Make It Artsy: Episode 212...

One of the things that I wanted to do when I got asked to appear on Make It Artsy was to help promote and shine a light on other artists.  I firmly believe that the rising tide raises all boats.  This project dovetailed perfectly with that intention.  Episode 212 is all about your personal style.  In my segment, I feature a collaborative fabric book project that spotlights your individual artistic aesthetic and documents creative explorations in various mediums.  I show how to get started and share examples of the fabric book pages.  The examples highlight work by Kecia Deveney and Lynne Suprock!

The new series has already started airing and you can catch it on most public television channels.  Check your local listings to see if you can watch Make It Artsy where you are.  (And if you can't, do be kind and suggest it to your local PBS channel.)  Of course, you can always see my slice of the show above (through YouTube) and you can get the full instructions and see examples created by Kelly Russell simply by CLICKING HERE.

Make It Artsy: Episode 210...

Episode 210 of Make It Artsy is all about wearing your artwork.  The episodes also include segments with Candie Cooper, Susan Lenart Kazmer, and Jane Dunnewold.  In this short mini-segment, I show how to create a necklace from fabric book pages.  If you want to see the fabric books, tune in to Episode 212.  The 200 series started airing on March 30th!  Make sure to check your local listings to see when and where you can see it where you live.  If you can't access the show near you, take a gander above (through YouTube) or check their website.  CLICK HERE to visit their page.

Make It Artsy: Episode 207...

I was fortunate enough to be able to appear on Public Television's Make It Artsy.  It was a lot of fun.  Episode 207 is all about books!  In my segment, I show how to create a sculptural book cover.  The new series started airing on March 30th.  Check your local listings for channels and times.  If you can't find it locally, you can see my portion above through YouTube and on their website.  CLICK HERE to visit the Make It Artsy website.  You can get full instructions on how to make this by CLICKING HERE.

Catching Up...

There was a time when missing a day of blogging would make me panic a little... let alone a month or more!  At one point, I was posting three or four times a day.

In addition to taking some time off from the internet to ground and center, I've been posting more on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Now that I have a smart phone and reliable internet, it is so easy to upload ideas and images to those forums.  I still miss blogging though and I see how the act of blogging has helped me a lot in organizing my thoughts.  It takes a little time and forces you to pick your words and not fire off so easily.  With some of the other ways that I share the inner workings of my brain, it is dangerously easy to get in trouble by reacting and posting without really being mindful.  That can happen with blogging too, but I feel like there's more work in composing a post and formatting it, that those extra steps help alleviate some of those rash put-your-foot-in-your-mouth moments.

I also see blogging as a valuable tool to preserve things.  I've noticed that some of the other social media platforms are somewhat ephemeral and you have to really dig to find content that you created that you're looking for.  For instance, if I was curious about what I did at any given point throughout the many years of blogging, all I'd have to do is search the date and there it'd be.  It's a little bit harder with the more immediate platforms.

So, I'm going to be more mindful about posting here as well, even if the content is duplicated.  (Sorry folks who follow me in multiple places!)  I imagine it'll take some time to get back into the rhythm of posting on a regular basis.