An Intimate Conversation with Artist Ildikó Kalapács

One of our exceptional artists Ildikó Kalapács has shared with us a video, of a recent conversation she had with Bruce Beal, one of her past art instructors. Take a look at this intimate coversation, and get to know Ildikó a little bit better. View her portfolio here.

CERF - Craft Emergency Relief Fund

I first found out about CERF a number of years ago when I did a small piece on them for Art and Antiques magazine. It'a wonderful organization that helps artists out such as our own Andrew Pollack who was displaced by hurricane Katrina. We recently heard back from them concerning the article we featured on Andy below, and thought we'd share with you the note from Les Snow Operations and Financial Services Manager

Hi Ruth,

Thank you very much for sharing the article and for spreading the word about CERF. Andy is a fine craft artist who has a wonderful attitude. It looks like he is finding his way to recovery, and beyond. Thank you for your part in getting his artwork to those who appreciate it.

Thanks again,
Les

Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF)
PO Box 838
Montpelier, VT 05601


Just thought you all would like to know about this great organization and what it can do. Click here to visit their site.--Ruth Mitchell

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Cell Phones are a Girl's Best Friend

untitled Big City juncture - Mixed Media Painting

All right, you're saying about now, why are we talking about cell phones, I thought this blog was about art. Am I right?

Well, we all have a left brain and a right brain, and while I profess not to do math anymore, in addition to my love of art and creative living, I have this secret fetish for gadgets. In fact I've been known to get in gadget wars with guys.

It's very unlady like, but a side of me I accept. Enter the humbling presence of the "smart phone." They call it that for a reason, you have to be smart enough to take it down to the computer store and say, "make this thing work."

At first I was vain enough to spend three hours in isolation hooking up the blue tooth and teaching my Norton program how not to attack the presence of the sleek little cell phone. Be nice computer I had to tell it, accept this little device into your hidden sanctuary and we will all be friends.

Setting up the email was another matter. I knew immediately I was in way over my head. So to relate back to art through my recently acquired and very "smart" cell phone, let me explain. I have justified the ownership of this gadget as something that is good for "celling" art. Now I can walk through almost any door in the world and show people http://www.buyoutsidethebox.com right there on the screen of my "smart" cell phone. Now look who is smart! For some truly wonderul art by Colorado artist Keith Kimmel, click
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