'Found' Series - Aimsíodh III & IV (pr. 'Im-shee-och')

My most recent Aimsíodh pieces... #'s III and IV in the 'Found' series. These were inspired by some old mollusk shells I found on the beach in Ballybunion, Co. Kerry Ireland.

'Found' Series - Aimsíodh I & II (pr. 'Im-shee-och')

Collages based on old mollusk shells I found at Ballybunion...a beach in the north of Co. Kerry Ireland. 'Aimsíodh' is the Irish Gaelic word for 'found'.

Ginkos I and II

These two collages were actually done back in March and I failed to photograph them before submitting them to an Atlanta Collage Society Show. The show came down while I was in Ireland and I went up to Atlanta to get them this past weekend. I figured I'd post them even tho' they're not hot off the press! Both are mixed media collage using hand tinted & textured papers w/ dried ginko leaves.

"Two Lilies"

This is another piece I've done for a local fundraiser....this will be my last donation of the year. We have some calla lilies that bloom by our pond every year. I don't know if it was because of the unusually cold winter we had or just what but where we typically have 12 - 15 (+) blooms this year we only had two.....but they were beautiful!

"JOY!!"

My most recent collage was a commission for The Ronald McDonald House here in Augusta, GA. The local chapter of a teacher's sorority commissioned me to do the piece and they wanted the finished product to be a collage that was bright, cheerful and uplifting.....so this is the result. It will hang near the entrance to the garden at our local Ronald McDonald House on Green St.

"Arioso"

This is the third and final piece I've created for the Art Factory fundraiser scheduled for March. It's entitled 'Arioso' because the music (which is barely visible in the background) is from "Arioso" by Jean Sibelius a Finnish composer (1865 -1957). Sibelius was a prolific composer but I'd be willing to bet that "Arioso" is one of his most recognizable pieces. Like "The Meditation from Thais"(see previous post), "Arioso" is also one of those pieces that is part of the repertoire of most classical music students. This is another piece that I played years ago while studying with my violin teacher, Eloy Fominaya.

"Gealach" (pr: gay-lock) - Irish Gaelic for 'Moon'

Another collage completed for the upcoming fundraiser for the Art Factory. The title - - with the help of translation - - is self explanatory......