Collaboration with Gretchen in Stephanie's: Hen Turning Eggs

Turning the Eggs
Collaborations with Gretchen

Turning the Eggs, Collaboration by Gretchen Owen and Mary Stebbins Taitt
markers and pens.  Dedicated to Hennie Mavis.

Mike's Mole shipped to Gretchen - Round 3

Yay! I got Mike's Mole to the post office before it closed at 1pm today. I wasn't sure if I could, but I did a quick-and-dirty collage this morning for Gretchen to complete. I used different Washi papers, some old airport tax fees from China (as I know Mike traveled there before), and a few little doodles.

And guess what was waiting for me at the post office when I got there? Andrea's Mole that Mike sent. Woo hoo! I'll wait a few days before I start drawing in it. Andrea's pages have a lot of texture and surface, planes and dimension. They make me think of artists like Kandinksy or Jonson. I might ruminate on that and see what comes up for me.

Ah, it feels good to finish a Mole. Is that how it is for everyone? BTW, here's another photo of the spread from my previous post. The colors are a bit truer than the scanned version.



Happy weekend!

At last -- Roma's Moley Ships

This past two weeks was one of emotional ups and downs, and the Moleskine got put on the back burner. I was lacking a collaboration page, which I only finished tonight. The sketchbook is in an envelope, ready to take to the post office tomorrow and ship to Gretchen. Sorry you're getting it almost two weeks late!!

Looking forward to working in other people's books. What a great group of artists. I'm so happy to be a part of this.