changes

Going along the time continuum many changes come into view. Fortunately I like change (most of the time). My latest and greatest change is falling in love with a wonderful man and getting married to him. This in turn caused other changes like a domino effect. New house, new name, new phone numbers, new activities like moving, organizing, cleaning, sorting, getting all my contacts updated with new name and address, and settling in with my new husband. Fortunately we think alike about so many things we get along very well. Alas other changes are not so fun, in the past year I have lost two dear members of my family, first my gray cat Maggie who died in my arms after a car hit her and then the total disappearance of my orange cat Mischa who I believe was taken by a coyote. So now I live with my husband and a funny. charming, fiesty solid black kitty named Roxanne or Roxy for short. She was so young when I got her that I had to mix cat formula for her (I believe she was taken from her mother too soon.) So now I am off on a different adventure than before but still thinking about and experimenting with art ideas and processes and looking forward to all this new year will bring which I believe will be industrious, fruitful, and full of wonderful things that only God can foresee. I am so glad I can always count on Him.

Art Uplifting to the Spirit

Wow I have spent the last 3 weeks immersed in art. First a two day event in Rio Rancho, NM at the Rio Rancho Art Association Studio Tour where I saw great art and talked to wonderful artists. It was so much fun and the art was very inspiring and uplifting. The second day I began taking pictures of artists with their work to post as an album on the Rio Rancho Art Assoc. Yahoo group. (You can see their web site at rraausa.com or just click the link on my page.) All week I felt energized and excited about art and inspired to do more of my own. The next weekend was the two day Studio Artists Tour in Corrales, NM. which was also great fun and the art was awesome and inspiring. Again the artists were wonderful to talk with, I think that artists must be some of the most fulfilled people around. I remember one place in particular because they not only showed art but had set up an area in the studio where the visitors could make a collaged bookmark and experience the act of creation themselves. One of the best things about these tours was the vast display of different media and types of art. It could almost take ones breath away. After these two very intense weekend tours I had to take a break and rest because I was exhausted. But all the memories of the places I had seen, the interesting people I had talked to and most of all the varied and exciting art I had experienced stayed with me all the next week and inspired a new bout of creativity in me. I was so jazzed about art, everything I saw made me want to create something with it. I created a dragon picture inspired by a piece of tie dyed fabric, thank you, Donna, and some strips of photo paper from trimming my photos turned into a collage. Photos I took along the tours became creative works of art tranformed by my computer and I set up a mini gallery in my house for the ladies who are coming for our Stampin' Up meeting next Monday. A friend had given me a 3 panel stand which hold 15 pictures so I used up all my ink printing fifteen 8 x 10 works of art to display for them, ( and any visitors in the future). It made a very cheerful colorful corner which makes me smile each time I walk by it. Art is so uplifting to the spirit, isn't it neat that God created us to enjoy beauty and be renewed by it in art and in the beauty of nature all around us. Not to mention the joy of creating it. I heartily recommend that you try a little creativity of your own, whether in paint, pastels, collage, clay, paper, metal, fabrics, fibers, or anything at hand. It is a joyful and relaxing way to spend a little quiet time. You can also enjoy just coloring with crayons or markers with your kids, a great way to get in some quality family time. Whether you create it or experience it by viewing it, Art is a great part of life.

Slideshow

Wow, I learn something new everyday, I finally figured out how to add the slide show to the blog. I hope you enjoy it. If you want to view it larger you can click on the link in the previous post.
The Rio Rancho Art Association is very busy, setting up shows in various venues in the area and our big Gallery Tour is going to be held April 26th and 27th from 10 am to 4 pm all over Rio Rancho. It will be great and there will be brochures and maps to help you get around. Greeting Centers are located at Rio Vista Park and Haynes Park and Pool where you can get all the info you need. Come out and have a fun time meeting artists in their studios, you will love it.

Art Gallery

Hi, you should be able to see examples of my work at http://picasaweb.google.com/MagicallyGraphic.

I hope you enjoy what you see and will look forward to new posts. Max

ART SPACE TIME CONTINUUM

ART - the final frontier, uh no that's space, SPACE - the final frontier. But wait! There is space
in art, positive space, negative space, actual space, both real and illusionary space. Then there's
spatial relationships and the creation and manipulation of space on a flat surface or in a
3-dimensional space. Space created in digital imaging, on film, in a laser light show, is there ever an end to it? No there is not as long as man lives and breathes and imagines...And that's just space.

What about art exploding with movement, dripping with varied colors, tantalizing in texture, calming with soft tones, dazzling with light effects and contrasting shadows. Art that is breath
catching in beauty, stirring emotions, evoking memories of dreams and long lost desires, consoling us with visions of happy days and tender moments, inspiring us with the wonders of nature, inviting us into worlds of fantasy, myth and legend, not bound by time and space. All this causing us to think, feel, ponder and question. Art is all that and so much more.

Who are these amazing creatures called artists? Poets who wrestle with the human condition, super-heroes who create new worlds that defy natural laws, singers in paint, metal, clay, and fiber who create visual symphonies that stir the soul. It is beyond comprehension, how do they do it? How can this be? From the beginning of the appearance of mankind, he had created images and decorated tools and utensils, embellished clothing and shelters, always being creative and inventive. I believe artists are walking in the footsteps of their creator. They have been made in His image and given the seemingly magical gift of imagination and creativity which allows them , like the Creator, to have the power to create worlds of their own.

Footnote: This same spark of creativity also inspires singers, musicians, dancers, actors, writers, inventors, mathematicians and scientists, for without imagination, nothing happens.