Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve always had a tendency to live in the future. I love planners and calendars. I remember putting together my plans for Art Village, dreaming about what I wanted it to be. I loved talking with my dad about my plans and he would encourage and spur me on. When he died three months after [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
We have a lot of painted square tiles in our studio at Art Village. We have ceramic ones that were painted by our customers for our first year anniversary. And we also have a large mosaic made up of individually painted wooden tiles hanging on our wall.
These tiles were painted at Art in the Park [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
At Art Village, we just finished a six-week class that we offer called Drawing on the Right side of the Brain based on Betty Edward’s book by the same name. The first week of class, the students were asked to draw a self-portrait. Now you can imagine the fear and dread that over took them [...]
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I recently spoke to some grade school kids about careers in art. Most of them were not thinking about a career in art. They thought an art career was a bit risky. They wanted security. I can appreciate their view because I share their interest in financial stability. But I think if you are preoccupied [...]
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Last week someone asked me if when I paint, do I think about whether or not it is saleable or do I just paint for myself. I was working on a rather large painting at the time. As I looked at it, I realized that it never really occurred to me that it probably wouldn’t [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are two kinds of pursuits in life - the pursuit of outside physical things and the pursuit of a deeper inner-life. Many times we get so wrapped up in pursuing temporary things that we miss pursuing more important and lasting things like love, developing relationships, making the world a better place, kindness, and gratefulness. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Many people have this romantic idea of artists as reclusive eccentrics. Locked away in their studio, feverishly making art into the wee hours of the night.
And although I do believe there is great value in solitude, I also think there is also something very rewarding about making art with other people. Making art can be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Following our intuition can lead to an exciting life of opportunities. When I decided to start my own business, I started with nothing but a crazy idea. I believed, that people would love to hang out and make art together. But other well-meaning people informed me that starting a business was risky. And there was [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love art supplies! I am lured by the endless creative possibilities that lie within the soft, unstained paintbrush and the crisp, clean, blank canvas. Oh what potential these items have to be the tools of a great work of art! When I am in an art supply store, I become overtaken by the call [...]
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Have you ever gone on vacation and ended up running around snapping photographs and moving on to the next attraction, only to feel like you missed something? I have some friends who took a trip to Paris. They hopped on the metro, sped to the Louvre, took some photos of the Mona Lisa and a [...]
