And the Stencil winner is…
Judith Reynolds in Texas! Congratulations Judith, and thank you all for participating. I wish you all joy, love and comfort in this holiday season.
Read MoreUnder the Influence
Two weeks ago I taught an new class, called “Under the Influence”. It was inspired by four (of the many) artists whose work has influenced mine. There has been so much discussion in social media about copying, learning from, and being influenced by recently. It is a confusing topic for artists just starting out, and apparently for some who have been around a long time. There is a very long tradition of artist’s schools, where a “master” will take in apprentices to learn what he/she knows. The apprentices work can eventually be confused for their masters if they...
Read MoreOrly’s New Book Giveaway
Orly Avineri, one of the contributors to my book, has written her own book. Rather, she has published her stunning journal as a book, and has done so independent of any publishing house. Here is the cover. Orly has a vision, a way with words and shapes that reveals a complex and poetic soul. She is gentle, she is complicated. I spent a day journaling with her and her students in California. Read about that HERE. Her maps for my book are a visual feast. See! Orly is also brave and inventive. She...
Read MoreArtfest, Part 2
My second class at Artfest was Cartographic Reliquaries. This is a mixed media piece, a box of sorts, made from maps and postcards, and containing something important to the artist, that evokes a sense of place. As you can see, many topics were covered: road trips, heart clinics, the Civil War, trout fishing, Kansas, Paris, on and on. I was enormously proud of the work that was done in this class, and really felt like it stood out at the Art show on Saturday. Thank you to all of you who came, it was such a pleasure. One of the treasures of Artfest is the enduring friendships I have made...
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Valley Ridge and Haiku
I have been back from Valley Ridge Art Studios for a few weeks now. The effect that place has on me, and I hope everyone, is long lasting. The class was called “Eat, Paint, Love”. The idea was to cook our meals from local ingredients, paint our own papers to share, and love poetry, art, and the opportunity to just be there. Everyone submitted a recipe to me ahead of time and we set out to make collaged pages. We made what I called a Cookbook for the Good Life. There are two organic farms near Valley Ridge, and Katherine and I went to both of them to gather produce left in their...
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