Found Objects

Love playing with fun found objects!

Book Arts Jam 2016 is here!!

Publications

I have several events related to publications that I would like to share:

  I have a new self-published book titled "ECOnversation" with 22 full-color pages of eco-dyed papers, fabrics and artist books that I have created. A small number of copies will be available to purchase in my Etsy store after the store re-opens on June 26.

       Talking about eco-dyeing, the next issue of Cloth Paper Scissors will include an article I wrote about
eco dyeing, including the basic process and beyond. I love this colorful and informative mixed media magazine.

             A few weeks back I have received the newsletter from the “TextileArtist.Org” blog that included a list of the Top 10 Textile Printing Books where my book “Printmaking+Mixed Media” was included! (http://www.textileartist.org/?s=dorit+elisha). This book is still available on Amazon and at the  http://www.interweavestore.com/printmaking-mixed-media-ebook.

       

       Also I Just want to mention the Uppercase Magazine (previous) issue that includes a plethora of articles and images of artist books and Book Arts. Every issue of this beautiful magazine is full of inspiration on a variety of arts and crafts themes.

            Talking about Uppercase magazine – its editor Janine Vangool also publishes beautiful books. Her latest one “The Uppercase Compendium of Craft and Creativity" includes articles about 60 artists who work in different areas of art, with lots of colorful pictures and stories from ‘behind the scenes’. I am happy to be one of the 60 artists, as well as the artist of one of the 5 book covers!  

Winter workshops

The following are workshops I will be teaching in the next couple of months:
Registration and info are in the attached links.

1. At the Palo Alto Art Center: The Book that Has it All:

 

 

INFO:  
https://apm.activecommunities.com/paloalto/Activity_Search/mixed-media-the-artist-book-that-has-it-all/5368

2. Palo Alto Art Center:  Build a Bird House:

INFO: 
https://apm.activecommunities.com/paloalto/Activity_Search/see-and-make-series-build-a-birdhouse/5379

3. Palo Alto Adult Education: Gelli plate Printmaking:

INFO: 
http://paadultschool.org/classes/gelli-plate-printing/

                                                     

Hope to see you there!

Yellow is....

I am playing along with Jennifer Qoyne Qudeen who is searching for the rainbow colors all over the blog sphere..
My color of choice is the happiest color, the one that brings light to our lives, the color I have learned in first grade that will make my artwork come to life: Yellow!
Here are some of my yellow sightings in my neighborhood, at home, and during my travel to Venice Italy:

Aren't you happy now?

Compendium + four months in one post

It has been four months since my last post… I have been very busy with family events, travel to many beautiful spots and lastly – art events..

First - the Uppercase Compendium (of craft and creativity) is here!!! 

              four different dust jackets by Rachelle Chuang (top left), Shelley Davies (top right)

                                  myself (bottom left) and Stephanie Lemay (bottom right).

                          cover of the compendium (under the dust jacket) by Siobhan Rogers

     

  Last week I have received the fabulous Compendium book (images above) published by Uppercase magazine’s Janine Vangool. I have mentioned this magazine and its talented editor/publisher before. I had a few mentions in the magazine previously, but this time my artwork was chosen to be on the dust jacket of the book, together with 3 other artists’ designs. Whoever buys the book can choose what design they want on the dust jacket and flip it to change the look any time. A very cool idea!  The book has photos and articles about 66 artists from around the world, and I am honored to be one of them! This book is very inspirational and as always beautifully designed! It would be a wonderful gift for yourself or anyone interested in design, art, craft and just beautiful books.

I also have a few of my sketches included in another publication – Cloth Paper Scissors’ Coloring book -Sketchbook . This magazine includes hand drawn sketches of several themes (like travel, nature, people, etc)  created by several mixed media artists such as Jenn Mason, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Seth Apter, Jodi Ohl, Melanie Testa and myself to name a few. There are also some informative articles about coloring techniques.

And lastly - In the beginning of next year I am planning to offer a large new set of thermofax screens to be used on paper and fabrics. They are a wonderful tool for any textile, paper or mixed media artist. Stay tuned for that.

 

I have recently participated in 3 annual holiday art sales here in Northern California. I enjoy these very much because it is a great opportunity to chat with like minded folks as well as work on some new pieces for the occasion. 

I have also taught a couple of workshops and I have visited some wonderful artists’ studios during a trip to New Mexico:  One was Gail and Zachariah Rieke’s and the other was Melinda Tidwell’s. I LOVE their art and since I was visiting the area  I just had to see them in their element. All three are very nice people as well. 

Eco dyeing - step two: making books!

               The pictures below show the pages at different stages of making the book.