tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89874766588590897282024-03-11T10:42:46.040-04:00BLOG:: OOAK Artisan ShowcaseShelley Graham Turner OOAK Artisan Showcasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18439487115397336664noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987476658859089728.post-85484857432186854692019-09-21T14:30:00.000-04:002019-09-21T14:30:13.221-04:00EXPLORING ART and ARTIST: Fiona O'downey<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">This month at <span style="background: white; color: #1d2129;">OOAK
Artisan Showcase, we present the artwork of Utica artist, Fiona O'downey.</span>
Her exhibit is titled <a href="http://www.ooakartisanshowcase.com/exhibit--fiona-o-downey.html" target="_blank">"Force of Memory"</a>, acrylic works painted in the
Precisionism style of the 1920's.</span>Her artwork will be on display through
October 6, 2019. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn more about the artist by reading the latest edition
of Exploring Art and Artist, written by Ellen Schimmel Pearson –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It has been my pleasure to discover this
intricate artist on behalf of OOAK Artisan Website, I am happy to share this lovely journey in
getting to know this artist. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Fiona, you mentioned on your facebook page that
you grew up near a corner of South and Genesee St in Utica, NY, and carry many
great memories of those younger years.
Did you have experiences in your younger years that inspired you to
begin creating artwork? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I began to create art when I was about 5 years old. I always felt that art was inside of me, plus
my mother was an inspiration as an artist herself, and there were always art
supplies around. When I look at my 8 yr
old grandson and the skill with which he draws (“born with a pencil in his
hand!”), I believe our talent also came from our genealogy. </span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Were there influences that helped to shape your
style of art along the way? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It was mostly the circumstances of my younger years. In high school, which for the time (1960’s)
we had a very large graduating class, we were introduced to the concept of
“starving artists”. We were told we
could never earn a living with art. We
were sent to home economics classes, taught how to keep a good home, and pushed
into service jobs. I became a social
worker in long term care. From then on I
spent the next twenty five years putting my art second, just finding time here
and there to develop my creativity. A
broken marriage catapulted me to quit my job as a social worker and finally
pursue what I loved. I went to art
school! From then on, I did work part
time jobs to support me, but art was my first pursuit. </span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The painting you had displayed on that corner
in Utica is typical of your style of art, which you describe as “Precisionist
Art”. I looked up this style of art and
it is defined as a “cool art” form; one that keeps the viewer at a distance,
and can have an attitude of artist detachment, and is many times void of human
influence. In the artwork of this
building displayed on South and Genesee St, I definitely see that you put the viewer at a
distance, like it is a snapshot in time, with many aspects of the building
celebrated….outbuildings, neighboring structures, smoke stacks in the
background, ladders, flagpole, shadows falling on the windows and street,
literally everything that falls in front of, behind, beside, and covering the
central building, without taking away from it.
By keeping the viewer at a distance, you guide the viewer to broaden
their perspective as they gaze. Which
would almost seem to be opposite of the term “precision”. Or maybe it is intended to make the viewer
look with more precision to see all that is in the painting! How do you hope to guide the viewer in this
style of painting? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I would say, BOTH of the above. I hope that the viewer has a broader
perspective when looking at my painting, but also I hope that he or she
examines it with more precision. And
then, I would say NEITHER. I say that
because it is not what I want them to see; only they can figure that out for
themselves. The reason my artwork is devoid of human emotion or attributes, and
blocks the viewer from psychologically and visually “entering” the building, is
that it makes you, the viewer, think about the building. What was it used for in its beginnings? How has it changed over the years and what
could it be used for now? What might
have it looked like on the inside and what people may have inhabited it? I
never put my emotions into the painting, because each viewer will put their own
emotions into it and have a unique experience.
Precisionist art makes the viewer conceptualize these emotions without
it being fed to them from the artist’s point of view. </span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The definition of precisionist art mentions
that it can be devoid of human interaction.
In your artist statement from 63rd Artists of
CNY Exhibition, Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, you describe your
inspirations as coming from: “the movement of the sun across the sky, in
shadows, in the silvery light cast through and from old windows, in the
buildings and forms I see everyday as I pass through the city”. This would be in line with the precisionist
form of art. Everything mentioned here
is non-human. And yet, when you describe
your own interaction with the painting, “While
I work on the painting the painting becomes an eye, watching me watch it and
this eye speaks to me, in a language both familiar and foreign”, it is as if
the subject itself takes on human qualities.
Do you find that your painting fills your soul as much as a human could?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Well, yes, when I work with a painting, and any
artist would agree, over time it begins to take on a life of its own, and you
reach a point where the picture almost guides you in the direction it needs to
go. Much like some people are guided by
humans in their lives. And yes, although
there are some voids that only my family or friends can fill, much of my soul
is filled with my experience of painting.
One of my favorite paintings is that of the Oneita Knitting Mill on
Broad Street in Utica, NY. This is a
tribute to my dad, who was a night watchman there. The yellow window represents the eternal
presence of my dad in my life. You can
never see him in human form, but he is always there, watching. It represents my spiritual belief that even
though my loved ones have passed beyond this world, their soul is still here,
keeping watch over me. </span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I think what makes an artist unique
is that he/she acknowledges that there are many means to filling their soul,
whereas some people depend on other humans to do so. Aside from the inspiration of your artist’s
palette, how else do you fill your soul?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8987476658859089728" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8987476658859089728" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8987476658859089728" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8987476658859089728" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I have many means with which I fill my
soul. I love historical writing, mid
century modern furniture decorating, I love cooking, I enjoy my family,
including my daughter and three grandchildren, many friends. I recently met relatives in New Jersey after
70 years that I met on Ancestry.com! </span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">It sounds like many of those items
listed are art forms in themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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your paintings? Do you paint from a
picture or do you create these images from your imagination?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I find my subjects everywhere! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Mostly when I travel. I have had some unique experiences, just
looking for the right building to photograph.
From the Pittsfield, MA Amtrack Station to rat infested city tracks, I
consider every place I go a potential for inspiration. I always take a photo of the buildings and
then go home and paint where I can control the light and shading. I never change the actual building, but
sometimes I will make a collage of several buildings and put them
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painting of the cats, which I am assuming are Siamese as they have that feel to
them. The whole picture makes me feel
like I am in France! The colors, the
furniture, the lines of the picture…I am thinking this must have been fun for
you to paint, because it had a little whimsical (and yet sophisticated) feel to
it and it immediately made me smile! Do
you like to include animals in your artwork?
