Carol Wiebe
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,...
Carol Wiebe
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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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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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Carol Wiebe
- Feb 14, 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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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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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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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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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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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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Carol Wiebe
- Sep 19, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Carol Wiebe
- Feb 9, 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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