October 2012 – Sticks, Stones, and Paper Stew Blog

DFP Name change: Unseen Natives

This is my adventure into creating an art installation for the Art in Rural Storefronts project sponsored by The Arts Center of Corvallis. ARS serves regional audiences in Linn and Benton Counties by bringing innovative, thought- provoking art projects to rural communities that lack spaces dedicated to contemporary/non-commercial art. Three artists were chosen to participate. Continue reading “DFP Name change: Unseen Natives”

Ditch Fish Project: starting to get fishy

Ditch Fish Project: wire square work

Ditch Fish Project: Paper prep

Ditch Fish Project: Walnut dye

Ditch Fish project: Site visit

October 16: I jumped at the opportunity to head to Sweet Home for a site visit and meet building owner Sarah S. A big thanks to Sarah for connecting with me!! The drive was beautiful, sunny and feeling so much like fall! It took almost an hour to get there from home. Sarah showed meContinue reading “Ditch Fish project: Site visit”

Pulling out the charcoal

Start of a poppy drawing: stage 1 & 2. How do I procrastinate from tasks needing work? Typically I pull out a completely unrelated art form like knitting scarves, printmaking or something totally different. Yesterday it was drawing with charcoal. Maybe I can partly blame fellow blogger Rosie Scribblah in Wales. I adore herContinue reading “Pulling out the charcoal”

Garden Harvest

Planting crops in late July probably wasn’t the best for achieving a big harvest, but it was what I could manage this season. We did grow enough purple tomatillos to make a good batch of green salsa for a dinner or two. Green tomatoes might also become something tasty. The Black Krum heirlooms really didn’tContinue reading “Garden Harvest”

Ditch Fish Project: Venue Change

I had a sneaky feeling my request would be misinterpreted. Maybe it’s for the best. Here are the images for the NEW location, still in downtown Sweet Home. Address is 933 Main Street. I had really hoped for a longer expanse of window but I’ll just have to work with what I’ve got. To beContinue reading “Ditch Fish Project: Venue Change”

Going to the Dogs

During the final week of September, local artists were able to submit a trio of works to be juried into the Corrine Woodman gallery for the 2013 season. I hmmed and hawed and finally submitted three dog print images. They were all works viewed by friends on Facebook , Etsy, or for those who happenedContinue reading “Going to the Dogs”