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But is it art? Session 1
Tonight, I attended the first of 3 sessions taught by Patricia Briggs, PhD, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The subtitle of the series is “Understanding contemporary art.” I have no art history background, no art education. Dr. Briggs gives an enjoyable, accessible lecture, and I learned a…
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A bronze frog
I was in Chicago, and spent some time visiting with Jan, a beading friend. We went to Ayla’s Originals, and Ayla has some beautiful things. If you like pearls, hers look especially lovely. Seeing Clasmeyer’s clasps in person was a treat. I did buy a couple of things, with this Bob Burkett bead just capturing…
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More and more blogs
Sylvia sent me these. Wow. Es war einmal eine Perle (It was once a bead – I think!) Perlenreich Beaded beads – what a great way to explore color combos and new techniques. I want to do more of them.
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New blogs
I love my feed reader. I can glance at many more things than if I were to scan them individually. I know I lose some of the formatting, and the design of the webpage, but that’s a compromise I’m willing to make. When I add someone to my feed reader, I try to add them…
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Shopping at the surplus store
I was at the local surplus store, and picked up a few O-rings to play with. I’ve beaded with rubber gaskets (which I published as a Beadwork article), and seeing these reminded me of other artists who have beaded using rubber; Leslie Rogalski comes to mind. The part of this that I found most frustrating…