tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55460212972319517522024-03-13T20:55:51.831-04:00Collage Whirlthe art of combining thingsdeborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-40711716359988543612013-12-10T17:58:00.000-05:002013-12-10T17:58:07.890-05:00Silence<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)</td></tr>
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Silent movies have always inspired me with their compelling visual presence and strong graphics. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" was an epiphany during my German Expressionist period back in college, right about the same time I discovered Egon Schiele. Now it's hard to imagine "discovering" Egon Schiele, that darling of Tumblr and Pinterest boards.<br />
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So every time I've DVRed a silent movie, I've felt somehow virtuous about using arcane knowledge acquired in college. I also confess to feeling somewhat smug about having a secret source of inspiration--it must be secret since I don't see lots of silent film stills being bandied about on the interwebs. Yet. But have you ever noticed that as soon as an idea penetrates your consciousness, everyone else simultaneously gets it too? It's that pesky universal consciousness again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battleship Potemkin (1925)</td></tr>
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When I saw this <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/12/05/75-of-american-silent-feature.html" target="_blank">article </a>about 75% of early silent films being lost, I had just watched "Battleship Potemkin". I knew enough to look out for the staircase/baby carriage sequence, but
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thesis</td></tr>
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The Lion Sequence perfectly distills the
genius of Eisenstein--explained very conveniently <a href="http://cinephilia.over-blog.com/article-the-battleship-potemkin-38601160.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Remember, you saw it here first!<br />
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<br />deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-78347164721217020942013-11-08T18:43:00.002-05:002013-11-08T18:45:07.601-05:00I'm still hereI know I've been very, very silent but I'm planning a post soon. In the meantime, thanks to those who inquired-- everything is fine although I must admit to losing focus, just a little, concerning this blog.<br />
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Thanks to anyone still reading and following. <br />
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I've been working on another project which I may talk about here. If I start a new blog no worries--I won't move away without leaving you the new address.<br />
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If you want to know what I'm up to, I can be found on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/collagewhirl/" target="_blank">Pinterest </a>most days!deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-27912678091238786632013-04-12T18:42:00.000-04:002013-04-12T18:42:18.557-04:00Circles<div class="bq_s">
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Circles have spoken and are still speaking to me right now as I try to revive my drawing practice.<br />
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In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen" title="Zen">Zen Buddhist</a> painting, <i>ensō</i>
symbolizes a moment when the mind is free to simply let the body/spirit
create. The brushed ink of the circle is usually done on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk" title="Silk">silk</a> or rice paper in one movement (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankei_Y%C5%8Dtaku" title="Bankei Yōtaku">Bankei</a>,
however, occasionally used two strokes) and there is no possibility of
modification: it shows the expressive movement of the spirit at that
time. Zen Buddhists "believe that the character of the artist is fully
exposed in how she or he draws an <i>ensō</i>. Only a person who is mentally and spiritually complete can draw a true <i>ensō</i>. Some artists will practice drawing an <i>ensō</i> daily, as a kind of spiritual practice."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ens%C5%8D#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">from wikipedia</span><br />
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The circle has been serving as a template for the daily watercolors I've been doing for the past few weeks. It cuts through any resistance that may arise as I decide what to draw or paint. It just is, so I don't hesitate and dive right in. It's a good exercise in restraint to let just enough white paper peek through in certain places.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luli Sanchez <a href="http://lulisanchez.com/home" target="_blank">website here</a></td></tr>
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I'm respecting watercolor as the discipline it is. Anyone who has tried it knows you can't go back and add your lights if you decide you need to later on.<br />
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Daily drawing challenges have never been my thing so it feels right, finally, to be painting/ drawing again on a daily basis. I think it was because of the circle. </div>
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<br />deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-35030270754181865452013-02-20T20:08:00.001-05:002013-02-20T20:08:44.656-05:00Nurturing the Idea Machine<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="grand"><i>Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people</i>.</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Acquaintance of Kelp Forests </i></b><i>Kelp, Driftwood, Vintage Silk & Lace</i> 56 x 41 x 41 by Christina Chalmers
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<a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2013/02/dressing-up.html?showComment=1361406548217#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">where I discovered this</span></a></div>
