tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136636712009-10-17T13:24:09.257-07:00fernanda francoFernanda is a fine artist and finds inspiration in her travels and in nature and color. Recent trips to France, Italy, Costa Rica, England and Spain have enriched her drawings, prints and handmade wares. Her ever-growing body of fine art includes monotypes, silk aquatints, drypoints, drawings, collages and watercolors on paper.fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13663671.post-5642808347739438852009-10-17T13:03:00.001-07:002009-10-17T13:18:46.260-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/StomKklRU0I/AAAAAAAAAHE/I2wXO3f2iNI/s1600-h/photo%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/StomKklRU0I/AAAAAAAAAHE/I2wXO3f2iNI/s320/photo%5B3%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393665466790138690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/StomFCbpieI/AAAAAAAAAG8/Frn7zo9R9D4/s1600-h/photo%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/StomFCbpieI/AAAAAAAAAG8/Frn7zo9R9D4/s320/photo%5B4%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393665371723631074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/Stol-ZtmJAI/AAAAAAAAAG0/ZN4aFQZnj-g/s1600-h/photo%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/Stol-ZtmJAI/AAAAAAAAAG0/ZN4aFQZnj-g/s320/photo%5B5%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393665257713837058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/StokocFW_CI/AAAAAAAAAGk/4nt67w6i7S0/s1600-h/photo%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/StokocFW_CI/AAAAAAAAAGk/4nt67w6i7S0/s320/photo%5B2%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393663780881628194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/StojJxTHLHI/AAAAAAAAAGc/p3vi5BuNtsg/s1600-h/photo%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/StojJxTHLHI/AAAAAAAAAGc/p3vi5BuNtsg/s320/photo%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393662154488884338" border="0" /></a><br />Collage work from last workshop with <a href="http://www.kathycarracio.com/">Kathy</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13663671-564280834773943885?l=ferndesign.blogspot.com'/></div>fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13663671.post-24137026553405972882009-09-27T08:16:00.000-07:002009-09-27T08:19:50.573-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/Sr-CVtI9DHI/AAAAAAAAAFw/sxPuWiVcdls/s1600-h/photo%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/Sr-CVtI9DHI/AAAAAAAAAFw/sxPuWiVcdls/s320/photo%5B3%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386166988764417138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/Sr-CIobHLnI/AAAAAAAAAFo/tVq0pDG0ors/s1600-h/photo%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/Sr-CIobHLnI/AAAAAAAAAFo/tVq0pDG0ors/s320/photo%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386166764160102002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/Sr-CB0c4T_I/AAAAAAAAAFg/Icmmd0MSFUE/s1600-h/photo%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/Sr-CB0c4T_I/AAAAAAAAAFg/Icmmd0MSFUE/s320/photo%5B2%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386166647129657330" border="0" /></a>I took more pictures of the other pieces.. I am ready for the next ceramics workshop and next weekend I am doing collage in NYC with Kathy Carraccio!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13663671-2413702655340597288?l=ferndesign.blogspot.com'/></div>fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13663671.post-38969576240723053602009-09-20T08:56:00.001-07:002009-09-20T09:15:44.296-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SrZQ4WY4toI/AAAAAAAAAFY/F7zy9GK6BIM/s1600-h/photo%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SrZQ4WY4toI/AAAAAAAAAFY/F7zy9GK6BIM/s320/photo%5B2%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383579333580863106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SrZQxKnhTjI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/lBF5KqZo3To/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SrZQxKnhTjI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/lBF5KqZo3To/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383579210161933874" border="0" /></a>Watercolors from my day at the beach.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13663671-3896957624072305360?l=ferndesign.blogspot.com'/></div>fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13663671.post-20411075029651046922009-09-20T08:38:00.000-07:002009-09-20T08:50:21.252-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SrZObJjbLBI/AAAAAAAAAFI/aoCIAHVL5o8/s1600-h/photo%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SrZObJjbLBI/AAAAAAAAAFI/aoCIAHVL5o8/s320/photo%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383576632895941650" border="0" /></a><a href="http://leverhouseartcollection.com/#/current">www.leverhouseartcollection.com</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SrZOGRa8pkI/AAAAAAAAAFA/ED1Z1PDoWEo/s1600-h/photo%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SrZOGRa8pkI/AAAAAAAAAFA/ED1Z1PDoWEo/s320/photo%5B3%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383576274230617666" border="0" /></a><br />Matisse litography at Pace Prints. Found it on my lunch time the other day!