tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155140402024-03-05T02:28:25.412-08:00Pavonine StudiosPavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-40101279551056528552014-10-30T07:46:00.002-07:002014-10-30T07:46:54.653-07:00Progress on Mom's QuiltI have some good news!<br />
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Remember the quilting project my mom and I started back at the beginning of April?<br />
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Well...we are reaching a critical point in the process. She is currently working on the last block that we NEED to do in order to make this quilt. I have some others that are made just in case we don't like a particular block for some reason...color or whatever.<br />
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I made a design board some time ago using those huge sheets of insulation/styrofoam that they have at Home Depot etc. I covered it with flannel that I got at JoAnn's on sale. It's big an awkward right now because it's living in my living room, not my studio. But it will allow us to lay the blocks out so that we can determine the layout of the quilt.<br />
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After that, I will begin to sew the blocks together, using the method I found in Georgia Bonesteel's book. <br />
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We will still need to choose some border fabrics and attach the borders.<br />
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A couple of months ago I made my mom a table topper using (I hope) all of the various methods that I will be using on the big quilts. That let me work out the kinks a bit.<br />
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I still have a tremendous amount of work to do on this quilt and mom still has many blocks on the other one she is working on, but it's nice to see light at the end of the tunnel.<br />
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I will for sure post pictures when we get the layout figured out. Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-29327944220802148182014-07-28T13:51:00.002-07:002014-07-28T13:51:20.529-07:00So, I have a new little sample to show you. It's about 18" square, and done on some hand dyed muslin that I dyed about 100 years ago. I did the quilting using several threads, including Floriani polyester, Superior Threads Masterpiece, and some Sulky rayon. I used Superior threads Bottom Line in the bobbin.All three required some adjustments to my top tension. This was stitched on my Pfaff Performance 2058.<br />
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This was really fun to do! one day soon I am going to make a proper...something! I still need to bind this off, as well as all my other practice things...I don't mind binding really, so I don't know why I put this step off!<br />
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<br />Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-16858242948028904112014-07-25T23:21:00.001-07:002014-07-25T23:21:27.892-07:00Greetings everyone! I apologize for not posting for a bit (ack! a whole month!!!) but things have been kind of busy around here - which, while I don't subscribe to the idea that the busier you are the better a person you are - sometimes that is how it is, and things get away from you. <br />
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Anyway, I don't have too much to report - not much quilting from mom going on right now - summer is not conducive to hand quilting apparently - but I have been practising endlessly on my free motion machine quilting.<br />
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After a slight mishap with my Pfaff - it's presser foot motor died on my and wouldn't even turn on!- we are back in business and I am in the process of making some note and sample and stuff about what threads I am using, the tension I used that worked best, and so on. Fussy stuff, really, and not the kind of thing I like to do much of, but I think it will be helpful in the long run. At least, I hope so.<br />
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I got a message that my mom's vintage Kenmore 19410 is back from the spa, so I will be going to pick that up tomorrow I hope. I can hardly wait to try free motion on it, just to see what it's like. I did a wee bit before I sent it in for a tune up and what was most interesting to me is that you don't use a foot at all on it. Also, I can say that you get REALLY used to the automatic needle-down feature of computerized machines.<br />
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I've been searching in vain for fellow users of the Pfaff 2058 like I have, but so far to no avail. Apparently my machine is 'old'. As in, it's 6 or 7 years old. Sheesh. Still, it's what I have, and I like it just fine. And if I ever get another machine, I will keep this one. I don't know that I want to do all the research that a new machine would require. <br />
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So, until I can post again, here are a couple of pictures to tide you over (or is is tie you over?)<br />
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Those two heart shapes were inspired by the class I just signed up for on Craftsy.com. Patsy Thompson's class...so far so good! I have learned a lot from my Craftsy classes and am so glad I have that option! getting to actual classes is so hard for me! yay for the internet!!!Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-68719042543193268792014-06-28T22:20:00.002-07:002014-06-29T09:17:06.210-07:00Gifts for my SIL and an update on my free motion progressSo much for my well intentioned plans of not letting my blog slide too much.<br />
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I did want to share a bit of what I have been working on though!<br />
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First, my SIL Rebecca had her birthday recently and my mom and I made her a few things.<br />
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I made her these bowls - the pattern is in a book called <i>First Steps to Free Motion Quilting</i> by Christina Cameli:<br />
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I also made her a set of pincushions, because, you know, a girl can never have too many:<br />
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My mom had quilted these placemats some time ago and I finally got my act together and finished the binding:<br />
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By the way, My SIL Rebecca Peacock took the pictures of these. she's so much better at taking pics than I am!!!<br />
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And then there are my endless (ok, not endless) samples of practice free motion quilting:<br />
