drawing a day ~ week 29

drawing a day ~ week 29 Originally uploaded by dressform.

i can't believe classes start tomorrow.... sigh.... time has once again eluded me and slipped away leaving me with my pumpkin and one little slipper....

i went all over the place this week in the drawings... busted out the spirograph again... [and if you want to see the coolest spirograph ever see craftlog's post....] re-visited paint chips [why are they always so darn inviting. what is it about a chip of paper with a value scale of hues???] made a stamp for the doily this week. am thinking about using the stamp for the larger versions of the doily drawings i have bubbling in my little brain....


the new dining room..... buttery yellow. it is so nice and warm. even when it got dark and dreary and started to rain [yes again. i think that mother nature should know it's time to quit when our front lawn has ceased to be anything but a swamp!]

since i am on the west coast i am late to participate in port to port's show us your art! but here it is:

a painting by katherine sherwood . my former teacher at uc berkeley who was my mentor. after completing my undergrad degree i worked for her for a spell [i used to print litho prints that she used in the paintings... amongst other office/studio things] and now i consider her a friend as well.... she has been an amazing influence on me as a working artist. she was one of the first to show me what dedication to art - both intellectually and spiritually - really meant. she completely and utterly validated being an artist in this society [don't get me started on art in our society!] her story is incredible. she suffered a stroke in her late 40's which ultimately changed her work immensely [she lost the use of the right side of her body and had to learn to paint lefthanded]. she started to gain notority and was written about in the wall street journal.... cbs sunday morning did a piece on her [they beat out 60 minutes]... not to mention receiving the pollock/krasner grant as well as a guggenheim award.... AND she was included in the whitney biennal [yes THE show on american art!] a few years back.... none of this changed her - as a person she is incredibly generous and thoughtful. as an artist she is completely dedicated to her research and practice. her work constantly and continually amazes me. the above painting was our wedding gift.... sigh....

it was quite hard to choose what art to show as i am so so lucky to have pieces from artists that i admire so much.... including so many of you out there.... maria , natalie , aurora , mati , and quite recently maditi - who i have wanted to thank publically for trading me some photos!! i'm looking forward to something from abigail , from ohbara , and hopefully soon from lisa , and wendy [though i haven't even mentioned my idea to her].... there is NO WAY to possibly list all the other lovely trades that have filled my mailbox and made me so happy! thank you to EVERYONE who has traded with me.... and big thanks to those who have sent random bundles of kindness! it's a lovefest over here today!!!