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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-90113882397319795032012-09-22T21:08:00.000-07:002012-09-22T21:25:02.985-07:00"Working Play"<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The idea of making a large scale sculpture out of paper that could go from flat to a three dimensional form in space is something that I've been wanting to realize for a long time now. A virtual "pop up sculpture" if you will. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"Working Play" as it is titled embodies for me the combination of creative fun and hard work. It is approximately 7 feet tall x 4 feet wide and made out of repurposed corrugated cardboard. The surface was painted with black and white acrylic gesso. The subject matter for this piece was my son's room and boy does he have fun stuff to play with. From vintage Fisher Price to the latest and the greatest in toy design. And I can't forget all his artwork and books, books, books. this space was such a rich resource for me to pull from.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One of my favorite elements of the sculpture is the elephant toy container that my wife found for our son at a local antique shop. It's round polka dotted and fun.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I edited through my son's toy selecting and including only ones that he really loves and that are important to him. I remember him banging on his mini piano when he was only a few months old.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am so glad that I finally had an opportunity to create this piece of paper sculpture. The time had finally come.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-80484599263363695502012-09-17T22:26:00.001-07:002012-09-17T22:26:45.156-07:00Little Houses<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Recently I was asked by the <a href="http://anchorartspace.org/">Anchor Art Space</a> in Anacortes if I would be interested in coming up with an art project that would tie their current exhibit titled "Shelter" in with the town's rather large Arts Festival. I said yes of course not having any idea what I would actually do. I had a month to figure that out.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">On day one of the project I was stationed in front of the Anchor Space and I started making many little cardboard houses that would eventually be a part of something bigger. I temporarily trailed them from inside the gallery out onto the sidewalk. The biggest realization I had that first day was that wind moves paper easily. Pretty obvious I know but I hadn't thought about it at all. The next day I would be building a structure much much bigger out of cardboard and I would be doing it a block further down the street where the wind could be much stronger.</span></div>
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I was recently invited to participate in an exhibit called <a href="http://www.anchorartspace.org/">"Shelter" at the Anchor Art Space</a> in Anacortes.<br />
It gave me the opportunity to create something that I had been wanting to make for quite some time. <br />
A large scale "Pop Up" sculpture made out of paper.<br />
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A great add for the Honda Fit. My 7 1/2 foot tall sculpture packed completely flat and slid nicely into my tiny car.<br />
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After quickly unwrapping it the first insert created a stable base and the piece was free standing.<br />
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There were a few flat pieces to choose from but they neatly inserted into slots.<br />
In no time at the most ambitious piece of sculpture I may have ever done was installed and ready to be seen. A great big thank you to Eve Deisher for her careful pair of hands in helping with the set up, and her husband <a href="http://home.wavecable.com/~lbergner/">Lanny Bergner</a> for taking the great photos of the set up.<br />
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Don't forget to come to the show!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-35053133500168452952012-03-03T23:19:00.001-08:002012-04-08T22:37:50.282-07:00Fairytales, Fantasy, & Fear<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A very cool thing about a Museum having something of yours in their permanent collection is that occasionally they will use it in a special show. The Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC has one of my ceramic sculptures and when an upcoming show titled Fairytales,Fantasy, & Fear was being curated they thought it would be a good fit. Thank you Mint! It sounds like a very interesting show to me and all three of these subjects have been a part of my work for as long as I can remember. Below I've pictured the Piece that is in the show.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">There is nothing like a deadline to intensify the creative process. A couple of months ago I had a number of opportunities come my way regarding showing my ceramic and paper sculpture. I make a point of never passing up an opportunity so as a result I was loaded with deadlines. I know that there is always a certain amount of stress involved but I think it is the good kind that can focus the mind toward a goal. Above is an example of one of the very recent objects to come out of my studio stress tank. It's titled "Radio Flyer Teapot", made with a whiteware clay body. I apply a vitreous slip to the white clay and then use a technique called sgraffito to scratch and carve the imagery into the clay surface. Finally when I am finished with the drawing the object is fired once to cone 1.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">This piece is titled "Staged Cup" and is made in the same way. Although these two objects refer to function they are not usable. My slip gets really close to being a glaze but the clay that is scratched into is still somewhat porous and wouldn't well suited for use.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">This last piece is title "Familiar Place" and the tallest of the 3 at 8 1/2 ". Another thing that working with all of these deadlines looming has shown me is what I am capable of. I generally do not work really fast yet what I admire in other artists is the energy that they often capture in their work due to their process. I want that as well in my work but it challenges my very nature. Well, there's nothing like a good challenge.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">All three of these objects will be in a show of ceramic sculpture at <a href="http://www.matzkefineart.com/">Matzke Fine Art Gallery</a> and Sculpture Park on Camano Island from March 3rd- April 8th.