Why So Many Hours In The Dark?
Another midsummer day in a dim room creating cyanotypes, even though I still don’t know how they will fit into my art practice in the future, if at all. Altogether I’ve spent more than:
four full days working plus prep time.
an undisclosed amount of money on extra fancy, cotton watercolor paper.
tons of time and coin on specialty transparency sheets that are designed specifically for making digital negatives.
Creative Explorations
I've been doing something a little different lately. I'm not sure where it will go or what will happen next, but for me, part of being an artist means trying new things and taking some risks now and again.
How to choose a meaningful gift
This time of year seems to be filled with special occasions like graduations, weddings, anniversaries and in my family, we've got plenty of summer birthdays, too. There's nothing quite as wonderful as giving a gift that holds special meaning and one way for a gift to have meaning is for that gift to symbolize something.
Why I Make Art at Church
If you've been following me for a bit, you have probably seen that I occasionally create art live on stage at my church. We have four services over the weekend and I will be creating artwork for the full length of each ninety minute service, which are all the same. That's not a thing that happens at many churches and whether or not you are familiar with church world, you may have wondered why I do that. There's actually several reasons.
Did you ever have a butterfly net?
I did! I'm pretty sure that I had an unofficial catch and release protocol because I don't really remember what happened after I caught a butterfly, or if I really ever caught any. (Maybe my mom will remember and tell me, lol.) But I remember being enchanted by butterflies and I am pretty much still under their spell.