I’ve taken some time out over the past few months to sort through thoughts, read about artists who intrigue me (there so many, I’ve just touched the surface), make collages, do some journalling, and lately, to pull together the annual collection of holiday items for the co-op gallery. I happily completed two large mirrors, incorporating some [...]
Filed under: creative process, images, mosaic on December 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
From Wikopedia:
An oubliette (from the French oubliettes (noun plural)) was a form of dungeonwhich was accessible only from a hatch in a high ceiling.
There’s an image of a painting in my head that matches that definition of “oubliette”, and I’ve been looking for it all morning. If anyone knows what it is, please email me, [...]
Filed under: Hope series, change, creative process, gathering, growth, layers, mosaic, thoughts on October 27th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
From Wikopedia…
The Taurids are an annual meteor shower associated with the comet Encke. They are named after their radiant point in the constellation Taurus, where they are seen to come from in the sky. Because of their occurrence in late October and early November, they are also called Halloween fireballs.
I’m seeing them each morning that [...]
Filed under: life in italics, mosaic, thoughts on October 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Stephen and I went up to Fredericksburg on Thursday for the opening reception of ‘INSPIRED BY… Contemporary Mosaics and the Historical Tradition”. The show is at the Dupont Gallery at the University of Mary Washington. Jean Ann Dabb, artist and art historian, is an associate professor and a department chair of the University’s Art and Art [...]
Filed under: Soothing the Embers of My Soul, creative process, exhibition, growth, mosaic on October 19th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s the second I’ve seen this month, which I like to think is a good sign. The sky this morning was quite different than the photo, as it was filled with stars and the full moon was as bright as can be. It was chilly. The dogs had a ball - something had been out [...]
Filed under: mosaic on October 14th, 2008 | No Comments »