tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333996872024-03-14T05:38:19.172-07:00A Face A DayCarolK. Originals
For the Art of LifeCarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.comBlogger369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-30452691878475122082013-10-25T07:09:00.000-07:002013-10-25T07:10:05.731-07:00All you need is LOVE<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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October 25,2013<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6 am
Write for 10 min.</div>
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This morning I recognize the value of consistent
writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that I would be more
confident with upcoming events if I were to do so – write on a more consistent
behavior, I tend to not be consistent with anything- maybe that is my
consistency and I can hear Spirit saying that there is no time frame from which
to work so it is not necessary to beat myself up about my lack of
consistency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The point here is that time
is a construct of man therefore it has no bearing on the world of Spirit, so
everything is at the right time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is
a very sobering thought when you consider that everything is just right, that
there is no thing that is out of time, you are not late, you are not
unaccomplished, you are just where you are and that is okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if you are in the deepest of Hells, you
are just where you need to be, everything is an opportunity to learn the lesson
of love, which of course is the only lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everything boils down to love, love of neighbor, love of father and
mother, love of sister and brother, love of GOD which is another way of saying,
love of SELF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact all of these, love
of… is love of self.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every single situation
in life, every gut wrenching, heart stomping, and life flattening experience is
an opportunity to love SELF in all forms and guises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I lay in bed and try to quiet my mind, I imagine a painting
my cousin has on her wall of a bindu, a large circle with a dot inside, she
tells me it is the representation of the cosmic mind in the Hindu tradition, it
is the center of consciousness and if you meditate on it you will raise your
consciousness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think about the Bhagavad
Gita and how the story is a tool for opening your consciousness, a story I have
listened to over and over again and I will continue to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think about the 72 names of God, found in
the Torah or the Old Testament of Holy Scripture, that if you meditate
on the 72 names of God as they are written in Hebrew you will open your
consciousness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And where does that consciousness
lead- right back to love, to loving yourself, to SELF Love which is all we are
here in physical form to do, to remember that we are love, that everything is
love, that we are here to experience everything, deemed good and bad (as we
live in a dualistic realm) with love. </div>
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“That is absurd” I hear you say, “Have you been listening to
the news lately? Do you not see the horrible way that people treat each other
and the world?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What part of that is
love?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great question. That which you experience
as horrible and unloving is that which is caused by the lack of love. The
universe operates from a stance of BEING, there is no good or bad, everything
just is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Mankind destroys itself, the
water, the air, the Earth, well you know you cannot destroy energy. It is only
transformed. So, life as we know it may not exist, but life will continue, you
at your core, will continue along with every other speck of energy- which is
everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So if you remove the idea of
annihilation then you can proceed without fear. Part of waking up your
consciousness is waking up to the fact that you have nothing to fear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you can acknowledge that you can act,
think and Be from a position of love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every
step that you take will come from love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It seems so simplistic, but if you moved through your day, making all of
your choices from love: is this a loving act to my body to eat this food, is
this a loving act to my household to clean this floor, is this a loving act to speak to my child this way, is this a loving act to
allow that car to go in front of me, is this a loving act to smile at the stranger, is this a loving act to watch this TV program, is this a
loving act to create this art… is this a loving act to wage war, to shut down
the government, to overcharge, to recycle, to speak to myself like I am lesser
than?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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As I read the words I write, I recognize that they seem
simplistic,and idealistic, but what if we all approached everything we did with
that question in mind?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if we
operated from a consciously questioning state of mind?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try it and see if your world transforms.</div>
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Today has been a day full of everything I love- even the dishes were done with love- I do love the warm soapy water and getting the sink cleared- it is very satisfactory to wipe up the counter when it is all finished- but alas there is always another dish I find and the clean counter is no more.</div>
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tonight I finished carving an eraser- it has 4 different images and I am selling it on my new <a href="http://www.yearofthecrow.etsy.com/">etsy shop</a>.</div>
