A working journal from Driftway Studio in Rhode Island. I write about process, materials, and the slow, often meandering work of making things by hand.
Natural Brushes
I prefer to scrape, stamp and make marks with whatever tools I can scavenge and make.
Revisiting Old Work
Revisiting old artwork can be painful but also useful and that’s one reason to have a sketchbook practice.
Working with Vintage Papers
The variations of a single neutral white, when time is added, are beautiful: the browning of a newspaper, the mellow gold of book pages, and the marks of water stains all effortlessly complement each other