Tag Archives: spirit

Art As a Playground

Posted on October 7, 2010 by CarolWiebe

You won’t get very far into Mary Ann Wakeley’s blog before you become quite clear about why she calls it A Creative Life. Art is what saved her from continuing down a former path of working at meaningless and unfulfilling jobs (see … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists, Inspiration, Life Strategies, Spiritual | Tagged A Creative Life, authenticity, Diane Kramer, emptiness, happiness, harmony, joy, Mary Ann Wakeley, playground, progression, RAK, random acts of kindness, spirit, spirituality, Swami Amar Jyoti, transformation, understanding | 2 Comments

Steeling You For Revelation

Posted on September 8, 2010 by CarolWiebe

Read the introduction on poet David Whyte‘s page, and your spirit will be utterly seduced by his: P O E T R Y The poet lives and writes at the frontier between deep internal experience and the revelations of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Books/DVDs, Inspiration | Tagged David Whyte, Everything is waiting for you, frontier, Lazarus, malaise, no going back, poetry, Revelation, spirit, steeling you for revelation, The Lightest Touch | 2 Comments

The Pearl Within

Posted on January 1, 2009 by CarolWiebe

I am reading The Quiet Girl, by Peter Hoeg, who has a very unique voice. At the moment, I am deliciously mesmerized by it. Here is a quote from page 33: [S]ometimes the longing is greater than you are. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Books/DVDs, Carol's Art | Tagged crucifix fish, failure, fulfill such longing, honored, novel, pearl, pearl within, Peter Hoeg, spirit, success, The Pearl Within, The Quiet Girl, truth | 3 Comments

It’s a Wonderful Life

Posted on December 21, 2008 by CarolWiebe

My title is also the title of a classic Christmas film, starring Jimmy Stewart, where a suicidal man gets another kick at the can, thanks to a bumbling angel named, what else, Clarence. You may love It’s a Wonderful Life … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol's Art, Inspiration, Spiritual | Tagged Andy Warhol, creative force, design paper, film, It's a wonderful life, John Cage, Keiko Tanabe, Lucien Freud, originality, Revelation, Robert Henri, Ruth Rhoten, Sir Cecil Beaton, spirit, The Art SPirit, The Door, William Faulkner, Wonderful | 5 Comments

Elena Ray’s Project in Progress

Posted on September 23, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I have written about her before, because gazing at her photo based illustration makes the spirit within me flutter its wings. Elena Ray’s works are evocative, subtle, multi-layered. And she is humble about the amazing way she intertwines her images, … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists, Inspiration | Tagged creativity, Ego, Elena Ray, photo based illustration, spirit | Leave a comment

Quilts Incarnate: a Solo Show

Posted on September 6, 2008 by CarolWiebe

It’s official! I will have a solo show in the gallery at Greenwood Quiltery October 3-31, 2008. The opening is on Saturday, October 4th, and I’ll be there from 2 until 4 pm. I named the show Quilts Incarnate, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol's Art, Crochet | Tagged amulet bag, Celebrate, conception, creativity, Crochet, evolvement, Greenwood Quiltery, Imagining, little bags, manifeastation, manifestation, mind, mixed media art quilt, Quilts Incarnate, spirit, synapses | 4 Comments

A Discussion About Proprietary Ideas and Techniques

Posted on August 3, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I read a very thought provoking post today, thanks to Tammy Vitale, and wanted to direct you to it as well. It’s on My Studio 13, written by Carrie Todd, and is called “Where’s my voice? Can it be crimson?“ … Continue reading →

| Tagged Assumptions, awe, Carrie Todd, Compete, Kathleen Dustin, My Studio 13, Proprietary, spirit, Tammy Vitale, unique voice, your own voice | 2 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

“Designer” Fabric Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated

Posted on April 12, 2008 by CarolWiebe

I have painted my own cloth for years, now. It revolutionized the way I made quilts. I took classes, read books, experimented, watched DVDs and videos. Jane Dunnewold was a huge influence, as I’ve said before. She coined the phrase … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Carol's Art, Life Strategies | Tagged Handmade Stamps, gesso, Jane Dunnewold, spirit, complex cloth, A, Art cloth, bonus, exhilarating, Heart Cloth, keep it simple, toxic, involved procedures, medium, paint, sophisticated, dedication, skill, practice, transformative, have fun, tissue paper, paper towels, artistic nature, complicated, rice paper | 2 Comments

Frisson

Posted on December 29, 2006 by CarolWiebe

One aspect of art that fascinates me is adding personal symbols to my work. I think Lascaux–except the cave paintings are my own, and they are on cloth instead of a wall of stone. Jane Dunnewold has something inspiring to … Continue reading →