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100 Day Challenge Update

12/30/2018

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Well, I'll kill the suspense.  Gearing up for the Cherry Creek Arts Festival over the July 4th weekend became the focus of the challenge, rather than experimenting with painting, and I produced tile landscapes daily that were posted on instagram.  But then I hit an unexpected slump and never resumed the challenge.  And several shows were coming up, three in August, three in October, more after that.  It was easier to fall back into the old rhythm of production.

Even though I didn't finish the 100 days of painting, a shift in my work occurred: more diversity in the landscapes I'm doing on tiles.  Now I'm considering whether to resume painting or to do a challenge in another area such as drawing - closely related and good practice; or for 100 days writing about my art.  It may not be evident, but writing is part of having an art business (think emails, for one); and it not only  improves with practice, but helps me be more articulate about my work because I have to think about a process that is intuitive and not part of the brain connected to words.  It helps others see, appreciate and understand my work... and, unexpectedly, me too.   Hmm, why did I make that?

Another idea for a challenge is  to come up with 10 new ideas every day.  (I wrote about this in the 1/13/2016 entry.)  It stretches the creative muscle and is a discipline I would hope to carry beyond 100 days to become a daily habit.  Even if it's not 10 ideas, some time set aside for that purpose.

For the record, here are a few of the fired results from the original challenge.  Each one below is approximately 9 x 12 x 2 and hangs by a wire in the back. $249.
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Bird in Apples, 5.5 x 21.  Sold.
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A few pieces done in this period were variations on this theme.
Garden Tea with Poppies, 14 x 21, hangs by a wire in the back.  $450
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    I spent many hours as a child poring over fairy tales books and copying the illustrations.  And having grown up in a large family with no room for clutter, I came to appreciate things that were both functional and beautiful. My studio is in the middle of my organic garden.  Between gardening and working with clay, it seems like my hands are never clean!

           Before ceramics, I spent twenty-five years in fine art and graphic art, including ten years as a sign painter. My work has won several awards, is in galleries across the country, and has been exhibited in national shows.

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