Am I cooking or what!
Sanford, over the past 6 years, has printed 95 postcards for Bluseed Studios, one of the 2 benefiting orgs. These six cards he created the last year and a half. I, show organizer, requested that they be blown up. I know which one I want!

Labels, bios, statements going up tmrrw.

Betty B. took right off in the relief printmaking workshop. Here are her beautiful creations.

Each of the four participants has a wall space to hang their work as soon as it is printed. It was absolutely beautiful to see everyone’s work up – about 40 pieces created in two hours. And then a wonderful lunch. Ah, it was really just delightful.

I had to clean out my print making studio to maximize the space for 4 women to hand print at the same time.

Next to me (3rd photo) is one year, 3 months worth of found metal, plastic, etc. recycled into styrofoam relief prints.

Well, at least their indents are. I collect the objects during my daily walks.

And now, with the smell of printing inks rich in the air, I am going to make some prints myself. I’ve been so busy the last two weeks I haven’t been able to.

But it was so worth it.

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Joanne Court’s recycled aluminum cans are drenched with bold acrylic colors and transformed into eye-popping wall hangings, of nature scenes such as flowers, tropical fish, and the Adirondack icon, the pine cone.

I am so lucky. I have the first (13″x12″) in her pine cone series. I took down all of our, mostly representational, wall art collected over the last 20 years to receive the six artists during the two Enchanted Christmas Dec. Sat. afternoons on Helen Hill when four homes, including mine, were open to the public.

Only contemporary work is going back up. And Joanne’s beautiful piece is one of them. Thank you so much, Joanne. She was one of my six artists.

She does not realize how talented an artist she is. She started her Eye-Can work to raise funds for worthy causes. And she does.

Starting Feb. 16th, her works (more below) will be exhibited at the Saranac Lake Free Library’s Cantwell Community Room as one of the three artists showing in the Contemporary Recycled Print, Acrylic and Graphic Art Show. Geoff Sanford and I, Nadia Korths, are the other two artists.

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Making art today.  I use the styrofoam tray of packaged fruits/veggies or meat to make the relief print. I pair it with the word-image generated from one of the many views along this morning’s walk. I post the virtual paired image on nadiakorths.com/news.

The best comes from the same well of time. Location too but overlaps are possible. Can’t do that with time. Or can you now?

Group video chat…

I haven’t used found objects to make a print 4 out of the last 5 times. Now it is only the indentations from the original packaged foods that I roll ink over. I name these prints by the original packaged foods; broccoli, lemon/limes, smoked pork hocks, and so on.

Everyone seems to see different images. Can’t name them by the image I see.

Discover and experience “moments of composition and stillness when your brain can go into a reverie.”*

*From Silence is Golden, By Maureen Dowd, NY Times, 12/9/2011

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Black blue indigo sky.

Smoke plumes,

ever so slightly

tilted, furl up

over the

village.

Along the river hoarfrost drapes the bushes, the trees. Like a thin white sheet of silk.

Hoarfrost rims my peripheral vision.

The black blue indigo sky becomes crystal clear blue of deep cold. Crystal clear blue of deep cold above the white of snow blanketing trees, ground and roofs.

Thin gauzes of pinkish,
purplish cross the blue.

My cell says -25 in Lake Placid, at home I read -12. I’ve been walking for 45 minutes!!!!

Nadia Korths, word image, created on 1.16.12 in Saranac Lake. Paired with stryofoam relief print Lemons/Limes created on 1.17.12. Per audience selection during Open Mic at Bluseed Studios on 1.19.12.

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I am home. It is raining, raw, with snow on the ground.

I drink my morning toddy of lemon, honey and garlic.

Today I will see two exhibits; both with unusual theme approaches:

http://adirondackartistsguild.com/

Mapping the Familiar
is a group show of local artists that uses the lens of mapmaking to explore the community, landscape and personality of Saranac Lake in an attempt to describe what makes our town so unique and special.  Adirondack Artists Guild. Through the 29th.

Jess – what a beautiful show – great slideshow of it. Congratulations!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Social-Faceworking-Shows/200347949991246

Social Faceworking: 19 artists
The goal of Social Faceworking is to capitalize on online networks, and create a traditional gallery space based upon those connections… Artists who are featured in Nip Rogers’ portraits will fill the gallery with their own artwork. Lake Placid Center for the Arts. Reception today 5 – 7. Through Feb. 11.

