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Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-53572945201633772172012-04-06T09:47:00.000-07:002012-04-06T09:51:51.276-07:00GOOGLE ART PROJECTAmazing! How did I not know about this? The <a href="http://www.googleartproject.com/"><b>Google Art Project</b></a> initiative is my new favorite thing! Explore more than 30,000 works of art from 151 museums in 40 countries from around the world - all from the comfort of your own home!!!<br />
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Launched last year, the new update revealed by Google on Tuesday includes new tools and Google+ integration. Users can explore and discover artwork by searching for period, artist or type. Their My Gallery feature allows fans to select any of the artworks currently available to create and build a personalized gallery. <br />
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Check it out! I'm off to the <a href="http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/">Met</a>........<br />
<br />Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-86846854746155720372011-11-01T18:50:00.000-07:002011-11-01T18:50:49.977-07:00IT'S A DATE! FIBRES @ THE HILL - NOVEMBER 2-28, 2011<a href="http://surfacedesignvi.org/">The Vancouver Island Surface Design Association</a> presents their third show <b><i>Fibres @ The Hill</i></b> from November 2 thru 28, 2011. This Fibre Fine Art event will showcase the work of 18 chapter members in the new Art Gallery at the <a href="http://www.saanich.ca/parkrec/recreation/cedar.html">Cedar Hill Recreation Centre</a> located in Victoria, B.C. Open daily from 10am - 5pm with an artist in attendance.<br />
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<br />Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-27796654851450129662011-10-25T19:09:00.000-07:002011-10-25T19:09:53.478-07:00WE'RE LOOKING AT..... ANTONIA REINER'S GHOST DRESSESHaunting, ethereal, otherworldly beauty. Just some of the adjectives used to describe this trio of pieces inspired by long lost heroines of ancient myths. The installation titled <i>Ghost Dresses</i> is by Canadian fibre artist <b>Antonia Reiner</b> - a graduate of the Ottawa School of Art. To learn more about Antonia and her enchanting work we invite you to visit her <a href="http://www.antoniareiner.com/antoniareiner.com/Home.html">website</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Antonia-Reiner-Fibre-Artist/130158507649">facebook</a> page.<br />
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<br />Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-45581807534153043382011-10-22T18:38:00.000-07:002011-10-22T18:48:52.377-07:00WE'RE LOOKING AT.....LAURA LEE BURCHWe're looking at the fabulous needle felted Hallowe'en masks by <b>Laura Lee Burch</b>. Original, inspired and colourful! What more could you ask for? A tutorial perhaps? Then we invite you to visit<b> <a href="http://www.lauraleeburch.com/blog/?s=needle+felted+dog">Laura's</a> <a href="http://www.lauraleeburch.com/blog/?s=needle+felted+dog">website and blog</a></b> where she shares an abundance of pictures and tutorials for her delightful work.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">New England resident Wen Redmond is a mixed media fibre artist who enjoys pushing boundaries to see "<span style="font-size: large;"><i>what if </i></span>?"<i>.</i> Her works often include painting, dying, stamping, screen and mono printing. She has embraced technology in her work, using her own photographs that have been digitally and artistically manipulated and printed on a variety of materials. Wen has also created an innovative technique with printed photographs on silk organza that when mounted create a unique holographic image with a 3-D effect. Her work is unique and we were honored to have her participate in our interview series. <b> </b><br />
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<b>WEN:</b> I enjoy it. Making my fabrics is like painting on a canvas. These are my art pieces. A somewhat rebellious streak also prompts me to make it ‘mine’! Using the colors I create and the process itself is an aspect of self expression, a process- part of the whole.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> Favorite quote? <b> </b><br />
<b>WEN:</b> Oh, I have lots of these. I will cut them out of magazines; type them up from wherever I find them. Sometimes I write my own bits. You read a quote and you stop rushing for a minute and think aha! I get that. I will remember that when I am out of sorts or racing around. I’ll see one I’ve stuck somewhere and it stops me. I breathe again. “An <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";">evolution. I make the art and then the art makes me”. (Mine) Or “Art is making the imagination real”. or “Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come”. Chinese Proverb</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>RWSS:</b> When do you do your best creative thinking? Can you elaborate on “being in the flow”?<br />
<b> WEN: </b> My inspirations generally come from being outside- that’s when I get in touch with the inside. I think best alone without distractions. So late at night I will wander on the web, or delve into my journal. I’ll take walks, go to the ocean. Every so often I will take myself away for a retreat. No art, just to reconnect with my inner core. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Being in the Flow is a phrase I borrowed or coined years ago. It is the name of one of my workshops on curved piecing and the foundation for my art making. It is a place where you lose yourself in making the art. There is no ego. You respond to the art as it unfolds. When I’m in the flow I feel as if I a connected to a higher source. Someone once told me, ‘When I look at your art, I know it will come with me and affect me later”. Those moments in the forest, return with me, that meditative quality comes though when I’m in the flow. </div><div class="MsoNormal">This is my very first artist statement-<span style="font-family: Herculanum;"><b>“Making art always puts me into a certain space, a meditation. I call this ‘being in the flow”. It allows thoughts and feelings to bubble up from the unconscious. I can put that energy into my art. Later, viewing the piece, I can revisit that feeling. It is like reading a poem or hearing a familiar story. It brings you back. It gives pleasure. That’s my hope for anyone viewing my pieces</b></span><b>”.</b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Your thoughts on keeping a creative journal? <b> </b><br />
<b>WEN:</b> I do keep a journal. I started with a scrapbook on dogs with black noses as a child and have kept a journal ever since. I love books and now make copic bound artbooks. I highly recommend these. Making a book is like making art. You make the paste paper covers and can even paint into the pages. The texture and touch is so similar to fiber works. I do a little exercise. At night, before bed, I will thumb though old magazines and tear out anything that I stop to look at for more than 10 seconds. These go into a pile and later I paste them into one of my journals. I write my ideas there too. If I ever run out of ideas I can turn to them. They teach me. <b> </b><br />
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<b>RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"><b> </b> </span>Your look is very distinctive and innovative – who or what (if anything) has influenced your style?<br />
<b>WEN:</b> I have my favorites- I love the abstract expressionists, Jane Frank, Paul Klee, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Jules Olitski- the classics. Georgia O’Keefe- I have always admired strong independent women. I like the serenity of Andrew Wyatt’s work. The trees of Wolf Kahn. The photography of Alfred Stieglitz, Ansell Adams, and the innovative work of Mike and Doug Starn. The fiber revolutionary work of Joan Schultz, Nancy Crow, and Yvonne Porcella. Jane Dunnawold, Jean Ray Laury, Erika Carter, Maggie Grey, Jan Beanny. The digital guru’s Karine Schminke, Dorothy Simpson Krause and Bonny Pierce Lhotka, and Mary Taylor. I could go on. I love artists!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>How do you know when to “stop” – when do you consider a piece actually finished?<br />
<b>WEN:</b> I usually just stop. Often though, even after it’s quilted I’ll go back in and add a detail there or a touch here.<b> </b><br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>What do you enjoy most about your work? <b> </b><br />
<b>WEN:</b> Everything! I am a process person. I enjoy the inspiration, thinking up new ideas, the painting, photography, everything. I do it 24/7. The thing I’ve noticed is the more you practice something, the better you get. Being an artist, you develop an ‘eye’. Now, I sometimes see the most exquisite things in the most common places. Your eye becomes very sensitive and gives you the most wonderful visions!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Best advice you’ve ever received?<br />
<b>WEN:</b> Be yourself. Only you can do what you must do. Come from the very best place in yourself. Honor that. It takes so much energy to try to be like someone else.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Do you think the Modern Art Quilt & Textile Movement is moving closer to being recognized by the “art world”? </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>WEN:</b> Of course! It <i>is</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> the next ART movement. How can so many people around the world make so many pieces of wonderful art and NOT be recognized! We are a revolution. What we do with our fiber art is the new way of making art. It is not left to those just in the art world anymore, anyone can try. It is becoming more inclusive. Art is embracing us because they can‘t ignore such a wave. I read in American Arts magazine sometime back, that fiber art is becoming very collectable because it is new and more affordable. Rock it on fiber artists!</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Is it important for us to be recognized by the art world and if so, how can we help affect that change? </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>WEN:</b> It’s only important if you want it. To be recognized by the ‘art’ world legitimizes our work and this is important because it mainlines it, exposes it to more people. I try to get my work into non-fiber venues, be it galleries, shows and exhibits. Very often though, I am told by the art world my work borders on crafts and in the craft world, I am told it belongs in the art world. We are on the cusp.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Best part of your day? </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>WEN: </b> Morning! A brand new day to write on the slate of my life!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Who would you most like to meet and how would you spend the day? <b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WEN: </b> I wish I had tried to meet Katherine Hepburn. She lived in Connecticut and a long time ago my husband said to write her a letter. I never did. Years after she died, I read a book about a woman who did just that and they became friends. What a woman!</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>What is the one thing that people would be surprised to find out about you?<br />
<b>WEN: </b> Perhaps that I am introspective and used to be shy. But I am over 50 now and found my voice. I guess for women it takes that long to realize you have to validate yourself, that your inner process is the best and coming from <i>that </i><span style="font-style: normal;">gives you tremendous strength of courage.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>What is on the horizon for Wen Redmond?<br />
<b>WEN: </b> I have so many ideas and so little time. I would like to write a book. I have submitted, a couple years ago. But now that is on hold-perhaps later, after I work up some more pieces. I am so lucky to be a fiber artist. We have so many kindred spirits who are mad like me!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Any words of wisdom?<br />
<b>WEN:</b> In the words of the 1960’s radical, Jerry Rubin, Just DO it!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
To learn more about this fascinating artist please visit Wen's <b><a href="http://wenredmond.weebly.com/">website </a></b>or her blog<a href="http://fiberartgoddess.blogspot.com/"><b> Fibre Art Goddess</b></a><b>.</b><br />
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</div>Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-39489554499337149922010-11-25T16:33:00.000-08:002010-11-26T12:56:20.143-08:00IN CONVERSATION WITH ELIZABETH ARMSTRONGMelbourne Australia artist Elizabeth Armstrong says that <i>"color is her driving force</i>". A full time feltmaker and textile artist, she also teaches workshops and spends a great deal of time as an "artist-in-residence" in primary and secondary schools. Elizabeth uses pure wool Australian yarns, silk sourced from Italy and Japan as well as Soylux - a soy silk product. She currently divides her artwork amongst whimsical dolls, beautiful wraps, intricate scarves, bold wall hangings and cushions. <br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><b>RUNNING WITH SCISSORS STUDIO</b>: Did you always envision a life as an artist?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG: </b> As a young person I thought that being an artist was such a wonderful romantic thing to do. I never knew you could actually earn a living from it! I had planned a life in classical music. Circumstances changed and I am so glad - I still play but my life is firmly rooted in being a textile and mixed media artist now.</div><br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS:</b> What was your first experience with felt making? <br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> My first experience was looking at a chapter in an old book from the<br />
1970's and just having a go. The results were pretty appalling now that I think about them, but it<br />
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RWSS:</b> Do you have a dedicated studio?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH: </b> Yes - I couldn't bear to be without it. It is every artist's dream to<br />
have their own place to work - and I believe they are entitled to one.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS:</b> Can you describe a typical day for us?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> My studio practice is based on breaking up the different activities I<br />
have on the drawing board. So each day I do a little of each part of the process - lay out a new piece, felt another one, work out some new colorways write up notes or illustrate in the journal and do some hand and machine embroidery in the evening. In this way there are always several works on the go and I don't get bogged down in the middle of any one project. I also photograph my work as it grows as well as recording the end result. I never work for longer than 2 hours at a time because I think you<br />
need to stay fresh in your approach. Going away for an hour and coming back has great benefits - you can reflect on what you are doing or simply forget about it for a while. These interim times are spent gardening and doing domestic tasks. <br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS: </b> Would you consider felt making to be more about the process than the outcome? <b>ELIZABETH:</b> Felt making is very process orientated - the joy in making something progress from a pile of fluff to a piece of art is very exhilarating. If the outcome is successful then it follows a cyclic nature. You can't wait to go back to the beginning to start the fun all over again.<br />
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RWSS:</b> Do you agree that a small element of uncertainty about the finished look is what makes the process of creating handmade felt so enticing?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> It is this most singular element to the process that has kept me intrigued - no matter how much sketching and planning takes place there is always something - perhaps a colour or shape that just takes you by surprise and gives you a good shake!<br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS:</b> Any indispensable tools or equipment?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> I would say the studio - the peace in working uninterrupted cannot be overrated. Top quality wool and a table at waist height.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> Do you work strictly in nuno felt or do you apply both nuno and needle felting techniques to create your handmade felt?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> I use several different techniques to do my handmade felt. I am a wet felter and nuno is one of the techniques that I use. I do use the Babylock Embellisher to secure pieces together before wet felting them again.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS:</b> Do your pieces start with a planned course of action or are they more spontaneous?<b><br />
ELIZABETH:</b> I would say that all my commission work is quite planned - with drawings, lists of colours and samples. This is mainly for the client who cannot get inside my head and needs more reassurance that I know where I am headed! I generally sketch for days on a particular theme and then just put it aside. A week or so later I will tackle the subject but without looking back at the journal. If I have anything worthy in my head then hopefully it will develop naturally. Drawing is a great tool for clearing the head.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> How do you know when to "stop" - when do you consider a piece actually finished?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH: </b> For the longest time my Mum has said " Now don't gild the lily". The other one I like is " Just because you've got it doesn't mean you have to use it!" I think that more than ever I feel I am in tune with what I am doing and there comes a point when I know. When I feel I am struggling to move ahead then it is time to stop. The other indicator is when I am hunting for "something" to add. Clearly it is time to stop!<br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS:</b> Some of your time is spent as an Artist in Residence at primary and secondary levels. Your thoughts about the importance of introducing art to students in grade school?<br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><b>ELIZABETH: </b> Absolutely imperative! If children don't get exposed to artistic experiences then their opportunity to excel at such a subject is completely overlooked. How many artists have slipped through the system because there was a lack of opportunity? How many children have ended up participating in negative behavior because their form of expression has been shut down at an early age?</div><br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS</b>: My greatest source of inspiration is....<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> Color - how it makes me feel and inspires reactions in others.<br />
