I made some holiday wrapping paper with potato prints on brown kraft paper. It's fairly simple, and I share the process in these photos. Here are the supplies I used: a roll of brown craft paper, a flat plate plate to roll the ink on, potatoes, block printing ink, a brayer, a paring knife, and … Continue reading potato print wrapping paper 11.24.2022
I've been creating lots of pots in the past few weeks. vases, bowls, trees planters, orb, ikebana vases platters, vases, orbs These are all at the "greenware" stage, meaning ceramic pieces that are dry clay. They're very fragile at this stage. In the next week, once these are completely dry, I'll fire them to the … Continue reading ceramics in process 10.27.2022
Meaning in art isn’t the same as meaning in science. The meaning of the second law of thermodynamics, so long as the words are understood, isn’t changed by who reads it, or when, or where. The meaning of Huckleberry Finn is. Writing is risky business. No guarantees. You have to take the chance. I'm happy … Continue reading art quote – le guin 10.13.2022
This week marks my 8 year blogiversary! And here's some advice I found on the interweb for Creatives. I haven't yet found the author. Creatives You're more than what you make. Your productivity does not determine your value. It's okay to do nothing sometimes. Not everything you do has to result in a product. Not … Continue reading 8 year blogiversary 9.29.2022
...grief is, perhaps, the last and final translation of love. Ocean Vuong, from a Fresh Air interview, April, 2022
My youngest child Berit married her sweetheart Brian earlier this month. I gifted them with a watercolor portrait. Brian and Berit, ink and watercolor on 140 lb cold press watercolor paper, 9x12 This is the reference photo. Here's a very early stage of the painting. And me with the finished, framed piece:)
Reasons to Live Through the Apocalypse by Nikita Gill Sunrises. People you have still to meet and laugh with. Songsabout love, peace, anger, and revolution. Walks in the woods.The smile you exchange with a stranger when you experiencebeauty accidentally together. Butterflies. Seeing your grandpar-ents again. The moon in all her forms, whether half or full. … Continue reading poem – Gill 7.21.2022
Rachel Imsland, Artist 