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I thoroughly enjoyed Wednesday night’s Craftcast Master Class with Seth Savarick. The topic was “From Imitation to Inspiration”. As you might guess, an exploration of the stages of artistic growth, or as Seth put it “the journey to authenticity”, is clearly a subject I’d find interesting .
There’s something so affirming, or perhaps I […]

I was chuckling with a friend the other night that I am probably testing the limits of how much whining about creative roadblocks an artist can do on her blog.  LOL  I certainly do a lot of it.  Creative roadblocks or interruptions are part and parcel of my artist/wife/mother life.  The struggle to find a […]

Artist name: Naama Zamir
Location: Israel

Website: Naamaza.com
My Blog
Etsy Shop
My Flickr

Do you have a dedicated studio/artistic space? yes I do. at first I did not have a room of my own but after collecting too many supplies me and my DH decided that we need to put it all somewhere… so we strted making […]

This is just a quick reminder that I am still accepting artists for my Studio Snapshot series. I’ve got at least another month’s worth of artists’ studios to share with you,plus I am going to do one on my own studio one of these days. I would love to keep the series going indefinitely. […]

I am feeling a bit like a hamster on one of those wheels lately.  It feels like I am busy, busy, but I don’t seem to be getting anywhere.  The days just seem to be full of stuff, work for the guild retreat, details & activities to do with E’s upcoming high school graduation, the […]

Artist name: Barbara Barrick McKie

Location:  Connecticut
Website: McKie Art
Do you have a dedicated studio/artistic space? Yes
Where is it located? It’s a separate building that we converted from a carpenter’s garage on our property

Is it a large or small space? It’s 20′ x 20′ for me, plus part of my husband’s sculpture […]

Here are the photos I promised. These are pieces I recently completed using some of the silver components I was working on. I really enjoy pairing polymer clay and sterling silver. I like the look, and I enjoy the different processes. Combining these materials can be both freeing and challenging. Working […]

I was supposed to be away this week, traveling with some friends. Unfortunately I got sick and had to stay home. Nothing terribly serious, but enough that I wanted the comforts of home. It has been a disappointing week feeling blah and filled with the drudgery of household stuff. At the […]

Artist name: Martha Aleo

Location:  Pennsylvania
Website: Martha Aleo
Blog: Ornamento
Do you have a dedicated studio/artistic space? Yes.
Where is it located? In my basement

Is it a large or small space? Small on space, large on function. I live in a 930 Sq. foot house that is more than 150 years old.
What medium(s) do you work […]

The force field or block which tends to keep me out of the studio has spread to the blog.  I am not writing as often, and I feel like the quality of my writing has declined.  Also, I don’t find myself thinking about writing as much as I had been.  Writing is not what I […]