19 Color of the Blind 2014

Last year I participated in the 1st Color of the Blind. I did a 3D piece. This year i'm doing a 2D piece. Pics will come AFTER the exhibition ::wink::

The beauty of this show is, guests can touch the work.

18 On Off Fred Rd

Really looking forward to participating in this years tour.
Friday 2.21 is the party at Bil haus
Saturday 2.22 and Sunday 2.23 is the 'tour'

Here is the link for more info:
http://onandofffred.org/

I'm creating 16 small mixed media pieces for this event. I will also have my luck boxes, collages (8x10 and 11x14 matted) as well as 8x10 digital prints from the 'Black and Blue' period.

It'll be an art filled weekend.
Hope to see many familiar faces :)


'Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.' - Picasso

'Propaganda packaged for the masses'- Tom Shear

'Never leave a painting mediocre; it's better to take a chance with it.' -Guy Corriero.

'Even at best talent remains a constant, and those who rely upon that gift alone, without developing further, peak quickly and soon fade to obscurity.'- David Bayles and Ted Orland

17 2 Events and 4 quotes

Looks like the 1005 Faces Project I was part of is having a HUGE exhibition this Saturday at the Southwest School or Art and Craft:

My photo is finally up and out for all to see:

Should be a great exhibition, a year in the making.
Sarah Brooke Lyons was on the local CBS morning show discussing the project and exhibition:
http://www.kens5.com/great-day-sa/1005-Reasons-To-Smile-240153301.html


Now NEXT Saturday is the Angry Oontz Oontz, and I will be selling art...                                                      BEHOLD:

Aaaand the quotes:

'Everything can be taken from us but one thing- the last of the human freedoms- to choose one's attitude in any given circumstance.'- Viktor Frankl*

'Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.'- Thomas A. Edison 

'Wisdom begins in wonder.'- Socrates

'The creative artist is concerned, not with facades, but with the inner structure, with the truth of what he sees'.- Ellen Raskin

*Which was edited from this
The experiences of camp life show that a man does have a choice of action. There were enough examples, often of a heroic nature, which proved that apathy could be overcome, irritability suppressed. Man can preserve a vestige of spiritual freedom, of independence of mind, even in such terrible conditions of psychic and physical stress. We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s way. The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity—even in the most difficult circumstances—to add a deeper meaning to life.

16-... and here we are 2014

Something to think about...

You'll never look at food the same again:

http://gma.yahoo.com/photos/artists-turn-food-into-dreamlike-delectable-world-slideshow/artists-turn-food-into-dreamlike-delectable-world-photo-1389040788663.html

http://www.minimiam.com/en/goen.html

and then to continue the food theme, I watched the documentary HUNGRY FOR CHANGE...wow it validated my thoughts on food. It too will make you not look at food the same again ;)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2323551/?ref_=nv_sr_1

And here are the inspirational quotes I posted the last few days of 2013 and first few days of 2014:

'Don't explain why it can't be done. Discover how it can be done.' -Mo Tao

'A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity: an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.' -Winston Churchill

'Throwing away ideas too soon is like opening a package of flower seeds and then throwing them away because they're not pretty.'- Art VanGundy

'Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.'- Sir Francis Bacon

'Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits YIELD intensity.'- Steven Nachmanovitch

'The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.' Anthony Jay

'Ideas can come from anywhere and at any time. The problem with making mental notes is that the ink fades very rapidly.'- Rolf Smith 

'Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity.'- Michael J Gelb

15- 2 Things...

Greetings and salutations on this 2013 holiday season...

I've put ETSY into vacation mode so that I can edit images for listings and recharge over the holidaze.
I'm hoping to relaunch the ETSY shop on Monday January 6th.

Aaaaand...
Ulrike Muller's project HERSTORY INVENTORY is officially in book format and your's truly is one of the many talented ladies that is part of the ground breaking project. Here is some info about the project and the book:

Dear Friends,

We’re proud and excited to announce the publication of Herstory Inventory: 100 Feminist Drawings by 100 Artists, forthcoming in early 2014.

Today we are reaching out to you with a special offer. Order NOW and receive the book FRESH OFF THE PRESS in February 2014! If you are one of the first 50, you’ll ALSO receive a special-edition Herstory Inventory tote bag that features Nancy Brooks Brody’s drawing for Herstory Inventory. Please take this opportunity to support this amazing project and forward this email to all your friends and colleagues.

