tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26541047059637373552024-03-12T20:56:31.962-04:00karen anne glick: creative design studio: blogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.comBlogger338125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-91379541673589606582015-08-26T10:22:00.001-04:002015-08-26T10:22:17.583-04:00I've moved!<div style="text-align: left;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-70069673534183561222015-08-12T21:31:00.000-04:002015-08-12T21:56:57.050-04:00No new site yet...Lordy. Ain't nuthin' easy...<br />
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I thought that by now the new website would have been up for well over a week, but nooooo!<br />
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One problem after another. I've now got a straight line to Apple Senior Advisors. And to the same level at Epson. Trying to solve the problems had both groups working hard, but in the end I had to erase the hard drive on my iMac because it refused to cooperated with any of the "fixes". Once I reinstalled everything (well, mostly since my last backup to the external drive had been 10 days prior) sweet iMac refused to recognize my printer. Finally got things back on track, but it took more than a week.<br />
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Anyway, what to do when you feel way behind? Get right back at the task at hand? Heck no! You jump in and do some new work, right?<br />
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Ecstatic to have the printer working again I printed an image I took in September on our trip to Quebec; a closeup of a stainless steel panel on the ship we were on. Glorious, shimmering, silvery texture. Printed the 12 x 16 inch image in black and white and then added added circle of perforations. The resulting work is reminiscent of a quiet day at sea:<br />
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Felt so good to do something more creative than re-installing software. I can get back to the website tomorrow...<br />
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Hope you're all well and having a good summer. Thanks for your patience and for hanging in there with me!<br />
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May the Gods of Technology always be on your side,<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">: :</span></b> Karen AnneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-9919208395297218492015-07-23T11:05:00.003-04:002015-07-23T11:05:45.880-04:00Moving on...As you read this, I'm busy behind the scenes constructing my new website on <b>Squarespace</b>.<br />
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2015 greeted me with an overwhelming urge to simplify my life; to rid myself of clutter and embrace the quiet of solitude and open space in my physical environment, my relationships, and in my creative work. It seemed only right that my online presence should reflect the changes I have made thus far. The new site will have a fresh, new look and consolidate what I present online.<br />
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Here's what you'll see now if you go to my <b><a href="http://www.karenanneglick.com/" target="_blank">URL</a> </b>right now:<br />
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If you go to the page and click on the block reading "to be notified", you'll be able to submit your email address so I can notify you when the new site goes live.<br />
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In the meantime, thank you for your interest in my work, and for following me on this Blogger page which I will maintain only to serve as an archive of past work and thoughts.<br />
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I look forward to welcoming you to my NEW home, and hope you will continue to follow me there.<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">: :</span></b> Karen AnneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-76513939435909431232015-06-30T15:21:00.001-04:002015-06-30T15:55:21.026-04:00A Start...As I've thought about the journey my grandparents and great-grandparents made when they stepped off the shores of Norway and headed to America, I've wondered about what they chose to bring and how they packed their few belongings.<br />
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I've moved 29 times and have packed more times than I care to dwell on. But their move...not at all sure I could have done it. (Truth to tell I <b>do</b> think about packing up and moving back to Norway, but that's a whole other post!)<br />
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Anyway, the idea of bundles kept surfacing in my thoughts.<br />
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I decided to revisit the work I made several years ago; small bundles constructed with window screening and rug canvas:<br />
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I've had trouble sourcing the super stiff rug canvas I used in the earlier work, so I decided to work with hardware cloth from Lowes. I like the durability of the material and the fact that it will take paint - if I choose to paint it - easily without loosing its form, and I like that it continues to the reference the warp and weft of textiles that is important in my work:<br />
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These trial pieces are 2, 3, and 4 inches respectively - with the grid measuring about 1/4". Hardware cloth can be purchased with larger grids, too, so I'm excited about the possibility to work larger if I need/want to. Combining materials - the hardware cloth with window screening and/or rug canvas - is an idea I'd like to explore, too. Experimenting with ideas of size, enclosing, stacking, hanging, etc. as well as incorporating other materials should keep me involved and busy.</div>
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In the quiet of the past months, I've had time to reflect on my work and think about the direction I want to take in the future. I came across this small piece the other day and it revealed so much to me; how my work over the past two years has become more subtle even as my vocabulary has become more defined. It's become easier to see the progression from one piece to the next; the connections are clearer. There is a consistency and maturity - and a focus that has been absent.<br />
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Today I reworked my Artist Statement - an exercise that is essential for me to do regularly so that I can more easily talk about my work:<br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I employ a variety of techniques and materials. I sew, draw, print, sculpt, and paint, and capture moments with my camera. I make marks with thread and perforations as well as with pencil, ink, and paint. I use gloss and matte surfaces, color, embossing, layering, and the raw and torn edges of fabric and paper to define space and form. I use real and implied references to stitching, quilting, weaving, and mending as metaphors for connecting the past with the present. </span></span></div>