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Tomorrow I will be finishing up some ornaments I started.</div>
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Also I have started a new blog with inspired writings I do. It is named <a href="http://yearofthecrow.blogspot.com/">The Year of the Crow.</a></div>
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</a></div><div style="color: black;">A friend of mine and fellow artist Penny McCall called me up the other day and said she was helping a friend clean out her stuff and asked if I wanted her kiln. Duh!!! And not just one month ago I was telling my Metal clay class how I needed to manifest a burn-out kiln to go with the centrifug I had recently acquired from Syd's Nephew Mike. Since I don't have the rest of the equipment for casting I could use the kiln for enameling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZO_bqZakgFRVXv4DbJssnIgizXdxiyS3iHSuTurAU1LehX6vJbOkSEAg3eubpXthXt86gP62LBKblnlavhKVGi41ZTwNltPL4tRdfiiMzIfVm_niLbMwSQhEJP_LNSi5Zq1AjdQ/s1600/b_enamelstudio_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZO_bqZakgFRVXv4DbJssnIgizXdxiyS3iHSuTurAU1LehX6vJbOkSEAg3eubpXthXt86gP62LBKblnlavhKVGi41ZTwNltPL4tRdfiiMzIfVm_niLbMwSQhEJP_LNSi5Zq1AjdQ/s320/b_enamelstudio_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvS9UdEXETwczR1zd9BiGhzEeMuJbR_c8JDvHr-9NDVu9tIVFicugO152REJkOye6KbmSwx3Y_MYiajivo2s4nVbo61aU_ttkRV29lSSiB6DbUCazBcbzO6f-HlTyEtFoZj93QQ/s1600/b_enamelstudio_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><h1><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A client recently ordered a necklace with one of my enamel faces. As I was setting the face in the silver bezel I cracked it! I took it as a sign that I needed to paint some more faces, and while using the old method of torch firing I had so many mishaps I decided it was time to set up an enamel studio in my garage as the Art Clinic doesn't have enough ventilation being in the basement. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvS9UdEXETwczR1zd9BiGhzEeMuJbR_c8JDvHr-9NDVu9tIVFicugO152REJkOye6KbmSwx3Y_MYiajivo2s4nVbo61aU_ttkRV29lSSiB6DbUCazBcbzO6f-HlTyEtFoZj93QQ/s1600/b_enamelstudio_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvS9UdEXETwczR1zd9BiGhzEeMuJbR_c8JDvHr-9NDVu9tIVFicugO152REJkOye6KbmSwx3Y_MYiajivo2s4nVbo61aU_ttkRV29lSSiB6DbUCazBcbzO6f-HlTyEtFoZj93QQ/s320/b_enamelstudio_1.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">When painting with enamel, you have to layer the paint slowly so building up the face takes about 5 layers that enter the kiln. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jvf_k7aFHX1ZHvDUudiSHPcApp6nACxJP95pzLbpiSxzNCP1mBYiLbZ_pANWV_bV022eqGI-myvXjR317k5Ll7avNgUEKYxyQ_69sCg2wrXZj1BNB4TjZV4jSH82MAqaqLWkqw/s1600/b_before_3rd_firing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jvf_k7aFHX1ZHvDUudiSHPcApp6nACxJP95pzLbpiSxzNCP1mBYiLbZ_pANWV_bV022eqGI-myvXjR317k5Ll7avNgUEKYxyQ_69sCg2wrXZj1BNB4TjZV4jSH82MAqaqLWkqw/s320/b_before_3rd_firing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">Above is after 3 firings, with the fourth layer ready to put in the kiln. I never know exactly how it will look after the heat. Red is a tough color as it tends to sink in to the under layer- I am probably using the wrong terms as I am basically self taught in this process. I have read as much as I could find, and took one class at SBCC Adult ED. and the teacher wasn't talking about painting the sort of detail I wanted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYeIs-Ihskb1pH7EF5HD3IC8o_DTrLL_1YpVYU_xniqXlvjvVzPWTG6omQ0ekFbpnALyZlnasaNus2RZvCQTZ8Z4ozWRdDGfrRfAvxLHc3VOjXlTbClmfBZ-kKCEZ0aNzOXnRbA/s1600/b_out_of_-the_kiln1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYeIs-Ihskb1pH7EF5HD3IC8o_DTrLL_1YpVYU_xniqXlvjvVzPWTG6omQ0ekFbpnALyZlnasaNus2RZvCQTZ8Z4ozWRdDGfrRfAvxLHc3VOjXlTbClmfBZ-kKCEZ0aNzOXnRbA/s320/b_out_of_-the_kiln1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here they are out of the kiln, still cooling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytrkD6s5xiL1PvGyVxZjD1bSSKErDfQvNWV95WXShBUM6gTzCAijlYnZtSbETpB1IoMMtY21TXNZC40KOH3Mn_FWvwkfLWbYlNUJDA9voZwTSls25G3RbjwIsTRVfZWknGIT3JQ/s1600/b_faceprogress1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytrkD6s5xiL1PvGyVxZjD1bSSKErDfQvNWV95WXShBUM6gTzCAijlYnZtSbETpB1IoMMtY21TXNZC40KOH3Mn_FWvwkfLWbYlNUJDA9voZwTSls25G3RbjwIsTRVfZWknGIT3JQ/s320/b_faceprogress1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"> Now cool, I can see I need to add a few more layers. Working so small I have to use my magnifiers, and though you cannot see the fine detail with the naked eye, the effect you do see,the depth created cannot be achieved without layer upon layer of paint. As with every other art making endeavor, it takes time- I had to make myself go to bed last night as I have to get Ruth off the school in the AM, but I could have painted more!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Jewelry making 101</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sat. January 28<sup>th</sup> 10-3pm<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$45 plus materials</div><div class="MsoNormal">Do you have jewelry projects that need to be finished, but you are unsure of how to proceed? This class focuses on finishing_ what findings to use, how to wire wrap beads, how to make a clasp. I will even teach you how to use a micro torch so can finish wire off with a nice round silver bead. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Other areas covered will be riveting and Keum boo for those interested.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Kuem Boo is an ancient Korean technique for bonding metals, in this case, 24k gold to Fine Silver. If you have taken Metal clay classes with me and have a fine silver piece you can add gold accents to it with this process. I have had requests to teach.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Riveting is a way of making a cold connection (without solder) between two metals.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Supply list:</div><div class="MsoNormal">Jewelry pliers, round nose, chain nose, cutters</div><div class="MsoNormal">For riveting, a riviting hammer <a href="http://www.riogrande.com/Product/Riveting-Hammers/112195?pos=9"> http://www.riogrande.com/Product/Riveting-Hammers/112195?pos=9</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Barbara Carr is offering a Felting</span></span> class on <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Saturday, Feb 18. 