tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77069780768937236802024-03-05T14:20:24.539-06:00Lori Greene Mosaic ArtistExperimenting, uncovering and playing.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-41912685305526711232015-01-28T17:49:00.001-06:002015-01-28T17:49:12.700-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Working small. Every winter my work goes small. Dolls usually. Sometime beadwork. Often I will make jewelry. I'm enjoying the details. It feels a little like crawling inside - hibernating only not. I have to be careful not to judge these periods to harshly. To enjoy them and let them influence what will happen next in my "real" work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have been playing with torch fired enamel for the past few weeks, it's very addictive, reasonable fast unless you are enameling on nail heads like me. It does not seem to work well on larger pieces like my woman. I have tried repeatedly to get the enamel to stick to her but every time if just peeled off. I'm using a small butane torch, I don't think it gets hot enough for the size of the piece. I'm using thompsons powdered enamel on mostly copper, although I experiment with whatever metal shows up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH89jkFpSouR8NQYHzEmxZacOUsTY-ZBW1wgLa6UtqxNOnqcL8hllcX6jYMKkK0zjpYb60ujPMMpMRKXvtOtKuNrf2E2D0dk5uyiXOV-ZeuylDXlbn8UqMczCsYeh_lbx12bJqEiY-Dgp/s640/blogger-image-2063574619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH89jkFpSouR8NQYHzEmxZacOUsTY-ZBW1wgLa6UtqxNOnqcL8hllcX6jYMKkK0zjpYb60ujPMMpMRKXvtOtKuNrf2E2D0dk5uyiXOV-ZeuylDXlbn8UqMczCsYeh_lbx12bJqEiY-Dgp/s640/blogger-image-2063574619.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Enamel on copper fun, fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_2cieT_xLHKC0t-bri7BJL3xwGwTqC6inETBJ8RWEVauSdAxknSTDE5ZG3WpzAjsurO-7k8VYpd4X4HMoVBkdgt4cBXlyEzt0xTDupViZMMZqz1ZoTNY8M3q2euYWwe3Dnl4jGY8oHks/s640/blogger-image-1797790460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_2cieT_xLHKC0t-bri7BJL3xwGwTqC6inETBJ8RWEVauSdAxknSTDE5ZG3WpzAjsurO-7k8VYpd4X4HMoVBkdgt4cBXlyEzt0xTDupViZMMZqz1ZoTNY8M3q2euYWwe3Dnl4jGY8oHks/s640/blogger-image-1797790460.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Learning lessons, sometimes it works and sometimes it fails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mqp-XnKAYuDcpTkI-FdQ2VPX3VQ_8C8f6DLauO3YRXN2V_rcAV-LrvxxMdZgplvmG6ADjYNxSEQxEr7e7k345IBmbMulYbDi1Oc0m3vTTj6faA1GZrtgHyGn-D6MyrA4v9jynNlwnLmX/s640/blogger-image--805802379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mqp-XnKAYuDcpTkI-FdQ2VPX3VQ_8C8f6DLauO3YRXN2V_rcAV-LrvxxMdZgplvmG6ADjYNxSEQxEr7e7k345IBmbMulYbDi1Oc0m3vTTj6faA1GZrtgHyGn-D6MyrA4v9jynNlwnLmX/s640/blogger-image--805802379.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Enamel on nails.</div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div></span></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-35127944970794943792014-11-12T12:55:00.000-06:002014-11-16T20:09:52.730-06:00Santa Fe folk art museum<div><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">In August we drove my eldest daughter to Arizona for her first year of college! Trying to make this a fun trip and not just a stressful one we took two days off in </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Santa Fe, New Mexico one of my new favorite places. Two</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"> of my children accompanied me to the folk art museum we spent over three hours there and they would have stayed longer, but I was hungry. We took lots of pictures I loved everything there.</span></div>
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMNw2rkzIgo1kFkz5tBm4oR6v6vSwc1cDHoCFw2HO6vZs5dz3S0Obl3KNv_-M7bDwhVzu9DlqjIpQqSQNYp7hZQv3EmMTfOasgzb3ngku8CjXmS6EsDbCnOzqW_GTNlURMHER4jQbpXKe/s640/blogger-image--1403779448.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made a few but they quickly morphed into this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0fO6pxQ01q2jOxP4q0qp3il_3PGruh0qa12JSijr0Pujz4SDoy_rMopPIPrj1GpR2UFZAnk53JhThyBpCH48BCEVKA8jaDCIDYfsc5BddukgClzDiGsGcg5gZgZSprMfhmV9V58G7CIL/s640/blogger-image-584670028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0fO6pxQ01q2jOxP4q0qp3il_3PGruh0qa12JSijr0Pujz4SDoy_rMopPIPrj1GpR2UFZAnk53JhThyBpCH48BCEVKA8jaDCIDYfsc5BddukgClzDiGsGcg5gZgZSprMfhmV9V58G7CIL/s640/blogger-image-584670028.