Showing posts with label old paper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label old paper. Show all posts

Saturday, April 14, 2012

The Un-BIRD-ening Continues

An array of bird collages has winged it's way into reality since March. I posted the first two pieces in this series in a previous blog: http://lauratringaliholmes.blogspot.com/2012/03/un-bird-ening-in-spring-2012.html. I'm now back to add another five nestlings to the series. There are two more in the pipeline and then...perhaps...I will be done.

Fly, birdies, fly! 


"I Still Laugh"
Paper collage with mixed media and ephemera on canvas
board. Old papers, including text from 1960s beauty manual
and gel transfer of woodpecker from old Audubon flashcard.
Acrylics, pens, and mica dust.



"The Lionhearted"
The key to the title is in the little lion in the tape-transfer cage.
Gel transfer of finches from Audubon flashcard set, old
papers, tape and acetone transfers, acrylics, pens, charcoal
pencil. Big text snip from an old Irving Berlin songbook.
Beeswax finish. On deep canvas.



"I Want to be a Frontiersman"
Gel image transfer of dove from old Audubon flashcard,
antique papers, rose tissue, acrylic paint, inks, charcoal
pencil, glaze and metallic pens, mica dust, and beeswax
on deep canvas


"The Righteous Robin"
Gel image transfer of bird from old Audubon flashcars,
old papers,  paper  napkin,  acrylic paint, inks, charcoal
 pencil, gold pen, mica dust, and beeswax finish, on
deep canvas


"A Well-Loved Heron"
Hand-painted paper and mixed media collage on canvas
board, gel image transfer of bird from Audobon flashcard
overpainted with fuzzy sweater and other
acrylics, old papers, charcoal pencil, markers, stamps, inks

Monday, November 28, 2011

Me and You

"Just Draw," Laura Tringali Holmes, 2011
Hand collage with papers, acrylics, and inks, 8 x 10 on canvas board
Text and image snips from Progressive Tailor magazine, Grade Teacher magazine, 
Popular Science Monthly, and Birds of America

An award! Received by me! For up and coming bloggers! A designation I embrace with great happiness and pride. I speak of the Liebster Award, which recognizes and showcases rising bloggers with fewer than 200 followers. The origins of the award are German--the word “liebster” in German means “favorite” or “dearest.”

I received this award from Amy at Four Corners Design. When I first started blogging five months ago, one of my first finds was Amy's blog: http://fourcornersdesign.blogspot.com/ If you look at her header montage, there is a little snip of text that says “ substance from a solution.” Her creations—and her blog—are just that. Her work is pure invention, her tableux winsome, her photos enchanting. Yes. Definitely visit Amy.
In accepting the Liebster Award, participants agree to the following terms: 

1. Thank the awarder and link back to his or her blog.
2. Copy and paste the award to their blogs.
3. Choose five blogs to receive the Liebster Award and let these bloggers know by commenting on their blogs.

Here are my five blogs. The first four focus on art. The last on the list is the blog of a young woman who was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma a day after her 24th birthday. All of these blogs inspire me in all sorts of ways, and I am grateful for the internet community that makes this sort of communication possible. I hope you'll visit these bloggers and show them your support.
http://carolereidartist.blogspot.com/

http://lawendula.blogspot.com/







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