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this is not all I have, but it's all I have pictures of at the moment. enjoy! More to come!<br />
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<br />Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-22730544109775474032014-04-03T09:07:00.002-07:002014-04-03T09:07:33.082-07:00Is blogging dead? And...a new quilting projectAh....it's been a few days! I am determined not to let my blog fall by the wayside...again.<br />
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I have been getting a few things done though, so that's feeling pretty good.<br />
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After a few posts and comments on facebook, I suppose I have to accept that it's possible that the personal blog is dead. Sigh.<br />
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I hope that's not true but I fear it might be. I go to all kinds of blogs when I am searching for information - I love some them! I never really noticed if they were something that was sponsored, or had a lot of followers...I just know that there is a wealth of information out there and my hope is that maybe someday one of my posts will be of use to someone.<br />
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At any rate, I find this is a good place to share what I have been working on and thus retain it for my own benefit. I'm not really a journal-keeping type of person, although I have tried in the past. Just not really my thing...although I love seeing other people's journals!<br />
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Anyway...on to what I have been working on...<br />
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My mom and I have been working on making little quilted things for MONTHS now. She loves to hand quilt. She has macular degeneration and so we all know that she will not be able to do this forever, but until that day comes, I am making every effort to provide her with little projects to work on. Some months ago we decided we wanted to try making a proper quilt - you know - for a bed or something! Revolutionary!!! <br />
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Only one problem....<br />
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I had never pieced anything much, and because of my mom's eyesight she wanted to be able to quilt using no hoop or frame of any kind. She's had great success doing this with our small projects. And I can tell you that I wish I had known about spray basting MONTHS ago!!! I just bought some and lo and behold she LIKES it!! woot!<br />
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BUT...<br />
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There is NO WAY that she is going to be able to quilt a big quilt using no hoop or frame. So...<br />
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I put on my Trouble_Shooting Hat (I wear this a lot).<br />
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After much thought and research on the internet (for all it's faults, I love the internet!!) we have decided to try doing this quilt in sections. So I will piece, mark and make small quilt sandwiches (probably around 18") and she will quilt them and then I will put them together. I found some terrible quality youtube videos of Georgia Bonesteel's method for doing this and I think that will be the method we go with. I am going to continue to do research and we are currently working on samples to make sure that she can do that size with no hoop etc. (it's possible we can go bigger, which would be great!) and then we are going to do some samples where I actually try to put them together....<br />
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We'll see how it goes.<br />
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I spend a lot of my time trying to make my mom's life a little easier and more pleasant by figuring out projects for her to work on. I ALWAYS have to keep in mind her vision issues. I always have to think to myself, 'will she be able to see this? is the fabric too dark/light/patterned? are the marks dark enough? Too dark?' and so on... Macular degeneration is not like being far sighted or near sighted. It's completely different. and hard to understand. I do the best I can, based on her descriptions... It's a tough one and my hope is that someday there will be a cure...<br />
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I promise to post pictures as I go - because...who knows who might benefit from my screw-ups?!?!<br />
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Now, a picture or two for your enjoyment:<br />
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this is a little quilted thing I made for my mom's table - in celebration of us finishing the most TEDIOUS embroidery project EVER. Really!<br />
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this was a tablecloth we put together some years ago (yes, years!) and it was so annoying to do, that we kept putting it away and would get it out on occasion and then put it away again. It was SO GRUBBY from being handled for...I don't even know how long...5 years?<br />
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But while I was cleaning my studio she got it out and was determined to finish it. And she did! Well, I did a little bit of work on it, and I certainly helped by threading needle after needle for her, but really it was 90% her! Iput the little binding edge on there after it was done.<br />
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I wanted to make a complete vignette - a lovely table setting for her - I had to go several places to find the right flowers and we already had the vase...<br />
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that last picture is the cute little pile of detritus left after squaring up my blocks. :)<br />
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I sort of feel like these would be really nice framed...not that I think they are high art or anything, but I love the layers on them and the colors too. I could do more to them I suppose but I think for now I will leave them be.<br />
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So, In addition to gelli prints I am trying to square up some quilt blocks that I made a few months ago. They are smallish so this is taking some time...but I want to try to make a...something for my table - or maybe my mom's table. A runner? topper? something. I don't have tons of blocks, not enough for a lap quilt or anything like that. I actually planned to make her a quilt for Mother's day, but I really don't think that is going to happen. I just don't think I have time. Although...I have a lot of the fabric cut already...so you never know. <br />
