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Performance – Pins and Needles

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:41:02 +0000

I love the subject of this print. And I am very sad that the original was misplaced/lost. “Performance – Pins and Needles” was mailed off to a group show and it did arrive, but got misplaced afterwards. Sigh!

My interpretation/intent to visually express for this image is about being a Mom and doing a good job bringing up my children by setting a good example. It is scary performing on stage musically and much more publicly through our children. *Mothers and children are all about dreams for the Future. Songs of Peace warm the heart and help set the stage for the future.*

I love tinkering with playing the guitar and penny-whistle, but have never had the nerve to play in front of anyone but family. In many ways this image has a special spot in my heart. I am so glad I took a photo of the image and can now share it with everyone on Redbubble as a poster.

Seasons At Play

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:09:49 +0000

There are so many wonderful memories of childhood in this image. The memories are a mixture of my early childhood and my kids. The figures were sketches of a walking doll I got for Christmas when I was 6 or 7 years old. The bird was from a children’s book I read to my kids before bedtime. And of course the leaves are a symbol of changing seasons. It is an image about good times remembered.

The medium is Zinc etching and in 1992 I was into deep bitten lines. The colors were inked separately and then blended.

The poster for the image can be bought on my Redbubble site.

I Can Do This

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:54:42 +0000

This is my got to be strong print. Sometimes we all need a little encouragement to make it through the day. I created this image in 2003, the year my husband did his cancer treatment. The kids, Terry and I …… all made it through the year, one day at a time.

The original image was created on an aluminum plate, coated with future floor polish for a hard-ground. The image was scratched into the plate and then etched really deep. The original print “I Can Do This” was 6 inches x 12 inches. The poster can be bought in 3 sizes on Rebubble.

Spirit Rising

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:31:39 +0000

There was a period in my printmaking career that it was all about how much ink I could layer on a sheet of paper. This image is what I refer to as a Printmaker’s painting on paper. “Spirit Rising” was created in 1999 and has 4 wood blocks, mono print background printed on the press, lots of ink added with a roller and some hand painting. This is truly a mixed media image.

The original image paper size is 30×22 inches and you can buy the poster on Rebubble in 3 sizes.

The 90′s were a fantastic period of my life juggling being Mommy and an artist. I had some wonderful folks visit my studio (who bought lots of artwork) and they told me that they saw my artwork at a gallery and the only thing the person at the gallery could tell them was “she has a lot of kids” disdainfully! Bless them, that just made them more curious to meet me and buy my art directly. At the time I was a little upset with the gallery, but now I love the memory. I am very, very proud of my 3 kids.

I am a Happy Printmaker.

Who’s Guarding the North Shore

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:57:57 +0000

OK, it is hot today and I am dreaming of about the beach. I was looking through my files of old artwork trying to decide on which image to post next for my Redbubble poster gallery. This old photo collage just made me smile. I never made this image into a Intaglio Type print when I was working on the project “An Islander’s Perspective”. I loved it too much as a photo image.

You can buy “Who’s Guarding the North Shore” on Redbubble in three sizes. It really looks grand in the largest size.

I will be posting more hand-pulled prints soon.

Happy Summer Everyone.

Life’s A Puzzle

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:57:03 +0000

Life’s A Puzzle at the best of times, but when you’re a kid trying to figure it all out, Wow!

This image is a personal favorite of my images. It is a symbol of how life is never figured out. The young person in the image has worked themselves up the steps of life into the light.

The original print is 15 x 25 inches and is $600.00

There are posters available on my Redbubble site.

And some exciting news – My first showing in Ottawa!

The Corridor Gallery presents “So the story goes”, an exhibition featuring work by Tanis Dennis, Christos Pantieras, and Debra James Percival, from June 9^th to July 9^th, 2011. This group exhibition explores how artists create narrative in static artwork. From allusive text, symbolic repetition, or the accretion of meaning over time, these artists generate rich stories and characters with delicate and subtle fragments, leaving it in the hands of the viewer to reconstruct the full story.

Join us for the exhibition opening, Thursday June 9^th from 6 to 9 pm.

The Corridor Gallery is situated in the Crichton Cultural Community Centre, Avon Street entrance, 2nd floor, 200 Crichton Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 1W2. Opening hours: Wednesday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 4 pm.

Tattletale

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:57:29 +0000

This image was created in 2002 and it is a story about my childhood. When I was younger the kids in our neighborhood ran around pretty freely. We just had to say who’s yard you were heading over too. There was always a parent at home, so in a way the neighborhood took care of us. The annoying thing was that you could never get away with anything! My Mom had a saying “A little bird told me”. Which meant some grown up tattletaled on you.

The image was originally 5×7 inches and the print is an Intaglio Type print. I love using ImagOn for layered color work. All the images were drawn on paper and cut out, except the paper doilies. I laminated the ImagOn onto my copper plates and exposed the paper cutouts. So much fun.

There are no more prints left in the edition for sale. I photographed the Artist Proof for the poster gallery. You can buy the image as a poster on Redbubble in two sizes.

“Hug Me”

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:34:27 +0000

This image is sentimental and special to me. My daughter when she was much younger would do all kinds of hand modeling for me. This is Little Eliza Jane hugging a tree. I only have the artist proof left; therefore this image is only available for sale as a poster on Redbubble. The original image was created using the printmaking mediums Intaglio Type, Mono-print and Linocut. The hand-pulled print “Hug Me” was created in 2005.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/debrapercival/art/7105472-hug-me

Always There

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:34:34 +0000

I created “Always There” back in 1998. If I ever said I painted a landscape this would be it. The blue bird (above the walking dolls playing with a ball) wings make a mountain. The face in the pool below the children(dolls) playing is the representation of ripples in water. The yellow wheat in the foreground is grass that needs to be cut in the backyard. Smiles! My art is not realistic and is meant to represent a mood, a moment in time, or an abstract feeling. The printmaking medium silk screen is wonderful for layering of lots of color. When I work in silk screen I us all nontoxic supplies. Sometimes I cook up my own flour paste on the stove and add pigment. Or I buy wall paper paste (that is marked non-toxic) and add my color to it. **Just remember while working – to not let your screens dry!

This image is 22 x 18 inches and the original sales for $350.00. The poster version can be bought on Redbubble in three sizes.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/debrapercival

Little Eliza Jane

Artist/Printmaker Debra James Percival — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:03:21 +0000

My children in 1994 were young and into paper dolls, crafts of all sorts and of course fantasy. It was such a fun time. This is a silk screen print, printed with water based inks and a flour paste I cooked up on the stove. Silk screen was one of the first mediums I explored in non-toxic printmaking. The paper dolls were real paper dolls donated by my daughter Eliza Jane. She also donated the tulips in the print. The tulips stencils were made of construction paper she cut out for a spring window display.

The original print is 22 x 30 inches on paper and sells for $350.00 and the posters are for sale on Redbubble:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/debrapercival/art/6992770-little-eliza-jane

Life is Good-The sun is shining.