tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91622340112714014962024-02-19T00:23:58.090-05:00True Adventures of an Art AddictContemporary mixed media art by Sharmon DavidsonSharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222935617263973858noreply@blogger.comBlogger565125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-89116074715486342402018-03-09T10:49:00.002-05:002018-03-11T09:45:28.464-04:00I've Moved!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is just a reminder, in case you're still following me on the blogger feed, that I have moved to a <a href="https://sharmondavidson.com/">new website</a> and blog. I hope you will follow me on over there and read <a href="https://sharmondavidson.com/mixed-media-art-blog/">my new blog posts</a>! The latest one:<b><i> </i></b><br />
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<a href="https://sharmondavidson.com/persistence/"><b><i>Vintage </i></b><b><i>Ephemera: Persistence</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b>is about a new collage piece, and some of the vintage and antique ephemera I use as materials in my work. Please join me!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-45012544712647206952017-12-20T19:20:00.000-05:002018-01-15T12:22:18.683-05:00Goodbye and Hello<br />
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I'm not talking about saying goodbye to physical places, but rather, to online places. This will be my last post here. Blogger was really my first online "home", and of course, it seems a bit sad to leave it. Here, I shared many aspects of my life, both professional...<br />
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Most importantly, I met other bloggers and became part of a large and very supportive online community. I'm proud to now call many of the people I met here my dear friends, even if we've never met in person.<br />
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When I first began the <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2009/08/business-of-art.html">"re-launch" of my art career</a>, I felt alone, scared, and very unsure of myself and my work. These kind and generous people have supported and encouraged me, cheered my successes, and been a virtual shoulder to cry on when times were hard. I have learned so much from them, and will always be grateful. I have watched them struggle and succeed, and tried to be there for them as they were for me. The importance of listening can never be overestimated. It's been a wonderful experience, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that blogging opened a new world for me. That new world includes selling art online through my website, enjoying the work of and learning from so many incredibly talented and inspiring artists, and becoming part of the new social media world.<br />
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I have spent a lot of time over the summer building a new website and blog from scratch. I started by <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2017/03/some-things-ive-learned.html">researching</a> for quite a while, until I felt I'd settled on the best course of action. I had virtually no web development experience, and I have no idea why I thought I could do this. It turned out to be more of a learning curve than I had ever imagined, and I came up against many brick walls, where I had to call for help, back up and start over again with some aspects, and change my so-well-laid plans. Often I felt utterly frustrated. I want to thank Megan for her expert help, without which I could not have done it.<br />
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Change, as they say, is good. (Or at least, unavoidable!) So, I will be moving to a <a href="https://sharmondavidson.com/">new blog and website</a>, which I very much hope you'll visit and enjoy. I have also added a <a href="https://www.artpal.com/sharmondavidson">print on demand shop on ArtPal.com</a>, and I will be adding new work to those sites often. This blog will be here as an archive; feel free to come back and browse whenever you like. Most of the content here is still relevant, and hopefully remains helpful or interesting for some time to come.<br />
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And finally, it seems I have gotten the timing right for once; tomorrow morning at 11:28, we mark the winter solstice. On this day, the sun travels the shortest path through the sky, giving us the least daylight and the longest night. There are many traditions and much spiritual significance associated with this day, not the least of which is setting new intentions or making resolutions - looking forward to growth at the first turning toward the light.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "montserrat" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> </span><br />
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I'm very grateful to all those who followed me here at True Adventures of an Art Addict, and hope you will follow my <a href="https://sharmondavidson.com/mixed-media-art-blog/">new blog</a> as well. Blessings to you all, my friends; I look forward to seeing you at the new place! Happy Solstice!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-7926364283714921992017-11-02T17:30:00.000-04:002017-11-02T17:30:31.869-04:00The Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC: Art, or Craft?<br />
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This isn't my photo, but I wanted you to see the outside of this gorgeous building. It came from the Smithsonian site, <a href="https://www.si.edu/museums/renwick-gallery">here</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Modern-World-Renwick-Collection/dp/190780482X">"Craft for a Modern World"</a> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">is how the Renwick Gallery, one of the Smithsonian Museums, describes its collection. </span>This was probably my favorite museum in Washington. Every object in the museum is unique and handmade, and each one begs the question, "What is the difference between art and craft?"</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've often wondered where to draw the line. If there is one, it seems to me to be incredibly thin and extremely wiggly. I often hear people refer to beautiful things like a hand blown glass vase or an </span>exquisitely<span style="font-family: inherit;"> woven basket as 'just' "crafts". Yet when we study <i>art</i> history, we study things like this: </span></div>
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"<a href="https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/parallax">Parallax Gap</a> transforms the Renwick Gallerie's Bettie Rubenstein Grand Salon into a visual puzzle. This immersive, site-specific installation explores examples of interplay between craft and architecture through a ceiling-suspended structure running the length of the gallery. The installation embraces both Eastern and Western concepts of perspective through trompe l'oeil effects and multiple vanishing points to create a sense of soaring architectural volume."<br />
