2011 was an excellent year in art for me. I participated in two group shows and a street festival and started putting new pieces on the blog on a consistent basis. I sold work some work, gave some away, and all in all have more pieces being seen and making an impact than when the year began. My goal for 2012 is to find more time to create, and to find more ways to get my work into other peoples’ lives.
Happy New Year and thank you to everyone who has taken the time to look.
Posted in Process, Shows | Tags: Happy New Year, Year in Review
This piece refused to photograph well. It was wrapped and ready to be given as a gift, and after seeing the photograph I had taken of it I furiously unwrapped it to fix it. Once unwrapped the piece looked fine, and just needed to be re-photographed. The second try wasn’t much better, but I’m posting it anyway since I love the piece itself. I think the camera is as depressed as I am about the lack of sunshine.
I’ve been more furiously creative than ever during this holiday season, but my most recent projects are all unpostable until Christmas passes and recipients have been duly surprised. Here are a few images from our holiday decorations. Recent work will be posted soon.
I love the rainbows-they appear on one of my tabels for about 30 minutes every afternoon and then they are gone.
Posted in New Pieces | Tags: holiday decorations, picture frame, rainbows, snowflake, tree
Enjoy a little Thanksgiving-themed piece from my current favorite artist.
Posted in Artists I admire | Tags: craft, leaves, paper plate, Thanksgiving, Turkey
In the transition from summer to winter, my neighborhood seems to have some continuing ambivalence. There’s still a little summer:
But mostly fall:
And some places that are ready and waiting for more snow:
Posted in New Pieces | Tags: bee, berries, leaf, photoblog, photography, seasons, Trees
A few days ago, very early in the morning, we had the first snowfall of the season. It was light, and lovely, and everything a first snowfall should be. The toddler, baby, and I all threw coats on over our pajamas and ran out to get some photos.
Posted in New Pieces | Tags: branch, leaf, photoblog, photography, rose, snow, splintered wood
I almost forgot about these. I took them a while ago-before the basil plant died. We kill everything green in this house.
Posted in New Pieces | Tags: basil, indoors, photo, photography, red carrot
One of the benefits of my new job teaching art lessons is that I’m forced to remember everything I’ve learned…and demonstrate. I have been teaching some lessons on color; specifically using complementary colors to darken and lighten. We were working from life, and trying to see ALL the colors-not just the ones that are readily apparent. I am kind of excited about the sketches:
And yes, that is a dead bug that on my pepper picture. I could have cropped it out…but I like to think it adds character.
As summer gives way to fall, things are dying.
But not gone yet.
Some are just barely hanging on.
But the bees still feel there is work to be done.
The decay is mixed with life and I’m not quite sure what to make of it. But I’ll capture it and share it here, on All Saint’s Day*.
*These pictures were taken a little earlier in the season, but I thought this post was appropriate for today.
Posted in New Pieces | Tags: bees, colors, dying flowers, fall
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: burried, gate, halloween, skull