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tiger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRmTgOuZ9kksZDEonxYIWr5vHbkNZLHklRYxDX7wS_j1BdOx0bbd1wvmJxy0VEIruEYs3tCl5wSl-x916kNW7qfaPm34LIKJkd6yMb-UTg1KtkqC2T1pfdLCbSPSAyKcsMAy-CgP2lf6k/s640/blogger-image-1304708646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I did not realize they were related to the folk art museum until I looked back at all my photos. I am having a lot of fun figuring them out. They are simple and yet not, it takes planning in order for me to build them and each one has a flaw and a lesson. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">More coming...</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-91723234449240126362014-11-12T11:17:00.001-06:002014-11-12T12:22:48.847-06:00Time<div><br></div>It gets away from me...<div><br></div><div>I finished the mural I was doing back in July. Brittany's place a safe and sound center for girls.</div><div>http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/08/01/young-reporters-new-shelter-aims-to-help-sex-trafficking-victims-be-safe-and-sound</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlmMN3U1pRPlVTzpPG7Q6SEmdBvUGhPl4UpUeEOfNvO2uSjJOiAwWs_xMc1YJDz_uCocWhPqzPgIXxaD58DOVUVPThC39S8ZoeSKyfSycuxJRJH_Hu_-oOtDTc-N-oV9j9GGpIkEhjq_S/s640/blogger-image-82709670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlmMN3U1pRPlVTzpPG7Q6SEmdBvUGhPl4UpUeEOfNvO2uSjJOiAwWs_xMc1YJDz_uCocWhPqzPgIXxaD58DOVUVPThC39S8ZoeSKyfSycuxJRJH_Hu_-oOtDTc-N-oV9j9GGpIkEhjq_S/s640/blogger-image-82709670.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oLwenQ7NEXNcsGV3CCgH5Kic-v68gCfeiXF6PAQi4c9JpqXjuaODihpU76vq4LqB8jy4Amn8YdkRofzswWwu6bmP6J93a3ldH0HYWa7ek-lzb74EFjzm8qQ3e0AXD2T6blYmZU7qzGOA/s640/blogger-image-126009249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oLwenQ7NEXNcsGV3CCgH5Kic-v68gCfeiXF6PAQi4c9JpqXjuaODihpU76vq4LqB8jy4Amn8YdkRofzswWwu6bmP6J93a3ldH0HYWa7ek-lzb74EFjzm8qQ3e0AXD2T6blYmZU7qzGOA/s640/blogger-image-126009249.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMTpDEYOf5ZKdcTqD-GZsRXU05KNwkmx9U9ov20JV8bqOJ-2vXzs7R6baSam09bpffly91NrMMHwycS_6xNkcdeRqIhDHgo4FlWCchD9zJOo1qnLmn_xUiqUxjc_fukH33f730l0VK0Rt/s640/blogger-image-1286980777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMTpDEYOf5ZKdcTqD-GZsRXU05KNwkmx9U9ov20JV8bqOJ-2vXzs7R6baSam09bpffly91NrMMHwycS_6xNkcdeRqIhDHgo4FlWCchD9zJOo1qnLmn_xUiqUxjc_fukH33f730l0VK0Rt/s640/blogger-image-1286980777.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlKyHvPRgujOf1nAgkGDriv5KwOrMXnK8r3nR-vzpN2IdmmDHyzJkfaikOn-ZC9zF0JSRPpYVFXuiP1BMEe74HOXMbAz5snBKoBfR0RRpGODwl-9NthMmJWZu8FIaIezMAhcSivTCh3jx/s640/blogger-image--9082440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlKyHvPRgujOf1nAgkGDriv5KwOrMXnK8r3nR-vzpN2IdmmDHyzJkfaikOn-ZC9zF0JSRPpYVFXuiP1BMEe74HOXMbAz5snBKoBfR0RRpGODwl-9NthMmJWZu8FIaIezMAhcSivTCh3jx/s640/blogger-image--9082440.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After I finished the mural I drove with my children to Arizona to drop off my oldest daughter at college!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm still not use to not seeing her everyday thankfully we have technology to keep us connected.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I will write another blog post about our adventures in New Mexico.</div><br></div><br></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com2Mosaic On A Stick 1564 Lafond Ave, St Paul44.960304 -93.166929tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-87449475169688671222014-07-07T09:13:00.001-05:002014-07-07T09:13:42.155-05:00Approaching the endInstallation begins in a few days, here are a few more progress shots. It's been really fun. I am getting nervous, worrying they will not like it.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUhCJzVjcN10wfC5f5NYhou1bKgTsfiMZKa3kI1afdyuQ4S3Parin1NQ5jNBABY6QBdaCXRf1DDYEvLlNTa0SDyz4dul6FRAz1DrKKELFSnQAw5fdRv-e_9mCrxM0jI4nMtwbA2MsBzjc/s640/blogger-image--385908942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUhCJzVjcN10wfC5f5NYhou1bKgTsfiMZKa3kI1afdyuQ4S3Parin1NQ5jNBABY6QBdaCXRf1DDYEvLlNTa0SDyz4dul6FRAz1DrKKELFSnQAw5fdRv-e_9mCrxM0jI4nMtwbA2MsBzjc/s640/blogger-image--385908942.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggoKkRadOa6zBoy1ktIpc41ZpwY7yqxDwlTj_hbEHcdNSUwuydoRK5WvGu06r5Oqg7XR5REflA07fa25jgcoZJECDR5O-jtseIhwhwoVeGyO5yZThVD78olPtEcoD7V3u79T5yqnLGQ3W/s640/blogger-image--194246805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggoKkRadOa6zBoy1ktIpc41ZpwY7yqxDwlTj_hbEHcdNSUwuydoRK5WvGu06r5Oqg7XR5REflA07fa25jgcoZJECDR5O-jtseIhwhwoVeGyO5yZThVD78olPtEcoD7V3u79T5yqnLGQ3W/s640/blogger-image--194246805.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZcVlPWsHuiZAHdhrxsaFzyY7F5hbNnOJg33cFthoMLYNYGecCxxWrf5jf4v5-ZzPettqUtDp5lyquiiGcpmwEaEDOsNx0wnWGRMI0FhmGrN5jSG70Y8kskejawWAPPV02mBDDclVx2ey/s640/blogger-image--814826410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZcVlPWsHuiZAHdhrxsaFzyY7F5hbNnOJg33cFthoMLYNYGecCxxWrf5jf4v5-ZzPettqUtDp5lyquiiGcpmwEaEDOsNx0wnWGRMI0FhmGrN5jSG70Y8kskejawWAPPV02mBDDclVx2ey/s640/blogger-image--814826410.