Monthly Archives: August 2008

Capturing an image

Posted on August 31, 2008 by CarolWiebe

It’s the last day before September, the month that has always felt like the beginning of a new year for me. Many years of schooling, and then teaching, have ensured that my emotional New Year’s Day is the first day … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol's Art, Inspiration | Tagged Cheryl on Squidoo, Crows, Digital camera, Mythology, New Year, New Year's day, revealer of secrets, Squidoo, transformative knowledge | 14 Comments

A different light

Posted on August 27, 2008 by CarolWiebe

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres. ~Pythagoras I went shopping in Vancouver yesterday, with my husband and sister, and ended up taking many pictures in a shop that … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists, Carol's Art, Inspiration | Tagged art, barb Pearson, collage paintings, shopping, spheres | 1 Comment

Artistic vision

Posted on August 25, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I’m visiting family, in British Columbia, and also managing to get in a little art creation. The last few months I have been working (playing?) very intensely in my studio to get ready for a solo show, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol's Art | Tagged artistic vision, leaves, photography, skew, withdrawal | 2 Comments

Find patterns EVERYWHERE 2

Posted on August 21, 2008 by CarolWiebe

On a previous post, I showed a design that I created from a digital pic of ice on the table on our front porch. I use Photoshop Elements because it is easy, fun, affordable, and meets my current needs. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Carol's Art, Paper arts | Tagged art papers, Color, customize, designs, designs are everywhere, exclusive, patterns, patterns are everywhere, Photoshop Elements, size | 2 Comments

And Now For Something Completely Different

Posted on August 19, 2008 by CarolWiebe

Isn’t it wonderful when a new piece of art work completely surprises you? When you step back and say “Huh?” I admit that using “Huh” does nothing to elevate my thought processes, but it is more honest than saying I … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol's Art, Paper arts | Tagged Cracked Paper Quilts, Decipher, Faces, Figures, Gesture drawing | 3 Comments

Wowee, Zowee: More Paper Quilts!

Posted on August 18, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I might have mentioned previously that paper quilting is quite addictive. When Kelli Nina Perkins first caught the bug, she said, “I couldn’t stop making these crazy things! ” If you had the results Kelli has, why would you stop? … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Artists, Paper arts | Tagged Art and Soul, Cathee, Following the sun, Jane LaFazio, Kelli Nina Perkins, Lucie Summers, LuSummers, Mary Oliver, monoprints, Out of hand, Paper quilt, Peggy Pirrojane, PS Pirro, Tulipomania | 2 Comments

My new header, and giving myself another A

Posted on August 12, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I have an interesting floor in my studio. After putting down the sub-floor, we decided to make it our main floor and simply painted it a flat gray. Then my husband challenged me to just go for it, to paint … Continue reading →

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A Labor of Love

Posted on August 11, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I have a very supportive and generous husband, Ted, my resident patron of the arts (patron of my art, to be exact). The hallway floor just outside my studio needed to be redone, so we bought some plain square tiles. … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists | Tagged handcut mosaic floor, labor of love, mosaic, mosaic tile, patron of my art, patron of the arts | 10 Comments

Another Revelation . . .

Posted on August 6, 2008 by CarolWiebe

Just the other day I posted a new piece of work. I commented that I wasn’t sure if it was finished. Today, I went to the edge of the abyss, as Carla O’Connor would say: I completely covered one side … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Carol's Art, Paper arts | Tagged Abyss, Carla O'Connor, challenge, challenge ourselves, Cloth/paper art quilt, Cracked Paper Quilts, Creative Catalyst Productions Inc., creativity, Grow as an artist, mistakes, mixed media, originality, Paper quilt, Revelation, Risks | 2 Comments

In Love With Leonard

Posted on August 5, 2008 by CarolWiebe

My son was lucky enough to get tickets to the Leonard Cohen concert when Cohen came to Kitchener this June. The man is more than a legend. As Robert Reid wrote, for the Kitchener Record, “[H}is charisma is not the … Continue reading →