Resources and Links
My primary recommendation is to read and explore outside of your medium. That is, stretch your mind, learn about other points of view. Explore the world. Look at art by painters, sculptors, printmakers as well as in fibers, clay and wood. Whenever possible, look at the work in person. Pay attention to what in it speaks to you and why, or what repels you and why. Listen to music. Learn more about things that fascinate you. Challenge yourself to spend time with things that do not appeal to you. What is it that bothers you? What can you learn by confronting the unfamiliar? Consider time spent like this as part of your studio time.
Why not visit the National Gallery on-line. Virtual tours, discussion of individual works and a children's section.www.nga.gov
In Print:
My new book!!! Idea to Image: a guided studio workbook is shipping now!
39 pages, spiral bound, black and white and color, lots of white space for you to fill with your ideas, your notes, your responses to the suggestions and prompts in the workbook.
$17.50 plus shipping
to order click here
Books on professional development:
These books on professional development are all slightly different. If you can find it, I recommend the Cay Lang as the best all around guide with a positive tone.
Art & Reality can help you formulate a serious plan.
I believe all of these are still in print and most are available through Amazon.
Taking the Leap: The Insider's Guide to Exhibiting and Selling Your Art
Cay Lang ©1998
Chronicle Books ISBN 0-8118-1815-2
[apparently this book is no longer in print. It is worth looking for a used copy.]
Getting the Word Out: The Artist's guide to Self Promotion
An Art Calendar Guide
©1995 Art Calendar Publishing
P.O. Box 2675 Salsbury MD 21802 www.artcalendar.com
How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul - 4th Edition
Carol Michels ©1983, 1988, 1992, 1997
Henry Holt & Company ISBN 0-8050-5504-5
The Business of Being An Artist
3rd edition
Daniel Grant ©2000
Allworth Press ISBN 1-58115-056-3
Legal Guide for the Visual Artist - 4th Edition
Tad Crawford ©1999
Allworth Press ISBN 1-58115-003-2
Art & Reality: The New Standard Reference Guide and Business Plan for Actively Developing Your Career as an Artist
Robert J Abbott © 1997
Seven Locks Press ISBN 0-929765-56-7
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Links
| Amy Robertson | |
| Amy Stewart Winsor | |
| Andre Fredette | |
| Artistic Artifacts | A great on-line source for bits and pieces for collage, book arts, jewelry and other art forms. |
| Barbara Olson | |
| Cara Gulati | |
| Carolyn Prince Batchelor | painted paper beads! Wonderful work |
| Cathy Kleeman | |
| Claire Fenton | |
| Dariel's Designs | |
| DellaJane Hand Dyes | unique hand-dyed fabric for quilters and artists |
| Desiree Vaughn | art quilts and fabrics |
| Fiber on a Whim | a wonderful fiber arts shop in Atlanta and on-line! Taste treats galore. |
| Friends Fabric Art | Fabric Crafts Workshop, Supplies, & Gallery, on line and in Lowell, MA |
| Fringe Notes | my personal blog - ramblings and notes from the studio, garden and office |
| Fulvia Luciano | |
| Gallery FXV | a group of International fiber artists. |
| Gerrie Congdon | |
| Gloderworks | web site designer - fantastic to work with! |
| Gloria Hansen | |
| Heidi Miracle | |
| Hollis Chatelaine | |
| Jo-Ann Golenia | |
| Joanie San Chirico | |
| June Underwood | |
| Karen Stiehl Osborn | |
| Kim Ritter | |
| Larkin Van Horn | |
| Lesley Riley | |
| Maria Elkins | |
| Marni Goldshlag | |
| Melody Madden's website | |
| Michele Hardy | |
| my interview with Q.S.O.S. | An in depth interview - more than you ever wanted to know! |
| Pamela Druhen | |
| Pat Dolan | |
| Peg Keeney | |
| priscilla stultz | fiber arts and wearable arts |
| Rayna Gillman | |
| Robbi Joy Eklow | "The Goddess of the Last Minute!" |
| Sandra Scott | mixed media and fiber |
| Sandy Donabed | |
| Susan Sorrell | |
| The New England Quilt Museum | A Showplace for Antique & Contemporary Quilts in Lowell MA |
| Valerie Hearder | Landscape quilts and quarterly e-newsletter |
| Virginia A. Spiegel | artist website and free e-newsletter |
| Vyala-Arts, Munich | Woodcarving, Silk Art, Photography |