How great – just a few minutes walk or drive away – something unusual and beautiful – two somethings – thank the goddess for artists.

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I choose the 3rd of the lst run. I see Jennifer and I kayaking on the river among the marshes.

We are in the van waiting in the parking lot of Barnes and Noble. They are inside buying history books about Savannah. We feel the heat of the sun. We each eat a half of a hummous on 9 grain bread sandwich. We have binoculars. We watch the birds for a bit. A thrush, two three other songbirds. The eternal turkey vulture drifts overhead.

Then we watch how many people are on cell phones. Definitely a third.

Then this couple, next truck over, a chevrolet, comes into our world.

They are elegant, healthy, vigorous, in their early 60s, black. Dressed in jeans, dressed against the cold. He wears a cap.

He walks to her side of the truck with her, opens the door, she steps in, he closes the door. No words exchanged. Smoothly. We are stunned by the grace of the courtesy. We look for others, we see 4 – 5 more couples, all white, each go to their own door.

I am at Best Buy, we are looking at tablets, at the logitech revue. Happy in geek world with another geek. A treat. I say I sure could use some gum. A young man, staff from Best Buy, blue shirt, black hair, overhears me, turns around and walks back to me,  pulls out his pack of gum and presents it to me open, lid back. I take one and thank him.

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Georgia, near Savannah. The Low Country. A black angel on the Christmas tree. Pungeant taste of steamed mustard greens, bok chow, and chicory salad.

Harvested in the afternoon.

Warm sun.

I gather wood in the open spaces under the overhanging drapery of the Spanish Oaks. The marsh sprawls beyond their trunks.

A bar, early evening, with two pool tables, at least 3 people smoking, big discussion about amateur pool game etiquette among two younger, and one, a bit older, men. We play 3 games. No rush.

Ah, the South!

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The eagle, immature, circles, above the nine acre pond surrounded by conifers and homes. As she descends, some fifteen small wood ducks dive under. She rises up. The ducks resurface. Down she spirals, they dive under. The white of five, six egrets fly around, waiting. A few more times the eagle spirals; the ducks dive, resurface. The eagle lifts herself up and flies over the treetops away. Languid.

Two spectacular meals so far on this road trip – both under my brother’s influence.

Clams with couscous on Dec. 22.

Local long neck clams 3 dozen. Bought from the white straight-haired woman with no extra words who does the math by hand in the little blue building across from Kroger’s.

Olive oil with a tab of butter sauteed with garlic, onions, parsley and the juice of half a lemon. Clams steamed in the saute, their salt water blending into broth as they open. All folded into couscous. So savory…so so savory.

Cornish Hens on Dec. 24
Four hens stuffed with apples, pears, local oranges, golden raisins, prunes, apricots (dried and fresh), pineapple, basil, candied ginger, onions and garlic basted in the fruit juices and remains with short stalks of celery. Side of sauteed garlic, onion, and mushroom with yellow pepper and zuchini. Side of whole brown rice sauteed with onion, garlic and cooked with unsweetened coconut milk and two cubes of chicken bouillon.
We cover the table with hand towels to protect the 1,000 piece puzzle shaping underneath, set the hens in the middle and feast. Each bite mouth erupts with different textures and flavors. Meat fragrant, moist. We drink Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider.

This morning, under warm grey light, find a forgotten boat launch 10 minutes away. Spanish moss hangs overhead, the marsh furls into the distance, the river runs wide with tide.

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Hi to all,

And how we ate: mashed yams with parsnip and carrots with a dash of fresh orange juice and zest; a salad with radicchio’s red stirred with one of L.’s made on the spot sharp yet sweet viniagrettes; moist, tender turkey; Greek green beans thick with huge soft garlic pieces sauteed in the iron skillet; applesauce cooked with rhubarb, pineapple, ginger and sultan raisins.

We took a break before dessert.

Homemade pecan pie, ice cream, freshly whipped cream, moist sweet potatoe bread studded with flame and golden raisins, walnuts, and pecans. And there was so much more. Those scones, baked that morning. The crystals of sugar crunching between my teeth.

