Artsmiths: Denise Lombardozzi

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Denise Lombardozzi

August 03, 2008

cool sisterhood

these are the dogs days of summer in the st.louis/st.charles,missouri area.
the days when it is 100 degrees in the shade,truly.
the days when energy and enthusiasm begin to wain.
the time i need to cool my soul,gather my wits and surround myself with like minded creative beings.
yesterday was one such time.
in the cooool confines of my dear friend corey dankocsik's RockPaperScissors cellar workshop a fabulous local group of artist's made their descent.
they were there to spend the day creating paste papers for use in their upcoming artful endeavors.
i was there to mind the shop,all along feeding from the laughter,sisterhood and creative juices coming up through the floor boards.
i was able to sneak down and snap a few pictures,glean inspiration and gobble a couple of fudgy good treats that our mary beth shaw made and brought to share.
although mary beth and i live very near,between our busy schedules the only times we see each other are at shows and festivals,so it was wonderful to spend a little time with her yesterday,to see her and the other artists have their way with paint,paper and a bevy of tools!
soul cooled and wits gathered....ahhhhh.-denise lombardozzi

mary beth shaw & me

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July 12, 2008

extreme paste paper giveaway winner is......

seth!

please e-mail me
your address and i
will send this bundle
out asap!

thank-you kindly to
everyone who left
comments and
sweet words,they put
a big old smile on my face
...that is always a good thing!

i have added 4 petite paste paper bundles
to my etsy shop
for anyone who may want to add a splash of flash to a project.

and thanks again! -denise lombardozzi

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July 09, 2008

Extreme Paste Paper GIVEAWAY!

from firstborn studio/denise lombardozzi:

"i spent a very satisfying day with two fab art sisters
creating stacks of luscious papers using a tried and true
paste paper technique.
we pooled our supplies and imaginations and came up with
some new twists on an old favorite and have developed a
very fun and yummy workshop for our beloved
rock paper scissors,check it out here.
i have gathered a generous sampling of my papers together
to giveaway to one lucky visitor,please leave me a comment to
include your name in the july 12th drawing!"

To our loyal ARTSMITHS readers:
I am extending this GIVEAWAY to you as well!
Please leave a comment here,then check back on July 12th
to see if you,too,may be the winner of a generous smattering of these
luscious handpainted papers!

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June 25, 2008

Scattered Thoughts on the Color Green

I can never seem to get enough green.
In any shade.Ever.

So with all of the rain that we have had this spring here in Missouri,my favorite hue is showing its varied and true colors.Brilliantly.

My green is raw,earthy and new.She gets along well with others.

This June it appears to me that Mother Nature has been tinkering with the color saturation levels just a bit! Bravo,I say!

I have been inspired to snap a few hundred photos of green and her friends lately,I will use the images for a project that I am working on for an upcoming festival I hope to be participating in this Fall.I will choose chartreuse thread and felt emerald roving.Stay tuned.

Ruth Stout said:

"Working in the garden...gives me a profound feeling of inner peace.Nothing here is in a hurry.There is no rush toward accomplishment,no blowing of trumpets.Here is the great mystery of life and growth.Everything is changing,growing,aiming at something,but silently,unboastfully,taking its time."

And so goes the color green.So goes June.

Inspiring green & growing places,
places I can go nearby to touch and smell green:

Missouri Botanical Gardens

Laumeier Sculpture Park

-denise lombardozzi

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May 10, 2008

challenge #1- in a word denise lombardozzi

Nicknackitarian a dealer in curiosities,a collector of things
great and small, such as egyptian mummies,indian implements of war,arrows
dipped in the poison of the upas-tree.....taken in part from jeffrey kacirk's book "the word museum" (simon & schuster 2000)

i am many things.
but "nicknackitarian", a collector of all things best describes me today.this minute i am surrounded by and basking in the collective glow of buttons,shells,papers,cameras,photos,books,postcards,
ribbons,vessels,music...

artful pieces all gathered & assembled to bring joy,to please the eye,to inspire.always to enjoy.

denise

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April 01, 2008

The Nutshell Holga:Notes from a Crash Course taken by denise lombardozzi

Where do I begin? From my humble Holga beginnings and all over the map,I'll start there.

A little over a year ago I was gifted with my first toy camera,a Holga 120 CFN.This model is actually the hi-fi model with a flash and color filters to boot.There is a low tech model that i have added to my plastic camera stuff wish list(see that list at the end of this article).

So what IS a Holga? I like my friend Mark Fisher's
description,paraphrased here:"The term "toy camera" refers to inexpensive plastic cameras such as the Holga.Such tools are low in technology, and high in creative possibilities.They are very much a tool for "seeing" without stressing about too many dials,bells,whistles,and lens combinations." SOLD!

I then purchased a book called Plastic Cameras Toying with Creativity (Focal Press 2007) wonderfully,thoughtfully written by Michelle Bates and loaded with valuable information and an amazing array of images,plastic portfolios if you will,an eclectic feast for the eyes!In this book you will find an intro to the history of plastic cameras and why they are so doggone popular.There are film options,tips,tricks and operation basics for the Holga...you know,loading,unloading and how NOT to ruin your film!You will learn how to take your Holga out to play,loving its many quirks and the artful images that will come to pass as a result.Chapter 9 will show you how to fuss with your Holga...making very desirable modifications and sooooo much more than all of that can be gleaned from this must have 240 page treasure!!!!

This is Michelle Bates.She was in town this past weekend to host and judge the opening reception for the "Unrefined Light:Image-making with Plastic Cameras and Their Friends" exhibit that should be seen from now until May 9,2008 at The Foundry Art Centre here in St.Charles,Missouri.

While Michelle was here she taught a two day crash course that included a slide show of a wide range of toy camera photography & loads of how-to information.Then we took to the streets with our Holgas to shoot a roll of Kodak 400TX black and white neg film(on a perfectly gray,overcast day...thanks be to the Heavens for the great lighting!),and thanks to MB for sharing her luscious supply of filters and other goodies with the group!Ok,that was Saturday.

On Sunday we gathered at the local community college photo lab and proceeded to look at contact sheets and negatives that Mark and a couple of other film teachers in the group developed and put together the night before from our field trip on Saturday.We then chose a favorite image from our cs and headed for the darkroom to develop the negative.What an utterly satisfying experience this was!The entire weekend was magical...a plastic seed has been deeply planted and I can feel it taking root!