As I layer digital images, I’m trying to emulate physical effects. I love how paint or encaustic wax looks when it’s partially adhered, scraped off, covered again… But, even with images of great texture, how can I do that just with pixels? Here, I’ve started a collage of some of the usual suspects: some texture details,…
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Goals in the Mist
It’s been very foggy here in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s the same with my goals. Often, as I described last year, I focus on changing habits rather than setting goals. That meshed nicely with Kesha Bruce’s Ten Easy Steps: make more art! But maybe it’s time for some actual goals. Every source I read,…
Todd Hido: Dreamlike Landscapes
Thanks to Black Box Gallery‘s blog, I spotted these beautiful minimalized landscape photographs by Todd Hido. His site doesn’t have pinnable images, so I encourage you to explore it yourself.
The Purpose of Art
Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. — Cesar Cruz, via brooksbecky on Twitter
Inspired by Fiber
I was excited to apply to a local show, Stitch, which encouraged non-fiber artists to apply. Boy, you can’t get more non-fiber than me! As I ran around the house gathering texture images from all kinds of knitted, crocheted, and hand-sewn pieces, though, I realized just how much of an inspiration it really is. I…
Oooh, Shiny! A New Surface Option
A print that takes advantage of high-gloss finished aluminum.
Creating and Transforming
Art as transformation: to get us to new thoughts and associations
Show: Inside/Outside
Want to see how Trespass looks in aluminum? Come see it at University House Wallingford! I’ll have a large version (20″x30″) hanging in this show that explores “a broad theme of physical spaces and metaphorical allusions in works of interior and exterior content”. There will be wine, hors d’oeuvres, music, and parking! Please RSVP to (206) 545-8400…