The Canvas Project - Finished!

4 of the 5 Canvases

I finally finished my 5 canvases for the Art House Co-op Canvas Project. You may remember that I received thees canvases in April. They are due June 30th. I am a true procrastinator. To create some kind of theme and inspiration I decided to associate a body part with each word I was assigned. This project took em back to my favorite form of printing making - body prints.

Bellow are the 5 canvases in no particular order. Let me know what you think of the associations. Which body part would you have picked to represent these words?

Trusting –adj. inclined to trust; confiding; trustful: a trusting child.

Thelemic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelemic_mysticism - I reduced this word to "spiritual" for the sake of avoiding a headache

Prosper - To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.

Nelipot - Someone who is walking without shoes

Deceit - an act or device intended to deceive; trick; stratagem.

Some of my interpretations were slightly jaded but I like them and I think that they are very appropriate in many circumstances.

Bellow are some process pictures. Sharing process photos is one of my favorite parts of having a blog.

Partially done canvases and a loaded brush not sitting in water! Bad, Kate!


Process picture for nelipot. Acrylic and glue.


Process picture for trusting. Acrylic and glue.



Some of my tests. I tried mixing different media - ink, acrylic, flour, glue, tempera, water, etc. When I am stuck in a world with out string gel I am stuck trying to create alternative. Man, I miss that stuff. We saw some while we were in Japan but it was way to expensive, not to mention the liquids issue in the airport.


Part of deceit. I almost save this paper but I would just throw it away later.

If you would like more information on the Art House Co-op and the Canvas project visit http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/canvasproject.

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A little note: I have actually been drawing a little bit more lately. Chad and I have decided to design and print our wedding stationary. We are in the midst of finalizing our STD's (save the dates;). We are hoping to print them via gocco. Originally I was thinking silk screen but I think gocco is the way to go!

I hope you are well! Happy summer!