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The hardest part about having different interests, is trying to divide your time between them. I could stand there and do prints for hours and hours...and I really do love to paint. I love sewing too, but it's not as forgiving a medium. You have to be more precise, more patient. It's good for me to develop those things in myself. And practise. Lots and lots of practise. There seems to me to be a very long learning curve...<br />
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Anyway, hopefully back later with perhaps a few pictures of my quilt blocks. It's early and I haven't had nearly enough coffee! Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-36589651510749488712014-03-25T07:02:00.001-07:002014-03-25T07:02:26.790-07:00More Gelli Prints!My new gelli plate has turned out fine. I have made some more prints and thought I would show you some of them. <br />
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I have actually considered making them into a book of some sort - maybe folding over the pages and binding it that way. Then I think....what for? I don't really journal and the colors on the prints might not show up any writing I might do. So...I don't know...it's still up in the air. BTW, I have used bristol for the prints - it's pretty heavy so that I suppose will limit their use somewhat. I think they would cool collaged into a painting though...<br />
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At this point, I don't really care what they are going to be for - they are just fun to make! And I really like taking colors that don't seem to go together well or that somehow seem...ugly...and seeing what comes it.<br />
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I am up a little early today for a change. I am hoping to get a few things done in the studio here - not sure what yet, as I am still shaking off sleep....really need to go to bed earlier...<br />
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I was doing a few prints yesterday and my husband came into the room and watched me for a minute and after I pulled a print he looked at it and said, 'well, that's kind of boring!' and I told him that it was boring now but just wait! that was only the first layer!! <br />
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I can see why people end up with hundreds and hundreds of these - it's very addicting and so much fun to see what they turn out like. It's like a mystery!<br />
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OK - off to work some!Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-78940923098697061912014-03-24T07:51:00.000-07:002014-03-24T07:51:22.770-07:00Gelli Plate Experiment!Wow! Two posts in a week! What's up with that?<br />
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Ah...but seriously, it all good. Right? Right!!<br />
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I have recently become interested in gelli plates. I know you can buy them already made and I am sure they are cool. But I haven't had the chance to go anywhere to buy one. So I decided I would make my own. I used the recipe given out by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/thefrugalcrafter" target="_blank">The Frugal Crafter</a> - the updated one where you use only glycerine and no alcohol. <br />
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I bought a glass cake pan to put it in, not really thinking that the pan was too big for my micorwave. Well, it wouldn't be, except for the handles on it - but that was what they had at the store and because I am an impatient soul...well. But I can use that pan as a pallet if I can find something else that will fit in the micro.<br />
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<b>UPDATE: </b>I went to the dollar and thrift store and found a pyrex bowl to melt my gelatine in and a cookies sheet and cake pan (metal) to pour the mixture in. As a side note, CHEAP bakeware like what I got at the dollar store is not ideal because it is flimsy and will twist and bend - which leads to spilling! Oh, and don't put this gelatine down your drain! it will clog it up and you will have a huge mess on your hands! <br />
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Things to note: stir your gelatine etc. in something else, not the pan or whatever you decide to use for the mold. I didn't do this and ended up with what I think was undisolved gelatine in the bottom which made a pattern on my plate. Which is not really what you want, because then that pattern ends up on every print. Oh and skim the bubbles off the top when you pour it into the pan. I didn't do this either.<br />
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My plate fell apart due to perhaps rough handling on my part or perhpas due to insufficient mixing. Not sure. I will see if remelting it helps that aspect of it. Nevertheless, before that happened, I did get some prints. I will likely put more layers on them.<br />
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I have NO IDEA what I will do do with these at this point. Perhaps as collage material in paintings. Lots of people use them as backgrounds for journal pages, but I don't really journal much and so doubt I would do this.<br />
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Still, it's fun stuff and you can pull a lot of prints in a very short amount of time. I am looking forward to more experiments.<br />
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I know Carla Sonheim does some stuff with gelli plates and I must go back and look again and what she does...Carla is such a nice lady and I encourage you to take a class from her if you have the chance. <br />
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So, here are a few pictures I took of my prints so far - nothing earth shattering of course, but it was fun!<br />
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Here is my actual gelli plate:<br />
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So...FUN STUFF!<br />
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Oh and for those of you who want the recipe I used:<br />
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I am also trying very hard to keep my work space relatively clean and uncluttered - especially after I work. During work, I don't have time to think about that stuff! but if I can remember to clean up after myself, well...maybe I can keep the studio relatively neat and organized! Cross your fingers people! I am working against my natural tendencies!!!<br />
Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-649509004961628092014-03-17T21:22:00.001-07:002014-03-17T21:22:33.777-07:00Studio Clean Out 2014It's been a while since I posted here. It's not so much that I haven't been doing anything, but more that my environment was so non-conducive to creativity that I finally had to DO something about IT.<br />
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Getting rid of things is hard. I bought an organizing book. It was OK, but perhaps not really what I needed. However, it did tell me that whatever I did to my space, ultimatley it had to work for ME.<br />
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Will my studio ever show up in the pages of <i>Where Women Create</i>? Probably not. I'm ok with that. Although I would be a liar if I said I didn't dream of having a studio a bit like those in the pages of that magazine.<br />
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I do know that I am blessed to have a big space. I know lots of people who work in closets and corners and on tables. Been there and done that too. Of course, a big space means nothing if you don't work in it.<br />
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So in February, after much staring at the walls and mulling it over, and just generally freaking out about it, I decided it was time.<br />
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After much culling, donations, bags of trash, consolidation, tears, and angst, I can say that I have a space that I think will work for what I want to do in the near future. This meant that I had to make some really hard decisions about what it was I really needed to have around me. I decided that I would put away my encaustic painting supplies for now. I packed up my stamps. I packed up my toys and other extraneous and non-art related stuff. And I had a lot of that. I certainly have more to do. Much more. But I think that for now, I am at a place that will allow me to do the three things I decided to focus on: painting, quilting, and jewelry. <br />
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We shall see if this pans out. Right now I am fighting something called de Quervain's Syndrome, which is akin to carpal tunnel syndrome, which I also have. Basically, it's inflammation of the tendons in the thumb and wrist. Fun Stuff. Not. hopefully my appointment with a doc later this week will see the end of this soon so I can get to work!<br />
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Anyway, in order to appreciate the magnitude of what I accomplished, some before pictures are needed. Things were so bad in here that I could have qualified for a episode of <i>Hoarders</i>. OK, maybe not that bad. No garbage, no dead animals. But stuff? Oh my, yes. <br />
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And now, I give you the <b>after</b> pics. The layout of the studio has stayed the same, but I have designated certain areas for certain things. One end is for sewing, and one is for painting. The jewelry stuff will be happening in another room. perhaps pics of that later on...<br />
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I spent no money on anything except for a new iron and ironing board. I also hope to get some doors for the shelving that houses my fabrics. Otherwise, I didn't need to buy anything except big trash bags and a bottle of Spic-N-Span!<br />
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I am very pleased with the results. As I look at the pictures here, I can see all kinds of things that I still need to work on. Stuff I need to pitch. Stuff I need to donate. Stuff that needs a better home. I still hate my floor, although most people seem to like it. I don't, but on the other hand that makes me not worry about spilling paint on it. And I hope that will be happening soon...very, very soon!<br />
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enjoy! Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-70794463583598571402012-08-25T07:05:00.000-07:002012-08-25T07:05:38.457-07:00Good morning everyone! It's a big day here as I have multiple things on my to-do list.<br />
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First off, I have an art group meeting to go to. Some of you may already know about <a href="http://www.artists-connect.com/" target="_blank">ArtistsConnect</a>. We meet in Edmonds (WA) every fourth Saturday of the month. It's a great group of people! I have been a member since 2005 and our group has really grown! After that meeting I have another one with regarding <a href="http://www.artsplash-edmonds.com/" target="_blank">ARTSplash</a> - our annual summer art show that features art from our members. It's a wrap-up meeting to discuss how things went and how we can improve for next year.<br />
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Then after that, I have to take some more jewelry to <a href="http://www.colegallery.net/" target="_blank">Cole Gallery</a>. I am pleased that my jewelry has done as well as it has. People are always resistant to bigger jewelry but I never can figure out WHY! lol So I am taking some smaller and lighter pieces to see how they do. I really need to get going on some new things but there just hasn't been time...<br />
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THEN I have to go run some errands - namely buy a new coffee maker for my mom. she wants a red one. It has not been that long since you could go lots of places to buy red coffee makers but these days they seem in short supply. I've already looked at two places. Sigh. There was a time when you could go look for something and actually find it. These days...not so much. We need to buy a few pieces of furniture too and let me tell you, if you like beige or gray or ultra contemporary crap (and it IS CRAP) then you are in business. But if you want traditional, or a floral fabric, or anything pretty, forget it. If you want that you have to order it. And really, who does that? Who orders big ticket stuff like that, sight-unseen? And the commercials for the furniture stores around here - OMG - SOUL-KILLING, SPIRIT-SUCKING UGLINESS. An endless sea of black and brown pseudo leather CRAP. OK - off my soapbox now. <br />
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My studio clean-up is....going...but sort of on hiatus at the moment. Well, not really, but this week has been sort of busy around here. My mother's brother is not well, and so that has been a serious source of sadness and worry around here for several days. I just hope he pulls through. The state of our healthcare in this country astounds me. I won't go into it here, because this is not a blog about politics and such but sometimes I get so angry...<br />
