Summer is always a very busy time of the year for me, and there seems to be no end to the various projects that need to be done.
So far I’ve managed to slowly whittle down a rather large to do list, but when it is so beautiful outside, it’s hard not to be distracted by [...]
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Here is a fabulous collage idea using thin rice paper and leaves. Wow!
I have to try this sometime.
thought for the day;
“If you create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.” – Marc Chagall
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Yesterday as I was cleaning the studio, I came across a couple of watercolor and acrylic paintings, which were works in progress. They were my first attempt to break out of the cyclic creative block that I seemed unable to shake this past week.
One of them represented the different emotional and psychological imprints that can [...]
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I love this video on how to make altered art tins . . . So cute!
thought for the day:
“My artwork is never bad,
There’s no right or wrong way,
My effort makes me feel glad,
I would draw anything,
an ocean or a bay.
Bright colors, lines are bold;
artwork is like gold.”
From a student – Cedar Creek Elementary
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The studio is dark, silent . . . the easel sits empty.
However, in the kitchen, all is well!
Cooking relaxes me and engages me in a creative way . . . like blending the right spices or ingredients together.
I have homemade chicken curry simmering on the stove, and mangoes, papaya, and peaches in ceramic bowls on [...]
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To make a long story short . . . I’ve been out sick for the past week with a rather nasty upper respiratory infection.
I’m beginning to feel much better and am looking forward to getting back to work in the studio.
Here is an amazing animation by a young animator, Carmen Bromfield Mason.
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Over the weekend I discovered some Yupo Paper hidden away on one of my shelves, and I was hoping to play around with it today, but I came down with a nasty flu yesterday.
So here I lie in bed surrounded by Kleenex, a big pot of hot tea and various medications which are suppose to [...]
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