The View from My Studio Door

While pondering reading "The View from the Studio Door", I decided to check out the view from my studio door. Does it give me inspiration? Yes. I am lucky enough to have a room with a view and a balcony to boot. This was my view one winter day. It almost never snows where I live. So I cherish this view, especially on warm sunny days. I am now able to stop and "smell the roses" whenever I need a break. I do have a small rose garden, but it needs a bit of pruning. Should I read or prune? I committed to the book, so I shall read.

What is art? Oh gosh, who knows. Some believe you have to make art in order for it to be "art". Does a spider make art when he spins a web? Webs have great design elements and excellent contrast. They even serve a function. Oops! Should art serve a function? Look at a Frank Lloyd Wright home or a beautifully designed chair. The function I want is to have a piece of art "move" me. I want to look at a beaded kitchen and swoon at the spectacle, but then, I want to know who, what, when, where, how and why. I want to know why the art world is agog at a four-year-old's paintings. Then I ponder my biggest question. I want to know what is my art. I just know that I have to make it and it makes me feel good to make it. That is just enough for me for now.

My View

While pondering reading "The View from the Studio Door", I decided to check out the view from my studio door. Does it give me inspiration? Yes. I am lucky enough to have a room with a view and a balcony to boot. I am able to stop and "smell the roses" whenever I need a break. I do have a small rose garden, but it needs a bit of pruning. Should I read or prune? I committed to the book, so I shall read. What is art? Oh gosh, who knows. Some believe you have to make art in order for it to be "art". Does a spider make art when he spins a web? These webs have great design elements and excellent contrast. They even serve a function. Oops!

Find your way

Melanie Testa has created a group to read and decipher Ted Orland's "The View From the Studio Door." We'll blog on Tuesdays. Join us!

Once a Month

It seems I'm not using my blog as much as I thought. It's still the time thing. So I joined a blog ring about a book (Ted Orland's "View From the Studio Door") so I will post on Tuesdays. I can't seem to get their button on my site!!

This is a detail from a small piece I did called Rainbow Tears as a result of the latest hurricane season. It shows how it affected me that so many people of color were affected, and even though I am not a person of color, my tears are mixed with theirs because of the lack of response by the American authorities. Shame on them I have already done a "Missing New Orleans" Mardi Gras quilt that I posted last year.






What's new in Santa Rosa is the Woodstock happening around town. I had applied to be a Woodstock artist, but becuase of my surgeries and complications, it didn't happen. They are now being placed all around town. Here are some unedited pictures of them before they got out to the public. Karen did 2 again this year. Love the Elvis!

I'm participating in the First Friday Santa Rosa artwalk on June 2 indoors and outdoors at Portofino's restaurant in Santa Rosa . Rain, Rain, go away! Stop by to see and shop.

I'm working on my Etsy site, but having problems resizing my pictures to fit on the site. Any hints?