I write because I have things to say, things to share, thoughts, ideas, & creative energy. Sometimes I'm extremely motivated just by sitting down in front of the computer. Ideas just pour out of me. Things I want to share, or tell about. Sometimes, like more recently, I'm lacking in creative energy, & find it […]
My big New Years Intention was, has been, & still is to clean up my studio! I have reorganized it several times, & each time I forget the "new" places I decided to put things. I have a very small studio that spills out into the garage, sometimes the kitchen, dinning room, even the office. […]
What Are Your Feelings On This?
This is the perfect time to start experimenting with our art! Certainly, if I don’t experiment, I won’t grow. I have a ten pound box of Cotton Linters sitting in my garage, still in its original box, and waiting for me to decide what to do with it. The Linters were shipped to me many years ago when I was in my paper making phase, and since then it has been given away (still in the original box), and found its way back home (still in the original box)! I can’t seem to get rid of them! But for the last year or so, it has been calling to me….
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Cotton Linters, they are the cotton fibers pressed into large sheets of rather soft paper. It is easily torn up, and run through the blender. The pieces get pulverized to the point of being put on a screen, filtering out the water, and dried flat – making handmade paper! (This is the simple version!)
10# of Cotton Linters just waiting for inspiration!
What on earth could it possibly be saying?
I only have vague ideas of what to do with it, but that ten pounds keeps just on the edge of my creative mind. There isn’t any way I still want to make paper, but I was thinking of preparing it the same way, and putting it into a mold of some kind to create a raised, molded image to place in a mixed media piece. I know this sounds vague, it does to me too. But like I said it seems to be circling the creative mind constantly! If it can be pulverized in a blender, why can’t it be pressed into something with a shape. Now I’m thinking if I put Elmer’s Glue with it, i could make some harder shapes.
OMG, just think of the possibilities!
This is how we come up with new ideas that haven’t been done before, this is how art is created! Trial and error!
Has anyone tried to do anything like this? I’d love to hear about it, or your thoughts, and ideas…
I’ll definitely get back to this subject at a later date, but for now, I’m letting it simmer, and marinate up there in the old cabasa!
Let me first say, my parents were both "Perfectionists!" So, i was a perfectionist too, & pretty much obsessed over just about everything. Now I consider myself a "Recovering Perfectionist!" But I still obsess over a couple things, & they rear their ugly heads when I lease expect them. I'm obsessed with how the towels […]
I believe in many things, but today I’m keeping it to ART!
Each time I lose steam, and this is one of them, I have trouble getting back into the swing of things. Usually it’s after the holidays…like now! Sure there are many things going on in our lives, all our lives, but why is it that some people can shove all things aside, and keep creating, and some of us just can’t seem to get our mojo running?
I sit in front of my computer and... I got nothing!
That’s not like me! My husband tells me I always have my soapbox dragging behind me, and I’m more than happy to stop, and climb on… I really hope I’m not all that bad, but given the right prompt, I will, and have…climbed on my soapbox. Rarely do I drag it out for religion, or politics, those are touchy subjects to many people, and we all have our own opinions! Isn’t that what makes our country the great country that it is? So, I try to stay away from those two subjects.
What will you talk about?
I’ll talk of art at the drop of a hat! It doesn’t have to be a fancy hat, any old hat will do….. I love hearing other artists talk of technique, better yet, watching them work. We can learn so much from each other, maybe even creating a spin-off of something we have seen somewhere else. I still find creating a bit intimidating at times, especially if I’m over saturated with art. For example, I became fascinated with Pinetrest many months ago. I couldn’t believe how much inspiration I got from that site. It pushed me to create many things I hadn’t thought of, and I haven’t seen anywhere else. But somewhere along the line, I felt like I was on overload and had to back off! It almost zapped my creative energy. So I rarely go onto that website prior to painting. If I have any ideas at all, I stay away!
Here’s what I just finished!
Tuesday morning, I went to the Escondido Municipal Gallery to participate in the “Artful Inches Fundraiser.” Several artists donate their time to do a little painting on a portion of about 40 feet of watercolor paper that has been hung on the wall. Over a period of three weeks, artists come and go, leaving their painting somewhere on the paper. Eventually the paper is all filled in, and the fundraiser begins!
Next month on February 9th, there will be a reception, the public will be able to purchase a section of the painting with the help of their selected size of matting. The prices vary depending on the size of the mat! Last year was the First Annual Fundraiser, and it was a huge success! The money supports the annual Student Art Show in April and participating teachers.
When I went in to paint, I hadn’t any idea what I would do, but I found myself alone to do it! The room was empty, no one was painting on Tuesday morning except me! So I was able to spread out and jump in! This felt oddly freeing, being able to have such a huge space to paint without interruptions. The picture above is what I created…..It just popped out of me – Journal Style!
Wow, I'm a Techno-Weenie so that's a tough question! I wouldn't want to do be without the Internet – ever! With the Internet comes the computer, the iPad, the iPhone, the ability to connect it all to the TV. Whats a Weenie going to do? How could I be expected to give up the "Great […]
Old as Dirt and Proud of it! 
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