What inspired you to play with the French influence? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">It actually was
just a whim, a fun encounter. I wanted
to decorate my home and I didn’t want to buy artwork, so I painted some! I did have a show in my home, but normally
they are fun paintings that I do not show.
I don’t paint animals generally but did do a few for this project.</span></blockquote>
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American actress known as a flapper icon in the 20’s and 30’s. Did you create this painting of her? You have sported a similar hairstyle and look
– how has this woman inspired you in your personal life as well as in your
artwork?</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8987476658859089728" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8987476658859089728" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8987476658859089728" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8987476658859089728" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">No, I did not paint this but I am
inspired by this 1920’s actress. loved the era of the 1920’s. The economic boom, the hope for the future,
the bright colors, the hairstyles, the clothing. Louise Brooks was the essence of this time
period. She is my “muse”, my source of
inspiration. I would go back and live in
that time if I could!</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">You do have some interesting
abstract pieces in your artwork. What
does your abstract art say to the viewer?
Is it a window to your feelings as you create it? Or do you start out with a theme from the
beginning? Just like your building
paintings, there is so much going on that it commands the viewer to, again,</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> look
with more precision to see all that is in the painting! So, what I call abstract art, still contains
a thread of precisionist art in there. Do you intentionally blend these two styles
of art? </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Actually, I started doing abstract art while in art school,
and it is one of the areas I studied. I
really haven’t done many pieces in recent years as I have concentrated my
interests toward precisionist art pieces.
I guess I had some precisionist art influence in the abstract art but I
didn’t really plan it that way. Maybe
precisionist art was always in me back then waiting to come out!</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What pieces are you planning to put in the
upcoming OOAK Artisan Show? What would
you like the readers to know about what they will experience when they view
your works? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I am planning to put more of my Precisionist artwork in the
show, but some newer work, including Urban Buildings. I hope the viewer uses these images to create
their own version of what each represents, and can infuse a part of themselves
into the paintings. I hope it makes them
inquisitive and wondering about the role these old buildings have played in our
history, and maybe it transports them to a different time and place. </span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What are your hopes and dreams??</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I have one hope and dream:
to live another ten years and still be doing what I love at the age of
80!</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Is there a message you would like to leave with
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yes. I have lived my
own version of the struggles of artists.
When I was married, building up my art whenever I had the time, I came
home one day to find that my husband at the time had destroyed every single
piece of my artwork which I had spent a lifetime creating! I felt as if my soul had been destroyed. But I fought back. I got divorced, and started over with my art
and my life. I went to art school and
have never turned back! I would like the
readers to know that any traumatic experience can be the catalyst that can lead
you on to your next and greatest inspiration!</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Thank you, Fiona, for sharing with us this
unique style of art, and for the inspiration of your life experience! We hope to see your talent continue to grow
over the next ten years and beyond!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gallery 2 at OOAK Artisan Showcase</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.12px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/812617612469634/" target="_blank">"Force of Memory"</a>,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> will be on display through October 6, 2019.</span></b></div>
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Shelley Graham Turner OOAK Artisan Showcasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18439487115397336664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987476658859089728.post-22698441724614908412019-08-25T07:00:00.000-04:002019-08-27T05:33:20.659-04:00EXPLORING ART and ARTIST: Paige Carpenter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for joining
us on this journey of meeting so many unique artists whom Shelley has brought
to us through the OOAK Artisan Showcase
Gallery and website! This month I spent
some time interviewing <b>Paige Carpenter,</b> a lovely artist who has broadened her
art to include many artforms, including character design, costume design,
illustration, fashion and graphic design, use of lights or illumination in her
artwork, and a striking use of bold colors and sharp lines that really focus
the viewers and draw them in to the subject.
There is a striking combination of mystical fantasy and stark reality in
her artwork that is not to be missed. I
hope you enjoy this short walk through Paige’s world:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">First of all, a common
question to get us started, for those who do not know you at all, I can pretty
much tell that art has been inside of you for a very long time because your
soul is expressed in everything you make. When did you first discover
that you had this inclination toward art in your life and how was this revealed
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>As a kid, my mom was
an art teacher so we always had a ton of art stuff around the house. I was
always creating stories in my head and I was fortunate enough to be able to
express them as they were onto a blank canvas, so to speak, instead of trying
to project them onto something already premade like… a plastic barbie doll.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>I would say that I was
a pretty solitary child and had a penchant for crafting the world around me,
imaginary or not, absent of whatever current culture was dictating at the time.
Art was just a medium to visually see what I had floating around in my head
whether it was stories or imaginary friends or places and revisit them time and
again.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">I always like to ask
an artist what early influences you had in developing your interest in art, and
do they still influence you or have new inspirations evolved that have turned
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>I can’t really say for
sure. We never watched a lot of TV (if at all) but I read a ton of books and my
mom was always sure to have a new book in my hands every week. We also would go
to a lot of museums and live theater productions so I was constantly thinking about
stories. I was fascinated with storytelling as a live visual medium, something
up close that you could see, sense, touch, or feel in the moment.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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As expressed on your
website, you have many areas where your art touches. These include
character design, costume design, Illustrator, fashion design and graphic
design. Do you have a favorite area that you feel the most creative in? </div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIDM Debut 2014 “Jazz”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Illustrations & Sewn/Built Costume: Theatrical 1920s flapper
party dress</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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© 2014 Paige Carpenter</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Model: Kalyn Hemphill (LA
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>Probably costume
design. There is SO MUCH one can say with clothing! I call it textile
hieroglyphics! The balance or shape of something as simple as a sleeve or a
shoe or some trims or accessories or just the textile design itself speaks
volumes about what people think of themselves inside their head, every garment
it a hard coded choice, even the ones people think they made without care show
a decision. Why this shirt? Why blue? Why this particular blue? Why stripes?