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOhtii6T8CPuq0pt6jCHcQwUqaELsj5fzNPJoNyyA8bLaDQ7yKZYtUVee8_E_X5I_VBCguHDOVrpxHj_NgmnS1RjBF3-dO-vKacORaiZL9j4j_VDI0u0Rxj1x0R_KT7S1zvmwSt5qk5C8/s640/blogger-image--1198872608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOhtii6T8CPuq0pt6jCHcQwUqaELsj5fzNPJoNyyA8bLaDQ7yKZYtUVee8_E_X5I_VBCguHDOVrpxHj_NgmnS1RjBF3-dO-vKacORaiZL9j4j_VDI0u0Rxj1x0R_KT7S1zvmwSt5qk5C8/s640/blogger-image--1198872608.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoshHrU-CiS1cnbur_sLqdmI10OGdgdTYakjytW2oudUZEK311Qkdxc7eSnnVIFN0mhUXuX_XEx4BWrZXuaiUAX7E4lRlavKxXFC66SS81hBBFcRxPpvGVWSm4mVS_SewwNdhpfH1dNycS/s640/blogger-image-346193623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoshHrU-CiS1cnbur_sLqdmI10OGdgdTYakjytW2oudUZEK311Qkdxc7eSnnVIFN0mhUXuX_XEx4BWrZXuaiUAX7E4lRlavKxXFC66SS81hBBFcRxPpvGVWSm4mVS_SewwNdhpfH1dNycS/s640/blogger-image-346193623.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com4Midway St Paul44.960916 -93.169158tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-77386787467881676642014-06-11T17:57:00.001-05:002014-06-11T17:57:22.722-05:00Busy, busy, busy time.My youngest child graduated from elementary school, my oldest from high school and my middle child finish her first year of high school. I am feeling old and overwhelmed by all the changes.<div><br><div>I am buried under a mosaic mural 8 feet tall by 28 feet long, roughly 1000 pounds of tiles good thing I am not literally buried. Parts of it were created by community members. 6 x 6 quilt blocks.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvKMcbzL7tXo6H9ZExHaVtFs9k-2Pv-GwlxEspLsh27JzXQLwTX7GKTj6rzhH-l44b8QZHw9H4gIEYEcyW6T6CwKqsE7EW9dNwBRqIqSRZQjfI-_nKzeUoJgNVsuPQiMfmozmXPd6FB1W/s640/blogger-image--1079134369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvKMcbzL7tXo6H9ZExHaVtFs9k-2Pv-GwlxEspLsh27JzXQLwTX7GKTj6rzhH-l44b8QZHw9H4gIEYEcyW6T6CwKqsE7EW9dNwBRqIqSRZQjfI-_nKzeUoJgNVsuPQiMfmozmXPd6FB1W/s640/blogger-image--1079134369.jpg"></a></div>These quilt blocks will frame the mosaic and the windows of the building.</div><div><br></div><div>It is probably the most intense projects I have ever done.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrv3n3FDdBAFPU_AlGvoVxQ5Y8T6IN_HJZd3Z1RvCtTVppG3gG9hWYHlaCYb0lObXux_93cdzKA5MhDc0FdhA4fBWPfRoWsKoREY_bh-5eJbzMj0OWYriMI9fWQW8TVRGeobz73RN-irDf/s640/blogger-image--1789914052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xGZr0pWPO7IC_-SNttKPiAgElf3O7w4T0hxnKa-Odc-2FUpgL3IP_WdQOOZ0lAq2FBg8vpsbHmiLvGa-utvvC61E7LjGcXDJLnMKxwUaliKBPZeQ14ths8K5MDrWfr5xhZApkgX2aoam/s640/blogger-image-1586815417.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I hope they will feel loved and protected.</div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-34489314944826608142014-05-06T20:02:00.001-05:002014-05-06T20:02:07.533-05:00Vulnerability<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3v8j9osupE1yEWm-eXiutoqTVQ9LRsmN-zLHyKEykPrUqZWYPG1liUiF0pYSbO86gVIAgFF77VvdBkVDo7NpyUN_5V2DTV2QA6_jtOvBj2QbGH1cFp_2e6YfPFQenvFZX2BjYGl-8W5E/s640/blogger-image-1020726349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3v8j9osupE1yEWm-eXiutoqTVQ9LRsmN-zLHyKEykPrUqZWYPG1liUiF0pYSbO86gVIAgFF77VvdBkVDo7NpyUN_5V2DTV2QA6_jtOvBj2QbGH1cFp_2e6YfPFQenvFZX2BjYGl-8W5E/s640/blogger-image-1020726349.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6u10D3HzJccuBzejDqgYl3h_VN0ZdjgCuqTsxGv3rE3M12AIHgAMJaKpmQSTnD5sCxCulze_aQzZMc1nHHiJx2RU69guGILx68rzOz3nfhH4mij5W2_vrvzbdcTnClE7Up5oLT_4r7wa/s640/blogger-image-1983430473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I am working towards becoming light of heart. My heart leans towards heavy, and serious, though it is very much about loving...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of the exercises we do in prison is to talk about our first experience with violence. We do this with the entire group 20 or so people and 3 facilitators everyone talks one by one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of my first incidents with violence happened when I was three years old. My parents had hired a male baby sitter. I remember being very afraid and stalling when it came time for me to go to bed. Anything I could think of ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It turned out later it was not my first experience but my second experience. This boy had baby sat me once before. He raped me both times. My parents knew about the first incident and had been advised by the boy's therapist to give him another chance, and that I would never remember and it would not hurt me. This was in the 1960's; apparently people were complete idiots back then. I don't blame my parents for this; they were very young and trying their best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have some things in common with many of the prisoners I met. I have been the victim a lot of violence brought on by men. Many of the guys in prison have been victims of violence starting from birth until it became their way of life. I often ask myself why: why some peoples traumas destroy them; why some people's make them stronger. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In art school my major was textiles. It was my love of pattern and color that first hooked me. Studying textile art, I learned that most patterns, woven, printed or embroidered held messages about protection, fertility, marriage status, etc....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Much of my personal art is and has been creating figures, symbols and patterns that I believed could protect people my children, myself and the people I care about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com4St Paul St Paul44.961028 -93.169251tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-50071816897073756092014-04-29T14:41:00.001-05:002014-04-29T14:41:07.370-05:00Don't give up.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Spring will arrive</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2SoUtC-dcRMWkWigrwe1YPN0zhy2aBeF-PiNXbxUEalhYtSwkhYJkgjF7PTDsTGlQtZb72eGieOS-5OZDsQ2WNoS1niGUu-JT53D8uPn_buIlAy9Ard1GFSwTILziQnZGEAjebVDgf28/s640/blogger-image--2132253027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2SoUtC-dcRMWkWigrwe1YPN0zhy2aBeF-PiNXbxUEalhYtSwkhYJkgjF7PTDsTGlQtZb72eGieOS-5OZDsQ2WNoS1niGUu-JT53D8uPn_buIlAy9Ard1GFSwTILziQnZGEAjebVDgf28/s640/blogger-image--2132253027.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The top piece is a crab apple branch for <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hennepin county medical center, post surgery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> 5 feet by 18 inches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfmpVqGiZp5z17nw9EU1Bp5wvLop5wH82zdLkV1BkjIPjEQUe5N4clOccJOh1-58vjS1SWtJsO1c6hyPboFRebPRLiCk3tXTij50_Ud6xa7AYqWKVPTZIlg6YtCHf-O1klmp1MyDnk9Jt/s640/blogger-image--1529571104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfmpVqGiZp5z17nw9EU1Bp5wvLop5wH82zdLkV1BkjIPjEQUe5N4clOccJOh1-58vjS1SWtJsO1c6hyPboFRebPRLiCk3tXTij50_Ud6xa7AYqWKVPTZIlg6YtCHf-O1klmp1MyDnk9Jt/s640/blogger-image--1529571104.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bombus Affinis 14 x 17 inches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I just returned from my third weekend in prison, with alternatives to violence program. I am now certified to be a facilitator. What does this mean exactly for me. I am still not completely clear why I am doing this. It has been very helpful to go into the prison and talk and listen to these guys; to see their humanity, their vulnerability, to listen to their stories and struggles. I feel hopeful that they desire change, but I also think I understand the reality of how hard this will be. Once they are released it will be very difficult for them to find work and shelter and very tempting to return to drugs and alcohol. Many will return to prison because it will become their only alternative. This is a very difficult to contemplate and part of where I struggle in what way can I help? I am only an artist, searching for an answer, I suspect the answer will be art. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizby0Q5-OQWseknccJwJW2mYOIR-PPz2WsAA01s4q9oL97Ylkp5PWnLv6GR-cln1DD_EvxNZipiuZFdY-yEbFQ-Ce-xgqxtPJHSpiIaJIanjeqXAFbpFj56E8rY2zM95YC418S7NhPv0GO/s640/blogger-image--594935338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizby0Q5-OQWseknccJwJW2mYOIR-PPz2WsAA01s4q9oL97Ylkp5PWnLv6GR-cln1DD_EvxNZipiuZFdY-yEbFQ-Ce-xgqxtPJHSpiIaJIanjeqXAFbpFj56E8rY2zM95YC418S7NhPv0GO/s640/blogger-image--594935338.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>This is a piece I started after my second trip into the prison.. </div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com7Mosaic On A Stick 1564 W Lafond Ave, St Paul44.960213 -93.166986tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-89734241653382762332014-03-28T08:35:00.001-05:002014-03-28T10:46:53.508-05:00With thanks to the giving tree.