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Artist 26. Can.You.Believe? We have made it through nearly a WHOLE month of kick a*! artists and their generosity! We have answered questions that have made one lil' ol' Miss B. laugh out loud (you should see some of artist 24 Amber Alexander's answers...), made me cry, made me think about how very, very lucky I am. Of course, for fear of sounding like a goody goody, I am going to throw caution to the wind but this really wouldn't be as successful without your reading the Blahg and taking the time to answer. It would be downright depressing BUT because you have been playing along every day is delightful. Yes, every day. You know if it weren't for you, my sloth like self would not have the motivation to post everyday, nope, not I. You dear reader have made this a success, your 2 cents, your time and just because you are you is what made this a thrill. You supported the artists that contributed and made me believe even more strongly that there is good in the world. I so hope I accomplished what I set out to do and that was to make your days brighter and I am 'bout going to pee my pants with excitment to bring you a part deux to this project, yup, a part TWO, for YOU my dear friend deserve it.
Our 26th artist is Kate Phillips of Charm Foundry (I am in LOVE with the name of her company). I think it's best I let her describe her work:
"I feel a little bewildered in this life most of the time! But when I make encaustic paintings and what I call ‘waxy drawings’ I’m taken back to a place where I am calm, where if I’m lucky I’ll experience that elusive moment where everything seems to slow down and listen and connect. I've been working in encaustic for about 9 years and it's the perfect medium for me, it smells amazing! I get to use a blow torch!! and it enables me to trap old paper, thread and found images together to create odd little worlds and moments.
I find inspiration in old forgotten things, the invisible workings of time and space, my 6 yr old son and the incredible constellation of freckles he is growing across his face. I live in a little cottage with my son in Oakland, CA but am originally from deep in the countryside of SW Scotland. Call me crazy but sometimes I really miss the rain!"
Miss Kate has generously allowed you to choose your favorite print (or postcard set) for your prize. All you have to do is answer this great question:
What is your perfect day and who would you like to spend it with?
You have until next Friday, 03.06.09 to answer, also you still have tons of time to answer questions for some of our other lovely artists, just click on the artist image on the right hand side bar and it will list the artist, the due date to answer and a link to the post to view more of their work and get further information on them. Good luck!
Thank you Miss Kate!
