Hope and healing through the arts. Full Spirals Podcast interview with Stacy Parish.
Categories: Ability, Activist Art, art and technology, Artist Resources, arts leadership, Biographical, Creative Play, Creativity, Creativity Coaching
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Using Art to Create A Better New Year for 2021: Online Watercolor Workshops
Written on December 27, 2020 at 12:38 pm, by helen
Starting January 11th Helen Klebesadel will be offering two virtual 5-week watercolor workshops that can be combined into a 10-week Watercolor Intensive.
Categories: art and technology, Art Techniques, Creative Play, Creativity, Uncategorized, Watercolor, Watercolor techniques, Watercolor Workshop, Workshops and Classes
Cabin Fever Creative Community: Art and Social Media in a Pandemic
Written on May 21, 2020 at 2:15 pm, by helen
I have reacted to finding myself living through a global pandemic by trying to use social media to build an online community devoted to encourage the use creativity and art processes to Continue Reading »
Categories: art and technology, art collaboration, Artist Resources, Social networking
Art Matters: Social Practice and Art that Works
Written on April 22, 2019 at 10:23 pm, by helen
I have recently delivered artworks for two upcoming art exhibitions that I am proud to be a part of. I have been deep in my studio practice for the last several months and Continue Reading »
Categories: Activist Art, art and technology, art based activism, art collaboration, art-science collaboration, arts based environmentalism, environmental art, Exhibition, Feminist art, Watercolor activism, Watercolor techniques
Teaching Watercolor Makes Me a Better Artist
Written on June 17, 2017 at 4:27 pm, by helen
I just finished a wonderful four-day watercolor intensive. It was preceded by a month-long once a week nature journaling class offered at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. Both were wonderful Continue Reading »
Categories: Ability, art and technology, art collaboration, Art Techniques, Artist Resources, Beauty, Biographical, Career Development, Creaivity Coaching, Creative Play, Creativity, Exhibition, Fabulous Artists, Teaching Art and Creativity, Uncategorized, Watercolor, Watercolor techniques, Workshops and Classes
Art-Science Collaboration: My Artist-in-Residency at the Trout Lake Research Station
Written on July 6, 2014 at 7:41 pm, by Helen
I have just returned from a splendid ten days of non-stop plein air painting (and skitter swatting) in the lake country around Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. It was my extreme pleasure Continue Reading »
Categories: A Painting A day, Activist Art, art and technology, art collaboration, Art Residencies, Art Techniques, art-science collaboration, Artist Resources, environmental art, Plein air Painting, Watercolor
Reflections on Creative Process: Georgia Lang Weithe
Written on March 16, 2014 at 1:01 pm, by Helen
I have the privilege to have a large number of wonderful artists among my friends and acquaintances. In an entirely selfish urge, I like to explore their stories to Continue Reading »
Categories: art and technology, Beauty, Fabulous Artists, Women Artists
Artsy Shark Interview and chance to join the Exquisite Uterus Project
Written on August 24, 2013 at 12:04 pm, by Helen
I am honored to be the featured artist on the Artsy Shark blog this week. Please check it out here or read the same below. Also, by way of an Continue Reading »
Categories: Ability, Activist Art, art and technology, art collaboration, Art Techniques, Beauty, Career Development, environmental art, Feminist art, Fiber arts. Fabric design, Political Art, Spoonflower, This and That, Uncategorized, Watercolor
The ‘Wright’ place to learn the art of watercolor
Written on July 6, 2012 at 3:05 am, by Helen
I am just back from an enjoyable weekend teaching my workshop, Watercolor: a Fresh Start, at the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Wyoming Valley School Cultural Art Center to a wonderful group of Continue Reading »
Categories: Ability, art and technology, Biographical, Creative Play, Fablous Artists, Teaching Art and Creativity, Watercolor, Wisconsin Arts, Workshops and Classes
The Art Of Resistance: The Exquisite Uterus
Written on May 18, 2012 at 9:52 pm, by Helen
The more I have looked the more I have found systematic outrage across the country at the efforts to regulate women’s reproductive lives by imposing particular moral and religious perspectives. ..Many individuals, including artists, are fighting back in our own ways.
Categories: Activist Art, art and technology, art collaboration, Fiber arts. Fabric design, Political Art, Social networking, Uncategorized, Wisconsin Arts