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Anyway, I am trying to figure out a system that will work for me as far as where to store my paints and make them wholly accessible to me while I work. It's hard! And good lord, I have a lot of paint. What I really need to do is make some hard decisions about what I really need in here that will facilitate my work. And what do I do with the stuff that I still like and MIGHT use one day...<br />
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All I know is that until I get my work table cleared off some there will be little work done. I have managed to do a few things, but not as much as I would like. I think momentum is key here. Painting facilitates more painting. But if I stop...well, it's hard to get going again. My time is limited and I have a lot of other responsibilities (as does everyone) so I really have to prioritize things and make it so that I don't spend a lot of time searching for stuff or making space to work. I've never been good at that, so it will be a seriously long learning curve. <br />
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So...on this Saturday morning...lots to do. Please, if you already do so, pray, light a candle, do a little dance, whatever your thing is, for my uncle. Thanks!<br />
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Hopefully, I can report back later today with a little bit of actual art news!Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-66932003522269904702012-08-21T06:19:00.002-07:002012-08-21T06:19:58.310-07:00So sorry - no new art for you today. :) I am cleaning my studio which is dire need of it. What a mess! Where did all this STUFF come from. Ah...I have no one to blame but myself.<br />
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I think one of the biggest challenges for me as an artist has been finding a place to settle into. I have so many interests that it can be really hard to focus. And that, coupled with my my pack-rat tendencies, often leads me to be a bit scattered in my art focus. Still, I think that part of maturing as an artist is finding your voice. Not that we don't still grow and change and all of that - we do. But eventually the extraneous stuff we like to do needs to settle into the background so that we can focus on what we really want to be doing and putting out there for the viewing (and hopefully, buying) public. <br />
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It's not much fun to think about selling art. I mean, it would be a lie to say that it's not exciting to sell something. Or that you don't get a thrill from positive feedback from others. It would be nice to say that I only create for myself and that if someone likes/buys by artwork then that's just a nice side-benefit. I confess that I DO think about this stuff. I don't exactly work with this thought in the front of my brain, but it's there.<br />
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And yet, I am not good at the self-promotion aspect of being an artist.<br />
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I've decided that in order for the fall and winter months to be at all productive in here, I've got to get some of this clutter under control. I've got to purge. To weed out. To donate. To throw away. To pack up and store. It pains me in some ways. And I have to keep reminding myself that it's all for the good because I will be more productive in the near future. Right?<br />
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I am still trying to decide if I want to sell at the Puget Sound Gift show again this year. I want to - I just know that I need to do a bit of different stuff for it - more gifty type things - things that are priced well, small maybe, things that can be given as gifts. Art is not a thing that people usually give as a gift. Art selection is rather personal. So paintings are not usually big sellers at these things. that's a shame of course. So I think that if I can come up with something I will do it. If not...well. There is always next year. <br />
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OK - I am off to do stuff. You know...stuff!Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-24626296034354818392012-08-14T06:56:00.001-07:002012-08-14T06:56:06.229-07:00New work!I am very pleased to have this one finished. Or mostly so...still needs painting of edges and wire for hanging...:)<br />
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I am happy with how this one turned out. After taking probably two weeks to finish - which is unheard of for me - I am ready to move on to some other things that I have also been working on. mostly small stuff though. I so love painting big - not that 18x24 is considered big at a gallery...I don't think it is. <br />
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It has lots of glazes of color, rust, pencil, charcoal, collage...probably some other things that I have long since forgotten I added!<br />
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I am hankering to try something new, as far as medium goes. not that I am going to abandon acrylic - no no no - acrylic is too wonderful for this painter whose often interrupted schedule doesn't usually allow her to work with encaustics. But I have been reading about cold wax and oil combined and really love the way it looks. I think I even have a little pot of cold wax to try it with. somewhere....<br />
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Which brings me to a hated task that must be done soon. Cleaning. ugh. But it's pure chaos in here, so...there ya go.<br />
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Wow, I think this was ... 4 posts in one month? what's come over me? :)<br />
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I'm turning a corner here, people...yes I am.<br />
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I have been trolling the internets this a.m. looking at encaustic stuff. What fun it is to just surf around and look at great artwork. I try to let it inspire me, not intimidate me, but there is often a feeling of ... oh! I wish I had done that! :)<br />
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At any rate while surfing images I saw one of my own...uncredited of course...I know there is little you can do with websites that swipe your pics and then post them with no credit. It's not a very good piece anyway, so I am going to let it go. Just a little disturbing to find it out there...<br />
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I hope to have some new pics for you later on - or maybe early in the week next week. Wow! Look at me and all my post-i-ness! I SO need to be better about blogging here...I am trying, I swear!!!<br />
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Off for more coffee!<br />
