January Retreat

Well, I started my January retreat a few weeks late. My goal, as it is every January, is to watch Paw Paw Lake freeze-anything else is gravy. I am LOVING the solitude, bird watching, journaling, and generally chilling out. 

This is the second year here in Watervliet, MI and I have added friends and a cooperative art gallery-Chartreuse Coop in St. Joseph, MI to my experience. On tuesday, two of my new art friends came over to play with gelatin plate printmaking. I was having way too much fun to take pictures, then suddenly everyone was gone. So here are the after pictures. Until my 'studio' across the street is insulated enough to heat in the winter, I 'm using the little cottage next to the house to do my messy work in. It is also inhabited by my adoptive cat, Chloe, who helped us with our projects by demanding attention regularly, and swiping glasses when she couldn't get our attention.

Well, I'm not sure how to reorganize my photos, but here they are. The gelatin plate prints that I did were on paper and interfacing-the later are the ones in the picture.