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This mixed media work of an egg cat is called "That Was the End Of the Time of Lizards". In the bottom linocut a baffled cat is hatching from an egg. An orange linocut moon is glowing in the sky. In the purplish sky there are flying six lizards and bugs. The horizon is orange. The size of this a bit wacky picture is 53 x 30 cm.
Munasta kuorituvan kissan ylle tulee nyt iso oranssi linopiirros kuusta tai oikeastaan kuvaan mahtuu vähän yli puolikas. Kuvan alaosan linopiirroksessa hämmästynyt kissa tulee ulos munasta.
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There will now be over the cat coming out of an egg a orange linocut of a moon or actually a bit over half of the moon fits the picture. At the bottom part there is a linocut of a hatching cat.
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Why not? In some ancient times even the cats were surely born from an egg. Well, at least this on has and certainly also the seven cats flying or floating in the sky. This mixed media work of linocuts and pastel sky is sized 50 x 30 cm and it is going for the summer to Iittala´s naïve art exhibition "Life Ahead".
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Help! Cats are gliding in the egg cat´s sky. And there are a lot of them. I manage to fit in the picture at least five linocuts of cats, some of them have already wings for flying, some are just floating.
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Behind the bluish egg cat came a pale yellowish linocut moon, and then I managed to do the pastel sky. Clouds were gathering around the moon, what else might there be in the sky.
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I started a new a bit bigger mixed media work of the egg cat. The linocut at the bottom is already printed anf the edd coloured bluish. A small linocut moon is coming in the sky. But what else could there be in the sky?
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The fifth A 4 sized mixed media work of an egg cat is called"Night of Lizards". A couple a bit threatening looking lizards are flying in the sky and a cat is hatching from an egg, so the era might be just something else than now. A couple egg cats in a bigger size are still in my mind. These were so nice to make!
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The linocut and pastel of the fourth egg cat is blue. The eggdhell is coloured spotted blue, and the pastel in the sky is blue. Linocut birds are flying in the sky, and the name of the picture is "The Day of the Migratory Birds".
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The third linocut of an egg cat hatching has an yellow eggshell. In the pastel sky there still are flying some linocut birds, and over the hill is shining a golden moon.
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The second hatching cat got a pale green eggshell, pastel sky and small linocut birds in the sky.
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I added a bit colour on the eggshell of the first car hatching and and I added blue acrylic colour by tapping with a sponge in the sky. Lastly I printed small linocut birds. Perhaps the eggshell could be brighter and the sky might work better with soft pastel. The size is A4.
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Four-part linocut of Pispala ridge is now almost ready. The lino has been printed, 40 x 60 cm. Two bottom pieces are left from an earlier version, but the two upper parts are new, carved again. My aim to colour by hand the shot tower and two cars, because they are now drowning in the swamp of many details.
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| Aiempi versio / Earlier version |
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I started to print my four-part linocut, where the upper part is new and there are many of Pispala`s landmarks. When I taped to part together, the older bottom parts were darker after previous printing and the new ones were light. Spreading new ink on lighter lino plates is a fine feeling. the sound of the ink and roll is fascinating. Now the whole linocut is dark. Next the paper!
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Two new A4 sized pieces for my four-part linocut of Pispala ridge are now carved. In these two there are almost all of the main landmarks of Pispala: Pispala shot tower, Pispala school, Näsinneula, Siilinkari, Pyynikki observation tower and the old jumping hill Hoppa, which is already demolished and also Pispalan stairs and houses topsy-turvy. I will colour by hand the shot tower red and two cars by the observation tower blue or green and yellow.
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The carving of the new upper part for Pispala ridge linocut is making some progress. Now the part where there is the Pyynikki observation tower is ready. I have said goodbye to any perspective. This view is a bit like from a bird´s view. At the foot of the tower there are two small cars, perhaps Volkswagens. I plan to colour them bright green and yellow.
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My four-part linocut of Pispala ridge will have new upper parts. I manage to fir there quite a many landmark of Pispala: the shot tower, Pispala school building, Näsinneula, already demolished jumping hill and Pyynikki observation tower. The highest peak of the ridge is in the middle of the picture with Näsijärvi on the other side and Pyhäjärvi on the other side. I have already started to carve 0ne of the two A4 sized lino plates. At this stage the whole job seems to be quite hopeless, so many details.