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The "lulls" described in <a href="http://karenanneglick.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-richness-in-lulls.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #444444;">my last post</span></b></a> continue, but I'm happy that my digital sketchbook is being filled and that I'm refining ideas in my mind for future work as I go about the day. I don't at all feel as though the time is being wasted. It feels rich with possibilities!<br />
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The garden has been beckoning to me to spend more time outdoors after the long winter we endured. I've been weeding and planting and cleaning things up. Yesterday I scrubbed down a table that had been sitting out the past few summers, and was delighted to discover the intricate tracks from snails on its underside:<br />
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If I had been up in my studio, I would have missed the beautiful lace paths the snails had created. I would not have "heard" this subtle confirmation of how important simple compositions rendered in a subtle palette are to me, or that, "yes", I need to continue to create them.<br />
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I spent the rest of the day working happily in the garden and my Mind Studio. Just as I add fertilizer to the plants to help them grow, these lulls help me grow as an artist. I develop ideas, I plan, I compose, I edit...<br />
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Eventually I'll climb back up the stairs to my real studio, ready to get to work on realizing the ideas I've been developing; culled from the richness in these lulls...<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">: :</span></b> Karen AnneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-69548687701203922282015-05-18T22:37:00.004-04:002015-05-18T22:54:03.294-04:00And so it goes...It has been quite the past six months.<br />
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First, in November, our sweet Labradoodle, Jake, was diagnosed with a cervical herniation and could barely walk. That was followed by the discovery of cancer in one lobe of his lungs. After two major surgeries performed at one time, he is walking (and running!) and the cancer is gone.<br />
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Second, while we were tending to Jake, my brother-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He has had radiation and continues to have chemo every three weeks and is doing really well. He and my sister hope to take a trip to Scotland soon!<br />
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Third, my dear Mama died. Nine days after her 90th birthday. I will be forever grateful that I had driven to see her to help celebrate her milestone day. I even took pictures which I rarely do of family; I usually capture special moments in my memory instead of with a camera.<br />
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And fourth, we celebrated the marriage of our youngest daughter, Emily, to Brian Rabe on 11 April. We are overjoyed to have Brian in our family! We now have two of the best son-in-laws in the world; truly the sons we would have been proud to call our own had we not had our beautiful daughters.<br />
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So... life is to be lived and cherished. Even in the most difficult of times there are gifts and riches to be found. It's hard to get back to "normal" though. I get distracted by little things that need to be done... hesitant, I think, to find what the new "normal" will look like. It's odd. Can't quite put my finger on what it is...<br />
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But... today I found myself back in the studio; drawn by an urge I couldn't resist. I turned my back on all the "shoulds" that needed my attention and climbed the stairs to fill my soul with the joy that comes with creating.<br />
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The first thing I did was pure play; a wee sock doll to give to my little grandniece for her first birthday. We will both be celebrating our birthdays this Friday, so I wanted to make her a special gift just from me:<br />
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I purposely used exposed stitches and mismatched colors so the bear (I <i>think</i> it's a bear anyway!) wouldn't be too precious. It is meant to be played with, hugged, and thrown in the wash if need be!</div>
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Then I found a scrap of the fabric that always sends my thoughts back to the 18 months we lived in Japan. I machine sewed the scrap to watercolor paper and then machine sewed something like a flower. I picked up a micro ink pen and added some designs and more lines...and then cut the whole thing up when it looked overly stiff and trite. After a few more cuts and adjustments I glued the pieces within a rectangle I had embossed on another sheet of watercolor paper:<br />
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It reminds me of the ikebana arrangements that would grace our home in Yokosuka. Not nearly as simple or elegant as the arrangements, but it has the elements that my eye would trace when I looked at them. It is very much the way I see the world; in snippets of color and shape and line. Rarely as a whole at one time.<br />
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And then... I assembled what may be a brooch or, maybe, a part of a larger assembly of similar pieces. I started with a piece of laser cut felt - adding a layer of white linen sandwiched between the laser cut felt and a solid grey piece of felt. I added stitching and then backed the whole with fuchsia felt to cover the stitches. I covered the edges with a narrow strip of felt; all black except for a small fuchsia section at the bottom. It's about 2" square:<br />
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It was good to spend time in the studio today.</div>
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My heart was happy to just play and listen to the materials that called me to pick them up.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-87105999416410323922015-01-06T15:36:00.000-05:002015-01-06T15:36:24.149-05:00a hello from 1968...last week the apartments that adjoin our old (c. 1831) town house suffered a devastating fire. fortunately, even though the fire was shooting flames 20 feet into the air just on the other side of the wall from the storage area of my studio, the quick response of the fire department kept our home from going up in flames, too. best of all there was no loss of life, but, sadly 19 folks had to find a new place to live. we had some damage from water, but our insurance company (USAA) has been quick to respond and will have everything back to normal as soon as possible.<br />
