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Flickr Galleries

April 1, 2010

I’ve been having a lot of fun creating Flickr Galleries.  I think they have a lot of potential as sources of inspiration for designs, textures, color schemes and patterns.  Check out the ones I have made so far: Color Inspiration Circles Lines Tendrils & Spirals Coral

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Serenity

January 16, 2009

It’s amazing how quickly I can forget all the frustrations with a project once it’s done. This weekend is my annual church retreat.  I have been going to the Our Lady of Calvary Retreat House since E was a year old.  The only year I missed was the year we were in New Jersey, so [...]

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Sharing the artist’s journey

May 30, 2008

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 should [...]

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Not the week I expected

May 15, 2008

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 beginning of the week [...]

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Wallowing a bit

April 4, 2008

If you have spent any time reading my blog, you will realize by now that my art comes in fits and starts. Right now I’m in a prolonged period of inactivity. I think it’s one of the challenges of a non-working artist. I don’t have show deadlines or orders to push me into making work. [...]

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Decisions by Susan Lenz

March 27, 2008

While I spend a fair amount of time thinking about art in our lives, and I go to museums and galleries occasionally, I can honestly say that I don’t often encounter art that really moves me. Decisions by Susan Lenz has affected me on such a deep level. The pictures on the web fascinate me. [...]

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