There comes a point in every creative project where the Startitis has worn off. I'm sure you are familiar with Startitis: that flush of excitement over a new idea, gathering supplies, beginning with abandon! I have serious problems with Startitis. My drawers and closets are filled with projects begun...many of them are knitting projects (I … Continue reading Stick2itiveness
Category: Philosophizing
Best Time of Day
Early morning has always been my best time for creativity and thinking. The only problem is that sometimes the creativity and thinking wakes me up...and too early! But honestly, it is the best time of day for me. No one is awake, the house has that dreamy glow to it, the smell of coffee is … Continue reading Best Time of Day
Similarities in Life & Line
My life has the same feel as making a continuous line drawing: I begin in one area, let's say the cat, and pretty soon my lines have traveled off into the pillow or chair, without completing the cat. Then, before I know it, in the midst of lines describing the chair, I find myself drawing … Continue reading Similarities in Life & Line
Endless Inspiration
As temperatures cool, I'm outside more and enjoying the beauty of some of my favorite subjects--trees. I cannot get enough of them. I'm usually in a quandary as to whether to simply sit or stand in the presence of a tree's beauty drinking it all in, or to record it's beauty in pen or paint … Continue reading Endless Inspiration
Art in the Margins
I've often thought that if I can reclaim the inconsequential segments of my life, I could actually accomplish a few things. Often, we artists talk ourselves out of drawing or painting because we don't have hours on end to be in our studios. Personally, I find motherhood to be a huge challenge for finding time … Continue reading Art in the Margins
Ishful Art
Continuing in the line of favorite artists who have inspired me...Peter Reynolds, an artist and writer of several "children's" books and whose blog is called The Stellar Cafe. (If I was really tech-savvy I would make this a link for you, but alas, all I know how to do is place it in the blogroll … Continue reading Ishful Art
Visual Journaling
This Saturday I hopped over to Reidsville where a group of lovely gals gathered to learn about Visual Journaling. Everyday Art Gallery hosted it...many thanks to Teresa for giving me the opportunity to share this wonderful art form with others. The workshop was designed to inspire them to chronicle their lives and thoughts through image, … Continue reading Visual Journaling
On line…
I've been re-reading some terrific articles on drawing with lines in the Spring 2006 issue of Drawing magazine, published by American Artist Magazine. I love how they recognize that employing line is a powerful tool in an artist's hands even though line is a fairly arbitrary way of rendering things...there are actually no real lines … Continue reading On line…
Learning to See…
Learning to see is an artist's lifelong ambition. We train our eyes to see the world around us either more truthfully or from a different vantage point than one might readily see. Some artists see and translate color in a way that catches our breath. Other artists render interior worlds to show us something beyond … Continue reading Learning to See…
Thoughts on Drawing & Life
Drawing helps me enjoy my life...celebrate its mundaneness, log its poignant events, untangle the tricky paths. Life gives motivation for drawing...an endless supply of subjects, a quarry full of difficulties, and a constant stream of thoughts. Without drawing, life would lack its lustre. Without life, there would be no need to draw. Life as wife … Continue reading Thoughts on Drawing & Life