What do you do when you are not in the mood?

2010, altered books, Haverhill / /
Today things were not falling in place, I was waiting for ink to dry and I was struggling.  At that point I just wanted to leave and take a nap.  But Sunday is one of my free days to be in the Studio.  So I
  1. Went online and checked out Secret Sunday’s @ the Altered Page
  2. I changed gears and started playing with some ATC’s
  3. Cut out some new stencilsand covered them with a few coats of medium
  4. Ate lunch
  5. Had a tea or two
  6. Cleaned some brushes and brayers
  7. Took some studio pictures
So I manged to find somethings to do and was pleased with progress.  I think the trick was to move beyond the project that had me stopped and let it go for another day.

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What format works best?

2010, Gelatin plate print, mixed media printmaking / /
Today I have been experimenting with how to finish some prints.  I have mounted some mixed media prints on to square boxes.  I found a long narrow frame and I cropped an combined a couple of prints but then did not like how the image looked in the frame.  So I tacked a few ATC sized image in to the long frame.  I like how they look in the frame.  It feels good to be getting closer to a finished format. 

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