SF and sisters

Well folks, it's been a rad summer. I traveled to San Francisco for an awesome two week vacation.  Sisters unite!!!

Jessica and I ventured into the SF MOMA for the Cindy Sherman exhibit (which she has great pictures to post). There were several rooms dedicated to her large scale photos. Besides the amazing photographs from Cindy Sherman, there were tons of other awesome things to see!

Here's some of the artists that most inspired me:

Joseph Cornell:

Barry Mcgee:

 

Paul Klee:

Rothko:

(this picture really doesn't do the colors justice as they are mesmerizing in person)

And just because, this is the view from the top floor of SF MOMA:

We also stopped at a really cool sculpture garden in Sonoma. There were a bunch of amazing, interesting sculptures as well as conceptual spaces done by various artists. Certainly a great interlude to all those lovely wineries! Here's a few of the sights that intrigued me:

I had a great trip! Sadly, of course, saying goodbye to my sister is never easy. But alas, the summer is dwindling down and school is about to start up. Fall is around the corner. I'm looking forward to it though :)

♥ Krysia ♥

Well, hello there

I have been embroidering my geometric designs onto some awesome vintage fabrics my sister gave me. They are so much fun to make!

The last one was influenced by a book of Polish paper cutting designs. It's an owl!

Rainbow Owl Robot Skeleton

Two new paintings in my shop! Here is one of them.

New Print! Yay!

I'm excited about this new print... and excited about the one I'm still cutting!

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My Fingerprint Painting

After many many hours, I am finally finished with my latest painting. I'm calling it "My Fingerprint" because that is what it is to me. I don't always name my paintings, but this one seemed to name itself as I was painting it. It just seems like a really cool fingerprint... one I would want to have as my own!

Anywho - on to the pics! The painting is also in my shop: click

First is a closeup:
And this one is of the entire painting:

From an Old Sketchbook

I scanned some of my artwork from a sketchbook a few years ago - when I actually owned a scanner! The scan did not do the colors any justice. I did this probably 5 or 6 years ago! It's so interesting to look back at all the artwork I have done over the years. I haven't done abstract work such as this in a little while... I think I'm going to break out the prismacolor pencils!

Back to work...

I have a new temporary job and have not found any time to do artwork. In time Im sure a routine will develop... *sigh* ...I can't wait until the weekend when I can devote all my time to artwork. Almost there!

Here is a pic of one of my latest linocuts. I haven't had a chance yet to do this one up in various colors. Hopefully this weekend.



And here is a pic I took of the Bay Bridge with my phone, its just around the corner from my job and a great place to eat my lunch!

Allergies suck

I have been suffering from some of the worst allergies I have ever had. I didn't even have allergies last spring! Oh well, I'm just very happy to feel more like myself and able to finally get back to what I love to do! I have a new linocut and have whipped up some new prints. Here is my test print from the cut. I usually do the first in black, but ran out. I have been experimenting with color combos and started using acrylic paint for the background. I'm really excited about my new prints! I'm hoping for some sunshine tomorrow so I can get a photoshoot going... I'd like to get some of these new prints up on my etsy shop tomorrow. From now on, I'm going to try to have a new linocut a week!