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arts learning for the rest of us

25February2018by k.

Here’s the thing about us as adults and parents: We have no problem prioritizing arts learning for children and young people, but we rarely make time for those expressions for […]

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then came the hush

3December2017by k.

From our first open studio saturday: It nearly always happens and it is a wonderful sound. It is that ‘hush’ when everyone in the studio is working at their task, […]

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events

back for a visit

8September2017by k.

He happened to be in town visiting friends, so he stopped in to show me what he’d been doing since he saw me last. (This kind of thing is a […]

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stuff happens here

whirly & worldly

19June2015by k.

I’m doing this really messy, mind-blowing project for WORKUP. It all comes from hanging around with Betsy too much. I hear her talk, I get inspired by her passions and […]

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i used to be a writer

7May2015by k.

It has been a long while since I have touched these keys in an effort to tell my stories. It has been hard to write for such a very long […]

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observations

things are getting serious

25May2014by k. Leave a comment

This is the nucleus of greenwater’s garage band–Ben | Nathan | Jackson. They have been practicing at the garage on irregular Thursdays when the Robotics, Theater and sports activities don’t otherwise engage them. […]

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little treasures

24May2014by k. 4 Comments

Last week, the entire NL-S first grade took a walking tour of New London. They were on a continuous nature walk on the way from the school to downtown and toured area […]

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only occasionally fabulous

4April2014by k. 11 Comments

I am in the unique position of being 30yrs into my design career while also being the parent of a kid who is just embarking on his own creative pursuit. This […]

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observations

black is sensible

22January2014by k. 3 Comments

When I took Life Drawing I as an MCAD freshman with Judith Roode, I was unprepared for her passion. She was a trendsetter–a petite powerhouse dressed all in black so her […]

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pain in the neck

19January2014by k. 3 Comments

On Saturday I had an awful pulled muscle on the right side of my neck and shoulder. It was less likely an injury than a stress point from the tension […]

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The focus for Drawing Club was capturing negative space. This involves seeing it first. Understanding the value of negative space is essential to an art practice, but it isn't the flashiest study. We started by warming up with white media on black, then moved to drawing the negative space only. It's a brain bender, but it is the good stuff.
On Monday we painted starscapes while learning a variety of useful techniques. We blotted, mottled, sprinkled and lifted. There was so much success-even when we doubted ourselves. Like the astronauts say, "It's a long journey to the next galaxy." This is the good stuff.
The Drawing Club fearlessly tackled the challenge of glass objects on Tuesday. We concentrated, chose our tools and stuck with it until our subject emerged from the page. Looking for dark and medium tones beyond the highlights is the hard part. But we're fearless because this is the good stuff.
We painted blues on Monday-the blues of the sea! We practiced our opacity, our mixes and our brush strokes. Though the lessons are simple, the work is hard. And yet, magic still happens! This is such good stuff, really.
What an amazing day for Porch Fest! 😎 Thank you for playing at the garage. We love to host this community event!
It was a big night for the Drawing Club! We practiced looking at landscapes and orienting ourselves to the horizon line, background and foreground. We learned a new form of perspective, then used it to depict reflections in water and ice. We are drawing environments in graphite and chalk, day and night, getting better all the time. This is the good, atmospheric stuff.
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