This large painting began as a rather cartoonish depiction of the Ken and Barbie dolls. When our children were young, I thought about the toys that were available and what kind of message they were sending. I wasn’t happy with how the painting was going, so one night, I made the decision to “attack” itContinue reading “Ken and Barbie”
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Believe Like Me
Many fundamental religions believe that God Speaks to them, exclusively. They feel that they are right, and you are wrong, and that you should believe as they do. How many wars have been suffered due to this kind of thinking? This artwork, using toy soldiers and tanks expresses that thought: “Believe Like Me”
The Old Soldier
I made this in a workshop, but the idea was mine. I modeled his head and hands from Polymer clay. His body was a small wooden cigar box which I filled with toy soldiers placed inside a plastic bag. One can see “his men” if the door is opened. Even though I made this assemblage,Continue reading “The Old Soldier”
Invasion of Iraq
It was so clear to me that we shouldn’t invade Iraq. After 9/11 everyone wanted revenge, including George W. Bush and the Whitehouse. It didn’t matter that this was not the country responsible for that horrific event. It didn’t matter that the inspectors had found no weapons of mass destruction. Didn’t they watch the televisionContinue reading “Invasion of Iraq”
Other Windows
After posting the last blog called “Windows”, I started noticing how many of my art works included windows. This painting of clouds includes a photo I took of my feet (my best feature, by the way). I framed them in a window which I placed in a cloud. My husband’s daughter, Barbara, wants me toContinue reading “Other Windows”
Windows
This photo was taken at Arrowmont, the arts and crafts school I mentioned earlier. I envisioned the image as a multiple, with the last photo of the grid being the empty rocker. I wanted to frame it in an old window. The trouble was I did not have an old window, which I mentioned toContinue reading “Windows”
Added Hormones
Many farmers were adding hormones to the feed of chickens and cows in order to speed up weight gain or, in the case of cows, to produce more milk. Was this addition to the food chain having other consequences?
Fibromyalgia
This artwork called “Still-life at 3 AM” was a result of being in pain. When I was in my late 30’s, I began to have more and more pain, especially at night in my legs. That made getting a good night’s sleep almost impossible. I have always been a “sensitive” type, cutting labels out ofContinue reading “Fibromyalgia”
Motherhood
My artist friends discovered a wonderful arts and crafts school in the mountains of Tennessee called Arrowmont. It was also a place to go for one or two weeks in the summer and “get away from it all”, concentrating on nothing but art all day. Someone else cooked the meals, the cabins needed no cleaning,Continue reading “Motherhood”
The Kodak Contests
The weekly Kodak contests in the newspaper were an exciting challenge for me, and for my new friend, Marg. We decided to take the photography classes offered at the community college where I was an instructor in art. She was in one of my classes in art when we developed a friendship and discovered ourContinue reading “The Kodak Contests”