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While this lovely spinning wheel certainly can't spin any thread, I enjoy looking at it for its aesthetic properties. But then, I also enjoy looking at this very functional one:</div>
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<a href="http://www.judithschaechter.com/">Judith Schaechter, </a>The Birth of Eve, 2013. flash glass, vitreous paint,silver stain, and copper foil<br />
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Glass chandelier by<a href="https://www.chihuly.com/"> Dale Chihuly</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">The Smithsonian "Castle" was the first Smithsonian Museum. It doesn't house many exhibits today, but the building and gardens are beautiful.</span><br />
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My son Colin and daughter-in-law Lindsey - wonderful and long-suffering tour guides.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">One of the art museums I visited on my recent trip to Washington, DC, the Hirshhorn Museum (one of the Smithsonian's twenty museums) made a big impression on me. I was excited to see works by many of the cutting-edge contemporary artists I had learned about in school, but had never had the opportunity to see in person.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Part of an exhibit of photographs by </span><a href="http://www.caroleeschneemann.com/" style="background-color: white;">Carolee Schneeman</a></div>
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Swiss artist Nicolas Party's <i><a href="https://hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/nicolas-party-sunrise-sunset/">Sunrise, Sunset</a></i> stretches 350 degrees and nearly 400 feet around the museum's third-floor round gallery. Visitors who walk around the ring enter new enveronments in each section, from a mountaintop in cool blues and purples to a waterfall splashing next to peaks in pinks and reds.</div>
<span style="color: #354146; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , sans-serif;">http://insider.si.edu/2017/06/vibrant-nicolas-party-landscapes-embellish-hirshhorns-third-floor-circle-gallery/</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"At a moment when ideological certitude and purity seem especially valued, Kruger says she’s “interested in introducing doubt.” Large areas of the installation are devoted to open-ended questions (“WHO IS BEYOND THE LAW? WHO IS FREE TO CHOOSE? WHO SPEAKS? WHO IS SILENT?”), while the section occupying the bookstore explores themes of desire and consumption. At once addressing the individual, the museum, and, symbolically, the country, Kruger’s penetrating examination of the public sphere transforms one of the Hirshhorn’s key public spaces."</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">https://hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/barbara-kruger/#detail=/bio/barbara-kruger-beliefdoubt/</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">The main attraction at the time was a huge installation by Chinese artist and dissonant <a href="http://aiweiwei.com/">Ai Weiwei,</a> who is now out of prison and living in the U.S.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"A collaborative artist project, </span><em style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ai Weiwei: Trace at Hirshhorn </em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">features the East Coast debut of the monumental installation </span><em style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Trace, </em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">which portrays individuals from around the world whom the artist and various human rights groups consider to be activists, prisoners of conscience, and advocates of free speech. Each of these 176 portraits comprises thousands of plastic LEGO® bricks, assembled by hand and laid out on the floor. The work foregrounds Ai Weiwei’s own experiences of incarceration, interrogation, and surveillance. In 2011, he was detained by the Chinese government for eighty-one days and then prohibited from traveling abroad until 2015..."</span></span><br />
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We went to the Botanical Gardens primarily to see Corpse Flower, which had already bloomed, but was still pretty impressive. The flower is about 3 - 4 feet tall, and smells like rotting meat. When I was in Sarasota, I saw one that hadn't opened up yet; maybe someday I'll see one in full bloom.<br />
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I became fascinated by the different varieties of datura, a plant known for its poisonous and hallucinagenic properties. But I never knew they were so beautiful.<br />
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<i><b>"Datura</b></i> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Genus">genus</a> of nine species of poisonous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespertine_(biology)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vespertine (biology)">vespertine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Flowering plant">flowering plants</a> belonging to the family <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Solanaceae">Solanaceae</a>. They are commonly known as daturas, but also known as <b>devil's trumpets...</b>They are also sometimes called <b>moonflowers</b>, <b>jimsonweed</b>, <b>devil's weed</b>, <b>hell's bells</b>, <b>thorn-apple</b>, and many more. All species of <i>Datura</i> are poisonous, especially their seeds and flowers." <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura</a></span></div>
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This one, which I think is datura innoxia, is huge! For comparison, look at the impatiens flower next to it.<br />
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I didn't have time to identify the orchids, but I like these trailing varities.<br />
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When we got to the National Arboretum, the indoor exhibits had already closed, but there was still lots to see outside... I think we had an hour before the whole park closed, so there was still much we didn't see - it's 446 acres! I would love to go back again and do some more hiking, and of course, see the indoor exhibits, which include bonsai.<br />
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I didn't look up the name of this tree, but my dad always called them smoke trees. We had some in our yard when I was growing up, and I loved them.<br />
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These columns used to be part of the Capital. Apparently the revised dome was too heavy for them, so they had to be replaced. You can read about it <a href="http://dcgardens.com/national-arboretum/">here</a>.<br />
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I didn't think there were any azaleas that bloomed this late in the year, but I was wrong. And what a luscious color!<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the photos! Next will be the art museums. Expect a long post!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-68375297622027797272017-09-24T11:06:00.000-04:002017-09-24T19:44:50.301-04:00Washington, DC 2 (Too) - Monumental <br />
