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Interesting structures
Today's blog post: The other day I was reading the Wall Street Journal, and came across a book review with a whole page of architectural pictures. Fascinating stuff! In fact, this kind of article is...
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Wall Gallery
Today's blog post: Wall Gallery It has been busy around here. As usual at this time of year, the weeds are trying to take over, like some kind of horror film. I did cut off the small, multicolored...
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Gallery walk-Dallas
Today's blog post: Wall Gallery really had a fast turnaround time for getting the new frames done. First, the area where my work hangs. This is such a fuzzy picture, or maybe it’s my tired eyes. The...
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Cartoon puzzle
Today's blog post: This may not be the my smartest move, but for the piece I’m working on, I decided to make the cartoon myself. I wanted the cartoon to be 25 inches horizontally, so in Photoshop I...
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ArtWalk 2015
Today's blog post: One version of my booth Back home and the car still sits with its load. The first thing I did was get to the loom. Right before I left, I realized that I had not followed my design...
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From soggy North Texas
Today's blog post: Yes, soggy. As is my steps sound like I’m walking in a bog when I go outside. The sun has been a rare event here, and as you can see (thanks to Accuweather), won’t be around much...
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What to do
Today's blog post: From Instagram According to rainfall charts, our previous highest rainfall total was in 1982 with 13.66 inches. We have now surpassed that and have over 14 inches, and the month of...
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Tackling the dreaded first
Today's blog post: For me, my studio time is the time that’s actually spent weaving. Several months ago, I wove four small pieces. Those pieces have long been finished, and my brain has been...
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Making a decision
Today's blog post: The taupe is too yellowy in this picture. I went to Cutting Corners and bought taupe and gray linen on Monday. I’ve written about Kirsten Glasbrook’s book before and her method for...
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Plugging along
Today's blog post: Upside down, but … Because of a family visit, I probably won’t be posting for a couple of weeks. Busy visiting. Right now? You know, the housework stuff that needs to be done. My...
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Inspiration with children at the Japanese Garden
Today's blog post: As I mentioned last time I wrote, family is here, so time has been spent going to the zoo, Japanese Garden, and restaurants. Besides the family pictures, I find myself taking...
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Inspiration in June
Today's blog post: Inspiration again, and I’m grateful to have it. What with going to movies, playing miniature golf in the heat, zoo, etc–all the things that children like to do, I’m kind of blah....
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Tools and stuff
Today's blog post: Weavers use lots of tools. I remember a male visitor to my studio looking around, saying “You get to use lots of good stuff.” Yes, we do. Lots! Cartoon, but not at the correct angle...
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Well, look what came in the mail
Today's blog post: Sarah Swett’s book is handsewn Sarah Swett has written and produced this small book about weaving a bag on a box. You can buy it here. I love her drawings and you can see more of...
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Getting out
Today's blog post: Getting out to go to gallery receptions is something I am able to talk myself out of quite readily, not because I don’t want to see the art, but because I’m basically a hermit. BUT I...
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The rest of the story
Today's blog post: A continuation of some of the art from gallery receptions from last week… The two pieces below are both by Nicole Dane, an artist who received her BFA from North Texas University in...
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Charcoal experiments
Today's blog post: Charcoal experiments Usually when I use black dye, I am going in the other direction, that is doubling or tripling the percentage of dye, but the objective this time was to get a...
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Getting there
Today's blog post: I ordered the black ones second from top on the right from Jerry’s Artarama. I finally just sucked it up and bought frames for the small pieces that I’ve been working on FOREVER. My...
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How to waste time in just a few easy steps
Today's blog post: I read a post by artist Karin Olah about how she has her art printed via Spoonflower to use on notecards. Here’s what Karin does: Spoonflower prints my art image on cotton. Then I...
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10th Annual TAC Juried Membership Exhibition
Today's blog post: Prairie Rain 10th Annual TAC Juried Membership Exhibition August 7 – 29, 2015 Awards: 7pm on August 7 Juror Cohn Drennan of Cohn Drennan Contemporary selected 40 artworks by 39 Texas...
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