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Category Archives: Fabulous Artists

Day Six-Two Artists Share A Painting A Day for 33 Days


Written on July 10, 2011 at 3:55 am, by

Day six in the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project of Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel.

Categories: A Painting A day, art and technology, Beauty, Fabulous Artists, Inspiration, Teaching Art and Creativity, Watercolor

Day Five -Two Artists Share A Painting A Day for 33 Days


Written on July 9, 2011 at 3:08 am, by

Day Five in the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project of Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel.

Categories: A Painting A day, art collaboration, Fabulous Artists, Inspiration, Watercolor

Day Four-Two Artists Share A Painting A Day For 33 Days


Written on July 8, 2011 at 3:00 am, by

This is day four in the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project of Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel.

Categories: A Painting A day, Ability, art collaboration, Beauty, Biographical, Fabulous Artists, Watercolor

Lessons in Creativity


Written on April 17, 2011 at 2:56 am, by

Accepting my limitations takes on a enjoyable sense of victory when I remember to treat those limitations as intellectual challenges that require me to find creative alternatives.

Categories: Ability, Artist Resources, Biographical, Disability, Fabulous Artists, Inspiration, Uncategorized, Women Artists

Reclaiming the Bluebird of Happiness in Art and Action


Written on November 23, 2010 at 2:30 am, by

My watercolor painting, Bluebirds Love Sumac, was painted in celebration of the fall sumac and the restoration of bluebird habitat. I’m delighted the painting was chosen for the cover of the 2011 Dane County Cultural Commission Calendar.

Categories: Fablous Artists, Fabulous Artists, Fiber arts. Fabric design, Fundraising, Spoonflower, This and That, Uncategorized, Watercolor

Making Art out of Hardship: Remembering the Artist and Activist Rae Atira-Soncea (1953-2009)


Written on October 10, 2010 at 5:43 pm, by

The only way to properly mourn a person like Rae Atira-Soncea is to organize opportunities to recognize her creative work and to bring people together to figure out how to put their creative thinking into action. There were many ways people knew Rae personally and professionally, and all of them reflected an acknowledgment of her fierce commitment to positive social change through community building and creative actions that acknowledge the integrity and potential of all individuals.

Categories: Activist Art, Diversity, Fabulous Artists, Feminist art, Inspiration, Teaching Art and Creativity, This and That, Women Artists