April Gavin Art

“Find out who you are and do that on purpose.” – Dolly Parton “Time: hold still awhile. I have so much more work to do. There are so many things I want to express. But time keeps ticking away, and the earth never for an instance ceases to turn.” - Yayoi Kusama Last week was a cluster of big events both global and personal. My year with Zea Mays Printmaking wrapped up on Tuesday the 25th. I’m glad that I had that call before I learned Dolly Parton passed away. It was a

“Forgetting is the natural process, remembering is the unnatural effort one makes.” William Kentridge "A Gathering" 9"x12" drypoint with hand coloring 2026 Yesterday would have been Michael’s 74th birthday. I think about what we could have done together. What art would he be making? There’s so much I want to tell him. There’s so much he enabled me to do that I would have not done otherwise. I wish that he could see what I’ve created in the last year and a half since he’s

"Poppy" 4"x6" woodcut with chine colle “The world is very, very beautiful if you look at it. But most people don’t look very much, do they?” – David Hockney Yes, it is a very beautiful place. And I’m curious at the folks who spend their lives griping that it’s not enough. I’m equally curious at the folks who spend their lives cultivating and enjoying the beauty around them. Where am I on this continuum? Trying new ideas in my studio pushes me toward the latter. I’ve been

"Hamp's Blues" 6"x8" drypoint + relief " Art is the guarantee of sanity." - Louise Bourgeois "Art is a way of survival." - Yoko Ono Sometimes I taste from the fire hose, open the valve wide, and see what my limits are. I'm looking for the possible; the surprise; what fits in my studio; the exhausting yet exhilarating feeling at the end of a studio day. I'm also looking for what annoys and makes me cranky. So cranky that I stop and clean my studio. The d

"Nothing good ever gets away." - John Steinbeck As part of my mentorship with Zea Mays Printmaking , I'm looking at how different printmaking methodologies and different approaches create line, evoke emotion, and show best the spirit of the subject. All three of those elements need to come together for me to call the work complete. Until then, it is in progress. Ginkgos were a favorite of Michael's and we're in that Bay Area winter palette that would look like autumn somewh