Carol Wiebe
Vulnerability
My son sent a link to me yesterday, saying that a Ted Talk he listened to, given by Brené Brown, had affected him deeply. Opening to...
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Carol Wiebe
- Feb 2, 2011
- 2 min
Your Money or Your Life
Years ago I read a book called Your Money or Your Life, by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin. It was a life changing book, for me, as it...
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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
- Nov 15, 2010
- 1 min
Supra-Sex Leads To Co-Creation
I’ve been fascinated by videos that feature Barbara Marx Hubbard, lately. She offers some very intriguing ideas. Take a look and tell me...
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Carol Wiebe
- Sep 8, 2010
- 2 min
Steeling You For Revelation
Read the introduction on poet David Whyte‘s page, and your spirit will be utterly seduced by his: P O E T R Y The poet lives and writes...
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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
- 2 min
Sacred Expressive Arts
Deborah Koff-Chapin is an artist whose work always moves me, on a profound level. I would so enjoy seeing her work “up close and...
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Carol Wiebe
- Apr 23, 2010
- 1 min
What a Privilege!
I am speaking at the next meeting of the Oakville Stitchery Guild, on Monday, April 26. My topic is Cracked Paper Quilts. What a...
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Carol Wiebe
- Jan 6, 2010
- 2 min
Art Books That Give You the Tools and Impetus to Create Meaningful Art
Last night I got home from work and found a BIG box from Amazon sitting on the inside step. My heart performed a little leap. I waited...
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Carol Wiebe
- Dec 14, 2009
- 2 min
Verbal Gumption
I have been in Winnipeg for a few days, celebrating Christmas with my husband’s family. I was determined to just let the blog alone for...
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Carol Wiebe
- Oct 30, 2009
- 3 min
I Am MAD at Audrey Niffenegger
Before I made an art book of my own, I was only marginally aware of the vast world of hand made art books. Now I can’t stop investigating...
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Carol Wiebe
- Oct 8, 2009
- 3 min
Our Own Hands Are Our Primary Tools
B. J. Adams tells us that the pursuits that instigated a life of art for her ~ painting, drawing, and making her own clothes ~ coalesced...
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Carol Wiebe
- Sep 25, 2009
- 2 min
Provocative Paste Papers
Making paste papers brings back memories of finger painting with the abandon of a child. However, as you will see from some of the...
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Carol Wiebe
- Sep 20, 2009
- 3 min
Do Some Breakdown Printing, Even When You Are of Sound Mind
Here is a simply fabulous idea. I’m sure you have all heard of Breakdown Printing with Leslie Morgan and Claire Benn of Committed to...
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Carol Wiebe
- Aug 12, 2009
- 1 min
Stitch Alchemy and a Paper Cloth Giveaway
I haven’t seen Kelli Perkins Stitch Alchemy yet, but over a year ago she honored me by asking for a few of my artworks to include in the...
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Carol Wiebe
- Apr 29, 2009
- 3 min
Plaster Possibilities
Plaster is not simply for fixing or applying a faux finish to walls. It can be used, to wonderful effect, in your art. The history of...
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Carol Wiebe
- Oct 31, 2008
- 2 min
A Thumbs Up from the Universe
I must be turning into a real blogger at last. There was a time when I could go for weeks without posting. Now, I’ve gone 6 days and...
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Carol Wiebe
- Dec 29, 2006
- 2 min
Frisson
One aspect of art that fascinates me is adding personal symbols to my work. I think Lascaux–except the cave paintings are my own, and...
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