<div><br></div>This tree started as a community project at HCMC (<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hennepin County Medical Center)</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01p-W-sYlFPxUCaZpuGlSPp0txUwtTT6Tvma3ntSSK05tSapSt2lXGH_CGO52OAfplUjfZHWX1YEsxXxZl79yCkUUX2pg2Oio5KVwBsYEoG16z_PEHNKAgZs-twkfEIm1KGw9bKaQI-9X/s640/blogger-image-2124866331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01p-W-sYlFPxUCaZpuGlSPp0txUwtTT6Tvma3ntSSK05tSapSt2lXGH_CGO52OAfplUjfZHWX1YEsxXxZl79yCkUUX2pg2Oio5KVwBsYEoG16z_PEHNKAgZs-twkfEIm1KGw9bKaQI-9X/s640/blogger-image-2124866331.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I first out lined the tree and then cut out hundreds of leaves and bark pieces to bring with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRvuzR22gub8od0YsTTJ2dPaGR4XorCrvgj83UnWaBfdptlQWabx0RsBwJJ_mumsS_6w4hzoNrGyWT5tTeFbwOYxR6GjUQK9BEmzFJkZptn-MLWjU3hL-nfw8xbicLfUKO8ZDAtbDbrL2/s640/blogger-image--1430293963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRvuzR22gub8od0YsTTJ2dPaGR4XorCrvgj83UnWaBfdptlQWabx0RsBwJJ_mumsS_6w4hzoNrGyWT5tTeFbwOYxR6GjUQK9BEmzFJkZptn-MLWjU3hL-nfw8xbicLfUKO8ZDAtbDbrL2/s640/blogger-image--1430293963.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We set up a table in the hallway in front of day surgery and invited any one who passed by to participate, we had over 45 participants. I brought it back to my studio and finished it up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuLHqnERONUaoqQ3J4603j75QtQ_qhb9mNRLNwoQWGOQoAAwMx24_Hf_EZ_So_yijp83pUVThplaMRPJGlMgCokCqeuQoO16fpxE2sqdGRTl-teJ_PyMqJuonmvmWzaOEXftTg_vwRO7k/s640/blogger-image-1681383973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuLHqnERONUaoqQ3J4603j75QtQ_qhb9mNRLNwoQWGOQoAAwMx24_Hf_EZ_So_yijp83pUVThplaMRPJGlMgCokCqeuQoO16fpxE2sqdGRTl-teJ_PyMqJuonmvmWzaOEXftTg_vwRO7k/s640/blogger-image-1681383973.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This piece will hang out side the day surgery waiting room. I hope it will bring hope and solice to the people waiting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sneak peek of what's next for inside post surgery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY9AU6LWxGT1c10QXJrp90_kJ4gkZbAunPgcHHTFDI3BdJXmnZNBcRuZcQFOqu_kYroOb5M8pZ7i-wLV2QJZzTdpuxGN3eUlgKunKfbabidt-kXBXJoFsdn5tJifAAlm2RJ9eBOjklqE3/s640/blogger-image-1172014984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY9AU6LWxGT1c10QXJrp90_kJ4gkZbAunPgcHHTFDI3BdJXmnZNBcRuZcQFOqu_kYroOb5M8pZ7i-wLV2QJZzTdpuxGN3eUlgKunKfbabidt-kXBXJoFsdn5tJifAAlm2RJ9eBOjklqE3/s640/blogger-image-1172014984.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com1Mosaic On A Stick 1564 W Lafond Ave, St Paul44.960133 -93.166939tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-48097216263819014322014-03-26T12:06:00.001-05:002014-03-26T12:18:21.514-05:00It began here<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; 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(An extremely hard abrasive-free media used for burnishing, polishing, light deburring and driving loose abrasives. It is a proven media choice for use in chemically accelerated processes where a lower density media is required)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-59154601703961590102014-01-15T07:17:00.001-06:002014-01-15T07:19:04.267-06:00Texture<div><br></div><div><br></div>I love these thingies I can't stop playing with them...<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierk-e4s9uCc5do5Kk3O7Jg6YbxVrzXa0EXNOxznAox6mSoLECAJM4fiBxD0zjpBtDtIHfHMXMoGWTPt1ewZw__LfzyoUBhcLdnPqdIp4LSHrKmy7DceNc7JrjOMGeSYCLYks6M-682k50/s640/blogger-image--2047447583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierk-e4s9uCc5do5Kk3O7Jg6YbxVrzXa0EXNOxznAox6mSoLECAJM4fiBxD0zjpBtDtIHfHMXMoGWTPt1ewZw__LfzyoUBhcLdnPqdIp4LSHrKmy7DceNc7JrjOMGeSYCLYks6M-682k50/s640/blogger-image--2047447583.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPluKxaeVOFVvUlQtF4r3pfbXdty3g9Wd8j-Epo-2O9msgoXtb_iOirD-PdUio-rxTac9gGGqGGjMjIAAAP52dl1phcf8GEe4sr8pcGdndrBGr1YHB0_uCSXfWGjh92nru6cpJqMtPhKPe/s640/blogger-image-54594226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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To be continued..</div><br></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com2St Paul St Paul44.960959 -93.169143tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-28465727018159843892013-12-13T11:01:00.001-06:002013-12-13T11:04:19.218-06:00It's that time of year again<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Every year around the solstice I begin making these little amulet figures. I'm not really sure why, maybe it's like making soup something to warm the soul? These are just a few of many...