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to fix the storage area, however, requires me moving everything out - a daunting task since all my fabrics and supplies are there. only the ceiling, the wall, and the insulation above the whole of that space and my studio were impacted, so i've been feeling grateful not to have to deal with wet fabric and supplies. i've also been grateful that temperatures are below freezing; what a mess if it was summer and mold started growing everywhere!<br />
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yesterday i decided that even though i had just gone through things several months ago, this was a great time to re-evaluate what i <u>truly</u> need to keep and what i can send on for someone else to use. i'm happy to say that i now have <u>stacks</u> of fabric that the Resource Center at the Mennonite Central Committee in Ephrata has assured me they will be overjoyed to receive! that makes it sooo much easier to decide to part with fabrics i really don't need; especially in light of how my work has been changing the past year.<br />
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one of the delights of going through things has been finding old work. i was particularly delighted to find this little lady (13" x 18") that i had stitched on canvas in 1968 (!):<br />
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a bit stained, she still makes me smile. i particularly like her little buttons.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-63249724429501783922014-12-31T14:06:00.001-05:002014-12-31T14:24:34.225-05:00small dyings...the present year dies in a matter of hours and the new one will begin.<br />
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each year, each month, each day, each moment, we experience a dying of sorts as we transition from one to the next; each, i think, a preparation for what will come as we leave this earthly experience and transition to another way of being.<br />
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it's reassuring, i think, to be aware of our small dyings...<br />
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for me, being aware of them is an act of faith; a confirmation of my confidence in the eternal spirit of my soul.<br />
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the end of 2014 finds me embracing quiet spaces - within and without.<br />
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no more craving the cacophony of pattern expressed in my last post, no more wanting to chase after whatever it was i thought i should be chasing after; selling my work? seeking recognition? just "more" of all of it?<br />
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to be still.<br />
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to be aware.<br />
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to express myself in a creative way each day; in my work, in my way of dressing, in my keeping of our home, in my cooking that nourishes me and those i love...<br />
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these small, sweet moments of just being are what i cherish now.<br />
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it feels as if my old ways of being have died their small, necessary deaths and allowed me to move forward into this moment, teetering on the edge of a new year.<br />
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it feels like i've been here before; comfortingly familiar.<br />
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today, as this year ends and i let myself feel fully the quiet endings of each small dying, i am beginning to recognize myself again.<br />
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i'm remembering.<br />
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i'm returning.<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">: :</span></b> karen anneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-47247261363640253122014-10-08T10:17:00.000-04:002014-10-08T10:18:01.228-04:00the happy pitter-patter of patterns...okay.<br />
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i tried.<br />
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i really did.<br />
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several months ago i cleared my closet (storing most of it in another closet in another room) and tried to live with a minimum of basic items, all in an easily interchangeable black, white, and beige palette.<br />
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after a few weeks i noticed black and white stripes were beginning to creep in...some from the stored items, some new.<br />
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i noticed that i was combining stripes with the solids.<br />
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than i started combining the stripes with other stripes.<br />
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than i happened upon some sale items at tj maxx; glorious prints on floaty, chiffon-y separates...<br />
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what was i to do?????<br />
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i added the happy pitter-patter of patterns to my closet.<br />
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i played with all sorts of print combinations.<br />
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here are some of my favorites:<br />
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i came up today and uploaded the photos i had taken and couldn't resist (always a good sign!) playing with a few of my favorites from the many i shot on the ship. soooo many great lines and shapes and plays of shadow to be found onboard! (note: the titles are just tentative to make things simple; they will probably be changed at some point.)<br />