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This is my second post with the purpose of sharing the sights from my recent vacation to Washington, DC. There is so much to see there, and of course, I can't seem to keep myself from taking an excessive amount of photos. Some of you have expressed interest in seeing the photos, so I've grouped them by content, not date, and will be posting more here soon. I hope you enjoy!<br />
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District of Columbia War Memorial - for the over 26,000 Washingtonians who served in WWI</div>
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The Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin</div>
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Looking at the front of the Lincoln Memorial from beside the Reflecting Pool</div>
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Now looking the other direction, toward the Washington Monument</div>
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Todd, me, and Lindsey in front of the Jefferson Memorial</div>
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Wise and inspirational words...</div>
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https://tclf.org/landscapes/franklin-delano-roosevelt-memorial<br />
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http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/visitors-guide-fdr-memorial/#8<br />
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I thought the Mural was really interesting; I believe it's made of copper.<br />
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George Segal created powerful sculptures to represent the despair of the Great Depression, such as this one entitled "Breadline."<br />
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Eleanor Roosevelt is one of my personal heroes, and her quote, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do" has given me great inspiration in hard times. Among her many political and activist accomplishments, she was also the first United States delegate to the United Nations.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed my little tour of some of the monuments and memorials in Washington, DC. Next up - The Botanical Gardens and Arboretum!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-25955712717524594242017-09-14T09:04:00.000-04:002017-09-14T09:06:20.477-04:00Great Falls of the Potomac<br />
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On a recent trip to visit my son and daughter-in-law in Washington, DC, we went to the Great Falls of the Potomac. I never would have thought that, just a short distance upstream, the river would be so completely wild and natural. As you'll see, it obviously isn't navigable, so a series of canals was contructed to allow goods and people to travel the 184.5 miles along the Potomac from Georgetown to Cumberland, Maryland.<br />
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park</h3>
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One of the boats used on the canal.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park preserves remains of America's colorful canal era. For nearly a century, the C&O Canal was the lifeline for communities and businesses along the Potomac, as coal, lumber, grain, and other agricultural products gently floated down the canal to market.... </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The C & O Canal runs right along the Potomac River and the two couldn't be more contrasting....</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> The canal is flanked by wide sandy paths (called towpaths) for biking, walking, and jogging, and its water is still and green." </span><br />
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"The canal was completed on October 10, 1850 at a cost of about $14 million. It was 184.5 miles long, 6 feet deep and 60-80 feet wide. There were 74 lift locks built on the canal, 7 dams and 11 aqueducts....The canal was in operation from 1850 to 1924." </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Looking up the canal. The Potomac is to the left of the tow path.</span></div>
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Ladybird examines the grooves made by the ropes as mules pulled boats up the canal.</div>
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A beautiful canal-dweller.</div>
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Looking down at the Potomac from the tow path, I see this. Apparently, great birds think alike.</div>
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Unfortunately, the skies became more overcast as the day went on, but I think the photos still capture the overwhelming beauty of this place.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed the photos! If you're ever in the DC area, the Great Falls of the Potomac is a great place to see!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span>Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-27253883579853535032017-08-28T12:03:00.000-04:002017-08-28T12:08:00.596-04:00The Little ThingsAs I get older, I find more nad more that it's the little things that make me happy. I tend to pass some of these things by, because they're not big and showy; it's easy to miss them.<br />
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There are lots of little things at Shabo-Mekaw (to find out more about our country getaway, follow the links at the bottom of <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2014/06/back-to-shabo-mekaw.html">this page</a>) this time of year. For instance, these 'mini-landscapes' that we often walk right over as we hike through the forest. If you stop to pay attention, though, they're really quite beautiful - nature's tiny gardens of shining club moss, sensitive plant, sorrel, and ferns.<br />
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False foxglove<br />
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There are a plethora of mushrooms growing here, of seemingly endless types and colors. I've never seen this blue one before.<br />
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For whatever reason, this particular stand of joe-pye weed was covered with butterflies...<br />
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Naked-Flowered Tick-Trefoil (maybe) and Hairy Hawkweed. The flowers on both of these are smaller than the head of a thumbtack.<br />
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I didn't have time to look up all the mushrooms, but they come in every shape and color. The orange ones are actually much brighter orange than they appear in the photo.<br />
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The eastern rainforest - poplar, oak, mountain laurel, white pine, lots of ferns...<br />
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Waterlily pads and some kind of aquatic reed.<br />
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Queen Anne's Lace<br />
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Joe-pye weed and butterfly by the pond.<br />
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It's almost time to say good-bye to summer... sigh...<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-3114508910368767062017-08-18T13:59:00.000-04:002017-08-18T14:01:14.626-04:00Transformation 47<br />
