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Jill Ehlert

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN IDEA

March 28, 2015

On Thursday March 26, 2015 - I gave a lecture and slide show presentation to the students of Advanced Drawing II at the Vancouver Island School of Art

Click here to see the slideshow presentation 

Click here to see more images of LandForms I and LandForms II

 

Some of my sketch books since 1984

Seaweed study from a sketch book page

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Preparing collage papers. Burning holes - inspired by my sources of inspiration. Keeping in mind various ways to manipulate ideas and expand my lateral thinking. #burningholes #lateralthinking #adapt #imagination #sourcesofinspiration #inspired #yyjartist #seaweed #seaforms #collagepapers #makingmyown
Work in progress. Very early stages. This mixed -media piece is part of my SeaForms series. 24“ x 12“ on paper -stretched onto cradleboard. #workinprogress #mixedmedia #yyjartist #collageinprogress #collageart #seaweed #seaweedart #SeaForms
Black and white challenge #cs_blackandwhite @onne_beauty @creativelysquared @stilettos_and_bricks #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephoto #butterflys #butterflies
Black and white challenge #cs_blackandwhite @onne_beauty @creativelysquared @stilettos_and_bricks
Mixed-media collage part of my series "SeaForms". Inspired by the intertidal ecosystems of the Wild West coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. #yyjartist #mixedmediaartist #mixedmedia #collageart #collageartist
Coastal colours can have a weathered and worn look in a simple palette of whites. #cs_coastalcolours @metisskin @creativelysquared #creativelysquared #seashells #seashells🐚 #seashore #whiteonwhite #flatlay #flatlays #flatlaystyle #natureflatlays
“Coastal colours”. This photo shows one of my mixed media collage pieces in progress. I am inspired by "Intertidal Ecosystems", that region of the seashore formed between low and high tides. This ever-changing environment with wave-swept rocky shores and tidal pools is the stimulus for my work. Seaweed, algae, starfish, barnacles and sea anemones...to name a few species are my sources of inspiration. I apply washes of colour that parallel those I observe in this environment. I create my own personal collage materials, manipulating delicate Japanese "Washi" paper by employing unconventional methods like  burning, smoking and piercing holes. These processes yield results that echo the shapes and patterns I discover and observe in the foreshore. Marks are drawn with graphite, pen and ink and pencil crayon. I translate the movement of waves and sea foam with washes of white paint.  It is the beauty and mystery within this watery world that fascinates and compels me to create this work. #cs_coastalcolours @metisskin @creativelysquared #creativelysquared #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #collageartist #collage #intertidal #intertidalzone #flatlay #flatlayforever #natureflatlays #seaweed #yyjarts #prismacolorpencils
Fabulous beach finds and coastal colours from Big Beach near Ucluelet, BC. I love creating flatlays with these natural species from the Wild West coast of Canada. #cs_coastalcolours @metisskin @creativelysquared #creativelysquared #bigbeach #ucluelet #uclueletbc #seaweed #seaweed #redseaweed #flatlayforever #flatlayforever #flatlaystyle #flatlaynation #flatlayinspirations #natureflatlays #natureflatlays #barnacles #gooseneckbarnacles
This flatlay photograph was taken right on the beach at #bigbeach near #ucluelet Rich coastal colours off the wild west coast of Canada #cs_coastalcolours @metisskin @creativelysquared #wildwestcoast #seaweed #redseaweed #creativelysquared #flatlayforever #natureflatlays #flatlaynation #coastalcolours
One of my lunch companions yesterday in Jerome, Arizona at the Vaqueros Grill and Cantina. Jerome is a town in the Black Hills of Yavapai County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Founded in the late 19th century on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley, it is more than 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. It is about 100 miles (160 km) north of Phoenix along State Route 89A between Sedona and Prescott. Supported in its heyday by rich copper mines, it was home to more than 10,000 people in the 1920s. As of the 2010 census, its population was 444. #Vaquerosgrillandcantina #jeromearizona #ghosttown #lunchspots
My special collection of dried seaweed root balls. I love to draw from this assortment and one of my favourite pieces is the white spiral shape. This selection seems the perfect pairing for the #cs_whiteandwood photo challenge sponsored by @onehappyleaf with @creativelysquared #creativelysquared #natureflatlays #flatlayforever #flatlaystyle #seaweed #driedseaweed #ilovenature #inspirations
Prairie grasses "blowin in the wind" today near #pendletonoregon on Deadman's Pass, also known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway (Interstate 84). The summit is at 4193 feet. #prairie #prairiegrasses #blowininthewind #windonmyface #onholidays #freeasabreeze #smellingtheair #freeasabird
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