10 am- 4 pm. $65. Includes supplies and materials needed.</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>We will be felting with roving as well as commercial pre-felt making flat felt for a scarf or ...</span></div><span style="font-family: ";">Soon Carol will be posting about a new journaling class I am putting together- Heart Journals- tools for creating your very best self.</span>CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-25810749957158479342011-10-25T22:13:00.001-07:002011-10-25T22:13:19.432-07:00Day of the Dead at the Art Clinic<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><br/>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQehIEiJuVQTejQJw1Y12F7EJhEpeOmk_iwcnbIv3f_KDx2ArQRVrYdPyiNr5WQhNOtseP_QqQRdz249BW8B3CvTdTC-DC27hiQVbbfRpmnIo7Sgtlr-a44D9aMoFsXUhTf6hyYQ/s1600/b_pegboardcollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQehIEiJuVQTejQJw1Y12F7EJhEpeOmk_iwcnbIv3f_KDx2ArQRVrYdPyiNr5WQhNOtseP_QqQRdz249BW8B3CvTdTC-DC27hiQVbbfRpmnIo7Sgtlr-a44D9aMoFsXUhTf6hyYQ/s320/b_pegboardcollage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The foot traffic has been increasing since Knit Fit an arts and crafts store opened on the corner, Fresco Cafe opened across the parking lot and Art at Sevtap Wine Tasting opened up his business to share the back patio with the Art Clinic. There are people around!!!! My friend Shelly Niro washed the windows and I painted the walls and moved my studio into the corner, left of the door. I also painted a peg board to hold my tools. I collaged and stenciled it as well. I was afraid it would be too busy for such a tight space, but no-- I absolutely love it!!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Saturday in Santa Barbara there was an opening for a show called "One Night Stand". It was a fund raiser for Art From Scrap and I heard it went very well. Lots of money made for a viable ecological and art education facility. I was not able to attend as I was sick in bed, not wanting to do anything- a cold caught from my family after attending my family reunion and hanging out with my mom and sisters in San Rafael, CA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I noticed on the website for Art From Scrap under "The Morning After" heading, that a not so great picture of the piece I entered was up, indicating that my piece did not sell. I am not too sad about that (lest the hurt to my ego), because I really liked the piece I did, and since the "unveiling" is over I can post a picture here: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpGRB-5ZW07SK5r-nt7jzrBbmm7PQSvDglCdZKdAR30f1b6wKdbHE5wLl1km-yKnp4vdbbRwS6MjAdxa1m6LAL1q3ViNRRJCbnxEitZBZ6v0bCvBaGbuv6IDKWb4YM2lKypZ5wA/s1600/heart2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpGRB-5ZW07SK5r-nt7jzrBbmm7PQSvDglCdZKdAR30f1b6wKdbHE5wLl1km-yKnp4vdbbRwS6MjAdxa1m6LAL1q3ViNRRJCbnxEitZBZ6v0bCvBaGbuv6IDKWb4YM2lKypZ5wA/s320/heart2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-81812099201315998682011-08-03T02:00:00.000-07:002011-08-03T02:03:32.234-07:00Metal Clay- Private classes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I have had the pleasure of hosting private parties for classes. Below are some pictures of the fantastic creations made. Send me an email- lifsart@verizon.net for more information if you are interested in making some incredible jewelry in 99.9% pure silver.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Thank you guys for all the fun!!!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Michael and his great and informative critique:</div><br />
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I like this so much better.CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-45536072452912864852011-07-18T22:05:00.000-07:002011-07-18T22:08:04.249-07:00Family Reunion My family reunion is coming up in August. We have a very lively and loud family, very loving and special. Every three years we have a get together at my parents property in Mendocino County, 20 miles west of Ukiah and 20 miles east of Mendocino proper. There is a few decks for sleeping on and a large fire pit for cooking the food. My dad built a sauna with a tradition Finnish wood burning stove to heat the rocks. He also built, with other family members, a cesspool for one flush toilet. You sit on the "throne" and look out over a forest of trees, redwood, firs, madrone and lots of beech trees. I have been thinking about a design for the t-shirt for a few months but didn't have the time to work on it until recently. I made a few designs, one of which I liked but decided it wasn't unisex so in the eleventh hour I went with a freehand sketch of a tree. I forgot most everything I learned in my graphic software classes so I really had to keep it simple, but I'm happy with it. Sometimes less is more, especially when you are out of time. I hope my family likes it. <br />
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This is the front of the shirt<br />
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Although we never played volleyball, the water was so much fun.The waves were a blast to ride and the temperature was perfect. You can stay in the water for a long time unlike the cold water of home. I spent a bit toouch time in the sun. My belly is really red! Ouch!!!!<br/>
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Genny, one of the owners has purchased my jewelry before for her shop, and now I will have two Cage Dolls on display (and for sale) along with 16 other artists. The opening is 1st Thursday (that is tonight) from 5pm-7:30pm at Indigo, 1323 State Street, Santa Barbara, next to the Arlington. This show will be up through June 18, 2011. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The heart is Keum Bo which is an ancient Korean Technique of bonding metals. This heart is pure silver with 24k gold.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>While making these two pieces it occurred to me that I was touching all of the genre of art that I love to make, from costumes (the crows robes and the crinoline frame), painting ,metal smithing, bookmaking, assemblage and something I've not done a lot of, sculpture. I am ready to explore sculpture more, especially in Silver!!!CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-4113054649077146182011-05-06T12:10:00.000-07:002011-05-06T12:10:54.819-07:00Sugar-The bitter Truth If you know me, you know that I am a self proclaimed sugar addict. I have had a sweet tooth since I can remember, and with adulthood, I have no one regulating how much I eat. I am undisciplined in this regard as well, and as I am now in my 5th decade I am caring around an extra 30 lbs plus. My family and I are going on vacation in June and though I do not kid myself to think I could get into a bikini- I would like to be able to wear my clothes!!! So I started to research how to combat my sugar addiction. I found this very throughly informative video lecture by UCSF professor, Robert Lustig.<br />
