by Terra Osterling | Dec 9, 2012 | Block Cutting and Printing, Business of Freelance Writing, Creative Pursuits, How I got "here", Publishing, Storytelling, Uncategorized
One Christmas my mother made candy wreaths for our elementary school teachers. She bent a metal coat hanger into a perfect circle then painstakingly tied red and green curling ribbon around the hoop, adding peppermint candies along the way. She was very good at making...
by Terra Osterling | Oct 30, 2011 | Block Cutting and Printing, Creative Pursuits, Experiences, Publishing
Week Two of Linoleum Block Cutting was finishing the sampler and printing. My sampler had me conceptualizing, sketching and using nearly all of the gouges – a real run through the creative gauntlet, but a practical adventure! The printing exercise is more practical...
by Terra Osterling | Oct 23, 2011 | Block Cutting and Printing, Creative Pursuits, Experiences, Finding the artist in me
Writing is my craft, but block cutting is becoming a creative outlet. It is the art that set this ship sailing – a quiet, solitary process. A little physical, a little analytical, and a lot of faith. Last Fall I took a Block Cutting and Spoon Printing class at...
by Terra Osterling | Apr 10, 2011 | Block Cutting and Printing, Experiences, Inspiration, Letterpress, Motivation
Make A Run For The Border Over fifteen years ago, my sister and I were rear-ended waiting to turn left into Taco Bell. The impact was pretty hard and my sister’s car was crunched, but drive-able. We pop a couple Advil for headaches and carry on our evening at the mall...
by Terra Osterling | Feb 27, 2011 | Block Cutting and Printing, Business of Freelance Writing, Creative Pursuits, How I got "here", Inspiration, Letterpress, Writing
First, show no fear. One day last week I return home from work to find “evidence” that a pest has invaded our house. A puddle on my desk and droppings here and there make that much clear. I presume a mouse, so buy an armful of mousetraps and, grumbling like a lunatic,...
by Terra Osterling | Nov 17, 2010 | Block Cutting and Printing, Experiences, Finding the artist in me
When I first made the “change my life” decision, I happened to have in-hand the Fall catalog of classes for the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education. It is a local art co-op concentrating on ceramics, photography, and printing and book arts. Listed in the...
