artistic inspirations
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my artist books and libraries
My one-of-a-kind artist books have been included in several library special collections (most recently at the UCLA Fine Arts library – thanks to the 23 Sandy Gallery) – well, I’ve newly been included in the Washington State Indie Book Collection! This means that two of my artist books that I’ve created in eBook form can…
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Art of Improvisation
I’ve been thinking about music, Jazz specifically, pondering where music comes from, what inspires it – especially when it’s improvised on the spot during live performance. Somebody has to hang onto the melody like a bulldog and yet allow something “new” to drop in… the art I did on this topic is below. I’ve been…
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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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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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new papers for art
Been busy making new handmade papers for some new fine artwork. Here’s a photo of them and the stencil’s (lower left corner of the photo) that I used to make the patterns on my hand dyed papers. Sharp eyes will probably recognize the inspiration source (see this post http://atomic-temporary-81644525.wpcomstaging.com/2016/03/29/garden-of-ideas/) for a few of the patterns.…
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garden of ideas
Look what I found in the garden! Paper pattern ideas! I’m thinking dots… blue dots and white dots… for upcoming handmade paper adventures, I mean patterns, to be used in my fine art!
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paper pattern plotting
I went to the grocery store the other day and look what I found: Paper pattern ideas! Then I designed and cut stencils so I could make a pattern on my freshly dyed handmade paper (in prep for some new fine art). And here I am using the stencils to make the patterns. If it…
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book plus sketchbook equals art
I’ve been reading “Confessions of a Young Novelist” by Umberto Eco. During one evenings reading I drew this drawing in my sketchbook. Now, as I read further in Eco’s book, I’m in the process of developing my sketchbook drawing into a small work of fine art. Here is the drawing;
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