Studio Sampler: A look inside my summer creative process
Creative marks from me to you
Hello Saturday!
I hope the season is going well for you and creativity of some kind is finding it’s way into your everyday life.
Following the Thread - Artist Residency
My studio has been quiet lately - I’m putting together the PDF look book, gallery page and prints for my self-directed artist residency. I’m still contemplating and wrapping up the work, you can read about in this blog post. The whole experience was so illuminating for me! I truly didn’t know what to expect but learned so much about my own process and how to (hopefully!) make my next projects richer and more rewarding. There will be both prints and some handmade journals that will be for you to use, alter and make them yours - I’ll let you know about those!
A Visual Correspondence
While this project is wrapping up, a new one is starting - and it’s going to be fun! I’m working on a collaboration with another artist on the Substack platform and we’re sharing our conversation in the Notes section. If you only read this in your inbox, I’ll be sharing here and then with a final wrap-up post. Our idea is that she shares a photograph - we’ve chosen trees as the subject - and I’ll create an artwork in response. She’s shared the first image (you can see that here) and I’m contemplating the work to respond but have mostly settled on using watercolor as the medium. More to come!
Handmade Magic - Bookmarks!
A littl art that you can hold in your hand and use in your real life: an early look at a seasonal fall-themed bookmark just dropped in my Ko-fi shop. They’re hand painted, stamped and finished by me right here in my studio. There are only 6 so check them out - I’d love to send you one!
I’m glad you’re here with me - I’d love to hear about what you’re dreaming of doing. Just click reply and let me know!
You Shine!
Monette
Looking forward to seeing the results of your collaboration with April!!