Day Class with Ali Kauss

I took a day class from Ali Kauss of Spring Green
to learn how to set a cabochon.

She's a very patient, good, fun instructor
who teaches other classes.

Contact her:
six zero eight-three two two-nine two three seven
alikauss at gmail dot com

I set my first stone....

and reminded myself how to solder.

This is what I brought home, wore that night out to supper...

and SOLD IT!

about 2" x 5/8", sterling, bronze, 

and a blue stone that I forgot the name of.

Squad of Cardinals and a Herd of Beef

Squad of Cardinals.

8" x 8"

Oil on canvas.

The Squad of Cardinals has been sold.

Below is what was before me
when I parked at the bottom of a friend's driveway.

Warped woodblock

I should have photographed the block in it's most warped state. 

It would rock on a table as a shallow bowl.

It never was the best piece of wood,

I was only testing out sharpness of my knives,

and I just got carried away.

A couple weeks ago I started my attempt to flatten the block.

It's cherry, about an inch thick. 

Yes, I'll take a photo of the block so you can see.

I should do that.

I put it in a plastic bag, put a towel over it, 

sprayed it with water and sealed the bag, 

and put two thick copper sheets,
 one really heavy big solid rubber block,

and about a 40+ pound anvil on top.

And, crossed my fingers.

Yesterday I upwrapped it.

It was flat enough to print.

Not fun, but I got 8 beautiful prints!

I got some good first prints on Kitakata paper.

This year I discovered what Torinoko did with my blocks.

Luscious, is the only word I can use to describe what the prints are now.

You can see this and more

 at this years Fall Art Tour...I'm #stop25.

Holiday Art Show in Frank Lloyd Wright's Wyoming Valley School

12 strong, unique artists star in

the first Holiday Show 

held in this unique building.

The opening was terrific.
A visually exciting show, well worth visiting!

Open through December 7th...

Thursdays and Fridays...3-5pm and Saturdays and Sundays 10am-5pm.

Come see the show, 

and wander about this wonderful school

that kids were once very lucky to attend.

(It's just a wonderful site, 

it glows

when the sun goes down!)