www.velvet-rooms.com
January 30, 2006
1.30.2006
1.27.2006
~My website finished!!~
It is finished! It is done!
I will be adding new art, every couple weeks, I even have some small art cards, available to buy...but I will be working on putting more to sell in the website.
Here is a link to check out my newly finished website!
www.velvet-and-rust.com
1.26.2006
~The Painter's Keys, A Time For Pride
Here is another letter from "The Painter's Keys" I wanted to share with you....
Time for pride
Dear Izabella,
"Pride," said Alexander Pope, "is the never-failing vice of fools." This certainly applies when we kid ourselves that something we've done poorly is somehow worthy. Fact is, pride's always suspect, even dangerous. Religions warn against it. Along with envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth, pride is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
But I'm calling it "true pride" here, and I think it's good stuff. A sense of pride is one of the finer arts that we need to learn. We need shots of pride when we enter our work place, when we handle our tools, as we proceed in our processes, and when our projects are drawing to a close. Here are a few ideas for the care and maintenance of pride:
Develop professional, workmanlike habits.
Build joy into your working hours.
Take care, be patient, raise standards.
Organize for efficiency and creative flow.
Know that unrest is part of the program.
Gain power from learning and knowledge.
Demand artistic truth and integrity.
Be in love with your own intuition.
In humility, find your divinity within.
Sign with eternity in mind.
Every creator, to a varying degree, has what I call an "intrinsic passion." It's an exhilarating state that can easily be deflected by obligation, expectation, guilt and other factors. Unless one's passion is somewhat followed, no number of mechanical motivators will work very well--and scant satisfaction will occur. But satisfaction is not the same as pride. It's actually dissatisfaction that leads to higher accomplishments and true pride. Here, I'm talking about the well-being of the living, breathing artist.
Feeling he lacked integrity is what propelled Mark Rothko into his last miserable years of depression, drink and suicide. Appalled by the high prices his work was achieving and by the seeming simplicity and repetition of his dealer-motivated style, he angrily fussed over minor measurements and innocent slights--masking his lack of pride and diminishing self-esteem. The same could be said of Vincent, who put all of his prideful optimism into anticipation and had the additional burden of perceived personal failure.
Best regards, Robert
PS: "No artist is pleased. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others." (Martha Graham)
Esoterica: If you ever doubted the grace of pride, you should see a movie called "Born into Brothels." It's a tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art--a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red-light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photographer, gives each of the children a camera and teaches them to look at the world with new eyes. The children get to enlarge, frame, compare, sign and exhibit their photos. The show travels to other lands and the kids go with it, filled with pride.
www.painterskeys.com
Time for pride
Dear Izabella,
"Pride," said Alexander Pope, "is the never-failing vice of fools." This certainly applies when we kid ourselves that something we've done poorly is somehow worthy. Fact is, pride's always suspect, even dangerous. Religions warn against it. Along with envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth, pride is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
But I'm calling it "true pride" here, and I think it's good stuff. A sense of pride is one of the finer arts that we need to learn. We need shots of pride when we enter our work place, when we handle our tools, as we proceed in our processes, and when our projects are drawing to a close. Here are a few ideas for the care and maintenance of pride:
Develop professional, workmanlike habits.
Build joy into your working hours.
Take care, be patient, raise standards.
Organize for efficiency and creative flow.
Know that unrest is part of the program.
Gain power from learning and knowledge.
Demand artistic truth and integrity.
Be in love with your own intuition.
In humility, find your divinity within.
Sign with eternity in mind.
Every creator, to a varying degree, has what I call an "intrinsic passion." It's an exhilarating state that can easily be deflected by obligation, expectation, guilt and other factors. Unless one's passion is somewhat followed, no number of mechanical motivators will work very well--and scant satisfaction will occur. But satisfaction is not the same as pride. It's actually dissatisfaction that leads to higher accomplishments and true pride. Here, I'm talking about the well-being of the living, breathing artist.
