SCRATCHING THE SURFACE

Karen Kunc. Woodcut, etching and beeswax

No poetry today.... just thoughts .... ideas...

I'm enjoying images

of all the creative ways

artists scratch into or onto a variety of surfaces.

Paper, leather, wax,

clay, enamel, wood, stone, metal plates,

plaster, walls, sand.

Incised and painted wood panel by Cecil Skotnes

Ellen Johnson at Anderson O'Brien Fine Art

I love Ike Bushman's work!
Ike Bushman
Ivo Stoyanov. See more of Ivo's work here.

Rebecca Crowell. Scratching into wax.

Sgraffito Landscape by South African artist Walter Batiss. See more here.

Warding off Evil. Intaglio print on paper by Katie Kiley

"Kiley states that her art is about communication; the need to share something important and personal. For years, she has searched for imagery that conveys the thoughts, emotions, and spiritual insights that fascinate her. This search has led her to explore the imagery of the hand. She is particularly intrigued with gestures and their meaning."

Sgraffito pots by Demon Potters. See website here.

Ceramics by Lari Washburn. See Flickr photo stream here.

Sophie Milne. See website here.

Enamel Bowl by Helen Carnac. See blog here.

Stone Eye Idols excavated at Tell Brak, Syria. See here.

Landart by Andres Amador. See more here.

STRIPES, STRIPY, STRIPED

Sean Scully. See more of Sean's work here.

Sean Scully immediately comes to mind when thinking of stripes in contemporary art but there are also many other wonderful artists incorporating stripes into their work. These are just a few of my favourite pieces.

Minnie Pwerle. Acrylic on linen. See more here.

Minnie Pwerle. Acrylic on linen.

Stripes #4, oil and mixed media on panel by Rebecca Crowell. See website here.

Tea Bag Quilt by Sophie Truong. See Sophie's Flickr photo stream here.


Mathew Harris. See more of Mathew's textile art on his website here.

Bill Gingles. See website here.

Sam Lock. Website here.

Detail from sculpture by Ursula von Rydingsvard. Photo taken by Mathew Felix Sun. See Mathew's blog here.

Large ceramic pieces by South African artist Louise Gelderblom. See website here.

"The shape of the piece and the surface markings on it create a rhythm, a percussion beat that I think of as a wordless tactile language." - Louise Gelderblom