Artsy Abroad

by Ellen C. Caldwell In my series of guest posts for The Artsy Forager, I have been writing about my time in Bali during an arts residency earlier this year. I was introduced to painter Federico Tomasi by another…

July 16, 2014

Daily Artsy Figurative Paintings

You know that phrase, you get more flies with honey?  Candy-coated truths always seem a bit more digestible.  Whether its revealing political truths through comical satire or historical truths in frosted palettes as in the work of Australian artist…

May 14, 2014

Finding My Own Artsy

OK, Artsies, please don’t judge me, remember I was a young, impressionable girl growing up in the South.. but I was obsessed with Gone With the Wind as a youngster.  Don’t recall how old I was when I first…

March 27, 2014

Artsy Lately Paintings

Being out here in the Northwest versus growing up in Florida, I’ve gotten more of a sense of  what it would have been like to see this wild and glorious country for the first time.  It is difficult in…

February 19, 2014

Artist Interviews Artist Takeover Event Mixed Media

Mr. Forager and I are spending this week celebrating Thanksgiving, so I decided to show my thanks to this month’s Featured Artist by re-running a few of her previous posts!  This feature first ran in July 2012. This was before I…

November 26, 2013

This Artsy Life

Fall back weekend is my favorite weekend of the year!  An extra hour of sleep is always, always a good thing in my book.  And even the extra darkness at night meant that Mr. F & I ate an…

November 4, 2013

Daily Artsy

When I was young, I remember spending hours flipping through the Sears & Spiegel catalogs, circling every little thing my heart desired and hoping to receive a few of those wishes for Christmas.  While there are still lovely things…

September 26, 2013

Finding My Own Artsy

I feel like such a slacker, ya’ll.  Not in general, because I’m working my little tushy off doing freelance work for art consultants, galleries and artists— which I’m super excited about!  The business of being artsy is picking up…

September 25, 2013

Artsy Spots Galleries

I’ve never been to Greenville, South Carolina, but after getting to know this gallery and its owner, I am itching to go!  Art & Light Gallery in Greenville is just the sort of spot I would love to spend hours perusing.…

September 11, 2013

Daily Artsy Sculpture Still Life

As Mr. Forager & I go through our belongings, deciding what goes with us and what stays behind, one of the hardest things to part with have been books.  Even as my family was packing up our Florida storage,…

August 6, 2013