Art fuels my fires
Say what you want about a never-ending winter, life here has been pretty colorful. I attended the recent Celesoiree at the Portland Company one slushy Friday night. Having donated a piece of art, I scored a comp ticket and checked out this lively ILAP fundraiser to benefit Maine’s immigrant communities. Great food, African drumming and dance, and wonderful lighting by Pandora LaCasse made the whole place jump. As silent art auctions go (and I’ve done my share) this one was spacious, well-lit, and displayed quite a diversity of local art, with my fellow Peaks Islanders showing...
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It’s that time of year: bunnies, candy, and hope trying to pop up through the crusty snowbanks. For some reason, Easter seemed ridiculously early around here. It was pointed out more than once that it is tied to Passover, which falls after the first full moon after the spring equinox. I had lunacy in mind anyway, working on my annual contribution to the lunar calendar from Luna Press. The calendar is full of poetry, art, and moonrise and moonset times. Living on an island, I’ve become more in tune to these daily cycles. I dashed out during the cooking of dinner last Friday to see...
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Time to give credit where credit is due. I haven’t bought the Blogging for Dummies book yet. But my loyal and patient husband, Marty Braun, was able to get my uploads all copacetic, with proper linkage. He’s the tech support in this household. Thanks, Martini! It’s back to Maine College of Art this week, where I have been teaching for the last 5 years. Before the spring break, my students worked on a silkscreen project. They warmed up first with a simple gocco exercise. A gocco kit is like the Easy Bake oven of silkscreen. Small, portable, no-mess, and voila…fun...
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Ahoy! I’m an illustrator just getting into the blogosphere. Bear with me! I’m excited about my upcoming Brown Bag lecture at the Portland Public Library on April 4 at noon. Mitali Perkins, author of Rickshaw Girl (Charlesbridge Publishing) and I will talk about the book and show visuals. Should be fun. I met with Kirsten Cappy of Curious City to discuss getting visibility and she said DO A BLOG. So be it. I illustrated this amazing chapter book story back in early 2006, immersing myself in all things Bangla. I met the author a couple of months later at the annual Society of...
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