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Non-Dominant Hand Art
Creating Space | October 10th 2008 by Kim
Yesterday Andrea and Suki both shared some non-dominant hand art. For Andrea, that meant she had to use her left hand to draw a sketch while she was on a crowded Paris Metro. For Suki, it meant she had to use her right hand as she had some damage t read more
Local Events: Craftivism
The Eclipse Gallery's Blog | October 9th 2008 by sarahelizabeth
Craftivism: Reclaiming Craft and Creating Community opens at the Lawton Gallery (UWGB campus) tonight at 4:30. If you are anywhere near the area, you must go see it. I helped install the exhibition with a troop of people plus guest curator, Faythe Le read more
Craftivism: Reclaiming Craft & Creating Community
Visual Influence | October 9th 2008 by sarahelizabeth
This show opens today at the Lawton Gallery in Green Bay, WI. I helped set the show up as part of my degree in Gallery/Museum Practices. It is guest curated by Faythe Levine, the owner of Paper Boat Boutique & Gallery in Milwaukee. It just so hap read more
Examples
Creating Space | October 9th 2008 by Kim
I thought I would share a few of my loose journal entries with you, since I brought up that subject.This is watercolors and ink from a technical pen. I did this so many years ago...and did not date it. ...again, watercolor and technical pen. This o read more
Mankind Mag
Visual Influence | October 8th 2008 by sarahelizabeth
Mankind Mag is published by one of my new favorite people, Erin from Design for Mankind.The most recent issue is Feets & Feats. Online = FREE. Preview it here or download it here. Print = $8.95. Purchase it here.I visit Erin's website everyday. read more
Bruce Cockburn Tabs
Guitar Musings | October 4th 2008 by Larry
I’ve been trying to find accurate Bruce Cockburn tabs for you play. Unlike my Tommy Emmanuel Tabs post, it wasn’t as easy to find good tabs to find and I found many sites that were nothing but pop-ups and deceptive links, so beware because thos read more
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU
Visual Influence | September 30th 2008 by sarahelizabeth
Blu adds a new dimension to grafitti art. His wall painted animation must have taken an exorbinant amount of time, but it is well worth it. I've been thinking a lot about originality lately, which so many people have lost sight of, and Blu is very in read more
The Past To Understand The Future
Creating Space | September 29th 2008 by Kim
Any of you who have been reading my blog for any length of time know I come to painting via design...interior design specifically. The image above is a basic design project I did which needed to be based on a grid. It is marker on vellum.We all hav read more
Weekend Ponderings
Creating Space | September 26th 2008 by Kim
I just had to share this with you. Yesterday Andrea sent me this photo of the Metro Stations I spoke about in the comment area of the Signs Post. While this is not a sign as we normally think of signs, it clearly indicates this is the way to the Me read more
Design Influences
Visual Influence | September 23rd 2008 by sarahelizabeth
Eileen Gray One of the most influential women designers of the early 20th century. Sarah van GamerenHighly complex and intricate, mass produced products with a focus on traditional technique. normA typography and technology team. Visit the link f read more
Signs...
Creating Space | September 23rd 2008 by Kim
Have you ever considered signs? No, I don't mean those which lead you down your own path in life, but the ones which lead you around the world. If you remember when I was in Vermont, I showed you some signs I thought were really fun and interest read more
Video: Mario Naves, Postcards From Florida
Visual Influence | September 22nd 2008 by sarahelizabeth
I thought this would be of interest, especially to all the Mail Artists out there. Even though this isn't Mail art, it reminds me of it--the scale and collage element. What is interesting is that this series of Mario's artwork started out as a postca read more
First Museum Experience
Visual Influence | September 18th 2008 by sarahelizabeth
Claude MonetStacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn), 1890/91Oil on canvasDo you remember your first museum or gallery experience? I was encountered with this question yesterday and immediately the memory popped into my head. I was in elementary school read more
moving to Asheville
Green Grounded | September 17th 2008 by Ashley Sue Allen
For those of you who have not heard, Green Grounded and team are relocating to Asheville, NC. This move has been nine years in the making, and once upon a day, I would have easily thought Asheville was too full of self-righteous granola types to w read more
they die, we shop…
Green Grounded | September 15th 2008 by Ashley Sue Allen
They die. We shop. A friend of mine made a beautiful video a couple months back. Her words and her art have stuck with me for the entire time, and I want to share with her video you. Consumerism is dirty. I do not mean that all buying and read more
3: Different Perspectives & Approaches
