Carol Wiebe

You know that awful art work you have hidden away? The one you conceived with such excitement, and began with such high hopes? Now, it languishes, out of sight, and you feel guilty, mad, or sad any time you think of it. What artists with works like this need to face is whether their life is following the same pattern. Those early ideas, the ones that don’t feel good anymore, can be tossed. Yesterday’s map made sense at one point in the journey, but your destination has change

The cardboard has ridges, wrinkles, stains, and rips along the edges. It reminds me of my face and body, how quickly they have succumbed to the elements, to time. But my spirit burns brightly. The flame is stronger than it’s ever been. That is a huge compensation. Maybe even an advantage. That last statement was said with my tongue in my cheek. It is more than mere compensation: it is a wonderful advantage. And why should I say my body succumbed? I am excited, creative ~ tota

Here are a few perfect examples of why I am so attracted to Jeane‘s paintings: Untitled ~ by Jeane Myers Untitled ~ by Jeane Myers Jeane sent a post from Southampton, where she is artist in residence for May 2010, to her blog, saying “I just wanted to stop and say hello and pop up a couple little paintings to give you an idea of the work I’ve been doing.” Those little paintings had a profound effect on me, especially the first one. In it, I see my small and broken self, the o

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. Her blog is positive and encouraging. Her humor will have you giggling as you stop to admire the many journal pages and paintings she posts. Susan uses collage, acrylic paint, watercolor paint, ink, pencil, charcoal, and a variety of natural materials that she sprinkles here and there to seed her love of nature into her work. I find her sket