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-924188412516564172012-02-16T23:39:00.000-08:002012-02-16T23:41:13.415-08:00NCECA Ponderings<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~ NCECA Ponderings ~</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> can't help myself when it comes to the excitement that I feel about NCECA coming to Seattle in 2012. I've been involved in ceramics and the teaching of it for over 20 years and I have sadly never attending the annual conference that draws some of the most talented and diverse people working in the medium. It will be at the last week in March at to learn more about it or to sign up for yourself click <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_412469635"></span>here<span id="goog_412469636"></span></a>. Maybe I'll see you there! </span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-62480059495737330852011-11-30T21:10:00.000-08:002011-11-30T21:10:29.223-08:00"Mr. Sgraffito"<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ Mister Sgraffito ~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I </span>have to say that I've had an idea for an image of myself in my studio. I've been devoted to ceramics for the last 23 years but ever since I cheated on clay with cardboard I've had thoughts of working large once again. When I say large I'm talking 4 ft. to 8 ft. Not impossible to achieve in clay but the reality of firing any clay object of that size has many technical, practical and philosophical concerns surrounding it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">C</span>eramics is not a medium that I have any intention of putting on a shelf, but working in both the clay and the paper medium seems to be where my head is at these days. I think I will work on smaller clay objects while getting crazy big with the paper works.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>graffito is a ceramic technique that involves scratching through an applied contrasting slip clay into the clay body beneath creating marks, designs or imagery. I LOVE IT! It's something I can't achieve in paper but who knows....maybe I'll figure it out. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>hen it came to realizing the idea for these very unstaged snapshots there was only one choice for who the person would be behind the camera. The phenomenal Kristin Theiss who has become an amazing photographer over the past couple of years taking probably 200 shots on any given day. She has a way of putting the fun in "fotography" (or "photografun"). I think she nailed it. Stay tuned for more adventures of "Mister Sgraffito" in his house of clay and paper.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-68358053199553520412011-11-12T22:19:00.000-08:002011-11-12T22:19:56.720-08:00My Art's Alive Show.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ My Art's Alive Show ~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>ne of my wonderful blog followers mentioned that it would be nice to see more examples of my sculpture that I recently had on display at La Conner's Art's Alive Invitational Show. I really appreciate the interest in what I make in my studio and I thought why not just post everything that I had there, an cyber show you might say. The space at Maple hall was limited so it made it difficult to get a smooth 360 degree view of my pieces which in my mind is largely the point of my work but I can understand the issues that faced the venue. The show consisted of all the ceramic and paper sculptures that I had on hand and they varied in size from small to quite large. I hope that you enjoy the show.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Old Tub and Knob", 9"x 6"x 6", whitware, vitreous slip, sgraffito.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"A Bubble Off Plumb", 9.5"x 9"x 5", whiteware, vitreous slip, sgraffito.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"A Change Of Direction", 16"x 13"x 6", whiteware, vitreous slip, sgraffito.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Shut Toilet", 23"x 14"x 11", paper, acrylic gesso.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Hutch", 72"x 17"x 16", paper, acrylic gesso.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I would love to hear any of your comments and if you are interested in purchasing any of these works except "Bubble Of Plumb" which sold, please let me know and I'll give you the price list. My work will be in a number of regional shows over the next few months and I will post the when and where info on my blog if you would like to view it in person. Thank you so much for coming to my cyber show.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-4066068071689090812011-11-03T21:54:00.000-07:002011-11-03T21:54:54.339-07:00Art's Alive Exhibition<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ Art's Alive Exhibition ~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been a real night owl lately burning the candle at both ends and the middle trying to complete a few new pieces of sculpture for an exhibition that opens tomorrow night in La Conner. "Art's Alive" is an annual weekend to celebrate the Art's and La Conner's reputation as an art centric community. I was fortunate to be asked to participate this year in the invitational show. As always I used every last moment to prepare the work and I dropped of the final piece this morning ( Pictured below).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 6 works that I'm showing are made of ceramic or paper and range in size from 12 inches in height (top picture) to 6 feet in height "Hutch" pictured directly above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The show will be at Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St. in La Conner and will be open to view Friday, November 4th from 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday, 10-5pm, and Sunday, 10-4pm. Admission is free but the artist reception on Friday night from 5-9pm will cost you $8. Maybe I'll see you there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-32170238294983290532011-07-16T22:20:00.000-07:002011-07-21T21:21:18.588-07:00Interview with Karen Henderson<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ Artist Interview ~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Karen Henderson "Textile Artist"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrPlOZcigXMDY-vr3_BqRaZ_r5I29Hxehq23IgeDxMponySo2zIxL-T0G1E2XjhVcM-HCH0PuC5_HF9rAaN5QG5txAiOHnibx4L7Xj9hLcV8FJwfJsfQ1C7BJDsNyhoBQlPE7g2YjDEzZ/s1600/%2528c%2529KHenderson-Hope-Commission.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrPlOZcigXMDY-vr3_BqRaZ_r5I29Hxehq23IgeDxMponySo2zIxL-T0G1E2XjhVcM-HCH0PuC5_HF9rAaN5QG5txAiOHnibx4L7Xj9hLcV8FJwfJsfQ1C7BJDsNyhoBQlPE7g2YjDEzZ/s640/%2528c%2529KHenderson-Hope-Commission.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. What is your name? </span></span><span style="color: #76933c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karen Henderson</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you do? </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape inspired wall pieces.</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I usually start with hand weaving the fabric, in natural color (beige,</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">white, lt. grey or lt. brown) yarns. Often, I use an Irish linen warp,</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then for weft I’ll try silk, paper, or mix with a variety of other</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yarns. I explore variations in the density of the weave, playing with</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">textures and transparencies. Basically, I’m weaving my own ‘canvas’.</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After weaving, then the dye process(es) begins to slowly build my</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">image (batik, shibori, dye painting). Other fabrics are</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">combined...hand-stitching is usually the last part of the process.</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes I also work with fabrics I haven’t woven, using all the</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">other same processes. Or I combine them, I’m even getting brave now to</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sometimes cut a weaving.</span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Do you support yourself financially with what you make?