Neon pears in Watercolor and Colored Pencil

Wet in Wet laying in the first washes

Wet in wet shadow shapes

Adding the dark background also wet in wet

Adding texture and pushing the color with colored pencils

ARTfusion 2013 was a spectacular event.  The crowd LOVED it!
We, the artists of ARTfusion sincerely thank you for your support!
We look forward to seeing you all again next year.  Thanks for coming out!

Cheers!
Catherine Mix, Patricia Starr, Paulette Hill, Rocky Fankhouser, Linda Collins Chapman

Linda's new work

           ' Oracular '   
                               16" x 20" ceramic
                  This piece was selected for the ART CONVERGENCE Juried Exhibition at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center.         November 14, 2013 to January 10, 2014.

                                'Spinner' 
                                             20" diameter
                                             carved porcelain
                                  

                                  ' Conjurors'

May Heat Wave

It's rare that we get 80 degrees in May - but when we do the colors are spring lush
and the snow is deep on the mountains. 
Pastel over watercolor 18" x 20"

La Connor Baskets

I just finished this watercolor painting of a shed full of baskets at a La Connor pumpkin farm - see the step by step painting process on www.catherinemix.blogspot.com

In Paulette's by Design Studio

This is one of my favorite places to be in all the world...like being a kid again:  "What would happen if I did this?"..."How would this look if it was turned this way and paired with that, but upside down and turned slightly to the left?"  Ahhhh, FREEDOM.

I found a beautiful rough cut Australian Boulder Opal while in Tucson this last winter - what a score!  (The lady from whom I purchased it was such a delight!)  I wire-wrapped the stone in sterling silver and gold-filled wire, and used Australian Boulder Opal chips, sterling silver rounds, and earth-tone and silver seed beads to compliment it.  The set was completed with a matching pair of earrings (not pictured), and sold during the 2013 Sequim Arts Tour.

Poster

Save the Dates!  
Friday October 18th & Saturday October 19th
noon to 6 PM

 

Map to The Cutting Garden Art Center

Just 3 miles north of the town of Sequim!
The Cutting Garden Art Center
303 Dahlia Llama Lane
Sequim, WA 98382
questions??? Catherine 360-670-8671

May Heat Wave watercolor and pastel painting

May Heat Wave

10,000 Hours

The 10,000 Hour Rule

It is said that creative ability has to involve hard work and commitment.

According to Malcolm Gladwell's  "Outliers",  the mastery of any chosen field requires, at least, 10,000 hours of practice.

He quotes Thomas Edison. "None of my inventions came by accident.  What it boils down to is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."

The point being: the more work you do, the more you know about your practice.

 And the more you engage with the work of others, the more likely you are to produce creative ideas.

So, as a group, THE FUSIONEERS  (pictured above) have, in reality, dedicated the minimum of 50,000 hours to their practices.  Any wagers on what the total real numbers might be?  Wow.

As my Dad used to say, "I used to be a Pert.  Now I am an Ex-Pert."

And as a group, we appreciate each others' work, absolutely, but most important is the 'feed' of creative ideas we share. 

That is the reward for the long hours of hard work and commitment.

Heceta Head Lighthouse

This is a 24" x 32" pastel painting over watercolor.  I love the ocean and
I hope you can almost hear the surf and smell the salt air!

The Spiral Story

The spiral motif has been a part of my work for a long time.  This new piece takes this motif a step further, from scraffito on functional pieces to a fullblown 3D representation.
The work is tricky to handle in the 'green phase', drying very slowly to avoid cracking.  Clay shrinks when it is drying, so one must allow trapped air inside the piece to escape. Dry clay is also very fragile, so handling the piece proved to be a heart-stopping event.
 Once dry, the piece will again shrink in the firing, and with such a large piece, shifting on the kiln shelf is also an issue to consider.
Firing the kiln is the part of the ceramic process lacking absolute control .  One employs all the hard-earned tricks  and invokes the kiln gods to help out, but ultimately it is the firing that decides the fate of the piece.
lindachapmandesign.com

Before and after....good firing!  Yay!

Rocky 'working' in his shop

When four legs are not enough; my grandkids call this a hairbrush bench!

Rocky's Office

This is where I do all my thinking and drawing...

 

Looking out the office door over stickered lumber ready for projects!

Work in Progress

 A few shots of work in progress at my little studio on Penny Lane.

www.lindachapmandesign.com

Show Pedestals

Rocky is planning to build some snazzy pedestals for the show - art under the art!

Unique, hand built wall sculpture 'Curious Gardner' by Linda Collins Chapman.