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Author: Ingrid Murray
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Wild Things
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Lately, my art has skewed more maximalist and energetic. Even when abstract, it’s impossible to separate oneself from one’s work: the joys, concerns, and experiences seep into the process. As Jackson Pollock said: “Art is coming face to face with yourself.”
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Impermanence
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how nothing we share online is guaranteed. We take it for granted that our Instagram posts will be there to refer back to years later, or that the connections we make on Twitter will last no matter how many times the company changes hands.…
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Leave Your Creative Comfort Zone
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On Tuesday, I joined A Work of Heart‘s Under the Influence Art Journaling class as a featured artist. I spoke about my background, inspiration, and artistic process, and then participants explored elements I use in my own work — collage, energetic mark-making, and bright colors and splotches — as they…
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Life Lately
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Life has been a whirlwind these past few months: appointments, weddings, upheavals. I finished an old art journal and made a new one. Autumn is in full beautiful swing and I’m savoring every moment. If you’re interested, here’s what I’ve been reading, listening to, and watching lately: Chalk: The Arts…
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Baltimore Journal III
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Last week, I finished up the last pages of my art journal, the whole of which was filled in just over six months — a personal record! There’s definitely something to be said about finding (or making) the perfect book for yourself and your art: it allows you to just…