</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wish I were! On a good month I can support myself. But it’s so irregular I</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">can’t count on it. Currently, I still need to keep a part-time ‘day-job’, and</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also do freelance textile design to augment my income. I was trying to get</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">established at the higher-end craft shows with my ‘fine’ art, doing them from</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2006 to 2009, which was an incredible experience, but with the economic</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">situation, it’s too costly for me right now. I’ve decided to try other</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">approaches to getting my work out there. Recently I finished a commission for</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a hospital, which was a great process that I’d like to find more</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">opportunities for. Another avenue I’m considering putting more energy into is</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">making smaller, quick to make work & wearables to sell at our local farmers</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">markets, which I tried last fall and it was fun… I think I could also try</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Etsy with those but haven’t tried that yet - I need to ask your wife some</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tips! Ideally, I’d like to do the textile design freelance as my only “dayjob”</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then pursue making/selling my fine art wall pieces for the other</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">part of the time.</span></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Do you ever think about doing anything else as a profession? </span></span><span style="color: #76933c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately, yes,</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think about going back to the textile design work full-time. It’s been a</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">difficult time the past couple of years due to the economy…so it does have me</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">second-guessing the practicality of my desire to support myself. But so far I</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just keep trying with my art, and am looking forward to a one-week residency</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this spring. That will be a nice retreat to focus on some new work.</span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. What is your earliest memory of making something? </span></span><span style="color: #76933c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">drawing on the walls of</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">our bedroom with my sister…age 3. My sister would also have these ‘theme’</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">doll parties for her friends, and we’d have to bring our dolls dressed in</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">whatever the theme was she chose…it was like a super early project runway for</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">little girls…that was maybe age 5. I also remember getting my own 70’s style</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">plastic ceramic wheel…I have always loved making th</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ings, and always knew I</span></span></div><div style="color: #76933c; font: 10.0px Courier; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was an artist.</span></span></div><br />
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I first met Karen as a first year art student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY back in the Mid 80's. I remember her best by her fantastic work ethic, great sense of humor and her positive attitude. She was someone that you definitely wanted to be around hoping that any of it might rub off on you. I had lost touch with her for more than a decade and one day when I let my fingers do a googling low and behold It turns out she had been very busy creating an impressive body of work in textiles. No big surprise really considering her work ethic but still always great to discover that artistic perseverance in life. I'm happy to reconnect with her after so long and I hope that you enjoyed her thoughtful responses to my questions about her creative efforts. And many thanks to Karen. To see more of Karen's textile works click <a href="http://www.karenhendersonfiber.com/">here</a>.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">The magic in a potter's wheel.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"A Clay Demonstration at Hutch"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This April I wanted to have art demonstrations at Hutch that went beyond the makings that occur there every day. Something that would be extra special or even possibly magical. The first thing that popped into my head was the <a href="http://vimeo.com/7551948">Thread drawings</a> of Kristin Loffer Theiss aka my wife, which are amazing beyond words to witness in person. I really wanted to do a demo myself as well but watching me work on my ceramic sgraffito sculpture is probably like watching grass grow in the desert. So I thought it would be fun to make something completely different and do it in a way that would be a fresh and new experience for me. When I think of magic what first comes to mind is a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat. I thought pulling a rabbit out of a potter's wheel might hold a bit of magic as well......if I could pull it off that is. <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/"> Kristin </a>was there documenting the demo with about 200 to 300 photos, making sure that there wasn't any slight of hand trickery on my part. She later put together a great post for <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/">her blog</a>. I invited her to be my very first guest blogger and she lovingly agreed. Here it is......enjoy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weekends ago, I had a chance to spend a little time at <a href="http://hutchstudio.blogspot.com/" style="color: #88bb21; text-decoration: none;">hutch studio</a>. Chris was giving a demo in clay & hung around a bit to shoot some photos of the event. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are a few glimpses of how he displays some <a href="http://www.kltworks.com/" style="color: #88bb21; text-decoration: none;">klt:works</a> items. It's always a treat to be able to see my work in that space.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://christheissprocess.blogspot.com/" style="color: #88bb21; text-decoration: none;">Chris</a> set out to do something that he had never done before...to throw a bunny on a wheel. Sounds cool doesn't it? It was really quite an interesting thing to view. It's the type of thing that only someone with <a href="http://christheissprocess.blogspot.com/p/bio.html" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration: none;">his experience</a>, could pull off with a crowd of people watching. Not to mention, the shop was actually open. So in between working on the rabbit, he was helping customers! