But How Will It Look In My Living Room? by Tom Cardarella
This piece is almost the size of the full partition which is 12' wide by 8' tall. It poses the question so many artists hear, another version of which is: "Will It Match My Couch?" Tom made this specifically for ArtOMatic, as many artists do create their displays site specifically. I interviewed Tom here last year. I met him on volunteer duty last year, and he is one of the greatest folks at ArtOMatic – always upbeat and ready to help.
This piece is by Bono Mitchell. It is titled Creek Bank and I like the play of light and colors and wanted to include it here (I apologize for the washing out of color in the left hand side). There are more pictures in her catalog entry – and they are wildly eclectic, but there is no text to share. You can view her website here.
These sculptures are by Ann Ruppert: Jube-Jube Wood: Forever Young and Forever Alabaster from left to right. On her catalog page she notes: "I enjoy flowing forms in wood and stone. Many of these shapes can be found in nature, animal and the human form. My aim is to project warmth and caring in my works." Even the alabaster cries out to be touched. Her forms are sensuous and belie their solidity by appearing soft – something I've always loved in sculpture.
Michael Stebbins created They're Coming to Take Me Away from an old refrigerator door and a myriad of painted toys. I love the tongue-in-cheek of this and the title is an old song from way back when (the next line is something like: ha-ha,ho-ho, hee-hee, to the funny farm…and that's all I can remember – but the internet remembers everything). His catalog page says: "I'll post something really clever here soon." How can you not love this?!
Interestingly enough, when you go to listed websites, you quickly discover that many of ArtOMatic's artists do something else full time. That they enter ArtOMatic speaks to me of a fullness of life and possibilities and it's that energy that informs and creates what ArtOMatic is for me.
thought for the day: Most of the people I know who have what I want – which is to say, purpose, heart, balance, gratitude, joy – are people with a deep sense of spirituality. They are people in community, who pray, or practice …They follow a brighter light than the glimmer of their own candle; they are part of something beautiful. I saw something once…"A human life is like a single letter of the alphabet. It can be meaningless. Or it can be a part of a great meaning." Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
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you are surrounded in fascinating art; what have your dreams been like. I had to look closely at the one with the doll on it; is that a refrigerator door? (trying to get an idea of scale). and the tattoos are lovely – I had no idea that others were doing torsos. (you've probably heard by now but your claudia post posted twice)
writing from the way too toasty bay area