I recently visited the North Carolina Museum of Art for their Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism exhibit. A solo art date that I'd like to share with you now. For me, the highlights of a museum trip are the unexpected things... Such a beauty new to me works by a familiar artist, rough sketches in a notebook, being …
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Halloween Fun: diy top hat and dollar store decor
Dollar store treasures! Halloween, How do I love thee? Let me count the ways... Before... I love Halloween. I have since my days as a kid on a Brooklyn stoop. Makeshift costumes out of whatever scraps of fabric and clothes we had. Using my mom's sewing machines and running to Woolworths for some black, wet n wild eyeliner that had to be …
in the studio
Playing before starting a new series. exploring color palettes painting papers and realizing you are not fond of the color palette you chose... cutting things up and more explorations, this time with collage... seeds for future work. …
artist’s dates: the scrap exchange
Welcome to The Scrap Exchange in Durham, NC. A holy mecca for thrifting aficionados, do it yourselfers, and the very creative. Not sure who created these, but they are a perfect example of artsy recycling and reuse. Quite the appropriate setting for an artist date. I mean it is literally a creative treasure seeking, scavenger hunt. …
travel & art: orly avineri in colorado
Live workshop at Jeanne Oliver's home and studio, September 2019 Orly Avineri's passport journals. Incredibly powerful work. Piecing it together... Bundles beginning their transformations... A sacred circle of creative, female energy... My lucky bundle. Transformation Relics of our time together... The artist at …
currently reading
Books, books, books!!! We are not allowed to buy any more books! That's what my husband and I tell each other every time we pass by a Barnes & Nobles, visit a museum shop, gift shop, thrift shop, go on amazon for something totally unrelated... Ok, so these have been ongoing... like for months. But, I finally finished Building a Story Brand, …