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What helps me stay on the creative track...<span class="huge"> </span><br />
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<span class="huge">1- Exercise </span><br />
<span class="huge">A lot of my best ideas come in the last mile of a run. Endorphins put their spin on my thoughts, and even if they sometimes don't sound as exciting to me once the euphoria has worn off, I'm always thankful that I wrote them down while they were fresh.</span><br />
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<span class="huge">2- Respecting the mind/body connection</span><br />
<span class="huge">Another sure fire method to stoke the creative fire is to practice meditation or yoga. The key to this is to be consistent, people!</span><br />
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<span class="huge">3- Hanging out in the studio</span><br />
<span class="huge">This is as calming as meditation. It's productive too, because you often end up organizing and cleaning, which in turn frees you up for the next big project.</span><br />
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<span class="huge">4- Travel, even if it's just to the closest big city or new neighborhood</span><br />
<span class="huge">New sights, sounds and smells, meeting new people, eating different food and seeing everyone else's creativity can jumpstart you out of your creative rut.</span><br />
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<span class="huge">5- Creating and reinforcing new habits to best serve my current needs </span><br />
<span class="huge">I was having a hard time carving out a full hour in the mornings for writing and decided to write just a few minutes, with no pressure to reach a number goal, every morning before work. When I saw <a href="http://inkygirl.com/250-words-a-day-project/" target="_blank">this 250 word challenge</a>, I realized that I had been consistently hitting 250 and that it's a reasonable goal for me. Setting the bar low takes the pressure off, and I find myself wanting to write more.</span><br />
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<span class="huge">What tricks have you found over time to help you in your creative practice? </span><br />
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deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-3887194332089588422013-01-25T20:57:00.000-05:002013-01-25T20:57:00.443-05:00Going Flowery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wintertime makes me want to make new things I've never made. Like these flowers.</div>
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“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
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I have decided to live one of my dreams and finally <a href="http://www.thegardenersworkshop.com/category/seed-starting" target="_blank">create a real cutting garden</a> for spring flowers. This <a href="http://www.thegardenersworkshop.com/brisk-weather-loving-garden-plants" target="_blank">local farm</a> tells how they do it, but my little plants are quite a bit younger than theirs. I was hoping they wouldn't come up at all until spring. But our weather got really warm and the poor babies thought it was time to sprout. They're so cute and green and we're getting ready to put them to bed for overwintering tomorrow. Spring pics to come.<br />
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On a less literal level, what artsy seeds have you planted lately? Or maybe you're prepping the soil for a fertile future?deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-76105229223875809622012-12-21T09:00:00.000-05:002012-12-21T13:17:10.772-05:00Happy Solstice in a Sacred Place<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe Print";">"This is an absolute necessity for anybody today. You must have a
room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the
newspapers that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, you don’t know
what you owe anybody, you don’t know what anybody owes to you. This is a place
where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might
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Not sure if it's still available, but I'm doing this <a href="https://www.chopracentermeditation.com/Bestsellers/LandingPage.aspx?BookId=172" target="_blank">meditation series</a>. It helps you adjust your expectations and understanding so abundance can come into your life. I've been working on this for several years on my own and it was really nice to have Deepak's take on it (as you see, we're on a first name basis). A little Deepak Chopra is never a bad thing!<br />
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This may have inspired me to do a new series based on colors associated with the chakras.<br />
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Kayaking near my house yesterday, on one of the most beautiful and balmy autumn days so far.<br />
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The sky was absolutely gorgeous. Of course my camera battery died as soon as we got out on the water--I was lucky to get one picture (first one at top). But then my daughter let me use her Canon Rebel, which I may be inheriting:)<br />
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There's a 15% off sale going on in my Etsy shop through November 30. Pop on over there and use coupon code <span class="userContent">HOLIDAY15. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!</span>deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-26693225606675964092012-11-13T19:39:00.000-05:002012-11-13T19:39:40.344-05:00Ephemeral<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is a group of three sculptures from my Impermanence series. I finished them a few months ago and they're being shown starting next week <a href="http://visithampton.com/event/halls-of-art-x-exhibition/" target="_blank">in this beautiful space</a>.</div>
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They're made from upcycled chairs, as well as other found things I have collected in the past year or so. I found actual pieces of the yellow line painted on the road--Highway 12 in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It gets destroyed regularly during hurricanes. The latest time was a couple weeks ago during Sandy.</div>
