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Her Force Stronger Than

I little break from painting for poetry and photography. I wrote this a little while ago, but I'm sharing with a nod to both Black History Month and Women's History Month.

 

UPDATE 5/12/13: This poem was published in the Buffalo News, running on Mother's Day as the week's poem of the week. Much thanks to Robert Pohl, for selecting it. Her Force

KLyPT: Little Crafts and Other Things

I've been spending my time posting more items into my Etsy shop:

more to come!

Big Orbit Member Show 2013

Big Orbit Member Show

Now the really reason I wanted to post today is because I've once again submitted some artwork to the Big Orbit Member show and wanted to give you the particulars:

Art
(for sale even)
at BIG ORBIT

Big Orbit Member Show

22nd Annual
Members' Exhibition
February 2 - March 9, 2013

opening reception:

Saturday, February 2 from 8 - 11 p.m.

Usually there's a wide range of visual and sculptural art from Buffalo creatives, I've never been disappointed.  I will be out of town for the opening but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't go!  Here's my post about the show a couple of years ago: Big Orbit Member Exhibit, redux

Start Something

what to paint?

I'm on winter break with my kids, I had a terrific Christmas and I can't wait until New Years. I was so looking forward to some snowed in days of relaxing and painting. Here I am writing a blog post. Because I just can't get started.

I can't imagine why, I feel like my painting has taken so many giant leaps forward this year.  I've painted a lot, and I feel like my paintings have been steadily improving.  I've even had some success in selling prints & even a small original, at a couple local pop-up markets this season.  So what is keeping me from painting today? Its actually been maybe 4-6 weeks since I've put brush to canvass. The only thing stopping me is me!

painting I actually sold!

I've written about creative block and procrastination before, and more than a year ago I said that I'd promise to make at least 12 crappy paintings in the following 12 months. In fact I did more than 12 paintings, and not all of them were completely crappy. I participated in the Artfix 2012 at home Residency, I did a painting a day for 3 weeks strait and I took an oil painting class in the last year, and worked more on my "the streets were" project.  That's a lot. 



I think I even did pretty good on last year's New Year's Resolutions, except I did end up doing a lot of finding myself. As it turns out, I really am in my happy place when I'm making art. I wish it felt like enough. I wish I could conquer the self doubts that are keeping me from being in the studio right now. I want to keep pushing my work, but sometimes it makes it so hard to get started. I likely won't be able to paint everyday, with work and a few more Architecture License exams on the horizon it seems like a bit too much. I know I need to fit it in. Ok enough moaning and complaining, I'm going to go start something.

**** March 19, 2013 **** I'm going to amend this post with this video, sent to me my a close friend:

An Invocation For Beginnings from ze frank on Vimeo.

Queen City Market 2012

I ate on Thanksgiving, I balked at Black Friday, I  slept thru Cyber Monday. I will have the best gifts ever for my friends and family this year. 

The mall has always bothered me and I've tried everything to avoid it in the past I've gone all homemade gifts, or all gifts starting with the letter R.  These were not as big hits as I had hoped. This year I've got a sure winner.  I'm going LOCAL for the holidays. (and you should too!)

Next week all of Buffalo will have an excellent opportunity buy local in a festive atmosphere, at the 

Queen City Market

 Saturday, December 8, 2011

11:00am - 4:00pm

Free & Open to the Public

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum: Porter Hall

453 Porter Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14201

I'm not just saying this because I'll be there with my favorite table mate InkyBench. (Who else is going to watch the table when I hit the food trucks?)   I mean it, there was such a great variety and quality of you are sure to find something, and something that you will not find anywhere else. There will be a collection of nonperishable food items for the Food Bank of WNY, too!

Complete List 2012 Queen City Market vendors:

Holiday Pop-Up market

Saturday November 10th from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm at The Rose Garden Early Childhood Center, 257 Lafayette Avenue

Its super late because I've been preparing paintings and displays for Saturday's (wait that's today's) Pop-up market. all the info is here:on buffalo rising I'll have lots of paintings, some crafts and will be there with inkybench! woot! see you there