an aside
I have a ridiculous story to tell. I don’t know if you’ve been noticing this ongoing saga of my not wonderful health humming in the background… I’ve been dealing with it since the weather turned cold. That’s a clue. I did kind of run myself into the ground. No question. But I seemed to NOT […]
true?
I made a mistake when I was cutting out this horse shape yesterday. I proceeded to throw it away. In the night, it occurred to me that it might not be “good”, but it could possibly be true. Such a key distinction. Not good or bad, but true or not. That idea has repercussions through […]
receiving light
Four o’clock in the afternoon. This must be December. The light – there’s not much of it at this time of year. Thank goodness for lightbulbs. In the book on Walter Hopps, he is ruminating on why the light bulb as subject matter comes up so frequently in modern art and realized that – since […]
not art again …
Poor pup has to hang out on the bear. Nothing more to do when there’s art being created. Oh well. I can feel my energy slowly coming back. I am re-entering the art making – not just the art dreaming. And it feels good to me, if not my pup. Meantime, I was thinking about […]
do two things at once?
I straight out admit, I was not born for the digital age. I am not good at doing two things at once. When I travel, I do not blog. I leave home, come back and remember – oh yeah, I have a computer! I was made embarrassingly aware of my one-track-mindedness when I was doing […]
here and gone
Not much happening here. The fun, it came. Now, quiet again. Friends, family, dogs, food, music, laughing. This group, each year slightly shifts. But it’s core is revisited year in year out. To get together and give thanks. Amongst those that you are so thankful to know and love. When the first family members and/or […]
greatest accomplishment
Okay, so I’m having fun. When I use scissors to “draw”, I am guaranteed that it’s going to be way off. And that just seems to be exactly what I want. Exactly inexact. Yes. As I’ve mentioned, I’m having such a good time reading about the curator, Walter Hopps. I love that he was deep […]
shards
I’m in the midst of this process that looks like it’s going nowhere. No product yet. I’m doing experimenting or, perhaps, skill building. My plan it to use cut silk shapes in the final piece. At this point I’m determining how this soft draping material can or can’t hold a shape. Kind of like the […]
world domination
I look across the lake this morning and see: No Mountains! I could be…in Saskatchewan. Or Siberia. I could be… Choices. Here’s one for you: Know that if you didn’t choose to be and artist – You would have certainly entertained world domination or mass murder or sainthood. Laura Owens Oh wow. Don’t you love the […]
mind games
Here comes the cold weather. Like a donkey with its heels dug in, I’m saying, “Noooooo!”. But then, when it was unseasonably warm before this, it seemed odd. Not right. Disturbing. So, I can’t have it both ways. I love the seasons. Cold? Just wear more clothes. I even bought a way-too-big coat for the […]