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</tbody></table><b><br />
RWSS:</b> Favorite quote?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> "<i>Who, being loved, is poor?"</i> Oscar Wilde<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> When do you do your best creative thinking?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> No particular time - mostly at night, listening to Bach or Handel and<br />
just drawing.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS: </b> What do you enjoy most about your work?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> The fact that I am lucky enough to do it.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> Best advice you've ever received?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> Go and be an artist.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS:</b> Best part of your day?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> Early morning and a cup of tea.<br />
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RWSS:</b> Who would you most like to meet and how would you spend the day?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> GOLLY! There are so many! I would like a blogmeet where everyone I<br />
have made close friends with online comes over to my studio and we just make art all day!<br />
There would, of course, be great food and super coffee!<br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS:</b> What is the one thing that people would be surprised to find out<br />
about you?<br />
<b> ELIZABETH:</b> My dream is to build a straw bale home.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>RWSS:</b> Any words of wisdom?<br />
<b>ELIZABETH:</b> If you want to be a full time artist - don't go cold turkey and quit work tomorrow. Plan for it and save for it. The first months are hard without a little behind you. Have a web presence and make it look professional. Start a blog straight away so that by the time you are working full time at what you love, people will know you. Learn as many techniques in your field as you can. Avoid copying at all costs. Find your own voice - if you love it then someone else will as well. DON'T BE AFRAID AND HANG IN THERE!<br />
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To view more of this talented artist's work, we invite you to visit Elizabeth's website <b><a href="http://www.frostfair.com/home.htm">Frost Fair</a></b> or her delightful blog <b><a href="http://www.elizabeth-armstrong.blogspot.com/">Studiofelter</a>.</b><br />
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<b>RUNNING WITH SCISSORS STUDIO:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Morning person or night owl?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> I have become a morning person because of having to get up early to teach art in schools, so now it’s more habit than inclination. But I have to admit that I’m not very creative after 10:00 at night anyway. So, maybe I’m a day person.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Formal training or accidental artist?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> I would say neither, really. I have always created and made things, my earliest memories are of the things I created as a very small child. It was always just what I did and still do.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Do you have a dedicated studio space?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> Yes, I have always had some place to work. When I was a kid, it was my bedroom closet. When my kids were little, it was the kitchen table and a shelf. Now I have turned the living room into a studio, and part of the garage and bits and pieces of space through out the house. I think every person should have a small private place that is dedicated to them, whatever they do, no matter the size of the space.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Favorite quote?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> I love quotes! I collect them and write them down in my journals. Many a journal page or a piece of art has been inspired by words. My favorite right now-</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i>“Artists are people who play hide-and-seek, but do not know what they seek until they find it” </i>H.W. Janson<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>We love the vibrancy and freedom that your journal covers possess – can you remember what prompted you to make your first one?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> I have always been attracted and inspired by visual images. When I was 4 or 5 years old I began a systematic process of cutting out all the color pictures out of my parents Encyclopedia Britannica set and pasting them into my hand made books made from scrap paper. I always put the best picture on the cover. I did that for a few years until my Mom caught me and then gave me National Geographic to cut up. I just developed the process over many years. I love to add lots of color and layers of materials, paper, scraps, fabrics, sewing, painting, and drawing. I love to see what new ideas come from the layering process. Today, I rely much less on magazine pictures. But I still like to go through old mags and books and collect images, just a meditative process.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b> RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"><b> </b> </span>Do you work with a planned course of action or prefer to be spontaneous when you create?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> I do both. I usually start with a general idea in my mind. I can usually visualize the project in some form, but the important thing is to leave room for the unexpected, the stuff that you didn’t know was there. I think that is one reason why I never get tried of creating. I don’t want to totally control the process but I do think it is important to be able to know how to use your tools and materials and be able to react to what is happening.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> RWSS:</b> What is it about Frida Kahlo that inspires you?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> What doesn’t inspire me about Frida? Her art, her passion, her personal style, I think she has become such an iconic symbol of the powerful woman artist.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Some people say that she started to do art because she was confined to a bed. I think she did art not because of her accident, but in spite of it, perhaps the accident was merely the catalyst.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Any indispensable tools or equipment?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> Sewing machine, scissors, paint, stencils, water soluble crayons, camera, books, books and more books.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b>RWSS:</b> You currently work for the Museum of Children’s Art. Could you tell us a bit more about your role there and what it means to you?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE: </b> I have worked at the museum for 13 years. I began teaching children art during the school day. Young children are creative and fearless and are a great source of inspiration for me. As children get older they start to think that they are not creative or an artist, that art is only for the special few who can draw. It is my mission and passion to keep students engaged in the creative process. I began to realize that the classroom teachers were no different than the students. They too, somewhere along the line decided they were not artists or creative. So, I shifted my focus to teaching classroom teachers how to teach art in their classrooms. And that begins by having them doing art themselves through professional development workshops. I think I can affect more children having art if more classroom teachers are comfortable with art themselves.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span> Do you feel exposure to art plays an important enough role in grade school?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> Wow, how much time to I have to write about this subject? When I went to school in the sixties & seventies we always had art once or twice a week, we even had an art teacher. I don’t think I could have tolerated school without art classes, it was so much a part of my identity, and I wasn’t very good at anything else, it was where I got my confidence. There is very little art in schools right now, testing and stats seem to rule the day. To have art in school is not just about making beautiful things, but is about the creative thinking process, problem solving, communicating and understanding the world. Having art in the school setting is not just about creating artists, but about creating well educated human beings.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>RWSS:</b> <span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>What do you enjoy most about being a teaching artist?<o:p></o:p> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> Sharing the creative process with others and getting them to believe that they also are creative, in whatever form that takes. Plus I get lots of inspiration when I watch kids paint; their combinations of colors are fearless.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ARe3e4s1HsYjGQjIhQNDGp7jK9D30G-OLOqk5fRhHAIpCI_BlrGqHk_O2_LsbK98_imCH2Qo7sjt2vjCJfR7baxcleob93cyetOgTeV7GoLJj-AuEKMGC41t3b-7TlA5rwynJ4UKhHE/s1600/2BIG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ARe3e4s1HsYjGQjIhQNDGp7jK9D30G-OLOqk5fRhHAIpCI_BlrGqHk_O2_LsbK98_imCH2Qo7sjt2vjCJfR7baxcleob93cyetOgTeV7GoLJj-AuEKMGC41t3b-7TlA5rwynJ4UKhHE/s400/2BIG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b>RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span> Best part of your day?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> Getting up in the morning to my first cup of coffee, thinking about all the creative things that I could do that day.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span> What is the one thing that most people would be surprised to find out about you?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE: </b> I love to dance to 70’s disco and funk music. I have also been known to don a sumo suit and wrestle with my sister.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ROzZzES2qr0c8lInwMczce41PzltKJ8SHNH8mk1T2NlAaxtjM-FxYnI7zxGK8IzXjv8vzBfMu7ug7unQwCVUW2xev1Xl98YoEI3wukKB0zyKGpOsR9oZrFSEZqb4oYGrSdEpuP-WcUg/s1600/roxp_COO1.jpeg.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ROzZzES2qr0c8lInwMczce41PzltKJ8SHNH8mk1T2NlAaxtjM-FxYnI7zxGK8IzXjv8vzBfMu7ug7unQwCVUW2xev1Xl98YoEI3wukKB0zyKGpOsR9oZrFSEZqb4oYGrSdEpuP-WcUg/s400/roxp_COO1.jpeg.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>RWSS:</b><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span> Who would you most like to meet and how would you spend the day?<o:p></o:p> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> I would love to meet Georgia O’Keefe; we would walk in the dessert and collect bones, sticks and rocks. We wouldn’t even have to talk much. But we would discuss the subtle colors in all that we observed. We would notice the day sky turning into evening, the visual texture of a cactus, the smell of sage brush… Maybe we would take photos, to be used as inspiration for a painting. She would take me to her quiet spot where we would meditate…………..ponder the stars.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"> <b>RWSS:</b> Favorite dessert?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b>ROXANNE:</b> Vanilla Hagen Das with fresh raspberries and raw sugar. In fact my Grand Daughter calls me Raspberry MiMi.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Roxanne is currently featured in the Summer 2010 issue of Sew Somerset magazine and<br />
will also be one of the instructors at <a href="http://www.teeshaslandofodd.com/1/temp.html">JournalFest 2010</a> in Port Townsend, Washington. As a teaching artist, she offers fiber and visual journal classes for adults and has a great blog titled <a href="http://arthouse577.blogspot.com/">Art House 577</a>. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"></div>Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-46881041596304344702010-07-25T19:32:00.000-07:002012-05-25T22:27:26.319-07:00THR3FOLD JOURNAL ISSUE 5What could possibly be better than Thr3Fold Journal Issue 4? Why Thr3Fold Journal Issue 5, of course!<br />
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The fifth journal in the ever popular Thr3Fold Journal series is now available and as promised, does not disappoint! Linda, Laura and Catherine have outdone themselves yet again!<br />
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There is a FaceBook Challenge, Diary of a Quilt returns and our favorite new section is called Felt It / Stitch It. Topics include art quilts, printing, embroidery and needlefelting. The 52 page full colour printed journal comes with an accompanying CD equally filled with informative articles, patterns, copyright free images and video clips.<br />
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To keep up with Laura and Linda Kemshall we invite you to visit their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/RUNNING-WITH-SCISSORS-STUDIO/66125026678#%21/pages/Linda-and-Laura-Kemshall/127755117250206?ref=ts">FaceBook</a> page and become a fan! Catherine Nicholls has a wonderful website called <a href="http://www.corvidcreations.net/">Corvid Creations</a> that shares her textile pieces as well as her explorations in drawing and mixed media. </div>
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I am very much looking forward to a visit to Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula in December as I have been fascinated with ancient cultures for many years, the Maya included.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>ALYSN:</b> My mother has taken to embroidery since retiring, so something artistic must have been lurking under the covers there, one of my sisters is a Reader in Performance Studies and is a dance theatre performer and each of my children are creative in their own ways, though whether this influences their career choice, or is simply a pleasure for them in their lives, we shall see …<br />
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<b>ALYSN:</b> I think that I am most interested in attempting to visualize the emotions we have or the feeling in a moment or a place rather than the actual physical look of it. Several early paintings explored my feelings after the death of a friend. I remember having one of those ‘oh, yes’ moments when looking at the progression of Mondrian’s work from realism to expressionism, seeing how a series of boxes and lines in very simple colours could dance. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>ALYSN:</b> Most of them, usually just after I have sold them! There have been a few pieces with very personal imagery, perhaps invisible to anyone else, and I feel the loss of those when I think about them. However, the pleasure of knowing that someone loves the work enough to buy it is a compensation, and I am sure that they all go to ‘good homes’.<br />
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<b>ALYSN:</b> I guess fundamentally my brain and hands are the most indispensable, though the lack of a sewing machine and a computer would take some adjusting to!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>ALYSN: </b> For a while now I have been concentrating upon using primarily metals and metal cloths which have lots of very interesting properties and I suspect that this will continue, but I never give up exploring alternative media and discovering which of these can add statements to the pieces I am creating.<br />
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<b>ALYSN:</b> There are various favorites. One is a personal satisfaction from having developed and grown a business through difficult times, in the challenging market sector of contemporary art. Another is being in a position to help other artists (including those who work for me at the Gallery) to sell their work and to develop their careers. Another is the pleasure of having been able to provide for the visitor an experience which they gained from, whether exhibitions, events, installations, workshops etc. or a piece to take home, knowing it will be appreciated so much more than a print off the shelf from a chain store.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>ALYSN:</b> There are two very different aspects which I find exciting about the current world of textile art. First is the gradual acceptance of textiles in the fine art world as a valid art material for expression, and the understanding of makers using textiles as a medium that they should be taken seriously as artists in a wider context than the ‘ghetto’ of the textile only shows and exhibitions. Certainly at the Beetroot Tree we usually show textiles alongside other media, showing the diversity of expression between makers using the different media. Second is the continuing joy with which the creative textile makers, from hobbyists to professionals, take in exploring new possibilities and ideas from other art and craft forms or materials from sources as wide as the natural world or high industry are taken up with dizzying speed and great resourcefulness. I personally do not think that there is another creative field which is as broad a church as the textile/embroidery arena.<br />
