tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87502178708488469882024-03-05T11:51:36.948-08:00SueEllenKatz ...365 Talking HeadsSue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.comBlogger568125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-58889212656644859042016-10-31T18:29:00.002-07:002016-10-31T18:29:31.230-07:00Almost done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Sue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-2561382765478399472016-10-22T15:18:00.000-07:002016-10-22T15:18:23.733-07:00Making Progress...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dogs can capture our hearts in a way we can't explain. By the time I'm done with this portrait, I have a feeling I'm going to be caught; hook, line and sinker!</span>Sue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-70119666617233734102016-07-19T19:13:00.001-07:002016-07-19T19:13:58.979-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-64675619093665062392016-01-12T19:39:00.002-08:002016-01-12T19:39:41.546-08:00My Grandsons!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is something about observing the face of someone I love for long periods of time that makes me feel connected to them in a way I could never imagine. This piece was created from a photograph my son took of the two cousins looking out the window. I knew from the moment I saw the image that I had to translate it into my own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* Regrets are created by missing the experience of 'what is' by longing for 'what was' or worrying about 'what might be'</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* Wisdom comes from the honest reflections of failed experiences</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* It takes COURAGE to break what is not broken, HEART to pick up the pieces and LOVE to create something new</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* TIME is an ILLUSION that cannot be BORROWED, GIVEN AWAY, OWNED, LOST, or WASTED</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* You will receive what you believe you already have</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* Constant thinking of "what was" is to miss "what is" and the opportunity to change "what will be"</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* A true sense of PURPOSE comes from having a dream, the ability to focus, and the willingness to work hard to make it a reality</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* Create incredible realities by dreaming of audacious possibilities</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* To wonder is to try on possibilities for size</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* The true MAGICIAN believes in the ability to turn any negative experience into a positive outcome</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>* Transformation takes place when WILL meets INGENUITY and TENACITY joins hands with DESIRE</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Sue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-89845163789648635912015-10-25T17:05:00.000-07:002015-10-25T17:05:56.364-07:00Practice, Practice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Sue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-16831907606779736132015-08-30T19:59:00.000-07:002015-08-30T19:59:44.160-07:00How did THAT emerge?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In case you can't tell, you're looking at sheet that's draped over a large canvas. This technique is new to me. I'm used to drawing with graphite and adding layers upon layers of pencil to achieve what I'm looking for....usually going from light to shadow. This is charcoal and requires me to look at the subject matter in an entirely different way. I'm supposed to see large sections of shadow and highlight without focusing on the details. It's SO hard to do! It feels like I'm going nowhere as I work on it and then my teacher has me step back and voila ....it comes off the page like magic! I'd like to take credit for this because I really like the outcome but unfortunately, I'm not sure how it happened so I'm going to just say that somewhere deep inside, I must be able to see like an artist - it just hasn't hit my conscious mind yet:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You may wonder why I'm posting these drawing studies on this blog about talking heads. They are some of the first projects for the drawing class I'm taking with Catherine Johnson, a wonderful artist/teacher here in Kirkland, WA. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I loved to draw when I was young but really never spent a lot of time perfecting the craft. I learned bits and pieces in art school but I was mainly there to focus on commercial art not "fine" art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I find the studies Catherine assigns intriguing; often I feel my brain knows exactly what to do but my hand just won't cooperate! I also love that it forces me to "see" in a different way. As I study the contrast, I feel as if I can see into the object which in turn accesses a part of my brain I can't get to on my own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been asked what I'm going to "do" with this new found activity. "Explore", I say, "and watch creativity unfold". My favorite pastime! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Work on this piece has not been very consistent as I've had lots of other irons in the fire. I keep her on my work table and every once in a while I sew a bead or two in place and play with the Shibori ribbon. I love the way it looks like it's flying in the wind....so much so that I'm having a hard time sewing it in place! I don't think she will be a brooch but rather a piece of wall art. I'm kind of sad that I cut the ultra suede so small around her face as I'm thinking this may want to be a larger piece. Hmmmm....I'm curious to see where this goes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been slowly transitioning from the wearable art brooches to other art forms these past few months. I have no idea where it all will lead but have decided that it's time to start documenting the process. It may seem random ....clay face bowls....drawings from a class I'm taking....beaded pieces of jewelry or wall art but I have a feeling it will eventually all come together. And if not, I'll have fun along the way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made this polymer face quite a long time ago but didn't quite know what to do with it as it's too large to use for a brooch. The eyes intrigue me and seem to dare me to "do something" with it. Finally, I couldn't stand it any longer and just started beading. </span>Sue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-14078033063444645932015-02-23T11:48:00.000-08:002015-02-23T11:48:25.768-08:00Spirits come in all sizes...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When a project is coming to a close, I often have to leave it alone for a couple of days in order to have a clear perspective. When I've been working for hours at a time, I go down that rabbit hole and become so involved with the piece that I feel like it is me and I am it. So much so, that I honestly can't see it objectively anymore. I have learned over time and after some major mistakes, that it's best to take my time as I finish a piece and try different ideas rather than just stick with the plan. Actually, my pieces don't have "a plan" but there's always that moment when I think I know the direction I'm going and I just plow ahead. This is usually when I find out that the direction I've taken is a dead-end and no matter how I tweak it, it just isn't right. I'm feeling happy with this new Goddess but only after ripping out a few different ideas first. It chewed up some time but I think she's worth it!