art
my art projects
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Conversations – Art Show November – December 2015
As I alluded to in previous posts, Brent Wear and I have an art show up at Johnny Sole now through the end of the year. Some of the works featured are in previous posts. All of the work is for sale right off the wall. We are continuing to make new pieces that will be added as pieces sell. We also have a selection of prints and limited edition postcard sets for sale as well. Our opening reception is First Thursday 3, December 2015 from 4 – 8 p which will also feature a collection of abstract paintings that Brent has been working on for the last two years. If…
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Burrowing Owls
This is the first burrowing owl drawn in my calendar. He is my spirit animal. Is it okay to laugh at your own jokes? This guy pleases me to no end. So of course I had to draw more.. and that leads to some more formal drawings. and some collaborations with Brent Wear:
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Prints
Brent Wear and I are now offering prints! Find them by hitting the shop tab or in my etsy shop.
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Collaborations 14 and 15 and a Some Crows
So my friend Brent Wear and I have been working away on new pieces, and I am excited that some are finally finished. These most recent pieces have taken a bit of a turn of the surreal, but that is just our personalities bleeding into our work. As you may have guessed, we both have odd senses of humour. Someday I will have to post some of our really bad sketches that we draw to make each other laugh. We are both pretty pleased with how these last two works have come out. So pleased in fact that the Swallow with a House on its Back has become our business…
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hare week
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Some Owls
I find my oracles in fiction; which is funny, because I am not a very avid reader. Someday I might post a reading list, but I am not sure it would be relevant to anyone but me. If you pay attention, I share what I’ve learned in the cryptic half sentences of twitter and instagram. Sometimes it comes out in drawing or dress form. Even I don’t know how it will end up. Here, I drew you some owls.
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Last Bird
Here it is: the last bird drawing on the last page of my 2013 calendar. I have to admit that most of December with its holiday deadlines has made this project extra challenging to draw and post to instagram every day. And I also have to admit that I am looking forward to not having to post a drawing every single day. This project has been super fun, and has led to some very interesting projects, and I am sure that I will be doing a lot of interesting things in the future because of this too. I feel like I accomplished what I set out to do, which…
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Blank
Today I purchased a brand new 2014 page a day calendar. It is so.. blank.
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Drawing and Painting: Bird Collaborations with Brent Wear
Not too long ago my friend, painter Brent Wear approached me about doing some collaborations with my bird drawings. He has been encouraging me forever to do more visual artwork, and has been my go to art mentor whenever I am in some sort of existential art crisis. I have resisted making purely visual art for a long time in order to keep myself on a steady track of sewing, but it has always been difficult for me to focus on one thing single-mindedly. Usually, I am satisfied to make a stray thing here and there to feed my curious soul’s need to try new things. Brent is well known…
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Drawing, 365 Daily Projects, Forming Habits and A Question
Many people make New Year’s resolutions, or from this day forward lifestyle changes that have varying degrees of success. If you follow me anywhere, you know I’ve been drawing birds. Almost every day this year, one on every page of my calendar. And here I am in the last quarter of the year. Very soon, I will have to purchase a 2014 datebook. Now I won’t lie, it is incredibly satisfying to see a drawing on every page of this book. The idea of not drawing something everyday is kind of sad and weird. I may continue. Not sure if I will continue with the singular purpose of songbirds, but…
