A cold snap plus the decision to cancel the duck show at the end of this month gives me the freedom to play, think, write; try something different. Realized I’ve been working two full time jobs without a real break (except for a funeral, which isn’t a break at all) for at least two years–ALL…
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Outgrowing a painting class
What a long strange trip it’s been The second weekend in November is Jerry’s Art Expo, a 4-day extravaganza of classes and trade show hosted by Jerry’s Artarama, an excellent chain of art supply stores. I’ve attended classes and shopped hard for several years and have come to think of it as an Autumn Break,…
Recovering from an Explosion
I’ve been experimenting with painting for some time and never quite happy with the results. Finally allowed as how I am a sculptor, maybe I need a sculpted surface to paint on, rather than expending enormous amounts of effort trying to make a flat surface look carved. So I tested a number of ways of…
Dick and Jane’s Spot, Ellensburg, WA
On Sunday evening, we drove from Seattle to Yakima, stopping in Ellensburg to see Dick and Jane’s Garden Spot, a display of yard art that John had told me about last year. While we were looking at the garden, Jane came out to move a sprinkler and chatted, then Dick came out and invited us…
Wapato Pawn & Trade
I was in the PNW for a week in 1998, and it was that trip that kicked me into being an “artist,” rather than the crafter I was at the time. I remember being disturbed by my “shopping,” which I don’t normally do at home, and that I was buying beads when I don’t actually…
Your Goldfish on Art
Friday morning, we took the ferry out to Friday Harbor, both to wander the island and to meet up with two friends from Oak Harbor who were vacationing on the island for the weekend. We had lunch, and they showed us some of the shops (lavender, hot sauce) and went over to Roche Harbor to…
Routine & Creativity
Bought the house next door in June, hoping that one day it can be a studio/gallery and in the mean time, pay for itself as rental property. Renovation is turning out to be MUCH more complicated than initially estimated so that project has absorbed every waking moment of free time and creative energy. I get…
Welding, Knitting, and Monet
I did actually have a saw in my hands this past weekend. Knocked out a mask, and a beaver commission for a neighbor, and part of a bench, and a stand for a carving that’s been sitting too long waiting for some way to be displayed. Just when I think I’m about to be done…
Artist’s Date in the Garden
John and I went to the Open House at the Goathouse Gallery yesterday, too late to see the dancers, unfortunately. I can’t recall being there in late spring before. Other visits have been during the Studio Tour in December, before I became a stop on said Tour, and during an early spring Kiln Opening, before…
An Artist Ponders an MRI
I’m now post-MRI, pre-followup visit with the orthopedic doctor. Of COURSE I studied the pictures (5 sheets of 20 pictures per knee). I am a sculptor; I can figure out the anatomy, basically. What I don’t know is what “normal” looks like. I suspect I would be able to see more meniscus in a younger…