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The newest finds inspired me and I was able to flesh them out with other things from my collections. Phones are ephemeral now, but they last for centuries in our landfills.</div>
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Do you get more inspired by the most recent things that find their way to you? Do pieces you've had for years become uninspiring, or maybe the longer you have them the harder it is to let go of them?</div>
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Organizing October is almost over, and I feel much better since the "purge". I was starting to question the wisdom of making assemblage art, with the huge selection of spare parts we artists insist on having around. It's always a conflict, because I'm a minimalist at heart, or I just want to be.<br />
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Sometimes it seems like organizing is its very own art form. In any case it's satisfying. Is that the Virgo in me?<br />
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I'm toying with the idea of signing up for <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo</a>. Have any of you done it before? You have to write a 50,000 word novel start to finish in the month of November. That would be great, but I have gotten about 20,000 words into my first novel --!!!--started in late summer and I'm afraid of diverting my word flow, haha. Sort of like how I decided not to worry about learning Spanish when I was in Costa Rica a long time ago because I hadn't yet acquired a solid base in French, which I was actively speaking at the time (still am). But it sure would come in handy to be fluent in Spanish, although now I'd prefer Italian and the Spanish would make that a cinch. All I'm trying to say is that there aren't enough hours in the day! So do I go for NNWM?<br />
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The photos are from our trip to Chicago in September. My first time there and I was astonished at the design and architectural beauty--love, love, love.<br />
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I've been working on finishing a few pieces for my upcoming show, "Nothing is Wasted" that opens at the beginning of October. This fiber collage feels like a departure from the <a href="http://collagewhirl.blogspot.com/2012/07/hanging-collages.html">two I made right before</a> it. I dug deep to come up with lots of recycled materials. (<a href="http://collagewhirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/working.html">here it is when I first started it</a>) What do you think?</div>
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I'm not sure if I'll make any more right away since I've started on an assemblage series--here's the first one.</div>
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I have boards prepared for 3 more. I got the idea for this format because these are for <a href="http://www.pfac-va.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=3">50 Small Works</a> and they have to be under 12" x 12" x 4". I had gotten a little burned out on making extremely small pieces for miniature shows in the past three years, so 12 x 12 sounded good. And it made me think of something I might not have done normally. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Veggies are one of life's miracles. They're a gift to be freely consumed, all while feeling great about eating them and reaping cumulative benefits from all that goodness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">This summer in our garden, certain members of the nightshade family grew better than others. <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/what-are-nightshade-plants-tomatoes-potatos">Nightshades</a> are pretty much all we can grow here--tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, eggplant. Did you know that this plant family has evolved to keep from being eaten by insects (which is why we can grow it here) by producing toxins? Hmm, apparently if you're sensitive to these alkaloids, they can cause various problems such as arthritis flare ups. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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I'm listening very hard these days for the voice, my authentic voice that
is. It wants me to make something by combining these two elements.<br />
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So even though I can imagine how I'll do it, I can't really picture exactly how it will turn out. But isn't that why we make art? For the surprise and satisfaction of creating something we never even imagined?<br />
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On a more down to earth note, I changed my blog's appearance a little--hope it makes for a more pleasant visit. And since I probably haven't lately, I want to thank everyone who reads this. I love your supportive and thought provoking comments! <br />
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<br />deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-61356423323212900142012-07-29T20:55:00.000-04:002012-07-29T20:55:34.420-04:00Hanging Collages<br />
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<i>Avoid methodology. If what you're doing is about technique,
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(<a href="http://quote.robertgenn.com/auth_search.php?authid=5921" title="More Art Quotes by Kay WalkingStick">Kay WalkingStick</a>)</div>
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This quote caught my attention--I think you need to know technique so you can forget about it. My temperamental sewing machine is actually giving me what I need these days. I'm wanting a tentative, random feel for the decorative stitching on these two pieces and my difficult machine is perfect for that. It is also managing the construction seams that need to be sturdy and provide strength.<br />
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Did I mention I feel like I can sew however I want now, since I've been sewing for many years? Kind of like drawing however I please, scribbling if I want (so there). I'm sure you agree.
