Guitar Picks Three years ago I decided to buy an acoustic guitar with the notion that I would learn to play to awaken my creativity and exercise my brain. I freely confess that I have never before played a musical instrument, cannot sing, and cannot read music. I go on to purchase an entry-level guitar …
Finding the artist in me
3 hour Letterpress Workshop in a short 4 ½ hours!
I love words and anything to do with making words – a sharp Ticonderoga pencil, smooth flowing gel ink, bold ballpoint blue, even the feel of a computer keyboard with just the right spring to the keys. It is both the physical process and the thought process of creating communication that is alluring. This weekend …
I Submit!
For the past week, I have gone through a wrenching process. One where I mutter and sigh the whole time. I’ve been editing. It is rather like a long-overdue closet cleaning – discarding old, faded clothes that may feel comfortable, but I know should be cleared out. The story I wrote so long ago and …
Experience #1: Block Cutting & Spoon Printing
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 catalog was what turned out to be a particularly …