With a heapin' pile o' thanks to Ryan Wolf at Variance Art for the belly laugh when most I needed one, I pass along to you this link from the National Association of Independent Artists. As an aside, I highly recommend having a long hard look at Variance's work. He does some fabulous stuff and…
Category: Art
New Reading Material
Just picked up a couple of new books, courtesy of the generosity of friends. The folks whose computer I resurrected surprised me with a Chapters gift certificate the other day and I treated myself to two new books. The first is The Art of Fabric Books, by Jan Bode Smiley which I've had my eye…
Regaining composure and working
First, thanks to everyone who emailed, volunteered to bring food, sent virtual hugs and drove me around in snow storms to find my husband at the hospital. I sincerely appreciate it! Despite the car wreck, sick child and aching husband, I seem to be back on track today. Yesterday afternoon the phone lines went down…
Another successful photo hunt
John getting a camera is a wonderful thing. Now it’s definitely not so much a case of us going somewhere and him watching Katherine while I shoot photos. We both get a chance to have fun. Today we went to the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John’s (Newfoundland, Canada). We snuck…
Quick sketch – playing with pastels
Pastel dye sticks on cotton, 30″ x 20″. Thought I’d post this because a) it’s the first time I’ve used pastels since Junior High School (that’s grade seven, when I was 13 years old, or nigh on twenty years ago, take your pick) b) It’s something interesting I’m working on c) Kathy Molatch gave me…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 