Art Purchase

by | Aug 14, 2012 | Inspiration

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I have a small but slowly growing collection of art that I’ve purchased from artists at shows or from artists that I’ve ‘met’ online. I just picked this up from the post office today and I’m really excited about it: a sewn work by Seattle artist Danny Mansmith made on his sewing machine. I’m acquainted with Danny through Flickr, initially because he also does a bit of paper cutting which he often incorporates into his sewn works. When I saw this piece, I had to have it. I love the colors against the black, which you’ve seen more often than not in my own work lately.. I’m a bit obsessed with nighttime and how colors and objects and people (including myself) appear and transform and come alive when it’s dark. I love the tiny, organic details in the stitching. So great. I can’t wait to frame it in a shadow box and hang it on my wall. Check out Danny’s shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DannyMansmith

Near Perfect Ending to A Perfect Weekend

by | Aug 14, 2012 | Inspiration

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I headed to my mom’s this afternoon and took a nap on the ground at a local lake while she fished, watched the sunset, and then laid in her backyard under a big clear dark star-filled sky. I saw four really great, bright Perseid meteors before I retreated to the indoors.. no camera setup this year to try my luck at catching one, but what really matters is just being out there and enjoying it. Some paper cutting blog stuff to come soon, I promise. Til next time..

Letting the Steam Out of the Pressure Cooker

by | Aug 11, 2012 | Inspiration

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Me crunching my own head before I took off for an endurance run.. I’m not sure how far I went, but I ran for an hour and a half straight and it was so so good. I ran over the river levy, ran through a hot rod show, passed a baja taco joint selling breakfast burritos and blasting Bob Dylan, was told good morning by countless people.. It’s a release. It’s all a release. Running, maintaing this blog, taking silly pictures of my own shadow.. all a release. Til next time..