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<b>ALYSN:</b> The difficulty of questions like this is that there are people from all walks of life and periods of history who would be interesting to meet, many I don’t even know names for such as the Miao maker of a ‘folded thread book’ which I recently acquired and am fascinated by, or the embroideresses of African Kuba cloths etc. People from times and places where a vision and skill has been developed to truly exceptional heights. If I restrict myself to living artists, I might choose two artists whose work could be seen as diametrically opposed, but both, I suspect create with both thoughtfulness and passion. The first is Andy Goldsworthy. I would love to talk to and watch and perhaps work with him as his work is apparently calm and simple, finding pattern and order in the natural environment or natural materials, drawing something of the nature of the material then juxtaposing the obvious and expected with surprising structures or unexpected properties, though never creating jarring, unnatural or overbearing forms. At the opposite extreme, meeting Zandra Rhodes and watching her develop work for one of her wild and extravagant collections would be inspiring. Perhaps because I sit somewhere between these extremities, working with either would be a challenge and I am sure that I would learn a great deal from both.<br />
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<b>ALYSN:</b> Perhaps that I once wanted to be an engineer – this is not only surprising as something very different to the creative path I have chosen now but with my limited attention span for logical and methodical processes and following rules, it is a very good thing for the world that no-one relies upon my calculations!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>ALYSN:</b> At least three are in the pipeline, mostly in the planning stages – each very different from each other and each as exciting to me in their own right.<br />
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<b>ALYSN:</b> Inspiring and encouraging others to make the most of their potential, in life and creatively and for making artwork which endures and gives thoughtful pleasure to the viewers.</div>
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<b>ALYSN: </b> Create with passion, enjoy the process of creativity and quit worrying about the end of the journey before you are there. (Does that count as wisdom?)<br />
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We are pleased to feature Alysn's book <b><a href="http://www.rwsss.com/shop/books/textile-art/this-lustr-ed-cloth.html">This Lustr'ed Cloth</a></b> in our online store - it continues to be an excellent resource for textile and fibre artists.<br />
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To learn more about Alysn and her work please visit<a href="http://www.thebeetroottree.com/"> The Beetroot Tree </a>gallery website.<br />
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Hosted by Linda and Laura Kemshall, Design Matters TV allows you to enjoy the inspiration of taking exciting workshops without ever leaving the comfort of your own home!<br />
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<b>RUNNING WITH SCISSORS STUDIO:</b> Did you always envision life as a full time artist?<br />
<b>JANE LAFAZIO:</b> No, I never even thought of it until I was laid off from my marketing job at an architecture firm in 1998. I started painting watercolor in 1993 - I'd begun framing and selling my work and was just about to have my first solo exhibition and then I got laid off. So I spent the next 5 weeks madly preparing for my exhibition and made the decision (leap of faith) to try and be a full time artist - for 6 months. Now, 12 years later, I'm still a full time artist! Of course, we've made lots of adjustments, like moving to a smaller house, cutting expenses etc. but I know I'm living the life I was meant to lead!<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> Do you have a dedicated studio space?<br />
<b>JANE</b>: Yes. I turned a bedroom in our home into my studio and I love it. It's crammed with materials and inspiration and with a sliding glass door that brings in light and fresh air when needed. I love having a home based studio, it works perfect for me.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> What inspires your creativity?<br />
<b>JANE:</b> So many things!! Walks through my neighborhood, visits to museums, looking through magazines (I especially love Cloth Paper Scissors and Quilting Arts) and reading books by and about artists. I create my own art and I teach a lot to both adults and children, so I'm always on the lookout for a good project to teach. It really stretches my creativity! I get an idea and I have to work through it to make it succeed and to teach it. These projects spill over into my own work. And frankly, I love the thrill of a new technique!<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> You have the ability to create wonderful pieces in a variety of media- is there a favorite one to work with?<br />
<b>JANE</b>: I really love working in many different media. I was the kind of kid that loved those kits from the craft store (with all the material provided in the box)...make your own plaster of Paris figurines, paint your own wooden Christmas ornaments, make a set of clothes pin dolls, needlework and embroidered pillow tops...I love it all and could seriously spend the day right now playing with one of those kits! Now, of course, as an 'artist' I create my own original artwork, but the point is that I just love to make things! So, back to your question. I love my watercolor sketchbook, that's my art at its most paired down form with the simplest of materials. I love to hand stitch - I started sewing on my watercolor paintings about 14 years ago before I realized I could sew on cloth too. (Really. That's how I began making art quilts). And also, continuing from childhood, I love to cut and paste. So...there you go! That's why I work in such a variety of media, I really enjoy them all. Anytime I can draw, paint, cut, paste and sew, I'm happy!<br />
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<b>JANE:</b> Two. One is a body print, started in a workshop and finished on my own. It's very personal, and I wouldn't part with it. And a small quilt I did when my precious JazzCat was ill. He's since passed away and the quilt hangs in our living room.<br />
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<b>JANE:</b> Besides reading glasses? I've got to have my sketchbook, pen and watercolors. And needle and threads (I'm hooked on hand dyed perle cotton, size 12).<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> You created the Mundo Lindo program in 2007. Would you tell us a bit more abut that project and its importance to you.<br />
<b>JANE:</b> Thanks so much for asking about this. It is one of the things I'm most proud of. In 2007 I saw a request for proposal for a grant to 'teach your passion' here in San Diego. I was lucky enough to receive a 2-year grant from the Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation so I could create, teach and provide the supplies for after school art classes. The classes are free to the low income 4th & 5th graders. After the grant ended at the facility where I was teaching, The California Center for the arts, Escondido offered me a job to continue on with Mundo Lindo, just as I had before. Their education director had watched my Mundo Lindo kids for two years as the kids were totally engaged in painting, drawing, collage, building with clay, papier mache, sewing art quilts and puppets! I create all the lessons, which has let my imagination soar and I've watched the kids grow in art and social skills while making art. It's a great program, and I'm so proud that I'm able to offer it to the children.<br />
<a href="http://mundolindobeautifulworld.blogspot.com/">Mundo Lindo Beautiful World </a>is the blog dedicated to the Mundo Lindo project.<br />
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<b>JANE:</b> Well, I refer to Danny Gregory as my mentor. I started reading and commenting on his blog, and he's so generous and so encouraging. He posted some photos of a kids art class I taught (the lesson was on sketchbooks: Leonardo DaVinci and Danny Gregory's). Then I met him on a sketchcrawl in LA, then he included me in his book An Illustrated Life. I'm so proud to be in that book! He's just a great guy who has started soooo many people on the sketching path.<br />
I also consider Pokey Bolton a mentor. She's been so supportive of my art and her attention has really advanced my career.<br />
And whenever I'm asked I try to be a mentor. Whether it's teaching art, helping a student find their voice in art or helping an artist with marketing ideas or offering scholarships to my classes. And I strive to be a mentor to all my Mundo Lindo kids!<br />
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<b>JANE:</b> <i> "Nothing is worth more than this day"</i>. Goethe<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> Best advice you've ever received?<br />
<b>JANE:</b> Hmmm. In my late twenties, I was going back to college and my husband advised me against taking bookkeeping and filing classes and to take art classes instead.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> Your thoughts on the importance of keeping a sketchbook or journal?<br />
<b>JANE:</b> When I teach my "Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style" workshop, I state at the start of the class that I hope they will fall in love with drawing, just like I have and will be inspired to keep a sketchbook. For me, it's the act of drawing and painting that I love so much. Drawing from life helps you become more aware of your surroundings, whether at home or away. Drawing reveals what otherwise may be missed. Sitting still allows you to be more aware of the sounds and smells and really see the random detail that makes up life. Drawing completely absorbs you. Your journal serves as companion and entertainment center. Drawing helps maintain a deeper connection to the moment, to time, to the world around you. It brings your life into sharper focus. It's an <b>authentic</b> record of how you see the world around you. Working in my sketchbook is like a meditation for me.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> You have had the opportunity to travel and live world wide. Favorite place you've been or lived?<br />
<b>JANE:</b> Good questions! My more recent travels have been to colonial Mexico, which I love. the folk arts and traditions of San Miguel de Allende and Oxaca especially fascinate me. Husb and I visited Tuscany a dozen years ago, and still rave about the experience - food, art, scenery- so I'm thrilled we're going back this year. In Asia, I love Hong Kong and Thailand, though I have not been in years. And New York, for the theatre, museums and excitement.<br />
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<b>JANE:</b> I have a pretty simple kit that's worked for me for years. A Moleskine brand watercolor sketchbook, a superfine point Pitt artist pen in black, pencil, kneadable eraser, Jiji waterbrush and a small plastic palette containing an assortment of watercolors. I keep it in a bag, so I can just grab it.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> Who would you most like to meet and how would you spend the day?<br />
<b>JANE</b>: Oprah - and spend the day being interviewed on her TV show. Oops. I suppose I should have said something deep like Nietzsche or Buddha.....<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> What are three things that people would be most surprised to find out about you?<br />
<b>JANE:</b> I was an international flight attendant in my twenties, I was a contestant on Hollywood Squares in the late '80's and won a car and I went tandem sky diving in the early '90's.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> Best part of your day?<br />
<b>JANE:</b> I'm blessed with living a life I created. I pretty much live life doing the things I love. Making art, teaching art, doing yoga, a glass of wine at the end of the day with my husband. All good.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> Your favorite luxury in life?<br />
<b>JANE:</b> Facials, yoga, taking art workshops and fresh cut flowers.<br />
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<b>RWSS: </b> I'd be lost without.......<br />
<b>JANE:</b> My husband. The use of my hands. My sketchbook.<br />
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<b>RWSS:</b> What's on the horizon for Jane LaFazio?<br />
<b>JANE</b>: Career wise, things are going great. This year I'm doing lots of teaching and travel, like in Orvieto, Italy in May, Idyllwild Summer Arts Program in July, Art Unraveled in Phoenix, CREATE Retreat in Chicago and taping a DVD in August. I plan on continuing to make art, teach and write articles about art. And I would love to go on a yoga retreat!<br />
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<b>RWSS</b>: Any words of wisdom?<br />
<b>JANE:</b> Learn to draw if you don't think you can.<br />
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Jane is an avid blogger who regularly displays her wonderful work and techniques on the blog <b><a href="http://janeville.blogspot.com/">JaneVille</a></b>. She has an instructional video titled The Small Art Quilt and is often featured in publications such as Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors. To learn more about Jane LaFazio please visit her website<b><a href="http://plainjanestudio.com/"> Plain Jane Studio</a>.</b><br />
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All photographs courtesy of Jane LaFazio - thank you Jane!Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-19386666608334960742010-03-28T16:48:00.000-07:002010-03-29T17:08:04.618-07:00OLI ARTOlivia Gray has been making art just about all of her life - she loves to paint, draw, sew, felt, crochet and make pottery. She is talented, articulate and her instructional videos are well planned and fun to watch.<br />
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Her show <b><a href="http://www.bigredhat.com/index-art.html">Oli Art</a></b> - featured on the website <b><a href="http://www.bigredhat.com/index.html">Big Red Hat</a></b>, gives step by step instructions on how to complete various fun projects that any kid can do. Check out <a href="http://www.bigredhat.com/art-episode-07.html">Episode 07 - Make a Felt Flower </a> - it's our favorite. Twin brothers Ingram and Everett love science and nature and have their own show on Big Red Hat called Discovery Twins.<br />
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</div>Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-42133110012707934412010-02-14T10:56:00.000-08:002010-11-26T13:00:28.655-08:00IN CONVERSATION WITH CLAIRE WAGUESPACK FENTONSouth Louisiana native Claire Waguespack Fenton is a sculptor, photographer, mixed media artist and quilter. Inspired by the life and times around her, she is passionate about her art, her heritage and the future of the ever changing landscape she calls home. Claire began quilting in the '70's, discovered the world of Art Quilting in the '90's and has never looked back. We were very pleased that she was able to include us in her journey and hope that you enjoy our recent interview with Claire. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BqXOk32i-JywVH9xdxHsEiGhWdOuA4DrxPshS5TNKUnaXglBTvjwwmF1RPdpsDSKakQn0CCopt8LFSmxVUsv6jWzkQf59mcwbbVCudmSmfykzNAkx044PrLFtgtjUQOAhaaRc5yGzFg/s1600-h/claivecopy.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254256321522994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BqXOk32i-JywVH9xdxHsEiGhWdOuA4DrxPshS5TNKUnaXglBTvjwwmF1RPdpsDSKakQn0CCopt8LFSmxVUsv6jWzkQf59mcwbbVCudmSmfykzNAkx044PrLFtgtjUQOAhaaRc5yGzFg/s400/claivecopy.gif" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 296px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 216px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">CLAIRE FENTON</span> <br />
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</div></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RUNNING WITH SCISSORS STUDIO:</span> Did you always want to be an artist? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE</span>: I think I always just assumed I was! I've made stuff for as long as I can remember and never really thought anything about it 'till I started getting feedback. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jZpH4ltXmdqVEb8bqOPP8VaomRSVljkdC-_KO6jrTqw7ayzx_5PWt99ejVmp7JSHVy2quQigdJoVj5-SZhnIzV_BnftWF8KwznJQ9hBAkdIbvQTEq1bEK0guXCsIqxSxD4WD_NgYU_M/s1600-h/Intersection2_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438269694056528146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jZpH4ltXmdqVEb8bqOPP8VaomRSVljkdC-_KO6jrTqw7ayzx_5PWt99ejVmp7JSHVy2quQigdJoVj5-SZhnIzV_BnftWF8KwznJQ9hBAkdIbvQTEq1bEK0guXCsIqxSxD4WD_NgYU_M/s400/Intersection2_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 364px;" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">INTERSECTION</span> <br />
