Hold the Stars

Her hands helped hold the stars in place, and encouraged me to reach...

(maggie pittman)

All Sorts of People

What defines an artist?

from Grolier's The Book of Knowledge, published in Canada in the early 20th century:

"In the autumn some people can call up clearly in their mind's eye the vision of what a certain landscape looked like in the spring. It is natural for them to notice these things, and to make these comparisons or associations. When they are talking to people, they do not attend very particularly to the tones of the voice, and they are perhaps not particularly interested in what is being said, but they are watching and remembering and comparing what other people never notice at all, even in the faces of people that they love - the movement of the eyelids, the little tricks of the lips, the poise and movement of the head, and so on.

These people are artists, drawers, painters, sculptors, architects, and decorators. It is unfortunately true that the artistic people usually despise the scientific people because they care so little for beauty, and often make such ugly things; and the scientific people, in their turn, despise the artistic people for caring so much about the mere surface of things, and being so little interested in what lies behind them.

But when men grow wiser they will learn how foolish all this is, and that both these kinds of people are necessary, for it takes all sorts of people to make a world."

Hmmmm...what defines an artist to you? Discuss...

To Do List

TO DO LIST:

1. DISINTEGRATE

Creating and Disintegrating. Thanks to everybody who has joined in the Disintegration Collaboration. So far 38 artists have posted pictures of their bundles. Links to their diverse creations are listed on the sidebar of my blog. Check them out. Please email if your link is missing. Want to play? It is not too late to join. Click here for details.


2. PARTICIPATE

Monkey in the middle! Thanks to grrl + dog, I am a full fledged member of the Global Guerilla (K)nit Up. Click here for details. Without knowing how to sew, knit, crochet, weave, or braid...I am ready to wrap. Stay tuned for photos. Just a warning: I will be blogging for bail if necessary!



3. COLLABORATE


Construction continues on my Graffiti Wall. I am using Lynne's and Julie's papers, as well as my own, to create the facade. Turns out, once you start...tearing art apart is not so hard after all!



4. ARTICULATE

I wanted to send thanks to Cyn Richardson from twobluecrows who passed on the Butterfly Award to The Altered Page. Thanks so much. I send the award right back to you and your beautiful artwork.

Thanks also go out to Evangeline at A Million Universes and to Altered States of Mind for spotlighting my artwork and blog. Much appreciation to you both!

Here Comes the Sun

Sixth and final piece in my Star Series and what better way to end with but the Sun! The Sun is the largest object in the Solar System. In fact, its interior could hold over 1.3 million Earths. It is at the center point of the Solar System and the Earth, the other planets, and all asteroids, comets, and meteroids orbit the Sun. And of course, the energy from the Sun supports all life on Earth.





Ingredients: watercolor paper, cardstock, acrylic paint, metallic dye, found metal objects, wire, eyelets, brad. 6" x 4 1/2". click to enlarge.

Available for purchase in The Altered Page on Etsy, where you will also find Alpha Centauri, the fifth piece in this series.

Both pieces sold. Thank you!

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Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right

George Harrison