Sunday, April 13, 2008

. . . freaked -- it snowed



even for Kansas, snow in April is ridiculous (well, not really, apparently it happens more than we remember) . . . it was serious snow, too, not just pretty little flakes drifting around in the air. Then there was a bit of sunshine for about a nanosecond, then sleet, then nasty drizzle. I did nothing art-related other than talk about it. . . with my sister, for whom I made the above black circles on white paper, which she will have to mat and frame. . .




and speaking of mats and frames, I put this experimental piece in a mat and now I love it . . . remember, put a nice mat over just about anything and it looks better, I think. . .




well, okay, I tried to carve this stamp, roughly based on a rug pattern I saw in a design magazine. Fun to do, hilarious to see the outcome. (Oh, guess what . . . it's freaking snowing again. . .)

I recently purchased the special issue of "Cloth Paper Scissors" about studio spaces of artists. So many organized and decorated spaces for creativity. Maybe you can see a small portion of my "studio", also known as my unfinished basement. Picture #1 above: see the paint splatters on the concrete floor? And Picture #3, immediately above: the stamp is resting on an old plastic shower curtain that covers what used to be our ping-pong table. Nope, no one asked me to share my studio space. I am so glad, though, that I don't have to worry about cleaning it up every time I used it; I'm grateful that I can close the door and walk upstairs to relatively clean and organized living space; I'm glad I don't have to worry about spilling paint on beautiful carpet or floors. But I would like to have a sink and running water down there, as well as a bunch more electrical outlets. All in due time.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love the four circles, perfect.
Always fun to read about the family, we all have such a different perspective of each other and of ourselves. Can we capture all your thoughts and save them somewhere. When will writing a book be your next project.
Someone told me over the weekend Frank Lloyd Wright lived to be around 98 years old, and his best work was done between the age of 80 and 90. There is still hope for me.....
Hildegard

Martha Marshall said...

Yes, love the circles too! And the piece you say you've matted. I agree with you about mats. But I don't see anything hilarious about your carved stamp. I love it!

Mary Buek said...

Hildegard: Sure, I'll get right on writing that book -- just something else no one will read, kinda like this blog. I can always count on you, Ann, and my new friends Martha and Seth to let me know someone out there is actually looking at my art. Martha, I can't wait to see the circles in Hildegard's house. I'll have her take a picture and post it. Thanks for being a faithful blog reader and commenter