I seem to have amassed quite a bunch of art works that I haven't yet put online. There are several reasons for this, including the lack of a good camera to take photos of art, too much other stuff going on, and frankly, I forgot about some of them. Also, I thought I should wait until I could put them on my new website, for whatever reason. Yeah, I know - blah, blah, blah - it doesn't really matter, does it?<br />
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The Transformations series has been ongoing for a long time. I you want to know how it all got started, go <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2009/08/transformation-36.html">here</a>.<br />
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monotype collage with mixed media, 7 x 7 inches</div>
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I can't believe I'm at number 49 now, and still going! I will post numbers 48 and 49 soon. I hope you enjoy, and I hope everyone is having a great summer (or winter)!<br />
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Since my website is still down, I probably should add that if you're interested in buying this piece, please contact me through the link on my sidebar, or message me on facebook. Thanks!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-1898257934135157542017-08-13T12:46:00.001-04:002017-08-13T13:46:50.948-04:00Commission Painting Finished!<br />
I don't typically do much commission work, but I am always open to it if I have the time and it's something I know how to do. And, when the clients are your daughter and son-in-law, how can you refuse, right? I actually really enjoyed doing this painting; it's different from what I usually do, and that was liberating in lot of ways. It was also really nice to take some time way from working on the website, which can get (very!) tedious at times.<br />
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I had already shared a couple of teasers on instagram, just some work-in-progress details. But now that my daughter and her hubby have seen it, and given it the final stamp of approval, I can share it with all of you!<br />
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I had lots of fun making this piece. It's been a long time since I've worked this large, or used quite this much paint! I did most of it out on my front porch, since it's shaded during the early part of the day. I was using the inks and watered down paint in a watercolor-type technique, pouring on puddles of paint and then letting the excess run off the end of the porch. This would not have been practical on the hardwood floors in the studio. Later on, I did some of the foamy parts inside, coving the floor with old throw rugs. Really made me want to go to the ocean, though!</div>
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-74696479917987876222017-07-13T14:24:00.000-04:002017-07-13T14:24:05.254-04:00Porkbelly Press 07.11.17<br />
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Porkbelly Press has just published a new chapbook, <i>MEXICAMERICANA, (poetry) by Eloisa Amezcua</i>, and I'm super excited to say my work is on the cover! The incomparable and very industrious <a href="https://damnredshoes.wordpress.com/about/">Nicci Mechler</a> runs Porkbelly Press, a small independent chapbook press in Cincinnati, Ohio. Besides her jobs as editor, designer, and artist for the chapbook, she does about a thousand other things, all while continously producing a steady stream of gorgeous etchings and other artworks. Her blog bio starts off like this:<br />
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I was very honored when she asked if she could use my work on the cover, and it really does look wonderful. I have no idea how she manages to get all this stuff done. <a href="https://porkbellypress.com/catalog/chapbooks/2017-2/amezcua/">Here</a>, you can read an excerpt from <a href="http://www.eloisaamezcua.com/">Eloisa Amezcua'</a>s beautiful poetry; you can buy a copy of this handbound chapbook, MEXICAMERICANA, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/512487468/mexicamericana-by-eloisa-amezcua-poetry">here</a>.<br />
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Bee balm, also known as monarda and bergamot, is what gives Earl Grey tea its distinctive flavor.</div>
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Hostas, coleus, and ferns in my shade garden.</div>
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One of the orange turk's cap lilies is dying, but has produced these humongous seeds, unlike the lily's usual seeds. Anyone know why?</div>
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I hope you enjoyed my little garden stroll. Have a great week, everyone!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-27789857308137107352017-06-27T18:41:00.000-04:002017-06-27T18:58:45.067-04:00When I Was a Bird<br />
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<b><i>When I Was a Bird</i></b></div>
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collage on multi-media board, 8 x 14 inches</div>
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This one looks pretty much the same as the last time you saw it; I just added some stitching, the birds, and tweaked a few other things. Trying not to overwork it, as I sometimes tend to do.<br />
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You may have noticed that people with wings, angel-like figures, and girls with one wing appear frequently in my work. I tried to get to the bottom of this obsession in a past blog post titled, "Where Wings Come From", which you can read <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2013/09/where-wings-come-from.html">here</a> if you're interested. Someone once said that all of the figures an artist paints are reflections of him/herself, and in some way, I believe this is true.<br />
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detail of first spread from my handmade book,<i><b> Book of Dreams</b></i></div>
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In trying to find quotes for this post, I came across a very interesting website called <a href="http://www.everypainterpaintshimself.com/theme/every_painter_paints_himself">Every Pianter Paints Himself: Art's Masterpieces Explained.</a> The home page text states:<br />
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<a href="http://www.everypainterpaintshimself.com/article/basquiats_boy_and_dog_in_a_johnnypump">Here's</a> an example from the site where they discuss some of Basquiat's paintings in relation to his life. I plan to go back and read what they say about other artists and their work. Just something to think about, you know?<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-83126912830562419622017-06-14T19:29:00.000-04:002017-06-16T08:25:40.975-04:00So Far...<br />
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Despite drowning in a sea of product tags, focus keywords, alt attributes, meta descriptions, and SEO titles, I have managed to make a little more progress on <b><i>When I was a Bird</i></b>, a collage I had started for an art challenge a few weeks back. I took photos of it with my phone, and they did not upload to my dropbox. I have no clue why, but it is surely aggravating. So I took photos with my Panasonic Lumix, and couldn't get them to upload to the computer! Just one more thing, you know?<br />
