Does History Matter?

How important is the history of a piece to your enjoyment of it?  How important is the cultural environment surrounding an artwork—the when and where of its creation? I was at a meeting of the Creative House of Lancaster last night and we were participating in a grad student’s project involving a free-form discussion based on [...]

AEDM: The Saga Continues

Here are my latest doodles for Art Every Day Month. I also took some nice sunset photos the other day.

Fun Times In the Studio

I managed to get studio time in on Friday.  I hammered a pillow shape that I had suspended using pitch, but didn’t use the pitch while chasing.  I chased over air instead.  I wanted to see how this technique would work out on a larger form.  (It’s the same technique I used in my fold formed [...]

AEDM, 12 Days of Cuffmas, and Gnome Madness

I have tons of stuff to share with you today.  First, I want to let you know about the Twelve Days of Cuffmas. From December 1st – December 12th I will be donating $10.00 from every cuff purchased at the site to Heifer International.  Each cuff includes free gift wrap if you would like and will [...]

Recently Helpful Articles I’ve Read

Some of these were from newsletters that I subscribe to and some of these come straight from blogs.  I hope that you find them as useful and enjoyable as I have. Hone Your Artist Statement from Alyson B. Stanfield’s Art Marketing Action Newsletter The Only Way to Become Amazingly Great at Something from Zen Habits The last couple [...]