Artist Hideout

To take iron and steel and form it into a a flowing beautiful work of art is one thing that just makes me question the authenticity of my own work at times.
I recently came upon the work of David Norrie. Bridging that gap between efficient design and fine art are craftsmen like David who take the concept of functional and make it beautiful.

Norrie is a self-taught blacksmith and his initial introduction to the craft began in 1973 with a 3 year internship at the Black Creek Pioneer Village located outside of Toronto, Canada.
In 1976 Norrie opened his first studio in …read more

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I think I am going to be hooked on Sketchfu. I decided to actually try to create something on sketchfu and was pleasantly surprised as soon as I finally figured out how to make colors transparent using < and > So here is my first SketchFu drawing that I’d like to share.
You can see the process here
But here below is the finished product of a few minutes time. Keep in mind, I am using my mouse for this… until I get my tablet (which somehow accidently got posted to last month… must look into that).

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I’ve been reading a new blog lately called www.coolest-furniture.com.
Today they featured the Marshmallow Sofa which I thought was pretty cool.
I am fairly intuitive when it comes to creating things and I enjoy the process of creating something that can be used.
But I am not sure if I have really “come into my own” so to speak yet.
A few days ago I posted on “25 Art Forms to try and Artists who already use them” and I don’t even think I’ve scratched the surface in the creation mediums and forms.
Lately, I’ve been feeling the urge to go more practical …read more

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Chloe over at Tangled Thread is running a contest. Check it out for a chance to win.

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I’ve been playing with a webcam lately and finally figured out how to stream video from it to the web. Eventually, I will probably do some art this way, but for now it’s pointed out the window which looks like I am in prison with the barbed wire around the water tower…lol.
The image to the left is a static screenshot, but click it to go to the live streaming webcam.
It’s hard to find freeware to do this that is…well, free. I hit about 100 different supposed freeware options before I finally found Yawcam which allowed me to do this.
So for …read more

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This video speaks for itself…
Internet People! – The Meth Minute 39

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Check out Channel Frederator’s myspace page here for other cool vids
http://www.myspace.com/channelfrederator

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Kate Baggott from www.Babylune.com with her entry and 9 comments.
I tried to stay neutral and not accidently comment on these post lest I tip the scales in anyone’s favor by accident.
Here’s the screenshot where I also sent payment to her!

 
Thanks everyone who participated. If you want to see all the entries, check them out at this link.

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I ran a contest here last month. As soon as pay goes out, I’m going to announce winners and pay the winner.

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I was asked to sell some old Heisey glass for a friend of mine this last week.
Being that where I live is also home to the birthplace and national Heisey Museum, I am sure she will get her money’s worth out of it.
But as I was looking at these very beautiful works, I wondered if my definition of art extended to that which was mass produced?
Glass artists, for awhile now remain one of the only areas where mass production of a design is acceptable and the works are still being considered art.
With paintings, mainly it is the originals that …read more

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There’s a lot of different art forms, medias and types of art that are used everyday. Many people pretty much stick to one or two during the course of their painting life, but I would challenge you to pick up a few more and try them before you settle on just a few choices.
So I’ve started a list of Art Forms and Artists who use them.
My list is now at 25, but I’d love to feature you and your unique art form too if you have something different from what is listed.
These are in no particular order, but …read more

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