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blind contour self-portraits 2.24.2022

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ 4 Comments

I've started a series of self portraits using the blind contour method of drawing. Blind contour drawing is a technique that some suggest improves hand-eye coordination and hones observation skills. But I use it for the results I get. It's my favorite drawing method. In blind contour drawing, the artist looks only at the subject … Continue reading blind contour self-portraits 2.24.2022

art quote – vedder 2.10.2022

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ Leave a comment

Our job is not to make records that people like. Our job is to make the music that makes us feel proud. I’ve been pondering your questions: Is there something I’m missing here? Am I supposed to be thinking about what other people are thinking? Because with songwriting it’s almost like you can’t think about it in … Continue reading art quote – vedder 2.10.2022

a year of junk mail 1.27.2022

January 27, 2022January 26, 2022 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ 4 Comments

Last year, I decided to keep all of the junk mail I received so I could have a visual of what all the paper amounted to. I counted them up today. 110 pieces! 110 pieces of junk mail for 2021 Because my partner and I donate money to a wide variety of non-profits each year, … Continue reading a year of junk mail 1.27.2022

poem – Rilke 12.2.21

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ Leave a comment

I’m too alone in the world, yet not alone enoughto make each hour holyI’m too small in the world, yet not small enoughto be simply in your presence, like a thing—just as it is.I want to know my own willand to move with it.And I want, in the hushed momentswhen the nameless draws near,to be … Continue reading poem – Rilke 12.2.21

studio renovation 11.18.2021

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ 1 Comment

I'm starting to make my own ceramic glazes, now that I have my own kiln. And I needed space to store the glaze containers in my small home studio, located in what once was a kitchen on the 2nd floor of my home. I decided to renovate these old kitchen cupboards to be a glaze … Continue reading studio renovation 11.18.2021

art quote – Kladzyk 11.4 2021

November 4, 2021November 3, 2021 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ Leave a comment

It’s important that artists remind themselves what giving your creative output autonomy means.It means that you will never know all the people your work will matter to. You’ll never be able to measure it. You’ll never be able to witness it. You’ll maybe witness, if you’re lucky, some traces of what it means to people. … Continue reading art quote – Kladzyk 11.4 2021

land art exhibit 10.21.2021

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ 1 Comment

I caught this year's land art exhibit at the Farley Center during its final days this year. This is the 5th year the Farley Center has hosted this exhibit, and this year it's called "Rooted in the Land: Land Art Exhibition." Twenty seven artists created outdoor, sustainable art installations, using only materials that safely decompose … Continue reading land art exhibit 10.21.2021

wordless and blue 10.7.2021

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ Leave a comment

my own kiln! 9.23.2021

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ 2 Comments

This year, I discontinued my membership to the local community ceramics studio and ordered my very own kiln! I bought an L&L e23-M3. It's got 5.5 cubic feet of space, almost 2 feet across, and a little less than 2 feet high on the inside. Not huge, but not teeny. I didn't want a kiln … Continue reading my own kiln! 9.23.2021

poem – Laux 9.9.2021

September 9, 2021September 8, 2021 ~ Rachel Imsland ~ Leave a comment

On the Edge by Dorianne Laux After your mother dies, you will learn to liveon the edge of life, to brace yourselflike she did, one hand on the dashboard,the other gripping your purse while you drivethrough the stop sign, shoulders tense,eyes clamped shut, waiting for the collisionthat doesn't come. You will learnto stay up all … Continue reading poem – Laux 9.9.2021

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