Posted in Creating on 30 January 2009 | 6 Comments »
This past Saturday I finished the first batch of the first b+j greene hometown shirt: the Shutesbury Shirt.
I needed to set up a formal “line” of shirts to streamline production (rather than make each shirt totally different, requiring each item be photographed and described individually). I am naming each shirt after a town I have [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Life on 29 January 2009 | 3 Comments »
First, my true love, House & Garden (of which I have years of issues carefully stored) was taken out.
Now, the replacement for that true love, Domino, is headed for certain death.
Where, oh where, will I get my inspiration now? These magazines are my life-blood, my one source of divine beauty. They have kept me going [...]
Posted in Creating on 19 January 2009 | 2 Comments »
In the ground of these pages is pieces of text from “Letters to a Young Poet” by Ranier Maria Rilke. You can read the letters here. I have a compilation of phrases from the letters taped into the inside of one of my art journals, so this is what I wrote across the ground. I got the compilation from a [...]
Posted in Creating on 17 January 2009 | 1 Comment »
Since I was not home at all yesterday I woke up this morning to a light-filled studio and spent some quality time with my paints and chocolate.
In general I do not like either of these colors. Red is too angry and yellow is too obnoxious, which is why I appreciate Misty’s challenge this week. I [...]
Posted in Creating on 15 January 2009 | 3 Comments »
I need to sleep so I will be brief. One thing that I noticed while doing this one is that when I think I am copying something I saw somewhere, it never turns out anything like what I thought I was mimicking. My interpretation just takes over somewhere in the process. I like that. It’s [...]
Posted in Creating on 14 January 2009 | 9 Comments »
Every time I have a thought like, “I should incorporate tree roots into this,” my mind rejects the idea with a firm, “I can’t draw that!” It’s a constant battle. I’ve never liked my doodling and drawing, but I am learning that if I go slowly and thoughtfully (with some visual aid) I can get at least some [...]
Posted in Creating on 13 January 2009 | 8 Comments »
This started out happy but didn’t make it…like so many people.
It’s hard to capture metalics and so this just looks more muddy then it actually is. And I need to learn how to use my camera to its full potential.
I love Misty’s orange. It is happy (at least enough for its own good).
Good Night Paint.
Posted in Creating on 12 January 2009 | 7 Comments »
Misty has been putting prompts out there for people in the last few weeks. I didn’t have a chance to participate in any of the self-protraits, but this week she is doing monochromatic paintings and today is BLUE!
I love blue. Blue and orange (often together) are my favorite colors. I am very please with how [...]
Posted in Creating on 10 January 2009 | 1 Comment »
First, I have to say that we just took the dogs sledding with us in the dark, down the winding trail behind our house and it was so much fun! Basil rode on my lap and Lexi ran alongside Ben as we cruised down the luge. They thought it was such a great game and [...]
Posted in Creating, Life on 7 January 2009 | 4 Comments »
This morning I was ready to have a 2 hour delay (a storm was coming), but get up early anyway and fit in some blogging before going to school. But then as I was eating my cereal bar I looked and school was actually cancelled! I have a Snowday, or rather an Iceday, so I [...]
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