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Jackson Pollock
awards
signs of progress
National Novel Writing Month, 2007
call for submissions
• Third Person Press •
what: Undercurrents Anthology
speculative fiction/poetry
who: Cape Breton Island writers
when: deadline March 15, 2008
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May
3
[-photo essay, fiber art-]
by Nancy S.M. Waldman
Patchwork quilting is an exacting process. There is a great deal of planning, measuring, precise cutting and piecing. Some of us are cut out (ahem, *sorry!*) for that and some aren’t. Or perhaps it’s a discipline that we enjoy at some times and not others.
At times we […]
Apr
10
Journal on making an Altered Book
April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[-process, journaling, found poetry-]
by Nancy Shepard Metzger Waldman
In the course of researching Altered Books for the January 2006 issue of The PCQ, I couldn’t resist tackling my first altered book. Here is the journal and some photos I made of the process and progress so far.
Take heart other beginners, from the lumpy pages and […]
Apr
10
The Altered Book: Karen Hatzigeorgiou
April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[-tutorial, process, art-]
In the spirit of transformation, using an existing book as your ‘canvas’ for art, assemblage and found poetry is an art form that holds unlimited possibilities. Artist Karen Hatzigeorgiou of Karen’s Whimsy allows us to take a glimpse at a few of her beautiful altered books. Her website is filled with tips and […]
Apr
9
Cynthia Korzekwa: Art begins at home
April 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[-photo essay, art, alterations-]
images and words by featured artist, Cynthia Korzekwa
- Aesthetics are homemade -
“Still Hanging” - painted commemorative plate with embroidered photo
- cynthia korzekwa © 2005-2006, all rights reserved
That is, the formation of taste comes from the home. From homemakers. From our mothers. The way they feed us, the way they dress us, […]
Apr
9
Cynthia Korzekwa on Color
April 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[-photo essay, art, process-]
Paint is commonly used to alter things, but Cynthia’s sense of color and her freedom about what and how she paints, take it into a new and fantastic realm. Here are some of her thoughts on the transformative power of color:
Painting is about color.
A friend of mine once told me that the […]
Apr
8
Thread of Winter-Quiet: images
April 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[-photography, digital images, photo essay-]
words and images by Maureen Shaughnessy
“cloud ice earth dancers”
Life is filled with mundane happenings and objects we take for granted.
Mar
30
Artist Trading Cards
March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[-photo essay-]
complied and written by Nancy Waldman
You too can have a huge collection of tiny art cards … but first, you have to make your own
Mar
29
Collecting - organizing collections
March 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[-photo-essay-]
Ways to Organize your Chaos Collections
Mar
27
Collections - Teesha Moore
March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[-photo essay & interview-]
Some collections happen because we are engaged in creative practices that require materials. The more we create, the more we love our materials, the more we need and want to acquire more. Often we acquire so many that we couldn’t possibly use all that we’ve gathered. The materials themselves becomes a collection.
Here […]
Mar
27
Collections - ephemera
March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[-photo essay-]
by Nancy S.M. Waldman
Ephemera is the term used for collections of old items that were originally made to be discarded, were so fragile that
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Words of Art
Write Words
"It's none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think you were born that way."
- Ernest Hemingway
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Results of our previous poll
What is your biggest creativity problem?too many projects at once can't get in the groove not enough time everything else takes priority self-doubts
other ['not enough talent']27% 20% 20% 15% 15%
5%
