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Not a waste of time
Art Attributes, Artist motivation, Good Habits 10/28/18 Art Attributes, Artist motivation, Good Habits 10/28/18

Not a waste of time

I meet each week with artist friends, to share our lives and discuss art related stuff. We call it Tuesday Morning Art Coffee. Some people stay one hour and some people stay 2 or more hours.

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Inspiration Found in Relationships
Artist motivation, repeated themes 9/13/18 Artist motivation, repeated themes 9/13/18

Inspiration Found in Relationships

My artist statement has drifted this way and that over the years, but one thing remains the same.People Together. Relationship.

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Cat Fights and Tornados
Art Attributes, Good Habits, Order and Chaos, planning ahead 6/10/18 Art Attributes, Good Habits, Order and Chaos, planning ahead 6/10/18

Cat Fights and Tornados

Does planning relate to creating artwork? Yes. Does planning relate to marketing artwork? Yes. One must plan to succeed. One has to show up and do the work. And, just like the planning for a big party, the ideas are conceived and nurtured, the setting repaired and weeded.

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Powerful Habits
Artist motivation, Good Habits 2/8/18 Artist motivation, Good Habits 2/8/18

Powerful Habits

Those boring and powerful habits. The bed time routine started in a timely manner, really does help me go to sleep. Cleaning the studio between projects, really does get me excited about the next project.

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Pendulum Swinging
Artist motivation, Series 10/10/17 Artist motivation, Series 10/10/17

Pendulum Swinging

Politics also go through a seasonal cycle, but instead of the sweet and nurturing circle we experience within seasons of the year, political climates are right and left, pendulum swinging back and forth.

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Make Over
Art Attributes, Artist motivation, Contemporary, Quilt Art 8/5/16 Art Attributes, Artist motivation, Contemporary, Quilt Art 8/5/16

Make Over

Sometimes the best thing to do with a piece that isn't so good, is to visualize cutting it up, and then have fun doing it!

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Quilts are cozy
Art Attributes, Quilt Art 7/26/13 Art Attributes, Quilt Art 7/26/13

Quilts are cozy

Fabric is tactile, nurturing and comforting; it’s the perfect medium to express themes that are also tactile, nurturing and comforting.

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