Fashion design touches on these elements yet is such a huge
corporate/cultural/money controlled beast but costume design allows me to dig
deep into a singular person’s psyche and really understand what clothes mean on
so many levels, personal, professional, societal, spiritual, cultural, time
periods… it’s amazing!</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">I see many themes as I
look at your art. I would like to touch on these themes and get your
thoughts on where these themes developed or how you are inspired by these:</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">Use of color - You are
not afraid to use bold colors, and you seem to have a strong command of these
colors. Meaning, you use them with such preciseness to communicate the
mood of the subject. In your Renegade Officers and village women, you
sometimes use the smallest accents of bold colors just peeking out to somewhat
soften the harsh exterior of the uniform and the times they are living in, and
yet sometimes you make the entire costume in a bold color which sends a surge
of power and excitement. And then other times, the absence of color makes
a strong statement as well. The village women from Cliffs of Freedom,
Yia-Yia and Anna Christina have very little pop of color and yet are so distinctive
in their characters. And the costumes from 1920's showgirls from
"JAZZ" are fun and popping and embody the dynamic surge of economy
and culture of the roaring 20's. Do you find that you use color,
or the absence of, as a specific tool in guiding the observer to be moved in a
particular direction?</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>It’s funny that you
mention colors as I feel like this is one of my weaker points, I am constantly
switching around and testing colors after the sketching portion is done.
Personally, I only wear black in real life, so I tend to view my art in terms
of silhouettes instead of colors, like if I have a dark or muted color in one
section of the drawing, how does this silhouette a lighter or brighter color
near it? How are the silhouetting each other? What shapes are the colors
creating against each other?</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">Diversity - Not just
in people, but in the subjects of your art. I loved seeing your earlier
"costume challenge" drawings, in which you drew costumes of people
from different cultures. For example, the Mughal Man from 17th-18th
century Mughal/India, and the Berber people of the High Atlas Mountains near
Morocco, Africa. How do you go about researching the different cultures
and influences before taking on a project such as this? </span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>There is a lot of misinformation
out there so I try as hard as I can to be as accurate as possible with my
historical artwork. Sometimes that means rejecting amazing references or images
because they are juuuuuust slightly too out of range for a particular piece
that I am working on. For any historical pieces, I settle on an “end date”
where anything labeled after that is automatically rejected and I usually try
to stay within about a general radius of a chosen site, accepting that there
was regular trading before stores were a thing and someone say, in Turkey, may
have a textile or piece of jewelry from Armenia or Syria or Greece (those are
modern countries of course, I have to constantly check historical maps to make
sure I am landing in the right countries). I make sure that any references I do
get are from reputable sources like museum catalogues or historical fashion
databases. Pinterest will label anything from 1100 to 1920 as Victorian and
WHEW does it grind my gears!</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>On top of that though,
there is also the understanding that these are still human people who have
relationships, feelings, personalities, faith, working lives, money (or not)
and understanding the human element in historical costume design really adds a
lot of flavor to the research.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">Also, what I call
diversity in canvas - you create art on non traditional canvases, such as the
corset/bustier, and Ouija boots. What is the most interesting piece of
art that you created, and is there a "canvas" that you have yet to
create art on but would like to?</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>They are as yet
unpublished, but for my job at Disney, I have created a few videos where I take
my illustrations and animate them to bring them to life! Nothing TOO
complicated yet but I love the surprise of a static illustration suddenly coming
to life on screen.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>I would really love to
work together projection mapping on costuming in a live setting. Right now live
projection mapping on a moving surface is in its infancy but I would love to
combine illustration, animation, and costume work like that.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">I have been trying to
think of the word(s) for this theme and I think it is to collate, or balance,
two contradictory looks in one drawing. You combine in a drawing the raw
and harsh reality of a subject with this smooth finishing touch that just
softens it a bit and makes it easier to gaze at. Your edges are smooth
and defined, and yet the subject may show conflict or suffering. Besides
the use of color, I see this as another way you capture the observer and invite
them to look more closely at the subject. Am I way off base here or is
this something you have developed over time, and has this been intentional or
has it just evolved naturally?</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>I think it has just
evolved like that! A lot of my newer work (that will be in the show) shows very
soft, fun, heartfelt subjects and I think, subconsciously, I’ve drifted towards
a very messy, so called “crunchy” style where the brushes speak independently
and have a ton of texture themselves to offset how cute the work is. In
professional illustrator settings for film and theater, work needs to be as
clear and finished as possible as the illustration itself may be used as a
basis for a pattern maker to start their work!</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">Animal influences -
Between the obvious in "The Luministic Moose", half man, half moose,
and the not so obvious in the Personification of Birds collection, where the
observer has to look more closely and sometimes the observer decides which
manifestations of the bird they see in the picture, to the bat wings costume,
you have enjoyed the influence of animals in your artwork. What type of
animal do you enjoy drawing and how did you begin bringing animals into your
artwork?</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>Oooh owls are
definitely my favorite. Big birds with big weird eyes, who couldn’t love that!
