Color Cat Studios: ideas

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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Christmas Greetings

Just something I’m working on... slowly taking shape. This is just a hint of a vision of a dream of a beginning of a magnum opus, hopefully a great work. Merry Christmas, everyone.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Are you ever creatively blocked? You can be blocked in business, writing, art... whatever. Get into your workplace and do some mundane cleanup! I find the very act of hand sharpening pencils inspiring. Sometimes simple studio cleanup or paint testing will do the trick as well. The point is... do something! I’m not often blocked, but I’d say I’m more creatively-time-challenged. I haven’t had a chance in my art studio for TWO WEEKS so a little pencil sharpening is a relaxing way to ease me into the ‘zone.’ What do you do to get over your creative block?

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Artistic Inspiration

A couple times a year I enjoy spending a REALLY long time at a nice nursery, this one, Arbor Gate. Walking around, sketching, petting cats, smelling roses and taking pictures. It’s like a little personal mini-vacation. One of my simple ways of staying inspired. Do you give yourself a little mini-getaway now and then?

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Turkish tour

Another look at those natural color-sources. I asked about cochineal, because you couldn't just have that on a shelf, and yes, their deep reds are cochineal. It's a South American insect that is a parasite to the prickly pear. Owners deposit them into their fields, and blow them off and collect them once they're big. Then they crush their fat, bloody bodies for a nice, natural, red dye. I'm so happy to report that the rug we purchased has cochineal in it. I'm also happy to report that it's likely in your lipstick and blush, ladies, and if you drink cherry coke - it's in there, too! :)

'My' Chair

At our theatre the other night we had an orchestra meeting after I taught my sets class. After about a half hour, someone pulled me out of the meeting for a few minutes. When I came back, everyone in the room was laughing and pointing to the nice, uh, black leather chair. I had paint on the back of my shirt, and it permanently smeared all over the leather! The last time I went in the office, I noticed that someone had taped up the sign you see here. One way to lay claim to something! Well, it's not the first time, let's see, there's my driveway with many colors of paint, our carpet with Peter Pan green footprints, my car with yellow paint on the seat, my gloves, half of my clothes. It seems like everyone likes my painted clothes, kind of like already-broken-in-jeans. Maybe I should start a clothing line!