As you can see, I’m chugging merrily along, getting ready for the show. In case anyone is interested the details for the show opening are as follows: LAND ESCAPES Vicky Taylor-Hood & Laurie Dempster October 15 – November 10 Opening October 15th, from 2-4pm Devon House Gallery, Duckworth Street St. John’s, NL The piece above…
Category: process
A drop of courage and a pound of deafness
One month and eight days until the show opens. Actually 793 hours until the show opens, which gives me roughly 648 hours to get everything finished (I have to have things in about ten days ahead of the show opening). Taking into account that I sleep (sometimes) eat (too frequently) and am beleaguered full-time by…
The value of a sketch
While working on pieces, I’ve often found that starting with a smaller exploration of an idea or technique helps to solidify the tone or manipulation of the medium before embarking on a larger work. Take, for example, this smaller sketch of stones: Playing with the idea of stones crafted in this way in a night-time…
Take time to think (posted on both sites)
While leaping from blog to blog this morning on my coffee break, I happened upon a fascinating article about creativity, fatigue and setting a frenetic working pace that really got me thinking. While it’s nothing new to most people who work creatively that you need head-space to be able to create, it seems that the…
Take time to think (posted on both sites)
While leaping from blog to blog this morning on my coffee break, I happened upon a fascinating article about creativity, fatigue and setting a frenetic working pace that really got me thinking. While it’s nothing new to most people who work creatively that you need head-space to be able to create, it seems that the…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 