You have got to watch this- give yourself the gift of knowledge-takes over an hour but it is life saving information and since this epidemic in our food will not be regulated by the government, we must all be proactive for our lives (something I advocate anyway as the government certainly does not know what is best for me)!!! and in case you are afraid he will tell you that you can only eat veggies to be healthy, I'll let you in on the end diet he recommends for his patients, who are obese kids:<br />
No sugary drinks only water and milk<br />
Eat carbs with fiber<br />
Wait 20 mins before having seconds <br />
Exercise or movement min by min for screen time<br />
Following these 4 things and they have had great success. The thing that made it <u>not</u> work was drinking sugary drinks. (Gatorade and other"sports" drinks are lethal). <br />
this is a great video, I'm making my family watch it!!!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=%22640%22%20height=%22390%22%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22movie%22%20value=%22http://www.youtube.com/v/dBnniua6-oM&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowFullScreen%22%20value=%22true%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowScriptAccess%22%20value=%22always%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cembed%20src=%22http://www.youtube.com/v/dBnniua6-oM&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3%22%20type=%22application/x-shockwave-flash%22%20allowfullscreen=%22true%22%20allowScriptAccess=%22always%22%20width=%22640%22%20height=%22390%22%3E%3C/embed%3E%3C/object%3E"><object height="390" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dBnniua6-oM&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dBnniua6-oM&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object></a>CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-65024768902072011462011-03-31T19:00:00.000-07:002011-03-31T19:00:37.362-07:00Faces in EnamelI'm painting faces with enamel again. I have been meaning to get back to it as I have sold all of the faces I made previously. A kind patron, who admired my work this past December at a show in San Francisco, Bazaar Bizarre, has requested a ring in her size. I have spent the last few days making some faces for her to choose from. It is not an easy process, painting with enamel,<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Enameling-Techniques-Projects-Inspiration/dp/157990954X?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=157990954X" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> as there are many variables involved in getting a good face. I have a large pile of not so great pieces that go along with this assortment of little beauties. That is the price for not practicing the craft. I have learned my lesson.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a great book if you are interested in learning about enamaling</td></tr>
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Check out my video and let me know what you think. Please do forgive the back of my head. I am just learning!!!CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-10847245854638417012011-02-06T21:48:00.000-08:002011-02-06T21:49:13.961-08:004th year Anniversary at the Art Clinic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxmb0zpD78aQzBfzZxcc9zKXV5IE3iT2f-WmS5TD_fpSA8np6GrsRJ7J6PV44IFBwG7P62sFlAhZCKLIBEiHb0IaiTBBpcLKf-i0y5rON1XFMAUXVP36N62yEDPTRuLgNAK_nfA/s1600/b_acvalentine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxmb0zpD78aQzBfzZxcc9zKXV5IE3iT2f-WmS5TD_fpSA8np6GrsRJ7J6PV44IFBwG7P62sFlAhZCKLIBEiHb0IaiTBBpcLKf-i0y5rON1XFMAUXVP36N62yEDPTRuLgNAK_nfA/s400/b_acvalentine.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Can you believe we are celebrating 4 years at the ART CLINIC?!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please come help us eat, and make art FRIDAY, FEB 11,4 till 8ish</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There will be cupcakes as well as other eatables, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Valentine making, paper flower bouquet making, a haiku contest,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> ATC making and you can even make a little love shack. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So stop by and join in the fun..... 1576 Copenhagen, Solvang </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Check out our blog for more info <a href="http://artclinic.blogspot.com/">http://artclinic.blogspot.com</a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Carol's Email- lifsart@verizon.net phone 588 0876</div>CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-18259039278368561152011-02-02T17:24:00.000-08:002011-02-02T17:24:02.181-08:00Blue Jays, Magic, Mystery and Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPuLhV957uRrwbJQK0wBvI3sWc9nX6vyPVfPsELavSs5mSph1erNO87_shFKqMr2EpbWEOoGi_U97Hk4uqklw6I3V_4LNr9HfwX0apCvZs0Omxe7E1KyvFGQ_TRkfpceBza2wlA/s1600/finches_feeding1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPuLhV957uRrwbJQK0wBvI3sWc9nX6vyPVfPsELavSs5mSph1erNO87_shFKqMr2EpbWEOoGi_U97Hk4uqklw6I3V_4LNr9HfwX0apCvZs0Omxe7E1KyvFGQ_TRkfpceBza2wlA/s320/finches_feeding1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">This morning, while doing the Sun Salutation, a Blue Jay flew onto the little bird feeder we have in our backyard, which is barely able to handle the droves of finches that congregate there (my husband calls it the smorgasbord for the feather express). He was swiftly knocking all of the small seeds out of the way in search of the larger sunflower seeds. I opened the door and quietly reminded him that he was much too large for that feeder. Of course he flew off the feeder as soon as I opened the door, but rather than flying away like the less fearless finches, he perched on the fence and looked at me quizzically. I went back in the house and grabbed a handful of seed and proceeded to place it on the table outside while suggesting to the jay that he may find the table easier to navigate. I went back into the house and without missing a single beat of his bird heart, the jay was on the table having his fill of sunflower seeds.