2009 December : Jill Berry Blog

This week I have run all over Colorado in the name of charity, Christmas, puppy delivery, school, Jr. Thespians and the US mail. I am fried. The house has been filled with children, and one set of them did this. Two giggly ten-year-old boys dressing up the world’s most Zen puppy. The puppy is with [...]

I am Here

Posted on December 12, 2009 - Filed Under About me, My Work | 1 Comment

I am once again tinkering with maps, navigation and figuring out a precise mental GPS for my whereabouts. This is a canvas, painted with plaster and stamped with metal letters. I painted it with sumi after it was dry, then sanded and scratched back some areas. Meanwhile, I painted and stamped art tissue, then collaged [...]

Snow, and Samples

Posted on December 4, 2009 - Filed Under 2010 Workshops, What I am up to | 2 Comments

At six a.m. my backyard looks like this. The puppy is bouncing around, the kids are still dreaming, and my coffee is just brewed. The indigo snow and the black branches, the hint of my neighbor enjoying the same morning, this is rich. The last few days I have been in my studio making samples [...]

Valley Ridge Art Studio

Posted on December 2, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

On Monday December 7th, the registration will open for Valley Ridge Art Studio. I hear it can be fast and furious, so mark your calendars! Valley Ridge is in Wisconsin, just outside of Madison, and is one of those places to go to before you die. Seriously, it is a place you spend a weekend [...]

Navigation

Posted on December 1, 2009 - Filed Under Being an Artist | 3 Comments

There are some words that I believe are mine, I own them. Navigation is one such word. My grandmother wrote books on the sea, and studied navigation as part of her research. When I was little I would look at the maps she had in her study, and the sextant, and feel a familiarity with [...]