9 posts tagged “art links”
I forgot to cross post this earlier from livejournal, so I'm making up for the omission:
Mr. Imagination ( aka Gregory Warmack aka Mr. "I" to his friends) is brought you by the search term "multimedia art"- Chicago born outsider artist. Outsider artists tend to be sorta cast out by their communities but not so in the case of Mr. I, his current PA community is rallying behind him after his home burned in January of this year, and much of his art was lost in the fire along with his dog and several cats. Info on what is being done to help him can be found here.
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You can see more of his art here
For more info on Mr. I and other talented outsider artists check out DetourArt a roadmap of self-educated art discoveries found along the back roads of the world, (no it doesn't just cover artists in the USA). ON the site sites in danger of disappearing are listed in case anyone wants to donate to help save them. It's a really fun site to wander around on. They also have a blog, in case you want to follow their travels. I was intrigued by the number of outsider artists who had near death experiences before they found art and started creating.
While I am posting, I'd like input on the best portable GPS system out there, yes it needs to be portable, we all know how good I am at killing vehicles.... any opinions? My daughter Karina is offering to get me one, I guess she is tired of getting lost with me. ;) IOW, the secret here is to act inept and she steps up to bat and helps out or throws money at the problem to fix it. Nice to know, I may start breaking dishes so she offers to load them into the dishwasher once in awhile.
I woke ready to charge into the day, but first I had to charge up on some coffee, so I did email and surfed as I always do, entering a random word or phrase that was stuck in my head when I woke and searching for images. It's how things find me, and today was no different.
The random phrase "abstact sun" lead me to the art of a man called Rassouli. I had never heard of him before, but I am now a fan of his work. Judge for yourself:
The Spiritual Journey artwork of Rassouli
His work has a flow that draws you into it and moves your soul. I could easily see all of his art transformed into art quilts. My discovery of Rassouli lead me to my happy discovery of the music of Kitaro.....
I would call today a very productive surfing day....
I also decided that dieting is much easier of you eat out of a bento box, in fact bento boxes are my new dieting aid, They hold rational amounts of food, and you simply CANNOT over eat when using one. I have lost 7 pounds in 10 days without tracking anything or even really trying. I pack up 3 of the two layered ones and one single layered one in the evening for the next day. I do not surf the refrigerator, my meals and a snack box are ready to go when I wake up, it makes life easy.
My breakfast box has a cut up eggbeaters omelet, 2 sausage links ( reheated in about a minute), and either yogurt or oatmeal with fruit.
My lunch box has some kind of a salad, and 3 small salad shrimp or chicken rolls or diced meat & cheese plus diced fruit of some kind.
My dinner box has baked pork, beef, fish, chicken or a vegetarian main dish, a steamed veggie, and rice or a salad.
The single layer box is my snack box.... chunks of veggies, or fruit, or cheese balls ala Bisquick , a dip, maybe a few crackers.
I drink 2 glasses of unsweetened grapefruit juice a day, my usual pot of coffee ;), and lots of water. Non-fat milk with dinner or my snack and 1 Lite Arnold Palmer in the evening while i watch TV or sew. I get plenty to eat, the box keeps me on track, my only rule is, if it's not in the box I don't eat it. You simply cannot fit a half a pizza in these boxes, or a side of beef, or a poor boy, or a big mac..... and if you make a deal with yourself you are only eating from the boxes, things like chips take too much room to qualify for inclusion. I am not craving anything nor do I feel like I am sacrificing.
Saturdays are my cheat day...and I add a dessert or blueberry muffin to the menu. I am also going to eat dinner out on saturdays when I have the money.
To
bring everyone up to speed... my brother-in-law Dave had a stroke...
mid 50's, no warning, lives an extremely healthy life and had no major
health issues that he knew of. He threw a clot, causing a major stroke.
He is paralyzed on his right side, and cannot speak. He works for Adobe
Software so his employment has always been very mental, reclaiming
everything that he can is vital, the window for doing so is limited. Of
course his frustration and depression levels are through the roof. His
therapist said his extensive therapy would include PT, speech therapy,
plus intense visual, sensory and tactile stimulation. He has a rough
road ahead of him. I immediately thought of art, and the healing
potential of it. I also thought of fiber and fabric, because you cannot
get more tactile or stimulating that that in my book. I have to say
here that Dave is the most loving, kind, sweet man you would ever meet,
he has always done for others who needed help and now I want to help
him all that I can, but I have limits on what I can accomplish alone.
Knowing
my limits means I have also asked not only close friends, but also
total strangers in yahoo groups I am a member of, and any artists who
stumble onto my blog to please send any small art pieces they have
laying around doing nothing to be used in his therapy and to help cheer
him up (he loves textiles and fiber and art made from them, he is a
collector of ATCs, he adores funky multimedia art, collages and
assemblages). Things like this can provide great visual and tactile
stimulation. We want to stimulate his brain so he can reclaim as much
of his pre-stroke life as we can. It does not have to be a huge effort
for anyone to do something special but special is nice if you want to
take it to the next level. I want to surround him with color, texture
and hope. Art heals, and I know if you get artists working together we
can prove that it does.So if you do miniature paintings, small water color pieces, fiber art cards, ATCs, make funky pocket shrines, small whimsical assemblages or art dolls, or anything that can used in his therapy, things he can keep in a small rehab room, I want your help... I am asking you to add to the effort....and I am asking you to ask your friends to help out too. Please share this call for art with everyone you know, no matter where they live. For a little bit of effort, and very little postage we can all help Dave... and encourage him at the same time.
