by Julia Rymer | Oct 2, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Projects
After yesterday’s angst, I needed a day to just be, and it turned out to be perfect weather for just such a day. After visiting in Cardigan and seeing some of the growing art scene there with a new artist friend, we drove up the coast to take in the views. It...
by Julia Rymer | Oct 1, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Projects
I live in the culture of busy; no, the cultivation of busy, like a fine wine, only instead of the nectar of the gods, I get more things to do. I have built a life in which I do, do, and do more, until I collapse. And sadly, it seems like almost everyone I know is like...
by Julia Rymer | Sep 24, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Projects
I leave in a few days for the U.K. and Wales specifically. I am getting nervous in a way I don’t remember being nervous about travel in some time. Perhaps never, in fact. This time, I am traveling alone; I am leaving my family; I am going somewhere completely...
by Julia Rymer | Sep 7, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Projects
In a few short weeks, I will be traveling to the far reaches of Wales in the United Kingdom to take part in an artist residency at Createspace Wales. To say I cannot wait is a bit of an exaggeration; truly, I cannot contain myself with excitement. It will be two weeks...
by Julia Rymer | Aug 27, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting
At its core, art is about leaving a mark. This ranges from the conceptual work that leaves a thought in a viewer’s mind, to a three-dimensional sculpture carving out space, to the ubiquitous gestural mark in painting and drawing. The last is the mark that most...
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