And with all sorts of different ones and a ton of mythology spanning thousands
of years. I love bringing the symbolism of animals into an already symbolic
illustration especially since historically, animals were used heavily as
symbols for viewers who could not read or write and I am fascinated with that.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">I love your use of
mystic art into your drawings. I see this influence in many of your
projects, and I can tell that you have a soulful connection with these works of
art. I hope Shelley includes your facebook cover photo. There are
so many things to look for in this picture! And I had to look
closely. What I thought was a potion bottle on her head, as I looked
closer, saw that this is actually a skull with antlers! then as I look
more, I love the apothecary bottles with, again, that very subtle pop of color,
and the crystal eyes are mesmerizing which captures the mysterious effect of
the mystic world. You have other works along this theme, including the
ouiji boots and the Moon Phase robe, and I see the mystical theme in every
animal artwork you do. Has this always been an influence for you and if
so, how does this influence guide you in your life and in your
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what I believe in, I am a practicing witch and at times, I use my art to
discover pathways and connect with my spiritual side. It probably sounds silly
but those ouija boots (before I wore them into the ground and they got
destroyed on the streets of LA whoops) and the moon phase robe are objects that
I wear/wore as part of my craft. I was also never really shamed for my interest
in, let’s call it, alternative spirituality or alternative fashion so there was
never a need to be rebellious and angry, just curious which allowed for both my
spirituality, art, and fashion to grow organically without labels and for them
to intertwine into each other. </i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>In illustrations, it
can add another layer of symbolism that the viewer can understand. I think a
lot about renaissance portraiture that can be ever so subtle that the meaning
has been lost in time or so iconic that its timeless.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">Along these lines,
sometimes when I look at an artist's work, I see a life that has evolved and
changed over time and their artwork reflects those changes/struggles/
discoveries in who they are. When I look at your artwork, I see something
different. Although we are always discovering ourselves to some extent, I
see a woman who has known who she is from deep within and the evolving for you
is not so much you trying to find yourself but rather the new ways you have found
to express who you are. How has your vision of who you are, and/ or how
you express that, evolved?</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>I think about this a
lot! I am grateful and privileged that I had a supportive mom that I never had
to heal from, and I always feel that instead of changing and evolving, I am
simply on a road of discovery, finding bits and pieces of a larger whole that
somehow, I always knew what it was and what I needed to find.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">So, I end lastly on
the first thing that appears on your website. These works of light
art. I am assuming many of these have been used in the Parade of Lights
in Disneyland. I remember attending a parade of lights at Disneyworld and
marveling at what a beautiful artform can be created with lights! Some of
it was very obvious and some did require some imagination. I loved your
pictures of the light creations you have designed, and I also love the use of
light in your costumes, especially the light up flower hair clips, which have
such a softness to them; you almost don't even know you are looking at something
with lights! Did the use of lights develop through a request for this
type of art or have you always used light as an adjunct or form of art?</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>I worked on the Paint
the Night Parade as an Entertainment Costuming Dresser when I first started working
at Disney and it is DEEPLY amazing the way lighting elements fuse directly with
textiles, song, and choreography, and using the darkness of night itself to
really tell an instant story, since the parade can rush by you in a matter of
20 minutes from start to finish. They are so bold (and also incredibly
complicated MY GOD) and ever since I worked on the parade, I’ve been in love
with the idea of glowing costumes and adding that layer of magic to something
already awesome. Lighting, along with sound and articulation are on the cutting
edge of costume design and I am so grateful to work with and be inspired by the
art all around me everyday at my job.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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viewers about the show in August. What style of your art are you planning
to show and what do you hope to inspire in the observers as they come to
view your collection? (I am sure Shelley will end with the details of
when and where they can come to see your collection. I wish I could be
there!! I live and work in Holland, MI so I don't get out to NY often.)</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><i>The theme was children
and while I personally do not wish to have children of my own, I want to
inspire an innocence that is within us (cliche, I know). It’s a harsh, weird
world out there and I remember hearing a quote that “art should comfort the
disturbed and disturb the comfortable” and I find in my art and in my life, I
want to bring comfort or peace or joy to people when they look at my art. There
is a lot to say in each piece but I want it to be a conversation, a dialogue
where the viewer is allowed to reflect and hopefully find a deeper
understanding of themselves.</i></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much,
Paige, for sharing a piece of your world with us! I have an upcoming trip to Disney and will
look at the parade of lights with a new vision, knowing what background and
experience goes into the artist/designer!
I loved the quote because your artwork truly does have that effect. The Renegade Officers and Village Women draw
the viewer in with the use of color and clear cut edges, but there is clearly a
life that the person in the picture is living that makes us stop and think of
the hardship he or she is enduring, and you capture that beautifully. And in
the midst of reality, you capture fantasy and innocence. I would like to wish you the best of luck in
your future as an artist and I can already see that the hopes you have as an
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Artisan Showcase to see Paige's work in our solo artist gallery space, through
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designed and produced by Paige Carpenter were specifically designed for this
show. These pieces are archival prints, matted and framed and will not be
offered in this capacity in this region in the future. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"></span></div>
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</span>Living in this beautiful area has provided Roberta with inspiration and
experiences that have influenced the development of the artwork that you will
enjoy as you take a night out and enjoy her beautiful creations of art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had the opportunity to interview Roberta
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Probably birth! Seriously, for as long as I can remember I was
drawing something, knitting something, building something. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Too many, and that's not a joke. It created a real problem for me
because I became a gifted copyist. I could do anything, that was someone else's
vision. I came to the realization a few years ago that I needed to pare it down
and start to figure out what I wanted to say and how I was going to say it.
It's still hard though, not to be overly influenced and at times; I literally
close myself off to outside influence.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I see a lot of what I believe is watercolor (the non-artist in me
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Well, both watercolor and acrylic really, although I never
combined them. The old school ideas of pure mediums uncombined proliferated my
beliefs right along side the idea that the more realistic I could make it the
more talented I was. It takes a lifetime to gain the confidence to trust your
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Actually, when you mentioned seeing a lot of watercolor in my
work, you were actually looking at mixed media acrylics. Most of my current
work is fluid acrylic on paper combined with pens, charcoal, pencil crayons,
and different types of pastels, toss in some collage and then you have
described my work. I only use watercolor now when I am out sketching, crawling,
and creating reference material. Fooled you, didn't I?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In truth, I love combining them all, trying them all but the ones
I mentioned previously are the ones you will find in every mixed media painting
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<i><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Looking at your artwork, I see a few themes. A lot of
nature, fields and woods and trees and water. What does it mean for you
to be in nature? Is there a specific area that you visit to gather your
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It's funny, at one time I never would have dreamed I would
consider myself a landscape artist. It's crazy but at one point I felt the need
to drift from the idea that everything had to be detailed, I wanted to be
loosely descriptive. Landscapes lend to that quite nicely so I guess it just
sort of fell into place. It was a natural flow.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It was an online multi artist workshop package offered as a
fundraiser for Tree Sisters, an organization committed to reforestation put on
by Tammara Laporte from Willowing. I was happy to contribute. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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little twist of whimsical. Is this a reflection of your life in
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I would say it is more of a reflection of my belief system. No matter
how real life gets you have to find the whimsy and wonder in every day or you
will grow bitter and bored with life. I want to be a kid at heart till the day
I die and kids live with wonder. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I think it makes me happy. When you are happy, you are a better
person, for everyone around you. So many people don't find their happy place
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<i><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Do you have another career other than art? How have you been
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have a hair salon in my home. It's a pretty natural combination
in my opinion. It's like I am creating art on people and all the principals of
color mixing works for me in both. I also teach in the school system doing
integrated arts programming. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You have begun to teach others to create art. What inspires
you, drives you as a teacher of art? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have been holding some workshops. Most of my workshops are mixed media acrylic.
