tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20608535581794245012024-03-13T16:58:29.724-04:00Lyric ArtA little meander through the studio, home, and heart, of a mother who makes time for art.Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.comBlogger640125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-64636770408215642442012-10-03T14:54:00.001-04:002015-08-18T08:52:17.577-04:00This Blog has Moved....<div style="text-align: center;">
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Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-18156761336340462632012-10-03T06:00:00.000-04:002012-10-03T06:00:04.659-04:00On-Line Class: The Artist's Toolbox<br />
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May I tell you how much I love my on-line students? <a data-mce-href="http://quiltuniversity.com/classlist2.htm#ArtistsToolbox" href="http://quiltuniversity.com/classlist2.htm#ArtistsToolbox" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;">The Artist's Toolbox</a> (new session opens this friday) is an especially wonderful class for me to get to know these lovely people. </div>
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So many of them come in saying "I can't draw" or have real reservations about their abilities to create original art but by the end of class you see their confidence just blossom.</div>
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I truly DO believe that everyone is creative in some way.<br style="line-height: 1.5;" />If you give yourself time to learn and permission to be imperfect it is amazing what you can do.</div>
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Art CAN be taught. You can learn to draw through some simple steps and exercises if you are willing to put in the effort. You CAN learn to understand the basic elements and principles of design.</div>
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If you want to be and artist, if you are willing to put in the time and the effort....<br style="line-height: 1.5;" />YOU CAN BE AN ARTIST!</div>
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I'd love to share the journey with you.</div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://quiltuniversity.com/classlist2.htm#ArtistsToolbox" href="http://quiltuniversity.com/classlist2.htm#ArtistsToolbox" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;">The Artist's Toolbox</a></div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://quiltuniversity.com/classlist2.htm#ArtistsToolbox" href="http://quiltuniversity.com/classlist2.htm#ArtistsToolbox" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;">www.QuiltUniversity.com</a></div>
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four lessons, $36.00 beginning</div>
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October 12, 2012</div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-8431886906168003892012-10-02T13:19:00.000-04:002012-10-02T13:19:00.303-04:00Apps for Artists: Snapseed<br />
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My favorite time killer these days is to play with my photos on my iphone. A very useful app is <a data-mce-href="http://www.snapseed.com" href="http://www.snapseed.com/" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;">Snapseed</a>. <br style="line-height: 1.5;" /><a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-02-at-1.15.39-PM.png" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-02-at-1.15.39-PM.png" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-840" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-02-at-1.15.39-PM.png" height="69" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-02-at-1.15.39-PM.png" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="Screen Shot 2012-10-02 at 1.15.39 PM" width="228" /></a> </div>
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If I remember right - this is a "Drama" filter - kind of an HDR thing.</div>
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There is a "Black and White" filter as well.</div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/flower05.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/flower05.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-836" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/flower05-764x1024.jpg" height="857" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/flower05-764x1024.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="flower05" width="640" /></a>You can add frames, boost contrast, crop... all sorts of things to play with. The learning curve is quite a bit shorter than I expected as well. Have fun with it!<a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/flower07.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/flower07.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><br style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.5;" /></a></div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-54006712023639360262012-09-28T10:12:00.001-04:002012-09-28T10:12:25.108-04:00Creative Wisdom: baby steps<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;">
<strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">Turn off your computer: go to the library. Bring your sketchbook along.</strong><br style="line-height: 1.5;" />Randomly open books (over in the non-fiction section) and jot down ideas.</div>
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<br />Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-45111066564814426492012-09-28T10:03:00.000-04:002012-10-05T11:18:07.774-04:00For Your Inspiration: Chicago<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">I spent an absolutely lovely weekend with my sister in Chicago.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">(all of these were taken on my iPhone with the photo synth app) </span>Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-85634630870885260672012-09-27T13:41:00.002-04:002012-09-27T13:41:34.892-04:00Creative Wisdom: baby steps<br />
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Today - Taking Care of Business.<br style="line-height: 1.5;" />You know there is at least one thing on your list of stuff to do that isn't the fun stuff. That stuff hangs over your head and gets in the way of your creativity.</div>
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<strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">Take one business related activity you've been avoiding - and do it. </strong></div>