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</div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Do you have a dedicated studio space? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> Sort of. I moved 2 years ago and have had to consolidate the majority of my supplies and equipment into 2 small bedrooms. It's been a real challenge to work in spaces that aren't well suited. I am still struggling to create more functional work areas. I would love a FUNCTIONAL studio makeover! <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtZlygvBp7gADDWoatpYQ1GsqIyHru38BC85yMZtZ0I2uukgm-qXEaFUw7E0aivsTDdcpBcJH57asfpo3_vzEYju4fhwlV9nUl1T0NFQyKYW5alL2vJpj3kqKSDzkFWMRD90YY-pfIJ4/s1600-h/nestingsilkpaper_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438708296137062610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtZlygvBp7gADDWoatpYQ1GsqIyHru38BC85yMZtZ0I2uukgm-qXEaFUw7E0aivsTDdcpBcJH57asfpo3_vzEYju4fhwlV9nUl1T0NFQyKYW5alL2vJpj3kqKSDzkFWMRD90YY-pfIJ4/s400/nestingsilkpaper_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 233px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">NESTING</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">MIXED MEDIA</span> <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> You work in a variety of media. Which came first and do you enjoy one more than the other? </div><span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE</span>: I've always worked with fabric in one form or another. The first piece of "art" I did was when I was about 5-6 and embroidered mama on a hanky for my mother (under my granny's direction). I've sewed for as long as I can remember. Had a lovely toy sewing machine when I was a child that I loved to play with! I enjoy branching out and doing other things, but I always come back to working with fiber. There is no other medium that is a malleable as fabric. The list of ways you can work with it is almost endless. I fell in love with glass while getting my art degree. Glass is pure color. As soon as I get my garage cleaned out, I intend to buy a glass kiln. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26PmrI6wsXfkdS8bIAzsPvE7bdvV7VU-d47Nsp6gNG0OYsyV8z3wxj9XR-jEDABlHEBsrgts6FOERILC74jw1_b6JuVg-C5rr_PPnLcqLika9r0uL-9ybtaZvhiUWOLI-nGHTsgmTPAE/s1600-h/cypresstree_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438267372965478722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26PmrI6wsXfkdS8bIAzsPvE7bdvV7VU-d47Nsp6gNG0OYsyV8z3wxj9XR-jEDABlHEBsrgts6FOERILC74jw1_b6JuVg-C5rr_PPnLcqLika9r0uL-9ybtaZvhiUWOLI-nGHTsgmTPAE/s400/cypresstree_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 307px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CYPRESS TREE</span> <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Do you work on multiple pieces in various mediums at the same time? Or do you prefer to start and finish each one singularly? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> Usually have several things going at once. Right now I have a quilt or two in process, am knitting a couple of scarves, working on a couple of altered books, and making jewelry! I have been better at finishing things than I am right now. Working on my master's degree has taken top priority for the time being. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Are there any of your own pieces that you can't bear to part with? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> A few. I have a handful of pieces, both quilts and sculpture that I plan to keep, although with time (and space) that may change at some point. I made 3 quilts during my dad's illness and after he died that I will never part with; they are just too personal. Other than that, just about anything is up for grabs! <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDWXqIq5HH6Jn4N3hu12AgRs2u3tTlL-mAiS2Y73hq4HRuKNpQI0q-LZ70rnNu0sB4P8KxkArK-Q-SwEfhN_HnhChDYT5qHWBSa1DjluBFyRGuSvw4OgJuNQgrpde4a6WIrTrJJqY874/s1600-h/daddy_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254411140506786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDWXqIq5HH6Jn4N3hu12AgRs2u3tTlL-mAiS2Y73hq4HRuKNpQI0q-LZ70rnNu0sB4P8KxkArK-Q-SwEfhN_HnhChDYT5qHWBSa1DjluBFyRGuSvw4OgJuNQgrpde4a6WIrTrJJqY874/s400/daddy_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 312px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">DADDY</span> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">COLLAGE</span> </div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Any indispensable tools or equipment? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> Thermofax machine. It is the basis of most of the art I make these days. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkanAD1m_CqVYRL9GYW5QJCAQiXoPiEVdALjeh2K4c1kocAEd9xXKe073CXNV1md-Z9m91kfAjHTYoCK7-lBjGqPah7logPBs7AbYCjtSZGG4ZLtr4s5KLCPaD4hNEIa1sI63nvfzgIw/s1600-h/aftermath_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254087938034210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkanAD1m_CqVYRL9GYW5QJCAQiXoPiEVdALjeh2K4c1kocAEd9xXKe073CXNV1md-Z9m91kfAjHTYoCK7-lBjGqPah7logPBs7AbYCjtSZGG4ZLtr4s5KLCPaD4hNEIa1sI63nvfzgIw/s400/aftermath_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 339px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">AFTERMATH</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">QUILT</span> <br />
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</div></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What is the most unusual "art supply" you've used? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> Hmmmm...Let's see. I did a piece that was made from copper mesh stitched over a wire grid, with leather pieces attached. It meets the technical requirements for a quilt. 3 layers held together with stitching. I would like to do more along those lines. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Best part of your day? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> I am definitely a night owl! <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_RRHk3wF-NS9Po_NzcYgaHxBQ5xIfLbl9w3WMx0UVAHKPGU6xn7peMA0yQZ9Z5kxDETaNcDv2e_MbTi0oOxcdEuQqX1WSzPhyphenhyphen56dg_jXvKXuxnRDEeEDjoJqeHljZRCJn82SaS_zeBs/s1600-h/Fences_11-01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254508110771122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_RRHk3wF-NS9Po_NzcYgaHxBQ5xIfLbl9w3WMx0UVAHKPGU6xn7peMA0yQZ9Z5kxDETaNcDv2e_MbTi0oOxcdEuQqX1WSzPhyphenhyphen56dg_jXvKXuxnRDEeEDjoJqeHljZRCJn82SaS_zeBs/s400/Fences_11-01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">FENCE</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">QUILT</span> </div><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />
RWSS:</span> Who would you most like to meet and how would you spend the day? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE</span>: That is a tough one! Art wise, I would have loved to have met Clyde Connel, a Louisiana artist whose works resonate with me. It would have been wonderful to have spent a day with her. And the Dali Lama, because I think he is possibly the most fascinating person on the planet today. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFO7MZvAP8DQ0y9JXZyWbJva-E7j4SPdQtaVjKlSojF4WQMheeb51n6uV51l1EHC7Q8_ZwMakF2qOYVK8p6kCeFdHQdDxeZAEbkDB_OTHfpRTa51n0_ODhOJ_x1vnE-YBpLQexlHLTJtU/s1600-h/ice93.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438633115229922738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFO7MZvAP8DQ0y9JXZyWbJva-E7j4SPdQtaVjKlSojF4WQMheeb51n6uV51l1EHC7Q8_ZwMakF2qOYVK8p6kCeFdHQdDxeZAEbkDB_OTHfpRTa51n0_ODhOJ_x1vnE-YBpLQexlHLTJtU/s400/ice93.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">SPRING 14: RISING</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">MIXED MEDIA</span> </div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Best advice you've ever received? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> If you can't please everybody, you had best please yourself. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xKJkc4BDr1kzaoSGQieWDvgZRFOQ-xGASIhgUYbRACQN3zNWyvCV8-guJN9uzqN4KojEq-X_IaG22Fx6KwnkQDPXtOkGGOUIJn8fXeavkYpEsxkswwNKlzO-gCOABhb5ig8IrilkWuw/s1600-h/flourish_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254614916464274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xKJkc4BDr1kzaoSGQieWDvgZRFOQ-xGASIhgUYbRACQN3zNWyvCV8-guJN9uzqN4KojEq-X_IaG22Fx6KwnkQDPXtOkGGOUIJn8fXeavkYpEsxkswwNKlzO-gCOABhb5ig8IrilkWuw/s400/flourish_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 359px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">FLOURISH</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: 78%;">SCULPTURE</span> </div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Worst advice you've ever received? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> I'm sure there's been some but I honestly can't remember. I've learned through the years to let go of what doesn't work. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Favorite quote? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE<span style="font-style: italic;">:</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> ".....the work is nothing else than the long journeying through the labyrinth of art to</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">find again the two or three simple and great images upon which the heart first opened"</span>. <br />
- Albert Camus. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG4Eywa7E6XoqQ4Wr8kS-Lmg0tGXUgiBheEvx62MXJb1ndXSU6gKY3kNIWJ8RQVYrwqCHHZt3yTAYyIIbN4DRynXCKKmKF-YdLvJLRSqpFLrYzssHaVNVN434kX9yUgFh3tX7Sq18C0k/s1600-h/landforms_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254902700845778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG4Eywa7E6XoqQ4Wr8kS-Lmg0tGXUgiBheEvx62MXJb1ndXSU6gKY3kNIWJ8RQVYrwqCHHZt3yTAYyIIbN4DRynXCKKmKF-YdLvJLRSqpFLrYzssHaVNVN434kX9yUgFh3tX7Sq18C0k/s400/landforms_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 332px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">LANDFORMS</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">QUILT</span> </div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Favorite place you've been or lived? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> Favorite place I've traveled to is the UK. I've been a couple of times and would go back in a heartbeat! I grew up in New Orleans and it's still got a part of my soul. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrzqYnYSHaHi8EFjt4ItzTNA4pboXHvGjU4tWMKdcdEvfsNuR58r-RfS0MUnqcPIHXA5oxIiObQxjJUfvFBB_Gak7hN_B6XVSjbDQQVij7UKicl90eryEk78CVU2JIEB3cuQq_pnfJX4/s1600-h/cypressswamp_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254334023752946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrzqYnYSHaHi8EFjt4ItzTNA4pboXHvGjU4tWMKdcdEvfsNuR58r-RfS0MUnqcPIHXA5oxIiObQxjJUfvFBB_Gak7hN_B6XVSjbDQQVij7UKicl90eryEk78CVU2JIEB3cuQq_pnfJX4/s400/cypressswamp_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 395px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">CYPRESS SWAMP</span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">QUILT</span> <br />
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</div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Has the heritage and landscape of South Louisiana always been such a strong source of inspiration for your creativity? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> It has been for a long time. South Louisiana has such a rich, unique culture and history that it's hard not to be immersed in it. The fact that we are washing away at an alarming rate continues to fuel much of my work. <a href="http://www.voiceofthewetlands.org/">Voice of the Wetlands</a> is a website that details our situation.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTQThmP50eSEDOrh1teSEEnCn71lOu-cHg0hXcNBZAsvcVDxD1XOEcYx9oTqC6dPFXaReWMm5sR4ZyULy2Fb1oAR0rLRspyKo3IXZduPqB9w2vRHlR9WN5KVyfpHcWoamE1DxC8201hA/s1600-h/regeneration_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438253289110279474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTQThmP50eSEDOrh1teSEEnCn71lOu-cHg0hXcNBZAsvcVDxD1XOEcYx9oTqC6dPFXaReWMm5sR4ZyULy2Fb1oAR0rLRspyKo3IXZduPqB9w2vRHlR9WN5KVyfpHcWoamE1DxC8201hA/s400/regeneration_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 270px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">REGENERATION</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">SCULPTURE</span> <br />
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</div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Your thoughts about keeping sketchbooks and journal? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> Essential. I've done it for years. My sketchbooks are a hodge podge of words, thought, drawings, photos, images, quotes, you name it. They are an invaluable resource. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VfR4tS2rZD9TN0fVwBFUYReSnVfzuYZoMmUbOjofdOb-TikIJR7iQe6XM5dk_dargXMYfD5jZV-ZqA6KJGyxU1k_rtdGkAxvuPmmTImvpxOmc21fqnp3Ct176wodbAi_ngnDXg03o1Y/s1600-h/swamp_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438621098923041666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VfR4tS2rZD9TN0fVwBFUYReSnVfzuYZoMmUbOjofdOb-TikIJR7iQe6XM5dk_dargXMYfD5jZV-ZqA6KJGyxU1k_rtdGkAxvuPmmTImvpxOmc21fqnp3Ct176wodbAi_ngnDXg03o1Y/s400/swamp_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 390px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">SWAMP</span> <br />
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</div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What is the one thing that most people would be surprised to find out about you? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> Most people are surprised to find out how intellectual I am! <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHemnADlXHhMGDyhgjH0dPeG5KtqyWZ9sVaSmx-abB1s6d_2D8uJrwdU2VLVhIckkqF7e4dSaXeNVnF5S21TsNkYcxg4Ikz3pjFMV1ZpdjMeHoZZv4w2814KdPgRJugntTVfkUNGVQWo/s1600-h/bookpages_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254167489387522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHemnADlXHhMGDyhgjH0dPeG5KtqyWZ9sVaSmx-abB1s6d_2D8uJrwdU2VLVhIckkqF7e4dSaXeNVnF5S21TsNkYcxg4Ikz3pjFMV1ZpdjMeHoZZv4w2814KdPgRJugntTVfkUNGVQWo/s400/bookpages_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 310px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">BOOKPAGES</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">MIXED MEDIA</span> </div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What would you do with a few extra hours each day? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> Get the required amount of sleep! <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FXv5kJiSBuSBVjI99B0AJf56rm5qX-FpP-CuEZySUxNGdWY-VGk7MwT2_-S4BbuLUH2ehGxH6BqlTaYj8r5j5Yq4MUELQVmOkGHJOXrB5EZBxj25KZ4Wzv1ddWC8MVbB64FuJNJ5Qac/s1600-h/nesting4_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254999420961266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FXv5kJiSBuSBVjI99B0AJf56rm5qX-FpP-CuEZySUxNGdWY-VGk7MwT2_-S4BbuLUH2ehGxH6BqlTaYj8r5j5Yq4MUELQVmOkGHJOXrB5EZBxj25KZ4Wzv1ddWC8MVbB64FuJNJ5Qac/s400/nesting4_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 282px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">NESTING 4</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">POSTCARDS</span> <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> I'd be lost without.......<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />
CLAIRE</span>: Camera, book, the keys to my car which gets me on the road seeking out inspiration. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZqwSPJk8NoGEprIBCgHint0vu2O7GSzq9CO92mdD6N9mPB4evUyQEMVi9bpxGAv1KghZclek9BeYu-9IsoyEHMgyyAy26Jw_o3ehFfwgBs6nxGLoXlT73SWAJ9ZdZiJzrQNA4BACOjM/s1600-h/reflection_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438641323268955074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZqwSPJk8NoGEprIBCgHint0vu2O7GSzq9CO92mdD6N9mPB4evUyQEMVi9bpxGAv1KghZclek9BeYu-9IsoyEHMgyyAy26Jw_o3ehFfwgBs6nxGLoXlT73SWAJ9ZdZiJzrQNA4BACOjM/s400/reflection_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 270px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 360px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">RIVERBOAT REFLECTION</span> </div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">PHOTOGRAPHY</span> <br />
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</div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Would you say that your work is what you do or who you are? <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAIRE:</span> I define myself as an artist. It is who I am whether I am actively creating or not. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BdEHZ-tpt6Jz_OQre_i6o_Fc8oTprh_9aX8OgZxAlQFs1XpYx82YF4f6T2TOalEcgB9vVXyPzUTgsJyVMDRyfPG2rOYsBTgu8DfmX70ud8qZ-6vXgNsRDXFxaZvT8Gwya0MZtq-nlPY/s1600-h/inkblot_M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254800684731186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BdEHZ-tpt6Jz_OQre_i6o_Fc8oTprh_9aX8OgZxAlQFs1XpYx82YF4f6T2TOalEcgB9vVXyPzUTgsJyVMDRyfPG2rOYsBTgu8DfmX70ud8qZ-6vXgNsRDXFxaZvT8Gwya0MZtq-nlPY/s400/inkblot_M.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 284px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">INKBLOT (PRIMAL SCREAM)</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: 78%;">QUILT</span> </div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Any words of wisdom?<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />
CLAIRE:</span> You're never too old to pursue your passion. <br />
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Claire has won numerous regional and national awards and has work displayed in collections throughout the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia. To learn more about this talented artist and her work please visit the website <a href="http://www.clairefenton.com/index.asp"> CLAIREFENTON.COM</a>. </div>Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-5177365769553644362010-02-04T12:40:00.000-08:002010-02-04T21:23:08.868-08:00WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN AND WHY!Why? Because you can!<br />Looking for something to do? Here are just a few of the great retreats and classes coming up from coast to coast.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.teeshaslandofodd.com/artfest/classes.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ARTFEST 2010</span></a> will be held March 24 - 28th in beautiful Port Townsend, Washington. Presented by<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Teesha Moore</span> of Journalfest acclaim, this retreat looks like a blast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.teeshaslandofodd.com/artfest/signup.html"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LjLqDtT0ArDRzqPpcU5tX83mTJyq6-lDTYU9XBwH01-DtjCJNA998p1-oeXZcfAbQuU8xMIRvM6nP3JzB18ccM6sDOGOeNGCZPxFjJ88YBFjsfOksHv6wx69XMQqnsDouOy0Fl2QHiM/s200/logo350.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434533887942313714" border="0" /></a><br />With over 30 instructors from around the world, the workshops promise to be incredible. There's an exciting artist's marketplace and gallery along with show and tell events. Mixed media, textile and fibre artists welcome! We invite you to visit <a href="http://www.teeshaslandofodd.com/artfest/classes.html">Teesha's website</a> for more information - they are currently still accepting registrations.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zqSfSa1KOXTwCu6zHhVz5XxISwy56M3n1o5r9U5FT6vL6A7DRzOFoGn5B-gjSV5mSkR7xyprGRifcraqCx0QiddjPbJYI17tlwzNilJbLdzqTBgABANrrLzJi6T2N6Vd49RUrbMaCg0/s1600-h/Image0302.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zqSfSa1KOXTwCu6zHhVz5XxISwy56M3n1o5r9U5FT6vL6A7DRzOFoGn5B-gjSV5mSkR7xyprGRifcraqCx0QiddjPbJYI17tlwzNilJbLdzqTBgABANrrLzJi6T2N6Vd49RUrbMaCg0/s400/Image0302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434529486393551874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">ARTWORK COURTESY OF TEESHA MOORE</span><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.studio78.net/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rayna Gillman</span></a> will be in teaching the workshop <span>Printing with Found Objects</span> in Ottawa, Canada on April 5th - 8th, 2010. Contact the <a href="http://www.out-of-the-box.org/index.html">Out of the Box Fibre Artists</a> website for more information.<br />Rayna will also be offering a lecture and workshop in Montreal, Canada on April 11-12, 2010. Contact the<a href="http://www.beaconsfieldquiltersguild.com/Welcome.htm"> </a><a href="http://www.beaconsfieldquiltersguild.com/Welcome.htm">Beaconsfield Quilters Guild</a> for more information.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2299idCDAcpMuQSECZ6zCexM0S3GSvQ-5AfAmG0Zm6DyU03JEB2eOTRSH1GW3RRwQVjatg84ypFl-nVQCyDcVPw3YxJyGLxh4eAQD9Tfe2wfNRmrZAOrS-qNOCKPwTtqzPtojaBaydc/s1600-h/DSCN3330.