<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyWKybYslbeo-mJDpujGBAZmcKVwvOiqwBDO_vBt6VDmXSUDqZrpFka9PkDsbiCgvvsTnqtl6aIrfZ1EUfaBjCVT5lWTT3r9k-k0qVOsOTw_r8B4RBvqJ9PFxQFbrAaYXR3CXY2mwKUfK/s640/blogger-image-1594569533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyWKybYslbeo-mJDpujGBAZmcKVwvOiqwBDO_vBt6VDmXSUDqZrpFka9PkDsbiCgvvsTnqtl6aIrfZ1EUfaBjCVT5lWTT3r9k-k0qVOsOTw_r8B4RBvqJ9PFxQFbrAaYXR3CXY2mwKUfK/s640/blogger-image-1594569533.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpKqcFDZ0C2Iq4DEsI6odeDhx1ILt1zLYXNwEy3f7FHVWN6LmqoxJ5-cZ18yhfyProRI7rmlen04yo-J5t2vtRvgFjud8VyBakyYHwkpnXyJSFIuWWC5OCpyh9wTgwU27TNT7PzURQjSx/s640/blogger-image--1440001467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyZIrQ-Bo0MeAQZ5rS_0cyRq7o68BXrpAX5xJE19USsEqGqFNAAy2Ot6GKTJn99IELBgFGAxIE8H2DNRVHsmrPlSBL_v4Wg16Vs5O7wYWArghVebFojUPqcJUsp7oWDmaNqzO9wrtw57M/s640/blogger-image--600916511.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The top piece looks like this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbh1ez3ZS7JzVmEg01lJ90O6tMQ8L6uHjdX5dqQ1c2HYdzGlJXPBOppcY4j3xdN7gcdj60lAcI61cSPGc_JbyBb-gIRKTgijeXjvryTsMlWJbtXRCJXhpD_CzGjU_Nl7Ffbi38M9ltn1p_/s640/blogger-image-2111028558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbh1ez3ZS7JzVmEg01lJ90O6tMQ8L6uHjdX5dqQ1c2HYdzGlJXPBOppcY4j3xdN7gcdj60lAcI61cSPGc_JbyBb-gIRKTgijeXjvryTsMlWJbtXRCJXhpD_CzGjU_Nl7Ffbi38M9ltn1p_/s640/blogger-image-2111028558.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also installed the hand which was a little community project from last summer, it has a whirligig center that spins in the wind, I am planning attaching a mirrored disco ball to the top of the fingers and more...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1QRtJo0j1aTYsjYcvgQvGMkVV2wq0fFC7G1mfutojAQ5lY4qrfbP-JSMi38ICTF6EQttjaYNAz0e3-_2kUBejwon24Xf1Xha9xDnz2kNI-GXaSxWYjBEE8S54GqB8RZq7bmC1omBUIs5/s640/blogger-image-539427048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1QRtJo0j1aTYsjYcvgQvGMkVV2wq0fFC7G1mfutojAQ5lY4qrfbP-JSMi38ICTF6EQttjaYNAz0e3-_2kUBejwon24Xf1Xha9xDnz2kNI-GXaSxWYjBEE8S54GqB8RZq7bmC1omBUIs5/s640/blogger-image-539427048.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-50719583358876615872013-11-01T10:11:00.001-05:002013-11-01T11:26:03.674-05:00Healing...<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0y88fAN6y8ZR6v9elVkorS_dApbYer-DeXhbEg38pmqRdezQAStl6IDF_EDIvKRoU4G9XfaOpTygsGO9OKIjStRXWuC2vCpK0GwmnhouegAaVRUo-DWJNMN6CnoGbLIjyeMzK3d5u_LM/s640/blogger-image-393635821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0y88fAN6y8ZR6v9elVkorS_dApbYer-DeXhbEg38pmqRdezQAStl6IDF_EDIvKRoU4G9XfaOpTygsGO9OKIjStRXWuC2vCpK0GwmnhouegAaVRUo-DWJNMN6CnoGbLIjyeMzK3d5u_LM/s640/blogger-image-393635821.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What I learned on my adventure....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You can build community Anywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Opening your heart and mind changes everything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Beauty and love can be found in the most unexpected places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I can write a long string of one liners about my experience but than that's all it is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I spent last Friday, Saturday and Sunday in prison with 24 male inmates and 3 female outside facilitators. In a program called AVP http://www.avpusa.org Alternatives to Violence Project. In the weeks preparing for going to prison I was excited and nervous. As it got closer I felt fearful, I had knots in my stomach and I could not sleep. I questioned myself why was I going, what did I expect, why would anyone want to give up three days of their lives to go and spend it with criminals? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A good friend of my mine who is an amazing story teller, told me about her experiences doing AVP, she has been doing this for 5 years. One weekend a month. I knew I wanted to do this from the first time I heard her stories- but my life is very busy, I have children, I own a business and I am always working on numerous projects at the same time. But over the course of the past year it has become clearer and clearer to me that this program fit in with all the other things I do...