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(I'm setting up my new projector and live demo equipment. I've had it for months and haven't turned it on. It's about time - I've got to get a handle on it before heading out to teach in Houston next month.)</div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-31490487070334368792012-09-25T15:17:00.000-04:002012-09-25T15:17:07.876-04:00Creative Wisdom: baby steps<br />
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<strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;"><span data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.5;">Today's creative baby step - find another pile or </span><span data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.5;">mess that is in the way of your creative space and clean it out.</span></strong></div>
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<span data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">While you are there take a peek at a few materials, play with them, </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">put them together, take a few pictures of your options.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;"><a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-4.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-4.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-819" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-4-1024x764.jpg" height="477" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-4-1024x764.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="photo-4" width="640" /></a> </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">You might find that this opens a few windows to an idea. Or perhaps the floodgate opens and you just can't stop... flow with it!</span></div>
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So how has it been going this month? I hope you've been gently nudged into that creative place in your soul. I've done a little bit here, a little bit there... nothing dramatic. My studio is still half buried in piles of junk. But - half of it is useable again. That's a good thing. I didn't get any great works of art done, but I'm close to getting back into that creative place - where before the door was shut. I was burned out. I'm working on it.</div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-47441939376633628202012-09-24T06:00:00.000-04:002012-09-24T06:00:13.917-04:00Creative Wisdom: baby steps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Today's baby step toward that creative place...</div>
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<b>MAKE A DATE</b></div>
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Find a time, choose a place, and put it on your calendar.</div>
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I chose the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh and invited another artist along for a few hours of sketching.</div>
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It was blissful.</div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-53893076661566543202012-09-23T08:53:00.000-04:002012-09-23T18:15:11.314-04:00Creative Baby Steps from Jessica Porterfield<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This just in from Jessica as a result of yesterday's creative baby step.</span></div>
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<strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You GO girl!!!</strong></div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-21856591013585964872012-09-21T06:00:00.000-04:002012-09-21T06:00:08.568-04:00Creative Wisdom: baby steps<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">Todays creative nudge: </span><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">sew two scraps together - then two more.</strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">That's all.</span>Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-88452358839570854662012-09-19T20:08:00.000-04:002012-09-19T20:08:09.910-04:00For Your Inspiration: the Tuba Exchange<br />
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I had my horn in to "the guy" who does the best brass work in the area.</div>
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His shop happens to be part of the <a data-mce-href="http://www.tubaexchange.com" href="http://www.tubaexchange.com/" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">Tuba Exchange</a> in Durham, NC.</div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba02.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba02.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-804" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba02-766x1024.jpg" height="855" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba02-766x1024.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="tuba02" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba04.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba04.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-806" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba04-764x1024.jpg" height="857" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba04-764x1024.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="tuba04" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba03.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba03.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-805" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba03-1024x764.jpg" height="477" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuba03-1024x764.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="tuba03" width="640" /></a></div>
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It's a lovely little place - if you are in the area it's worth the trip.</div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-86974511654223147382012-09-19T17:13:00.000-04:002012-09-19T17:13:09.600-04:00Creative Wisdom: Baby Steps<br />
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I've just spent the entire day at the middle school, working with their horn players - and recruiting a few new ones. I'm completely exhausted. No wonder my kids don't want to get their homework out of the way right when they walk in the door.</div>
