tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364195572024-03-13T03:55:16.083-04:00Art Life Nowlife and work for sort-of emerging artists. usable content. fabulous entertainment. free snark.E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-52843539081403031772018-07-25T00:14:00.000-04:002018-07-25T13:08:18.912-04:00INWorldZ Friends ... People Make the World.I had the most fun in InWorldz last night (July 24, 2018) that I've had in a long time. And there were more people on the grid than I've seen in quite awhile. All of this is painfully ironic because InWorldz appears to be poised to go away on Friday. There is a lot of talk of a new grid and using OARs to transfer over inventory, but there are so many problems with that idea that no one is talkingE. Marie Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14224363568795464353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-70872674906234554862018-07-09T17:50:00.001-04:002018-07-09T17:50:14.332-04:00Does Being an Artist Make it Harder to Art?I threw up a quickie poll on my Instagram Stories last week, asking how many people make art every day. I expected most people to respond with "no." God knows some days I feel like I'm slaying at life if I just manage to put on pants.
But after 24 hours and an admittedly small sample of responses, it was almost half and half. And among the people who said they DO make art everyday, I noticed a E. Marie Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14224363568795464353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-15610814575053153462016-04-01T15:07:00.003-04:002016-05-09T20:06:52.158-04:00Tips for Living with Artsy HairSo. If you, like me, have long dreamed about having artistic hair, I want to encourage you wholeheartedly to go for it. If you're an artist or art faculty or graphic designer or web designer, there are people out there already who are disappointed that your hair is not green or purple or blue. I took the leap just a few weeks ago, and I could not be happier. Turns out, there were only two kinds E. Marie Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14224363568795464353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-44725782965162096312016-03-27T14:48:00.000-04:002016-03-27T16:52:52.887-04:00Selling Art through Virtual Galleries: Yes or No?Long ago, in the olden days before the Internet existed
(yes, I AM that old), artists sold art out of galleries and festivals and fairs
and “alternative spaces” like cafes and hotel lobbies. Art-buying was pretty much
always an in-person process. We artists convinced ourselves it wasn’t so
commodified as, say, buying a can of beans. With art, we told ourselves, people
came and looked closely at E. Marie Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14224363568795464353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-2853690361590350242016-03-05T19:56:00.003-05:002016-03-05T20:11:06.772-05:00Should You Pursue Juried Shows?<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Society loves the "starving artist" myth, and we creatives are fed it from an early age. It infects us, and it infects the people who are potential buyers of our artwork. The poor struggling artist, painting feverishly in his or her sparse freezing garret, is a universal stereotype that is played out everywhere from classic literature to the nightly news. But there is some E. Marie Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14224363568795464353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-58547414245098840312016-02-03T09:00:00.000-05:002016-02-03T11:29:01.906-05:00Don't Fear the Taxman! Take Proactive Steps Instead!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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E. Marie Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14224363568795464353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-38399123166684341432014-04-09T15:07:00.001-04:002014-04-09T15:23:22.200-04:00Hearing the Voice That MattersI just spent one of the more rewarding hours in my studio that I can remember in a long while. I spent it working with encaustic, but in the way I prefer--a way that no one recommends and no one teaches. It's not in any book I've seen, or in any workshop description. I've tried all kinds of techniques in encaustic and gotten frustrated with most of them. Maybe it's a lack of practice or expertiseE. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-60609128065352726742014-03-31T16:45:00.001-04:002014-03-31T16:45:34.764-04:00Healthcare.gov's usability failSome of the 4.2 faithful readers of this blog know that, in my other life, I do stuff with web sites. Build 'em, plan 'em, project manage 'em. I've done a little bit of everything with web sites, actually, including strategy development, visual design, information architecture, site-building, programming, all that kind of stuff.
I've been trying to buy health insurance for the better part of theE. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-84805135855216937142013-12-30T23:17:00.001-05:002013-12-31T00:10:49.035-05:00Becoming MeIf you're one of the 2.3 regular readers of this fine blog, you'll no doubt recall that I've been giving photo/video a bit of a rest and working instead in encaustic, which is basically painting for gearheads. (No wimpy little brushes for me, no sir! Tacking iron, industrial-strength heat gun, blow torch ... now we're talking!) I've had some really good results and some disasters, and a handful E. Marie Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14224363568795464353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-19092390671684933352013-02-13T21:55:00.001-05:002013-02-13T22:11:09.277-05:00Narwhal, Sea, and SkyI have not been blogging very much, and for that I do apologize to my loyal 4.2 readers (I'm convinced my social media activities have led to a definitely uptick in popularity). But it's time to start again and get on a somewhat regular schedule. I'll begin by showing you a little of what I've been doing most recently.
I've been working on a 3Dish mixed media encaustic piece for some time. It's E. Marie Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14224363568795464353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-35983687635669937752012-07-04T22:47:00.003-04:002012-07-04T22:55:14.504-04:00Froth of July
RWB 1
6 x 9 inches
encaustic on canvasboard
In honor of the 4th of July, I made two encaustic pieces using only red, white and blue. The results were quite interesting; I'm completely happy with one piece, and almost happy with the second one.
