Week in Review 2022 – 07/29

Struggle with Perfectionism Do you struggle with perfectionism? When you succeed at a goal do you celebrate or push forward selecting an even loftier goal? I confess it isn’t easy for me to let go, accept, compromise or settle for something I perceive as less than. Perhaps an advantage of maturing (much better word choice… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 07/29

Week in Review 2022 – 07/22

Going Granular Artists make innumerable decisions before and during the creation of the artwork. So many in fact that sharing the process of how the work came to be is difficult. How deep should I go? When will my sharing go from illuminating to soporific? I thought I would take a chance and go granular… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 07/22

Week in Review 2022 – 06/17

Come One Father’s Day weekend the South Shore Art Center , local churches and businesses come together to put on the Arts Festival. Don’t miss this event if getting here is possible. However, if you can’t come here check out other festivals where you live. I am fortunate to reside in the Cohasset, MA, location… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 06/17

Week in Review 2022 – 06/10

Principles of Design When creating, viewing or analyzing a piece of art my first thought isn’t what principles of design were used. However, I do return to the principles of design repeatedly, especially in cases when the work is compelling, off-putting or just plain boring. Unity I worked on two projects this week. The first… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 06/10

Week in Review 2022 – 05/27

Goals Accomplished At the beginning of 2022 I decided to link my posts with two other bloggers. One is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and the other is Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday. The first allows me some R & R. Very little problem solving, if any is required for me to piece traditional blocks. I… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 05/27

Week in Review 2022 – 05/20

It Takes an Artist… It takes an artist to build a village from fabric. I’m having fun custom designing townhouses to buildup my imaginary Ukrainian village. Each townhouse must take scale and perspective into account. It should play nicely with its neighbors. I hope it has its own personality. The townhouse featured above comes with… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 05/20