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;"><a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Mucha.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Mucha.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-798" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Mucha.jpg" height="538" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Mucha.jpg" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border: 0px none; color: #444444; cursor: default; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 5px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="Mucha" width="450" /></a></dt>
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So - since it's almost time for the rest of the troops to come in and get food before we rush off to various sports - today's baby step is very small.</div>
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<strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">Choose a piece of art you love. Look at it.<br style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.5;" />Analyze what it is about it that you love.</strong></div>
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Mucha? I love, love, love his use of pattern, the sinuous lines hat lead the eye on a journey up and around and back again. In the print above, there is a repetition of the round shape and the organic but angular branching forms.</div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-54556122974753191352012-09-17T22:09:00.000-04:002012-09-17T22:09:44.485-04:00Quilting Arts Gifts!<br />
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Have you seen it yet?<br style="line-height: 1.5;" />This year's issue of<br style="line-height: 1.5;" /><a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gifts1.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gifts1.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-793" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gifts1-764x1024.jpg" height="857" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gifts1-764x1024.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="gifts1" width="640" /></a> Quilting Arts Gifts<br style="line-height: 1.5;" />is on the news stands now. Wait - is there still such a thing as a news stand?</div>
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Nevermind - you can get your copy <a data-mce-href="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quiltingartsgifts/archive/2012/08/29/quilting-arts-gifts-2012-2013.aspx" href="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quiltingartsgifts/archive/2012/08/29/quilting-arts-gifts-2012-2013.aspx" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">here</a>.<br style="line-height: 1.5;" /><a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gifts2.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gifts2.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-794" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gifts2-1024x764.jpg" height="477" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gifts2-1024x764.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="gifts2" width="640" /></a>I have a lovely little project included - showing you how to make a silk art scarf with a beaded fringe. Let me know if you like it. And - there is also an advertisement for my DVD, Bead It Like You Mean It with as special price for QA readers.<br style="line-height: 1.5;" /><br style="line-height: 1.5;" />You might also like some of the <a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?page_id=2" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?page_id=2" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">tutorials</a> here on this blog - check them out under the link up there under the header. It says "tutorials." </div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-50189208178024258262012-09-17T10:36:00.000-04:002012-09-17T10:36:08.485-04:00Creative Wisdom: Baby Steps<br />
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Remember what we've done so far? Cleaned off a spot or two, made a list, picked out a photo for inspiration...<br style="line-height: 1.5;" /><a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-790" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-1024x764.jpg" height="477" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-1024x764.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="photo" width="640" /></a>Let's get just a little more specific today. <strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">Pick a work in progress</strong>, or something you'd like to start. <strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">Make a list</strong> of all the little steps that need to be done. Break it down to tiny bite sized pieces. <strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">Get the first thing ready</strong> to work on. If you get the urge and keep on going with it today, make sure to <strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">leave the next step out and ready to go for tomorrow</strong>.</div>
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<span data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="line-height: 1.5;">Today so far I've looked at my possible entry deadlines (you can see a pretty full list of calls for entry on my website <a data-mce-href="http://www.lyrickinard.com/enter_shows.html" href="http://www.lyrickinard.com/enter_shows.html" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">here</a>.) I've chosen a show, <a data-mce-href="http://www.artquiltersouth.org/exhibitions/calls.php" href="http://www.artquiltersouth.org/exhibitions/calls.php" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">ARTQUILTSwater</a> that I want to be a part of and think I can manage. That's only because I've already got something in the works that will fit the theme. My list starts - iron cloth, find image to layer, pull out projector, mark image, find batting. Today I might have time to iron.</span></div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-66660318750356913232012-09-15T19:36:00.000-04:002012-09-15T19:36:04.445-04:00Creative Wisdom: Baby Steps<br />
<div data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: justify;">Today has been a very busy day with appointments that have kept me away from the studio. So what to do?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br />
<dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" data-mce-style="width: 650px;" id="attachment_784" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; clear: both; color: #888888; margin: 10px auto 20px; max-width: 632px !important; padding: 4px; width: 650px;"><dt class="wp-caption-dt" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;"><a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/flower02.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/flower02.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-784" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/flower02-1024x764.jpg" height="477" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/flower02-1024x764.jpg" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border: 0px none; color: #444444; cursor: default; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 5px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="flower02" width="640" /></a></dt>
<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="color: #444444; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px 5px;">Frame added with Snapseed - but otherwise unedited.</dd></dl></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: justify;">While I was waiting for my appointments I pulled out my iphone, which I personally believe is one of the funnest toys and most useful tools ever invented. I always have photos on it so I pulled up <a data-mce-href="http://www.snapseed.com" href="http://www.snapseed.com/" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">Snapseed</a> - a digital editing app - and played around.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"><strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">Today's baby step into creativity<br style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.5;" />find a "to-go" project</strong></div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br />
<dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" data-mce-style="width: 650px;" id="attachment_785" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; clear: both; color: #888888; margin: 10px auto 20px; max-width: 632px !important; padding: 4px; width: 650px;"><dt class="wp-caption-dt" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;"><a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/flower04.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/flower04.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-785" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/flower04-1024x764.jpg" height="477" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/flower04-1024x764.jpg" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border: 0px none; color: #444444; cursor: default; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 5px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="flower04" width="640" /></a></dt>
<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="color: #444444; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px 5px;">Boosted contrast, used center focus to darken the outer edges, added a frame.</dd></dl></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: justify;">If you have something ready to go you won't waste time while you sitting and waiting, or while watching the television or riding in the car. I have several on-going "to-go" projects. My attention span is short so I only work on them occasionally and they can end up taking years to complete. That's fine. The point is just to have something, anything, to work on. Take a sketchbook and fill it up with drawings of your hand. Fill a candy tin with beads and a little bit of cloth and sew them on. Hand embroidery works well too.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br />
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="color: #444444; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px 5px;">Can't remember - maybe it was the "vintage" filers that I played with - a little added texture. The sky really was that blue though - beautiful day!</dd></dl></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;">See you next week. Be creative!</div>Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-48611964019057598782012-09-13T10:31:00.003-04:002012-09-13T10:31:58.468-04:00Creative Wisdom: Baby Steps<br />
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<em style="border: none; font-size: 16px;">"Begin at the beginning... and go on till you come to the end: then stop." <a data-mce-href="http://quote.robertgenn.com/auth_search.php?authid=1068" href="http://quote.robertgenn.com/auth_search.php?authid=1068" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;" title="More Art Quotes by Lewis Carroll">Lewis Carroll</a></em></div>
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Remember that list you made last week? <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Look at it an choose one thing from it.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Now DO IT!</span></b></div>
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Today I signed up for life drawing sessions.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5;">The only way to get better at something is to keep doing it. </span></div>
Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-34698652385641779172012-09-13T10:22:00.000-04:002012-09-13T10:28:30.307-04:00On-Line Class: Freeform Screenprinting<div style="text-align: center;">
Registration is open for one of my favorite classes over at <a href="http://quiltuniversity.com/">QuiltUniversity.com</a>.<span id="goog_1584029912"></span><span id="goog_1584029913"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></div>
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four lessons, one opening each week beginning September 14th</div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-weight: bold;">Lesson One</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Preparing your materials and workspace</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The mechanics of printing</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Paper stencil screens</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-weight: bold;">Lesson Two</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Found materials and other resists</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Finger blending</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Plastic stencil screens</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Bonus - discharge printing</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-weight: bold;">Lesson Three</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Flour paste screens</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Preparing images for Thermofax screens</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Printing with Thermofax screens</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Printing yardage</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-weight: bold;">Lesson Four</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Cheap and easy home-made frames</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Glue and paint screens</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Spray paint screens</li>
