I’m a writer as well as a sloooowly developing artist, and I love books, especially older books which were designed with care and treated as something more than bundles of information. At the library today I ran across a lovely book about such books, or more precisely about book covers. Alas, the days are gone when book cover artists worked their magic. I’m not talking … Continue reading Sometimes You CAN Judge a Book By Its Cover
I realized the other day that I’ve been working on my mixed media collages for a couple of years now and that I’m in a rut. Or was in a rut. I climbed out of it today. When I started the collages after years away from doing art, I took the safe way, and I think that’s a fine way to begin. I didn’t want … Continue reading Ruts Are for Wagon Wheels
It’s raining this morning in sunny Southern California and I’ve been standing by my open door looking out at puddles asplash with raindrops. I’m here for the sunshine, but soft rain never fails to stir my senses. They said it couldn’t be done, that the drought was upon us. Dire predictions ensued. One day of rain doesn’t end a drought, but it does remind me … Continue reading A Sunshiny Shower
One of my collages… Are you living in a world of “the magic if”? Actors know about the “magic if.” It’s a method they use to get fully into a role. It’s useful in stimulating emotional responses to whatever’s happening on the stage or screen. You see it all the time if you watch anything at all. You didn’t think those actors were really weeping … Continue reading This Is Your Real Life 101
It’s definitely spring now and the tulips are beginning to fade in the warming weather of San Diego. But I find them beautiful still. Hence the photo that accompanies this site. My grandmother, a mistress of the garden, loved a book I gave her with photos by Irving Penn of flowers in all stages of bloom. She pointed out to me how beautiful the withering … Continue reading All Things New – and Old
Art and Tulips 