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easy easel eagerness
I recently decided that I needed a new easel that would move up and down more easily. My current easel has two small “pins” that need to be unscrewed to allow the mast and the platform to move up or down. As time has gone by those have gotten more and more difficult to work…
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thinking marbles
I’ve been reading “Flow” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and “Looking at Mindfulness” by Christophe André both books on the topic of caring for and training one’s mind. A friend also talked to me recently about her daughter’s childhood collection of glass marbles. So I’ve been contemplating both of the phrases “collecting one’s marbles” or “losing one’s marbles”.…
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coffee accepted
Just found out that my artist book “Coffee Please?” was accepted for the upcoming Wanderlust exhibit at the 23 Sandy Gallery!! http://www.23sandy.com/ I’m excited! More info about, and pictures of, “Coffee Please?” here: https://atomic-temporary-81644525.wpcomstaging.com/category/artist-book/ Going to go do my happy dance now!!
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go sketching sandwich
I like to go sketching as a way to “gather data” that I’ll use in my fine artwork. I’ll go looking for colors, shapes, patterns and many other elements in the real world from which I’ll draw and make notes in my sketchbooks for reference use – inspiration – later in my studio. Where I’ll…
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closet creature art poem
Closet Creature By Sue Clancy Rattle, rustle, bang, bump, my closet door opened – THUMP! I smelled it first and wrinkled my nose then in the moonlight there arose a creature with a tennis racket head. Its flannel arms stretched toward my bed. It smelled of moldy milk I’d dripped. It staggered in…
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chihuahua book hat
Here is number 3, in my new series of related artworks, titled “The Read Hat”. For this one I focused on memory and awareness; the image of a book symbolizes a collection of information, the ancient Greek text represents the beginnings of human philosophical thought… and yes, I also thought of magicians and the hat…
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chihuahua book wagon
Like the first piece in my new series of 3 artworks, my second piece has also been inspired by dots, evening book reading, chihuahua’s and the colors I’ve seen in my local landscape. My newest piece is titled “The Read Wagon”. It, too, is made with my hand dyed, handmade papers, hand stenciled papers, found…
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chihuahua book balloon
I’ve been thinking of dot patterns, dogs, books and how I enjoy wearing my pajamas and reading before bed in the evening. I’ve been thinking of how books sometimes seem to appear in our lives as if dropped from the sky – and how we release them back when we’re done reading them. Oh, and…
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