Feeling he lacked integrity is what propelled Mark Rothko into his last miserable years of depression, drink and suicide. Appalled by the high prices his work was achieving and by the seeming simplicity and repetition of his dealer-motivated style, he angrily fussed over minor measurements and innocent slights--masking his lack of pride and diminishing self-esteem. The same could be said of Vincent, who put all of his prideful optimism into anticipation and had the additional burden of perceived personal failure.
Best regards, Robert
PS: "No artist is pleased. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others." (Martha Graham)
Esoterica: If you ever doubted the grace of pride, you should see a movie called "Born into Brothels." It's a tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art--a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red-light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photographer, gives each of the children a camera and teaches them to look at the world with new eyes. The children get to enlarge, frame, compare, sign and exhibit their photos. The show travels to other lands and the kids go with it, filled with pride.
www.painterskeys.com
1.24.2006
A quote by Michael de Meng~
I read this statement today in his yahoo group, and I really wanted to share it.....
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:15:07 -0000 From: "Michael deMeng"
Subject: secret? what secrets?
I believe that Art should move forward without restriction and without secrets. If someone is so determined to make Art like mine, then let them, eventually though, they will let their style slip in...it's inevitable (assuming what they are trying to do is explore is true to their heart). I never understand it when people are afraid of others stealing ideas...this is how art grows, by theft - by theft and reinterpretation. Nothing in a museum wasn't the product of artistic theft, but the artists expanded those concepts.
See Michael's work~
www.michaeldemeng.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:15:07 -0000 From: "Michael deMeng"
Subject: secret? what secrets?
I believe that Art should move forward without restriction and without secrets. If someone is so determined to make Art like mine, then let them, eventually though, they will let their style slip in...it's inevitable (assuming what they are trying to do is explore is true to their heart). I never understand it when people are afraid of others stealing ideas...this is how art grows, by theft - by theft and reinterpretation. Nothing in a museum wasn't the product of artistic theft, but the artists expanded those concepts.
See Michael's work~
www.michaeldemeng.com
1.23.2006
1.22.2006
1.20.2006
Theo Ellsworth~
I wanted to share a secret...Theo Ellsworths' zines. They are sweet lil' treasures, original, inspiring, brilliant & enchanting!
I received my package of zines the other day (8 of them!) & I can't stop picking them up & looking at them over again & again, always finding something new. Be prepared to stretch your imagination & giggle alot! Rated G (for giggle:)
He is a wonderfully creative artist & is on his way to great adventures! So before he is HUGELY famous...buying them soon, would be a grand idea, because they are at a great price right now! You can email him for packages & pricing....
Theo Ellsworth
Box 7543
Missoula, MT. 59807
theoellsworth@hotmail.com email~
www.artcapacity.com website under construction~
~"The King of Hearts"~
1.17.2006
I won the ZNE contest!!! "Winter White"
I can't believe I won the winter white ZNE contest!!! There was some really great pieces entered!
See ZNE artists' work, tons of inspiring artists' pieces for sale
www.zneart.com
1.15.2006
A crown for me~
Inspired by the movie Chronicles of Narnia~ up for auction Sunday evening~
"There is laid up for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge will give me on that day"
www.velvet-rooms.com
January 15, 2006
Angel wings~
Auction ending on this large altered art card Sunday night.
http://www.velvet-rooms.com
January 15, 2006
Artists' collaboration on Ebay for Bernie Berlin's animal rescue "A Place To Bark"
I wanted to share this ebay auction from Rita~ebay id discodog. A great auction, going for an awesome cause! This is cut & pasted from Rita's auction....
Gorgeous handmade/bound 4x4 chunky / chubby / fat book entitled "Don't Bug Me". Hosted by Tracie Lampe, this collaborative project features 34 artists using various collage, mixed media and drawing techniques to interpret the "buggy theme". This fun and funky book is creatively bound (pages may be right side up, sideways, etc) and is embellished with fibers, beads, transparencies, and of course, plastic insects!! This is truly an interactive and festive book.
