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Art and Life
http://heatherassaf.blogspot.com
creating art with intaglio printmaking including collagraphs,etchings, drypoint and aquatint as well as mixed media paintings; musings on my personal artful journey of discovery
- Author: Heather Assaf
- Listed in: Mixed Media Artists
- Tags: collage mixed media printmaking etching collagraph drypoint
Recent Posts
The Joys of Competition
Well, the short list is as far as I got this time. From over 1300 entries to 37 on the short list and then down to 5 finalists! I really had fun imagining my painting featured on a wine bottle and being on display in the Liquor Store for all to see...
Good News
This morning I received some really good news. A few months ago, I had entered some images of my printmaking in a contest run by the Hillebrand Winery in southern Ontario for labels for their 'Artist's Series' of wines. From over 1300 entries the j...
Evolution of a Canvas
After months of trying to paint something on canvas, which I find extremely difficult as I am more of a paper person, I finally settled on this end result of Sunflowers. When I look back at the stages this poor little 12" x 12" canvas went through I...
Strange Summer
Where to start - The weather, of course! We have had no summer, for the second year in a row. A day here and there, mostly rain. We also had a disaster hit and narrowly almost miss us in the form of way too much rain all at once - 5 to 6 inches of ...
Happy News!
I know it's been a very long time since my last entry but a summer cold had me down for 3 weeks and I mean totally incapacitated!First, my good news. I just found out today that two of my prints - the ones shown in my last post, were accepted into t...
A Pair of Prints for Jury
These two plates were inked at the same time to be a pair in harmonious colours (3 hours spent inking, wiping and running two prints). I am pleased with the result and will set them aside as possibilities for entry into the 2009 International Print ...
