Water Texture
Photos from Hollywood, FL, Nov. 2013 (more to come):
Music: Peter Lang – As I Lay Sleeping
Current musical obsession: Leo Kottke’s “Anyway” off this same Kottke/ Lang/ Fahey record. The whole record is great. That song isn’t on the Tube, so this one will suffice.
New Small Originals Now Available On Etsy
I’ve got some tiny birds now available (seen here) and a few others that are a bit larger. Take a look-see here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ruralpearl?section_id=6481946
Mucho Orders
Trying to roll out online holiday orders as fast as they are coming in! If you missed out on the Midwest Living coupon code, here’s another for 10% off online orders good thru Dec. 31. Just enter FB2013 when you’re checking out at http://ruralpearl.etsy.com
Richard Bradshaw & Jim Henson
I’ve been reading Henson’s bio and studying Bradshaw’s silhouette puppetry.. So happy to find them together like this. I need to see this show in it’s entirety.
Bizarre Bazaar in Lawrence Today and Tomorrow!
Over 130 area artists present the annual Bizarre Bazaar at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire in Lawrence KS.
Friday, November 29th from 5 to 9 pm
Saturday, November 30th from 9am to 5pm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BizBazArt
I’ll be displaying my work in the southern-most room on the 2nd Floor.
Castles Made Of Sand.. Errr.. Sea Sponges?
I didn’t bring my computer along on this trip so I’m limited to only posting cell phone photos until I can download my regular camera photos when I return home. Yesterday started out with a manatee sighting from the balcony of my room. I’m on the 30th floor and can see really far out over the ocean and saw two slowly moving silhouettes making their way south. I did not expect that. I also didn’t expect the weather to be warm enough to swim, but alas, it was! And the day was spent between the beach and the saltwater pool. So many neat seashells and sea sponges washed up on the shore. I’m not too old to play in the sand and collect shells, right? That’s the best part. Talk about intricate details in nature.
A Room With A View
Hello from Florida! I’m armed with my camera and my sketchbook.. Looking forward to finding some new inspiration here. FYI: my Etsy shop will remain open and all orders will ship out Nov. 29. Thanks to you folks who have already ordered! Til next time..
Soundscape Experiment
Before I immerse myself into the land of printing and art fair prep this morning, I had to squeeze in some synthesized sounds from Logic Pro — my new sound software that I refuse to ignore — and my 25 key Ion midi keyboard (one of these days I’ll hook up the full sized keyboard to my computer. That should be fun). I think I mentioned before that I was slightly obsessed with making crazy cosmic sounds as a kid on my mom’s synthesizer before blowing out my brother’s amp that it was hooked up to. Ahhh, computers make things so easy now.. although I did manage to crash the software once trying to do multiple effects…
Kansas Fall 2013
Nov. 9, 2013, Oskaloosa, KS.