Randomly selected images from the book are posted below and feature the following artists: Bailey Hill, Barbe Saint John, Bernie Berlin, Debbie Metti, Evaly Jerome, Fast Eyes, Genevieve Stephens, Laurie Giberson, and Mim Smith Faro. The pages NOT pictured are just as wonderful. You won't be disappointed in this book!
Dedicated to: Bernie Berlin and her dog rescue, A Place to Bark.
http://tinyurl.com/8u4jm
January 15, 2006
1.14.2006
So weak!
I have came to the conclusion, I AM WEAK!!! when it comes to coffee! I couldn't stand it for one more minute...I crumbled under the pressure & made a pot of decaf coffee with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
I must admit....My name is Izabella & I am addicted to coffee ;)
I must admit....My name is Izabella & I am addicted to coffee ;)
1.12.2006
1.10.2006
3 days of he@#
It's been 3 days of pure he#&....I tell you!! I have been having this awful heartburn, that goes into my back & into my ears....(getting older, is just not fun) So I figured, all the holiday coffee, chocolate, cookies, bad fattening food has taken it's toll on my lil' ol' self~ I decided I better knock off the coffee & start eating better....well, besides the splitting horendous headache I have had for 3 days, I can finally say today I finally feel a lil' better..Thank God!!!
The first day of quitting coffee (I drink decaf!) I went to the grocery store...how many people did I see in the store drinking Starbucks coffee, in their sweet lil' cups.... 5 people! I never see people drinking coffee at the grocery store! Then they decided to open a expresso machine in the deli area! So the smell was wafting throughout the whole store....it was pure TORTURE I tell you! Just to top it off, on the way home, driving next to 3 different people in their cars, sipping, yes, you guessed it... STARBUCKS! It's all a conspiracy! :)
So it is now day 3...and I feel as my head is clear & feeling a bit more energetic....I can't believe symptoms like this can occur from decaf coffee. Every morning is very difficult to not grind those lovely beans, and taste that yummy coffee with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! I have substituted it for heating up apple cider....not quite the same! I will survive this~
The first day of quitting coffee (I drink decaf!) I went to the grocery store...how many people did I see in the store drinking Starbucks coffee, in their sweet lil' cups.... 5 people! I never see people drinking coffee at the grocery store! Then they decided to open a expresso machine in the deli area! So the smell was wafting throughout the whole store....it was pure TORTURE I tell you! Just to top it off, on the way home, driving next to 3 different people in their cars, sipping, yes, you guessed it... STARBUCKS! It's all a conspiracy! :)
So it is now day 3...and I feel as my head is clear & feeling a bit more energetic....I can't believe symptoms like this can occur from decaf coffee. Every morning is very difficult to not grind those lovely beans, and taste that yummy coffee with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! I have substituted it for heating up apple cider....not quite the same! I will survive this~
1.09.2006
Be Not Afraid ~Art Card
Up for auction on ebay"Be Not Afraid" Vintage image, acrylic paints, walnut ink, stamps, watercolors, diamond glaze. (The scan shows a glare, but is not visible in person)
www.velvet-rooms.com
January 9, 2006
1.08.2006
New art! ZNE Theme Week~ Winter White
Finally! I created some new art for ZNE Theme week, on ebay...it will be on Sunday night around 8pm.
This challenge, as you can see, is not my usual colors, so it was fun to create.(although the scan doesn't do it justice) Tissue paper, diamond dust, vintage glass crystals, rhinestones, pearls & feathers.....so girly~
The store is reopened tonight! www.velvet-rooms.com
January 8, 2006
1.07.2006
Look what I got for Christmas!!!!
I never told anyone I wanted this for Christmas..but there it was! Santa must have told~
Be sure to check out the video link...that will be lil' ol me, in a month or so! I am so thrilled!!!
This is the best Christmas present ever! Thanks my darling!
Be sure to scroll down on the page & watch the video!http://www.andrettiracing.com/marketingvideo.shtm
1.06.2006
1.03.2006
Phirebrush submission~issue #35
Here is a link to my Phirebrush submissions...
http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?id=22&cat=digital_art
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