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Peter, and Anne, my mother. We spent the afternoon on Cumberland Head with L., R., and S. And two of the Foleys came – a delightful surprise.

Sitting with the women in the living room, one of the best moments was watching the three guys, all with some electrical tool in their hands, walking thru the entryway one after the other on their way to the basement. They had found a guy thing that needed to be done. They were happy.

And we all talked, of this, of that. We meandered through our lives and the day.

As you prepare for the next phase of the holiday season, just a reminder that if you plan to order any of my images on the many gift and fine art lines available at Zazzle and Redbubble (google my name – click thru my website) do so asap. Be sure to pay for the shipping rate guaranteed to receive them in time. My average shipping time with them is 20 working days.

I want to thank those that have bought my images online on cards, mouse pads, T-shirts, magnets and so on. Enjoy them. And for all the compliments. So appreciated.

I’ve also lined up my first official printmaking workshop. I’m guest artist for 17 Paul Smiths students in Chris Winter’s art class on Dec. 7th.

My series Broccoli Head II, is a wonderful exploration for me. I realized I take away rather than add to while creating. I layered the 4 colors one at a time with a brayer onto the plate – the colors merged to become other. Six are posted online at Zazzle, RedBubble and my own website store, of the 18 prints made on 11.08/09.11 in my Saranac Lake studio.

When I had bought the broccoli, the styrofoam was already broken in two and indented in one spot by the head of broccoli. When printed, the image from the styrofoam tray became a sailboat sailing into a horizon line just below a fiery red, orange teardrop shaped sunset reflected into the water. Who would have known! And the richness of the layered colors – the tiny cells of the styrofoam creating additional texture. I am thrilled with this series. Definitely a step onward. Of the six prints I have published, four are at the LPCA in 8×8 metal frames and two at Pendragon Theatre until the end of the month, each for under 100$.

I’m off on one of my annual treks south to Savannah, GA with my mother (turning 81 on the lst) for the last two weeks of the month. We’ll be visiting with Nick, my brother, with a stopover at Ronnie’s in Richmond along the way down. Hmmm! The food will be delicious there. Hopefully we’ll find a great little diner in some lost little town along the way. I’ll take 81 over 95 every time. And hopefully I’ll find some lovely found objects along the way to make another great print. Three Flowers is one of my best – the objects were found in Washington, DC. And I hope to take some great photos to share on FB.

Enjoy your holidays!

Nadia

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I’ve been working on the series Broccoli Heads II. With four colors I ink the surface of the styrofoam plate. It is indented by the broccoli heads that I bought at the local supermarket and it was already cracked across the middle. Out of the 30 prints I ran off the styrofoam plate I have selected the six I prefer the most.  Peter saw six framed prints of sailboats sailing into a red – orange fiery sunset. Ian saw a standing baby chicken and a pear in two of the same images!

I spent the last day and a half matting and framing the six selected prints.  Five are cropped quite severely, a first for me (I haven’t forgotten your words, Mark J.). Four will be submitted to the Lake Placid Center of the Arts and two displayed at Pendragon Theatre. Both shows are for works priced at less than 100$ and will run through the month of December.

Gail Brill and I have been coordinating and marketing the Enchanted Christmas on Helen Hill. Look for Enchanted Christmas on Facebook. I submitted the press release and the photo of the four hosts, Gail Brill, Mary Lou Reid, Chugs Duffy and Nadia Korths, to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise yesterday. Gail designed the beautiful banner.

Tri-Lake residents are welcome to share the season’s spirits with us on Saturday, Dec. 3rd and 10th, from 11 – 5. Festive decorations, foods and gifts. Each of us will have other artists and craftspeople in our home.  My guest artists are Linda Gertsch with her polymer clay jewelry, Stephanie DeJoseph with her vintage accessories and clothing, Joanne Court with her Eye Cans ornaments, Edith Urban with her stylish bags and totes, and on Dec. 10th, Gail Meyer with her upcycled bags and aprons.

And in the meantime, I have been developing my group email to some 1500 introducing them to my work and to my online shops, Zazzle and RedBubble. My prints on so many gift and fine art lines, there is sure to be something for one of the people on your list if not them all!

Thank the goddess for walks, friends, family and dinners and my partner.

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