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Next up, I'm going to start a new painting series soon. I'm excited! What are you up to these days? </div>deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-82808571796461146652012-07-11T19:33:00.001-04:002012-07-11T19:33:54.835-04:00Buried and Scrawled Treasure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome to everybody who arrived by way of <a href="http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/2012/07/buried-treasure-2012.html">Seth's blog</a>! I'm reposting a post about an arcane subject--</span></span></h3>
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Antique Graffiti
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Here in our Virginia hotbed of Revolutionary and Civil War vestiges we
often read about new archaeological finds. One restoration that caught
my eye in view of my fascination with graffiti turns out to be called "<a href="http://www.gadling.com/photos/the-graffiti-house-in-brandy-station-virginia">Graffiti House</a>" near Culpeper Virginia.<br />
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Someone's home was used as a field hospital for the Confederacy, later becoming a headquarters for
Federal forces. Soldiers from both sides wrote and drew
on the walls, creating a collection of
over 200 individual pieces that covers the upstairs rooms from floor to
ceiling.<br />
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Restorers are attempting to remove the paint and whitewash that
subsequent owners used to try to cover up the markings. They also need
to stabilize fragile plaster on the walls to preserve the installation
of caricatures, messages, autographs and inside jokes. <br />
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More antique graffiti: did you know that 18th and 19th century boors <a href="http://allthingsruffnerian.blogspot.com/2011/05/antique-graffiti.html">messed up the Temple of Dendur</a>? You can visit it at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thsant/">Thiago Santos</a></span></span><br />
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Gladiator graffiti from the <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/idx-en.htm">Colosseum</a>
in Rome. Sorry about the photo quality, it was very difficult to
capture these images due to the low light in this area. Taken by my
husband, as I was most probably overwhelmed with the energy lingering
within the Colosseum walls, where so many humans and exotic animals lost
their lives, all in the name of entertainment. At least the masses were
fed with the spoils--rhinoceros, elephant and giraffe steaks were the
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To see more Roman graffiti, go<a href="http://www.ostia-antica.org/%7Egraffiti/gr.htm"> here</a><br />
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Seal petroglyph near Sooke on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-80369026035386838592012-07-07T17:02:00.001-04:002012-07-07T17:02:17.514-04:00Daily Collage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, not quite a daily collage--my second in three days--because the air conditioning in my studio has decided to not get any cooler than 94 degrees every afternoon. So, I'm working on something else in the coolness downstairs. I hope I'll let you know about my new project in the coming months.<br />
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I'm having fun with my new inks, nibs and sumi brushes! And using the paper from this old book we got at an <a href="http://collagewhirl.blogspot.com/2011/05/some-spring-finds-from-country.html">estate sale</a> last year.<br />
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So far, it's been a great Fourth of July, with an early morning swim, freshly picked blackberries for breakfast, and collage and mark making in the studio. I was inspired to make something with a vaguely patriotic flavor and here it is!<br />
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Today's <u>the</u> day for potato salad. So it's off to lunch, with barbecued chicken, potato salad and watermelon granita. Hope you all have a wonderful day celebrating or just hanging out with family and friends.deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-61969852511950803652012-07-02T13:03:00.000-04:002012-07-02T13:03:24.986-04:00it just has to be you<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>you can draw whatever you want. you can draw however you want. it doesn't have to make sense. it doesn't even have to be good. it just has to be you. </i>-- Jean-Michel Basquiat<br />
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This isn't a post about drawing. It's about inspiration and being authentic.</div>
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Travel has a way of coaxing out your true self and helping you see the
way ahead more clearly. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Up on the highline </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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A trip to New York is one of the best gifts of
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Plenty of cool marble for a bookish retreat on a sweltering day.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Having missed the Keats House when I was in Rome last fall, I was pleased to visit <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/shelley%E2%80%99s-ghost-afterlife-poet">Shelley's Ghost </a>at the New York Public Library. It was amazing to see the original manuscript of </span><span style="font-size: small;">Mary Shelley's </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Frankenstein </i>along with several of Shelley's manuscripts (complete with accomplished drawings), and to be able to picture the extraordinary lives led by this circle of young friends. They must have been considered wildly scandalous in their day! And unbelievably tragic. Throughout it all, they continued to create. You can't get much more inspiring than that.</span></div>
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We have the best plums, and this year we actually got to gather some by putting a mini electric fence around the tree to keep the squirrels <i>and</i> a crafty raccoon out. The fence will soon be moved to our pear tree as the fruit ripens. <br />
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Plum sorbet--all you do is cook the plums into a <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-coulis.htm">coulis</a> (don't forget to strain it), and add cream. Freeze in a sorbet maker, or just stir every 45 minutes or so to break up the ice crystals. It's divine! Next time we'll use yogurt to make it a little healthier.<br />
