It was like hitting the wall. I was surfing safely on the wave, creating one print or more a day, sturdy and happy. And then I hit the wall. I was totally unprepared. I had become confident on “how to” in this series of monoprints, and suddenly I did not find the tone. I struggled with the composition, and the …
Exploring mokulito
Four weeks at Art Print Residence seems like an ocean of time, but suddenly I am half ways. I throw myself into the mokulito adventure – again (see more about mokulito in my last post). After finishing the motive, the plate will have to dry, before it is covered with gum arabic. And then it depends on the humidity. Is it …
ART PRINT RESIDENCE – a paradise for printmakers
Four wonderful weeks!! They passed so quickly, and suddenly I am back to normal. I have to arrange everything alone, get all materials, solve every little problem – and the bigger ones, keep my studio clean….all these things which were handled so wonderfully for me at Art Print residence in Catalonia. Ariadna, Claudia and Jordi are there, arranging the studio …
A fragile world
This is a special day, waking up to the result of the American election. Yesterday was a day of hope, but also the feeling of watching a nightmare coming true, without the possibility to contribute. Sitting on the sideline the only thing making sense is to work. Trying to express the contrasts in life, feeling Mother Earth shivering in fear. This drawing I …