For many artists, the act of creation isn’t just about projecting an image onto a canvas. Artists like Jen Garrido understand that often, it’s more about pulling a hidden entity out of the mist. Garrido’s images straddle the line…
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I do love a fabulous collage. And these creations from Argentinian artist Larissa Haily Aguado immediately caught my eye when I spotted them over on The Jealous Curator. The artist seamlessly blends disparate found images to create the spectacularly…
It often feels like there is no place left in the world untouched by technology. Even in some of the most rural areas, you’ll still find yourself within technology’s reach. The work of Brooklyn artist Nicola Lopez explores the idea…
Living the way we do, Mr. Forager and I are no strangers to feeling like outsiders in a new place. We try to make a new town home every three months. I can only imagine how difficult it…
I am absolutely hopeless when it comes to sewing. Pretty sure I got a “C” on my big sewing project in junior high Home Ec ( a C was pretty unheard of for this nerd ) and my attempts…
Coming from the South, I had this image in my mind of the Northwest– open minded and full of diversity. And it is like that, in major cities like Seattle and Portland. But in the small towns we’ve lived…
The fabulous Erin Cassidy of art social and I want to play a little game with you! OK, so you’re Charlie Brown and we’re Lucy.. the art doctors are in.. Now look at this piece, Rorshach by Laura Newman..…
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of artwork filled with thick, saturated color. But there are times when I happen upon an artist whose work feels like a breath of fresh air. When I saw Mexican born Maria…
There is something so intriguing about an artist who chooses to focus on drawings on paper. It seems like such an introspective type of expression. Today in my Artist Watch on Escape Into Life, I’m featuring artist Joe Sinness,…
I’m going to kind of tell my age with this post.. I’m a child of the 80s. There, my secret is out. I remember all too well the punk movement– the mixing of Victorian-inspired lace with torn fishnets and…