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Those who know me know that I love the mystery and magic of the universe (yes, I said magic), and that everything is a sign to me. So without a pause, I went directly to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Speak-Spiritual-Magical-Powers-Creatures/dp/0875420281?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Ted Andrews book, Animal- Speak</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0875420281" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> and, once again the universe did not disappoint.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Blue Jay it seems is symbolic of the Proper use of Power. The name Jay comes from the Late Latin <span class="emon">gāius, or gāia which is a name for Mother Earth. In fact, in Greek Mythology, G</span><span class="emon">āia</span><span class="emon">, the Goddess of the Earth (from the formless, void came the broad-breasted G</span><span class="emon">āia</span><span class="emon">) not only conceived, but birthed (may I add, without the help of a male, I’m just saying), Uranus and married him to boot, the prodigy whom from said union were the Titans. Whoa…who needs coffee when you have all this going on?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="emon">So, now I know that Jay’s name is symbolic of the Earth and Heaven –Uranus is the Father of Heaven and birds represent heaven ‘cus of there feather’s- hence the title, messengers of God) and that speaks “much of the intrinsic power associated with the Jay. It has the ability to link heavens and earth, to access each for greater power. </span><span class="emon"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">T.A. Animal speak pg.121</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="emon"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">There’s more…</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="emon">Jay is often thought of as a thief, I remember my mother lamenting the “nasty Jay’s and there git,git git” scolding voice, chasing the other birds away. And yes, those qualities are true but he holds other lessons to look at. Firstly, that fearlessness, not unlike his cousin the Crow, is a tremendous attribute. Carpe diem!!! If we live in fear we miss out on all those scrumptious sunflower seeds!!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="emon">The Jay’s lesson to me is about not abusing or squandering my power- I’m getting goose bumps. In Andrew’s treatise, he speaks of the problem with dabbling in both worlds, of spirit (heaven) and physical (earth), that one may dabble without becoming a master. I cannot tell you how much I relate to this. If you have noticed on my blog, I dabble in a lot of things. Last year was the first time I truly committed to only pursuing one vehicle for expression, jewelry, and even that was commingled with printing and bookmaking, painting (enamel) and assemblage (albeit still under the jewelry umbrella). And for those who read these words and do not know me, I am a seeker and I study about many philosophies about the meaning of life. My spiritual practice is made up of a number of tools which help to keep me grounded and inspired.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="emon">And there is so much more… but I will not bore you with more details. Suffice it to say that I have been given a gift from that Jay, not only of inspiration for art work (I’m on my way to the Art Clinic to do some drawings of Blue Jays which will eventually turn into jewelry in case you were wondering if I was wandering off my path), but also tremendous food for thought about how I have been approaching my life’s path. Blue Jay stays around for winter so that means I have time to pursue this line of thinking and he’ll be around to support me.</span><br />
<span class="emon"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Speak-Spiritual-Magical-Powers-Creatures/dp/0875420281?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Animal-Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0875420281&tag=cakear-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0875420281" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Spirit-Guides-Easy-Use/dp/1401907334?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Animal Spirit Guides: An Easy-to-Use Handbook for Identifying and Understanding Your Power Animals and Animal Spirit Helpers" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1401907334&tag=cakear-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1401907334" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nature-Speak-Signs-Omens-Messages-Nature/dp/1888767375?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Nature-Speak: Signs, Omens and Messages in Nature" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1888767375&tag=cakear-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1888767375" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Wise-Spirit-Language-Signs-Nature/dp/1888767340?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Animal-Wise: The Spirit Language and Signs of Nature" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1888767340&tag=cakear-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1888767340" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Healers-Manual-Beginners-Therapies-Llewellyns/dp/0875420079?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="The Healer's Manual: A Beginner's Guide to Energy Therapies (Llewellyn's Health and Healing Series)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0875420079&tag=cakear-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0875420079" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Speak-Understanding-Animal-Messengers-Totems/dp/1591795869?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Animal-Speak: Understanding Animal Messengers, Totems, and Signs" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1591795869&tag=cakear-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1591795869" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Speak-Ted-Andrews/dp/B004HWSSZQ?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004HWSSZQ" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </span></div>CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-18021892729633336932011-02-01T21:38:00.000-08:002011-02-02T22:20:58.329-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Carol and Syd at the Art Clinic are excited to announce</span></span></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">The amazing and “deMented” assemblage artist,</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Michael deMeng </span><br />
