Keeping promises

Once I finished up the washboard-mounted altered book series, I cleaned up the studio a little and realized... oh yeah... I promised a piece of art to someone.

Volunteers from Preston Kuppe Guild gave me that intriguing cigar box, back at the Fall Best of the Northwest art festival last year.

Visitors to the 2015 Best of the Northwest art festival. ©Lisa Myers Bulmash

The guild raises money for Seattle Children's Hospital during their "Art a la Carte" auction. They've asked me and other festival artists to turn the boxes into artworks to be sold at the event. The rocky exterior texture is giving me some ideas...

... but I have to make it all happen in the next few days. Preferably over the weekend. Hoo boy... send me some encouragement to keep me going, won't you?

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...