I do belong to a sketchcrawl group which is of course mainly sketching and
watercolor. I do 'teach' attendees when they saunter by while I am working, but
it's not formal. If someone wants to learn I am always happy to share.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you could leave one lesson with your students about art, what
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trust your gut. Stop questioning what you 'think' it should look
like or how it should turn out and just go with it. Know that it doesn't matter
what the critics think (yourself included). Yes, we are critical of our own
work but it's only because we have preconceived ideas about what others who
'know more than us' think it should look like. Just do stuff and try stuff till
you like what you see. Also, 20 pieces of crap doesn't mean you are a terrible
artist. It means you are innovative and you are finding your way. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tell us about your show in July at OOAK Artisan Gallery. What medium will you be showing? Do you
have a theme? As the public gazes upon your work, what do you want your
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“North of 49” is a collection of landscapes that share my
wanderings through the beautiful forests and rivers of the Canadian Shield. I
will be showing a collection of mixed media works as well as some of my
watercolor sketches. I want viewers to feel the absolute awe of what I feel
when I am standing in the beautiful woodlands, lakes and rivers I am privileged
to call my home. I walk out my door and I am a 5-minute walk from rivers and
forests.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Where do you go from here? Do you have unreached
aspirations? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I would love to travel and teach. I would also like to start
working bigger. The largest pieces I have done are 30" by 48". I want
go huge! It will be a challenge because I have become accustomed to the tools I
use to create my signature touches. Those tools will need to increase in size
to create the same marks. I don't know how I will do that with pencil crayons
but that is what innovation is, figuring it out, I'm ready.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thanks Roberta for sharing
insight into your world of creation and art!
Roberta is much like all of us. She
finds inspiration in the natural world around her, and tries to “sketch” a
piece of that wonder and inspiration to share with others. We gather our own sketches, in our minds, in
our writing, in our acts of kindness toward one another, in preparing an
amazing meal, in teaching our children, in developing our talents that we have
been given. We all search for that inspiration. Roberta has beautiful artwork that may
inspire you and give you a reminder of what you dream of, yearn for, aspire
to. Come and take that walk toward
seeing the bigger picture that we sometimes lose sight of, of finding that
whimsy and wonder in your day, and be inspired!
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July 13 through August 4, 2019, at OOAK Artisan Showcase Gallery in Rome,
NY. We hope to see you there! For more information visit us on our website >> </span><b style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.ooakartisanshowcase.com/exhibit----north-of-49--.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Artist Website >> </b></span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.robertalaliberte.com/">https://www.robertalaliberte.com</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"><b>Instagram>> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prairiefairystudios">https://www.instagram.com/prairiefairystudios</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;">From Shelley: My favorite video of Roberta's is PEARS. The way she created this piece is like magic. She literally threw watery paint on the substrate and went from there! WOW. Check it out by <a href="https://youtu.be/wetSeG5a0z8" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE.</a></span></div>
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Shelley Graham Turner OOAK Artisan Showcasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18439487115397336664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987476658859089728.post-10084585456544407172019-05-14T12:31:00.001-04:002019-05-14T12:31:37.556-04:00WKAL 1450 Art Interviews : Ilse, the Fairy Grandmother<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today Rocco Garro interviewed my friend Alice Dennis, a very talented artist who specializes in puppetry. <i>(hear interview starting at around 2:00:00 at the bottom of this page)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I took a chunk of canvas, painted it, and tore it into the sizes I wanted. Now I think i want to make another one, but this one is for my journal and some pens and supplies, which shows how it can be made many different sizes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After getting all the pieces the size I wanted, I took off with the sewing machine and a bunch of different threads. I did decorative stitching, couched on some fibers, and stitched chunks of sheer or painted fabrics randomly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I then folded them to form the pockets, stitched the sides, and stitched them together with a cool stitch on my machine, that I can not find the name of ! It kind of looks like a ladder with just one upright! Check out my video, I do have a line drawing of what the stitch looks like on my machine!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So having scraps of painted fabric left over I decided it needed a tie and a front cover. Skipped a back cover as it is thick and I will be adding a few more pages soon!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On her blog: <a href="http://jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com/">jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Add more plants. Hearts atop of stems are always a good idea. Simple leaves are a great gardeny space filler. A different version of the bleeding heart plant is also very Valentiney. I drew a wavy stem and made little arches come off it at regular intervals. I then hung a tiny stem and heart under the tiny arches. Very cute indeed! Give your heart a smiling grin, wide eyes, and a little nose. Next add some pencil shading. I added a light scribble of pencil just to the inside of the heart's perimeter. I did the same for the land and the tree trunk. With a blending stump, I burnished my pencil lines, smearing the graphite around, evening it out. and rubbing it towards the center a bit. I also colored in the lips with pencil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed this weird and wonky zendoodle lesson! And have a happy Valentine's Day! ~ Mandy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The zine I did was on a light weight card stock and I lightly colored the paper with water color, added my collage, embellished it with marks and doodle, added some shading and It was finished!! A sweet little book in a sweet little folder Check out the how to On my <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fy21_akwZXB4&h=ATP4yAp4blqJjwOTo5_7BRu_IVv5MJfWuFRNNN78xRpY93JGa5tSt4RQLtOncrisswCVZ_5yFPi71A1kDUoZ-pqPqB3tHA75K8AzFf9qV1opp-dbUUv34ZgQec8suetRvUDW7x5IX8grYw">YouTube</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On her blog: <a href="http://jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com/">jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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Ode to Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516937082404998485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987476658859089728.post-25095122681466807832018-01-23T08:00:00.000-05:002018-01-23T08:00:36.717-05:00Salvaged Mixed Media Art Journal Page with Leah Tees<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I added some metal embellishments on some cheesecloth that I dyed with distress ink. Lastly, I added some metal brads, some bling and lastly I added some paint to some Tim Holtz big words and glued them down. Some black paint splatters complete my page :) I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did! ~ Leah</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I have an acrylic painting project on canvas and it's of the beautiful northern lights, something I am treated to on a regular basis… lucky me. I have created a video for you and I hope you enjoy it. Do tag me if you create your own northern lights and post them on social media! I would love to see what you create. ~Roberta</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This past September Maura and her husband travelled to INDIA! To say she enjoyed her trip is an understatement. The experience has influenced her life as well as her art. