The Eye: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. This is part of my Ships series... for a time I was finding and reading many articles on the reusing of old factories & ships, the renewed interest in art, design and architecture from the turn of the century... and the growing movement … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #161 – The Eye
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #160 – Stand Tall
Stand tall: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. I was having a rough week at home and work and little interest in making new sculptures, but a voice told me to make anyway. So, I made a simple bud vase with the intention of giving it away as a gift. The … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #160 – Stand Tall
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #159 – Rain Bowl
Rain Bowl: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. Happenstance, serendipity, happy accidents... add a sprinkle of mystery from a dirty kiln and a pinch of something that fell off another piece and you get subtle beauty. The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! I used a plaster mould to get the … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #159 – Rain Bowl
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #158 – Politicians
Politicians: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. There are always leftovers when I work with slabs... these leftovers almost always get transformed into very pure and spontaneous creations... Doing this is some of the most joyous times I have while working with clay. Most are simply given away as gifts, unless … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #158 – Politicians
My Favourite Art Supplies: Do You Want To Play With Paperboard?
Crescent Cardboard Sheets: The Review: I’ve had leftover sheets from a variety of sources, including reused packaging materials, but the colors often get muted or the paper falls apart under the acrylic and water. So I splurged on some professional paper and got excellent color retention and absorption. If you look hard enough and want … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: Do You Want To Play With Paperboard?
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #153: Melting 05-010 and 011
Melting 05-010 &011: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. The Meltings are an organic partnership between hand and material... a study of respecting the other's influence and a total abandon to trusting the outcome, whatever it may turn into. The results were always magic! Here, the magic came to life, as … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #153: Melting 05-010 and 011
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #146: Disk-bowl
Disk-bowl: The History: Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Shortly after realizing I didn't enjoy the process of turning clay, I started making items with slabs. At that time, someone had mistakenly contaminated a beautiful variegated blue glaze, it fired with a lovely caramel color and with odd pooling of colors. … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #146: Disk-bowl
My Favourite Art Supplies: Dry Pastels
Faber-Castell Creative Studio Non-Toxic Square Soft Pastel: The Review: I received this kit as a gift and used it sporadically to highlight or make colorful outlines. I found it messy to use as a sketching tool & as a rough under-draft material for my paintings. It took quite some time for me to realize the … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: Dry Pastels
My Favourite Art Supplies: The Best Brush-Tip Markers
Pigma Brush Pens Sakura Assorted Colors: The review: The Pigma brush pens were the first brush pens I tried. The black never seemed to hold enough ink for my needs, but I used it a lot! The best way to use it is with slow strokes. They fill in and blend more evenly than traditional … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: The Best Brush-Tip Markers
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity: Part 3 – Sculpture – Faces
Part 3 - Sculpture - Faces After years of making things with self-drying clay and/or found objects, I felt ready to take classes in ceramics. I enrolled at the Visual Arts Centre in a turning class under the tutelage of the amazing Audrey Killoran. I really disliked the wheel. I might have given up entirely … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity: Part 3 – Sculpture – Faces
The New Renaissance Mindset 