TO ORDER, GO TO: http://dfpress.us/projects.html

Herstory Inventory originated in 2007, when the artist Ulrike Müller found an inventory list describing a collection of feminist T-shirts in the Lesbian Herstory Archives in Brooklyn. Ulrike invited 100 artists to retranslate the descriptions into drawings. The result, Herstory Inventory: 100 Feminist Drawings by 100 Artists (2009–2012), is a collaborative rethinking of feminist imagery that reflects a wide range of political desires and representational strategies. We have been working with Ulrike and the designer Tiffany Malakooti to transpose Herstory Inventory onto 272 printed pages. In addition to color reproductions of the full inventory, the book includes a narrative chronology of the project, edited from Ulrike’s email correspondence with the participants. The Herstory Inventory publication will further the life of this this open-ended endeavor.

Gratitude! And very much looking forward to sharing the book with you.

Barbara Schröder and Karen Kelly
Dancing Foxes Press
Participating Artists: A.K. Burns, A.L. Steiner, Adriana Minoliti, Alhena Katsof, Allyson Mitchell, Amy Linton, Amy Sillman, Anni Viinikainen, B. E. Wiest, Barbara Eichhorn, Carola Dertnig, Carrie Yamaoka, Cauleen Smith, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Chitra Ganesh, Chris Castillo, Cristina Gómez Barrio, Dawn Kasper, Dean Daderko, Edie Fake, Elke Silvia Krystufek, Emily Roysdon, Erika Vogt, Faith Wilding, Fiona Rukschcio, Fox Hysen, Gabriela Santiago, Georgia Sydney Lassner, Ginger Brooks Takahashi and Dana Bishop-Root, Gregg Bordowitz, Guadalupe Rosales, Hans Scheirl, Iris Andraschek, Jamie Chan, JD Samson, Jennifer Montgomery, Jibz Cameron, Jocelyn Davis, Johanna and Mona Gustavsson, Johanna Kirsch, Jonah Groeneboer, Joy Episalla, Julie Evanoff, K8 Hardy, Kate Huh, Katherine Hubbard, Kathleen Hanna, Keltie Ferris, Kim Kelly, Lee Maida, Lee Relvas, Leidy Churchman, Leigh Ruple, Lily Benson, Linda Bilda, Linda Stillman, Lisa Lenarz, Louise Fishman, Lovett/Codagnone, Lucy Dodd, Malin Arnell, Marget Long, Maria Gafarova, Mariah Garnett, Marie-Thérèse Escribano, Marlene McCarty, Math Bass, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Michaela Mélian, Michele Araujo, Michelle Dizon, Mitra Wakil, Monica/Nico Peck, Moyra Davey, MPA, Myriam Lanau, Nancy Brooks Brody, Nicole Eisenman, Onya Hogan-Finlay, Pam Lins, Patricia Reschenbach, R. H. Quaytman, Ricarda Denzer, Robert Bordo, Robin Hustle, Sadie Benning, Sam Miller, Samara Davis, Shelly Silver, Simone Bader, Sowon Kwon, Tara Mateik, Taylor Davis, Terrilynn, Therese Roth, Travis Boyer, Ulrike Müller, Wolfgang Mayer, Wynne Greenwood, Xylor Jane, and Zoe Leonard. 

Weekly inspirational quotes:

'A painting in a museum probably hears more foolish remarks than anything else in the world.'- Edmond and Jules De Goncourt.

'It is never too late to become what you MIGHT HAVE BEEN.'- George Eliot

'Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.'- Goethe 'Don't explain why it can't be done. Discover how it can be done.' -Mo Tao

14 Art does the brain good

This article validates so much of my thinking. As my dad used to say 'teach a child to create and he will never learn to destroy'...or something to that effect.

Great article, I had to share :;smile::

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3023094/science-says-art-will-make-your-kids-better-thinkers-and-nicer-people

'Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it's the only one you have.'- Emilee Chartier

'An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor.'- Robert Frost 'An artist is not paid for his labour but for his vision.' - James MacNeill Whistler. 'I never finish a painting -- I just stop working on it for a while.' - Arshile Gorky. 'Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up.' -Chuck Close

Lucky 13th blog

I stumbled across this gem this evening. I find reason #18 very valid. And I'm well on my way to #16
Cheers!!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/23-excellent-reasons-to-drink-more-wine

The inspiration quotes from last week:

'We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.'- Robin S Sharma 

'On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.'- Jackson Pollock

'No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.'- Victor Hugo 'If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever be done.'- Ludwig Wittgenstein