Studio Stories - Toward an Artist Statement

Artist statements! They're so important, yet most of us loathe writing them. This year I'm trying a new approach, which is proving to be much more fun: develop the artist statement from a series of interviews. My friend and instigator extraordinaire Dyana Valentine is helping me in this venture by taking on the role of interviewer. You can listen to the first installment below, and please tell me what you think in the comments!

Studio Stories #1: Artist Statement Interview

PS - Welcome back, and happy February!

The Obsession Continues

I've been working on this piece simultaneously with the one in the previous post. (Click the image to see the whole series) No-one should be surprised by my collection of argyle sweaters.

Speaking of the last post, that slide show has been updated with more images, so check it out again!

I'd like to know which viewing format you prefer for these work-in-progess series - slide show (as in previous post), or link to the whole group (as in this post)? Let me know in the comments. Thanks!

Weaving with Watercolor

Watercolor in progress, continuing to give full reign to my drip obsession. Pleased with how the color is developing thus far.
PS - I'm not a photographer!

A bottle of wine, a piece of art, and thou

CircleWeave: Vine
Originally uploaded by cmorf2000

CircleWeave:Vine is one of four small paintings of mine now showing, and available for purchase, at Cellar 101, the new wine store on Main Street in downtown Fuquay Varina, NC. Just in time for the holidays!

Show Off

The sugar maple in our yard is really putting on a show this year! The color makes me drool.

SOTS: Houston, we are operational!

That’s right – after several weeks of clearing, setting-up, unpacking and organizing, my studio is finally operational! Woo hoo! It was such a thrill yesterday to actually work IN the studio after so many days of working ON it. Soon I hope to be able to show you photos of works in progress. Here are images of the whole process.

This isn’t the only project that’s coming to a conclusion, though. On October 22^nd I finished a 21-day challenge to do 30 minutes of cardio exercise every day. That was a great experience, both working in the exercise habit and joining, with 30+ other questers, Dyana Valentine’s 40 Days of My Body challenge. Had a great visit with Dyana on the very day I finished my challenge – you can see the video interview here.

In September and October I participated in two of Alyson Stanfield’s online business classes for artists: Blast Off! and Cultivating Collectors. Finished the latter today! Learned a lot and met a bunch of other artists in the process. Check out Alyson’s marketing advice for artists at her Art Biz Blog.

It’s been a busy few months (add in a few travel excursions, as well), but I feel that all of these endeavors are building a strong foundation for the work to come. And I’m ready to get to it!

SOTS 10/15

Yesterday I built this work table using a door and leftover wood. Not bad!