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was asked if I would be willing to demonstrate a technique that I use primarily in my ceramic sculpture referred to as "sgraffito", a technique that I love and have been doing for a long time. Considering it was for a local clay group called Cascade Clay Artists and since I never have the time in my life to join the group and go to meetings, I felt that I this was a way that I could contribute. The challenge for me is to somehow make this interesting to watch. My process is very slow and unless it is speeded up in a video it could be painful to sit through. Well, I am going to get some rest and hopefully be a dynamic demonstrator tomorrow evening. Wish me luck. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Every spring one of the two major tulip growers in the valley hosts a special night for the locals. It's been a bit of a tradition for the family for the past few years and my father from RI got a chance to join us last year. The tulips are never absolutely predictable as to when they will be in bloom and this year they are a smidge late. Not late for the the locals night however. We got a chance to enjoy a beautiful display variety and color. Kristin the family photographer was having a field day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sayer loves breaking the rules and running through the rows of flowers, sometimes falling head first into the mud. It was chilly but you never would have known by looking at him having fun out there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The fun and color didn't end for him in the tulip fields because Grandma and Grandpa suggested a trip to One Sayers favorite fine dining establishments that just so happens to have an enormous play land to climb.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I was thoroughly impressed by how well he climbed up and through maze of tubes. He was quick to make friends with an older girl who helped him find his way to the biggest corkscrew slide. I have to say that the stroll through the tulip fields and the after party were very different experiences but also very typical of the way Kristin and I live our lives. We try to live very colorfully.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this day of jokes and trickery I wanted to share a couple of my springtime feelings. At this time of year my heart just swims with romantic thoughts. Feelings that make me want to kiss in public or anywhere for that matter. Above is a self portrait that I drew quite a while ago. It was done in graphite, charcoal and pastel no paper and was one in a series of portraits that had emotional significance for me. Of all the portraits in that series it is one of the only that I actually care to look at anymore. The second thing I'd like to share is one of my favorite musicians in his debut television performance on the Conan Obrien show. I've also been told on a number of occasions that he and I look a great deal alike. I have to say he is and looks younger. Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Don't be scared. I'm not as freaky as this photo makes me look. I just wanted to visually communicate the fact that I try to utilize both sides of my brain when I make. Being involved in ceramics definitely requires an analytical and mathematical involvement in order to understand the material, but also an intuitive and tactile "feel" as well. In my work I do my share of figuring and planning (left brain) but I balance it with the the tactile carving and mark making of the surface (right brain). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I was a freshman in high school I was very fortunate that my art teacher was very inspired by a fairly new book at the time entitled "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by the author and art educator Betty Edwards. He utilized this book for many drawing exercises and assignments. What this book did for me was allowed me to let go of what I thought something should look like and simply focus on what I was seeing. Looking harder and closer than I ever had before at a subject and training my eyes and hand to move a line at the same speed and in the same direction. As the cover of the book states it enhanced my creativity and artistic confidence. It also produced some crazy looking images. "Blind Contour" drawings were and still are my favorite aspect of the books teachings. I still do them from time to time. Above right is a recent pen on paper self portrait. The idea behind the exercise is never to look at the page and never lift the drawing tool off the page. It creates a continuous line that follows the contours of the subjects form. If it looks like anything recognizable in the end your doing great. What I love is that it's not about the product in the end but about the process of "seeing".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">A few years ago my designer wife <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/">Kristin</a> discovered something pretty special. I remember the day I came home from work and went up to her studio to see what amazing thing she had created that day. I could tell she had something fun to show me. As she handed me this little scrap piece of canvas with black machine stitching on it I knew why she was excited. It was a continuous line drawing that she had drawn by moving the fabric under the needle of the sewing machine <a href="http://vimeo.com/7551948">(view here)</a>. I was looking for light pencil lines under the thread work but I knew there wouldn't be any. That's not how she rolls. BLEW ME AWAY! She went on to produce <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/2010/12/thread-drawings-from-heads-to-figures.html">many portrait heads</a> in this "free motion" style and it eventually became a significant part of her design process. You can see many more examples of her imagery at <a href="http://kltworks.com/">kltworks.com</a> and<a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/2010/12/thread-drawings-from-heads-to-figures.html"> here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't know then but since I've discovered her influences. One of her favorite makers is Alexander Calder and in particular his wire sculptures of his <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/2011/03/everyday-inspiration-good-day-for.html">"circus"</a> and portrait heads created in the late 1920's and early 30's. At the time it was referred to as the single-line style and was a major innovation. Whether Calder developed it first, second, or third is hard to say because at the time a few artists, Picasso among them, were working in a similar fashion. One thing is for sure. When I look at Kristin's "Thread Heads" it makes me want to get on a sewing machine and when I look at Alexander's wire heads I want to bend some wire. Thanks for the inspiration you two. And thank you Betty Edwards for turning my ideas about drawing upside down and backwards. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Book Cover Image</b>, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards, Published 1979.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>"Portrait of Eduard Penkala"</b>, 1929, wire sculpture, Calder: The Paris Years, Simon and Leal, 2009.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>"View of Massimo Campigli"</b>, 1930, wire sculpture, Calder: The Paris Years, Simon and Leal, 2009.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>"Edgar Varese"</b> 1930, wire sculpture, Calder: The Paris Years, The Paris Years, Simon and Leal, '09.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-90366678420651711792011-02-18T22:22:00.000-08:002011-02-18T22:22:58.934-08:00A great mention.