Mary Ann has worked in new ways, making more abstract images, assembling scraps of wood and metal, as well as tapes, and fabrics. “Lately inspired by nature I have been working more massively using wooden pieces cast in modeling paste on my plates. I am pleased with the resulting embossed, massive, abstract shapes which show the oil based colors well. I continue with the girls clothing series: girl scout uniform and falling down socks. My recent challenge has been to cut up, reassemble and gesso-glue to masonite in prep for printing an antique wedding dress.”
Mace Wenniger has concentrated on sculpting. He has a new series of wooden carvings and assemblages of found woods from beaches and woods nearby.
Mary Ann also writes “I have realized the huge relevance of my working with recycled stuff to make my collagraphs. Should I call them Trash Prints? I am making sustainable art and also having fun. I have mentored several artists in a once monthly class in my studio sharing my non-toxic approach to making prints: no acids, no metal plates, just found textural glueables, masonite, polymers, water and oil based inks, rag papers and a wringer type intaglio press.”
See facebook for some hilarious videos of me cutting up that monstrous dress, on Wenniger Cottage Gallery: https://www.facebook.com/WennigerCottageGallery
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