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But I have managed to grab little snippets of time here and there to work this collage, mainly to keep myself sane. Now, back to work, and maybe a bit of studio time! I'll keep you posted!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-55700421452290606012017-05-28T18:18:00.000-04:002017-05-28T18:18:19.264-04:00Art Challenge: Birds<br />
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When I found out the theme for this week's Art Challenge was "Birds", I couldn't resist, despite the fact that I'm busy trying to build a new website (<i><b>trying</b></i> is the operative word here), and I've got tons of yard work and gardening to do, not to mention the normal everyday stuff to keep up with. But it's BIRDS, you know? If you've followed my blog for very long, or looked at my website, it's pretty obvious that birds are a very important part of my symbolic vocabulary. In fact, I did two long posts about birds in art, which you can read <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2013/04/put-bird-on-it-part-1.html">here</a> and <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2013/05/put-bird-on-it-part-2.html">here</a>, if you're so inclined.<br />
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So I thought I'd maybe just take one of my old collages that didn't work out, since pretty much all of them have birds on them, re-work it here and there, and voila! - a new bird collage. Nope. Ideas started whirling around in my head and I found myself starting a whole new collage, which I knew I wouldn't be able to finish in time for the challenge.<br />
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Work in progress: <i><b>When I Was a Bird</b></i></div>
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But luckily, no one in this lovely group of artists cares much about deadlines or rules, so I'm posting what I've got so far. There's a lot more work ahead, but I think the basic bones of the composition are in place, and you can get an idea of where it's going. I will be sharing my progress here, so check back in a few day for an update!<br />
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Eric Adama of <a href="https://ericadamajournal.blogspot.com/">Cerulean</a> is our kind host, so head over to <a href="https://ericadamajournal.blogspot.com/2017/05/art-challenge-209-birds.html#.WStL1Ma1uUk">his blog</a> for the links to more bird art!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-35525759820910234162017-05-15T20:41:00.000-04:002017-05-16T07:44:34.862-04:00New Work: Temple<br />
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<b><i>Temple</i></b>,<i> 17.5 x 11 inches, mixed media</i></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ingredients: vintage book cover, monotype, vintage maps and engineering drawings, other vintage ephemera, metallic ink, found objects, brads, brass wire, acrylic paint, artist pens, feathers</span><br />
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So will I build my
altar in the fields,<br />
And the blue sky my fretted dome shall be,<br />
And the sweet fragrance that the wild flower yields<br />
Shall be the incense I will yield to thee.<br />
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<span style="color: #071cb9;"> </span>"Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak
to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not
preach learning and precepts, they preach undeterred by particulars, the
ancient law of life." <span style="color: blue;">- Hermann Hesse</span>
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Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-26326415634883408422017-05-01T19:14:00.000-04:002017-05-01T19:14:54.181-04:00Progressing... a Few Quick GlimpsesComing along slowly with the new piece I first showed you in <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2017/04/trials-and-tribulations-and-new-work-on.html">this</a> post. It's been quite a while since I completed something; as some of you may know, I've been busy studying business things. More about that later. (You can read a bit about it<a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2017/03/choices-choices.html"> here</a> and <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.com/2017/03/some-things-ive-learned.html">here</a>.)<br />
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Most of the basic components are glued down, and I have added some stitching; I think it will be finished in the next day or so. In the meantime, I just wanted to share a few more details before you see the whole piece. (Is that an oxymoron?) Anyway, without further blah-blah-blah:<br />
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I kind of enjoy using the hammer and awl to make holes for the stitching. My dogs, however, do not enjoy the noise - I suppose it sounds like thunder or fireworks to them - and when I start, they quickly find another place to hang out.<br />
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My son-in-law gave me these old engineering drawings, which I have since found out are done on silked vellum. We knew they were vellum, but when I tore a piece of it to use in a collage, I saw tiny threads, and realized it was woven. Later I heard, just by chance, that in the past very very thin sheets of silk would be somehow laminated onto vellum to make it more durable. It's a strange material to work with, as it doesn't behave like either paper or fabric, and seems to stretch when wet (or has glue on it), and is very hard to glue down flat.<br />
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Here, tree roots have been stitched with embroidery floss - a mix of two different blues. Hopefully, it will all come together soon, and I will share it with you here!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-39744419919613709092017-04-15T14:27:00.000-04:002017-04-15T19:22:52.681-04:00Untitled Post With Nothing in It<br />
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Until just a minute ago, that's what this was. For a very long time, started sometime in what seems like the distant past, this post had languished in a dormant state called, "I'm doing too many other things, but I'm planning to do a post at some point, preferably sooner than later." But my brain was so otherwisedly (at least I found time to invent a new adverb - I think) occupied that I had gotten no further than this, and I was stuck there, with no idea at all as to what it should be about. Sometimes if I just begin to begin, inspiration may strike me out of the blue - or maybe not.<br />
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I have had this little collage sitting on my press next to the computer desk, but I hadn't scanned it, or thought of a title. So I've decided to call it "Otherwisedly Occupied", which seems to be the best I can do right now, and also allows me to use my newly-invented word. <br />