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhJHSO5Siv4vpl0lfDNa5EjFyTizpnYCtbS3FycUFLIN5pTicOyNbQD2jaTQFFtJQmm2iTLHojPQg1-ycu_k8TPW-flZa19mVcwxEC8h0uyCIR3WDM9WKUInvZpO8ZsJBZVbMX56nkUiJ/s1600/cardboard+man+open+arms+1600+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhJHSO5Siv4vpl0lfDNa5EjFyTizpnYCtbS3FycUFLIN5pTicOyNbQD2jaTQFFtJQmm2iTLHojPQg1-ycu_k8TPW-flZa19mVcwxEC8h0uyCIR3WDM9WKUInvZpO8ZsJBZVbMX56nkUiJ/s640/cardboard+man+open+arms+1600+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Cardboard Man makes yet another appearance today in an<a href="http://redroaddesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/kickcan-conkers-interview.html"> interview</a> of Deborah Beau of<a href="http://kickcanandconkers.blogspot.com/"> Kickcan & Conkers</a> by <a href="http://redroaddesign.blogspot.com/">red road design</a>. I have to say that I've had very warm feelings lately regarding all the support that my work has been getting by so many creative bloggers. I'm so new to this blog world and it seems like I am being welcomed with open arms. I should probably waterproof my cardboard suit to hold up to the tears of joy.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizG2XHExFS5nb8hQQ-dqLzG788vyjzJ3JugP68sf4fBoYXrvT9TFoS_8mSey8Re_R68wg4ZPnCuKw41LGxbNxhix06H9YT3-fbOJprvRBfX5dmsUjttcjRjqTzARkCP1SodX5ywyf2_ZUH/s1600/Cardboard+Man-1...+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizG2XHExFS5nb8hQQ-dqLzG788vyjzJ3JugP68sf4fBoYXrvT9TFoS_8mSey8Re_R68wg4ZPnCuKw41LGxbNxhix06H9YT3-fbOJprvRBfX5dmsUjttcjRjqTzARkCP1SodX5ywyf2_ZUH/s640/Cardboard+Man-1...+.jpg" width="638" /></a></div>Thank you Deborah and thank you all. And a special thanks to <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/">kltworks</a> for taking the photos of Cardboard Man!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-32238704191019942002011-02-09T23:46:00.000-08:002011-02-09T23:46:56.794-08:00Community Passion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMuMxWr9SBm-TUbTA1gxXyOfJe4ehUEGg83YdJvQKlr_0xClhSBvBMUDiBQC1m5tsMw7yHgcLX3lD2dTtPke_e1g1vPy6SvsRu9ghEAYYwKdjRxVz-BXcDALRCC_EXVB5KPz_JdoLL_Br/s1600/%2522passion%2522+letter+cut+%25231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMuMxWr9SBm-TUbTA1gxXyOfJe4ehUEGg83YdJvQKlr_0xClhSBvBMUDiBQC1m5tsMw7yHgcLX3lD2dTtPke_e1g1vPy6SvsRu9ghEAYYwKdjRxVz-BXcDALRCC_EXVB5KPz_JdoLL_Br/s640/%2522passion%2522+letter+cut+%25231.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A couple of months ago I received a very lovely letter via snail mail. It was actually a number of cards and clippings from a couple who had both taken my ceramics class at Skagit Valley College more than a decade ago. The wife, who was writing the letter, wanted to let me know how her husband's passion for pottery was rekindled in that class. I was touched by the fact that I may have had some part in Mark's decision to pursue ceramics, but even more by the actual letter and gesture. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just loved all the hand writing that seemed so exude enthusiasm. Mark was having his 9th annual pottery sale and pictured above is the front and back of the show invitation. It arrived a little too late for me to make it but I'm looking forward to going next year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilp7rkjfmQm-OWgaIl5Q3wf1o441kkxq6nU8L8NZwhSWfsFQsKFPhe_B3vznIMvk5EBo5InqATnMRb_gwZ_lLBnweM7aFbt86XZC0PFUxr4haLnbdXCUn6xeYc4zThGqwL-BkHie27uLiY/s1600/Eikeland+Clipping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilp7rkjfmQm-OWgaIl5Q3wf1o441kkxq6nU8L8NZwhSWfsFQsKFPhe_B3vznIMvk5EBo5InqATnMRb_gwZ_lLBnweM7aFbt86XZC0PFUxr4haLnbdXCUn6xeYc4zThGqwL-BkHie27uLiY/s640/Eikeland+Clipping.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm so happy that Mark is "doing it". To often dreams and passions get pushed down or aside in our lives and going after them is never an easy. It always requires a major commitment. This is definitely one of those times when I really enjoy teaching at a community college and as a teacher feel quite proud of the impact I may have on the people within that community.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> GO MARK! GO SVC! GO CERAMICS!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-59409604168569468322011-01-15T22:02:00.000-08:002011-01-15T22:02:12.593-08:00Interview with Bill Martin<!--StartFragment--> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b>2.</b><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b>What do you do?</b></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 47pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier;">That’s a tough question. It implies “how do you see yourself?”, or “who are you”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like most people I don’t fall strictly into one role.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see myself as an artist because it is how I process the world around me, and it is what informs my behavior in the other roles I fill in my life, husband, step-father, friend, student, teacher, thinker, senior developer. It might surprise a number of the people who only see the one role I I relate to them with – but I’m an artist first. It’s who I am<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1z9CeiITZ0uIIUCXVME964WXHND1rdgwr3mDUoZ3M5AF3-FVrWFVG1FMIxGXJ6K09UZ6FVnS8wwCJWr8AQ-89HlZB-p_qZF4vIL6w2LupiQkqGSx3uqpmxINcqXWy1xLb_qLySk7qxdD/s1600/combo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1z9CeiITZ0uIIUCXVME964WXHND1rdgwr3mDUoZ3M5AF3-FVrWFVG1FMIxGXJ6K09UZ6FVnS8wwCJWr8AQ-89HlZB-p_qZF4vIL6w2LupiQkqGSx3uqpmxINcqXWy1xLb_qLySk7qxdD/s640/combo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b>3. Do you support yourself financially with what you make?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Another interesting question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The answer is “yes” of course, but a piece of art isn’t always the end result, sometimes I’m programming or planning. What I do to make money regardless of the outcome is think and solve problems in the abstract and turn my thoughts into a product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess that makes me a professional thinker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its an important distinction for myself and for the art field as well, or it seems, most lines of pursuit these days. It isn’t uncommon for people to want to deal with you as only a skilled set of hands. I’m not really interested in that kind of work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t get me wrong, I still need to pay the mortgage. However whether freelance or employer, working for a client that isn’t interested in my ideas isn’t my first choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think most people feel the same way.</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b>4. Do you ever think about doing anything else as a profession?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;">Yes – but all of them a theme on the same thing. I’ve been a lot of things over the years that I have enjoyed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taught some college classes for a while, been a creative director, have always freelanced as an illustrator, and since 1996 have made my living online in both the creative and technical disciplines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m still interested in using all of what I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Part of that is art, part of that is problem solving, and part of that is helping people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always have things I’m working on to keeping learning and growing. Currently I have a great job working at a company that really cares about people and helping them.