Baltimore Sonnets

So excited to be printing in a new space!   I will be expanding the ongoing series of textile books, Love Sonnets From Shakespeare to Baltimore. My long-term goal is to make a unique book inspired by each of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets.   The new books will continue to combine relief printmaking (wood and linoleum) with silk screen printing on textiles. Why use the silk screen process for printing text and designs on fabric?  Even though it is multi-step process to create a silk screen, especially when making screens from scratch, I love the final look. This form of printmaking allows me to print Shakespeare's sonnets on textiles in interesting ways.  Each print is custom made, allowing the "reading" of text and imagery to incorporate multiple perspectives.

After researching the history of embroidery, needlework, textiles, printmaking, and Shakespeare, I am ready to make new books.   Vintage painted embroidery canvas by Royal School of Needlework, 2024 I am especially excited to find this lovely vintage painted canvas by Royal School of Needlework .  I wasn't able to find the year it was printed (or another one like it), so if anyone reading this knows, please put information in comments. 

So wonderful to see Sonia Delaunay's textiles, paintings, books, fashions, and tapestries in person at Bard Graduate Center, NYC.    The exhibition consists of almost 200 objects created over Delaunay's decades-long career.   There are four floors of objects, and each floor captures an aspect of her creative spirit, artistic practice, and marketing methods.   On view at Bard Grad Center until July 7, 2024.