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2299idCDAcpMuQSECZ6zCexM0S3GSvQ-5AfAmG0Zm6DyU03JEB2eOTRSH1GW3RRwQVjatg84ypFl-nVQCyDcVPw3YxJyGLxh4eAQD9Tfe2wfNRmrZAOrS-qNOCKPwTtqzPtojaBaydc/s400/DSCN3330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434527495156524114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">PHOTO COURTESY OF RAYNA GILLMAN</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://pamelart2.homestead.com/quiltythings.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pamela Allen</span></a> will be teaching at Quilt Canada in Calgary - April 26th thru May 1st, 2010.<br />Her classes include <span>Fantastic Fabric Faces</span>, <span>Art Quilts by the Half Dozen</span> and <span>What</span><span> Makes a</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>G</span>ood Composition. For more info on classes and registration please visit the <a href="http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/index_events_quiltcanada2010.htm">Canadian Quilters</a><a href="http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/index_events_quiltcanada2010.htm"> Association</a> website.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvx8gFdqzMTQwteB-OFsy1aMRhIZgkJYQ9NkA5iNVvrnAa7Jvy0ttFQmDQY-YwrRjSDbKrskl2j9W62bX30z1U8EPOavXVqjw1gHyb_RkoFPmek5t_innFTWxCGg8h6R66DzZp_OGwUE/s1600-h/picking_wildflowers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvx8gFdqzMTQwteB-OFsy1aMRhIZgkJYQ9NkA5iNVvrnAa7Jvy0ttFQmDQY-YwrRjSDbKrskl2j9W62bX30z1U8EPOavXVqjw1gHyb_RkoFPmek5t_innFTWxCGg8h6R66DzZp_OGwUE/s400/picking_wildflowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434525664279007202" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">PICKING WILDFLOWERS</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">COURTESY OF PAMELA ALLEN</span><br /></div>Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-30130112030132983752010-01-26T14:17:00.000-08:002010-01-26T16:52:11.879-08:00THE MODERN QUILT GUILD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECYKWw40-zCQdK7RN-FeF9xR6khqHi9IIgfOcfKHWSBysRjA-Cx1Xz9hcwJvedJLt3dqwd5LUoheRRtublV2f2Nawo7F_3oKApkK9di8ivCMhiPHnrMGAzXOGjkWc5Q157wm6dM337Ls/s1600-h/modern+quilt+guild.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECYKWw40-zCQdK7RN-FeF9xR6khqHi9IIgfOcfKHWSBysRjA-Cx1Xz9hcwJvedJLt3dqwd5LUoheRRtublV2f2Nawo7F_3oKApkK9di8ivCMhiPHnrMGAzXOGjkWc5Q157wm6dM337Ls/s400/modern+quilt+guild.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431180269580950114" border="0" /></a><br />If you love quilting but feel out of place with the traditional quilt scene, then this is the guild for you!<br /><br />Started in October 2009 out of Los Angeles, the founding branch of The Modern Quilt Guild has quickly spread across the USA and beyond. Through blogs and the internet, the online community of modern quilters is thriving. Born through a desire to meet in person, this young organization encourages anyone who is interested to join them. Beginners are welcome!<br /><br />Modern quilting offers a new twist on the traditional art of quilting and is sometimes difficult to define. Essentially it reflects and celebrates more of the the personality and personal style of the quilter than the confines of traditional quilting would often allow. By encouraging the quilter to "challenge the rules", it would seem that the only rule in modern quilting is that <span style="font-weight: bold;">"there are no</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">rules!"</span><br /><br />To learn more about this contemporary movement please visit the new website<br /><a href="http://themodernquiltguild.com/">The Modern Quilt Guild</a> - it's full of great ideas on how to start your own branch, offers inspiration for things to do as a guild and links to already existing guilds in your area.<br /><br />Check it out! It's not your Grandmother's quilting anymore!Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-73699925721011494232010-01-04T16:22:00.001-08:002010-01-09T08:18:42.443-08:00IN CONVERSATION WITH PAM HOLLANDFor internationally renowned quilter Pam Holland, creativity is key and teaching is a passion. She is an author, designer, photographer, lecturer, cinematographer and illustrator. Designing quilts, experimenting and attempting something different daily holds her interest.<br />Pam says "Quilting has pretty much taken over my life - until I decide not to do it, that's the way it will be".<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ONkJ5fsYI2m_pcAw0vc9xbPPAf0f2aaZC22M-w3sLoQQl8pKRqd-d2PvdE7Ivj9PGThPpawtglsAXKQ0mso07rKLgJ2CDCtLiMmvfOtd-kz4PzTk-H-UWEozRrpwyXdjGsA6yDoXfM8/s1600-h/shapeimage_2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ONkJ5fsYI2m_pcAw0vc9xbPPAf0f2aaZC22M-w3sLoQQl8pKRqd-d2PvdE7Ivj9PGThPpawtglsAXKQ0mso07rKLgJ2CDCtLiMmvfOtd-kz4PzTk-H-UWEozRrpwyXdjGsA6yDoXfM8/s400/shapeimage_2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423074640097595874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">PAM HOLLAND</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RUNNING WITH SCISSORS STUDIO:</span> Favorite place you've been or lived?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM HOLLAND:</span> Wherever I am, I am me, I am free from constraint. I'm lucky - I work and travel for almost 9 months of the year. In essence I live two lives.<br />When I travel I teach, film, write, photograph and illustrate. I'm keenly aware of my surroundings, colors, sounds, smells and of course the food !!!! My photos and film are a constant reminder of those exotic places.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUdyQBZD7DFyOtZIcQbweG0uUsE_f1tQQ7ReQYn79n5qhkLbYnRNkAdMD7krAVZmmi9-RAb7UQCW3su-sRn67gOQLCkCoRxeREhR3kQCq0G1UhIHxKASn2BF_WwKvZQaKoEpSUSwl9d0/s1600-h/6a00d8341c901053ef0115709910f2970c-500wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUdyQBZD7DFyOtZIcQbweG0uUsE_f1tQQ7ReQYn79n5qhkLbYnRNkAdMD7krAVZmmi9-RAb7UQCW3su-sRn67gOQLCkCoRxeREhR3kQCq0G1UhIHxKASn2BF_WwKvZQaKoEpSUSwl9d0/s400/6a00d8341c901053ef0115709910f2970c-500wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424183692171851650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgDJDC9bmhBKD-MLqOasyFFGFbA4QcVyY7LYv0Ls8eQ8HYVYydFjflbtHXo02gatB590eMjHfJWNarRnSEwDMAtcc5QITiMEuIjTdQkLWZ7n1tyKU0p6WwZxi4dwtQ1I0pZ7cMqi-Bic/s1600-h/Untitled2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgDJDC9bmhBKD-MLqOasyFFGFbA4QcVyY7LYv0Ls8eQ8HYVYydFjflbtHXo02gatB590eMjHfJWNarRnSEwDMAtcc5QITiMEuIjTdQkLWZ7n1tyKU0p6WwZxi4dwtQ1I0pZ7cMqi-Bic/s400/Untitled2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423051030585175282" border="0" /></a>At home, I'm a Mother of 15 children, Grandmother of 9 and a Wife of 43 years. I cook, clean, work in my studio and spend fabulous days with my grandchildren. So I have to say, my favorite place to live is home, in the small village of Aldgate, South Australia. We live in the Adelaide Hills, 1,000 feet above sea level and yet we have glorious beaches just 25 minutes away.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjf6aTdK6HYSuso5h3MH5p7nEx-U_DwxvQiR_Yblsb-ioWwKdoAWB6fXbMaY8FnylDpo4LqIPibxgUxN73fJ_lFqZR4nSKAbAs_7Z7veLx2ecC5Jf0P-zNV9__7ze4_ZwqsCycB80xaE/s1600-h/Untitled3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjf6aTdK6HYSuso5h3MH5p7nEx-U_DwxvQiR_Yblsb-ioWwKdoAWB6fXbMaY8FnylDpo4LqIPibxgUxN73fJ_lFqZR4nSKAbAs_7Z7veLx2ecC5Jf0P-zNV9__7ze4_ZwqsCycB80xaE/s400/Untitled3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423051283473752130" border="0" /></a>However, I suppose really I would say my other favorite place to spend time is in Mexico. Maybe it's Jerusalem or is it Dubai, Bangkok......Oh heck, I just love it all really.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98QAeQa43oVY-9PqktZheIw0WIODeHedEPF2o6vFw3z7FS8QkSyjSGX2nsOm5LGqCQKH6LdpjlFz9SLFL_0NGcrNEvWMZGGTFMI1cIpycYXJQCVh9eibdwnogiEIwMXq2PDP6DmKDkSg/s1600-h/Untitled4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98QAeQa43oVY-9PqktZheIw0WIODeHedEPF2o6vFw3z7FS8QkSyjSGX2nsOm5LGqCQKH6LdpjlFz9SLFL_0NGcrNEvWMZGGTFMI1cIpycYXJQCVh9eibdwnogiEIwMXq2PDP6DmKDkSg/s400/Untitled4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423051495252217154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Do you have a dedicated studio space?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> Yes I do, I'm lucky to have two studios. One is called "The Shed", it's separate from the house and is about 30 feet x 20 feet. This is where I film, create, write and make quilts....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsyC818MTA9y0IJbQzjhqVOendI45T18uIKJMwOUmEzMY95vmqjJMtN4TIURR_CmQPhUsR00Rp2IP6dzSmwwsGmBc8pL22zdxI49p-c4zfsl8MmfzFj6eFLwRDSaHKKTiO6oLHbjh1NY/s1600-h/Untitled6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsyC818MTA9y0IJbQzjhqVOendI45T18uIKJMwOUmEzMY95vmqjJMtN4TIURR_CmQPhUsR00Rp2IP6dzSmwwsGmBc8pL22zdxI49p-c4zfsl8MmfzFj6eFLwRDSaHKKTiO6oLHbjh1NY/s400/Untitled6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423052920450323986" border="0" /></a>I was a fashion designer for 20 years in a former career and it was my studio built purposely for that. It was the place the children were asked to go to when they were in trouble...."Jamie, come out to the shed for a chat" !!!! Over the years it's been a meeting place for many groups of friends, now I don't host groups or have too many folk visit simply because when I'm home I am working and time is precious.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacYDFiujgR3OJuu991XEDI5kstOKVGNIDlk6i9rkXOkcGRNYYLPwThCfl-jfZekx9mxq6d2DgtBOvIjp1RWGKUswIuWcNyYhYZwi4GJ-4pI4aN-0qrKozKMgCydFnE6wRNsDZlhyphenhyphenzpFE/s1600-h/Untitled7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacYDFiujgR3OJuu991XEDI5kstOKVGNIDlk6i9rkXOkcGRNYYLPwThCfl-jfZekx9mxq6d2DgtBOvIjp1RWGKUswIuWcNyYhYZwi4GJ-4pI4aN-0qrKozKMgCydFnE6wRNsDZlhyphenhyphenzpFE/s400/Untitled7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423053193254601954" border="0" /></a>My other studio is some 30 metres away from the "Shed", it's also in the garden. It's called the "Summer House" because it is my formal studio where I house my library, my drawing desk and special things. I have a blue velvet settee where the theory was that I could relax and read!!!! But that has never happened.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UCgT_u2EQfgEs1Ci86fZdT0XmOFddf4WMGBhyld_cKOOT87H88cj9kUdEgJs6Ip3Mp3e2CnlC6cGjFhbNKimoYrbvQ_iICSB3UOPd-LH7x-S3ZYJmVO7nc4jpHxG-DjXsqV0SsrfwME/s1600-h/Untitled8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UCgT_u2EQfgEs1Ci86fZdT0XmOFddf4WMGBhyld_cKOOT87H88cj9kUdEgJs6Ip3Mp3e2CnlC6cGjFhbNKimoYrbvQ_iICSB3UOPd-LH7x-S3ZYJmVO7nc4jpHxG-DjXsqV0SsrfwME/s400/Untitled8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423053277425248066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Is anyone else in your family creative?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> I have many artists in our extended family (64 noted artists to be exact - all Aunts and Uncles). My Mother is an Artist and embroiderer. Dad was a composer, musician and made his own guitars. Son Jamie is an award winning cinematographer, so I think it's in the genes. Four of our children are chefs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> The photographs on your website and blog are wonderful. Did you ever consider pursuing photography as another career?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> I've not studied photography, I guess it's the way you compose things and the way you look at images, light, color, shade. However, I am and have been a keen photographer for the past 40 years. I also make small documentaries.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeDtLs5IHE62dBexYGZw6RG2cZMp7hPvebv6kEQCOTNgZCC2ezbRlTxWOCATCHnujma4xvXiSjEEfT9SnMEVQTUVzonhOOVG5MS6gDi3_8b2Czkvdeo9up5-OMfvm0M7yaocNJRQx7bU/s1600-h/dsc02884.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeDtLs5IHE62dBexYGZw6RG2cZMp7hPvebv6kEQCOTNgZCC2ezbRlTxWOCATCHnujma4xvXiSjEEfT9SnMEVQTUVzonhOOVG5MS6gDi3_8b2Czkvdeo9up5-OMfvm0M7yaocNJRQx7bU/s400/dsc02884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424156149323718210" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsIByViN3UOIYoWSa-jJ_q5x37qclNrHR-WS0f1JNhR5hM4bif1oxejHnfcuz7laWUJSVvSDoX37UHSssgCUwDAlFPdFdgjKjREi58Sr7Tl2nxbG9sZtf5I6-SqKgoVOz893jz5zokZg/s1600-h/6a00d8341c901053ef0120a5db648b970c-500wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsIByViN3UOIYoWSa-jJ_q5x37qclNrHR-WS0f1JNhR5hM4bif1oxejHnfcuz7laWUJSVvSDoX37UHSssgCUwDAlFPdFdgjKjREi58Sr7Tl2nxbG9sZtf5I6-SqKgoVOz893jz5zokZg/s400/6a00d8341c901053ef0120a5db648b970c-500wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423429947706964130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Best advice you've ever received?<br /></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM: </span> About 20 years ago at one of the first classes I ever attended, the visiting American tutor walked past me, flicked the fabric I had on my table with her arrogant pointer finger and said" You will never become a quilter, you have no color sense".<br />I've never forgotten her words. I gave the lunch lecture at Houston last year, said Teacher was there and came up and congratulated me when I received a standing ovation, (it's the first and probably only one in my life). She has no idea what what she said to me in the past, but it made me try to make my students feel the importance of their efforts and feel welcome in my class.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Worst advice you've ever received?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> Hand quilting was the only way to quilt !!!!<br /> Wash your fabric prior to quilting!!!!<br /> Drop the feed dogs, place your hands on the fabric as though you're having a manicure, have a drink of wine and go like heck!!!!<br />Oh, to be honest, I threw out almost all that I was taught and re-invented the rules.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> How have computers and technology impacted your work?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> I have 5 computers; 3 macs and 2 pc's. Each has it's own purpose. I use 5 different size printers and I need them all. I have 2 video camera and 2 fancy nancy cameras....and lots of lenses. I'm an Apple lover - I have my iPod and iPhone synched to all my Apple computers. I put in a date on one and a cyber fairy races them to all the others, how lucky am I.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> I'd be lost without......<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> My cameras and computers. I need to journal and document each day.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What is the one thing that people would be surprised to find out about you?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> I used to be pathetically shy. Having a large multi racial family made me tough I can assure you. 10 of our children were born to other parents overseas, 2 of our sons are aboriginal and we have 3 biological children. They all live withing 5 minutes of our house, we can't get rid of them !!!! I lie, Jinda lives 20 minutes away. Anyway, they all live within fridge distance. Life was hectic and an absolute riot. We laughed a lot. We fostered 150 children in crisis, so I got used to visiting police stations and standing up for (and to) social workers, do gooders and parents who lived life differently to us through drugs and alcohol. I'm very protective. Shyness has disappeared.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5No-5YqaL3TUcolwc6TfVd3W35VbmC3eL38t7YomRx7KnoBPWMmZesb2m6uhW7aTJkZdsep5_35N0HVi_xNZ9a6URLEx5NiF5j_PJjcmAN4wKoZOnQV_9VYZFiCNorc8vwv3T0m31aWM/s1600-h/42pam100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5No-5YqaL3TUcolwc6TfVd3W35VbmC3eL38t7YomRx7KnoBPWMmZesb2m6uhW7aTJkZdsep5_35N0HVi_xNZ9a6URLEx5NiF5j_PJjcmAN4wKoZOnQV_9VYZFiCNorc8vwv3T0m31aWM/s400/42pam100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423076957104265618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Who would you most like to meet and how would you spend the day?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> Maya Angelou and Oprah, they're my kind of individuals. I'd like to chat about life, about joys and tragedy and how the creative spirit heals all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6caVWEQbOsMIS8Oxtxylcmh6VSRpO8CPuYA8WZwRA1Dy60WyRuImOP0MAUDWFc3wCzUGPr8iUTLf4x6R2iF9tI9_RU-35TKLPkYfKnFfu-nKu2tGz87PKyAUZyhaQn2Ox_tgPAJREzhw/s1600-h/pam-holland-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6caVWEQbOsMIS8Oxtxylcmh6VSRpO8CPuYA8WZwRA1Dy60WyRuImOP0MAUDWFc3wCzUGPr8iUTLf4x6R2iF9tI9_RU-35TKLPkYfKnFfu-nKu2tGz87PKyAUZyhaQn2Ox_tgPAJREzhw/s400/pam-holland-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423077039641506002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Favorite quote?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM: </span><span style="font-style: italic;">"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel</span>". Maya Angelou<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Your portrait technique is quite amazing. Do you have a favorite subject matter that inspires your work?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> My favorite is what I'm working on at the time. Today it's the Bayeaux, tomorrow it will be the Texture quilt and then the Alphabet. I like realism, I'm a representative artist...I like a lot of detail in my quilts and I have a number of styles but they all have elements of illustration either physically drawn on fabric or machine illustrated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BowpM7hBT4CEkac9uRr1nkgNOdtpaTLwQtlcV-GXPwLqaMwTBVvjr2TEDTgeQTTJVM1XFtbG-329qDrAntGoJOuUrCHJTYmmWOyhC2C90lSQx_qeB3kZM3UJ-5_h0q9zwSO0-ARkUcY/s1600-h/Untitled10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BowpM7hBT4CEkac9uRr1nkgNOdtpaTLwQtlcV-GXPwLqaMwTBVvjr2TEDTgeQTTJVM1XFtbG-329qDrAntGoJOuUrCHJTYmmWOyhC2C90lSQx_qeB3kZM3UJ-5_h0q9zwSO0-ARkUcY/s400/Untitled10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423072929167602258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENKT1V2gQEPrWwh3sff3JDj8VAZBq_1UX-RsBsQXDfNIEpwy8b_ypqWAuu1mj6Sbm9b9KAWBcT_ykm04rhzqECTn76Hk74mgB3Fnrz-63nvuuBEEIr1CKxvwxD3dVPFXnmJLSPM4Lwfo/s1600-h/Untitled9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENKT1V2gQEPrWwh3sff3JDj8VAZBq_1UX-RsBsQXDfNIEpwy8b_ypqWAuu1mj6Sbm9b9KAWBcT_ykm04rhzqECTn76Hk74mgB3Fnrz-63nvuuBEEIr1CKxvwxD3dVPFXnmJLSPM4Lwfo/s400/Untitled9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423072835278693506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Are you still working on the Bayeaux Tapestry? Can you tell us a bit more about that project?