i painted some beads using acrylic ink - swirling them around and then drying them on bamboo skewers. i made a bunch of colors, but these CMYK ones really appealed to the geek printer/designer in me....
normally after an exhibition i take some time off and just decompress, but this time around there was no rest for the wicked. i wanted to make some new work for artMRKT to be placed in fouladi p...
week 10: a very black and white week. i like how the whole set then reads well together even though they have nothing in common.1. camilia2. sunglasses3. raspberry4. fan brush5. vintage safety pin6. ...
first off i would like to thank you for the very very kind words on my recent show. it means a lot to me that you take the time to offer congrats and to say such nice things. thank you....im still at...
2012 walter maciel gallery, 4 drawings plus crochet doily key of radiation emissions, dimensions variablehere is the 2nd half of my show, migratory patterns at walter maciel gallery. in t...
installation at walter maciel galleryhello. right. so my show.... migratory patterns.... basically the premise for this show is the following [this is how i answered a question for an interview on ba...
so all the work except for one piece that i finished today and will hand deliver... was picked up for my upcoming show a bit ago. sigh. almost relief. [real relief will be AFTER the opening]last...
week 3 of the daily drawings.1.sunglasses2.pho with sydney3.sakura mochi4.toddler crackers5.orange deflating balloon6.sand sifter7.ranunculus 1.tiny scissors2.baby doll arm3.camera4.nib pen5.staplegu...
so these are the colors for an installational component im making for my show. they relate directly to a series of drawings. im making square doilies. they are going to be "key" - to inform y...
week 2 of the day-to-day sketch book project. it is really nice to be doing this. life feels super insane right now and this makes me pause for a few minutes and just observe something. day 4 is a so...
remember when i did a drawing a day? i was thinking about how that was such a great project in so many ways. and how i missed that practice. so i took up arms sketchbook and started again. this time ...
so that book that i talked about? theres a show for all of us that were used in the book at artstream studios.... help celebrate the launch of art lab for kids... exciting to be with such good f...
theres been a LOT of counting the the studio these days. i love this kind of mark-making, but never could just make it in my work for no reason. so ive constructed this whole framework to allow it to...
you know its february when the ornamental plums bloom. so delicate and barely fragrant - small pink petals under foot - diaphanous snow. the only kind of snow we get around these parts.if you h...
so susan schwake from artstreams has a new book out. cool art projects for kids [or actually not just kids]. its full of really great ideas - and you can get your copy here.and theres a project ...
i sent out email invitations to the littles party - for some reason i wanted to do something with little flags. and it had to have orange since that is her favorite color [and has been for quite some...
i remember, clearly, when i was young and adults would come up and exclaim loudly: how did you get to be so big ?!? [or some other turn of that phrase]. there was often the proclaimed: the last time ...
really ! i do ! sometimes i feel really secretive. like i cant share what im making or thinking about because if i do i might just ruin the magic of it. that indescribable space/thing that happens in...
oh its the end of the year. that time when thoughts and memories and people and places and things from the entire year swirl around in a strange nostalgic brew. small moments poke their heads up, scr...
hey there. did you think i had disappeared? into the rabbit hole that is the end of the year. a multi-faceted mess that consists of intense grading, getting ready for all the crafty fair stuff that i...
hey there.first i just want to thank you for your thoughtful responses to my last post - reading peoples heartfelt ideas on their own "useless" degrees made me grin from ear to ear. and ...
sorry i havent been posting much. this is partially because ive been sick, and partially because i have this concept that has taken over my mind and its been hard for me to concentrate on blog posts ...
my latest stack of art related books.top two courtesy of wendersfrom here to thereif you love maps [and whats not to love] then this book is definitely for you. ive been really thinking hard about mi...
my parents sent me and 3 friends [one, two, three] to the pardee house for a belated birthday tour and tea.if you are local [or planning to visit], like victorian houses, cabinets of curiosities and ...
i made a tote for camilla . i had to send her something back and so i thought she should get a little gift too. and inspired by the fact that shes making a book of morran, for which i am part of...
a few weeks ago tracy [of shutterbean fame] met up with our kiddos at fairylandit is seriously a throw back. and im really glad its still around. the first time i went i wished i had brought th...
right. hi.its been awhile. um.just busy over here.sent off a big email today with a HUGE project.... its getting there.... ill talk about it for reals soon [i did let a hint of it slip out the other ...
its funny how once an idea gets planted in your mind you start to see it everywhere. been noticing how indeed i sometimes try to make things lovely.we dont have a doorbell. the house didnt come with ...
sydney cohen and i met years ago - taught together one summer at CCA in their youth studio program. she is one of those special people that is super generous - and dedicated to her practice - and FUN...
my color theory class started last week. starts at 8am. ends at 11am - i then drive myself to SF state for class no. 2 which starts at 1 and ends at 4. then i spend anywhere from 1-2 hours in the car...
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