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Rediscovering the Fountain Pen and Penmanship

I’ve missed using a fountain pen. After decades of longing, I finally bought another one…an inexpensive one. To go along with that, I’ve also been practicing to revive my long-abandoned skills with cursive writing. In a way, it makes me feel more “writerly”.

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The Quiet Spell

Not long after I started my InArCreMo project of trying to get 50 art pieces done in 30 days, I sort of disappeared from my sites and severely decreased my social networking in general. This post is about the why of it.

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The Blog-slowdown Dog Days of Summer

A few of you have told me you’ve noticed I haven’t been posting to the blog as often as you’d become accustomed to. That’s totally mea culpa. I got enough piled on my life-plate that I needed to find some slack somewhere.

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How I Became 100 Artists – TED

The TED talks are invaluable to giving access to the worlds of the creative and innovative. This talk and slide show by Shea Hembrey is nothing short of inspiring to any artist…and he was 100 of them! What does this mean? You’ll have to check it out.

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Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth

Normally I wouldn’t put an item up that wasn’t still easily gotten, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t suggest to any Wonder Woman fan that they buy “Spirit of Truth” while there are still copies to be had.

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Anime On My Mind

I’ve had anime and manga on my mind, lately. I’ve been watching shows and drawing images in this distinctive style quite a bit in the past month or so. I can’t put my finger on why, exactly, except that I’ve been a fan of the style since its early days in America.

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Is 3-D a Fad or a Stepping Stone?

It’s all the rage. All the cool studios are doing it. What’s not to like about 3-D movies and TV? Well, a lot, but I just don’t want to be a naysayer. It’s possible that 3-D will stick around this time for it to develop into something still only seen in SF movies.

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3 Favorite Anna Ellison Cakes

The art director for Charm City Cakes (seen via the Food Network on Ace of Cakes) has an eye for design that makes her work stand out. Sure, other decorators make amazing cakes, but week-in week-out, Anna’s cakes have something… something… something more. Three of them stand out in my mind.

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Anna Ellison, the Muse of Cakes

I love “Ace of Cakes”. It’s one of the most entertaining shows on television. There’s heart, humor, art, and oh-no-they-dint moments in most episodes. That said, there is one person on the Charm City Cakes staff that is guaranteed to make me watch episode after episode: art director Anna Ellison.

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Caryatid – My Favorite Sculpture

Great art can affect you. It touches you. You can see the work thousands of times, and you still feel the power of the message. More importantly, you are drawn into the work and can feel yourself taking the place of the subject. For me, the best example of a great sculpture is Rodin’s image of a pathetic, yet heroic, Caryatid.

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