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January 21, 2011
January 18, 2011
Dear everyone,
I deeply appreciate the thoughtful and thought-provoking comments you've been leaving on the last few posts. I'm afraid there's going to be a bit of a delay before I post again because my computer needs to go in for repair....
January 16, 2011
Tunes for a Monday Morning
Writing yesterday's post reminded me of the traditional trajectory of an artist's career from Apprentice to Journeyman to Master...and so, as I sat down to pick a piece of music for this morning, I thought about who I would consider...
On the subject of influence, Part II
Stirring the soup of creative influence. (Clock by Rima Staines) To go back to the Didier Graffet quote that started off my reflections on creative influence: "When I was younger and learning to paint, I was inspired by other artists'...
January 15, 2011
Wind Stories
Early in the morning, before the sun is up, I climb the hill to my studio. Today the wind is howling, shaking the cabin and the window panes and the tall trees of the forest behind. I like to work...
January 13, 2011
A Tilly Interlude
I've been getting email asking how Tilly fared through the holidays (I swear that dog gets more fan mail than I do), so here are some photos for you while I work on Part II of my thoughts on "creative...
Today's Reading: Tapping the Long Tale
Amal El-Mohtar has written a lovely blog post called "Tapping the Long Tale," which I highly recommend. "...we have, each of us, a story that is uniquely ours," she says, "a narrative arc that we can walk with purpose once...
January 12, 2011
On the subject of influence, Part I
I've been thinking about a comment Didier Graffet made in the interview I linked to in yesterday's post. He said, "When I was younger and learning to paint, I was inspired by other artists' work, but now I avoid looking...
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
Two of my very favorite artists (who also happen to be friends and neighbors of mine here on Dartmoor) have now got beautiful blogs to follow: Virginia Lee and David Wyatt's posterous. That's Virginia's enchanting drawing of a tree girl...
January 9, 2011
Tune for a Monday Morning
My friend Helen Mason, an ex-dancer turned designer in London, sent me a link to the lovely dance animation above: "Thought of You," created by Ryan Woodward. The music, serendipitously, is by The Weepies, whose cheerful smooching-and-dancing-in-the- streets video I...
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