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The experience is person to person, small group to small group talking and listening. One person talks and everyone else listens. We talked about violence. We talked about things we liked to do. What and who we care about. We talked about our experiences, positive and negative. We also played games and than there was lots of laughter. Everyone was open - telling very painful stories of abuse, neglect and violence. People talked about depression and loss and everyone listened. It was a safe and sacred space we were all in. Strangers in prison together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am still processing what I learned. I will be going back for the second part of the training in November. Where this is leading I do not know or exactly how it ties into my art. It's still a work in progress. I don't have any answers. I just know talking, listening and being vulnerable are really important.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of my friends commented that I probably went there just as much for my own healing as anything. This was a painful thing to hear and probably quite true. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJW4xld3i72ks_NIdN7w542jNxBsM_M642aKTDdQaoS3VghexBcUH0WQM8Ion7djMrMeH-heLrmLGGEW7GWxhtspfDXRSiHmiS2OBBl-s3uow-SgqNs8PvG9Rzaeqg3Fmws1ADUJSRtNH/s640/blogger-image-2074991489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJW4xld3i72ks_NIdN7w542jNxBsM_M642aKTDdQaoS3VghexBcUH0WQM8Ion7djMrMeH-heLrmLGGEW7GWxhtspfDXRSiHmiS2OBBl-s3uow-SgqNs8PvG9Rzaeqg3Fmws1ADUJSRtNH/s640/blogger-image-2074991489.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is a piece I made in response to my experience. It's not as simple as black and white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Peace</div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com8Mosaic On A Stick 1564 West Lafond Avenue, Saint Paul44.960251 -93.167137tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-86077034760636599132013-10-24T22:18:00.001-05:002013-10-24T22:18:48.606-05:00Going on an adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am off on an adventure, unlike anything I have ever done before...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I will only be gone for three days but I know it will seem like forever... Both for good and bad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope to have something constructive, interesting or insightful to say upon my return.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Or at least maybe I will make some interesting art?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made these two pieces seperately yet I like them together, I was just playing.... So I don't know what they are about yet..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjHYzVlaq6G9JCsbD3-jVUTyvXQfpBPM8U3FUiJu7P38JixGMwZzRl-t7e-ZfcGN00pPVQmjm-Gn42GBIErRF9WtIoiE7w95fLpylkqV4rG6amacnPOAIdd3inX1eH2vKC8fLg9dHClr9/s640/blogger-image--265719639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjHYzVlaq6G9JCsbD3-jVUTyvXQfpBPM8U3FUiJu7P38JixGMwZzRl-t7e-ZfcGN00pPVQmjm-Gn42GBIErRF9WtIoiE7w95fLpylkqV4rG6amacnPOAIdd3inX1eH2vKC8fLg9dHClr9/s640/blogger-image--265719639.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com2Midway St Paul44.960969 -93.16893tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-26215708983147464052013-10-10T06:48:00.001-05:002013-10-10T06:56:44.938-05:00Head, shoulders, knees and toes<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1laDbtwT6SPZpkYJeNxG5danrIj4cnS-VXgxdqJnn7BjI6HhrQ9ZSl4VeqNE8H_Uw6G1bgj4Zsv2UdAsI75GXAZocCFZ88fNBQIM6joiyQWq_kl_zrpNmW0Bg5KKXJc3VE6IFLuhAAuM2/s640/blogger-image--659248508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Knees and toes,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1laDbtwT6SPZpkYJeNxG5danrIj4cnS-VXgxdqJnn7BjI6HhrQ9ZSl4VeqNE8H_Uw6G1bgj4Zsv2UdAsI75GXAZocCFZ88fNBQIM6joiyQWq_kl_zrpNmW0Bg5KKXJc3VE6IFLuhAAuM2/s640/blogger-image--659248508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGu1mdN9T6VIHXql0LYmQf26tCTx3NyGZujQxaCHUpMlEkLaLgUlq0icaPmHNGFVThe6ekLGSaCgiub7RxvGmq0I4Tcv0hyphenhyphens9bZuaBVZT-M037Zzk21J9pNrifcNw0Q916gBOCiQG6jrqy/s640/blogger-image--938924973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGu1mdN9T6VIHXql0LYmQf26tCTx3NyGZujQxaCHUpMlEkLaLgUlq0icaPmHNGFVThe6ekLGSaCgiub7RxvGmq0I4Tcv0hyphenhyphens9bZuaBVZT-M037Zzk21J9pNrifcNw0Q916gBOCiQG6jrqy/s640/blogger-image--938924973.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Knees and toes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1laDbtwT6SPZpkYJeNxG5danrIj4cnS-VXgxdqJnn7BjI6HhrQ9ZSl4VeqNE8H_Uw6G1bgj4Zsv2UdAsI75GXAZocCFZ88fNBQIM6joiyQWq_kl_zrpNmW0Bg5KKXJc3VE6IFLuhAAuM2/s640/blogger-image--659248508.jpg"></div>Knees and toes,<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-SclI-8tgxjnDiWRpQiYkU4sUEpvUxfrErQWsNlBYYfi_hFiR6IdBp3J8Ex4TniSPb7Ev1nGXvdsLgpSrLlhdTYiOzwHK5pV7njCzUwpMP9-L9KzbFC9HF9t8w6qw2mV6JtQrS2drPj1/s640/blogger-image-1926121698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-SclI-8tgxjnDiWRpQiYkU4sUEpvUxfrErQWsNlBYYfi_hFiR6IdBp3J8Ex4TniSPb7Ev1nGXvdsLgpSrLlhdTYiOzwHK5pV7njCzUwpMP9-L9KzbFC9HF9t8w6qw2mV6JtQrS2drPj1/s640/blogger-image-1926121698.jpg"></a></div>Knees and toes!