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i titled this work after the huge bonfires that fascinated me as a child when i lived in Norway.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-59842932895010549872014-08-24T21:53:00.000-04:002014-08-24T21:53:30.580-04:00red square...working more with oil canvas collage today, and refining my technique a bit. this is mounted on mdf and then framed with pine lattice strips:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">another work inspired by my norwegian heritage and the courage of my ancestors to leave all they knew, the land they loved, and sail into the unknown. it features the first three lines of the norwegian anthem:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Ja, vi elsker </span><span style="background-color: white;">dette landet, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">som det stiger frem, </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">furet, værbitt, over vannet, </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">med de tusen hjem. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Elsker, elsker det og tenker </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">på vår far og mor </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">og den saganatt som senker </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">drømmer på vår jord.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Yes, we love this country </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Which rises up, </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Rugged and weathered, above the sea, </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">With its thousands of homes. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Love it, love it and think </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">About our mothers and fathers </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">And the saga of past ages </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That sends dreams, sends dreams to our earth.</span></span><br />
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words that resonate today.<br />
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are you who people think you are?<br />
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do what you feel and what you project match up?<br />
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are you as real as you can be?<br />
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well, other days i just have to hunker down, get back to basics, and believe in myself.</div>
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-51013763467422322362014-08-12T13:51:00.003-04:002014-08-12T13:51:39.405-04:00thought for a tuesday afternoon...came across this today on an old flash drive.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-74977868950988801182014-08-09T21:38:00.002-04:002014-08-09T22:36:18.550-04:00improvisational sewing...sometimes, just as a way of relaxing, i sew a garment.<br>
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not having enough of the green linen, and not having enough of the grey-blue, i had to improvise. i decided to combine them, alternating the colors for the four pieces needed for the short swing top i wanted to make.<br>
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and there you have it - one top improvised from what i had on hand! i think i'll wear it tomorrow...</div>
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it's been a long time coming - filled with fits and starts and frustration - but i've finally decided to get going on moving my site to <a href="http://squarespace.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><b>squarespace</b></span></a> and consolidate everything; my work, my blog, and: a store! </div>
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i have 10 pieces of work to get ready to ship to a show in Omaha, in addition to continuing to work on wedding details for my youngest. and somewhere in there is a cruise, visits to family, and all the other things that fill a life to brimming!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-62314136744987466182014-08-03T14:19:00.001-04:002014-08-03T15:05:44.690-04:00small town...five little wooden house shapes i cut several months ago.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-42043789204707965382014-08-01T16:08:00.004-04:002014-08-02T09:58:56.140-04:00a study in pink and yellowthis morning i took a walk and was delighted by all the wonderful sights beneath my feet.<br>
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often, while waiting somewhere, i find myself taking pages of whatever magazine is on hand and folding the pages into small compositions. i have a whole stack of these little works, but these are from yesterday. of course i had to make a composition out of the compositions:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-40386731719951049162014-06-21T20:38:00.000-04:002014-06-22T22:14:32.615-04:00streets paved in gold...i wonder what the conversations were that led to the decision for my grand and great grandparents to leave all they had ever known and emigrate to the United States...<br>
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was there any discussion between my great grandfather and great grandmother? or was she expected to simply follow his lead whether she had misgivings or not?<br>
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had they fallen for the promise of a new land where the "streets are paved in gold"?<br>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><i>the streets are paved in gold</i>.</span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">collage of recycled oil paintings on canvas,</span></div>
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you might recognize the house shape from the last work i posted.<br>
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i decide i wasn't at all happy with it and took it apart. now the house is where it wants to be. where it feels just right.<br>
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and maybe that is the answer to why my great grandparents came to america…because it felt right.<br>
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i wonder...<br>
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<b><span style="color: orange;">: :</span></b> karen anneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352624276369338211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654104705963737355.post-6131976915247489292014-06-18T12:53:00.001-04:002014-08-01T16:55:38.799-04:00adrift...another small collage on canvas made as i continue to consider the emigration of my grand and great grandparents from norway.<br />
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what must it have been like to step of the shore and onto the ship that would carry them away?<br />
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what must it have been like to be able to have such faith in their God and in the future?<br />
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what must it have been like to be adrift for days before finally stepping onto that distant shore called America?<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><i>adrift</i>. 17" x 8". </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">collage of recycled oil paintings on canvas,</span></div>
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