If you’re looking for ideas for crafts to make from recycled materials, get this book: 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, by Garth Johnson. It is simply the richest source of ideas, per book-dollar or per page, I have found. Read the comments and the reviews about the book; if you’re looking for step-by-step instructions,…
Category Archives: 700 The Arts
When Sculpting is a Pain in the Tail, and other questions about Art Form
Thinking this morning about the differences between painters and sculptors; how “the world” supports painters with an infinite number of how-to books and magazines and galleries and this and that and other stuff, and how there are, give or take, five books about how to be a sculptor, all published by Dover and written before…
Moncure Iron Pour
Topsail Island with my parents and niece, post pre-order shipping for Carve Smart, pre-fall show rush of carving. Events: Carve Smart publication; iron pour at the Moncure Museum of Art; started painting. 1. Proof copies of Carve Smart arrived; thank goodness I had already proofed the text because I found it almost impossible to actually…
A Week in Moscow, Russia
Back from Russia; a week in Moscow. Just about shed of jet lag, but it’s insidious. Eight hour time difference, and the city is MUCH farther north so this time of year, it’s light at 4 am and still light well past 10 pm. Pineal gland is not happy. The family-business part of the trip…
Art updates
Long time no write. At least, not writing in here. In the process of building the new website–KarenTiede.com, after owning the domain name for two years and paying for hosting for four months. My work has outgrown PittsboroPenguins.com and it’s time to move, which means as much of a reorganization of files and pictures as…
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…
Three full days of art
I have three days to make art, free of major obligations, and the time flies. Wonder how it could be different… should I buy another powerball ticket, even though they pollute my imagination so badly? I’m starting to think that maybe I’ll buy myself a German wheel and a week at wheel camp for my…
draft keyword ideas
Spiral rug Excellent stuff–UK Handknitters Handwoven rugs from 2002 Info about rag rugs good site overall for keywords Oversize aran rug knit with rope fake knits, use of keyword only Etsy chair pad not profitable Carol’s rugs–handknit or crocheted, and boring Hand-knit rugs by Karen Tiede in Cary Feb 26, 2010 chainsaw carving rustic furniture…
I Can Do That
I thought I had written about this in an earlier, pre-Wordpress post, but I can’t find it this morning.) As part of my preparation for needing a new source of income, I started keeping a list of things I could do that would earn income. My target was 50 items. I have 42 activities on…