Art I'm Making: Untitled Collage No. 274 (Santa Rosa)

A collage from around this time last year. This is Untitled Collage No. 274 (Santa Rosa). October 16, 2022. Acrylic on paper, acrylic monotype, collage. Image size 32.2cm x 41.4cm (12.7in x 16.3in). Matted to 20 x 24 inches. Signed on the mat. Signed and dated on the reverse.

Click on the image for a larger view. For more of my abstract monotype collage work, visit my website at http://ctalcroft.wix.com/collage-site/.

 

Better yet, if you're in Northern California or you're planning a visit soon, stop by my studio during this year's Art Trails open studio event and see my work in person. More than 130 artists all over Sonoma County will be opening their studios to the public on two weekends – September 30 and October 1 and October 7 and 8.

Art I'm Making: Untitled Collage No. 273 (Santa Rosa)

I'm pleased that one of my collages has been included in the juried 19th Annual Wabi-Sabi show at the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts (616 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, through October 12).

My Untitled Collage No. 273 (Santa Rosa) is in the show, which features work reflective of the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi – a rather slippery term, but one that usually connotes simplicity, impermanence, imperfection and the effects of the passage of time, and an acceptance of these as beautiful.

Click on the image for a larger view. For more of my abstract monotype collage work, visit my website at http://ctalcroft.wix.com/collage-site/.

Better yet, if you're in Northern California or you're planning a visit soon, stop by my studio during this year's Art Trails open studio event and see my work in person. More than 130 artists all over Sonoma County will be opening their studios to the public on two weekends – September 30 and October 1 and October 7 and 8. Studios are open from 10:00AM to 5:00 PM on all four days.

Food I'm Eating: First fresh figs of the season

It's that time of year. We're just starting to get the first figs of the season. These are a variety called "Brown Turkey." Fresh figs with yogurt and honey from our beehive make the best of all breakfasts – well, maybe except for smoked kippers, buttered toast, and tea....