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mixed media collage, 6 x 4 inches </div>
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ingredients: vintage book pages and other vintage ephemera, decorative paper, watercolor pencil</div>
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I hope you enjoy! Have a great weekend, everyone! xoxo<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-20728581489653115692017-04-01T19:16:00.001-04:002017-04-01T19:16:20.055-04:00Trials and Tribulations, and New Work on the Way<br />
I have several pieces that have been laying around my studio that haven't been shared due to the fact that I didn't have a decent, fully functional camera. After much research and thought, I finally bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000. It was more than I really wanted to spend, but I needed something that would take excellent artwork photos, and a DSLR costs that much just for the body; then, in addition, you have to buy various expensive lenses for different purposes. Another point against a DSLR is that I realized that I didn't want to be bothered with lugging around a bunch of lenses, which I would have to be changing all the time, so a high-end fixed-lens camera seemed like the perfect choice.<br />
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So now, if the weather cooperates, I will be able to photograph those pieces, along with everything that needs to be re-photographed because I originally used my cell phone, and the photos are seriously lacking in quality. Especially since I'm going to be building a new website, I want the image quality to be as high as it can. I don't really want to upload my current photos, and then have to go back and replace them.<br />
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But now I have a new problem; setting up the new camera is somewhat (read: a lot) daunting. I'm afraid it's going to take a while. It has so many features, I'm not even sure what some of them mean! So in the meantime, I'll have to keep using my phone, unless they are flat and can fit on my scanner. Sheesh! <br />
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Anyway, I'm finally taking time from my technical studies to make some art! Here are a few sneak peaks of what's happening in the studio. Taken, of course, with my cellphone.<br />
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Materials used: vintage book cover, vintage maps, antique engineering drawing, monotype, book pages. This one has a ways to go, but so far I'm satisfied with it.<br />
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I hope you are all having a great weekend, and making some art! Namaste, my friends.<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-83338425532286101032017-03-18T19:59:00.000-04:002017-03-19T10:46:10.383-04:00Art Challenge: Ritual/ Routine<br />
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When lovely Nadine of <a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.com/">tinywoolf</a> declared the theme for this art challenge "ritual/ routine", I knew I wanted to participate. It's such an interesting subject, I thought it would be easy to come up with something good. While I find the concept of ritual to be quite fascinating, I found that when I actually sat down to think about what I would do, I had difficulty narrowing it down to a workable size. I mean, it's a BIG concept; it covers a lot of ground. So I thought looking up the definition might help, give me some clues or spark an idea.<br />
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Here is Merriam Webster's definition:<br />
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<span class="intro-colon">:</span> the established form for a ceremony; <i>specifically</i> <span class="intro-colon">:</span> the order of words prescribed for a religious ceremony</div>
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<i class="sense">2</i><i class="sub sense alp">a</i> <span class="intro-colon">:</span> ritual observance; <i>specifically</i> <span class="intro-colon">:</span> a system of rites</div>
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<i class="sub sense alp">b</i> <span class="intro-colon">:</span> a ceremonial act or action</div>
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<i class="sub sense alp">c</i> <span class="intro-colon">:</span> an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner </div>
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Humans are creatures of habit, as are all creatures, it seems. My dogs will wake me up at the same time every morning, and expect to be fed at 5:00. We naturally fall into forming patterns, of doing things at the same time in the same way over and over again. I would suggest that this saves some part of our brain to think about working out more complex problems, because we don't have to re-think when we're going to brush our teeth every day. Or maybe not.<br />
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Rituals are also important to the formation and continuance of societies; we agree to elect our leaders the same way at repeated intervals, we decide on the guilt or innocence of people who break our laws by using a set, prescribed, series of rituals. If we didn't have rituals in place for these things, no society could survive, but would quickly descend into chaos.<br />
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Weighing of the Heart Ceremony, Book of the Dead, 1285 bCE</div>
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Based on the definition above, the word "ritual" covers everything from the sacred burial rites of the ancient Egyptians to the "March Madness" college basketball tournament to brushing our teeth at the same time each day. (Just to amuse myself, I thought about making a shrine with a toothbrush inside of it; I know - weird sense of humor!) So I'm probably thinking about this way too much, but my ideas for this piece just kept bigger and bigger, and I realized there was no way I could do it justice in the short time I had left. In fact, it's really still in the planning stages; I'll share it here as I work on it.<br />
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So I decided to use a piece I had already been working on, which does relate to the concept of ritual in an obvious way. Tara is the Tibetan Buddhist Goddess of Compassion, and rituals to honor her have been performed since the 6th century and possibly longer. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_(Buddhism)">Wikipedia,</a> "Tārā became a very popular Vayrayana deity with the rise of Tantra in 8th-century Pala and, with the movement of Indian Buddhism into Tibet through Padmasambhava, the worship and practices of Tārā became incorporated into Tibetan Buddhism as well.<sup> </sup>She eventually came to be considered the "Mother of all Buddhas," which
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The image of Tara I used for this piece is based on a centuries-old painting somewhere; I have unfortunately lost track of the source. By the way, she is not always green; different aspects of Tara are different colors. Green Tara is one of the most popular.<br />
