I mentioned in this post that I wasn’t entirely happy with how the bicycle quilt was developing but that I was going to see it through to the end. Working in this black and white somewhat minimalistic style can be challenging and I learn more with each quilt I make. The success (or failure) of … Continue reading
Well last week didn’t turn out to be as productive as I had hoped. I made the mistake of watching the news one morning (something that I purposely don’t do because of what it does to my creative karma first thing in the morning) last week and that really knocked the wind out of my … Continue reading
I talked a little bit about dealing with your inner critic in this post but after a recent conversation with a fellow artist who was struggling with getting theirs under control I thought the subject deserved its own dedicated blog post. The inner critic is something that plagues everyone whether they are an artist or … Continue reading
I was pretty productive last week Got the full scale drawing for my bicycle quilt done and made some progress on the actual quilt. Not entirely sure how happy I am with the way this quilt is turning out. I am learning with each quilt I make in this new style. The qualities of each … Continue reading
Perspective In Action by David Chelsea I want to be able to better represent perspective in my work. Perspective can be a difficult concept to wrap your brain around and I do have a few books on the subject but every time I open one I am either quickly bored or overwhelmed. When I … Continue reading
I have been fortunate over the years to have my work hang in a lot of different venues and it’s always a thrill when I get a notice that my work has been accepted for an exhibit. But believe me I get a lot of rejection notices too. One of the things I have learned … Continue reading
Last week was a pretty productive one for me. I started and finished (well except for sewing on the hanging sleeve) the Cottage Door piece, photographed it and submitted it to a local call for art. I declared my intentions for my blog and I wrote a blog post about the qualities that every artist … Continue reading
I’ve seen a lot of blogs posts about artists and inspiration – where they find it and how they used it to create their art but I haven’t seen a lot written about what’s under the surface of the creative process. Inspiration is only the first stage in the creative process and I wrote about … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking a lot about my blog and what my intent is for it now that I have decided change things up and stop publishing a newsletter. There was a time when I blogged regularly, at least once a week, but once social media (facebook and instagram) became a daily part of life my … Continue reading
