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New Year, new aesthetic

2010 looks to be a promising year of growth, artistically.  Judging by the work I produced in the last 2 weeks, my work seems to be heading in a more sculptural direction, and my aesthetic is changing into a more simplified, organic color palette with stylized ink drawings, layered translucent dress patterns, pantyhose and book [...]

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DIY Christmas crafts

This isn’t meant to become a crafting / DIY blog, but I couldn’t resist sharing my favorite crafts of the season.  Most of these can be found on Design Sponge and can be done without any money at all (or as little as $1).  I already blogged about the DIY Christmas ornaments, and the advent [...]

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second opening for “In the Making” show

This Sunday evening, the Vancouver Project II show “In The Making” will have its second opening at First Baptist Church here in Vancouver.  If you are in the area, I’d recommend coming at 7 pm this Sunday.  There will be a “Celtic Christmas” concert, with an art reception afterwards.  For more about the work and [...]

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illuminated manuscript

So I’ve been dreaming and planning a new body of work for several months now.  I had this week off (from grad school) so I decided it was a good time to be in the studio to put my ideas into motion.

Illuminated Manuscript
beeswax, rulers, rope light, chicken wire, black ink, text and nylon
10 x 36 [...]

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upcoming opening at Regent

Community: Lessons from the Hive (a 21 piece installation: wax, paper, graphite on hexagon panels)
Next week, Regent will be opening the By For residency exhibition “In the Making.”  This is the first opening of the traveling exhibit and all of us (the participating artists) are excited to see all the artwork come together.  The residency [...]

Day 5

[ Brian Moss has been blogging and doing podcast interviews with each artist.  You can see / hear them here. ]
This morning Joanne (from a patron church) came by the studio to visit with us and hear about what we’re doing.  A few others strolled in as the day progressed, and it was a lot [...]

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For All It’s Worth

 
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how little I really know about love, grace, truth, beauty, etc.  So I’ve been working on a new series of paintings called For All It’s Worth.  Each painting focuses on a word and several visual elements, interconnected with dotted lines and circles.  It’s crazy to me that I [...]

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53: a visual exploration of Lent

With 3 paintings sold and the prospect of a few more, the one day show turned out to be a big success!  GDA gallery offered to keep over half the show up for the rest of the month.  My favorite part of the show besides dialogue about the meaning of Lent, was the demos.  Everyone [...]