I noticed that someone had taped up the sign you see here. One way to lay claim to something! Well, it's not the first time, let's see, there's my driveway with many colors of paint, our carpet with Peter Pan green footprints, my car with yellow paint on the seat, my gloves, half of my clothes. It seems like everyone likes my painted clothes, kind of like already-broken-in-jeans. Maybe I should start a clothing line!