Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Graphite Nudes
In December 2003, I did a series of graphite nudes for a show in Bay St. Louis. The drawings were all small, approximately 3" x 4". I used photographs for my inspiration; some of mine and some of other photographers. The images presented here are giclee prints of the drawings. I chose to post the sepiatone versions; prints in the original color are also available, and a few of the originals have not yet been sold. Email me for a list of what is available.
Monday, August 02, 2004
Friday, July 30, 2004
Thursday, July 29, 2004
Monday, July 12, 2004
"Totem" is a mixed media construction which includes trade cloth, burlap, turtle shell, pottery shards, old brass thimbles, Indian head pennies, feather, and beads of glass, turquoise and amber. Much of the inspiration for this piece comes from the Lakota culture of the Northern Plains. The turtle symbolized long life for the Lakota, and and the trade cloth, thimbles, and beads were important elements in the people's economic well being in the 1800s. It features a removable neckpiece for personal adornment. 
Saturday, July 10, 2004
Ghost Shirt is a mixed media construction which incorporates wood, leather, nails, seed pods, African carved and painted face, horsehair, tin cones, bovine teeth, and beads of bone, glass and shell, as well as African trade beads. It is inspired by the Ghost dance movement which swept the indigenous peoples of the Northern Plains in the late 1800s. The piece combines "wall art" with "wearable art" in that it features a removable neckpiece.
It is inspired by the Ghost dance movement which swept the indigenous peoples of the Northern Plains in the late 1800s. The piece combines "wall art" with "wearable art" in that it features a removable neckpiece.
Ghost Dance is a mixed media construction which incorporates wood, tin, iron,copper and other metals with beads of glass, stone, and polymer clay, as well as African trade beads and African sand cast beads. It is inspired by the Ghost dance movement which swept across the tribes of the Northern Plains in the late 1800s. This piece features a removable necklace with beads of glass, metal, polymer clay, and stone.
It is inspired by the Ghost dance movement which swept across the tribes of the Northern Plains in the late 1800s. This piece features a removable necklace with beads of glass, metal, polymer clay, and stone.
Monday, July 05, 2004
Sunday, July 04, 2004
"Lakota" is a mixed media construction which is built around a traditional, ceremonial "dance stick" of the Lakota people. It is comprised of wood, leather, trade cloth, copper, acrylic, buffalo teeth, feathers, and beads of glass and bone, including some old trade beads. It features a removable neckpiece with beads of bone, glass, wood, and old African trade beads.
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Collage D’Art
Workshops
with
Lori Gordon
Collage d’art is the unique creative process developed by Mississippi Gulf Coast artist Lori K. Gordon. Incorporating several artistic methods, the process involves pour painting, monotype printmaking, polymer clay, and the selection of handmade papers.
“Pour painting” is a method in which brushes are discarded as tools. Instead, thinned non-toxic acrylic paints are poured, splattered and sprayed onto paper and allowed to run together. Objects are laid onto the surface and weighed down. As the paint dries, it collects around these items and forms textures and images. An exploration of the monotype process is next. Paint is applied to sheets of acrylic and through a variety of manipulations, the paint is blended to create hand painted paper. Participants then learn how to use polymer clay to create images in relief, and how these elements may be combined in mixed media work. Students are then given the opportunity to select handmade papers from hundreds of choices. The collages d’art are created from this combination of hand painted and handmade papers, fragments of pour paintings, polymer clay, and monotypes.
This method has been taught to students ranging from 6 years old to persons in their 60s, and to college professors of art as well as to people who have never picked up a paintbrush and believe that they have no artistic talent. Workshops are offered on the Mississippi Gulf Coast several times a year, and in other locations around the country. For more information, email the artist at lkgordon@bellsouth.net, or call 228.466.9253.
Workshops
with
Lori Gordon
Collage d’art is the unique creative process developed by Mississippi Gulf Coast artist Lori K. Gordon. Incorporating several artistic methods, the process involves pour painting, monotype printmaking, polymer clay, and the selection of handmade papers.
“Pour painting” is a method in which brushes are discarded as tools. Instead, thinned non-toxic acrylic paints are poured, splattered and sprayed onto paper and allowed to run together. Objects are laid onto the surface and weighed down. As the paint dries, it collects around these items and forms textures and images. An exploration of the monotype process is next. Paint is applied to sheets of acrylic and through a variety of manipulations, the paint is blended to create hand painted paper. Participants then learn how to use polymer clay to create images in relief, and how these elements may be combined in mixed media work. Students are then given the opportunity to select handmade papers from hundreds of choices. The collages d’art are created from this combination of hand painted and handmade papers, fragments of pour paintings, polymer clay, and monotypes.
This method has been taught to students ranging from 6 years old to persons in their 60s, and to college professors of art as well as to people who have never picked up a paintbrush and believe that they have no artistic talent. Workshops are offered on the Mississippi Gulf Coast several times a year, and in other locations around the country. For more information, email the artist at lkgordon@bellsouth.net, or call 228.466.9253.
Following are collages created by the artist, as well as photos of workshop participants.
