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https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/12/e-x-13-complete.html tracemarks: e x 13 complete Sometimes projects take on their own momentum .... this was one of them. When the idea was conceived I think I had quite different ideas i... ex https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/07/he-loved-ocean-best.html tracemarks: he loved the ocean best ..... My father died at the beginning of this month - losing his dignity to motor neurone disease and so in many ways, his passing was the kindes... the oceanlovedbest https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2015/05/ tracemarks: May 2015 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers may https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/07/playtime.html tracemarks: playtime ..... Recently I commented on Barry's blog something to the effect that I was not a great fan of the altered image, but I had really loved a f... playtime https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2015/09/ tracemarks: September 2015 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers september https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2014/07/second-play-with-wood.html tracemarks: second play with wood ..... I had no idea that there could be so much fun to be had with wood prints. Until recently I had no interest whatsoever in making woodblock ... play withsecondwood https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2013/03/ tracemarks: March 2013 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers march https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2014/07/ tracemarks: July 2014 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers july https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2018/04/1652-war-package.html tracemarks: 16/52 'war package' ..... This little book is made from one of the pages I made for the ' Pieces for Peace' exhibition in Brussels in 2014 though it is complet... warpackage https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2018/01/452-remembering-moeraki.html tracemarks: 4/52 'remembering moeraki' This book was made from drawings I had done whilst staying at Moeraki in New Zealand with fellow artist Steph McLennan. What a trip we h... rememberingmoeraki https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-third-dance-pas-de-deux-3.html tracemarks: the third dance - pas de deux 3 How delicious to have another collaborative piece to play with..... Most of you who follow my blog also follow Fiona's and will have... pas de deuxthe thirddance https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2014/02/first-steps-towards-magpie-book.html tracemarks: first steps towards magpie book ..... Yesterday was Wednesday and I had in mind to do another Wordless Wednesday post however by the end of the day I could not focus. Now it is... first stepstowardsmagpiebook https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2013/06/ tracemarks: June 2013 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers june https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/07/taking-shape.html tracemarks: taking shape ..... It has been lovely working with some different materials. Though I have worked with copper shim before, I have never played around with a... takingshape https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/12/two-bundles-meet.html tracemarks: two bundles meet ..... Our two bundles met on Wednesday. Fiona and I spent such a lovely couple of hours together each opening and enjoying the surprise of eac... twobundlesmeet https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2013/08/flora-and-fauna.html tracemarks: flora and fauna ..... And of course - just a few photographs of my favourite things ..... tree trunks and marks (plus some bird and plant photographs along the w... florafauna https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2014/03/inspiring-little-leaf.html tracemarks: inspiring little leaf ..... I have spent two days working very hard in between other 'things' in the studio - printmaking. Printing editions from plates I have made p... inspiringlittleleaf https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2018/03/10-52-she-wanted-words.html tracemarks: 10/ 52 'she wanted words' ..... 'she had always wanted words, she loved them: grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape' Michael Ondaat... wantedwords https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2014/10/ tracemarks: October 2014 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers october https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/03/scratching-for-inspiration.html tracemarks: Scratching for inspiration ....... I imagined a blog would be somewhere I would be able to share points of inspiration and every now and then showcase my work - complete, res... scratchinginspiration https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2015/05/healing.html tracemarks: healing ..... I have been away - not physically but emotionally. I am posting on this gap because to give it no space would mean I was not acknowledging... healing https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2013/02/starry-starry-night-complete.html tracemarks: starry starry night complete ..... Ah - collaboration is so sweet. Many of you who comment upon this collaboration between Fiona and me say how lucky we are to be able to w... starry nightcomplete https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-close-of-year.html tracemarks: the close of a year ..... The year has almost passed - it certainly snuck up on me. I haven't posted for about two weeks now since Fiona and I finished our envelope... the closeof ayear https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/07/two-books-meet.html tracemarks: two books meet ..... I wonder whether our books were as excited as we were about their meeting .... Certainly the two completed books came together very h... two booksmeet https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2013/01/tree-stories.html tracemarks: tree stories ..... they know they see they write they draw and paint they speak keep them company and listen ... treestories https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/10/standing-stories.html tracemarks: standing stories ..... My dear friend Fiona came up with the idea of calling this series I am working on 'Standing Stories' rather than book totems. I am comple... standingstories https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-stash-from-fiona.html tracemarks: my stash from fiona ..... I should be washing and ironing, preparing for my trip to Sydney tomorrow morning but I have just come home from Fiona's where me met brie... my stashfiona https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/12/bundled-not-yet-boxed.html tracemarks: bundled - not yet boxed .... Envelopes - tick. Such a good feeling to be finished. I am not sharing much of the design yet as Fiona's and my books have yet to meet. ... not yetbundledboxed https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2015/01/ tracemarks: January 2015 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers january https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/09/ tracemarks: September 2012 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers september https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/04/artists-book-or-journal.html tracemarks: Artist's Book or Journal? Don't you just love having friends who are 'on the same page' as you. Friends with whom you can discuss your work, dilemmas with your work ... artist sbookjournal https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2016/06/tarne-et-garonne.html tracemarks: Tarne et Garonne .... This is the Pilgrim town of Lauzerte and our villa was about 6kms away. From the bedroom window and the terrace we had this view. Very bea... tarneetgaronne https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2018/07/2652-my-little-black-and-white-book-and.html tracemarks: 26/52 'my little black and white book' and 27/52 'tis not always black and white' .... The two books are simple - no artistic content but are lovely playthings. Both are small as they are part of the collection ... black and white https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2014/02/towards-journeys.html tracemarks: towards journeys ..... Don't you just love copper based etchings ..... the plate tone, the imperfect marks, open biting, aquatint and so on .... The pr... towardsjourneys https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/11/second-alphabet-beginning.html tracemarks: second alphabet beginning ..... I was so inspired by Fiona's post yesterday that I just had to begin my second alphabet for ALAW. I had it on my list of 'must dos' fo... secondalphabetbeginning https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2015/03/soft-look-at-boulders.html tracemarks: soft look at boulders ..... While staying at Moeraki I was sketching ideas for further work. Much of my sketching was fairly dark with inks and charcoal but on the ... soft lookboulders https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2013/06/play-day-bliss.html tracemarks: play day bliss ..... Play days are better than medicine - especially when you get the chance to share such a day with a special friend and collaboration buddy. ... play daybliss https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2013/04/ tracemarks: April 2013 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers april https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/11/ tracemarks: November 2012 Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers november https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/2012/05/beach-walk.html tracemarks: beach walk ... My daughter was home for a few days during the week ...... The first thing she asked was that we head home to our hills via the beach,... beachwalk https://trace-marks.blogspot.com/ tracemarks Contemporary artist, book artist and printmaker - susan bowers