If there was ever a series of photographs I could relate to, Cable Management is it. In this series, Albuquerque artist Andy Mattern documents “the process of reconstructing domestic space”, specifically the often frustrating task of figuring out which cable goes…
10 Rooms Where Small Art Makes a Big Impact By now, we’ve all seen the gagillions of pins of perfectly arranged art walls, so we know full well that when grouped with other work, small art pieces can sing.…
For many an abstract painter, there is a tense push and pull between artist and material. What makes their heart race is the predictable inquietude of the way the paint will respond and react. The work of artist Zachary…
At least one weekend night at home usually ends up as a movie night for Mr. F and I. While we love comedies and well told drama, we like to mix in interesting documentaries occasionally. After hearing about it…
In a lot of ways, our lives themselves are made up only of memories. Whether our own memories or the remembrances people have of us, those recollections make up the way we others see us and the way we…
Happy Memorial Day to all the US Artsies! Thank you to all who have served so that we may enjoy each day in freedom. Be back in full Artsy mode tomorrow! artwork by Holly Farrell, May Featured Artist Image…
When I was painting in college, I worked on a series of paintings of interiors. I absolutely loved doing them, but abandoned them as in my silly young mind, I thought, “Who wants to see a painting of a…
As artists, we are pretty obsessed with our materials and mediums. Photographers baby their cameras and lenses, sculptors take precious care of their tools. And painters, well, we love paint– the way it smells, the way it looks, the…
Our lives don’t exist in a glossy, one dimensional universe. We are surrounded each day by a myriad of patterns and textures. From the paint on our walls, to the weave of our garments, even the skin covering our…
Oh Artsies, have I got a treat for you! Can you imagine traveling to a tropical locale solely for the purpose of meeting and discovering artists? Sounds like an exhilarating heaven to me! That’s exactly what arts writer Ellen Caldwell did…
