http://joandesmond.com/blog Seeing the process from a visual artist’s perspective Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:38:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Excuse me while I digress from visual art, again, as there’s the rhythm talk on this blog also. It all started in a fit of studio cleaning with Foreigner blasting from the CD player, fast feet, drumming hands, and singing. Allegedly, also involved was a half a bar of Green ... http://joandesmond.com/blog/2010/02/26/singing-in-the-rain-singing-in-the-art-studio/ self-portrait collage "Artist/Woman Thinking About Stuff" That is, art business, paperwork, facts & figures. http://joandesmond.com/blog/2010/01/26/art-business/ Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. digital painting Do you remember the old weather prediction rhyme? Mornings this winter often arrived under rosy skies, followed by rough weather. We welcome rain here in the high mountain desert. After soaking soil, it brews up as creeks, and gushes into the rivers ... http://joandesmond.com/blog/2010/01/22/there%e2%80%99s-color-in-these-hills/ Sorting through a kitchen cupboard, culling long unused, or worn-out pans and utensils, there’s an unfamiliar plastic object. See exhibit A. Exhibit A It's very likely a piece of an appliance, the round part is about 2" diameter, but WHAT IS IT? Oh, just throw it out!  Yet, what if it's ... http://joandesmond.com/blog/2010/01/10/evolution-of-an-idea-from-object-to-artistamp/ It's a fresh January 2010. How do you mark the event? Consider that it's also a pristine decade, in a way still unblemished with our human strivings. In nature, time is cyclic. Echoed in celestial movements, marked by reoccurring seasons, the environment returns unto itself.  In our created reality, humans mark ... http://joandesmond.com/blog/2010/01/10/a-new-calendar-year/ http://joandesmond.com/blog/2009/12/22/christmas-or-whatever-you-call-it/ FLUXKIT Shakers Or perhaps 50 mail artists at ready, get set, and go...  For those unclear on the concept-these are mini music shakers from my "duct tape and lentil" series for Keith Buchholz' FLUXKITS. Fluxkits are smallish objects (a box perhaps) that are collections of other objects that hold meaning to the ... http://joandesmond.com/blog/2009/12/04/not-your-parents-duct-tape/ Have a wonderful holiday! http://joandesmond.com/blog/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-2009/ The poster from The Queens Museum Of Art Exhibit, Selections from "A Book About Death" , at the Partnership Gallery. In addition to showing selections of the original works from this artists' collaboration, this show included  supplementary submissions from other artists, including one of my images. http://joandesmond.com/blog/2009/11/12/poster-from-the-queens-museum-of-art/ Opening Reception DATE: Friday, September 18th TIME: 5pm - 7pm LOCATION: 1430 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 ADMISSION: $5 at the door, $3 for ACK members This art exhibit will benefit the Golden Empire Gleaners. Please bring food donations to the exhibit opening and throughout the show to help alleviate hunger in Kern County! Two of ... http://joandesmond.com/blog/2009/09/18/food-glorious-food/