The Sun Shines Through

I just love it when life takes on these interesting turns, by this I mean I've been busy in the studio and networking on behalf of my business/art. I have picked up an art student!! I'm so very happy about that since I like teaching art. I think I might have also picked up a commission for a figurative painting. I am starting to get back into my regular routine of keeping up with my Friday blog posts. I worked on more of the encaustic pieces yesterday and today. I think the 6 x 6 ones are the strongest in the small encaustic series. I do hope they sell. I also ran into the fellow that did the squid I mentioned before; He and some of his musician friends will hopefully come to the open studio and play!!! that would be fantastic!!!

Is it really June???

Take a deep breath. I have worked on ( lots ) of 6 x 6 encaustics. They are a new small series 1 set of doors, another are dolls with bones and some of birds and nature. I am getting really excited about the studio event ( June 21, 10 - 10 ). I am happy with myself for not being my "normal" psycho self; I usually feel that way before any opening, but life is GRAND!! I went to the Artist Garage sale here in town 2 weekends ago ( SCORED BIG!! ). I also went to several music related events, the fish fry at Steam Boat Island Grange KICKED some serious ass!!! I loved all the music, but I had a particular attraction to The Blackberry Bushes, Mudcat and Cabin Kind. I was also able to acquire a great pastel giant squid ( I LOVE IT ). The whole event, weekend made me feel home sick for some of my very dear and special coven family.
I find it hard to believe that it's JUNE!! I'm still wearing sweaters and warm stuff??? solstice is just 11 days away hummm. Well on a final note........................
20 years ago today I gave birth to an almost 10 pound baby boy; HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODD!!

DIG my new true knee highs....wicked!!

Love is in the Air

Well it has been sometime since I posted, which to me is a good sign......that means I have been busy!!! which I have. I am working on so many projects at the same time. I have done many small encaustic works and I have been working on a self portrait series, PLUS getting proposals out for shows with & with-out lectures or presentations on the Because of Wichita series. I have also been looking for a part time job as well. I really hope that my open studio on June 21st goes very well ( financially and attendance ).

Olympia is blooming more everyday. I have cut several types of very colorful flowers, their smell reminds me of all the years I lived in New Orleans.............SIGH

It seems that most people I know are finding partners or they are getting married....LOVE IS IN THE AIR.

till next time......

False Spring

Today I have A False Spring, from Ernest Hemingway's A Movable Feast. brewing in my head. The first paragraph is fitting for this moment in time, for me, since I would like to pack away woolen sweaters and socks, but, given the weather here Mother Nature would surely laugh in my face. My favorite sentence is the last in the paragraph " People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.";
I also have a news brief from San Fran. About a dead whale under the pier The news reporter, to me, came across as rather cold about it. Question......Could the whale have gotten stuck because the pier was there in the first place???? another humankind contribution to the demise of harmless and fascinating creatures.

The photo is of a deer here in the yard.

Downtown Olympia

The sun will shine just long enough to remind me of warmer places I've lived. It's great for the Olympia Artwalk. Yesterday when I was downtown doing the window at Doria's; I walked around and saw some graffiti / art in the one alley by Doria's. I could still smell the paint. There are some other artists that have some very interesting work. I really like that Olympia is OPEN to the arts.
The window looks good at Doria's I wish I could have had Fur, the movie about Diane Arbus playing somewhere along all the gowns, shoes and shiny things.

Nasa has released some images of galaxies colliding, I think they are awesome, could be some source of inspiration...

An Art Movie

I watched the movie My Kid Could Paint That. The movie is about Marla Olmstead age 4 & 5 at the time of filming. She does these abstract, Pollock and Basquiat type paintings, which are nice paintings. I do not think the father does them, which has been an issue for the media and Marla's collectors. What bothers me about the whole thing is her brother Zane he must feel so left out, since everything was Marla, Marla, Marla. I ( as a parent ) wonder about both kids psyches.
I would reccommend this movie to any artist. My favorite part was when they compared the 4 year old to Jackson Pollock, who in my opinion painted drunken temper tantrums!!! . The lesson to be learned from the movie................ IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MARKETING, make sure you have a HOOK.

Knitting and Recycled Clothing

I figured for todays post I would comment on other art forms. Knitting and recycled clothing. The purple wrap my mother knitted for me is beautiful; Isadora Duncan would be envious, it's over 6 ft. long, soft and a wonderful shade of purple. There are also flowers in the design/pattern. The dress I'm wearing in the other photo, was an unintended gift. It's a slip that has lace enhanced features. Some of the lace is antique. The dress is the creation of Nalo Hopkinson, the writer. I believe she still sells her craft on ETSY. I have placed a link to her blog with this post.