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This morning I have been thinking about negative space. This is an idea that I like to explore in my work, but sometimes there are obstacles I need to overcome. If the negative space requires me to cut into a piece, I’m sometimes torn because I worked so long at getting the shape just right, [...]
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Just a few hours until Kipona begins! Come visit me and wish me luck!
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It’s that time of year again. It’s when I send in applications for certain exhibitions and awards and then I have to wait to hear whether or not I get in. To make it worse, I’m also waiting to see if I got into a Fall craft show and a gallery that I submitted to. [...]
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One more post about the August Artist of the Month, Leak Piken Kolidas. I noticed on her gallery site that she is having a sale on her print Leap, so check it out if you like her work. Her last post on Creative Everyday was about how the downtime in the creative cycle is still a [...]
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This time next week I’ll be setting-up for Kipona. I just have some last minute pieces to work on this weekend and then next week is all about getting everything ready for the show. Will you be there? If so, tell me that you read the blog and of course enter the mailing list prize [...]
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As I surf the web and read my magazines I have been coming across more and more conceptual body adornment lately. In fact, this year’s Exhibition in Print from Metalsmith is full of this kind of art. I’ve seen
arguments for and against it, but I have one question: Who Buys it? I’m not being smart, [...]
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Here’s my news for this week:
I’m now on twitter! Look me up and follow me if you like.
I’m getting ready for Kipona, it’s only 1 1/2 weeks away. I’m working on some new stock and getting ready for my mailing list promotion that I mentioned last week.
I’m sending apps out for exhibitions and awards this [...]
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I have been reading a lot of fantasy lately (OK, always) and I’ve been thinking about the idea of destiny, fate, or in Stephen King’s case, ka. I was also moved by the post on Creative Everyday talking about sacredness in art and what would you do if you only had 37 days left to [...]
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A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that I would have a surprise about Kipona. Here it is: For everyone who signs up for my mailing between now and the show’s end, Monday September 1st, 2008, there will be a prize drawing for a pair of my earrings. The promotion is mainly aimed at people [...]
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Well I just finished the first part of my Elements series, want to see the pictures? I’ll take a break from working on the series while I get ready for Kipona-just two weeks away!!
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