Tag Archives: Ideas

Grape Leaf Shadows

Posted on June 26, 2010 by CarolWiebe

I was sitting on my front porch, a place that feeds my soul, and noticed that the grape leaves behind the rocking bench were casting beguiling patterns onto the cement. I scurried inside to grab my camera, because you never … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Photos | Tagged Carol Wiebe, complexity, concepts, foothold, grape leaves, Ideas, interest, new terrain, perception, persistence, Photoshop Elements, shadows, understanding | 8 Comments

The L-A-B Arrives by Mail to Me

Posted on June 4, 2009 by CarolWiebe

This week I received a package in the mail from Dayna Collins of Alley Art Studio. The package contained my little art buddy (LAB). I have not named the LAB yet, nor decided on gender. Here is my challenge: 1) … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Challenges, Artists | Tagged Alley Art Studio, art challenge, art challenges, Carol Wiebe, Carol Wiebe's art, chicken, Dayna Collins, egg, Humour, Ideas, Inspiration, L-A-B, Little Art Buddy, Nest, psychic, wooden mannequin, wrapping paper, xray | 4 Comments

Create a PDF Exhibit Catalogue for yourself

Posted on July 17, 2008 by CarolWiebe

Ariadne Weaver has a terrific idea on Sacred Webs and Spirals. She offers a portable art portfolio, in PDF format, that interested buyers, or anyone else, can download. It is set up beautifully, with titles and chosen quotes. All the … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists, Inspiration | Tagged Ariadne Weaver, art portfolio, downloadable, elegant, Exhibit catalog, Ideas, PDF Exhibit Catalog, PDF format, portable art portfolio, promoting your work, promotion, Sacred webs and spirals, worth emulating | 4 Comments

We Make Art to Set It Free: Be Brave, Submit!

Posted on June 30, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I haven’t always thought this way. At one time, I recited a constant monologue about not needing to sell, where I insisted that selling isn’t everything, I’m not in it for the money, it’s not about commercialism. Somewhere along the … Continue reading →

| Tagged American Craft Council, Art Craft Design Culture, Artists in Canada, ArtShow, AWOL gallery, call for entry, Canadian calls for enties, Cyndi Lavin, GoodEgg, Ideas, Layers upon layers, Richmond Art Gallery, The Square Foot Show | 3 Comments

What Would Take My Art to “The Next Level”?

Posted on May 9, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I read something that Susie Monday, from El Cielo Studio, wrote on May 1, that has had me pondering for some days now: What would take me to the next level in my work, without just being a “technique of … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists, Carol's Art, Inspiration | Tagged Art Processes & Techniques, dedication, effective vehicles, El cielo studio, esteemed, hone techniques, Ideas, impressions, love my self, mastery, mind, next level, passionate, practice, spirit, Susie Monday, symbolic meaning, take my art to the next level, techniques of the moment, the next level, trust my self | 1 Comment

What unused art materials are hiding in YOUR closet?

Posted on March 17, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I used to buy a lot of polymer clay books, including Nan Roche’s The New Clay. I bought a few videos, too. I still have a box (a BIG box) full of polymer clay supplies: I purchased the pasta machine, … Continue reading →