Yearly Archives: 2007

Art as language

Hearing Thomas Beale speak about his work at the Long Island Craft Guild last night reminded me how important it is to honor that small still voice inside of yourself. He saw something in his mind’s eye…a shape, and finally didn’t ignore it anymore, searching until he found a way to give it voice. His…

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sueorkin - “Sometimes I will observe clothes drying on the line and see the complexity and fragility of our lives.”

I love that.

Wood shaped by spirit

Sometimes i find a kindred spirit in the most unexpected places! We came by a gallery exhibit in an open air studio in Chelsea last weekend! There were wooden sculptures that seemed to be shaped by the force of the breath within them. They were created by Thomas Beale, who was there to explain his…

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how to draw people online - Thank you for this page it’s a breath of fresh air seeing a blog with no.

Todd Fillingham - Your post about Beale brought to my mind the work of Martin Puryear.

Nice watercolor.

I have found many ways to meditate, creating art is my most fundamental. Balancing with my eyes closed is like locking on to a meditative rail. Running can also plug into the meditative universe.

Todd

Meeting with "Les Saltimbanques" in Chelsea!

What an incredible show this is at the James Cohan Gallery in NYC! Folkert de Jong is a Dutch artist who creates sculptures in life size tableaux with industrial insulation materials. His work reflects on the paradox of contemporary life and the global issues. This work, “Les Saltimbanques” recalls the Picasso painting, “Family of Saltimbanques”(1905),…

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the process of creating

I will be posting my sketches form my daily journals to get a perspective on how I work. I also need to work fairly regularly, so this will facilitate self reflection. I will also post work that I am producing concurrently. Together they will reveal dialogue within my work. These are some journal images I…

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bethvw - Karen,
Thank you!
Wasn’t Sunday beautiful with the sunshine and wind? Like a breathe of fresh air?

bethvw - Love to have your thoughts on this blog and the work in it. the blog gives me a chance to
reflect upon artworks and sketches and by placing them in a different space allows me to make unforseen connections.
These connections can inspire my future thematic development.

Thank you for your very welcome thoughts!