filthedesign

I used to have a livejournal (still do, just don't update it anymore) and it was much more of a journal, where as this is a blog and in my head that distinction is personal vs. business which is perhaps why I don't really have a voice from which I write this blog. I posted daily design back in the winter...when I had time for such things. I post photos as I move about my world and occasionally I string some words together...about something or another. I'm an artist. A visual artist. I primarily make fine art prints—linoleum blocks, intimately sized. My most recent series was the alphabet. I have donated an installation of the piece to KCAI for the art and design auction. I think this is a perfect venue to display the work. It belongs in a gallery and not behind a table at an arts & crafts fair. I'm not sure I'm done with the series, but I'm not sure where it goes from here either. I've seen some amazing work lately at the Lawrence Art Center and other ...

Topics ranging from KCAI Art & Design Auction to getting a passport for my 15 year old kid to finding out the trip may be off to learning it's only with nearly 1/2 the kids who were originally accepted into the program. Oh and there was local hail and tornado activity recently and my day job is just turning into a bit of a nightmare... And then my postcard for my dentist appointment came in plenty of time and so I called this morning to reschedule since it was in the middle of my kid's 9th grade recognition ceremony tomorrow. Turns out it was actually today! and I called to reschedule about 10 minutes into what would have been the appointment...yeah, the least interesting story to tell, but the one that takes the least amount of effort :) I'll save the rest for later! enjoy the day...

got the catalog in the mail - i think my photo turned out nice :) would have like to have the opportunity to color correct it just a little - it was a bit yellow on the page, but not too bad. i'll take a photo and poster later :) very cool to see my work in a catalog - i never have before. i also e-mailed to rsvp for myself and my husband - we get complimentary entry to the affair because of my donation. i also underpriced the piece - i have it listed about $50 higher when i try to sell it, but ultimately the photo doesn't do it justice - the nuances of the embroidery and the pattern overlay is lost in the photo - the striking part is the lacing. another cool thing of late is that i was invited to participate in an art/craft fair in westport, kc by the bon bon atelier which is a pretty cool shop that is highly regarded by several women i went to college with. i can't attend because john has a Div.II championship meet that weekend and i'll be officiating. but one of the...