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    And so it begins . . . again
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jan 30, 2016
    • 2 min

    And so it begins . . . again

    But sharing is tricky. My aim (need?) has always been to appear accomplished, polished. Works in progress (WIPs) are messy, half-done,...
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    Carol Wiebe
    • Sep 11, 2011
    • 1 min

    Watch Deborah Demonstrate Touch Drawing

    There is something elemental about shaping images with your hands, and Deborah is a master at this. Deborah Demonstrates Touch Drawing.
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    Broken
    Carol Wiebe
    • Apr 15, 2011
    • 2 min

    Broken

    This is my entry for the 2011 Grand National Quilt Show, that will take place in The Joseph Schneider Haus in Kitchener, from May 15 to...
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    Balance a sculpture on your head
    Carol Wiebe
    • Feb 15, 2011
    • 1 min

    Balance a sculpture on your head

    Jean Hicks fashions some spectacular hats, which are rather like balancing a sculpture on your head. In October 0f 2011, she will be...
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    Add to Your Own Mix with Wikipedia’s List of Colors
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jan 3, 2011
    • 1 min

    Add to Your Own Mix with Wikipedia’s List of Colors

    I love looking at color groupings, and can spend inordinate amounts of time fingering the paint samples in a building supplies store, or...
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    Why I Joined The Sketchbook Challenge
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jan 2, 2011
    • 1 min

    Why I Joined The Sketchbook Challenge

    I’m not usually much of a joiner. I always have so many of my own ideas and projects on the go, that it is difficult to plug myself into...
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    Fabulous Opportunities
    Carol Wiebe
    • Dec 14, 2010
    • 2 min

    Fabulous Opportunities

    I have been afforded some fabulous teaching opportunities, and hope that some of you will join me. I have a great passion for teaching,...
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    Use a Book to Make Purse: Especially If You Don’t Like the Book
    Carol Wiebe
    • Dec 4, 2010
    • 2 min

    Use a Book to Make Purse: Especially If You Don’t Like the Book

    My friend Jan recently attended the One of a Kind Show in Toronto, where a mutual friend, Laurie Skantzos, has a booth displaying her...
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    From Literal to Lateral Thinking
    Carol Wiebe
    • Sep 20, 2010
    • 2 min

    From Literal to Lateral Thinking

    I was thinking about what I wrote yesterday concerning my updated art journal pages. Yes, I do “read” paintings like dreams, but did my...
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    Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love Ya, Tomorrow!
    Carol Wiebe
    • Sep 20, 2010
    • 2 min

    Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love Ya, Tomorrow!

    On my last post, I said I’d show how my journal pages had “progressed.” I specifically mentioned tomorrow, but it came and went. (What...
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    The Benefits of Being Silly
    Carol Wiebe
    • Aug 13, 2010
    • 1 min

    The Benefits of Being Silly

    Carla Sonheim is teaching an online drawing class called Drawing, Collage, Color, and Silly. Here’s her scoop: Each day I will create an...
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    A New Direction
    Carol Wiebe
    • Aug 10, 2010
    • 1 min

    A New Direction

    This is a wonderful story of how inspiration takes an artist, in this case Toni Cavelti,  in a new direction. Barcelona Media Design has...
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    Design Generating Activity
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jul 18, 2010
    • 1 min

    Design Generating Activity

    A favorite activity is to grab a magazine or catalogue, and use the products, ads, or anything else inside, to generate designs. A...
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    Grape Leaf Shadows
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jun 26, 2010
    • 1 min

    Grape Leaf Shadows

    I was sitting on my front porch, a place that feeds my soul, and noticed that the grape leaves behind the rocking bench were casting...
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    Art Exercises That Rip You Apart and Make You Put the Pieces Back Together Again
    Carol Wiebe
    • May 14, 2010
    • 2 min

    Art Exercises That Rip You Apart and Make You Put the Pieces Back Together Again

    Jeane had us do a couple of art exercises that really pushed me over boundaries I felt absolutely justified in having. I like my artwork...
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    The Puzzle Of It All
    Carol Wiebe
    • Apr 13, 2010
    • 2 min

    The Puzzle Of It All

    Trust Robert Genn to get you excited about your substandard stuff. In a letter entitled Fun with retreads, Genn explains how he reworks...
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    Celebrate Chaos
    Carol Wiebe
    • Apr 10, 2010
    • 2 min

    Celebrate Chaos

    I have written about Susan Cornelis before, because her work and her words are fresh, full of energy, and never fail to lift my spirits....
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    Carol Wiebe
    • Mar 19, 2010
    • 2 min

    Crochet Crazy

    I’ll admit it: I have gone crochet crazy. Again. It first happened in my early twenties and I thought I was cured. It has been under...
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    Direct the Torch of Your Imagination
    Carol Wiebe
    • Feb 19, 2010
    • 2 min

    Direct the Torch of Your Imagination

    If you are NOT subscribed to Robert Genn‘s The Painter’s Keys, I think you are missing a lot. I have been receiving these letters for a...
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    Painting Instead of Wallowing
    Carol Wiebe
    • Feb 10, 2010
    • 2 min

    Painting Instead of Wallowing

    I am an emotional painter. I don’t mean that I weep and wring my hands as I paint or tremble with angst. I am more of a joy seeker, a...
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