WIP Friday.
I've gone stamping crazy. It's soooo addictive !
Red Friday
Acrylic on canvas, painted by Molly and me.
Obviously *very* inspired by Mark Rothko - my all time favourite artist.
I'd like to wake up to a whole wall of this, so if whoever owns the original wants to give it to me, that would be lovely. Thank you.
And silly me. I nearly forgot this sort of Red Friday.
Chairs ! ( that's how you pronounce cheers, if you're a toff ).
Like what I am.
Any chance of you pouring one of those for me......?
Posted by: Sarah | June 16, 2006 at 11:33 AM
i love all this stamping you're doing lately. i can see how it is addictive. especially when you're stamping on fabric! lovely artwork, and beautiful(yummy) wineglass...
Posted by: molly | June 16, 2006 at 01:56 PM
I love your stamps. I need to make mine...bought the stuff, just haven't done it yet.
Posted by: Courtney | June 16, 2006 at 02:21 PM
Cheers to you! Have a great weekend.
Posted by: Alicia A. | June 16, 2006 at 02:24 PM
I love your Rothko-esque painting. You probably don't want a real Rothko in your home, as he was notorious for using cheap paints that fade in the sunlight. Unless you only want to be able to see the painting while sitting in your dim closet, I suspect that you are better off with your own version.
Posted by: Marsy | June 16, 2006 at 02:25 PM
A line of Molly Chicken fabric??? Pretty please?? Or, at least a gallery showing for you and Molly. I'll bring the vino.
Posted by: Blair | June 16, 2006 at 02:47 PM
Rothko is one of my favorites too. I think the beauty is in the simplicity.
Posted by: Kelli | June 16, 2006 at 03:47 PM
nothing like a spot of red in the middle of the afternoon...okay, i love the stamped fabric--can't wait to see it in your shoppe.
We must get together for a "stamping session" soon, dearie. u bring the red; must make a great dye too.
Posted by: snowbear | June 16, 2006 at 04:13 PM
oh, chairs to u!
toffer
Posted by: snowbear | June 16, 2006 at 04:15 PM
The stamped fabrics are simply too wonderful! And I am quite impressed with your and Molly's painting prowess!
Posted by: LLA | June 16, 2006 at 04:39 PM
Great stamping, great painting and great wine. what else can you ask for? Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Veronica TM | June 16, 2006 at 05:09 PM
Molly as a mini-Rothko -- I love it!
And the stamping is great... have a wonderful weekend, Lyn!
xxoo
Posted by: Anna H. | June 16, 2006 at 06:12 PM
I love your stamped stuff - where are you getting the Speedball stuff in the UK? I can't find it and am fed up of having to use erasers which are often not big enough.
Posted by: Ali | June 16, 2006 at 06:25 PM
Oh, I wanted the little bear from a week or 2 ago SOOO BAD!!! He stole my heart clean away, cute little thing anyway.
and I'm SO going to hold you to your word on David Tennant. Have a bit of a crush on Christopher Eccleston myself, and I just can't imagine another Doctor. Drat it anyway.
Love your blog, you inspirational thing anyway.
angie
Posted by: jemimabean | June 16, 2006 at 07:30 PM
mmmmmmmm... rothko so does it for me. the power is in the simplicity, i think. i love that you and your little one created that together. i'm so looking forward to "art time" with my girls when they don't try to eat the crayons. although i'm enjoying every bit of babbling right now as well.
enjoy your wine, have a blast stamping, and continue to create and inspire as you do.
great weekend to you and yours!
Posted by: jennifer | June 16, 2006 at 07:47 PM
Wonderful red painting and so nice that you've done it together. I've also been inspired lately by art in museums and have been wondering if I should make my own version for my house -- whether or not that is a valid thing to hang -- something beautiful but not my own idea... This is totally valid in crafting -- ideas are passed around like hot potatoes -- but art seems different to me. Perhaps it shouldn't. I definitely know I would be extremely happy to have a painting like yours hanging here :-)
Posted by: Amy | June 16, 2006 at 10:29 PM
mmm love the rothko-esque painting and of course the red,
the fabric is just fabulous, what a clever girl you are :)
Posted by: sarah | June 16, 2006 at 11:56 PM
I love Mark Rothko! I got to see his retrospective in NYC in 1989 - it was awesome. #51 and #108 are my favorite!
Posted by: Rebecca | June 17, 2006 at 05:57 AM
I love Mark Rothko too. They have a huge painting of his in the gallery of my home town and I would look at it for ages and it was like you could fall into it. I really like your interpretation and might have a go of doing one with my sons! The fabric looks fantastic too!
Posted by: Melissa | June 17, 2006 at 11:57 AM
Those stamped fabrics are so adorable! I especially love the one with little elephants (I think that's what they are).
Posted by: Beccamonster | June 17, 2006 at 06:59 PM
rothko and what's in the glass are my kind of reds too!
Posted by: Stephanie | June 18, 2006 at 12:36 AM
The museum that I work at has a Rothko that looks very similar to that - the red and the yellow are inverted. I do like his style. It's very appealing; it must be the simplicity of it. Yours looks soothing and cheerful!
Posted by: Dacia Ray | June 18, 2006 at 04:35 AM
Oh, I'm in love with that elephant fabric, too! They are so sweet!
Posted by: Veganknitting | June 18, 2006 at 05:38 AM
Oh the stamping is so original and fun! What kind of ink pad are you using for fabric stamping?
I look forward to hearing.
MB
Posted by: marybeth | June 18, 2006 at 08:45 AM
Yes, yes - please bring on the molly chicken fabric! Chairs to you, too! :)
Posted by: Fiona | June 19, 2006 at 12:52 AM
I am loving and adoring the stamping! Those daeleks are simply perfection! Stamping with what and how? I am such a novice!
Chairs to you too, I over indulged on the pimms over the weekend. Yumm
Posted by: Gemma | June 19, 2006 at 09:33 AM
Best ways to sound posh pt. 1:
When you agree with someone, say "Ears".
I LOVE your dalek fabric, and I think I may joing you in your red wine. :D
Posted by: Kitty Jimjams | June 19, 2006 at 05:59 PM
I am lovin your hand stamped fabric!! It's really great!
Posted by: Regina | June 20, 2006 at 01:35 AM
I love your stamped fabric too, and am also wondering as gemma is 'with what and how'!! It is really nice anyway, what are you going to make with it?
Posted by: Hannah | June 21, 2006 at 12:04 AM
I thought there was a smiley face in your wine.
And I love your work!
Posted by: Hari | June 27, 2006 at 01:11 AM
One of my very favorite places on earth is the Rothko chapel in Houston, TX (http://rothkochapel.org/). I love your ode to Rothko; beautiful!
Posted by: Mandy | June 27, 2006 at 06:02 PM
very cool fabric. i have a collection of stamps that ive made and im going to make fabric one of these days as soon as i find a good ink. i love your stuff!
Posted by: erin scissorhands | June 30, 2006 at 07:04 PM