Somewhere Under the Moon | September 15th 2008 by Serenade
–> Ultra quick half-post! <– * Will finish posting at another time… . . . - Levels of analysis - complementary outlooks on psychological theory - Biopsychosocial Approach: considers the influences of biological, psychologic read more
model for a greener ocean
Green Grounded | September 13th 2008 by Ashley Sue Allen
No, Amber Valletta is not looking for a green-hued ocean, but by teaming up with Oceana.org (and the likes of Ted Danson), she is advocating a healthier environment and healthier eating. Back in May, Valletta began speaking out and campaigning ag read more
Influencing Your Art
Creating Space | September 12th 2008 by Kim
I want to share with you a book I completed reading yesterday. And if you have been reading this blog for a few months, then you have already heard about it.Catching the Light is written by Susan Pope. You know Susan, she is our very own Sukipoet. read more
Finding The Reverence
Ninety Mile Wind | September 12th 2008 by craig bickhardt
A friend of mine recently went to hear Jimmy Webb speak about songwriting. Jimmy talked about how the American songwriter is in decline because younger writers no longer study their creative ancestors.We can debate whether this is a temporary trend read more
Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2009 Collection:
The Luxe Chronicles | September 11th 2008
Arrrgh! Just when you've personally concluded that Marc Jacobs is overrated and doesn't deserve his status as 'Most Influential Designer' of his generation, just when you can no longer take... read more
You Just Never Know...
Creating Space | September 9th 2008 by Kim
The Heart 9x12 inches Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped CanvasYou may remember seeing this painting before, but I have a story to tell you about it. I was never crazy about this piece and really considered it a test. It was hanging out in my co read more
Close And Far And, Close And Far, The Details Magnified, We Lost…
california is a recipe for a black hole | September 7th 2008
--"Let Go", The Postmarksone six onewatching the steam riseoff my mom's red dinner plate,waiting to see mine.~dwIf you were to piece together the pastiche of my life I guess you'd have to say that it resembles a lot of people I know. It's naturally read more
Salvador Dali, surrealist color master
Idea Seeds - Trillium Arts | September 6th 2008 by Tasha Wassink
Returning to my influences (which I haven't blogged on in a while!) Salvador Dali is one of the first artists I can remember really loving. I think I was about five or six when I saw "Persistence of Memory" - the melting clocks - and remember falling read more
beyond green labels
Green Grounded | September 3rd 2008 by Ashley Sue Allen
If you feel overwhelmed with “going green”, you aren’t alone. This website I just stumbled into is all about feeling overwhelmed with the hype and breaking it down to making your home your ultimate safe, healthy and inspired sanct read more
On Writing About Airships
Author's Echo | September 3rd 2008 by Adam Heine
I love airships. I'm not sure why, but they've always captured my imagination. From the first one I can remember in Final Fantasy to my koala pilot in Mutants Down Under. Those were the hooks, but it became an obsession when I saw Laputa for the fi read more
Eastern US Mountains vs Western US Mountains
Creating Space | September 2nd 2008 by Kim
In Vermont, the mountains are very different from the ones on the west coast...the Rocky Mountains. These are older, smaller and more rounded mountains. Westerners (US westerners) might just call these "hills".This is a view from the inn where I wa read more
Tough decisions made with soft touches
disassociated.com | September 2nd 2008 by John Lampard
From curbing the desire to smoke and gamble, to reducing teenage pregnancies, employing a little gentle nudging, as opposed to blunt and sometimes confrontational ultimatums, is worth considering. Busy people are trying to cope in a complex world, an read more
Why I Do Write
Author's Echo | September 1st 2008 by Adam Heine
Everyone has their influences and teachers. These are some of mine:From J. R. R. Tolkien, I learned about sub-creation.From Orson Scott Card, I learned that a world is only as good as its characters.From George R. R. Martin, I learned that every cha read more
The Power of Signs...
Creating Space | August 28th 2008 by Kim
So I thought I would share a few glimpses of Vermont with you. It is really beautiful here...very green, pretty meandering rivers, small villages, winding roads, old houses and farms. The people here are kind, which I feel is important. One of the read more
New Wording of Roman Mass
Concordia TheoBLOGical Seminary | August 25th 2008 by Scott Stiegemeyer
I recommend you take a look at this piece from NPR regarding the changes to soon take effect in the Roman Mass. According to the commentator, the reason for some of the changes was to make the language loftier, more reverent. Some will object to read more
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