Jun 28 2009

All­top and Art Blogs

It would seem, if one uses Alltop as a gauge, that most artists and art bloggers use wordpress or typepad or other free blog hosting services. This confused me at first. Owning a domain name seems so important, installing WordPress, refining the blog to fit my taste, and creating my own unique website -well, isn't that a no-brainer? ... read more


Jun 22 2009

We’re almost to where how we got here.

Short fiction coming soon - I am going to write an assemblage story... thus creating a new fiction genre. Collage fiction? Assemblage story? Must think of a good name for it. Will post it later today -- once the glue dries and the dust settles. ... read more


Jun 20 2009

Ser­vice dogs

We're researching service dogs and debating Roxanne's ability to be trained as one for me. She seems quite apt, very intelligent and able to respond well to commands even at age seven months. It's way to early to begin any formal training - let's get to house training and a few little commands like "come" "sit" "stay" and "put down that chicken". ... read more


Jun 20 2009

Assem­blage Art

What trips your trigger? For me, it's abandoned metal, cracked and chipped paint on an old piece of wood, an old chest of drawers with the legs missing... rusted elements of some forgotten automobile. ... read more


Jun 18 2009

What’s bet­ter than Imitrex for a clus­ter headache?

Easy... it's hearing from Emilio Merlina in Italy. Rob and I adore, admire, appreciate, *let me check the Roget's for more words to use here* his work. And now it seems that "last news" will be ours. ... read more


Jun 17 2009

What are the cri­te­ria for too big?

Grammatical quiz o'the day. ... read more


Jun 17 2009

Micro-​loans for Artists?

Let's all start a trend. This is not original to me but the idea needs to be circulated further. Links to loan programs are now located at the bottom of this page... ... read more


Jun 11 2009

Wilm­ing­ton good­ness… no wait, it’s Burgaw!

Praise the fresh homemade with real butter maple nut fudge from Burgaw. Stand up and say "amen" to all things artery clogging. The artistic importance of my Burgaw luncheon visit with J? Another suitcase. This one so very vintage, it looks contrived, the decals and stickers appear fake. So real - it's unreal. Nice! And to add to my extraordinary suitcase purchase - Four nicely turned table legs from a toddler-size primary school table which apparently was flung out of the room and jumped upon during the last recess of the year last Monday. Me, being me... I grabbed the legs and popped them into the rear of the nicely kept Volvo which prompts this part of the message - A VAN! A VAN! Another Dodge Caravan in my personal automotive history... so much better for foraging and roadside acquisitions. A ten year old van trumps a Volvo stationwagon with leather seats and brand-spanking like-new interior for picking up the "your trash is my treasure" art ideas. ... read more