From the monthly archives: February 2008
The more I read and the more I learn about being an “artist”, the more I realize there is no magic wand or mystical, inborn talent involved. (Yes, there are exceptions for child prodigies but I’m talking about the rest of us.)
I used to have a subconscious belief that people who could draw or [...]
I’ve never really tried to draw since the art classes we took in Junior High. But I dug out some pencils and gave it a try tonight. I was feeling a little too tired to tackle my frog sculpture. Which if you think about it is interesting – I was too tired to concentrate on [...]
How do you get perspective on your art? Step back from it, go vist galleries to see other work, stand on your head and squint one eye?
If anyone can do that last one, I’d love to see it – it would make a great marketing photo. I can just imagine an artist in [...]
I enjoyed the following excerpt from an article about a miniature show. We all say, “I could do that” when we look at things, even if it’s silently in our heads. You never realize how involved something is until you actually try it.
Donna Henricks, who will teach a wicker furniture workshop, has [...]
Artist Carolyn Bennet recently gave a kaleidoscope workshop to kids and there was a nice article about it.
Carefully selecting colorful beads for her handmade kaleidoscope, nine-year-old Gianna Campanelli said she wanted to pick shapes that she and her parents would enjoy.
“The best part of making a kaleidoscope is that it’s [...]
I came across this article on an exhibition of two artists who use polymer clay
Check out the exhibit website where you can see a couple images of the work – looks rather interesting if a little off the wall
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Big meets small in “Not to Scale,” [...]
So what do you do when you’re too tired to clay and everything’s turning to mush on you?
I’m going to be teaching a 4 hour workshop on sculpting tree frogs for my guild in March. So.. I’m working on a couple frog sculptures as class examples. I have some cute ones and wanted [...]
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