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Be sure to visit Nadine at <a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.com/2017/03/ac-rituals-and-routines.html">tinywoolf</a> to find out what the other participants came up with for the challenge. Happy weekend, everyone!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-50877095557810059852017-03-12T12:12:00.000-04:002017-03-12T12:12:02.294-04:00Still Undecided...<br />
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Okay, I've narrowed down the first lot, chosen my favorites, and added a few more. I'm sure you're beginning to realize that I'm not good at making decisions... Please feel free to comment or not; you're probably getting as tired of this as I am!<br />
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After all this trouble, I still like the one I'm using now. I think it's strong graphically, but don't know if it really says, "Spiritual Art Inspired by Nature", which will be the tag line for my sites.<br />
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This is also a favorite, but I had forgotten to leave room for the corners to be cut off, as they will be on Pinterest, so I rearranged the type. I also changed the type face, but may need to go with a sans-serif font for the sake of readability.<br />
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This is from one of my favorite pieces, but I'm not sure if it's too visually confusing. I also am afraid the font may be hard to read when re-sized to fit the various sites' profiles.<br />
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This one is the same as the one above it, but with a different font. So I have made progress, in that there are three basic designs, which could be tweaked in one way or another.<br />
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Again, thanks for the help, dear friends! I hope you're enjoying your weekend!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-66344650041168113782017-03-09T19:29:00.000-05:002017-03-09T19:29:56.106-05:00Choices, Choices<br />
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Some of you may be aware that I'm trying to re-boot my (almost nonexistent) art business, and have been researching the best ways of doing so (see my last post for some of the things I've learned). So right now I'm working on branding. I'm not going to try to define branding, as it's a bit of an abstract concept, and not that easy to describe in a few sentences. There are lots of articles that can help you with that; just google "branding for visual artists", and you will find tons of helpful information. I think "<a href="http://emptyeasel.com/2009/03/02/branding-101-for-artists-how-to-create-a-strong-brand-for-yourself-and-your-art/">Branding 101 for Artists: How to Create a Strong Brand for Yourself and Your Art</a>" by Gregory Peters on <a href="http://emptyeasel.com/">emptyeasel.com</a> is one of the best articles I've read on the subject.<br />
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Anyway, I digress. Part of creating your brand is using the same "logo" or image on all of your art sites. Right now, the image I have on my facebook business page, my pinterest profile, my twitter profile, and my blog looks like this:<br />
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I like the image; I think it stands out and works well compositionally (not a real word, apparently). The problem is, it comes from one of my collages, and I don't think it really represents my work as a whole. Looking at this, people would probably get the idea that all I do is collage. Also, a lot of my work, even the collages, reflect a strong sense of the sacredness ( is that a word?) of nature, which this image really does not.<br />
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So I've been working on creating some new ones, and I was hoping I could get the benefit of opinions other than my own. I would appreciate any kind of feedback: which you like best, how any or all could be improved, comments about composition, color, subject, anything. I hope you'll feel free to let me know what you really think; believe me, you're not going to hurt my feelings if the criticism is constructive. So here they are, in no particular order:<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-77085685876846507332017-03-02T11:55:00.000-05:002017-03-03T13:10:33.939-05:00Some Things I've Learned<br />
First of all, I have to apologize for not getting around to reading everyone's blogs, and for not posting anything on my own blog for such a long time. As some of you may know, I've been spending most of my time researching the best ways to sell art online. I have also, after debating for some time, decided to build a new website. There is so much to learn; it can actually be quite overwhelming for someone like me, who didn't grow up in the tech age. But I was determined to do my best to figure it out, so I kept plodding forward. <br />
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One thing I discovered is that I wasn't labeling my images correctly for SEO. SEO, which most of you probably already know, is search engine optimization, which basically means making it easier for search engines to find your content and be able to understand what it is. I was surprised to learn that google can't really read images, so this is pretty important. Of course, since I have around a bazillion or so images, re-labeling them took a long time. And that's just one little part of this art business thing. By the way, the best article I've found about SEO for artists is by Tom Dupuis at <a href="http://www.onlinemediamasters.com/seo-for-artists/">Online Media Masters</a>.<br />
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I won't go into everything I've learned, because there are lots of people who understand it better than I do, and have written great books and articles, and have made really helpful podcasts and YouTube tutorials that explain things very well. My biggest obstacle is that I wanted to make a new website that combines ecommerce, a blog, and print-on-demand. I had questions like, "Which is the best platform for artist websites?"; "How much technical expertise do you need to be able to use the various platforms?"; "How do I move my domain from my old site?"; "Which ones can have a print-on-demand page embedded in them?"; "How can I use social media to drive traffic?"; "How much does all this stuff cost?", just to name a few. Yikes, right!? And with all this business stuff, will I have time to make art? <br />
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I knew I needed to do extensive research, and that there would be a big learning curve. So, here's what I did. First, I was lucky enough to find <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Sell-Your-Art-Online/dp/006241495X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr="><i>How to Sell Art Online</i></a> by Cory Huff of <a href="http://theabundantartist.com/">The Abundant Artist.</a> This is the best online art business book I have read; it's clear, concise, and lays out all the basics. He also has podcasts, a blog, classes and videos on just about everything pertaining to art and online business. And no, I don't get anything for saying this (I wish!), I'm just telling you what I think. In fact, I'm about as far from an expert as you can get, which is why I decided to share what information I'm finding helpful with others who, like me, might need a little steering in the right direction.<br />