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Special thanks to Maura for allowing us to share her artwork! You can follow Maura here - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>Join us next time as we visit Manila, in the Philippines!</i></span></div>
Shelley Graham Turner OOAK Artisan Showcasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18439487115397336664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987476658859089728.post-38532313023656267722018-01-09T08:00:00.000-05:002018-01-09T08:00:57.169-05:00Tackling Creative New Year's Resolutions: Just Do It! With Mandy Russell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That being said, I do however brainstorm some minor creative resolutions for each new year. Usually this type of resolution involves a trendy technique I've been itching to try. Or a resolution that I'll finally finish that one project that's been sitting on the shelf now for several years. Well, this year was a simple one. I was going to paint with oils for the first time. Yep, that's it: try oil painting. <br /><br />I knew that in order to fulfill my New Year's resolution I needed to act fast. If I waited until after January, I would simply kiss it goodbye. I seized a peaceful moment when I had a couple hours of free time. <br /><br />I set out and got prepared; I primed a piece of canvas with two thick coats of gesso and laid it in front of the wood stove for it to dry quickly. I already had a decent-sized collection oil paint because I paint with encaustics. (The oil paint acts as the pigment for the encaustic medium). I got out those tubes of paint. I grabbed a piece of glass to act as a palette and some scruffy stiff brushes. I found a few palette knives and got out my jar of Turpenoid too, a natural and safer form of Turpentine.<br /><br />What to paint??? I had no idea. Out of the corner of my eye I saw some plastic figures. The children who come to my art studio love to use in these in their assemblages so I always have a fresh supply.<br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I reached for them. I chose the hedgehog (why not?) and sketched him on my canvas. I squeezed out the following colors on my palette: flesh tint, titanium white, a very dark purple, Van Dyke Brown, and green gold. My set up was quick and haphazard. After all, I only had a couple of hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once my gessoed canvas was dry and with a brush and some flesh tint, I basically started coloring in my hedgehog's soft underbelly area. I learned quickly that, like everyone says, oil dries slowly. I couldn't overlap colors without them blending. It was a creamy slippery medium that behaves nothing like the sticky, quick drying acrylic that I was used to. I needed to shade areas and the brush kept dredging up the paint color underneath. So instead I switched to a palette knife and began slapping on thick layers of paint, but I did so very gently, much like frosting a cake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did this for the rest of the piece, including the cerulean blue sky and the cadmium orange ground, using only a small palette knife and really putting the paint on like frosting a cake. The entire piece was thick with wet gooey paint when I was finished. All the details like the shading, the eyes, and the mouth were just balanced atop other layers of paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, is this the way I will always paint with oils? Probably not. But I accomplished my goal; I have forayed into oil painting. I've dabbled and I've fulfilled my resolution. I learned too, about the medium and how it behaves. I must admit that in all my years of being an artist, about 90% of learning or growing is through hands-on experience, during which many mistakes are made. Am I totally happy with my hedgehog oil painting? No, not 100%. I wanted him to have more spikes. He looks like he's wearing a football costume. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> However, he's still pretty darn adorable and I forgive him for being too smooth. Since he's on a canvas, I can see him being stitched into some sort of garden flag. He should be dry by springtime!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those of you who make creative resolutions, my advice is to just do it, and do it soon! Do it and don't look back. Don't make all sorts of fussy preparations. Be efficient with your time, as we all lead terribly busy lives. Get a basic set up and go for it. Move past your perceived mistakes with a sense of humor. Soon you'll be done and checking off that box. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On her blog: <a href="http://jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com/">jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Facebook:<a href="http://www.facebook.com/eclecticavenuedesigns/" target="_blank"> www.facebook.com/eclecticavenuedesigns/</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/eclecticavenuedesigns/" target="_blank"> </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Instagram:<a href="http://www.facebook.com/eclecticavenuedesigns/" target="_blank"> www.instagram.com/jeanpeterartist/?hl=en</a></span></div>
<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Youtube:<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjPlWV5crr-VyFwofj7FNMA" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">www.youtube.com/channel/UCjPlWV5crr-VyFwofj7FNMA</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />If you are following my blog posts, you know that I like to find some way that the artists have a connection - to their world, to the people who enjoy their art, to family, friends. This month brings an interesting connection of Tony to a world that he felt a disconnect with as a child, and again through a brain injury related to a series of strokes as an adult. I believe it also brings that same connection of Tony’s viewers to a similar world, one in which they may otherwise feel disconnected. So, not only does Tony’s art connect him to a world that he struggled to survive in, but it connects others to him and to this same world through their response to the images and emotions of his art! <br /><br /><br />Tony began his pursuits in art as a young child, very much like other artists I have interviewed; but it was not initially just for the love of art. It was a means of survival. He describes his beginnings in art as time in the classroom, learning the fundamentals of his education that he struggled with, as his learning style was not traditional. He found himself failing in a world where other children were succeeding, and this made him feel anxious and like an outcast. <br /><br /><br /><i>You started at a young age, developing your artistic talent as a way to cope with the anxieties you experienced in the classroom. <u>What age was this? </u></i><br /><br /><b>It started in first grade. One of the moments I remember was during some math lessons. The lights were out, the overhead projector was on, our math books were open and we were learning to add. Our math books had what I saw as: two little cartoon frogs combined with different foreign symbols (ie; a sideways X, what appeared to be a crucifixion cross, a lower case t or what we would soon learn is the addition symbol). On the other side of these symbols, two more identical green frogs. They were cartoon illustrations with big eyes and red tongues, hunched sitting still. Two frogs plus two frogs equals four frogs. The repetition of failing to understand simple arithmetic with this format led to extreme anxiety. Luckily, despite my anxiety, I was inspired by these little cartoon characters and began to draw them, and they eventually helped me learn. After a while of drawing from necessity and learning a few techniques here and there to help me with my math skills, I found myself drawing for fun, and I also found other imagery that I was interested in.