Puffing up a bit

I’ve been working on some small things this week, because my space at C’ville Arts is looking a little thin.  I pulled out some colorful ceramic shards and began building some new frames.  I wanted to get six done by the weekend, and I think I’ll finish the last one this evening, in time to [...]

Speaking of layers…

Sunday morning with coffee, following a brisk, hot and sticky walk with the boys at 8:30.   Aside from one 15 minute break to water the deck garden (which is looking fab, I might add), I’m now beyond two hours of slowly savoring the caffeine and cruising through the blogosphere.  I read an entry on Art Vent about storage and what an [...]

Catch and release

This was “Escape”.  This was a small piece, probably 8″ x 8″, and until yesterday, it was the most important work of art I had ever created.  “Escape” was a visual representation of something like 9 months (I’m really not sure how long) of a debilitating depression.  It was a great piece on many levels, and [...]

Never Enough Payback

I completed the collage a couple of nights ago.  As I worked on it, it began to breathe.  This is my first collage, and I honestly felt it come to life.  I have some very real and haunting ghosts in my past, and I’m just getting past the surface with this piece, titled “Never Enough [...]

Weeding

We’ve had great rain.  And the weeds have GONE WILD. 
Though I avoid weeding (hot, makes me ach-y, it’s the pick-up-after-weeding that really bites), I love the results.  I’ll be taking myself with a cocktail and a dog in a bit, and I’ll go wander around the garden.  I’ll completely forget about how much stuff came out [...]