Friday, June 14, 2013

The Agate

Agates (Stacy Wills, 2013)
alcohol inks on yupo


The Agate

The Lapidary's skill reveals
that Time has worked her magic -
Was it a rainbow under pressure
that became the treasured agate?

-Stacy Wills (6/14/2013)





15 comments:

  1. Love it all, Stace...especially the evolution....just keeps getting better and better!

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  2. Stunning colors. And I love the way you have framed it - almost, for me, giving the feeling of a "rainbow" trapped. That goes so well with the last lines "...a rainbow under pressure became the treasured agate." Beautiful...

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  3. Love your inks and your poem Stacy :D

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  4. Thank you, Bev! You know me...always evolving...hopefully always for the better!

    Thank you, Christine! What a fascinating observation! I think I'll chew on that one for awhile.

    Thank you, Sue! I used a combination of Ranger and Pinata alcohol inks, with Pinata gold mixative.

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  5. Oh so wish I could get Pinata in Australia.

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  6. Sue, I order mine from Dharma Trading Company. Here's a link to the Jacquard website (makers of Pinata) with some mail order sources for Australia. http://www.jacquardproducts.com/storelocator/index.php

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  7. Oh wow! Thank you so much :)

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  8. You're welcome, Sue! Let me know if you have any luck.

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  9. You're the 2nd person in as many days i've seen mention 'yupo'.... will have to investigate!
    Have only recently found you & have been enjoying your art & your words.... i'm not a great 'comment-er' but thought it time i said hello :-)

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  10. Hi Suzi - and welcome! Yes, yupo is a synthetic, non-porous "paper." It's a great substrate for working with alcohol inks, as well as other types of media.
    http://www.yupousa.com/paper/index.php

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  11. Stacy, your poem is exquisite, as is your art.

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  12. Thank you for those kinds words, Trece. :-)

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  13. Hi Stacy, I could only find Pinata at a place called the Clay Princess in Australia,and the price was $19/ bottle. Ouch!

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  14. Sue, my goodness...that is expensive! Maybe things will change in time and they will get more affordable. Are you able to buy the Ranger inks? or Spectrum Noir?

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  15. Stacy, I have about 47 ranger inks.I think that is nearly the whole range and I use copic markers as I can get them cheaper,4 for $20. I have only just started out,but I'm lovin' it.

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