A couple of weeks ago, I looked at how stress was affecting my work. It’s straight out of The War of Art book. (I should at least browse that book once a week. It is brilliant.) This situation was a Catch-22 in a way: I needed to complete a commission… to feel free of the…
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Art and life. Lifestyle articles and posts by Eibhlin, about her creative life and interests.
When a Landscape Doesn’t Work…
This painting is my second attempt at a landscape including someone’s house. I tried to rush the original painting, since the (well-meaning) client kept asking, “Is it done yet?” and the pressure was driving me up the wall. Heavy hints hadn’t deterred the client from being pushy. Saying, outright, “That’s not helpful,” seemed to get…
Baby’s Blocks Gone Wild
In 1991, I designed and made this quilted wall hanging for a challenge in Salt Lake City, Utah. The challenge fabric was the floral that is in the Baby’s Blocks section, as well as bordering the top and bottom sections (not the actual border, which is black). I thought that the challenge fabric was insipid….