365 Project: Worth It?

Yesterday was my last post for my Collage365 project. Wow, I made it through a whole year! Was it worth doing? If you’re thinking of starting (or quitting) a daily art project, here are some thoughts to keep in mind. Accomplishment This is your carrot. While you can achieve some of the other points here…

Art with Just Packing Tape?

Apparently, yes! Check out this link from The Meta Picture: http://themetapicture.com/amazing-art-with-brown-packaging-tape/

Misty Landscapes

On this foggy Northwest day, I am inspired by how great landscape photography can be: Great Landscape Photos of the Lake District and Scotland by Mark Littlejohn.

Local Landscapes

Stumbled across these scraped paintings by Todd Horton while I was checking out Smith & Vallee Gallery in Edison recently. He talks about the element of chance being an integral part of his process, something I can relate to!

Hurray for Andy Goldsworthy

One of my favorite artists. Enjoy! Unexpected Land Art Beautifully Formed in Nature – My Modern Metropolis.

Technology, the Modern Art Tool

From Paul Sietsema’s show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago: Although there is quite a bit of hand labor in my work, the working processes involve many eras of tools, including of-the-moment ones, and keystrokes as well. I think this kind of interactivity is, importantly, a two-way street: using the hand this way…

Otherworldly Iceland

Another brilliant set of images from Irene Suchocki: http://is-theblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/ordinary-silence.html