Tuesday, July 29, 2014

A zine - at last ...

I have joined a group of friends to make zines - we meet once or twice a month. So eventually (6 years after my original intention!) I have just finished my first zine, called Matters of the Heart. Some of the pages:


































Matters of the Heart (zine, 28 pages, b&w photocopy, stitched binding, with origami heart).

Monday, July 21, 2014

New art acquisitions.

I have acquired a couple of new works of art over the last 12 months, all of which I neglected to post about.
Two new works by Eugenie Marais - small, delightful canvases:
























And the one below is by Bridget Simons - from her Masters degree show.



































Next week I will show the three most recent paintings in my collection.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Every Art ...

I found  this quote by Charles Simic in Dime Store Alchemy - a book of his reflections on Joseph Cornell's work.