The usual madness...

...is running deep in the studio this week, with texture everywhere.

There are bottles in the works

in various stages of completion,

and the same holds true for goblets.

Partially finished paintings are lurking in every corner, with embellishments auditioning for their part,

and the studio is its usual shambles.

One would hope that something will eventually get completed, since there are three shows (you can read about one of them entitled On the Wall-Off the Wall here) to prepare for this summer, and the deadlines are fast approaching.

Wish me luck, and the arrival of the 'Everything-is-all-done-and-ready-to-go' Fairies, as we head into late spring and deadline mania.

I just can't get enough...

... of texture these days.  I'm adding stuff to mediums like stuff will disappear, never to return.  Then I glop (note the technical term there) it on so thickly that it could be eaten with a spoon, were one so inclined.

Recently, I added to this wine glass and bottle to jazz it up a bit, since I found the original rather blah. 

 I'm loving the changes that additional colour and texture bring.

When I feel like I'd like to lick the results,

I know that I'm well on my way

to having it just right.

Each part of this pair just calls to me,

and I know I'll enjoy them for a long time to come.

In my eyes it's a great improvement over the original finish,

How about you?  What's calling to you in your creative life these days?  Colour, texture, hidden meaning, push/pull?  I love how we get hooked on things and can't let go until we're 'done'. Picasso in his blue period had nothing on mixed media artists!

No doubt...

...you're beginning to wonder whether I actually ever finish things in the studio, and some days I wonder the same thing.  I'm glad to report, however, that I can actually show you a finished piece.

'My Cup Runneth Over' altered wine glass © Win Dinn

I have two friends who, within the last couple of months, have acquired new homes in town. I'd hoped to get both house-warming gifts ready before the one couple left for their winter home in the US, but couldn't manage it.  This one, however, is a little more timely and was delivered today.

I think it's particularly appropriate that the coins in the cup were donated to my mixed media cause by the gentleman side of this couple, and they're getting a small percentage of the world-ranging treasure back in this form.

I'm loving the tactility of this piece so much that I have a yen (pun intended) to do it all over again.

Luckily, with a stash of coins and a surplus of metallic alcohol inks, that is actually possible.

Of course, it remains to be seen whether it will materialize or not!

And just a reminder, I do have a Gelli printing workshop this next weekend here in Creston. Are you coming to play?