For this piece, I layered the medium and pigmented wax on a 6 x 9 inch canvasboard, then worked the layers with my awesome new heat gun and fan nozzle.E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-14408686554493490182012-06-30T11:14:00.002-04:002012-06-30T11:29:09.210-04:00Technique-a-aplooza Part 1After a day spent working alongside one of my favorite local artists in her studio, I'm starting to understand that my fledging encaustic practice is actually a little further along than I thought. I've had in my head for awhile what I wanted my encaustic work to look like, but kept thinking I didn't have enough knowledge or had never found the right technique for it or even, possibly, that I E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-58466969777915883312012-06-03T15:19:00.000-04:002012-06-03T15:19:34.910-04:00Irony Sandwich ... Art Show in AVN!After a series of random connections and pleasant events, my first art exhibition in the 3D virtual world Avination is now open. It doesn't have an official title, but I'm thinking of it as "Irony Sandwich," not just because of the work, but also because of the way it came into being.
First, the important details:
Show star: Me. Only in Avination, I'm Winterlight Cazalet. Now you know. :)
E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-42784545922475529162012-04-16T21:36:00.004-04:002012-04-16T22:29:14.401-04:00Creative WorldsImportant note: click on the images to view full-size. Worth it, I promise.
If you're one of the 3.3 (woot!) regular readers of this blog, you'll know that I'm an active participant in and booster of art in 3D virtual worlds; to date I've curated a couple of mixed-reality experiences and have several unrealized projects on the boards. In Second Life in particular, I count as my friends a numberE. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-5297893331461922312012-01-22T12:22:00.000-05:002012-01-22T14:38:43.310-05:00Light! Depth! Fuego!I've been thinking more about my encaustic process lately, which you'll no doubt remember if you're one of the 3.3 (woot!) regular readers of this blog, and I've been spending a lot of time looking at the work of other artists I admire. Just in the year I've been working in this medium, there seems to have been a tremendous increase in the number of artists producing extraordinary fine art&E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-37898031078731158462012-01-17T23:09:00.000-05:002012-01-17T23:09:17.400-05:00No Matter Where You Go, There You AreSome things that have been bugging me lately:
If you're one of the 2.3 regular readers of this blog, you already have read my rant on POV. Some people seemed to think this was a cry for help, or some kind of problem I was having. It wasn't; and it's not. Thank you to my dear friend Judy Shintani for serendipitously reminding me that it's actually my process, and that makes it just fine. I need aE. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-21711570502060892011-11-29T23:52:00.000-05:002011-11-29T23:52:00.791-05:00POV
"The Last Time I Went Fishing"
SOLD
I've sold another encaustic piece, and it's bugging me.
If you're one of the 2.3 regular readers of this blog, you'll know that this is not normal behavior. Usually when I sell anything, I'm thrilled. And of the encaustic pieces I've had up at Local Color over the past year, the ones that have sold are the three that I think are the best. Sure, it's been E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-36096815845126016392011-05-20T23:34:00.000-04:002011-05-20T23:34:30.830-04:00... and, We're Off and Running ...If you're one of the 2.3 regular readers of this blog, you'll already be possibly nauseatingly familiar with my ongoing narrative of being jobless. Well, I'm pleased to announce that the narrative has changed. Not only do I have a job, I have a great full-time job that pays real money and has fantastic benefits, at an organization that isn't going anywhere anytime soon. My sincere apologies to myE. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-17867552952606754892011-04-08T20:31:00.000-04:002011-04-08T20:31:57.483-04:00Art/WorkIf you're one of the regular 2.3 readers of this blog, you'll be aware that I am sadly unemployed at the moment (in terms of a job that pays money). I finally followed up on one of the organizations that caught my interest shortly after moving here: the Triangle Land Conservancy. Being a nonprofit, I figured they might not have very much in the way of money or staff, and checking out their E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-70528994672210241632011-04-03T00:26:00.000-04:002011-04-03T00:50:08.864-04:00Drifting Into the ZoneIf you're one of my 2.3 regular readers, you'll know that I am kind of hard to impress when it comes to art instruction, and encaustic instruction in particular seems to be a challenging arena. Nothing has been more painful than reviewing the encaustic "instructional" videos on the generally-hapless Expert Village channel on YouTube. The class I actually paid for in encaustic was good for E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-25186807962193793272011-03-27T01:10:00.000-04:002011-03-27T10:55:51.105-04:00Art/Life/Joy/FrustrationSo it's been sort of a shitty-ish day. That means this post probably is not going to meet the expectations of you, my loyal 2.3 readers, in terms of creative brilliance. It's going to be a little bit more like a rant.
Contributing to the overall tone of the day is a little problem I had with an art piece earlier. I decided to make one very last final tweak to an encaustic piece I was very very E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-2142952656431088312011-03-12T20:41:00.000-05:002011-03-13T00:25:29.436-05:00Still More Hot Stuff
Fly
encaustic, paper, wire and
stamped image on
encausticbord and
framed
3x5 inches
2011
I'm putting a lot of time into my encaustic pieces lately. I recently was accepted into a small local gallery co-op, so there's a tiny piece of wall space in downtown Raleigh with my name on it. Right now I have a couple of black and white photographs up, but they just kind of get lost in the space. I thinkE. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36419557.post-7738999605388384492011-03-05T13:00:00.000-05:002011-03-05T13:00:33.506-05:00Spoonflower and Other Distractions
The Box, packed full
of fabric. Plus ribbon.
Some of you may know that I have a fabric jones. I don't sew (too fiddly), I don't do fabric collage (too crafty), I don't seem to use it in any way whatsoever, but I love a gorgeous piece of fabric and I have an extensive fabric collection: end pieces, remnants, quilters' quarters ... you name it. I have never had any idea what I wanted to do with E. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884640890033154470noreply@blogger.com0