Lisa Kerpoe

Thoughts, experiences and experiments of a contemporary artist

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Japanese Tea Garden

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For my first "artist date", I went to the Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio. The garden was built in 1918 at an old stone quarr...
Saturday, May 30, 2009

Adinkra Cloth II

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I finished the second of two adinkra cloths this week. It has the same symbols and basic colors as the previous one, but I used a different ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Morning Pages

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Many people are familiar with the book, The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron. I first learned about it a number of years ago when I was li...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Adinkra Cloth in the Making

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I have been working on two commissioned adinkra cloths this week, and just finished the first one. For those who are not familiar with adink...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

Design Explorations with Flour Paste Resist

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One of my favorite resists to use on a silkscreen is flour paste. I mix up a paste with flour and water, and apply it to the silkscreen with...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

12 x 12 x 122

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BECA Gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana is holding an exhibition next month by 122 artists all working on 12 x 12 canvas. Each artist will cr...
Thursday, May 14, 2009

Night Blooming Cactus

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When we moved to San Antonio 5 years ago, a friend gave me a cutting from her night blooming cactus. We lived in an apartment at the time, s...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Art of Family

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The San Antonio Visual Artists ( SAVA ) opened a new exhibit Thursday night at their Rivercenter Mall Gallery. The exhibit, The Art of Fami...
Friday, May 8, 2009

Design Explorations

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I am always searching for new imagery to add to cloth. I have some favorite images that I use often, but there is always the need to keep my...
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Monday, May 4, 2009

10,000 Flowers

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Looking at our wildflower garden yesterday, I was reminded of one of my favorite poems. Ten thousand flowers in spring The moon in autumn A ...
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Friday, May 1, 2009

The Ties That Bind

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Last night was the opening for an exhibit I am in with 2 other local artists, Susie Monday and Linda Rael. The theme of the exhibit is Ties ...
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