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Part of it, I know, is that my studio is a complete disaster area. I have no room to work, I don't know where things are, there are too many things around that I DON'T need, and the list goes on. 'Just begin' the rational part of my brain says. 'It gets easier once you begin'...yes, yes, I know...but...<br />
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BUT WHAT???!!!!<br />
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Why do I do this to myself? I think that because I can only work in fits and spurts, I lose momentum. I get distracted. I feel like anything BUT an artist. These just sound like excuses don't they? Perhaps because they are. <br />
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I know it will pass. This isn't my first rodeo, right? Right.Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-10779535212493986462012-08-01T06:30:00.001-07:002012-08-01T06:30:25.817-07:00Another new pieceThis is another little guy - 6x6, acrylic on panel.<br />
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Acid (rain)<br />
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I have two more in the works...I need to get off my bum though and get to work on making room in my studios so I can work on my bigger stuff. I've decided that people like BIG paintings, but can only afford little ones! ah...such a conundrum!<br />
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A woman at the art group I belong to brought in a big painting for part of the demo last weekend and it was big and she and her husband had made some easel type things to display the piece. It was cool and I need to ask her how they made them because I forgot to look while there... Of course they need to have a wall or whatever to prop them against - they were sort of free-standing... that might be a problem in this studio...ha!<br />
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I'm just happy to be painting a little. I find that doing so in the a.m. early before I go work out or get any other part of my day under way, is the only time I really get. I always have aspirations of staying up late, but it never does seem to work out that way.<br />
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I need to update my website in the worst way too...ugh. I need more hours in the day!Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-82747318476406248882012-07-26T06:47:00.003-07:002012-08-12T22:15:40.018-07:00new work - finally!It's been a while folks! I have just finished a show in Edmonds, WA - one I do every summer. Let me tell you, the market does not seem good for people buying art. I understand that people are a little fearful right now. I just hope it passes and people will feel better about spending...<br />
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Anyway I have a couple of new things to show you - titles are still in the ether, because I hate coming up with titles most of the time but here they are anyway:<br />
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This is just a little guy - 6x6, mixed media on panel. It's tentatively titled Abandoned...but not sure if that is going to stick or not... However I like the way it turned out and plan to do bigger ones on a similar note.<br />
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This one is also mixed media - 18x24 on panel. I don't have a title for this one. yet. sigh...<br />
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This one is called The Closer They Came, 24x48, mixed media on panel. I like the way this one came out for the most part, but I may still do some work on it. Let me just say that it did NOT come out the way it was in my head. I need to get some detail shots of this but you'll just have to wait a bit. ha!<br />
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OK - that's it for now!Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-50377183710032515492011-09-05T06:59:00.000-07:002011-09-06T07:42:26.849-07:00WIP Finished!Try as I might, I can't seem to get a picture of this that satisfies me. However, I am still going to show it to you because I am excited that it is done!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5SBzprDKc91iaLUEVUZ7XqBDY46RfJ6OIIMxa_E_RubqLmUA-DfQU50RalwgGj2knxj_5MyxU7ebAiOF15uadush_EjopIXJtzECzcohiiglbjjxNcP1UfjCgSt3WbCQ8KG1/s1600/WIPabstract_14.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5SBzprDKc91iaLUEVUZ7XqBDY46RfJ6OIIMxa_E_RubqLmUA-DfQU50RalwgGj2knxj_5MyxU7ebAiOF15uadush_EjopIXJtzECzcohiiglbjjxNcP1UfjCgSt3WbCQ8KG1/s320/WIPabstract_14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648877595221716514" border="0" /></a>36"H x 24" W<br /><br />I have painted the edges, sprayed on its final protective finish...so yeah, finished! yay!<br /><br />As this is just for fun, and something I would take more care with next time, in that all the shots are different angles and such...but for this time around it will have to do...<br /><br />How my painting progressed:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrb00Bj1i2A6hJQFHa2XvPTn1XxZnyUkTthouBGLPAubKPGgTeynWxInV9Z9nPUcaGxhEhfLe20ApwDxpXcXhuYMMZ80nDGaYsp01cgqE5iBHQJotSuH1jmGQOuaZf43zEWla/s1600/WIP_progression.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 36px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrb00Bj1i2A6hJQFHa2XvPTn1XxZnyUkTthouBGLPAubKPGgTeynWxInV9Z9nPUcaGxhEhfLe20ApwDxpXcXhuYMMZ80nDGaYsp01cgqE5iBHQJotSuH1jmGQOuaZf43zEWla/s200/WIP_progression.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648876157084968962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So...what's up next? More in this series I think...at least that is my thinking this a.m....could be different by this afternoon! But really, right now this very minute, I am fighting angst about my messy studio, and trying to prepare panels for the next paintings, so they are ready to go when I am, because I really really hate that part of the painting process...<br /><br />Oh...it's not so bad I guess...but you know...sanding...gesso...sanding...filling...sanding...it's just sort of mindless. And sometimes, mindless is good, I'll grant you that. And right now, given my aforementioned studio angst, it's all I can handle.<br /><br />Still, I've got a show in November coming up, and two art hangings at the beginning of 2012 (!!!!). so I need to get my sh*t together.Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-83240307362409345572011-08-29T22:49:00.000-07:002011-08-29T22:50:05.805-07:00WIP monday nightHere's what I did this afternoon/tonight:
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<br />Then I put on some iron paint to rust:
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<br />The patina solution is on there but the rust hasn't developed yet...hopefully in the am it will have developed...
