by ruralpearl | Jan 25, 2013 | Cut Paper, News & Events, Uncategorized
I’ve got a couple paper cuttings in progress. The tree design was commissioned for a tattoo based on the design “Book Tree” by artist Robert Whitmore, frequently used on bookplates starting in the 1930’s and still popular today. The bird is just a design that popped into my head and I felt like doing it.. It’s a sunbird. So.. there you go.
I’ll be hitting up the Final Friday festivities in downtown Lawrence this evening to consume some art (and food). I don’t have any originals up anywhere but I do have prints and greeting cards at both 1109 Gallery (1109 Mass.) and Essential Goods (17 E. 7th) and they are both open tonight for Final Fridays. See you out there perhaps.
by ruralpearl | Jan 24, 2013 | Inspiration, Photos
“Friends… They cherish each other’s hopes. They are kind to each other’s dreams.” Henry David Thoreau
by ruralpearl | Jan 23, 2013 | Inspiration, Photos
Why I Am Happy
Now has come, an easy time. I let it
roll. There is a lake somewhere
so blue and far nobody owns it.
A wind comes by and a willow listens
gracefully.
I hear all this, every summer. I laugh
and cry for every turn of the world,
its terribly cold, innocent spin.
That lake stays blue and free; it goes
on and on.
And I know where it is.
— William Stafford
by ruralpearl | Jan 19, 2013 | Inspiration, Photos
Today was my lucky day to find an owl on the roadside while I was out for a little country drive. I made sure to thank him (or her?) for the photos as it flew off…
by ruralpearl | Jan 18, 2013 | Cut Paper, Uncategorized
11 x 14 inch paper cutting.
by ruralpearl | Jan 18, 2013 | Cut Paper
Layer #2.. A little coloring and gluing to do before it is complete.
by ruralpearl | Jan 17, 2013 | Cut Paper, Design
This design was commissioned by a former schoolmate who is opening a food truck in North Carolina.
by ruralpearl | Jan 16, 2013 | Cut Paper
by ruralpearl | Jan 15, 2013 | Cut Paper
I haven’t chosen a title yet.. This is the top layer, inspired by a bunch of sparrows hanging out in an overgrown winter field.
by ruralpearl | Jan 14, 2013 | Inspiration, News & Events, Photos
“Whatever peace I know rests in the natural world, in feeling myself a part of it, even in a small way.” -May Sarton
Today I finished reading “Black Elk Speaks” (highly recommended – and a reality check about the land we live on here in the USA), and started reading “Journal of A Solitude” by May Sarton (where I found the line above).
I also wrapped up a commission, was invited to do the upcoming cover of an art & literary journal, and signed on to do the LOLA (Ladies of Lawrence Artists) Valentine’s Day Show at Pachamama’s in Lawrence on Feb. 9. Lots of things coming up.. and lots of planting my nose in books.
