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Pat's New Artwork Pat’s Rooster is a heavily textured acrylic painting with decorative sides measuring 12 in. x 12 in. The texture is built from magazine pages, paper pulp, and Light Modeling Paste. This piece was commissioned by Pat Turner in Americus, Georgia. I can honestly say that I have painted more roosters this [...] Linda – The Diva Queen September 19th, the day before my 32nd birthday, my fabulous mother-in-law Linda passed away from terminal cancer. It was a sad yet glorious day. We had a big pot of chili that day to to thank all of her friends and neighbors for their generous displays of love [...] A 12 Week Course to Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self Five weeks ago, I began working through the book The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron. I made a solid commitment to myself to complete the 12 week course. As spirituality is between each person and their [...]
I was working away last week – minding my own business, when my wonderfully inspiring friend Tom sent me a Direct Message on Twitter informing me of an awesome opportunity – Bravo is hosting casting calls for a New Reality Contemporary Art Show. I immediately went to check it out, and I decided [...]
For a year now, I have been playing the part of the social networker – or so I thought. I have a blog, an etsy store, a twitter account, a facebook page with a fan page and even an application to share artwork. I have been joining social networks and figuring out how [...]
So just a moment ago I watched the YouTube Video series Art Girl Sophia present her interview with dead artist Salvador Dali. The video, though it is quirky and humorous, touched me for several reasons:
1. I am one of those people that believe that people would free themselves and be much happier if [...]
I have come across several articles lately that talk about nurturing the inner child.
Through various meditation practices, these articles encourage us to revisit and reconnect with our inner child at various ages in order to heal past wounds. These articles (which I have listed below) insist that many of us overlook the inner [...]
The Big Question flying around in my head lately -”Why do I make art?”
The perfectly obvious answer to anyone that has ever known me – “Rachel, that is what you do. That is who you are. You are an artist.” It seems as if it is the act of making art that defines [...]  |
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