True Adventures of an Art Addict: September 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Stacks

I have photographed my stacks for Seth Apter's Stacks Project, and here they are. These are my stacks of vintage books, which seem to be growing.ever taller. I'm kind of obsessed with collecting them. Some of them will be used for mixed media and altered book projects, and others I just love to marvel at.

Who doesn't have stacks of stuff sitting around? If you're an artist, you're bound to have at least one- it must be some kind of rule, or law. Or is it that we're all messy, or hoarders? Anyway, we might as well admit it. Seth's gone so far as to embrace it, and put links to all the hoarders'- uh, I mean- artists' photos on his blog, the Altered Page. Check them out here.

And don't forget to sign up for my give away! All you have to do is leave a comment on the previous post.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Hello, I Love You- and a Give Away

Hello all! You may or may not have noticed my absence lately, but I wanted to explain.... There are several things keeping me away from blogland, but the biggest culprit is the increased workload at my job; the beginning of the school year has been overwhelming, taking up most of my "art-making" time. Also, I've had computer problems, not least of which is the apparent comatose state of my printer, which means I cannot print out images for transfers, nor can I scan anything, which is how I usually get images of my smaller pieces, which is all I have time to make right now. (whew! did you follow that?) On top of all that, my mouse was working only intermittently, and not without much coaxing and cursing. The mouse seems to be all better now, but the printer, alas, must undergo more tests and possibly a hospital stay, if I can find someone to fix it. OK, blah. blah, blah, whine, whine, whine- enough about that.

Now for the good news: I've wanted to do a give-away for a while now, so this seemed like an opportune time. I so appreciate the wonderful people of this online community; your support and encouraging messages have meant so much to me, and always lift my spirits. Whenever I ask for your opinions or advice, you invariably come through with insightful and practical ideas. As my 8th-graders would say: you guys are BEAST! As a thank-you, I'll be giving away one of my small collages, But Still (shown below),

But Still

as well as a package of decorative papers and vintage book pages (examples shown below).

So, this is how it will work: Leave a comment on this post, and your name will be included in the drawing. You don't have to be a follower, just a commenter. If you "like" my facebook business page, your name will be put in twice. Then, on Spetember 30, I'll toss all the names on the floor, and one of my goofy dogs (whichever one is handy) will "sniff out" the winner.