I woke up with great plans to go to the Art Institute this morning to see the “Picasso in Chicago” exhibit. But, I woke up to a very rainy and windy day. Try as I might, I could not get my self motivated to step out of the apartment. So, I would not say that […]
I have spent my afternoon pondering this question and the unrelenting response has been… I think an artist should allow the art to flow from their life freely and not so much about the molding. When I think of the word molding, it makes me think of something that is formed and stretched to fit […]
APRIL = SPRING I have started to toy with the idea of spring being right around the corner. Spring for me has always been the turning point of the year. I feel that my lungs are able to fill with fresh air and my creative muse is stretching and waking from the slumber […]
Key A key to memories of your past A key to protect a cherished family heirloom A key of freedom from a painful past A key that binds you to an abusive relationship that you feel you deserve A key that holds the answers that you […]
Another gray, cold day…it is the cloak that surrounds me making my depression more pronounced. The day started great with a field trip to Dick Blick to pick up some new paintbrushes and some other fun things. But with the walk home from the El, my mood quickly spiraled downward. The damp coldness cuts into […]
I wanted to share with you something very exciting! The diptych is now finished. I placed the final touches this afternoon when I returned from work. All that is left now is to patiently wait for the paint to dry completely. This will allow the tones to even out and display the true matured […]
Recycle~ recycle |rēˈsīkəl| verb [ with obj. ] convert (waste) into reusable material: car hulks were recycled into new steel | (as adj. recycled) : goods made of recycled materials | (as noun recycling) : a call for the recycling of all paper. • return (material) to a previous stage in a cyclic process. […]
I started this morning by placing a purple glow stick around my wrist as a reminder that I have the strength to make it through the day, finishing everything that needed to be done. So I created this fantasy that the glow stick would instill in me the superhuman powers necessary. I would have liked […]
“A piece of art is never a finished work. It answers a question which has been asked, and asks a new question.” ~Robert Engman I had originally thought that I would share with you my profound thoughts about this quote… well, it didn’t seem to follow that direction shortly after I started. It is […]
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful. Alice Walker Today I was really craving a break from the studio. It was a beautiful sunny day and I wanted to be outside to play. So I grabbed the camera and went exploring. […]