New beginnings, and an introduction.
[drawing by Lois Cremmins]
Hello! Today is the first day of the school year, here. I know we are a bit behind the rest of the country, but for us, today's the day!
And so, five-sixths of our girls are out making their own way in the world again. I'm so pleased to report that it went off with out a hitch, with out a tussle, with out much fuss at all, actually. Little Miss A. will start a pre-K program in two weeks, and I'm sure that will be a different story (for at least one of us), but today, all is smooth sailing.
Which leaves me to focus now on the work at hand: Public Bookstore. Our release date is near, and thus I thought I would begin to introduce a few of our contributors to this first issue.
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Public Bookstore [Introducing Lois Cremmins]
We first met Lois in 2007, and took an instant liking to her work, her home, and Lois herself. You can see more of Lois' paintings(and read an interview with Lois) here on the gallery site, and here on her own site. Lois provided us with a recipe for the bio page of Public Bookstore, and I have a copy of it written out and pinned to the wall behind my computer screen. I think it works well as a guide for not just art, but life in general. See if you agree.
[drawing by Lois Cremmins]
HOW TO BE AN ARTIST
By Lois Cremmins
Here is my personal recipe:
Be open - everyday - to observing, listening, reading and feeling.
Stop to record these things.
Mix them up with past, present, inside, outside and whatever else comes to mind.
Throw in some interesting composition and a whole lot of color.
Be true to yourself – no matter how weird or ugly the work is.
Don’t care if anyone likes it.
Do this and it will usually turn out alright.
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More tomorrow. Thanks for reading.
tt
Labels: Art and Artists, Public Bookstore, Tara
posted by Tara Thayer at
10:27 AM
6 Comments:
our first full day as well.
yesterday's one hour locker issue - fee gathering did not count.
I am looking forward to meeting all your contributors.
Lois is a wise woman....i'm going to print this and add it to my recipe drawer to serve as a reminder that being an artist is not just about what we create in the studio but in our home and on our table as well.
Beth
sounds like a good recipe to me too - I need to try it
i really, really adore that recipe.
I love this recipe. Something to post on the wall to remind the kidlets and ourselves.
I think we are the last in the country to start school -- the first day is tomorrow.
Love the sketches.
jill
I think you were in my dream last night and I woke up thinking of you. You were driving a white Volvo wagon and the license plate said 'eyebuzz'. It was parked in the visitor parking of where I live and you were outside in the back having dinner with my neighbor.
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