“A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road.” -Alexander Smith
(3 photos of a puddle in my mom’s driveway, the sky during the 2009 Perseid meteor shower, and an autumn moon above Kansas meshed together in photoshop).
11 x 14 inch paper cutting.
“Look closely. The beautiful may be small.” -Immanuel Kant
I took my camera out with my 10x magnifying lens attachment in a light rain.
One more music link ‘fore I embark out in the rain..
This isn’t until June, but registration is going to open up soon. I’ll be giving a presentation & workshop in conjunction with the “A Cut Above” exhibit at the Sabatini Gallery at the Topeka Public Library on Saturday, June 30, from 3 – 4:30. For ages 10+.. The room will hold about 30 people. We’ll be talking about paper cutting, making shadow puppets, and how to animate them. I’ll post a registration link when it’s available. Also found out Cindy Ferguson and Nikki McClure are part of this exhibit along with Clay Rice and Beatrice Coron. It’s gonna be a good one.. and I’m honored to be exhibiting amongst them.
Love this lots.. Insider information: This song inspired this paper cutting that I made last summer. Happy Friday.
8 x 10 inch paper cutting.. for a rainy Kansas morning.
Taking a break from cutting paper all morning and giving the hands a rest. I’ve got 4 different works in the works.. Something that popped in my head this morning: I read some interview with some artist once, and I can’t remember anything except that he (I remember that it was a ‘he’ at least) said that he enjoyed making art because there are no boundaries. I liked that.
This is just the beginning.. art shows start approaching, and my work room starts expanding into the rest of the house and every table becomes a work surface, every free space along the wall is temporary storage, my couch is now my print matting station..
“I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.” -Claude Monet
A summery flower photo seems appropriate since I’m taking a break from work-stuff and sitting outside in Kansas on Feb. 1 in a t-shirt in the sunshine.. It’s making me feel a little seasonly off-balance, but I’ll take it. I’ve been giving my printers a run for their money all morning trying to get prints and greeting cards ready.. first art fair of the year coming up in less than two weeks..