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> But of course. I'd like to think I'm half way through, but I'm not too sure. The quilt is a re-creation of the Bayeaux Tapestry. It is 230 feet long by 30 inches wide. That means 230 feet of hand drawn patterns, once I start I don't want to stop. I allot a certain amount of time each day (6 hours) to work on it when I'm home. If I miss a time, I make it up by working on it longer the next day. I work on other projects either side of the 6 hours.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTD8n7TRF_ggN6-Po63J44qNIl6-R8_2itH_xbnujCtCg6p1C85HpkGWpPe1SP5E37_bbTOHp7EfNL28B4XdsLtRuLFRm90kaCfVW2ImVhPAbcevBIOPaeOVVi9YOVr9W-8aOvkJeFXw/s1600-h/Untitled13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTD8n7TRF_ggN6-Po63J44qNIl6-R8_2itH_xbnujCtCg6p1C85HpkGWpPe1SP5E37_bbTOHp7EfNL28B4XdsLtRuLFRm90kaCfVW2ImVhPAbcevBIOPaeOVVi9YOVr9W-8aOvkJeFXw/s400/Untitled13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423073159701955458" border="0" /></a>I love it....every inch of it.....it's my Mount Everest.<br /><br />It's machine appliqued and quilted. The satin stitch is 1/6th inch and the quilting is 1/16th inch apart. Every image is illustrated on the applique with pigment ink. As I write this it's 1:00am in the morning, if my Mum wasn't visiting I would be out there working now.....but she rousts on me. It's a passion like no other.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy2nsyeJZd1GW5tMWklWvP_3gqvW9GdYGaljXiu0FA9quRmKz_-fXznWx8rBHemc8ds995MKaPqVJ4ntd0_u9aqqGd87_NYC3Ozw_h3Ra8rLtq-sz5GklpX1jPkq6RbUm6oCSkdEZMfQ/s1600-h/Untitled12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy2nsyeJZd1GW5tMWklWvP_3gqvW9GdYGaljXiu0FA9quRmKz_-fXznWx8rBHemc8ds995MKaPqVJ4ntd0_u9aqqGd87_NYC3Ozw_h3Ra8rLtq-sz5GklpX1jPkq6RbUm6oCSkdEZMfQ/s400/Untitled12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423073090810239346" border="0" /></a>I've taken 2 years to research to prepare for making it, the studio is set up just for the Bayeaux and that is another reason for not having others visit now. No one will see until it's completed....I will only show the first 9 feet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVphnnn3mcrS9gP9KVGTRM735EyPmIPAYC3HLL4krfYDrztVLihCUaks5oCn_bPjfterhXncKtKNAdejkUNZiFWTESUUYKhc-KxulEZYXhKKvUi308fk51qkBFga62VVM9QY8DSLllyM/s1600-h/Untitled11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVphnnn3mcrS9gP9KVGTRM735EyPmIPAYC3HLL4krfYDrztVLihCUaks5oCn_bPjfterhXncKtKNAdejkUNZiFWTESUUYKhc-KxulEZYXhKKvUi308fk51qkBFga62VVM9QY8DSLllyM/s400/Untitled11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423073013294409986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Do your quilts always start with a planned course of action or do you prefer to work more spontaneously?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> No, they are only planned in my head, I see every image as a quilt....it's not hard for me, I see color combination in my mind instantly....as I said before "it's in the genes". I was a fashion designer for a long time..I designed from the fabric I was shown so it's not difficult for me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Best machine for free motion quilting?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> Janome 6600. It has a convertible free motion foot set.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What do you enjoy the most about teaching?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> Everything, it's an honor that most students think my work is worth learning. I'm still amazed. I have made the most wonderful friends in class and my students are all handpicked I'm sure. This year I've taught in 8 different countries and six languages. What a privilege.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGVGXgffLFvJlJmWQlf-TEAUafp_6U_2wYJgjmSeUncCvwPXH2rMJRh7g1n5UFB-WAJh_V2H0YvOn7-N36LKV6Kh1tpMbbwnkZE9avp7M3GSnff0LFIGkriDBqwoTWZkVHXcUo_ZcyfQ/s1600-h/6a00d8341c901053ef011570a08297970c-500wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGVGXgffLFvJlJmWQlf-TEAUafp_6U_2wYJgjmSeUncCvwPXH2rMJRh7g1n5UFB-WAJh_V2H0YvOn7-N36LKV6Kh1tpMbbwnkZE9avp7M3GSnff0LFIGkriDBqwoTWZkVHXcUo_ZcyfQ/s400/6a00d8341c901053ef011570a08297970c-500wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424163065722209234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What popular new trend baffles you?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> None, nothing baffles me. Somethings I just don't like and don't do them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Best part of your day?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> Years of looking after a family has trained me to look forward to the silence and the beauty of early morning and peace of late nights. I'm generally in the shed by 5:00am and don't often come in until midnight...but then again, I do have a siesta at lunch time like the French and the Mexicans. How civilized.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What would you consider your greatest strength?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> I'm a Pollyanna. It annoys the heck out of people that I always see good in everything. My business partner was the opposite. It was an interesting combination...I was glass half full, hers was always empty. But the combination worked and we became pretty darn good at our job.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioSnAfWh2E75iv50EQmFVf0Bfej-p03q1p1T6LZScfkWGt3AZx0zZi4j5A1VDUj5FNQT9l3WYgu6Z59BQf3QCI3TCuJWlT2AQc3A9WtSHMg8tpM2Pe_pEI5j5xuytzaVA4FG5LbOgO30/s1600-h/6a00d8341c901053ef0128769dffc5970c-pi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioSnAfWh2E75iv50EQmFVf0Bfej-p03q1p1T6LZScfkWGt3AZx0zZi4j5A1VDUj5FNQT9l3WYgu6Z59BQf3QCI3TCuJWlT2AQc3A9WtSHMg8tpM2Pe_pEI5j5xuytzaVA4FG5LbOgO30/s400/6a00d8341c901053ef0128769dffc5970c-pi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423430307957235378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Any words of wisdom?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAM:</span> I'm just taking what I do best - and giving to what I love most.<br /><br />We were delighted that Pam could fit our interview into her hectic schedule. She can currently be found teaching her Impressionist Portrait workshop online at<a href="http://www.lquilt.com/default.aspx?lang=en-US"> LQuilt</a><a href="http://www.lquilt.com/default.aspx?lang=en-US"> </a>. To learn more about this artist, please visit her <a href="http://web.mac.com/pamholland3/Pam_Holland_Designs/Welcome.html">website</a> or <a href="http://pamhollanddesigns.typepad.com/">blog</a>. We encourage everyone to visit the <a href="http://gallery.me.com/pamholland3#gallery">MOBILE ME GALLERY</a> on Pam's blog to view some of the wonderful photography firsthand.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All photos used in this interview are courtesy of Pam Holland.<br /></div>Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-57121870097140223572010-01-01T09:45:00.001-08:002010-01-01T10:50:20.535-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style=";font-size:130%;" >The New Year is here and endless possibilities abound! We thought, what a perfect opportunity</span><span><span style=";font-size:130%;" > to share the words of wisdom provided by the artists and authors who so graciously agreed to participate in our interview series in 2009.<br /><br />Thank you all for your support and encouragement over the past year. We wish everyone all of the best in 2010! Enjoy!</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">PAMELA ALLEN:</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> In all you do, be fearless.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">CATHERINE NICHOLLS: </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Don't sweat the small stuff.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">LINDA KEMSHALL :</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Don't put things off. If you want to do something, why wait?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">LAURA KEMSHALL:</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Do what you want to do and do it with conviction!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">RAYNA GILLMAN:</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Do what you love because life is too short!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">KIM THITTICHAI: </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> I know it's a cliche` but ......... </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> this is not a rehearsal !!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">MELANIE TESTA:</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Find your own creative center, explore motifs that really speak to you and<br />break all the rules while having lots of fun.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">MAGGIE GREY</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">If it doesn't work, cut it up, weave it and stitch it on somewhere else.<br /><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">ANGIE HUGHES:</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Don't think too hard - it doesn't change anything. Always carry a camera and sketchbook, eat when you're hungry, sleep when you're tired.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">SUSAN ELSE: </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Play. Play hard.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">LAURIE SWIM:</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Never hesitate to ask for something you want. You will never know the answer unless you do. If yes, you win. If it's no, you are then free to move on to the next thing.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN SHIE: </span> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Let little things make you happy.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Don’t wait for some big goal to do it.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Be happy every day, for all kinds of tiny reasons, and appreciate what you have, and share it with others.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S_9BQq8SPKJZge1e5__IsNf5WyJNSZqvqusudbv6bVE85FxMqzUiCu0VxKvRY7RTjt8eV_xJTbjPjZWc6vWZ08dXQD8iqIV1bzCfo41PL9K5HupaFHwEkDoPidPCe_MsAL5P0fYcGaI/s1600-h/happy_new_year_logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 58px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S_9BQq8SPKJZge1e5__IsNf5WyJNSZqvqusudbv6bVE85FxMqzUiCu0VxKvRY7RTjt8eV_xJTbjPjZWc6vWZ08dXQD8iqIV1bzCfo41PL9K5HupaFHwEkDoPidPCe_MsAL5P0fYcGaI/s400/happy_new_year_logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421840149625424082" border="0" /></a>Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-22519772323390719622009-12-20T06:12:00.000-08:002009-12-20T16:48:25.939-08:00QUILTPOSIUMThinking about your next vacation? Not sure where to go? Look no further! Check out the latest edition of <a href="http://www.quiltposium.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quiltposium Magazine</span>!</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.quiltposium.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYMof4YjJJAfyWHGPwoB_02a74e14PLqEd1SCxaPkEkF2-wfgA3yTCkV1CRsOuXOVCD8QD6fNYisoFFDRXqM1DqHozaiEvgduz3IY070N4TVQbRxqqv_81k7C_L0YMZ_w4Kl4vQSCqzs/s400/qp_winterhead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417321223763346770" border="0" /></a><br />Whether it's an Alaskan cruise, an expedition through China, a tour of England or a quiltaway in New York city - there's something in it for everyone. Art quilters, fibre artists and traditional quilters alike are all sure to find something of interest.<br /><br />Presented by Jim West of Sew Many Places, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.quiltposium.com/">Quiltposium Magazine</a> is a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> FREE</span> online travel magazine. At 208 pages, the latest issue is bursting with travel ideas, interviews, downloadable patterns and more.<br /><br />To start planning your next dream vacation, we invite you to visit <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.quiltposium.com/">www.Quiltposium.com</a>.<br /><br />Happy Holidays!Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-11237776208707368122009-12-06T21:06:00.000-08:002012-05-25T23:04:13.104-07:00THE ART OF ANNEMIEKE MEIN<span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.rwsss.com/the-art-of-annemieke-mein.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Art of Annemieke <span id="goog_883244789"></span><span id="goog_883244790"></span>Mein; Wildlfe Artist in Textiles</span></a> </span>is a beautifully presented book that would make an excellent gift for anyone who appreciates the world of textile art.<br />
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Sketches, photographs and the written word are combined to make this a beautiful book to browse through and a pleasure to read.<br />
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Her three dimensional creations are works of art, born out of a passionate commitment to the environment. They encourage an awareness of our natural heritage and the need to preserve it.<br />
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Features include the artists profile and authors note - 156 pages with full color photographs.<br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412357173157760850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6HceMWHERI7GELjzSdIzrFGhw7hlDNXq8J-0_AWaXNfaVk6nZT7u7zWJBWifjwSA9Zv8mvJmEurkCXR9j7ppedAKynu3xBibKlH04IDXIZIPWv-WfWTpS331HCNQsnKJyjVrds6NzDM/s400/Anne5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 326px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 250px;" />Available now from our online store.<span id="goog_883244823"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_883244824"></span></a><span id="goog_883244808"></span><span id="goog_883244812"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_883244819"></span><span id="goog_883244820"></span></a><span id="goog_883244814"></span><span id="goog_883244815"></span><span id="goog_883244809"></span><span id="goog_883244813"><span id="goog_883244816"></span><span id="goog_883244817"></span></span>Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-56220156736789141802009-10-31T16:09:00.000-07:002009-11-01T14:30:18.375-08:00IN CONVERSATION WITH SUSAN SHIEWith the encouragement of her parents, Susan Shie grew up drawing, painting, writing, sewing, sculpting clay, knitting and crocheting. She says <span style="font-style: italic;">"I was always very off beat and liked it that way" </span>.<br /><br />Susan has been making what she considers Outsider Art Quilts since 1980. Where her work used to involve huge amounts of hand sewing and lots of tiny glass beads, she now prefers to let the detail created by her airpen writing and drawing to be what intrigues the viewer. In 2003 she began using an airpen and machine quilting to create the unique detail seen on her pieces today. Sewing has become secondary to the painted composition in her more recent works.<br />She feels that <span style="font-style: italic;">"It's the storytelling: the pictures and the writing that are important</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">Not how the piece is sewn, not the texture</span>".<br /><br />Susan's art tells stories about her life and the world around us from her perspective in Northeast Ohio. We were delighted when Susan agreed to take part in our interview series and hope you enjoy her work as much as we do! Be sure to click on each picture to view the details - only than will you truly be able to see and appreciate how much time and effort is required to complete each piece.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbr0GnWJOFq7WDffzMfJp58cm-4NFQEI7imlkeDVHxVcWrw4DXe_xpw-UzC9bUs4QrvZOLG1THBys5JHJsM0tMim_AQVokym-3byDbRX-zJGlmrP6P2RI8KzG7GOtRWYR-wGH5PoM_qk/s1600-h/JA-Me92805.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbr0GnWJOFq7WDffzMfJp58cm-4NFQEI7imlkeDVHxVcWrw4DXe_xpw-UzC9bUs4QrvZOLG1THBys5JHJsM0tMim_AQVokym-3byDbRX-zJGlmrP6P2RI8KzG7GOtRWYR-wGH5PoM_qk/s400/JA-Me92805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398926319488093650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">SUSAN SHIE AND JIMMY ACORD</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />RUNNING WITH SCISSORS STUDIO:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> </span><!--[endif]-->Favorite place you’ve been or lived?<span style=""> </span><br /><br /></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN SHIE: </span> That’s easy: Wooster, Ohio, my current home and the county seat of the county I was born and raised in. I love Kent, OH, and Berkeley and Santa Cruz, CA, and living in NYC was great, when an artist’s grant was paying for it!<span style=""> </span>I hope I would be happy living anywhere though.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfo_ayg0ysQCMq2j0bhcTGppqZJzRa4JrV5-_BQtBsbTQdcJqUiwzAGXhHXhDtDbJJIREWLETa1d9NQV0B2aIBuL_7Qq6LqyQckA1HVNQCFQCRoErzKoB5ctrvCEMq0SyIyHSiKNKq90/s1600-h/KatrinaBlues-full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfo_ayg0ysQCMq2j0bhcTGppqZJzRa4JrV5-_BQtBsbTQdcJqUiwzAGXhHXhDtDbJJIREWLETa1d9NQV0B2aIBuL_7Qq6LqyQckA1HVNQCFQCRoErzKoB5ctrvCEMq0SyIyHSiKNKq90/s400/KatrinaBlues-full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398912491097131010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">KATRINA BLUES</span><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Have you ever held a traditional 9-5 job?<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> Yeah, a few times. I think my low vision made those jobs much harder to handle than my independent art making is. I think I really would love to have a day job, so I could make art without having to make money from making art. But regular job jobs are too demanding of my limited sight.<span style=""> </span>Working for myself, I stay within my visual abilities’ borders. I’ve waitressed, cleaned houses, and worked at a nursing home. As a professional I’ve taught college art classes, when I was a grad student, and I teach adult art workshops all the time now, but in those cases, I get to set the limits of my visual abilities, unlike when working for the man.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> </span><!--[endif]-->If you had to choose another career what would it be?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> If my sight was good, I’d have become a Registered Nurse, like my mother. Instead I try to put healing vibes into my art, and I’m famous for giving backrubs and healing advice with simple remedies. I’ve also always wanted to be a realtor, because I love seeing<span style=""> </span>houses AND bargaining for home sales. But not driving, I stay in my studio and paint and write and draw. Lucky me! Just don’t have a steady paycheck – but then, they can’t fire me! My husband, Jimmy Acord, has the same flexi-time, non-fireable deal as me, as he’s an artist in leatherwork, famous for his fly fishing cases, which are unique in the world and very elegantly creative. Google James Acord’s Leather, but don’t ask him to fill out a questionnaire. he doesn’t do that!