</b></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><u>If your art could speak, today as well as in the past- pre-hemorrhage- what would the message be? </u></i><br /><b>That's a hard one. I think I want it to speak to existing. Overall, these works are proof that I existed in the least narcissistic way possible. It's still most important to me that the viewer has their own connection to each individual work or a series as a whole as long as it's a genuine interpretation for themselves. But the one consistent thing through all the works I've done and continue to do would be to establish a statement of proof that I existed, and in that existence each of my works has their own timeline on this Earth. They won't last forever as I won't either, but they are here now and for however long, just like myself. I hope my art documents a moment or moments for myself and also for whoever has viewed it. Once you have seen a piece of art (and this is probably true to any piece of art that you view), I think it marks a moment on this imaginary timeline somewhere in our memories. I think you retain that moment somewhere in your mind. Even if you temporarily forget about it, I think it's in there lingering and bumping around as you navigate through the world. Whether it has made a huge impression on you or just a subconscious impression, you viewed it and you can't take that back and it has changed you and that change, whether big or small or visible or in your subconscious, that change is proof that I existed.</b></span><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><u>The world is your oyster! Where will you travel to next in your art world? </u></i><br /><b>Like, if I had a free plane ticket and an opportunity waiting for me type deal? If so I would love to spend time being a traveling mural artist. Some of my favorite artists seem like they take some time and travel across the world doing murals. And I would love to work primarily in that medium for a period of time. </b><br /><br /> So many times art exists to elicit a response in the viewer, but it also is a window to the soul of the creator. Existence of art can also be a reflection of the existence of the artist himself. Tony’s art seemed to have saved him. It was a thread that kept him connected in the web of a world that he might have otherwise abandoned, or felt abandoned by. It gave him a purpose in his earlier years. It was his therapy in dealing with the anxieties in his life. It gave him the means to reclaim his life after suffering devastating strokes. To become the warrior in a situation that threatened to tear his life apart. <br /><br />So many of our readers suffer from anxieties, searching for coping mechanisms, have searched for a place in their world, and have had their world shattered by unforeseen circumstances. My Christmas wish is that you are inspired by the connection of Tony Thompson to his life, his challenges, his world, the viewers of his art, and by his strength as he created points of connection in a world that repeatedly overwhelmed him with disconnects. My thanks to Tony for your candor and openness and inspiration!!.</span></div>
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Ode to Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516937082404998485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987476658859089728.post-63338352053341281032017-12-13T11:06:00.000-05:002017-12-13T11:06:29.511-05:00Mixed Media Junque Journals By Mandy Russell<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I score them down the center using a bone folder, a clear acrylic ruler and a score board. If you don't have a scoreboard, I highly recommend one. As a book maker, this plastic tool has changed my life! EK Success makes a fantastic one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After scoring, I fold them in half and crease well. Then I trim them, still folded, all to the same size with a guillotine-style paper cutter, you know, the kind with the arm. Here my cat, Randy, is "helping" me cut by sitting on my favorite vintage cutter. Watch your tail, Randy!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voila! A simple pamphlet stitch book with meaning. A fabulous way to give homage to that past paper-based artwork. I love turning these little gems into art journals, giving them as gifts, or as you can see, selling them at artisan fairs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I worked on a flat canvas board for this project, covering it first with old book pages. This was done because, even with not knowing what my finished project would be, I knew I was going to doodle on it. I do not like to use my pens on canvas, and the pages helped smooth it out!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I added torn bits of gelli prints, doodled, drew my Face and used it as a pattern for more gelli prints and cut the shapes. I have to say this was an amazing picture to work on. I have already taken this idea and went with a quilt too!! Please check out the short video I have with pics of the steps on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2AWzMcas84">you tube channel.</a> ~ Jean</span></div>
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Ode to Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516937082404998485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987476658859089728.post-32209255920622748232017-11-28T08:30:00.000-05:002017-11-28T08:30:32.102-05:00Gelli Plate Prints and Planner Dividers<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A theme that I like
to visit in these blogs is that of connections...how art connects us, to
whom, or what, and how. As I began to learn about our artist this
month, who hails from Maine, I am reminded of an experience I had in
Maine. My (then) husband and I had driven to Maine to attend a wooden
canoe convention. We arrived at the campground and set up our tent, and
being late at night, we went right to our sleeping bags. Laying there,
in the misty night, I listened to such a contrast of sounds. To one
side of me, the rumbling of traffic from the very close highway, and to the
other side of me, a loon calling from the nearby lake. I thought,
"What a disconnect." I thought of it as the crazy fast
paced world interrupting the sanctity of nature. I have to say, after
starting this blog and learning about our artists and how they connect us to
our world, I now look at that experience with a different set of eyes.
For artists exist to infuse into the web of our lives the threads of
that which we cannot create for ourselves but that we need to keep us sane, grounded,
peaceful. Maybe it wasn't so much that crazy highway interrupting
nature, rather the loon existing to infuse peace into my crazy world.
