Color Cat Studios: linoleum block

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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Mixed Media Print, a Complicated Mix

This one’s called ‘In a Dream.’ If you know me you know I like a complicated mix of color texture and design. This piece is a combination of all these things with the added bonus of shimmery paints below the linoleum block print. As we all need some cheering up these days, my mission is to put really great art at an affordable price into everyone’s hands. Super cool art, little price. 🙂. Find this super cool, cheery little piece for only $25.00 at

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Nice polish, too, right? :)

This piece is soo beautiful in person. Here it looks okay; in person it fairly glows. Oh, it DOES glow!

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!

Color Cat Studios

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Mixed Media Print, a Complicated Mix

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Carving Linoleum Blocks

I snapped this cool photo in a sewing shop.

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