This and That: A Blog

Two from Goodwill.  I found a limited edition print by Grace Bentley-Scheck .  The technique she used is called collagraph , a print made by adhering textured materials to a plate (rigid surface), and when inked and pressed creates a print with different textures and surface levels.  Another Angle , by G. Bentley-Scheck, 7/74.  It is print 8/100.  The lower the number the closer to the artist's vision, so 8 out of 100 is a good spot.  The artist died last September, not noted in the link information.  $2.24 After reading about collagraphs and that the artist used that technique a lot, I felt (oh, don't worry, I was gentle and it's sealed in a gallery plastic wrapping on cardboard!) it and so much of it is raised.  If the price is right I like to pick up signed and numbered prints in case they are "by someone" worth selling. This is, but for now I'll enjoy it.   I also picked up this  1940s cross-stitch in frame made in the 30s or 40...

  This sketch came professionally framed from St. Vincent de Paul for only 50¢. It is signed Paunc h, and on the back is a doodle that reads PaunchoDoodles .   A Joseph's Star poetry form can be found here .