</span>Sue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-72947580413450110512014-12-04T19:36:00.000-08:002014-12-04T19:36:35.662-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found a wonderful Shibori ribbon pin by Ann Ricotta </span>soulshine-studio.com <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which I purchased on her Etsy site. I was intrigued with the design and could easily see how I might be able to incorporate it into one of the wearable art brooches. I started a new "Day Lady" pin and as I play with the ribbon, I like the way it creates unexpected opportunities as well as a bit of mystery as it surrounds the face. Can't wait to give it a try once I finish embellishing her headdress!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've given up on the wood beads; I hate giving up but the fact is the face is really the one who decides and she just wasn't having those irregular, organic things around her head. Even though she looks like she's been dug up out of the sand, she has this air of "bling" in her essence that must be satisfied. I'm starting to like the feel of it so I guess I'll just keep heading in this direction and see what emerges!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought I had the perfect bead to surround this face but no matter which way I turn, nothing works. I love the wood beads; irregular and organic in nature they seem to complement the face AND the frame in which it will live. But as hard as I try, no other bead wants to live with it - making the ability to design the rest of the piece almost impossible. Sooooo.....it's time to start over! But what to do????</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nope...not quite; looks a bit too contrived. She wants something unique but I'm just not getting the picture. I think the wood beads are going to have to go - just can't seem to make them work. DARN!</span><br />
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<br />Sue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-8517432060035212382014-02-05T14:37:00.000-08:002014-02-05T14:37:07.746-08:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bead weaving, however, isn't something I can do "fast" as that not only leaves me unhappy with the outcome, but can result in many hours of "undoing" what took hours to do in the first place. Instead, I've learned to slow my pace with deliberate and mindful movements as I watch and calculate the in and out of the needle as it pierces the fabric and attaches each bead into place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, before I know it, the time to "think" is upon me again along with questions like; which new beads should I choose, what colors, sizes and shapes will add to the overall essence and which ones will try and dominate; taking the piece in an entirely different direction? My mind inevitably loops around in circles as it tries to decide; pulled this way and that like a kid in a candy store who can't decide which colorful piece of sugar to pop in her mouth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Coming to this place over and over again, I've come to the conclusion that "thinking" isn't quite the way to answer these questions. Instead, I find that "feeling" or "sensing" which beads want to be included and where they want to be placed allows me to share the responsibility of the overall design with them and in doing so, gives the piece it's own energy, esthetics and unique personality.</span><br />
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<br />Sue Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162160184743824873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750217870848846988.post-87291830055357042082014-01-26T06:48:00.000-08:002014-01-26T06:48:05.995-08:00<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As bizarre as this may sound, when I first started making these brooches, I had no idea how to finish them as I'm not a seamstress and can hardly sew a button into place. After spending weeks or even months on one pin, I'm anxious to finish it but at the same time reluctant. Cutting and gluing isn't one of my strengths as I am not a "crafty" person and have nightmares about a slip of the sizzors undoing hundreds of hours of work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But what's the first thing you do when you pick up a piece of hand-tooled jewelry? I immediately turn it over and inspect the back. I was determined to put as much effort into finishing it as I had into creating it; like Steve Jobs felt about his Apple Computers, the inside had to be as perfect as the outside or the whole thing was "garbage!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So began the long process of teaching myself to finish a pin. I practiced by buying kits of embroidered cuffs from other artist like Sherry Serafini. If you want to see some amazing work, look up her book on Amazon, <i>Sensational Bead Embroidery. </i>I had to figure out how to create my own unique backing as my project was a bit different but it gave me the opportunity to practice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Long ago I read a book about learning to "manage" your weaknesses without expecting to make them your "strength." In fact it's still in print if you're interested. <i>Soar With Your Strengths </i>by Donald Clifton. It's with this mindset that I approached finishing the backs of my pins and as a result, I'm pretty proud of them when I flip them over!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel strongly that my intention as I bead is important which is why I don't do anything else while beading like watch TV or listen to an audio book. I not only want to "listen" to the beads and what they have to say (and believe me, they say plenty) but also want to put as much positive energy into the piece as I can and this isn't possible if I'm doing something else. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />As I finish a piece and start the "separation process", I think of sending it out into the world and what I might do to insure my positive thoughts and energy go with it as it seeks a new home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before sewing the ultra-suede backing into place, I glue a magnet, some fabric lining and a piece of cardboard to the back of the face to give it some stability; a perfect place to write a few positive words of encouragement! I got the idea from my mentor/friend, Ronna Sarvis Weltman whose amazing work in polymer clay can be viewed on www.ronnaround.com Ronna will often write loving prayers in tiny script; illegible, squiggly lines that are part of the design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do they make any difference? I have no idea, but if words are powerful when we speak them then why not when we write them even if they are hidden? </span><br />
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