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Favorite quote?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> “Be yourself, as long as you don’t hurt anyone or anything.”</span><span style=""> </span>Maybe my mom told me that. Maybe I can paraphrase that into<span style="font-style: italic;"> “Do your thing, but be cool.”</span><span style=""> </span>(Flip Wilson as Reverend LeRoy of the Church of What’s Happenin’ Now.) I could quote you some of my father’s Dadisms, which would freak you out, if you were raised by a Ward Cleaver type father. My dad told it like it is, and as an adult, I think his sayings are gems of wisdom, beyond belief!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Best advice you’ve ever received?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> “Always be kind and help others,” from my mom. “Don’t let the horse kick you,” from my dad.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> </span><!--[endif]-->Worst advice you’ve ever received?<span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN</span>: </span>“Don’t trust anybody and don’t take chances, and don’t stick your neck out.”<span style=""> </span>Never mind who said that. Looks to me like almost everyone says that anyway.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Best part of your day?<span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> </span>Making art, any time during the day when I can! But I also truly love the time before bed, when Jimmy and I come up to the living room, about 11 PM and turn on the TV and watch some news or some Daily Show and Colbert Report, maybe some Letterman and some Craig Ferguson.<span style=""> </span>Maybe some CNN. Maybe a movie from Netflix, watching it one half each night over two nights, before the wine and TV shows part. TV stays off til then. Yea!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9WYhOk0W-dJ5Y57X-Wjvjtz3cTA6yfIN60NLIJYXt8HKGmq4fAFp0oDZpb1QRbnSqYKxqqORspejUR-eoNRQ8yvMWYGgNSDoGzz007eZx-MKWkstRaO8uTqSI6k17wky99F5jQhYwxQ/s1600-h/Mad+Port+full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9WYhOk0W-dJ5Y57X-Wjvjtz3cTA6yfIN60NLIJYXt8HKGmq4fAFp0oDZpb1QRbnSqYKxqqORspejUR-eoNRQ8yvMWYGgNSDoGzz007eZx-MKWkstRaO8uTqSI6k17wky99F5jQhYwxQ/s400/Mad+Port+full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398912777894707666" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">THE MAD PORT CAPER</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KAHD79DybEtM90Ce_NZcAMjZ3mBkgZ7JerUZ5tScLHKrVaY-ALZ8l4FHS21sChhv_Qeg02c7RzyZ8wgnze9Ayu05ZPSKy9ZB2l9IT0gBOKudxzAtnVi7GW975mcH_6uGih7Mo-Ln93Q/s1600-h/Mad+Port+det.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KAHD79DybEtM90Ce_NZcAMjZ3mBkgZ7JerUZ5tScLHKrVaY-ALZ8l4FHS21sChhv_Qeg02c7RzyZ8wgnze9Ayu05ZPSKy9ZB2l9IT0gBOKudxzAtnVi7GW975mcH_6uGih7Mo-Ln93Q/s400/Mad+Port+det.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398912629020172242" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">DETAIL FROM THE MAD PORT CAPER</span><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS</span>:<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->What is the most rewarding part of being involved with Turtle Art Camp?<span style=""> </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> When a student who’s been unable to connect to her or his artist self finds that voice, turns on that spigot, and the creativity starts to flow out, when they get it, that judgement was what was clogging their ability to express themselves as artists.<span style=""> </span>This is not a talent, it’s being able to trust our innocent self, whom we’ve been told to not trust. When students find their groove in artmaking, it makes me so happy! So does having a group of artists working and interacting in our home, 24/7, in an intense art and living biosphere!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VuHsCMM2fbFWIeRBJy3yjcbXUyMbjurs3Z-ofd-6zc_QnpOb2kVyIN2nzoOfLwS9gqUJdSkWWlmpaAE4CmIDgjgEP6ikvwpdOtfSSX7bplPKLxg5wEj8iU_SWnYbAR_u2p6pEC5OpBo/s1600-h/Calendar+-+Moon+full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VuHsCMM2fbFWIeRBJy3yjcbXUyMbjurs3Z-ofd-6zc_QnpOb2kVyIN2nzoOfLwS9gqUJdSkWWlmpaAE4CmIDgjgEP6ikvwpdOtfSSX7bplPKLxg5wEj8iU_SWnYbAR_u2p6pEC5OpBo/s400/Calendar+-+Moon+full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398912148866904322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">UKULELE LADY</span><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> </span><!--[endif]-->Has the airpen given you a previously unimagined freedom with your storytelling and diary quilts?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> Absolutely, because before I had my airpen, I was writing with markers on my cloth and then embroidering by hand over all my words and lines, to create a very sharp, rich black line.<span style=""> </span>Now I can write a LOT more stories with tinier words, in the same given space.<span style=""> </span>Now I don’t sew over the lines, because I’m using paint pigments, instead of inks. I also quit doing so much hand sewing and beading, because the airpen allows me to create complex surfaces with my writing, that I used to make with stitches and beads. Now I make much larger pieces in the time I was taking to make small, hand stitched ones. I am flying along, telling my stories, and telling world news, and making social commentary, within a time frame that allows my shown work to still be relevant.<span style=""> </span>I make time capsules now, and can slant the news to MY world vision and<span style=""> </span>I don’t have an editor. I’m really happy. I leave my airpen set up and can go to my studio and write on my piece in progress at any time, so when something interests me, I can respond to it right away. This is heaven!<span style=""> </span>Of course, I can use a Bic pen and write/draw in my sketchbook, to get the same happiness, so you don’t need an airpen to do that.<span style=""> </span>But I NEEEEEEEDDDDDDD one!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_OnJkYsoxHS5oOF1DsNy_5DhHhU_DvBcnfD9v1sGyPG_9Z_UluxYISWkIs7y7f8VyxOaa7nAbrjhnefoCdepPsn3nPJKxNtt6gy-VB7MEn1GYUGrarWAaRqyNBKCmWwAos0DuSJbwVI/s1600-h/Airpen+on+First+Lady+3+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_OnJkYsoxHS5oOF1DsNy_5DhHhU_DvBcnfD9v1sGyPG_9Z_UluxYISWkIs7y7f8VyxOaa7nAbrjhnefoCdepPsn3nPJKxNtt6gy-VB7MEn1GYUGrarWAaRqyNBKCmWwAos0DuSJbwVI/s400/Airpen+on+First+Lady+3+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398930734381597890" border="0" /></a><br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS: </span> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Could you recommend the type/brand of cotton fabric that you paint on?<span style=""> </span> Which fabric handles the airpen detailing the best?<span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> </span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;" >Kona-like PDF (Prepared for dyeing)<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">This handles very well for airpen work.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_BDvIog61V2iAROxQnEzR_NmEQEdaZXmZ-bCOb2ZegBEiHG0VQ2L92F819TqKyO0OZ5AYIOiZKyCGuSdIvYE9Sx9kIt6sj9AJ6vDoYpZifcsFNtGmeNQCXKYDU9BtzhtL4gUlRf_yok/s1600-h/Airpen+on+First+Lady+2+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_BDvIog61V2iAROxQnEzR_NmEQEdaZXmZ-bCOb2ZegBEiHG0VQ2L92F819TqKyO0OZ5AYIOiZKyCGuSdIvYE9Sx9kIt6sj9AJ6vDoYpZifcsFNtGmeNQCXKYDU9BtzhtL4gUlRf_yok/s400/Airpen+on+First+Lady+2+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398927582427582866" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Favorite fabric paint to use on your pieces?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> Jacquard Textile Colors. This line is clear and bright, highly saturated, and smooths onto the fabric well. As with all fabric paints, wear a respirator and ventilate well, when heat setting with a dry, hot iron. Heat set well, to make the paint permanent. I hope someone invents organic, earth-and-people friendly, permanent fabric paints soon!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span>President Obama has been a unique source of inspiration for a number of your recent pieces.<span style=""> </span>Can you foresee another President providing the same?<span style=""> </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> Yes, if he or she is another open minded, liberal reformer, whose interest is to serve the people and bring us all together and bring the world together.<span style=""> </span>And who’s a good listener.<span style=""> </span>This is certainly possible. For now, I’m happy to include President Obama and his activities in my work for a long time to come. And even if a president doesn’t have my respect, I still will include them in my work, as I did with Bush. (OK, I didn’t draw him, but I wrote a LOT about him and his administration and their activities and my reactions to them.) I hope I will have the joy of always being able to respect the leaders we elect, and I hope all elections will be fair. Looking at the Iran election this June, I realize we were all asleep at the wheel in 2000 and 2004, and we should never have allowed Bush to steal both of those elections. Power to the People of Iran, who are teaching us all a big lesson in civil activism!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk9YhgDqoLi_aV4WMuB4f3WxpLB9MBj0zB-8k1nV0g_aNrogC4mS0-FnVtjsdAnRxUPX6bfdBXU6S4OvK_67-z-gGYaMFBQ6YtA1uMYvabcHUgevFmM6Ym9XYGggyB58oTxMRsJAEXe4/s1600-h/Susan+Shie+Obama+Inauguration+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk9YhgDqoLi_aV4WMuB4f3WxpLB9MBj0zB-8k1nV0g_aNrogC4mS0-FnVtjsdAnRxUPX6bfdBXU6S4OvK_67-z-gGYaMFBQ6YtA1uMYvabcHUgevFmM6Ym9XYGggyB58oTxMRsJAEXe4/s400/Susan+Shie+Obama+Inauguration+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398913205899221378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">INAUGURATION #1</span><br /><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS: </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Who would you most like to meet and how would you spend the day?<span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> </span>I would spend the day with Prez Obama, and while he and I talked, or when I watched him interacting with others in his busy day, I’d be recording the events in my sketchbook. Or maybe this would finally move me to buying a video camera … one of those cute little Flip things. I’d be happy to just be allowed to be in the room all day, taking it all in.<span style=""> </span>Only of course, sometimes I’d have to tell him what I thought of what he was doing – which would be such a feast of admiration! And then I’d want to show him my sketches and try to get him to help me color in the ones he liked the best.<span style=""> </span>I’m sure he could use some relaxing coloring time. And maybe I’d coax him into drawing, too!<span style=""> </span>Wow, he could REALLY use that! The man’s gotta be just plain tweaked, after going through all the balogna he goes through all day. And he does that for you and me!<span style=""> </span>I’d buy him a big cheeseburger and we’d go sit by the river and listen to some good Arlo Guthrie music, or I bet he’d like Woody Guthrie for sure. I’d play Mermaid Avenue, the music Wilco made after they found Woody’s lost songs. Woody was all about helping the people, like Obama is. He could have a second burger, he’s so good.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeQDrVtLRm82Vd7ggKTTDTokfbZ6HDCunHmkAx0d2iaNZKSEiVimv2uaMFqSpG3N4UDfyVDEGbfChHdLTUc44pIwaNvNFK2Bjo9Meoq2WwJKeFu8Sf6kocqMqbNXN61ypLucbgduVYAs/s1600-h/Olama+full-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeQDrVtLRm82Vd7ggKTTDTokfbZ6HDCunHmkAx0d2iaNZKSEiVimv2uaMFqSpG3N4UDfyVDEGbfChHdLTUc44pIwaNvNFK2Bjo9Meoq2WwJKeFu8Sf6kocqMqbNXN61ypLucbgduVYAs/s400/Olama+full-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398926659178523890" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">PUNCHBOWL</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XjMJIhyC3KflVkSpfLJ30MgBPkqNabImRCyKgLTnuwbtmHBBvfT8s_rGaNIyodAPpT6ocIXI0_EmPgNz5AS4DeulM0pKjx2FJT3A3QL06Pqruipr-ng6LQpb_OklR_ukRcXdXM3_d5U/s1600-h/First+Lady+full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XjMJIhyC3KflVkSpfLJ30MgBPkqNabImRCyKgLTnuwbtmHBBvfT8s_rGaNIyodAPpT6ocIXI0_EmPgNz5AS4DeulM0pKjx2FJT3A3QL06Pqruipr-ng6LQpb_OklR_ukRcXdXM3_d5U/s400/First+Lady+full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398912369501827058" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">FIRST LADY</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">QUEEN OF PARING KNIVES IN THE KITCHEN TARO</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Do you do anything special for your birthday?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> I try to document the day in pictures (maybe that Flip for my BD this year?) And I make a drawing each year, that I scan and send to all the women who have the same BD – Sept 28. And then I end up sending it to all my “Libra sisters,” too.<span style=""> </span>I love to be with my husband Jimmy and our kids GEM (Gretchen, Eva, and Mike). This year I’ll be flying home from teaching in Estes Park, CO, on my BD, so maybe we’ll leave the Cleveland airport and drive up to Lakewood to see GEM, and hang out!<span style=""> </span>I love my family!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Best dessert?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> Don’t eat ‘em anymore, or snacks, but the best thing in the world is a sundae made with Blue Bunny Peanut Butter Panic ice cream, a handful of cashews and peanuts, and some chocolate malt dope on top of the ice cream, and you microwave that for a few seconds and stir it all up, and eat it slowly.<span style=""> </span>Don’t melt it too much, for God’s sake. Just like one of those Dairy Queen blizzards, only they invented that way after we Shie’s started stirring up ice cream.<span style=""> </span>Yummy memories!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPQnaH2hBdF0kGz3aIrltwQdrKbrb3Jfb-szcziVqftNkEZNZnJuGjpOe2FtS-Y7b5W_Q_B8mutWMk1bm0PKF1Kv0EXnQj61Kp4G-Jqkv7UQcyRoWE2ulAYfhUCbk1U8bEX8ZXFq7Olk/s1600-h/Sisters-full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPQnaH2hBdF0kGz3aIrltwQdrKbrb3Jfb-szcziVqftNkEZNZnJuGjpOe2FtS-Y7b5W_Q_B8mutWMk1bm0PKF1Kv0EXnQj61Kp4G-Jqkv7UQcyRoWE2ulAYfhUCbk1U8bEX8ZXFq7Olk/s400/Sisters-full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398913060861662066" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">SISTERS</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">THE TRUE STORY OF SISTERS ON DIETS</span><br /><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS: </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->I’d be lost without………</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> Jimmy. And my airpen … and my airbrush.<span style=""> </span>Or without Jimmy and some paper and pens.<span style=""> </span>Or just without Jimmy, coz I could always tell stories and sing, to create, if I couldn’t draw and paint and write. But I need Jimmy to keep me company and to ground me. I guess I’ll take GEM before the art supplies, too.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNV4vCqCuKeXwadnEwEnmENOwaHuviaC3D3FvwBpYiz3iZQIPh5xL6fDBZbKJPv-E1rjClHqJk1Yu66IXsYhNXTuzctZFl3YZLgaJ2kZg6R8MDrXGrvs8yY4MYCXWZCJ6GYl71_ZUMG-s/s1600-h/Wilma-full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNV4vCqCuKeXwadnEwEnmENOwaHuviaC3D3FvwBpYiz3iZQIPh5xL6fDBZbKJPv-E1rjClHqJk1Yu66IXsYhNXTuzctZFl3YZLgaJ2kZg6R8MDrXGrvs8yY4MYCXWZCJ6GYl71_ZUMG-s/s400/Wilma-full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398926103737683218" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: center;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-size:85%;">WILMA<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">PEACE VOODOO</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS: </span> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->What would you do with a few extra hours each day?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> Make more art. Visit the nursing home where my folks ended up, talking with other lonely old people, who are really interesting!<span style=""> </span>Visiting a school to tutor drawing.<span style=""> </span>(this is all predicated on me having the ability to drive a car, too. Well, not the making more art part.) Oh, and I could do more reading up on What’s Happenin’ Now in the world, if I had more time!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenOKVOIypoPA_qUlkx3_ryxK2Fc5Pv3gYVQDRIAJ8GGhdLBnwBEYQqWWwqFr2urZDeqdjnUeZbujoWo3ag90xzfgdtdoXn5V8bbMcZ_PygixI3w1Oy_W2UO5RNCa0abM4pyqAf-5AeyQ/s1600-h/5+Two+of+Cups+start+to+draw+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenOKVOIypoPA_qUlkx3_ryxK2Fc5Pv3gYVQDRIAJ8GGhdLBnwBEYQqWWwqFr2urZDeqdjnUeZbujoWo3ag90xzfgdtdoXn5V8bbMcZ_PygixI3w1Oy_W2UO5RNCa0abM4pyqAf-5AeyQ/s400/5+Two+of+Cups+start+to+draw+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398925436465343906" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">START OF </span>SAVANNAH: THE TWO OF CUPS</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQREiSvv6_4Gb-05t69CyO27wbd_DrY6vnUXoL8tpOPAuhfUMGnkjCTEE2NbP-X_MpoXyFKkX3WYls2Ogzh_3QOaoyLqgU5JJZSUQHT2S-dQ-PCuum3Q14Sv0Rn9wpoWVu-1B9IvanP4/s1600-h/15+Two+of+Cups+draw+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQREiSvv6_4Gb-05t69CyO27wbd_DrY6vnUXoL8tpOPAuhfUMGnkjCTEE2NbP-X_MpoXyFKkX3WYls2Ogzh_3QOaoyLqgU5JJZSUQHT2S-dQ-PCuum3Q14Sv0Rn9wpoWVu-1B9IvanP4/s400/15+Two+of+Cups+draw+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398925354141195986" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKTaQgwrv8vN8Pw3nRTOHMnSTwj_NRU6lSFK_SG-Y0wD21gdtXrxBtikwW2Lv4DZ70VceT3BhA3AQYIhCe3iAOn2kvcpx4Td2FGlD44O4nnDwkWMokSlMKYk4iKmk-aafr__GbDFCWuc/s1600-h/28+Two+of+Cups+paint+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKTaQgwrv8vN8Pw3nRTOHMnSTwj_NRU6lSFK_SG-Y0wD21gdtXrxBtikwW2Lv4DZ70VceT3BhA3AQYIhCe3iAOn2kvcpx4Td2FGlD44O4nnDwkWMokSlMKYk4iKmk-aafr__GbDFCWuc/s400/28+Two+of+Cups+paint+%C2%A9Susan+Shie+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398925275646009986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">READY FOR AIRPEN DETAILING</span><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span>What’s on the horizon for ………..<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> Beat's me. Stick around. Might as well enjoy being surprised. I just figure you need to stay healthy, keep balanced, and do our best, move toward what we want to happen, and accept what does happen. And keep trying our best.