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13663671-2041107502965104692?l=ferndesign.blogspot.com'/></div>fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13663671.post-47695230560109303962009-09-09T18:12:00.001-07:002009-09-09T19:38:48.002-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhTEr6LMcI/AAAAAAAAAEo/leqrDVMMRlo/s1600-h/photo%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhTEr6LMcI/AAAAAAAAAEo/leqrDVMMRlo/s320/photo%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379641094865367490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhTAH6sdyI/AAAAAAAAAEg/SXvGL1lzxDs/s1600-h/photo%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhTAH6sdyI/AAAAAAAAAEg/SXvGL1lzxDs/s320/photo%5B3%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379641016484394786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhS43YxZOI/AAAAAAAAAEY/PJriLKXYO8E/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhS43YxZOI/AAAAAAAAAEY/PJriLKXYO8E/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379640891788059874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhSzDT2Z2I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/-BPQaGquSw4/s1600-h/photo%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhSzDT2Z2I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/-BPQaGquSw4/s320/photo%5B2%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379640791909427042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhSsyGEt1I/AAAAAAAAAEI/g9WHnFuIyoI/s1600-h/photo%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhSsyGEt1I/AAAAAAAAAEI/g9WHnFuIyoI/s320/photo%5B4%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379640684209026898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhSnJxnJaI/AAAAAAAAAEA/hQn_WyQKHGo/s1600-h/photo%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhSnJxnJaI/AAAAAAAAAEA/hQn_WyQKHGo/s320/photo%5B5%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379640587486438818" border="0" /></a><br />Raku and smoked ceramics done at <a href="http://dragonceramic.com/">www.dragonceramic.com</a> this summer in France. Below the inspiration from my drawings and prints.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13663671-4769523056010930396?l=ferndesign.blogspot.com'/></div>fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13663671.post-49223249321995881432009-06-20T18:19:00.000-07:002009-09-09T19:26:19.615-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhjdrbleYI/AAAAAAAAAE4/w5XDTICk5fQ/s1600-h/photo%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhjdrbleYI/AAAAAAAAAE4/w5XDTICk5fQ/s320/photo%5B3%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379659116419840386" border="0" /></a>So sweet! Milan made my show worth every second..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhUWDeDjTI/AAAAAAAAAEw/4rLcHTnhfxE/s1600-h/photo%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/SqhUWDeDjTI/AAAAAAAAAEw/4rLcHTnhfxE/s320/photo%5B6%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379642492759280946" border="0" /></a>Bliss no. 2 was bought by my dear friend Anne! at my first solo show First Bloom. It was printed with Master printer Kathy at her lovely studio <a href="http://kathycarraccio.com/">www.kathycarracio.com</a> during her viscosity workshop.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13663671-4922324932199588143?l=ferndesign.blogspot.com'/></div>fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13663671.post-19909571188477862482007-11-10T06:23:00.000-08:002009-09-09T18:00:28.824-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/RzXFrP95SGI/AAAAAAAAABg/rrCUvDhj6Mk/s1600-h/DSC00058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/RzXFrP95SGI/AAAAAAAAABg/rrCUvDhj6Mk/s200/DSC00058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131224697269733474" border="0" /></a><br />Last weekend, I took an amazing letterpress workshop at <a href="http://www.sesameletterpress.com/">Sesame Letterpress</a> with Breck and Matt, and I designed and printed the muchas gracias cards in pink using their letterpress! I love my new cards! I will be selling them along with colorful lined envelopes at <a href="http://www.ericatanov.com/">Erica Tanov</a> and all I can say is muchas gracias for this wonderful adventure!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13663671-1990957118847786248?l=ferndesign.blogspot.com'/></div>fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13663671.post-478900024452253492007-09-26T18:12:00.000-07:002009-09-09T17:55:03.800-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/RvsIt9FBsGI/AAAAAAAAAAM/9_gJu9NZrNY/s1600-h/091907_20252.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnNhtkqU3jc/RvsIt9FBsGI/AAAAAAAAAAM/9_gJu9NZrNY/s200/091907_20252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114691387392110690" border="0" /></a><br />Want to share with all of you that my blockprinting class at <a href="http://www.makeworkshop.com/make_classes/dyeprintsilkscreen.htm#block">Make Workshop</a> was featured in this issue of Blue Print <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/100-reasons-to-learn-something?lnc=1a89cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD&page=6&rsc=articlecontent_home">100 Reasons to Learn something</a> see number 89 or on page 131 of the September/October issue... (lots of cools stuff too!) The lovely owl is by Eli, one of the students in the class, he was great!! His cool sister Kate got him a space in the class as a birthday gift!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13663671-47890002445225349?l=ferndesign.blogspot.com'/></div>fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13663671.post-1137975284047339552006-01-22T19:23:00.000-08:002009-09-09T19:10:28.998-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2823/1210/1600/DSCN0877.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2823/1210/200/DSCN0877.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I wanted to share with you that a couple of my prints are<br />being auctioned at:<a href="http://www.housingworksauctions.com/lot.cfm?lotID=6159"> Housing works</a> I took them for donation and they put them this week on the window of their 23rd street store! I was so surprised when I saw them! Also I am very happy because the proceeds go to help people with HIV-AIDS.. And that inspires me to paint more!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13663671-113797528404733955?l=ferndesign.blogspot.com'/></div>fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03469768059253983865noreply@blogger.com0