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The dress is on the move – Kansas it is!
Earth and sky are the perfect backdrop for the dress and her waves of silk. The wind was amazing and danced with the dress! Thank you Kansas…
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Wood grain and color!
A little color splash for your Tuesday morning. I was testing a projector in the studio yesterday and snapped this little gem of a photo. The figure is from a video Denny and I have been working on for a new sculpture projection, the wood grain is a pedestal I was projecting onto, and the…
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When creatives meet – little moments of wonder
Good morning! I hope this post finds you well… Here’s a little morsel of delight: a spontaneous moment of wonder in the studio with me in my big silk dress (check out another post about it here). And, several artists I just adore: Carrie Johansing, Yesway (Kacey Johansing & Emily Ritz from San Francisco), and Denny Haskew…
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Digital Projection: sneak peek!
Here’s a little something fun: Denny and I have been working on layering media to create a finished piece that offers more than either his paintings/sculptures or my digital projections or performances offer on their own. And, here’s a quick photo I snapped of step one in the process. What are we seeing in this…
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Spring colors!
Spring is officially here and I couldn’t help but wear delightful spring colors and patterns! I also love to layer scarves…the patterned one is a scarf I picked up in Ukraine last summer, and the other is a marbled blue and purple hand dyed silk scarf that I made (this one is for sale :).…
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Have silk dress…will travel
There’s something in the wind…anyone remember on the breath of the waves? Well, here she is again! I spent three weeks stitching that dress so that after the installation piece came down, I could travel with the dress and create a series of images with the silk dress and my body. This is just a…
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Silk Skies installation art piece
Silk skies installation at The Armory in Loveland, Colorado. What fun to be up on a scaffold and a ladder placing silk on the ceiling! This piece consists of 4 hand dyed silk squares that are attached to the ceiling. The piece moves when activated by the viewer via a “pull” on the wall…
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Silk seat: the chair and the ghost
One of the great things about being an installation artist is the little delightful moments that pop up during the process. Here’s a chair and a silk covered ghost of a chair- so beautiful! I was laying out my silk elements to choose a color scheme for the installation at hand and tossed the big…
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Northern Colorado arts unite…
A stunning group of arts leaders from Denver to Fort Collins and Boulder to Greeley! I feel honored and privileged to be a part of this meeting. Topic: Arts Incubator of the Rockies, information sharing, and some great networking!
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Video meets dance meets painting
I’ve been a busy lady lately! Denny and I have been working on creating videos that highlight the body, movement and performance and then layering those onto paintings of the figure. We are getting some delightful and exciting results… Check out this photo taken by Angela Canada Hopkins at Artworks Loveland for our latest show…
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