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b>5. What is your earliest memory of making something? </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;">In terms of drawing I can’t really remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember having a subscription to boy’s life as a child and there would always be some amazing stories in there accompanied by drawings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would lay on the floor of the living room or in the room I shared with my brother and read the stories and then stare at the drawings and daydream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Years later when I was flipping through and old annual I was surprised and pleased to find that one (probably more) of the drawings I used to stare at were made by David J. Passalacqua a man I was privileged to study for many years under. The other memory I have is when my sister Cathy brought home a copy of Amazing Spiderman #167.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The artist that drew that book was Ross Andru.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b>6. How do you come up with your ideas? </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;">I read a lot and draw whenever I can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both of those lead to ideas whether it is a visual or a sequence of drawings or a project idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It usually starts with the question “what is needed here” or the thought “isn’t that interesting”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t always have answers, but I find work combined with an interesting problem or idea is a great point of departure.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b>8. What are some of your creative influences (other artists,</b> <b>nature, music, etc.)? </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;">Master artists, Rico Lebrun, Hokusai, Degas, Van Gogh, Picasso, Rembrandt, Ash Can, Futurism, N.C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle, Art Deco, Disney – it’s kind of tough to limit it I have a ton of stuff I love. I was also tremendously privileged to have studied for many years with David J. Passalacqua who exposed me to these influences. Also been lucky enough to study with Ronnie Lawlor and Margaret Hurst at the Dalvero Academy. All along I’ve also enjoyed the company of some amazingly talented peers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b>9. Do you ever get emotionally attached to things that you make? </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;">Yeah, although mostly I get attached to the memory or feeling associated with when I was making the drawing, or the idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a couple of pieces I’ve gifted over the years that I kinda wished I still had. But mostly when I’m attached to a piece it’s because I want to extend on it further and haven’t had a chance to yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b>10. Do you think art has a purpose? </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Courier;">For me it does, it is how I solve problems and relate to the world, it is like breathing, it nourishes me and makes the world around me feel a little more sane. I don’t know – maybe a discussion between myself and what is, a pulse, or a thought or a moment of aliveness. It can also be a dream for what could be or a way of calling attention to how I see what already is, sometimes it is just happiness or a visceral excitement. I art therefore I am??<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m also getting to a point where I have other ideas for what to do with it, maybe how I change things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe that’s it’s purpose as well – it’s a question and an answer – “What’s next??”.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Courier;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Courier;"><b>Thank you so very much Bill for your thoughtful answers and your outstanding artwork. Your creativity and skills never cease to amaze. Keep the pencil flying!</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Courier;"><b>Chris</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -.75in;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-34854107162020974812011-01-06T22:39:00.000-08:002011-01-06T22:39:16.809-08:00The "Funny" in Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbyGWeKZ4MZyehuE1STcn1rf-fL76mpdx4FFmg1owGTNuFmcHXQzSuNu0aenv7y0QyKfm9WUYsL082_KoSLm8AyaeYCiK9UYedJ5ZC3l6xJvTOi050HHoFhF6NhbsogC07eyafxZzWIPX/s1600/A.+Dubsky+%2522Clown%2522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbyGWeKZ4MZyehuE1STcn1rf-fL76mpdx4FFmg1owGTNuFmcHXQzSuNu0aenv7y0QyKfm9WUYsL082_KoSLm8AyaeYCiK9UYedJ5ZC3l6xJvTOi050HHoFhF6NhbsogC07eyafxZzWIPX/s640/A.+Dubsky+%2522Clown%2522.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>"Clown Painting", A. Dubsky, from book titled "Clown Paintings", by Diane Keaton</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Have you ever looked at a work of art and broke out into uncontrollable laughter? Giggled? Smiled? I have always been a fan of art that has a good dose of the funny. A few years ago my wife gave me a great book entitled "Clown Paintings" by Diane Keaton and I loved it. I realize that clown paintings fall into the low art category of "kitsch" but I think that it makes my appreciation of them even greater. If you ever get the opportunity to visit the MOBA (museum of bad art) in Dedham, Massachusetts, do it. It is a curated collection of "found paintings" that are embellished by very important descriptions. It is in the basement of the Dedham Theater in a small space before you enter the restrooms. Somehow the smell of urinal cakes add to the art experience. A big difference between the paintings at MOBA and those in the Diane Keaton book is that the clown paintings are beautifully painted in bold colors and express strong emotions. Good-good-good. To make this book even better it contains interviews with well known comedians and celebrities known for their humor. They all comment on their opinions and experiences with clowns. My hands down favorite is "Steve Martins" essay on the mating rituals of clowns. I think I actually wet myself the first time I read it.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Steve Martin is one of my earliest artistic influences. I thought I was a 12 year old laugh riot when I would recite the comedy routines from his 1978 album "Wild and Crazy Guy". That was a difficult time in my young life and humor and Steve Martin helped me cope and laugh through it. Even at a young age I was realizing how much power there was in "funny".</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As far as my art education goes... I have been so lucky to have studied under some great artists. When I was accepted into the graduate program at U.C. Davis to study under Robert Arneson I again probably wet myself. One of the largest figures in Ceramic Art, he was also someone that I admired almost more for his drawings, sketches, and yes his humor. "Bob" was constantly addressing humor his work and constantly criticized for it. His sculpture was often referred to as "too jokey" by the serious new york art world. He always spoke back to his critics in his work and always challenged their notions of what art was? He was a true maverick.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm not in any way saying that art has to be funny although I do believe that art that expresses it has a greater ability to deliver powerful meaning. So here's to "funny"!