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Pearls from artists* # 39
Great Salt Lake * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. When you think of paying an...
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Q: In light of the realities you discussed last week (see blog post of Aug....
A favorite book A: In essence it’s that I have always worked much harder for love than for money. I absolutely love my work, my creative process, and my chosen life. I have experienced much tragedy...
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Pearls from artists* # 59
Studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Friends sometimes ask, “Don’t you get...
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Pearls from artists* # 99
Barbara’s studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. I think there are two very...
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Q: I have been always fascinated with the re-contexualizing power of Art and...
Barbara’s studio A: Certainly personal experience is an indispensable and inseparable part of the creative process. For me art and life are one and I suspect that is true for most artists. When I look...
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Pearls from artists* # 135
Chalcatzingo (Mexico) * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. [Meredith Monk on...
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Pearls from artists* # 166
Barbara’s studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. An interesting discussion at...
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Pearls from artists* # 174
Barbara’s studio, Photo: Marianne Barcellona * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on....
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Pearls from artists* # 177
Barbara’s studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Everyone but a lunatic has a...
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Pearls from artists* # 194
“Epiphany,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 38″ x 58″ * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are...
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Q; What was the spark that got you started? (Question from Barbara Smith via...
Ensign Barbara Rachko, circa 1983 A: If I had to select one factor, I would say, profound unhappiness with my professional life. In 1986 I was a 33-year-old Navy Lieutenant working as a computer...
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Pearls from artists* # 502
Mount Greylock, Adams, MA * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. It seems to me that...
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Pearls from artists* # 544
At work; Photo: Jennifer Cox *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Creativity is...
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Q: What advice would you give to a young artist with potential?
Barbara’s studio (since April 1997) A: I last answered this question in my blog more than ten years ago and I would say similar things now to what I said then. Be sure that you love your process...
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Pearls from artists* # 553
Starting a new pastel painting *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. We think of the...
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