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who will be teaching not one, but two assemblage workshops here in Solvang! </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Saturday, July 9, 2011</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9:30-4:30</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">“Cold Blooded Journal”</span></span></span></b><br />
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</span></span></span></b></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">“Sssssssssssssss” –translation from snake language: “Howdy”. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">This class is all about reptiles and snaky things, and the reason is that I recently came across a product that creates a nice scaly surface. Ssssso it dawned on me that this would be an interesting technique to use one a semi-sculptural surface, and to make it even more interesting I thought that it would be interesting to make that surface an object that could be used everyday. That surface? A sketchbook, for the cold-blooded. Of course you can fill the sketchbook with whatever you like but the exterior is going to be built up and scaled up to the point in which if you’re not noticed walking down the street with this…well…there probably isn’t anyone on the street. Ssssssounds sssssssswell doesssssssn’t it? Yesssssssssssss!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Cold Blooded Journal" border="0" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/99c806543058db64f08fbe0f8/images/coldbloodedjournal_web.jpg" style="height: 291px; width: 194px;" /></div><br />
<div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Sunday,July 10, 2011,</span></span></span></span></b><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"> </span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18px;"><b><span style="color: black;">9:30 to 4</span></b><span style="color: black;">:<b>30</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;">“Pretty Vial Things” </span></span></span></b></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">When I was a kid I loved the idea of magic potions. Remember how Alice drank from the bottle to become very very tall, and of course Dr. Jekyll turned into his hairy eye-browed buddy Mr. Hyde the same way…different recipe apparently. There must be some very interesting mojo in those little containers …some good…some not so good. In this class we are not going to be making the elixirs (that might be illegal in some states) but rather we are going to be designing the little bottles that house these strange liquids. We will be using various assemblage techniques to create some pretty vial things; part of the fun is deciding what they are going to hold and coming up with the appropriate housing. Whether it for turning into hairy monsters (which comes in handy), a potion for invisibility (also very handy), or a place to store the water from the fountain of youth (send me two right away), the containers will be as rich and strange as the contents. Down the hatch!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="Pretty Viel Things" border="0" height="249" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/99c806543058db64f08fbe0f8/images/4BIG.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0pt;" width="166" /></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The details:<br />
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Each class is $125. Space is limited so send an email to get on the list and then send a check payable to Carol Kemp 1216 Jason Drive, Lompoc,CA 93436, or if you prefer PayPal email your name and contact info to </span></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="mailto:lifsart@verizon.net" style="color: #006600; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" title="mailto:lifsart@verizon.net"><span style="color: black;">lifsart@verizon.net</span></a></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> and you will be sent an invoice. Your payment holds your spot and when received, you will be emailed the supply list. For your convenience, you may pay a nonrefundable deposit of $50 to hold your seat with the remainder due by June 9, 2011. If we do not receive the remainder by this time you forfeit your seat. When spaces are full we will start a waiting list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"> The Art Clinic is located at 1576 Copenhagen...between Sevtap Wine tasting and the Wine Valley Inn.</span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">For those not familiar with Michael here is his website...enjoy. </span></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="http://www.michaeldemeng.com/" style="color: #006600; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" title="http://www.michaeldemeng.com/"><span style="color: black;">http://www.michaeldemeng.com</span></a></span></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">for more info email Carol Kemp </span></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="mailto:lifsart@verizon.net" style="color: #006600; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" title="mailto:lifsart@verizon.net"><span style="color: black;">lifsart@verizon.net</span></a></span></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">or Syd McCutcheon </span></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="mailto:floozy@verizon.net" style="color: #006600; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" title="mailto:floozy@verizon.net"><span style="color: black;">floozy@verizon.net</span></a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dusty-Diablos-Folklore-Iconography-Assemblage/dp/1600613500?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Dusty Diablos: Folklore, Iconography, Assemblage, Ole!" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1600613500&tag=cakear-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1600613500" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Rusty-Things-Transforming-Objects/dp/158180928X?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Secrets of Rusty Things: Transforming Found Objects into Art" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=158180928X&tag=cakear-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=158180928X" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/INDIE-ARTS-DVD-Magazine-Issue/dp/B00161LHO0?ie=UTF8&tag=cakear-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="INDIE ARTS: The DVD Magazine - Issue 7" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B00161LHO0&tag=cakear-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cakear-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00161LHO0" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span>CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-19767636329836472512011-01-17T22:36:00.000-08:002011-02-02T22:19:05.392-08:00Linda Welch, Book Arts and Crows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHVEvMThq03R-XtCBWCWuq4D9CrBnTwfXwfMM347o9QwCZz2n8lUWzokO88zWIwyb4eFQ_c0K4W9hZZjWybTsgBXbQm17yCzm8Hc-7UBLPBcs4U3hzrx2jZsBqbdlN2jEhpgp6w/s1600/b_thatcrow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHVEvMThq03R-XtCBWCWuq4D9CrBnTwfXwfMM347o9QwCZz2n8lUWzokO88zWIwyb4eFQ_c0K4W9hZZjWybTsgBXbQm17yCzm8Hc-7UBLPBcs4U3hzrx2jZsBqbdlN2jEhpgp6w/s320/b_thatcrow1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Life is good. </span></span></div><div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Art making is fabulous.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> This past week I made a bunch of really cool books that can’t be opened- (can you see the Crow in the slide?) </span></span><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">they have prayers inside and are bound up very tightly.</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The special box is made of slides. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The books live in a special box I made from slides, so that when you take the book out of the box and put the box up to the light you see a 3D image.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2suti9iPmcrXvdoqdJNqN9e6uLNCOi7uDaQZlud2YkSVG61CWtaDvGt_midU_zdIYknHhabYHeJAGQxzcnvEpJK8YAS8b1vcAW6hLzBc72b6hP6HnyQcmQpCKa1jOT_8d5dl0cg/s1600/b_thatcrow3d1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2suti9iPmcrXvdoqdJNqN9e6uLNCOi7uDaQZlud2YkSVG61CWtaDvGt_midU_zdIYknHhabYHeJAGQxzcnvEpJK8YAS8b1vcAW6hLzBc72b6hP6HnyQcmQpCKa1jOT_8d5dl0cg/s320/b_thatcrow3d1a.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Last year when I moved my son to Portland I visited a gallery there called <a href="http://www.23sandy.com/">23 Sandy Gallery </a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> They were having a show on Book arts and I absolutely fell in love with </span></span><i><a href="http://www.23sandy.com/Inventory/welch.html">Linda Welch - Concealed Within Series</a></i><br />
<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></span><i><b> </b></i><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">I purchased two from the "Concealed Within Series" and have loved those books- they sit on a shelf above my printing station, and I have longed to make my version of these mini masterpieces and was so pleased to add my rendition. Thank you Linda for the inspiration. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">It has been a busy time, as the end of the year always is, but now I need to replenish myself as I gear up to get ready for the shows of the new year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> I allowed myself the time to make these books because I needed to do something other then jewelry. I was later able to go back to my jewelry worktable and finish some items that needed work etc… Not that I don’t enjoy making jewelry, but at times I need to make art just to make art, and I miss getting my hands in the glue and paint. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above is an example of a cast charm made with lead-free solder. The contrast of the charm with the Peruvian Opal and Ruby is demanded by the Dragon, a very powerful symbol the world over. The necklace is made from Garnets.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above is an example of an painting in enamel that has been soldered onto brass. I love that I can use the enamel with the solder.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a ring I made after reading Kate McKinnon's book, Structural Metal Clay/ I love the Jade Buddha being wrapped about by the lotus pods. A very cool ring- but not to be worn while vacuuming.</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtldmJdxRApPK4lAlMFbP2gPZqTzfWH8tvD9k8SgmjSHx_Aa8TLMtnbtVwRRcgbk5T83a57_ATrnNQonXDZvCg2TZ-2u6KNbH6LtKdfswWm4PPkP-K8l95J_1wx-RRd5S03rV2A/s1600/b_nest3eggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtldmJdxRApPK4lAlMFbP2gPZqTzfWH8tvD9k8SgmjSHx_Aa8TLMtnbtVwRRcgbk5T83a57_ATrnNQonXDZvCg2TZ-2u6KNbH6LtKdfswWm4PPkP-K8l95J_1wx-RRd5S03rV2A/s320/b_nest3eggs.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my first nest necklace made using Stephanie Lee's technique. I love how fun it was to make and plann to make a bunch more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAq1eavkr-ymDvsofSxOsObOHa-K6hHdehvGLjaI1Ym-yT1yRxARLZ4HSAtXjzx4H3Z0tjZCr7C2z9efCYc1Vb2wPFo4-WJ30bHO6-7y5eG_2NM4fFK2_GLqYuLAJqGji9OVnd2Q/s1600/b_nestnecklace2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAq1eavkr-ymDvsofSxOsObOHa-K6hHdehvGLjaI1Ym-yT1yRxARLZ4HSAtXjzx4H3Z0tjZCr7C2z9efCYc1Vb2wPFo4-WJ30bHO6-7y5eG_2NM4fFK2_GLqYuLAJqGji9OVnd2Q/s320/b_nestnecklace2.jpg" width="210" /></a></div> Another Nest necklace. This one is adjustable from 16" to 18" length, and has many ways in which you can wear it adding to it's versatility.<br />
