UPDATE ON COMPOSITIONAL CONVERSATION GRID

Monday we will be seeing the newest version of Compositional Conversation as created by Gayle Vickery Prichard. With that in mind, here is an updated Grid showing all the versions of this work up to today.

The participating artists are: Rebecca Howdeshell, Beth Carney, Shelley Baird, Gayle Vickery Pritchard , Judi Hurwitt, Leslie Bixel, Fulvia Luciano, Marcia DeCamp, Marina Kamenskaya, Paula Swett, Valerie Goodwin, Kathy Loomis, Leslie Riley, and Terry Jarrard-Dimond.

FRAN SKILES WORKSHOP: PART TWO

Work by Tom Dimond


As promised earlier this week, today I am posting some shots of work by members of my class with Fran Skiles at the Crow Barn last week. The workshop was about Collage on Paper using the many techniques Fran has developed during her years working with this process.

The class format was that Fran gave demonstrations everyday along with a list of techniques for us to use. Those of us who had not studied with Fran previously, simply had to trust the process and trust Fran as we worked through the many stages of development. The work that is pictured here was presented the last day of class. Some of the work is complete and some is not. Many of the artist did much more work than is represented in these photographs.

My apologies toTeri Sager and Ivana Oblonsky Thomas. I was unable to open the images I shot of their work but both created beautiful work and I'm still hoping someone else from the class may yet send me a photo of their pieces.


Work by Tom Dimond


Work by Tom Dimond




Work by Mary Sawabini.



Work by Margo van Strien.



Work by Jeanie Auseon.



Work by Jayne Willoughby Scott.



Work by Jan Vinnai.



Work by Cynthia Sterling.


Work by Annette Ayre.



Work by Ann Moneypenny.

Work by Diane Bennett.


Work by Diane Bennett.


Work by Terry Jarrard-Dimond.


Monday we will return to Compositional Conversation and the work of Gayle Vickery Prichard.

FRAN SKILES WORKSHOP

Big Red X 2....collage by Terry Jarrard-Dimond



A big hello to everyone. Tom and I returned yesterday from the Crow Barn after a fantastic workshop with Fran Skiles. The workshop featured Fran's processes relating to collage on paper and it was an exceptional week with a wonderful artist, workshop participants and facitities.

Just a note to followers of Compositional Conversation. I will have an update on our project next Monday so please check back then to see what Gayle Vickery Prichard has added to the conversation.

Today I am going to share some photographs of works in progress from the workshop and later in the week I will share images of some of the final (thought perhaps not completed) work. I realized very quickly that my idea of collage was very limited as I have not worked in this way since college. Fran has developed some very interesting process and I loved the low tec way many of these process are handled. It is very immediate and spontaneous and since I did not have any preconceived ideas about how the images would develop, I was able to trust her process and let the work develop as we moved along.




Tom and Mary observing Fran as she demostrates monoprint process.



Fran Skiles doing a demo. Notice the intensity of Annette and Jayne.


Tom Dimond working on a new canvas with some hand stitching.


Here I am sewing together a few zerox images with the machine. Pursing my lips helps me to focus.


Tom is adding some black gesso to a composition he has started.



Mono printed Chinese paper.


First layer of color on Masa Paper.



Jayne Willoughby Scott pulls a pellon print.


This is a shot of Big Red x 2 on the worktable. I hope neatness doesn't count because I certainly have a mess on the table. The collage turned out to be one of my better efforts.


Here are a few of my pieces in progress.

Later in the week I will be showing some examples of final work by members of the class as well as some of mine. Hope you see you then.