The Holiday Island Art Guild has graciously asked me to speak to their group about my art and my creative process tomorrow at the HI Clubhouse. Public speaking has always been a challenge. I have dreams of speaking to an audience, only to realize I’m standing in front of everyone in my underwear. So please […]
Archives for June 2014
Bottle Rocket
Admittedly, I was late for Sondra Perry’s multi-media, interactive, conceptual performance piece at the Bottle Rocket gallery in Fayettville Saturday night. The visual of a black woman stirring up a big batch of pink, gooey, bubblegum in a large metal can and feeding it to herself and the audience, was to say the least, intriguing. […]
Artists hands
Delicate, bird-like, yet strong enough to handle power tools, despite the few swollen joints. These artist hands have been busy over the years. The manicured nails, slightly soiled from gardening. These are the hands of illustrator, writer, painter, sculptor, and performance artist Valerie Damon. This is the second of a series of hands of friends […]
Lush
After the rain – The abundant June rain has made everything so green and lush. My daylilies are ready to pop!
A rosy POSY review
A very sweet review from columnist Dan Krotz in the Carroll County News. Go here to read the full article If the link above doesn’t work, copy and paste the URL below into your search browser: http://www.carrollconews.com/blogs/1250/entry/58657/
A bouquet of thanks
What a lovely turnout and party for the opening reception of POSY. I sincerely thank everyone who came out in support – the hugs and kind words were the topping of a near sell out show. Special stuff goes out to the Derge’s, Raven and Ron for putting the show together and lighting a fire […]
Three in a row
Another dramatic sky last night, helped by the non-threatening front coming through. This makes three nights in a row for some pretty spectacular color.
POSY
My fondness for cut flowers stems back to my childhood when I would surprise my mother with a bouquet of wildflowers I’d pick on my way home from school. I most always have some vase full of flowers in my house during spring and summer, hence a large collection of vases, and hence, a new […]
Another pretty sky tonight
A view from the hill
Brave doubt / This week’s Indy Column
Art Attack – Brave Doubt …………… Art Attack is an opinion piece – my totally subjective point of view that one may choose to agree with, disagree with or completely ignore. It is written with an egoist presumption that there are people out there who care or are interested in what I have to say. It’s not […]