Monthly Archives: May 2009

Creativity and Older Artists

mature artist style – what’s important to artists in 2009 As baby boomers age, one aspect of getting older becomes a more relevant and interesting subject – is artistic creativity affected by age. Compared with younger artists, older artists – … Continue reading

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Less than Wonderful Art we have made-???

Pruning Sheers or Weed Wacker? In February 2009, Google and other major search engines adopted new techniques to make web searching a better, cleaner and more consistent experience. Their goal is to clear out some of the clutter dawdling in … Continue reading

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A Vision Test for Artists

Sunburns, Water Test Strips and Lipstick – What’s the Connection? Most of us know if we have some degree of color blindness. The half percent of women and the 6 percent of men diagnosed as being color blind learn early … Continue reading

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Attracting Customers Who Actually Buy

Moving Beyond Interested Quilters Browsing Interesting Quilt Websites Now more than ever, artists are faced with the challenges and opportunities of the Internet with its fast changing capabilities to feature artwork. For many artists, traditional art galleries continue to fulfill … Continue reading

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Preparing ditigal photos for your website

Are your quilt photos showing your artwork in the best possible way? Here is what you will need to create better quilt art photos for your blog or website: 1. A digital camera (at least 2 megapixels) 2. A computer … Continue reading

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Two for one quilts

One pile of fabric nets 2 quilts Please take a look at two new quilts I finished on the weekend, Navigating the Colorado will go into the Art Quilt Gallery and the second one will go into the Childrens Quilts … Continue reading

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15 Design Basics to Jump Start Your Artist’s Muse

Are you at a brick wall in the creative process? Are you sick of being in a creative recession? Christopher Alexander, architectural visionary, has produced a four volume essay discussing his theories of patterns and the nature of the Universe. … Continue reading

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