<li>Bonus - drawing fluid and filler</li>
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The class will be open for almost seven weeks. </div>
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An extra week is built in before one of the lessons to let you order or create your own Thermofax screen. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beginning experiments by Charlotte Robinson</td></tr>
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I'll be checking into the class forum each day to answer any and all questions you might have.</div>
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I've got to say that Quilt University is one of the best deals out there. $37 for four lessons and that much of my time is an absolute steal!</div>
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We'll have a ton of fun - and best of all, you don't have to haul stuff anywhere!</div>
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Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-65274533459293874482012-09-12T09:29:00.002-04:002012-09-12T09:29:54.821-04:00Creative Wisdom: Baby Steps<br />
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: justify;">How is it going so far? I've been trying out these baby steps in and effort to stop wasting so much of my time. On some days it's working and some - not so much. I'm so easily distracted. Yesterday I did my one thing and then immediately veered off in another direction. Today I will do better.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"><strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">Today's Baby Step - Find a pile and put it</strong> <strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;">away.</strong></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"><strong style="color: black; line-height: 1.5;"></strong><a data-mce-href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-6.jpg" href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-6.jpg" style="color: #743399; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-775" data-mce-src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-6-300x224.jpg" height="224" src="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-6-300x224.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; cursor: default; display: block; height: auto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 100%;" title="photo-6" width="300" /></a><br style="line-height: 1.5;" /> Mine's a big one. Problem is most of it doesn't have a home. The fun part is that I'm sure something in there will say - oh wait - PLAY with me now!</div>Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-82441653960041389102012-09-11T22:34:00.000-04:002012-09-11T22:34:46.426-04:00In Honor of September 11th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oosmUbMNCo8ZYpYzKfdEPEVZ2bO2SrFvn22J8tjy750XUgiXHiK9mLPjH7n2sFzBMSO-4epJliuw-qDyad7131tlWt3V1EL1zKVIDyDWwn6VMp96Xaeo26aubLq1rUYB7jDsbJ_pEo8/s1600/063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oosmUbMNCo8ZYpYzKfdEPEVZ2bO2SrFvn22J8tjy750XUgiXHiK9mLPjH7n2sFzBMSO-4epJliuw-qDyad7131tlWt3V1EL1zKVIDyDWwn6VMp96Xaeo26aubLq1rUYB7jDsbJ_pEo8/s640/063.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ONE NATION</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">No matter where we came from</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">UNDER GOD</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">No matter what name we give Him</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">With </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">LIBERTY </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">JUSTICE </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ALL</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7Sy2Zv2YxRLWQbYgK1eyZ1ExQWhq1Tnjc7_ou8VjKulHDHjul-Qi4kj-ZQF_3wSucWpAvlEo_xF6oAJaWWLVI1c8OR01x6lkdECVrO2lvy7NUvBq5yZIeHPkoNxPVhKahXlErw08ZUQ/s1600/064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7Sy2Zv2YxRLWQbYgK1eyZ1ExQWhq1Tnjc7_ou8VjKulHDHjul-Qi4kj-ZQF_3wSucWpAvlEo_xF6oAJaWWLVI1c8OR01x6lkdECVrO2lvy7NUvBq5yZIeHPkoNxPVhKahXlErw08ZUQ/s640/064.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For the full story of the creation of this piece - visit my website <a href="http://www.lyrickinard.com/one_nation.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-66524267258510709062012-09-11T10:25:00.001-04:002012-09-11T10:29:28.455-04:00Creative Wisdom: Baby Steps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather has turned - from hot and sweaty to crisp and blue and... it's just my FAVORITE!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32Kl7b3gmkik3wRwBvyCLV6bhqp-t7QrD4iUu2rf62wTOuAMxJJ2NNqTD2SPVdDqGNNljr4GHcunSKW5MlTUI_d0cb5vhHzRM3KO7YY-qanj5Jn9wTz5kJj1SDv05K2QJVj_7d4b4LEs/s1600/photo-5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32Kl7b3gmkik3wRwBvyCLV6bhqp-t7QrD4iUu2rf62wTOuAMxJJ2NNqTD2SPVdDqGNNljr4GHcunSKW5MlTUI_d0cb5vhHzRM3KO7YY-qanj5Jn9wTz5kJj1SDv05K2QJVj_7d4b4LEs/s200/photo-5.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So there is no way I'm staying inside today. I might even do some long neglected weeding.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So today my creative prompt needs to take me outside. You? Stay in or go out at your pleasure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Right now - pick up a pencil. Draw something.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4yWvgWUH_zqTsszdOh3Yk8NTVq_ty62FjtM_qh4fvTiEejq3iHHaplNxmPecKljNlcrYtkUE41FYuvEeDF0r1hmNIaoMx62yXUgojEFtRt1v_2i6UUDgonYhddag6I2YjCKuPFgo-Fg/s1600/photo-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4yWvgWUH_zqTsszdOh3Yk8NTVq_ty62FjtM_qh4fvTiEejq3iHHaplNxmPecKljNlcrYtkUE41FYuvEeDF0r1hmNIaoMx62yXUgojEFtRt1v_2i6UUDgonYhddag6I2YjCKuPFgo-Fg/s640/photo-4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just had to be outside so I found a bloom. And a really cool radial pattern of leaves. Nature has amazing patterns to look at, be inspired by, draw.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Draw a weed. Draw a rubber band. Draw a sock or a shoe piled on the floor.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just do it.