Process of Making an Artwork
I begin an analysis of Wheel within a Wheel 109 using – The Art of Color – Johannes Itten‘s color theory …
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Analysis of an Artwork
In this blog post I will use Johannes Itten’s method from his curriculum at the Bauhaus –The Theory and Practice of Forms – to analyze Wheel within a Wheel 109 – one of my most recent artworks. A circumference divides two …
Art-making – Silk Designs
In this post, I will share a chronicle of the design process, as well as the techniques and tools that I employ …
Updates from my Studio
Over the last set of months, a number of developments have begun to take form that are related in large part …
Silk Painting: Creating Articles of Virtù
Virtù is a “quality of being rare, beautiful, or otherwise appealing to a connoisseur.” As I prepare to create designs …
Meditation – Observation and Stillness
While at an appointment with my doctor, I noticed the caligraphy and words of Thich Nhat Hanh: “No Mud, No …
Meditative Practice
A practice of twenty minutes of quiet meditation has slowly been woven into the activities of my daily life. In this post, …
Healing Dynamism of Art
I recently began to read more about the therapeutic benefits of art. Thanks to Noah Hass-Cohen’s book Art Therapy and …
A Birthday Gift – Honoring Work and Daily Life
Though I did not consider it as such last week, I can see now that I gave myself a truly …
The Creative Motto: “Let there be…”
An area of study that is still unfolding for me centers on the relationship between creativity and psychological health. My …
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