Artist Trust At Large: south Sound-bound

Maybe I was intoxicated by the sunshine, but the University of Puget Sound was looking really good the other day. The art department's Kittredge Gallery, the Wheelock Student Center across the street... just charming.

Come see for yourself: I'll be upstairs in the student center for my Artist Trust At Large presentation next week! Details:

Remember, this event is FREE and open to artists of all disciplines. At previous presentations, I've met musicians, performers who perform traditional dances from India, sculptors and painters just to name a few. You're bound to have some interesting conversations with new people after the talk. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Work-in-progress: building up large collages

If you have a phone book sitting around that's not getting any use, can I have it? Especially the white pages.

This is your chance to help create a new piece of art! I need the pages for visual texture in four larger collages.

Glue down, then rip up and off.  Repeat as necessary. ©Lisa Myers Bulmash

Each collage will be 3 feet tall, 4 feet wide. So yeah, I really do want your phone book, if you're not using it as a booster seat for a toddler.

I bet right now you're saying, "a phone book?! Do those even exist anymore now that you can search online for a number?" Or maybe you're thinking "ha! Are you serious?" The correct answers to both questions is "yes."  Message me if you're nearby...

Work-in-progress: close to this month's finish line

This year, Presidents' Day holiday is going down in my personal history as the first one in which I found it easier than usual to get into the studio.

I accomplished the above progress in a day, setting aside an earlier image that didn't work for the niche.  It might not look like I got a lot done, but the thing is... I got it done with hardly any interruptions -- while the kids were home, and awake. (I know... I'm still stunned myself)  While they're busy elsewhere, today I have:

• picked up candleholders from Goodwill for a piece I'll work on next month
• scoured my usual sources to replace a washboard that was too small (found one on Craigslist)
• started laundry, which may or may not get folded

Will tomorrow be as productive, after I get home from the day job? Probably not, but I do have some things I can work on that don't require as much running around. And if no artwork happens later tonight... there's always laundry.