Tag Archives: Art in the world

Technique? Art?

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

Kathy Loomis asks some big questions recently about craftsmanship and fabrication etc: But that leads me to a more important consideration – what’s with technique and craftsmanship anyway? Is it essential to great art these days? Is it acceptable but … Continue reading →

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Thank you Charlie Rose.

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait … Continue reading →

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What does one do…

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

while still whining a bit about the paperwork and waiting for the boxes to arrive and all? Why one reads up on what a proper ahrteest would do in this situation: Keep it (fairly) short. Write enough so that you … Continue reading →

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Big knock upside the head

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

By way of Judy: from East Coker by T.S. Eliot. You say I am repeating Something I have said before. I shall say it again. Shall I say it again? In order to arrive there, To arrive where you are, … Continue reading →

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The big picture

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

I was driving back from FedEx and had this flash of how the big picture looks. I couldn’t really put it into visuals… so I’ll try to do my best in mushy words The big picture: Big mushy undefined space … Continue reading →

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