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so, I am brought back to Maine, to the town of Brunswick, to a woman who, in
the midst of the world that seems to be crashing down all around us,
environmental tragedies and acts of violence, keeps her focus on her art -
that which connects us on another level than what seems to be beating us
down, and reaches out to us in peace, in love, in creativity, in whimsy and
fun, in nurturing that side of us that yearns to be the threads that tie us
together rather than tear us apart. This month I am happy to bring to
you <b><a href="http://www.mandyrussell.com/" target="_blank">Mandy Russell</a></b>, a very talented
artist and teacher who is passionate about her art and how art influences her
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good to start at the beginning of an artist's journey. Can you tell us
when you had your very first experiences in art, and when you developed your
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have a very early memory that stems from kindergarten or
first grade. The whole class took a field trip to a classmate's house
where we made a snowman on an aluminum-covered baking sheet. I remember
that the snowman's round sections, while depicted flat on the sheet, were
somewhat sculpted, or raised, using a thick frosting-like material. I
took ownership of creating that snowman from the get-go. I loved every
minute of making it and was ever so proud of its perfection when complete. I
even have a picture floating around here somewhere of my class standing
around that snowman. I was the closest to it and had the biggest grin
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ever since I can remember, I have
always loved making things with my hands. It gives me great joy in
seeing my creative ideas come to life. The unveiling, if you will, or
the achieving of the end product is the motivating goal, but the process is
simply intoxicating.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
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for your art turn to the focus of teaching? You mention in your bio
that teaching is a very important part of your art, and in particular, teaching
children. What is your greatest challenge and your greatest joy in guiding
children in the expression of art?</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 7.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'll be honest here, teaching art
and craft techniques evolved from a need to make money! What better way
to earn an income than to share your passion with others, and lead them to
finding their own creative bliss? Teaching began for me, about 7 or 8
years ago. I began instructing various art/craft projects at my local adult
ed center. Book making, quilting, jewelry making, watercolor sketchbooks,
felted creatures.... It turned out, lucky for me, that I do love
teaching! Inspiration is truly contagious. Teaching art or craft
is as much take as it is give. I'm inspired, the student is inspired,
it's a win-win situation. I do love instilling confidence in people who doubt
their abilities. I am an encouragement machine and I like being that
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">With children, I've learned
quickly that I am not good at crowd control. Large groups of little
ones get me flustered and are hard to keep engaged. But I simply love
how children allow themselves to play with art supplies. They delve in,
totally confident! They also forgive their mistakes readily and move on
quickly. I love how children know what they want to make, and it's not
often what I want them to make. They have their own aesthetic value,
and it doesn't always follow a Pinterest-perfect path. I love letting
them have free range to make what <i>they</i> want, not what <i>I</i> want!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 7.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gallery of art, you engage in many different mediums and projects. What
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My favorite medium is always
changing. I simply can't nail it down no matter how hard I try!
Right now, today, I'd say I love messy, painty, textural, collage-full, art
journaling. Even more if it's in a handmade book full of high-end watercolor
paper! Oh how important "good" paper is!!!!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 7.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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accents or the use of buttons or beads or flowers or the use of phrases
through your artwork. What inspires you as you create your art and does
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My whimsical, playful, bright and
sometimes messy style, with silly phrases here and there, does in fact have
meaning! When I create like that, I'm basically saying "don't take
yourself too seriously." No one's better than anyone else, no
one's getting out of here alive, etc. etc. It's somewhat of a cosmic
perspective, if you will. The Earth is but a minute speck in the vast
universe. We are but stardust, and to dust we all return. So lighten
up!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 7.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to be sponsoring an <a href="http://www.mandyrussell.com/2017/10/16/kathryn-costa-is-teaching-in-brunswick-maine/" target="_blank">upcoming workshop with Kathyrn Costa</a> on drawing
Mandalas. As you say in your class description, Mandala is a
Sanskrit word that means “circle” or “center.” In making the design of your
life with mandala circles, with you at the center of your design, how are the
other circles interacting (connecting) with you? Are you in a role of
reaching out and touching others with your art and your teaching of
art? Or are you a sponge that is soaking up the creativity of
others? In thinking about the mandala circle of your life, what is your
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What a great question!!! I'd
say my mandala-circle-of-life is an ever-changing, fluid give and take
existence. I glean great inspiration, or soak up creativity from
others, like a sponge for sure. I often have to "reel" myself
in and ask myself, "do you really have time in your life for yet another
new creative endeavor?" I just love the contemporary art
journalers out there, especially Teesha Moore. I fall in love with all
the North Light books as well as Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. And of
course, I drool over all the Stampington publications. <i>The. Entire. Line.</i> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 7.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I also pass on, or share my
inspiration freely. Like a give-back-to-the-community effort! I share
my process and materials readily and am not very proprietary about my art or
art techniques. I have yet to ever use a watermark... Ever! There
will always be more supplies and more ideas. Tomorrow I'll be into
something totally different anyway! Plus, I love to help build
someone's confidence when it comes to creating. To see someone get
giddy over their creation because of my teaching, is a great feeling.
It's like a ripple effect really. I start the seed growing, they take
it over and expand their creativity, and in doing so, pass it on to
others. So that we all become a bunch of connected mandalas!!!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 7.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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micro-goals and mistakes. To set a small creative goal and achieve that
goal is confidence-building for sure. It feels great to take a vision or a
design and see it through to completion. However, mistakes happen
readily that impede, or halt, the process. I've learned that mistakes
can be easily covered with gesso. I've learned that mistakes aren't
always mistakes. I've also learned that mistakes can be recycled, thrown
out, or donated to Goodwill. And yes, making mistakes is a fabulous
teacher in itself! I think most importantly art has taught me that the
micro-goal often shifts or morphs into something different than the original
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In the unstable world we are living in especially recently, I think Americans
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look at the beautiful gifts that come from our artists, we grow to appreciate
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thank Mandy for sharing a small part of her world with us this November, the
month for giving thanks. As a woman who is not creatively talented, I
give thanks to the many artists in America and beyond, who make me smile, who
lift my soul, who bring me peace with their works. They connect me to
that simpler path, even when I fear I have veered off so far that I may never
get back. They say, "follow me, be nourished, feel loved, take
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wow Christmas is just around the corner. I need to aim my art towards Presents!! I tend to have a lot of ideas, start too late and seldom finish. I have recently learned to make my own yarn using a drop spindle. It is a really addictive, creative outlet for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But what do I make with all this yarn?? My looms were all warped up, so I finished up what was on them, changed to the 5 dent heddle, and started a new weaving using a 5 dent heddle. For those not sure what that is , it has bigger holes for thicker yarn!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Much of the yarn I have made is quite lumpy and bumpy, this yarn much easier and faster to use. I think it took longer to warp the loom than it did to weave it because of course I had to do each warp a different strand of yarn!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On her blog: <a href="http://jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com/">jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Facebook:<a href="http://www.facebook.com/eclecticavenuedesigns/" target="_blank"> www.facebook.com/eclecticavenuedesigns/</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/eclecticavenuedesigns/" target="_blank"> </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Instagram:<a href="http://www.facebook.com/eclecticavenuedesigns/" target="_blank"> www.instagram.com/jeanpeterartist/?hl=en</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Youtube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjPlWV5crr-VyFwofj7FNMA">www.youtube.com/channel/UCjPlWV5crr-VyFwofj7FNMA</a></span></div>
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