</div>Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-35507833606833927862012-09-10T09:00:00.000-04:002012-09-10T09:00:45.883-04:00Creative Wisdom: Baby Steps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Welcome back - did you have a lovely weekend? I did. I played Dominoes with the family, spent three hours shopping an annual closet sale at my very favorite clothing boutique*, successfully fought off the flu, and had a nap. I really like having a little time off every now and then.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So now it's time to get back into the studio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a little baby step kind of push to help you (and mostly ME) to get there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Go find one tool or gadget or supply that you haven't used yet and do something with it.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I know you have it.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2zpPKyrSBqYZHPTPq-t6sGQbe4u8v4ssnV905hL0_fJcXFsWuQLus-c452CTT25vj6_XtIegtOfYuFcCGzsBn2jg34ixngVzVpEQzhc5A028MqWcChCnCh5CtGrhXZvuP7ohytjZ8Lg/s1600/21334-2569-2ww-m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2zpPKyrSBqYZHPTPq-t6sGQbe4u8v4ssnV905hL0_fJcXFsWuQLus-c452CTT25vj6_XtIegtOfYuFcCGzsBn2jg34ixngVzVpEQzhc5A028MqWcChCnCh5CtGrhXZvuP7ohytjZ8Lg/s1600/21334-2569-2ww-m.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've had this set of <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/tombow-dual-brush-pen-sets/?clickTracking=true" target="_blank">Tombo Dual Brush Pens</a> for several months, have carried it along on two trips - and still haven't used it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">* If you live anywhere near Cary, NC and like funky clothes <a href="http://www.possibilitiesboutique.com/Possibilities_Boutique/Welcome.html" target="_blank">Possibilities</a> is worth the drive. I hate shopping. I save up my whole budget and use it up all at once here. The sale is amazing with several thousand pieces of new or gently used clothing and a crowd of women sharing racks and mirrors. You freely give and receive opinions, you hand over the piece you just tried on but aren't going to get to the person next to you and you make a lot of new friends. (Hi Brie!) I might have to go back today.</div>Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-13019918754943927852012-09-07T06:00:00.001-04:002012-09-07T06:00:02.849-04:00Creative Wisdom: Baby Steps<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start. ~</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Charles Baudelaire~</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br />
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</i></span> Take a baby step into your creative place - </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Right now - MAKE A LIST</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOBf1P5ZzaiZ5NWjWil3FNRIOjZK2U_mt_PmXIWxYg5iBjDanq1bC7arWtSGm1ouBYTt-lYuxjlKkoqsbbqFIrAMOTJELBOimvOmpTqfDNweXLNBgJLsWYqGlPrwm0v9B5JX41AynPL0/s1600/photo-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOBf1P5ZzaiZ5NWjWil3FNRIOjZK2U_mt_PmXIWxYg5iBjDanq1bC7arWtSGm1ouBYTt-lYuxjlKkoqsbbqFIrAMOTJELBOimvOmpTqfDNweXLNBgJLsWYqGlPrwm0v9B5JX41AynPL0/s320/photo-3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It can be a big list - your goals for this week, this year, the next ten.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or it can be small - one thing you want to get do and all the steps to do it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now turn off the computer and go do the first thing. (yes, I'm talking to myself here.)</div>Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-17331639012867753942012-09-05T08:50:00.000-04:002012-09-05T08:50:37.260-04:00Creative Wisdom: Baby Steps<div style="text-align: center;">Take a baby step - into your creative place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Right now - </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">switch over to your photo files and choose one image that inspires you.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I found this vintage letter at <a href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=556" target="_blank">Flickr Creative Commons</a>, a great place for copyright free images. I think I'll punch it up a bit and make a new thermofax screen for my shop. I have a tutorial for working with photos to prepare them for thermofax images <a href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=568" target="_blank">here.</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<a href="http://heartofnorthcarolina.com/cities-and-towns/seagrove.htm">Seagrove</a> is a beautiful rural town, right in the middle of North Carolina. It's half way between Charlotte and Raleigh, out of everybody's way but well worth a trip. Because of it's abundant and diverse clay deposits it has been a center of pottery since before europeans arrived on the continent. </div>
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My mother was a potter and I remember playing around on the kick-wheel in the basement. One of us would sit on the kick-wheel underneath while another would spin the wheel on top. She also made beautiful work and will be again as soon as her shed is finished. I love pottery.</div>
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When you visit Seagrove you can stop by the <a href="http://www.ncpotterycenter.com/">NC Pottery Center</a> and see samples of potters' work and pick up a map and plan your studio visits. Or you can drive around and stop at whichever place captures your fancy. It feels like every other building is a pottery studio. After the first hour we could go in a place and know in a few seconds if we wanted to spend any more time there.</div>
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I think I fell in love. He layers four different colors of clay then throws the pot, lets it mostly harden, then carves to reveal the most amazing patterns. I only came home with a few little mugs. As much as I wanted the vases and plates I don't have anywhere kid-safe to keep them yet.<br />
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Works by Eck McCanless<br />
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I couldn't help buying these tea mugs either. Even though the artist is not from NC they just sang to my heart.<br />
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