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wanderings on paper, nz

Posted by amyclay - February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
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in process drawing with collage

allowing myself these meanderings has meant a new body of works that i wouldn’t have expected. but without any pressure from galleries, etc, i am free to play. at  times i wonder if there’s any kind of rhyme or reason to it all but then i put on my headphones and get back at it…staying [...]

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mixing it up in NZ

Posted by amyclay - January 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
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mixing collage and maori-inspired tattooing

still cutting and pasting and drawing – from whatever references turn me on. cut up these earlier paintings, now trying them in different ways. i like the new incarnations and will keep coming back to these book pages altering and building up the complexity.

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collaging book pages

Posted by amyclay - January 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
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collage, pen on paper

for some reason feel compelled to return to the book format with my work so far at NPS. was seduced by some great new zealand design magazines at the auckland airport, and have started cutting and pasting with some of the images, combined with drawing and painting. feeling a bit rusty after 6 weeks away [...]

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new pacific studio, mt. bruce, new zealand

Posted by amyclay - January 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
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view from the train heading north from wellington

am now 2 weeks into my residency here and life is easy and relaxed. after 7 months in europe attempting to speak various languages, it is a relief to have english as the first language. i’m posting a few of the images of life as i see it in my peaceful rural home.

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wellington, new zealand

Posted by amyclay - January 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
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flying over the coast of new zealand

a few images from my days in wellington – have moved on now to my residency and will post soon.

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rugged coast of north cornwall, england

Posted by amyclay - December 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
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coastal path, st. ives, cornwall

must be my anglo-celtic roots, but i love this landscape most of all. despite the driving wind and rain, i walk as much as my cold wet skin will allow, and only turn off the coastal path here in cornwall when threatened with being blown off the cliff. there are a few of us diehards [...]

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last days at valparaiso, spain

Posted by amyclay - November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
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acrylic, graphite, toner on cardboard

the days are waning here at valparaiso (paradise valley) which always starts to feel like a mad scramble to finish what i started. it has been an excellent stay here – we are pampered and well fed and cleaned up after – all in the name of supporting the artist and therefore the art.  i [...]

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ramblings on the gypsy soul

Posted by amyclay - November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
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found objects, acrylic paint on cardboard

some of you have desired to know more about the impact my travels have had on my work and i will endeavor to articulate as best i can. much is self evident – the obvious of the changing landscape in my paintings – the olive groves and cypress trees of the mediterranean, hill top hamlets [...]

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more street cleaning in mojacar

Posted by amyclay - November 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
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found objects, photo transfer on cardboard

at the turning point of this short month at valparaiso – 13 days behind me, 12 days ahead. boredom often sets in at this halfway point, but i am not in danger of being overwhelmed by it. soon enough i will feel the waning of my last days here and with a sense of urgency [...]

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scavenging in mojacar, spain

Posted by amyclay - November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
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found objects on cardboard

i’m revisiting my earlier pledge to use found materials as often as possible, so am at risk of being seen as an eccentric bag lady as i collect trash and other goodies in this village of mojacar. there are several crumbling old ruins that make for enthusiastic treasure hunting, and i have begun to combine [...]

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