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My wife Kristin has captured some of the greatest pictures in 2010. Many of which can be seen on her <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/">cool design blog</a>. This is one of my personal <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/2010/12/night-out-from-junk-to-art.html">favorites</a> and I don't think it is because I'm at the center of the composition. I'm sticking my head out the front door of a junk store (not our house) probably saying to kristin that I don't think that it will be a good photo. As always she proved me wrong. Another reason I'm posting this pic to end the old and begin the new year is that one of my goals every year is to get rid of so much unnecessary "stuff" that clutters up our life. I'm sure that many of you have a similar objective. "Less is more." </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thanks to everyone that has frequented my new blog this past year. I'm truly enjoying the <b>process.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">All of this "Change" that I'm referring to in this post is the the kind that comes from oneself. The other kind is when you are not in control of the change but instead the individual who bears witness to the change. That is another story and post. Anyway, I hope this gives you something to think about. Change is a notion that I'm sure I'll be thinking about for many years to come. Unless of course something changes.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It wasn't much notice considering my primary medium is ceramics and you just can't knock that out over night, so I was forced to think outside the box and come up with a way to produce my work in differently. In my position as director and curator of a design house called <a href="http://hutchstudio.blogspot.com/">"hutch studio"</a>, I focus on the idea of resourceful art. I'm repurposing anything I can get my hands on and cardboard has been the material of choice lately. If you have read any of my previous posts you know. In my ceramic work I never buy premixed boxed clay. I'm a bit of a purist at times. I mix my own clay body, the same one that I've been using since my <a href="http://www.risd.edu/">risd</a> days, but at the college where I teach ceramics we empty many a clay box and I've always had to flatten them and carry them out to the recycling bin. Not any more. I'm using them to create my sculptures! Below are two images of my sculpture. The one on the left is ceramic and the one on the right is the piece that I just completed repurposing cardboard clay boxes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Now I'm not saying that I'm giving up the mud or anything, but I do recognize that there are advantages and drawbacks to working with the cardboard. I will definitely continue using it in some capacity. It was fun! The thing I really want to talk about in the post is the fact that putting yourself into a high pressure situation can often produce great results. In the first year of art school it became evident that the cream would rise to the top and the weeds would be pulled. This experience really did remind me of old school days and nights, and nights, and nights. The difference for me is that back then I didn't have a full time job, a part time job, <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/2010/12/thread-drawings-from-heads-to-figures.html">a wife</a>, and toddler. Back then you could push yourself to the brink of total exhaustion in order to complete an idea and nobody else could get hurt. Finding a way to get into the studio to create the work that truly comes from a personal place can be a huge challenge. But if it wasn't for challenge life would be quite blah. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And how do we find time for reality TV. I'm talking about the good shows. I really do watch "Project Runway" and "Top Chef" because of the creative challenges. Under the gun, when the clock is ticking down, you discover if you have what it takes. You know..... the artistic "stuff". Tim Gunn knows what I'm saying.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-32523765344508758742010-11-16T22:18:00.000-08:002010-11-19T19:55:38.482-08:00Interview with Richard Sayer.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One of the greatest advantages of being an artist is meeting and getting to know other creative people. I have been extremely fortunate to have been surrounded by some extraordinary artists and designers over the years. I also think that there are many mysteries and questions regarding "art" as a profession. I find that I'm constantly being engaged in discussions on the topic of art as a career choice. On a regular basis I will post an <b>interview with a selected individual who in some way, designs, makes, creates, or arts it up.</b> The interview will be always the same set of ten questions. Visual examples of what they produce is a must. I hope that you enjoy these as much as I will.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Do you support yourself financially with what you</b> <b>make?</b> Actually yes. Photography has been very very good to me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>4. Do you ever think about doing anything else as a profession?</b> Only variations on the same. teaching more yes--I think about this a lot. But I really need to be able to make and explore the making process.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>5.</b> <b>What is your earliest memory of making something?</b> Probably a tie between snapping pictures with some kodak instamatic camera and drawing pencil out line pictures of cardinals and chickadees. Even back then my photographs were much better than my drawings. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>6. How do you come up with your ideas?</b> Well, I think I'm still working on the first idea really. Each idea evolves into the next. I revert back to old work all the time and see where it leads this time with more knowledge and ability. Seems most things end up being self portraits in the end. I do separate my documentary photography work from this however--that is I react and discover based solely on what I see, and hear--much less about what I think--in fact I try very hard to keep my thoughts out of that work. The process is similar in both in that I do react to what is happening in front of me and make decisions on how to proceed next. In that way my personal creative work and my documentary work are very much the same. I also think and rethink things--this often leads to new ideas or approaches. I don't really think to much about the how--but I do hope they don't ever stop coming--though sometimes the ideas could slow down a bit and let me catch up.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>8. What are some of your creative influences (other artists, nature, music, etc.)?