A few weeks ago I ran across a vlog by artist Debbie Mackinnon where she demonstrates how easy it is to create a square concertina book from one sheet of paper. She had me at “easy”. I had a vague curiosity about concertina books, a term I heard thrown about in the art community. Her video drew me in because…
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#WEP “All You Need is Love”
It was February of 2020 when I created “Love is the Answer”. At that time, mixed media was not my usual style. It was different because I was different. I was an explorer, learning about the transformative energy of the heart, tuning into the positive energy of the universe, expanding consciousness and learning to live from the heart. “Love is…
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THE ART OF THE TALL GRASS
Salt marshes are mysterious ecological guardians between land and sea. No matter how many times I visit, or paddle through a salt marsh, I am forever transfixed by the ebb and flow of saltwater through the grassy, mysterious channels, the play of color, shadow, and light through the tall cordgrasses, the still waters brimming with life. Salt marshes are a…
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#WEP June 2021 Challenge – The Wave
This post is in response to the Write, Edit, Publish (#WEP) blogging community June 2021 challenge. This month’s challenge was particular interesting to me because it is inspired by The Great Wave, a piece created in the 1820’s by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. Water is perhaps one of the more challenging subjects to paint convincingly in any landscape painting. Whether…
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The Art of the 100 Day Project
On the other side of the 100 Day Project and while still basking in the glow and satisfaction of completing this enormous task, I want to reflect on lessons learned about art and myself these 100 days. Why did I decide to do this project? I began with awareness. The magic of alignment is enhanced and possibly sparked by our…
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The Art of Giving
Why the Artist for Giving Project? A podcast I listened to recently focused on ways of sharing joy through your business, any business, posed the question: “What would your business (or your artwork in my case) look like if you were to use it as a way to share joy? When I receive gifts or kindness in any form — whether…
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Art, The Heart and 21 Days of Abundance
Like many artists, my best work comes from the deepest place inside of me which fulfills the basic need to create. If the deepest place inside of us is the heart, then reciprocally our art speaks to the heart of the beholder. Technique, value and design are all important but without the ability to create with an open heart –…
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