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<br />FEAR NO PAINT!!!!!!!
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<br />Tomorrow a.m. depending on how the rust looks, I will either add more iron or I will begin to knock back the rust a bit with some white/off white. We shall see. G'night all!
<br />Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-24328314293802656912011-08-29T07:44:00.000-07:002011-08-29T08:03:10.577-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pavoninestudios.com/WIPabstract_08.5.JPG">
<br /></a>I didn't get to paint at all yesterday. which sucked. But oh well. I got up this a.m. and did what I wanted to do yesterday:
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<br />So... you see...sometimes you really ARE rewarded when you take the plunge and set fear aside and experiment. Well, I confess that this is not exactly an experiment...I mean, I knew what I was going to do, for about two days. I know what I am going to do next. It's IS an experiment in the sense that I don't know how it is going to look exactly, when it dries. It should be more translucent than it looks here because the paint in this layer is mixed with soft gel and thus, should be more glaze like. I didn't have the heavy gel I had planned to use, so I had to use soft, which is not quite what I wanted. But then I thought...ok Amy...you can make do with what you have, or you can put it off until you get to the art store to buy what you want. I still plan to go buy some heavy gel, because I think it would give me the texture I want in the future..but...I didn't want to put off painting for yet another day.
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<br />Oh and surfing around the art blogs I found out that Cy Twombly, who has recently passed away did the coolest stuff....and how come I didn't know about him???? Google him and see what you think...Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-29812450758574848352011-08-28T09:18:00.000-07:002011-08-29T07:15:37.333-07:00The Key is...what?So...I have been having a discussion with a good friend about art lately. I have been posting updates on my current piece and she mentioned that she would have such a hard time covering up the layers that I had done....and that my ability to do this is what leads my art to have depth, that it seems to be the key...
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<br />Well, I don't know about depth...but I certainly was flattered by her comment. :) In part, here is my response to her comment:
<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">It *IS* key...one of the things that Jesse Reno talks about in his classes is this process of covering up and rediscovering and making things better...even if they go through these ugly phases...those are my words, not his. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">And it is SO hard...and you know...most people in his classes can't or won't do it. He makes it seem so easy...he keeps going when the rest of us would have stopped...but it's not easy for most of us...certainly not me...but I think that the PROCESS is almost key to really developing as an artist...getting too attached to things is not always a good thing... So I just grit my teeth and started painting over it, and collaging and so forth... I figured that initial layer was the EASY part. It really was, it was fun and effortless for me and I LIKED it. And so I forced myself to go on. I know that I can do it again on another board at another time, especially if I hate this one when I am done. Or I can paint over this one...I mean...it's just paint, right? the trick really is to balance the idea of the sacredness of the paint and the mundane aspects of it. Because really it is both mundane (if I hate it I can paint over it, it's only paint) AND sacred (oh my, I really love this, love what the painting says, the feelings I get from it, etc.)</span>
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<br />I am a big fan of Jesse Reno's work, have taken a class with him, etc. And I remember the distinct ... discomfort in the room that day when he would encourage people to paint out sections of their work, or even when he would paint out sections of his own work! You could nearly cut it with a knife! And yet....being able to let go of something in the hopes/belief that what emerges next will be even better is so important. I don't know how he makes it look so easy...so effortless!
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<br />But of course I am not Jesse, or any other artist, for that matter. I can only work on own stuff, work through my own attachments, expand my own thought process... And it's really hard sometimes...