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Okay the best healing for you and your world is Ho'oponopono. Check it out. You will be amazed at it's power. I love you, thank you, I'm sorry, please forgive me.CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-85065214421142856162010-08-27T23:37:00.000-07:002010-08-27T23:37:11.037-07:00New work-Enamel Art Jewelry and Gocco Prints<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transformation Hand water colored Gocco Print. I have been super productive these past few months. I started selling at the Santa Barbara Beach Walk. Come by and say "hi" if you are in SB on a sunday. It has been a great experience. The summer has flown by with all Ruth's activities keeping me on my toes (as well as my own). I really do need an assistent!!! Selling at the beach means everything has to be handmade, and original, which of course, is what I do anyway, but they won't,as of this writing, allow me to show work that has reproductions of my work, such as collages made with my repos. That encouraged me to start printing with my gocco printer and experiment with registration, which to those of you who are print makers may take for granted, but I am not so precise so it has been a challenge. I love it though, as I am learning a lot. And as if I don't have enough work, I have begun learning how to create websites (I am actively making one for my artwork) and sites for affiliate marketing. It is a lot of info to learn, and it takes a lot of time, but I truly enjoy it. I am determined to figure this stuff out!!! I am hoping that soon, when you come to this page in the future you will be redirected to my new website at <a href="http://www.carolkempart.com/">www.carolkempart.com</a> at the moment it is under construction, but soon it will be ready to view. I'll let you know!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magenta Finch, Gocco Print 5.25x5.25inch</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nestling Gocco Print on dictionary paper. Each print is a bit different due to the paper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power of the Nest Gocco Print</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nest II Gocco Print</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pomegranates Gocco Prints</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Crows,Red Dot II Gocco Print</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Crows, Red Dot I Gocco Print</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enamel Landscape on copper with etched copper frame and Ammonite. This is a project to include my enamel skills. I loved making these pieces and they have been selling well I am happy to report.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enamel Landscape on copper with etched copper frame with sterling silver sticks (notice the Egyptian hieroglyphics).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enamel with ss sticks side view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enamel Landscape on copper with etched copper frame and pen quill (is that what you can the point?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUYFoEi80jjQOiHpL1TytI0V7pvcPj_9DeLZGoFM0Xx-qp7UsoIX742ue9TfyAx_gTJCaYgRpWtmkvvlYebSgVTBJNhX513KdJJJImZvf2h-d5XvHCUuoqdaaZ45JPpaUVMafdg/s1600/b_enlandscapequillback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUYFoEi80jjQOiHpL1TytI0V7pvcPj_9DeLZGoFM0Xx-qp7UsoIX742ue9TfyAx_gTJCaYgRpWtmkvvlYebSgVTBJNhX513KdJJJImZvf2h-d5XvHCUuoqdaaZ45JPpaUVMafdg/s320/b_enlandscapequillback.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of above piece. Notice the etched bird on the back. I created all of these on used etched plates which I could no longer get a good stamp in silver. Nothing goes to waste!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>CarolKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287664024338045921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399687.post-54436545490095529502010-04-26T17:46:00.000-07:002010-04-26T17:46:18.878-07:00I've come out of the closet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNQKb8G-d0XQgUFUPq2_6wGxaapF7rn4tQQBPXg7hzKLGOisg4Z5JccWspr8SaSJu7Lwrd5EIeJIpdR3pCrwnUMgrv4OmSmfdVTLXsCY9rv7AlAcSBJF78XlCc69UfTz1_JeU-w/s1600/b_lifesabeach1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNQKb8G-d0XQgUFUPq2_6wGxaapF7rn4tQQBPXg7hzKLGOisg4Z5JccWspr8SaSJu7Lwrd5EIeJIpdR3pCrwnUMgrv4OmSmfdVTLXsCY9rv7AlAcSBJF78XlCc69UfTz1_JeU-w/s320/b_lifesabeach1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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I have now become a minister of the Universal Life Church, a non-denominational ministry. Though I am not Christian in the traditional sense, my sister asked me to officiate her wedding and while doing research I found this site and decided the time had come for me to join my calling. I am a healer and why not take on this form of vestment. Please do not think for one moment that I am making a joke, as I am very serious about the responsibility of this title. According to the Universal Life Church web site, I am now legally able to officiate at weddings, funerals, baptisms and absolve sins. This last part seems intriguing as I am not a proponent of "sin" certainly not the "original Sin" as I was not brought up with this sort of dogma. However, I am aware that there are many people who have been brought up to believe in this idea, and if anyone wants me to help them feel better about themselves in the face of God I am happy to help. And though I write here that I was not indoctrinated into a religion that expounded on "Sin" per se, I was brought up in the US of A and one cannot help but have a helping of sin laid on one's plate. For me the work of absolution comes in getting to know one's self, deeply, so deeply that you discover the source of any dis- ease you feel in your life. We are our own best prosecutors and persecutors, the inquisitor in our head is alive and well. Until you are ready to meet it head on with honesty and integrity and a lot of forgiveness and love, the inquisition lives on!!!<br />
The following is a practice I have been doing for quite some time which helps me to feel strong and vibrant everyday:<br />
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I state over and over this affirmation: I am perfect I am whole, I am strong, I am powerful, I am loving, harmonious, happy and healthy.<br />
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Say it at least 15 times and then through out the day anytime you are feeling low energy.<br />
They say that we think over 60,000 thoughts a day!!!! And a lot of those thoughts are negative, so I try to put this little jingle into my mind for those moments when I am not consciously aware of what I am thinking. Over the years it has become a mainstay in my extraneous thoughts.<br />
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