Seasons of life

I thought about this quote from the Bible today.  Much of the words are so mysterious and puzzling to me, but at the same time they make so much sense.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. ^2345678
-From the Bible in Ecclesiastes

And I can't fully explain it but this song has been connected to my thoughts about the Ecclesiastes quote, and my current feelings of late.

 

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New title and layout

I've decided to change the title of this blog, and the layout.  I think I like the changes.

Have any Blogger users tried the new Dynamic layouts?  They look really nice but not so sure I'm ready for the fanciness just yet.

Do you see the circles?

Recap

The art show I took part in this past weekend was a success!  It was a grassroots effort to bring people together through art and it worked.  Thank you again to all my friends and family for supporting me and offering your encouragement.  Many thanks to Ivan and Francisco for having the vision and the resources to provide a space for developing artists!  Keep art alive!

It was also a big step for me to actually take part in a show.  Starting this blog was a big step in beginning to share my work with others, and actually participating in a show was another step in putting myself out there as an artist.  It's always a risk to share what you make with others because your work is so connected to who you are . . . but I'm glad I did it.

I had a lot of work displayed (some created in my '20s, and some created recently) and the variety was helpful in helping me figure out what type of medium and style works for me.  My strongest pieces were my cards and the work that received the most feedback.  The more and more I think about it, I think I want to learn about the art of printmaking.  It just seems to work for me.  And I have always made cards for people as a way to connect with others--and I have consistently heard people tell me that they keep my cards, even after 15 years!

Another exciting piece to the night was receiving feedback from an actual person from the indie L.A. DIY/craft scene.  She saw my printed vintage time cards and told me they would sell well at events like the Downtown LA Art Walk and Unique LA.  I'm not quite sure at this point if I should pursue a career in card making/stationary but it was such affirming feedback--that people enjoy the things that I feel represent me the best and that I take the most joy in making.

And speaking of Unique LA, I definitely want to check it out.  Let me know if you want to go with me.

Cultural Milieu

New work I started on found wood (am I coming out of my floral fixation?) / Jeremyville at Tender Greens in Santa Monica / Yogurtland + Hello Kitty

Margaret Kilgallen

I like things that are handmade and I like to see people's hand in the world, anywhere in the world; it doesn't matter to me where it is. And in my own work, I do everything by hand. I don't project or use anything mechanical, because even though I do spend a lot of time trying to perfect my line work and my hand, my hand will always be imperfect because it's human. And I think it's the part that's off that's interesting, that even if I'm doing really big letters and I spend a lot of time going over the line and over the line and trying to make it straight, I'll never be able to make it straight. From a distance it might look straight, but when you get close up, you can always see the line waver. And I think that's where the beauty is.

You're invited