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Remember this bracelet I was trying to find<a href="http://collagewhirl.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-work-and-new-focusing-trick.html"> here</a>?</div>
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Here it is, newly revamped with buttons. I have more buttons, in case these fall off.</div>
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A funky old lamp acquired years ago from a lady who had a LOT of funky old Arabian Nights lamps.<br />
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Somewhat more modern looking now.</div>
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And liking this deep plum color flocked paper from the 70's.</div>
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The cosmetics company purports to take its 1910 Vienna seriously, even recreating make up from Schiele's works--for a trade show. The logo (Schiele's signature) is a nice touch too. Could these people actually <i>create</i> anything? I doubt Egon was worrying about makeup colors during his short, turbulent life that produced some of the greatest drawings in art history.<br />
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I naively thought works of art had 95 years or so before falling into the public domain, where they can be used for crass and commercial ends by crass and commercial marketers. Your thoughts?</div>deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-51171904095097693402012-05-19T15:31:00.000-04:002012-05-19T15:31:00.511-04:00Daily Teabag Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let me clarify--these aren't strictly made one at a time, one per day.</div>
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I'm apparently not hardwired for working on and completing one thing at a time. </div>
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I like to think of my modus operandi as controlled chaos, whereby suddenly--voila!--several finished pieces materialize from my marks. </div>
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Noticing similar themes crop up in my work is somehow gratifying--this is one of the flowers I've made recently during my crafty/etsy phase. </div>
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If you've done a blog post on common themes in your own work or put photos online somewhere, please feel free to leave a link in the comments. I'm fascinated! Happy weekend!</div>deborah from collagewhirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289060348720089728noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546021297231951752.post-67413128661061740862012-05-15T13:30:00.000-04:002012-05-15T13:30:53.954-04:00Vines and Roses<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i> En mai fait ce qu'il te plaît--</i>Do what you like in May<i>. </i>This feels<i> </i>very appropriate right now-- this spring has been so magnificent on our property, almost like living in a dream world (the Shire) or in Brittany.<br />
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Climate seems to be everything to my husband and me, probably because we were born and raised in wonderful ones, California and Brittany, where everything grows and the humidity is low.<br />
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Hope it's a beautiful spring (or autumn) day where you are! Around here, the beauty of spring is almost surreal. And must be treasured, in view of our superhot, humid, but at the same time drought-y summers... <br />
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Here's the beauteous fabric sent to me from South Africa by Robyn of <a href="http://artpropelled.blogspot.com/">ArtPropelled</a>. I'm hoping to get time to make something from it soon. And I've just finished a sculpture series dating from almost a year back, which I'll show you in a coming post. In the meantime, I'm happy to have done more teabag drawings. <br />
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You might have noticed I haven't been the most regular poster
on this blog of late. As every artist who tries to self promote their art knows,
when you have your own business (and let's just say I have more than one to run) you're responsible for so many (too
many!) details. And the devil is in the details. But I'm feeling on top of it all once again. The decision to let go of trying to be found on Etsy is contributing to my peace of mind.<br />
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Do you have any suggestions or experience concerning alternative online venues for selling your artwork?<br />
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Just working on my teabags--these are drying. Some of those herb teas are quite colorful!</div>
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And eating lots of this wonderful <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/318809/orange-fennel-and-olive-salad-with-red-p">fennel orange and olive salad</a> for energy. I could eat </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">"3 Birds" ©2012 Deborah Jaouen, 20" x 21 1/2"</span></div>
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I've been revisiting some earlier work and tweaking it to my new vision</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">"2 Birds" ©2012 Deborah Jaouen, 20" x 16"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">These photos aren't the best, but they do give you an idea. Other than that, I have delivered quite a few crafty things, like granny chic appliqued pillows, hair flowers made from vintage notions, and corrugated gift card envelopes from my Etsy shop to a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pfac-Gallery-Shop-by-Jo-Louise/123700251025395">museum shop</a>. I'll be listing more mixed media works and sculptures in my shop in the near future. I have a lot of amazing collections and want to open a vintage shop on Etsy, but am rethinking that due to discouragement from the difficulties of being found in Etsy's search. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do you think that it's as hard to get views for a vintage shop as it is for an art shop? Any suggestions or any comments about this are very apropos, since I'm wondering more and more if Etsy isn't an impossible dream for some of us...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you to everyone who reads this, comments, or follows--I'm so grateful for your loyalty. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Blogging has been very good for teaching me to let go of ego and expectations. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">My last post got lots of comments, new people, and even a sweet email--just when I was feeling a little bit down. I might not have quite as many followers as my ego probably expected after two years of blogging, but those I have are awesome. xoxo to all!!</span></span></div>
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