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The Okanagan Erotic Art Show and a Small Update
I have been super busy, but I have to make time to write about what I am doing. I have been making a few new works, mostly block printing for now and having a ton of fun with decorative papers. I will post pics soon. For now I just want to send a shout out…
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What a Year!
Well 2012 seems to have went by so fast. I can hardly remember what my goals were, perhaps I achieved a few of them. If not then I guess they were not that important, or they will naturally become a part of 2013’s list. What can I say? Goals are great, but only as starters,…
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Summer Time
Summer and gardening have seemed to take over my artistic practice right now. Does gardening count as a art…..? Well if it does I have a very nice garden right now and it has inspired a new series of cards. I call them the ‘Summer Selections’. Yes it is kinda cheesy but when you see…
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Process an Evolution
Evolution and time, two reoccurring themes related to my art practice. I have been working on a 18×24 inch cradle panel for long while now. The image gets to a certain point then I find that I leave it hanging or leaned against the wall. It is during this hanging time that I want to…
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More Than Just the Surface
Wow! An art opening and a Wine Art & Music Event as well! What an amazing night full of great people. We had a blast not to mention a bit of wine. The night was such a hit that I felt my voice slipping away from me. I chatted and chatted and spoke the language…
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My Newest Challenge ‘Hope’
Some of you may have heard about a thing called ‘The Sketch Book Project’. It’s a group of people who are putting together a visual library for anyone who would like to share their self expression. So naturally… I signed up! At first I thought how hard would it be to fill a little 32…
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Updates on a Few Things.
You may remember in my last post ‘One Print at a Time’. My studio mates and I had set out personal goals for our show and sale. Let me start off by saying, Julia Trops made her goal! Julia needed enough money to get to Italy, and to be able to do an artist residence…
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One Print at a Time!
Hello Everyone, Some of you may know that we (Studio 113) did a show and sale not to long ago called “Sketched Out”. It was alot of fun and because of that my studio mates and I thought we would do it one more time before the year is out. Sketched Out II December 10th…
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Tears, Soap Stone and a New Lesson in Patiance
Hello Everyone, As of the last month I have been inspired to attempt a little soap stone carving. A few of my artist friends have expressed the meditative qualities of the process,and how beautiful and amazing it made them feel. So naturally I too would like to experience this. So I got a stone and…
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New Fall Line Up!
Printmaking with Trina Ganson Classes offered at Studio 113 in Kelowna’s Rotary Centre of the Arts Soul Drawing Soul drawing is a simple yet profound printmaking process that creates an image through touch. Oil based paints and inks are applied to a plexi or glass or surface then transferred to rice paper resulting in a…
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