Tag Archives: art

Words and Paint

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Maggie C

NaPoWriMo, Day 28 The prompt today deals with: “the concept of meta-poems – which are poems about poems! In this video, the poets Al Fireis, Lily Applebaum, Dave Poplar, and Camara Brown discuss Emily Dickinson’s ‘We learned the Whole of Love.’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Art as Art, creativity, daily prompt, poetry | Tagged art, art work, meta-poem, NaPoWriMo 2019, poetry | 12 Comments

Feline Form

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Maggie C

cat poised in window live interactive sculpture pet performance art

Posted in Animalia, Haiku, Photography, poetry | Tagged art, black and white, cats, haiku, photography, poetry | 3 Comments

Life Imitates Art

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Maggie C

Posted in Animalia, photo essay, Photography, spirituality | Tagged American Eskimo, art, dogs, eskie, Franz Marc, pets, photography | 10 Comments

A Host of Hostas or a Flock of Ferns?

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Maggie C

You know how it is when you have a thread loose on your shirt sleeve that you can see out of the corner of your eye every time you move your arm? It’s on the sleeve of your dominant hand, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art as Art, humor | Tagged art, atozchallenge, Dale Chihuly, glass art, humor | 4 Comments

Clusters: All Together, Now

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Maggie C

In yesterday’s post, the definition of bevels included the mention of “geometric configurations (called ‘clusters’) for incorporation into leaded glass work.” Ah, clusters… The fun thing about clusters is that you have ready-made pieces that you simply fit together (with … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, Design, technique | Tagged art, atozchallenge, bevel clusters, creativity, design, glass, self-expression, stained glass, stained glass panel | Leave a comment

The Bevel You Say!

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Maggie C

One way to easily dress up a stained glass panel is to incorporate bevels into the design. While frequently used as borders, individual bevels can also be employed as standalone elements in the overall design of a window or panel. A … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, Design | Tagged art, atozchallenge, creativity, design, glass, stained glass | 6 Comments

Dancing with Art

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Maggie C

Pillars of Fulfillment, by Women Who Weld Washington State University campus, Vancouver WA USA The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Dance

Posted in Art as Art, creativity, Manifestations, weekly photo challenge | Tagged art, dance, photography, play, weekly photo challenge | 3 Comments

Art + Work = Art Work

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Maggie C

Blended Labors Induce Sweet Surprises Blogging U. Day Four: Bliss

Posted in humor, Photo 101, Photography | Tagged art, art work, humor, paint, photo essay, photo101, photography | 4 Comments

Haiku Twenty-Three: Flow

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Maggie C

ebb and flow of life high tide whets our ambitions ebb lets us reflect

Posted in Haiku, humanity, nature, poetry, serious stuff, spirituality | Tagged art, haiku, nature, ocean, painting, poetry, sand, sand dollar, tides, water | 3 Comments

Dog Imitates Art

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Maggie C

The theme for this week’s Daily Post photo challenge is “Life Imitates Art.” When I created the “Canid” panel (pictured below), I had a fox in mind. Some folks commented that it looked like my American Eskimo dog, except for … Continue reading →