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Then, I started taking all the <i>free </i>webinars and tutorials offered by most of the well-known art business coaches, of which there many: Ann Rea of <a href="http://artistswhothrive.com/"><i>Artists Who Thrive</i></a>, sample webinar <a href="https://app.webinarjam.net/replay/21044/4bbd057fdf/34/bg46965613Sr">here</a>); <i><a href="https://www.art2life.com/2017/02/23/to-sign-or-not-to-sign/">ART2LIFE</a></i> with Nicholas Wilton; Alyson Stanfield of<a href="https://www.artbizblog.com/categories"><i> ArtBizCoach</i></a>; <i><a href="http://makeartthatsells.com/">Make Art That Sells</a> </i>with Lilla Rogers; Robert Brandl's <a href="https://www.websitetooltester.com/en/how-to-start-an-online-store/?utm_source=WebsiteToolTester+Newsletter+English&utm_campaign=619c9616b6-WTT_EN_ecommerce&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fde841431d-619c9616b6-475879565&mc_cid=619c9616b6&mc_eid=bf8f73a4b8#why">WebsiteToolTester </a>, which is great for comparing website platforms, types of ecommerce, etc., with lots of good YouTube videos; <a href="http://garybolyer.com/">Gary Bolyer</a>; Brainard Carey's <a href="http://yourartmentor.com/">yourartmentor.com</a>, which offers free podcasts and webinars; Jason Horejs's <a href="http://yourartmentor.com/podcast-series/">Red Dot Blog </a>with links to his extensive offerings of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUa76jegT6cWJAa5JeYmWtfu_4a5lEtjY">Art 2 Market YouTube videos</a>, often in conjunction with art print and market expert <a href="http://barneydavey.com/">Barney Davey</a>. There is lots more free help out there, as I'm sure you'll find once you start looking around. Most of them offer free information as a teaser for getting you to take their entire online course, but if you take the free introductory ones and then go and watch their other videos on YouTube, you can find a lot of helpful information. Also, many of them offer free pdf instructions or worksheets that go with the webinars. You can print these out or download them onto your computer.<br />
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Learning how to target your audience is another important thing to learn, and one that I have particular trouble with. Click the image above to read the article.<br />
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I realize that this post is getting rather long, and one of the things I've learned through my research is that people don't want to read online. So if you need to know anything more specific and I can point you in the right direction, feel free to comment here or message me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharmon.jennings">facebook.</a> Oh, I should also say that I've pinned quite a few helpful articles to my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/sharmondavidson/online-biz-how-to/">Online Biz How-to board</a> on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/sharmondavidson/">Pinterest</a>, so you might want to check that out.<br />
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Addendum: I just found an awesome site that gives you excellent detailed reviews of website builders, how to use them, and tons of really relevant and clear information about anything and everything to do with websites. It's called <a href="http://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/quiz/type-of-website/">Website Builder Expert</a>, and it even has a <a href="http://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/quiz/type-of-website/">quiz</a> to help you figure out which website builder is best for you. I highly recommend it!<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-8950781306425268032017-02-13T18:21:00.000-05:002017-02-14T08:26:57.341-05:00What the Flowers Know<br />
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When I made this piece, I was really thinking about this subject in the poetic sense: personification, metaphor, just to name a couple of literary devices that might apply. But I recently read a very thought-provoking and seemingly incredible article in the the New Yorker called <i><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plant">The Intelligent Plant</a> </i>by Michael Pollan<i>. </i><br />
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because we automatically assume you need a brain to process
information.' " (<a href="https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-01-09/new-research-plant-intelligence-may-forever-change-how-you-think-about-plants">PRI Science Friday</a>)<br />
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Amazingly, he goes on to explain detailed experiments that show apparent presence of memory by plants, as well as responses to stimuli, such as hearing, and even the ability to learn. To me, this is poetic in itself, because it makes us aware that all living things are more alike than we ever thought possible. How could we not be connected, when we are made of the same stuff? Life started as a single cell, and grew and differentiated from that cell, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised at the commonalities among different forms of life. You can listen to the podcast of Science Friday or read the article by following the links above.<br />
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<br />Sharmon Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162234011271401496.post-18771157375119025262017-02-07T11:34:00.000-05:002017-02-07T11:34:09.129-05:00You Never Know<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">ingredients: vintage ephemera, pencil, image transfers, magazine cut-out on multi-media board</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It seems I've been saying this a lot lately. The world continues to grow more puzzling by the day; the future seems more uncertain than it has in a very long time. Things you thought could never happen, well - they have, and they are. Still, the world is full of good people; the amazingly selfless things they do often take me by surprise. Perhaps they are angels in disguise. You never know.</span><br />
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<i>One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.</i><br />
<i> He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.”</i><br />
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is Evil – It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,
superiority, and ego.</i><br />
<i>“The other is good – It is joy,
peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy,
generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”</i><br />
<i>The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”</i><br />
<i>The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”</i><br />
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