Lisa Call – Textile Paintings

The Essential Beauty of Sketches

December 29, 2011

From my sketchbook © 2011 Lisa Call Graphite on paper Finding the Essential I’ve been trying to do more sketching since my return from New York City. While I haven’t been very successful in this regard, I have this near the top of the list for my goals in 2012. Over the past year I [...]

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A Weekend of Art

December 27, 2011

An Artful Vacation This year I celebrated the holidays with my family on the 24th leaving the rest of my long weekend wide open. I decided to work long days in my studio the 25th and 26th. I turned off my computer and stayed out of my office. No facebook, email or blogs to interrupt [...]

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What Type of Batting Do You Use? The Resources I Use in my Art.

December 24, 2011

Structures #122 ©2011 Lisa Call 12 x 12 inches Textile Painting (Fabric hand dyed by the artist, cotton batting, cotton thread) Mounted on stretched canvas Recommendations I am frequently asked about the materials I used to create my artwork and the tools I use to run my art business. I’ve gathered some of this information [...]

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Keeping it Simple and Finding a New Direction

December 22, 2011

Structures #115 ©2011 Lisa Call 31 x 63 inches Textile Painting (Fabric hand dyed by the artist, cotton batting, cotton thread) In Art One of the themes in my artwork over the past few years has been simplicity. I’m exploring the essentials. What can I remove and still tell my story? Structures #115 is similar [...]

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Closing a Door, Saying Goodbye to Prints

December 19, 2011

Grandma’s Stars 56 x 56 inches My Start I began my journey with textiles creating tradition quilts using commercial printed cottons (ie store bought fabric or “prints”), such as the above quilt. I now exclusively use my own hand dyed cottons in my artwork. I’ve had several drawers of commercial fabric sitting around “just in [...]

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Announcing my Winter 2012 online Workshop Schedule

December 15, 2011

Chairs – Various Compositions ©2011 Maria Shell Working in a Series Upcoming Workshops Registration is now open for my 2012 Winter Workshops. 1. Working in a Series – Session I – Sold Out January 8 – March 3, 2012 Take your art to a new level by exploring what it means to work in a [...]

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Color, Shapes, Lines and Fabulous Composition: Walking the High Line

December 12, 2011

Duct Snake and Dried Grasses   The High Line I mention the High Line in one of my previous posts about my trip to New York. The evening of the opening of Uncommon Threads at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts (exhibit ends this friday), I walked along a section of this elevated part at night. A [...]

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