Peek into my Art Studio

2010, inspiration / /
peek into linda germains studio
Artist’s books, ink and brayers, gelatin and stencil and tangles of thread. Up close in Linda Germain’s studio.

What do you see when you pause and look around your art studio?  Mess?  Chaos?  Neat and Tidy?  Creation? Potential?  Do you see yourself?

I do see myself, and it is a messy creation full of potential.  I have some of my artist’s books on a shelf and stack of glycerin/gelatin,  and now since I have started teaching online, the ever present studio lights and video camera.

I am very lucky to have space in my family’s machine shop.  My dad makes stitching attachments for shoe, handbag and mattress manufacturers.  I share my space with a retired chemist, who is building an experimental aircraft!  On weekends my nephews visit and we build stuff, paint things and let out our inner kids.

What do you see when you “look” around your studio?

 

 

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Do you see yourself in this collage?

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Join Us - in the next session of MakeMonotypes.com
Join Us – in the next session of MakeMonotypes.com

I am 1/2 through the winter session of MakeMonotypes.  We understand  the basics about the glycerin plate, stencils and stamping tools.  Now we are exploring the finer skills of printmaking on the glycerin plate with ink and paper.

If you think this class might interest you then please check out my new video and join the mailing list.  Registration for the next session will open at the end of February and class starts in March.

Happy Printing!

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Inspiration & Tools at Your Feet

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found rust by linda germain

I have been walking around town even though it has been very cold lately.  The fresh air always does me good.  I usually come back to the studio with a new idea, solution to a challenge or at least a treasure that I found on the street.

I may not use these rusty scraps in a print, but they always catch my attention.  I do have a box of rusty things for rusting paper and fabric.  Spritz, layer, press and wait.  Do you pick up inspiration on the street?

The fabric and leather samples were a find at the recycle store Extras for Creative Reuse in Lynn.  This is a great place to find stuff for making art.  I always find paper, threads, and mark making tools.  If you are local to Lynn, MA  check them out.

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Glass – new tool for printmaking

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cut glass as stamping tool for monotype printing making with linda germain
Cut glass as stamping tool for monotype printing making by linda germain

On my midday walk I found this delicate glass plate.  I thought, “oh,  what marks it could make on the glycerin/gelatin plate.”  So as soon as I got back to the studio, I tested it out.

It is even cooler than I imagined.  Do you use cut glass in your printmaking?

If you would like to explore monotype printmaking with me, in the second session of Make Monotypes, then make sure you are on the mailing list.  Next class will start in March and registration will open at the end of February. Join the list here  Happy Printing!

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