Most of us never know if the world notices we are here or that we struggle. I want Dave to know lots of people are pulling for him to recover by sending small pieces of artistic stimulation to help encourage his recovery efforts. Those who send art, please be sure your return address is on it, Dave may not be able to thank you himself for awhile, but if he can't someone will send you a thank you and acknowledgment so you know your art contribution got to him okay.
My personal thanks in advance to all of you who decide you are willing to take time out for a total stranger, who care enough to send him art stimulation and well wishes for a speedy recovery.
Dave's mailing info for at least the next 2 months is:
David Valiulis
Room 933
c/o Palomar Medical Center
555 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92025
Can you even imagine what it would be like to wake one day unable to do what you have always done, without warning.... and unable to say what you want to say? I can't...
Please help me fill Dave's room with art, encouragement and hope! (And spread the word).... I want to make his therapist speechless....
EDIT:
Virginia Spiegel just emailed me and she is very kindly asking those on her Fiber Art For Cure list (http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/NewFiles/ACS/FAQ.html
) to help out. Virginia has raised a ton of money for cancer research
with the help of fiber artists worldwide donating their work to her
auctions and art sales. Her Collage Mania II sale (http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/CollageManiaDetails.html
) is the one I am donating my sun face collages to. So a HUGE thank you
to Virginia....and if you love collages you want to watch her sale,
every piece is a fine art bargain at only $40.
The perils of working nights while most of the world does not..... I passed out at 430ish set my alarm to wake me at 630.... that didn't happen. Well, the alarm went off, but it did not raise the dead. So here I am at 3am, wide awake, having missed most of my day off. CRAP.
Anyway, here I sit, catching up on a day's worth of email..... I woke to something totally pleasant to look at in an email feed from "Unusual Life".... which BTW, is a great site/feed if you are into unusual stuff. In the Unusual Life feed I found THIS article on the Purple palace Art House. I love people who know how to live life out loud! What a great environment that would be to live in.... all that COLOR!
Also found via a signature link on a post from the QuiltartChallengeDoll Yahoo group being organized by Jill Smith, this great tutorial on neopastel colored fiber artcards by Debbie, sorry not sure of her last name or I would credit her fully.
Lot's to do today and I work Vi noon till 10pm... I better get moving.
Cross posted from my livejournal
On talentdatabase.com . Nice site, very professionally done, lot's of talent is showing up there from all over the world...
My listing can be seen here. I am still uploading pics to it, but the response has been very good so far. If you create a gallery of your art there, be sure to bookmark mine and I will bookmark you in return, it helps you to climb in the ratings so you get front page coverage and more exposure.
This was found on my quiltart list digest, well, sorta..it was a link I found while following another one.... the one I will be playing with instead is about how to make your own low cost rubbing plate for printing. (I never seem to wind up where I am suppose to be going). I am changing one thing though, instead of using cardboard for the base, I am going to buy some of that 1/4" thick foam core board, much sturdier! I'll be hitting the bargain bins at Michaels Craft Store in route to work tonight seeking hideous colors of dimensional paint for cheap....
How fun! ( and portable) Added bonus, to me it screams, "design something aboriginal looking"!
How many ways could you use this stamp plate idea?
I found this cool instructional DVD set in my wanderings today, 5 DVDs, 43 hours of video instruction for a mere $45, I looked at the sample videos.... VERY cool! I am ordering a set for me and a set for my almost son-in-law. I am self taught in my drawing and I know I have a lot to learn, my son-in-law is more advanced than me in figure drawing but my daughter assures me he will love these. It's called The Structure Of Man, and at $45 this is almost a gift of information. Let's face it, drawing books tend to be lacking when it comes to this stuff. I can hardly wait to get my set. I don't know the guy who produced these, but if the whole set is like the samples.... he deserves help getting the word out on what he has produced so he can make some money for his efforts. If you want to improve your own figure drawing skills, go check them out using the link in this post, I think you will agree with me, the set is a bargain.
Fr. Andrew Paul Lewandowski , a Roman Catholic Priest
I have to say that his artist statement/ manifesto is probably the best one I have ever read. It is what will define him as a true artist especially when he is filled with self doubt. These are his words, not mine, but I wish they were....
"I will not take myself seriously as an artist although I will take my art seriously. . To take myself seriously is to tarnish the reason I create. I hold that no work is worth so much that people who like it can not possess it. Each work is a unique and personal expression that flows from the source of my being. I will create whether or not my expression is understood or appreciated. I hold to my position as an outsider and I will use that position to continue to experience and represent that inner world that comes from me. As an outsider I will not hold to the expectations of others but remain true to my vision. I do not need to succeed, I do not need to be noticed or acclaimed, I need only to create"....
Amen father, amen
Body painting artist Guido Daniele
The video at the bottom of this page is also very interesting if you are into learning about how to do manifestations to improve your life and the world around you. This kind of stuff is super interesting to me. The say we only use 10% of our brain, I hate wasting 90% of anything, ya know? If "The Secret" or "What The Bleep Do We Know Anyhow" were at all intriguing to you, this video is worth the time it takes to watch it