</b> The list is quite long. I get influenced by many sources. I love people who succeed despite their limitations, Neil Young and Bob Dylan make a living as singers--yet most people think they can't sing. I have been inspired by events such as a local frog jumping contest--its almost pathetic, yet its a big deal in this one community. I am inspired to work harder by more talented people than me. I've always managed to be around very talented people and I find a way to hold my own and be as one of them despite having lesser abilities. In photography I've known many people who have better eyes, and many others who technically blow me away--I strive to make work with them. In drawing and painting I'm not very gifted--my hand is harsh and seldom does what I want it to do--certainly not as well as I'd like it to--but I strive to make work that is the best I can make it. I get excited by seeing people make better things--it pushes me to be better. It sounds like I'm competitive-but its not really that--at least I don't get bummed by others being better--I just get myself working harder--its hard to explain and I'm probably getting off topic. A guy who faithfully played Santa Claus inspired me a great deal. My teacher Ernico Pinardi and Chuck McCleary especially influenced my way of understanding how art is a personal exploration and seeking the poetry from within us will determine its overall worth to us personally. Van Gogh's letter and work ethic certainly taught me a lot. As did studying Degas and Sargent's mark making. All painter--even the ones I don't like really have helped me learn how to paint more effectively. Cartier-Bresson and Kertescz really got me going in photographer and guys like Rob Finch and Brian Plonka more recently--guys I went to school with like Craig Walker and Dan DeLong and even guys like Tracy Scott who became a cop and Duane Thomas who puts in AC units in high rises. I think If I designed my own totem it would have more than one Rat on it. I don't care for rats, but I understand them and they find ways of doing what they need to survive. I could probably go on.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>9. Do you ever get emotionally attached to things that you make?</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Not emotionally attached...no...I can give anything I make away without any care at all really. I do feel a little sad when I hear of something I made somehow destroyed--but then again I end up destroying most things if they're around long enough. I will paint over anything--the only grad school pieces I have left that haven't been painted over or modified are the few that sold or I traded or gave away.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>10. Do you think art has a purpose?</b> Oh god yes! Art is simply the best way for people to understand how to think or develop thought processes. Problem solving is a creative endeavor--we need problem solvers--why not get people solving problems in creative ways. Its hard to conceive and make something from scratch--from nothing. Why aren't we making this understood from the get go--hard doesn't mean a damn thing--hard doesn't mean don't do it. Hard only means its a challenge to be overcome. Just like sport is important and team sport is important for developing leadership and cooperation skills--art teaches how individual thought can look at things uniquely and without the constraints of teamwork and cooperation.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thats another thing I wish we would teach more--we cannot be held accountable for our thoughts--so think them through despite the fact they might not have political correctness, or they might be vulgar or distasteful or even violent--the place for all of this is contained within the mind and in the mind they are fine. Acting on them is another issue. If we're feeling as if we're free to think what we want--we will and then hopefully allow ourselves the freedom to think beyond. If we constrain peoples ability to think--which society does at will--I really think we do a disservice to mankind.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Richard Sayer</b> is an award winning photographer for the <a href="http://meadvilletribune.com/">Meadville Tribune</a> and a professor of photography at <a href="http://www.allegheny.edu/">Allegheny College in Meadville, PA</a>. If that wasn't enough, he operates a commercial photography business <a href="http://sayermotterphotography.weebly.com/">"Sayer-Motter Photography"</a> with creative partner Harmony Motter.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have known Richard since high school art class (pictured above top), and in all the years since, I can honestly say I have never known any artist that works quite as hard and with the passion as he does. He is the persistent "rat" that he so admires in others that have to struggle with less natural ability. It's being around artists like Richard that makes me raise my game to a higher level. Unfortunately life and distance has separated us for many years and I certainly miss being around him. It's no wonder that I named my only child <a href="http://modernkiddo.com/?p=2643">"Sayer"</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984904438836283613.post-83849068541827946242010-11-09T22:12:00.000-08:002010-11-09T22:43:33.855-08:00"Technology Happens"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWf1xdW2HYNHOPGoNkPB-I9ica6EymD0LamzbnmqwEHGbORgWJdvGkgLeHJWDFUX2ufncrbm9S-0yyuY-mezlehrm8TOZ97sgdHZKmcj0-tXBEDY0X4f2n5J0mtvIihxeEEG-QbboOaxsr/s1600/cb+camera+%25231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWf1xdW2HYNHOPGoNkPB-I9ica6EymD0LamzbnmqwEHGbORgWJdvGkgLeHJWDFUX2ufncrbm9S-0yyuY-mezlehrm8TOZ97sgdHZKmcj0-tXBEDY0X4f2n5J0mtvIihxeEEG-QbboOaxsr/s640/cb+camera+%25231.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Do you ever feel that technology just happens to you whether or not you are ready or prepared to deal with it? I'm certain that this will date me but when I was a young budding art school student, computers existed but were not the standard educational tool that they are today. You could scarcely find a computer anywhere on campus. Even the graphic design students were working with a pencil and pen. During my graduate studies at a large university I began to see the beginnings of computer use but the "laptop" still hadn't made its' appearance and students weren't walking around with massive grey boxes under their arms. I was in my studio happily streaming music via the cassette deck on my boom box and watching television on my 4 inch black and white magnavox am/fm clock radio unit. I thought I was living pretty large. I'll save the mini english muffin pizzas made in my toaster oven for another post. My version of instant photography was my vintage Polaroid land camera which I still think takes interesting pictures and any word processing was typed out on my Brother electric typewriter (ink ribbon). </span><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> So many major changes have occurred over the past 2 decades and for the "studio artist", I think that being overwhelmed is a commonly felt. Resistance is also something that I sense from artists my age and older. "Why do I have to learn all that technology now?" Frankly, the field of art just like any other field is getting more and more competitive all the time, and if your not taking advantage of the positive aspects of online marketing and social media it will be very hard to participate as a professional. If you had told me just 5 years ago that I would have 2 facebook pages, 2 twitter account, and 2 blogs I would have thought you were nuts. <a href="http://kltworks.blogspot.com/">My wife</a> often says to me, "I don't know how you exist?" She is referring of course to the fact that I know very little about computers yet I have all these online sites and I'm trying to do all of it on my iphone. I think I might be a little nuts. When she first met me she also thought I was a surfer dude from California who had a vintage clothing store and only listened to NPR. Now that's really funny. In short I just want to say, that I feel for anyone that technology happens to. It's not easy to learn all that there is to learn and always have to keep up with the latest tech changes. I for one am counting on my 3 year old son to be my personal computer tech asap. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com93