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS: </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" ></span><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span>What would you like to be remembered for?<span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> </span>Making the world a better place.<span style=""> </span>Doesn’t have to be in a big way. I hope I’m making tiny differences each day, and I hope they add up.<span style=""> </span>I hope saving water and helping a stranger pull down her suitcase in the plane and telling people that they are, too, artists – those kind of things – help the world.<span style=""> </span>I hope telling the clerk that she undercharged me and telling the telemarketer to have a good day and turning off the light when I leave the room all help. I figure if we all work at helping in tiny ways all the time, we’re really healing the Earth in big ways.<span style=""> </span>I hope I’m remembered for some healing. Oh, and I hope they remember that I taught things to people. Art and loosening up for better self expression. I hope that my granddaughter Eva remembers the things I’m teaching her, like how to sew and how to be happy and kind.<span style=""> </span>She’s pretty good on those last two things already. She and I draw and color together a lot now, though it’s a heartbreak to me, that I quit being her nanny, after 1.5 years. I miss her a lot, like I miss her mommy, my daughter Gretchen. They only live an hour away, but I loved seeing them more than I do now. It’s that weird thing about not being able to drive, which I KNOW is karma I wanted, and I know has made my life what it is.<span style=""> </span>I’m not whining, or I don’t mean to. You didn’t ask me what you would change, if you could change one thing about your own personal life. I would drive and drive well!<span style=""> </span>But I WALK really well!!!!!<span style=""> </span>And I am grateful for that!<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL4rymqeIbfZiTATJn1dj1GbLF8rUgyH_D80-PdTrZ9mwqJ-0rfhWja5BqwWgQzRL0TiAEw_WZvtPdVk6ZNyICBRgNLE5udERfZcaOnF61vRTVFLpJ0FS7WR7f0lrsTK4XMfSyaGcJPg/s1600-h/YearOfTheDog-full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL4rymqeIbfZiTATJn1dj1GbLF8rUgyH_D80-PdTrZ9mwqJ-0rfhWja5BqwWgQzRL0TiAEw_WZvtPdVk6ZNyICBRgNLE5udERfZcaOnF61vRTVFLpJ0FS7WR7f0lrsTK4XMfSyaGcJPg/s400/YearOfTheDog-full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398913296090173922" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">YEAR OF THE DOG</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Any words of wisdom?<span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> </span>Let little things make you happy.<span style=""> </span>Don’t wait for some big goal to do it.<span style=""> </span>Be happy every day, for all kinds of tiny reasons, and appreciate what you have, and share it with others.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">If you can trust the idea that we are all God’s favorite child, because we’re all One, then you never need to fear that others have it better than you or can take things away from you. If you can believe that every setback is a learning experience, and that you’re always safe, you’ll be able to cope much better.<span style=""> </span>Keep strong and stay connected to Love. Love is what matters, under it all. Health is a real blessing and money is only a tool. But still, don’t let people jive you. Keep your eyes and your heart both open, and do what’s best for Good.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Sorry to be so yakky, but you did ask! Thanks for asking.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Have a good one! Susan, aka Lucky</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu80zqyshRJ0N7ATSJRX5l2Fx7h111v6AfZAo8XY5vE2-_0dnTnhSVIEp2XVut9hLuCpHkNzZt7AEcdPdzhFBOTdlCZDsTfb-XbwmlroK0Vh0WAQ19EitGi8ayL6nhe6ePpd5-Cq3bMWU/s1600-h/NeoBuddha-full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu80zqyshRJ0N7ATSJRX5l2Fx7h111v6AfZAo8XY5vE2-_0dnTnhSVIEp2XVut9hLuCpHkNzZt7AEcdPdzhFBOTdlCZDsTfb-XbwmlroK0Vh0WAQ19EitGi8ayL6nhe6ePpd5-Cq3bMWU/s400/NeoBuddha-full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398912903099646386" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">NEO BUDDHA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"> Susan and her husband Jimmy are both full time artists and have created a wonderful place to learn at Turtle Moon Studios in Wooster, Ohio. If you are interested in learning to work with an airbrush and airpen, check out the Turtle Art Camps program offered by Susan through her home studio. She is also available for workshops and lectures. To learn more about Susan and her work please visit <a href="http://www.turtlemoon.com/index.htm">www.TurtleMoon.com.</a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" ><br /><br /></span><!--EndFragment-->Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234251839531367849.post-80408689310880494272009-10-16T18:54:00.000-07:002009-10-18T16:29:38.228-07:00IN CONVERSATION WIITH SUSAN ELSESusan Else is a Californian sculptor whose medium of choice is the quilted cloth. Raised in a family of artists, she says her inspiration and influences have been drawn from varied sources; family, her surroundings, children's author Maurice Sendak (<span style="font-style: italic;">Where the Wild Things Are</span>) and Dr. Seuss to name but a few.<br /><br />Her pieces are surreal and fantastic yet focus in on the daily routines and rituals we all can relate to. She tries to keep her work fairly ambiguous and enjoys allowing the audience participation factor where people are able to add their own interpretations to the pieces.<br /><br />It requires a unique blend of skills to be able to visualize your work in three dimensional form and then to be able to follow through and execute the finished pieces with such perfection. Susan is a pioneer in the unique niche of making quilted sculpture and we hope that you enjoy her work as much as we do.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowWJmMKg0n5ER-OPC_woHfH1kL_BRyKoj1iF1taNpo6ND6NhZjoTc2KpCZeu_qVaOlRVKdEdiaddyccbFXrlcAQFC1GGHHeLfNBbKTiaZrdpE-8z84vGE-obi40m-XWeaxQ3aPImBVfs/s1600-h/sae_head_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowWJmMKg0n5ER-OPC_woHfH1kL_BRyKoj1iF1taNpo6ND6NhZjoTc2KpCZeu_qVaOlRVKdEdiaddyccbFXrlcAQFC1GGHHeLfNBbKTiaZrdpE-8z84vGE-obi40m-XWeaxQ3aPImBVfs/s400/sae_head_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393690154768143362" border="0" /></a><span>SUSAN ELSE</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RUNNING WITH SCISSORS STUDIO:</span> Did you always want to be an artist?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN ELSE:</span> No, my parents are both artists. I grew up with people asking me if I was going to be an artist, too. I always said "No!" I mean, who wants to do what your parents do? When I was about forty, I realized that I had become an artist by accident.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Do you have a dedicated studio space?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN</span>: Yes. When my kids were teenagers, I stole our family room. They didn't seem to mind.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS: </span> Favorite place you've been or lived? <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />SUSAN:</span> I really do love living here in Santa Cruz, California, except, of course, for the San Andreas fault.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Have you ever held a traditional 9-5 job?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> I was an editor, writer and proofreader for twenty years.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUNtDksSfXKQdXO3Y_UcbIWqhW6ZG9mueKBZmO7WaSf9R-goc9jluXZhQVh73e9jjO-UGqdchkqrrJalDwiTfyDeeyq4juXe7qzU8NlE35mXtVjyiM2sKTFl2LEeLvauAQO3YTRQkN44/s1600-h/journal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUNtDksSfXKQdXO3Y_UcbIWqhW6ZG9mueKBZmO7WaSf9R-goc9jluXZhQVh73e9jjO-UGqdchkqrrJalDwiTfyDeeyq4juXe7qzU8NlE35mXtVjyiM2sKTFl2LEeLvauAQO3YTRQkN44/s400/journal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394082924361328370" border="0" /></a><span><span style="font-size:85%;">JOURNAL</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What is the one thing that people would be most surprised to find out about you?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> I can't spell!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS: </span> If you had to choose another career what would it be?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> Anthropologist.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJlI1WL1DIeeMwXf9pUcyP2FQajB6r1DBnr6PJaRcSir6vW0JrlPgGI7vn66dEMxySACJzKnKtRllAS1dhFN1DwuM5b7WOmz52QicNzKqfHb_grUdmRW0gyFIUZQTuMfV3fz7Efs8WmE/s1600-h/fishbone_guy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJlI1WL1DIeeMwXf9pUcyP2FQajB6r1DBnr6PJaRcSir6vW0JrlPgGI7vn66dEMxySACJzKnKtRllAS1dhFN1DwuM5b7WOmz52QicNzKqfHb_grUdmRW0gyFIUZQTuMfV3fz7Efs8WmE/s400/fishbone_guy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393691706900399874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">FISHBONE GUY</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Best advice you've ever received?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Don't worry about making it pretty; you'll do that whether you want to or not."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Worst advice you've ever received?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"If you want to be a successful contemporary sculptor, you'll have to get rid of your</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">beautiful surface treatment</span>."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS</span>: What do you do to unwind?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> Murder mysteries and crossword puzzles.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjislwh33I0mgnaROLJ-TdOXRQhUJnV6cJulL2PvRoQXNTZy03q72RFw4e7ILKQ-eGBg_h0KMMNiMcMyBfx9jxXpd68lc4sYICnC5Fjultqe3lYO5UwXX5IVbyHc_U7c0AtDX7i8Kxuork/s1600-h/lifetime_exhibitions.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjislwh33I0mgnaROLJ-TdOXRQhUJnV6cJulL2PvRoQXNTZy03q72RFw4e7ILKQ-eGBg_h0KMMNiMcMyBfx9jxXpd68lc4sYICnC5Fjultqe3lYO5UwXX5IVbyHc_U7c0AtDX7i8Kxuork/s400/lifetime_exhibitions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393690441095964450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">LIFETIME</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Your pieces involve a lot of structural work building armatures. Do you spend more time on the "behind the scene" construction elements or more time actually sewing?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> Sewing!!! I jerry-rig the insides, knowing that the fabric sleeve will keep it all together.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L-dnHWrK11OuIEb1VXTNJRvUJgyVnlZUt6L4dk2tW_74QF4rGLbR0jrrgsvWQ_QSJ-jI_qafQRjOcQd02lFUAdYgBofWpY-3zbS0ueBGfHIbWV6xXDIi065Al4oEXEnjRiWMf_9dsAs/s1600-h/sae_studio_best-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L-dnHWrK11OuIEb1VXTNJRvUJgyVnlZUt6L4dk2tW_74QF4rGLbR0jrrgsvWQ_QSJ-jI_qafQRjOcQd02lFUAdYgBofWpY-3zbS0ueBGfHIbWV6xXDIi065Al4oEXEnjRiWMf_9dsAs/s400/sae_studio_best-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393690073806851170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">CAST RESIN SKELETON FOR NOTHING TO FEAR PROJECT</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS</span>: What prompted the transition from quilt maker to sculptor?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> I got bored with the flat surface and started adding raised elements to my flat quilts. At the same time , a friend showed me how to make figures. The two elements came together as figures on a stage, giving me a way to tell stories that I hadn't had access to as a flat quilter.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z_wYS2M9bKHXl6xK9WrUabOGkDCaj_zRp5CPnHN67gw3hrEcarw7YuYsgpWlKZaGIBfhgiPB-2u4h0texYJaw8meu5k21XtzGqTZRlmLBSA5y-2GcrwDkJY1R59mKe3cNA8QGd1zkMc/s1600-h/outside_the_box.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z_wYS2M9bKHXl6xK9WrUabOGkDCaj_zRp5CPnHN67gw3hrEcarw7YuYsgpWlKZaGIBfhgiPB-2u4h0texYJaw8meu5k21XtzGqTZRlmLBSA5y-2GcrwDkJY1R59mKe3cNA8QGd1zkMc/s400/outside_the_box.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393689894702868834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">OUTSIDE THE BOX</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Do you start your pieces with a detailed plan and course of action or is it a more spontaneous evolutionary process?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> Ha! I'm the original cut-and-go artist. I start with a wisp of an idea, create one element that works and add to the piece from there. If I know exactly where I'm going, it takes all the fun out of it for me. I've occasionally built models for complicated buildings because I didn't want to have to redo too many sections, but I have yet to make a prototypes of a figure. I always start with the real thing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What inspired your piece <span style="font-style: italic;">Nothing to Fear?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> Ah. Death, life, ancestors, joy, pain, you name it! I like to take contradictory ideas and conflate them into a single sculpture, so viewers don't know quite where they stand.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWmh6hlzWlISn2Cd_MvG0N-cGep5okZqA5UX_p3iziF_DkiiwiyBWSkQkqWiIynTAHrXPmNzJkvwS4w3thplwPNlPsHn9tg29tclWpXjuOB_uyaBNtBzrwDdJvAN0mimr1Ms17uC_P0A/s1600-h/no_fear_master.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWmh6hlzWlISn2Cd_MvG0N-cGep5okZqA5UX_p3iziF_DkiiwiyBWSkQkqWiIynTAHrXPmNzJkvwS4w3thplwPNlPsHn9tg29tclWpXjuOB_uyaBNtBzrwDdJvAN0mimr1Ms17uC_P0A/s400/no_fear_master.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393689741590189394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">NOTHING TO FEAR</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZne2stlYOsucIw0Axn1kxP-78_YBA-XjsjUZhJMyKgI5e3OQqMpFMvNdCxQT0q9YYTSieN5nlA3kJ7gTSfjT0qdcIIcGXg8zq32H-5rgO1SCXhgpqY72rQ6bdZU-mxurnw_rdD9gBXc/s1600-h/else_nothing_to_fear_head_detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZne2stlYOsucIw0Axn1kxP-78_YBA-XjsjUZhJMyKgI5e3OQqMpFMvNdCxQT0q9YYTSieN5nlA3kJ7gTSfjT0qdcIIcGXg8zq32H-5rgO1SCXhgpqY72rQ6bdZU-mxurnw_rdD9gBXc/s400/else_nothing_to_fear_head_detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393689505991190514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">NOTHING TO FEAR DETAIL</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Who would you most like to meet and how would you spend the day?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> Oh gosh, there are so many people in my life that I don't get to spend enough time with -- can't I spend the day playing with one of them, instead?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCebMyZCNrD_sYBZX2mpepwmIzqxeSOFytYJl9P_DYFn8Ima_tFGBHKHrHjVs_XW4g0Nec3BlMfycoEAVHam_QLiTBYlglTSGUXOzRXoiAh-nYfTgP5eNLv6Tm-NgS9rCFNnz0VtC_lw/s1600-h/ferriswheel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCebMyZCNrD_sYBZX2mpepwmIzqxeSOFytYJl9P_DYFn8Ima_tFGBHKHrHjVs_XW4g0Nec3BlMfycoEAVHam_QLiTBYlglTSGUXOzRXoiAh-nYfTgP5eNLv6Tm-NgS9rCFNnz0VtC_lw/s400/ferriswheel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393689599710169586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">ABOVE THE BOARDWALK</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS: </span> Favorite quote?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> For my dad's birthday one year my mother had a Matisse quote calligraphed by a friend of mine. It hung in his studio until the end of his life and now it hangs in mine: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Work is</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Paradise</span>".<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBD2rPbh2sxqRp3TKUQWChyphenhyphen282JOhqQ04ggYF5swdE73rkdFzt4FZyIqf-kyJ1V2VaSUzZKT8THMAFFliw6q9MWB1n0y45v9kk7NWxTXkesqWPBxRF8cjsHAwD70UVRXAjucRROo7OTLA/s1600-h/dreaming_of_rivers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBD2rPbh2sxqRp3TKUQWChyphenhyphen282JOhqQ04ggYF5swdE73rkdFzt4FZyIqf-kyJ1V2VaSUzZKT8THMAFFliw6q9MWB1n0y45v9kk7NWxTXkesqWPBxRF8cjsHAwD70UVRXAjucRROo7OTLA/s400/dreaming_of_rivers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393689353737936034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">DREAMING OF RIVERS</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS: </span> Best part of your day?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> When I collage fabrics and the colors sing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What are you excited about right now in the world of art quilting?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> What's happening on the three-dimensional edges of the art quilt universe.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> I'd be lost without.........<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> My husband.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOVBRmmEgo5C68Qd9UlISGHtTzXu6FbX4U7Cf-YX-lwKMfGIUvGZGeUAJY-37mpX3k55p0wymfJSVMSotmi-mFhCVKzUBKYNeeuakBzVSdYivRH1ds6yUXaLejtODV0qgCncfqgunZOc/s1600-h/comfort.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOVBRmmEgo5C68Qd9UlISGHtTzXu6FbX4U7Cf-YX-lwKMfGIUvGZGeUAJY-37mpX3k55p0wymfJSVMSotmi-mFhCVKzUBKYNeeuakBzVSdYivRH1ds6yUXaLejtODV0qgCncfqgunZOc/s400/comfort.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393689226741177650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">COMFORT</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> What's on the horizon for Susan Else?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN:</span> More skeletons, groups of them interacting: a couple, a guy with his (skeleton) dog, skeletons having coffee.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RWSS:</span> Any words of wisdom?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUSAN: </span> Play. Play hard.<br /><br />Susan's work has been featured in both solo and selected group exhibits with her recent piece <span style="font-style: italic;">Nothing to Fear</span> being included in Quilt National 2009. She is currently available for both lectures and workshops. To view more of this boundary breaking artist's work, we invite you to visit Susan's website<a href="http://www.susanelse.com/"> www.SusanElse.com</a>.Running with Scissors Studio - The Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892587955639517401noreply@blogger.com2