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<br />and you know...sometimes...a girl just wants to make a good painting...without so much THINKING! :) And SOMETIMES...you are well rewarded for setting aside your fears and doubts and just diving in and seeing what happens...
<br />Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-29245418063677251892011-08-24T21:23:00.000-07:002011-08-24T21:27:04.007-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pavoninestudios.com/WIPabstract_01.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 621px; height: 828px;" src="http://www.pavoninestudios.com/WIPabstract_01.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<br />I really should know better than to paint in my good clothes. Seriously. Will I ever learn? maybe. Maybe not.
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<br />anyway - here's a progress shot of a painting I am working on tonight...It's got to dry over night before I can do more. And really I have to clean up this studio so I can work on more than one thing at a time. Sheesh. Oh how I'd like to rent a warehouse and paint there! yeah...that's not gonna happen any time soon...
<br />Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-38265632068025892322011-08-23T20:24:00.000-07:002011-08-23T20:34:59.424-07:00
<br />Greetings everyone! It's been a couple of weeks since I posted last. As much as I enjoy reading other art blogs you would think that I would make more of an effort to update my own. It's all I can do to update my website! sheesh.
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<br />I do have some good news though - I sold 7 paintings to a couple that had been waiting patiently until they had the money to buy some pieces from me. isn't that amazing! So, never discount the possible client who expresses interest in your art, because you just never know! they are such a nice couple and I was happy for them to have my art too.
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<br />Of course this makes me realize that I need to get cookin' if I want to have enough stuff to hang at the salon next February... AND I plan to do the Puget Sound Gift show in Edmonds in November. I need to make some things for that too....small paintings and perhaps some more bracelets... It's the first time I have done that show, but I hope it is a success!
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<br />I did rework a painting that I had done...oh...probably 3 or 4 years ago. It was hanging on the wall in my studio...just hanging....it was ok...just not...great. So I re-worked and I think I am satisfied...for now, anyway.
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<br />I've also been doing little doodly things in my art jouranal...which is both writing and pictures...Here's a sample:
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<br />OK - that's about it for now. Hopefully more pics to follow soon!
<br />Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-91210801008931842102011-08-08T18:20:00.000-07:002011-08-08T18:27:41.748-07:00
<br />I've been checking out other people's blogs lately....and have decided that I extremely LAME when it comes to keeping up with my art blog. Seriously LAME. Sigh. Oh well - onward and upward!
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<br />ARTSplash 2011 went very well and my jewelry did great! I am happy about that because it's been a long time since I showed any jewelry. I also managed to get a few new paintings done, 3 of which sold. woohoo!
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<br />I am considering doing some short videos for youtube...just too how they are received...that is IF I can screw up my courage to do so...nothing like a camera to make all of your self-conscious monsters some out of hiding... I'll try to keep you updated.
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<br />Here's a new painting: Ghost tree, 18x18, mixed media on panel:
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<br />Looks like I got a few reflections when I took the picture (probably because I did it at the show...)
<br />Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15514040.post-14897418512860506662011-02-22T06:51:00.000-08:002011-08-24T08:02:34.927-07:00Upcoming show angstHi all - it's been a while hasn't it? Life does seem to get in the way of updating the blog about... life! At any rate, I've got a few things on my mind. First and foremost is the upcoming ARTSplash show in July.
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<br />Yes, that seems a million years away, but if you know anything at all about deadlines, then you know that they approach very quickly.
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<br />So, I have got some things in mind to paint, notes in my notebook(s), but... I am toying with the possibility of also trying to sell a few pieces of jewelry on my little table in front of my art work. I always think I am going to offer cards and prints and so forth, but I never do seem to get around to the actual production. and then there is the conflict I have selling jewelry at a show where I know there will be OTHER fabulous jewelry for sale...and of course I know these other artists and consider them friends...
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<br />So, those of you who have known me for a long enough time, will know that I used to make jewelry a million years ago. I recently unearthed my unsold stuff, which is quite a bit! And man...some of it is really awful! I know we grow as artists, but really..what was I thinking when I made some of this stuff???
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<br />I've been a little obsessed with making jewelry lately, mostly because it's easier in so many ways to set it aside when life gets in the way, which is often.
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<br />Now of course I have to struggle with the thought that maybe I am using jewelry as an avoidance technique for not painting! Ack! Talk about conflicted. I've always been a big lover of jewelry, love to make it, wear it, admire it. Painting is newer to me, but not that much newer.
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<br />I don't want to burden you all with my angst about what to actually do/make/sell at the show, but if you see jewelry there too, don't be too surprised. Sometimes it's good to type this stuff out...get the mental juices flowing!Pavonine Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647253583512350445noreply@blogger.com1