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbupTe8AfuWSwxDsjbkEs2YNGHF7Kf0JH186I0d2WrBTADxU16AN-bS3tfz0nnhwtzHRFwqDWUyCt-k6MtYs4zIDLsBEiHofFG387AbFh8d9jtvb3g1HpOiKH8hBVge957spQCIlYBBxY/s640/blogger-image-259504466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbupTe8AfuWSwxDsjbkEs2YNGHF7Kf0JH186I0d2WrBTADxU16AN-bS3tfz0nnhwtzHRFwqDWUyCt-k6MtYs4zIDLsBEiHofFG387AbFh8d9jtvb3g1HpOiKH8hBVge957spQCIlYBBxY/s640/blogger-image-259504466.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Installation begins this Saturday, with mores feats.....</div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-44467466402635483302013-09-16T15:47:00.001-05:002013-09-16T15:53:38.421-05:00Bam!! African violet<div><br></div>We are rapidly descending into fall here in Minnesota after an exceptionally short spring and summer.i spent a few hours with the flowers in my garden. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkevE1K03Lpwir-joRIry5p1xK4dYqa08OFDxeanV-FOfQB-wGYnbrKXeeBhcIhPvFbnMVVIetxL8kJZbs6LRZzjJ7kXPTNjDEvOZFviY8dmCdjXnYO9l48LgqZ_P8ExNKiXeREQcpFBtS/s640/blogger-image-1336578564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkevE1K03Lpwir-joRIry5p1xK4dYqa08OFDxeanV-FOfQB-wGYnbrKXeeBhcIhPvFbnMVVIetxL8kJZbs6LRZzjJ7kXPTNjDEvOZFviY8dmCdjXnYO9l48LgqZ_P8ExNKiXeREQcpFBtS/s640/blogger-image-1336578564.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ELOWTE9w63gGIJ2Jvp9SKE-fFYrTZoqnBIsYwPu70xaerHms5a2t8Y13ug0Z4Hbw2FZAscauXr6Ii7JSFXUvzl_pGCXXFtNTh6AxsWjCz8kKYnrSuIhkwKefCyFJwdWNAWS5qk_fsB2A/s640/blogger-image-795827405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Each has a steel pipe running through it- eventually they will all be stacked on top of each other with another rod running through them. For right now I am just playing.</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXbKenHmk3YVjzMZ7r3T2iwdv3EziSQXPjSSeAOZavJ4jWsbwOhb2DPIPYBFSvTUwsa8Oepg9KyFxWUH5U0LdMiKrkDiopBXbtRE-nYhD9qEOxPbGrQBKissslRpkMJL2LKYt7lpBiVoC/s640/blogger-image-304271047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXbKenHmk3YVjzMZ7r3T2iwdv3EziSQXPjSSeAOZavJ4jWsbwOhb2DPIPYBFSvTUwsa8Oepg9KyFxWUH5U0LdMiKrkDiopBXbtRE-nYhD9qEOxPbGrQBKissslRpkMJL2LKYt7lpBiVoC/s640/blogger-image-304271047.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoqKrnncnOhf6mCK44YFzYrXJ44qG2Q7PBU7h0DAWOq79zgIU_7C5kcpUvYZx5UoeZyFmBdqxPd2D7FZ52m3bAzaoq__NeVNCnR5selCrjpKLjryA_MlnQjLkRm9uUAoAWVyIWAj_Oulv/s640/blogger-image--969012700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoqKrnncnOhf6mCK44YFzYrXJ44qG2Q7PBU7h0DAWOq79zgIU_7C5kcpUvYZx5UoeZyFmBdqxPd2D7FZ52m3bAzaoq__NeVNCnR5selCrjpKLjryA_MlnQjLkRm9uUAoAWVyIWAj_Oulv/s640/blogger-image--969012700.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEVU1psGwyecCu9HRJc7cxrGNT6S0F22fxpt0XzBx40x9FbXQX_Zp-fFOms4P20AOMrzRSCBX2EDdAjnn4K0vvywTQ9VOckAAdA80yFdcQw9VjwSy6Yt8kL9C0OtxcLg4Rw5V1RS3GzSP/s640/blogger-image--158332768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEVU1psGwyecCu9HRJc7cxrGNT6S0F22fxpt0XzBx40x9FbXQX_Zp-fFOms4P20AOMrzRSCBX2EDdAjnn4K0vvywTQ9VOckAAdA80yFdcQw9VjwSy6Yt8kL9C0OtxcLg4Rw5V1RS3GzSP/s640/blogger-image--158332768.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKWxV2SLKFX0rauYbxJonWHiGMriQrc77X8AHWNXXnoUV0d3agOIoh7IKKHndu1K9zagXKiMLHrXvPJ5SVCQWlNgR0YJQf9O-CqVz5-jWZdfG7Q47HPBgCmdA2pwQRqHTvsvasO9SjC7V/s640/blogger-image--124897392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKWxV2SLKFX0rauYbxJonWHiGMriQrc77X8AHWNXXnoUV0d3agOIoh7IKKHndu1K9zagXKiMLHrXvPJ5SVCQWlNgR0YJQf9O-CqVz5-jWZdfG7Q47HPBgCmdA2pwQRqHTvsvasO9SjC7V/s640/blogger-image--124897392.jpg"></a></div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com7Mosaic On A Stick 1564 West Lafond Avenue, Saint Paul44.960226 -93.167073tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-53675534044683713132013-08-19T10:01:00.001-05:002013-08-19T10:11:06.896-05:00Life size and beyond<span style="font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 20px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">I have been working on a series of things... Mostly experiments I am practicing for some large sculptures for outside my building. I don't have any signage and I am not keen on it either. I just want to have a series of playful objects that invite people in or at least encourage people to stop and look.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6afLwtVMNgM9jicoT3fCywRTUn3caNkeMFjJPT2ch1oIRn3XN9X6TxF9F8ldpPvtVNVBMp9b1gs4j7YjrVyPw_ueLEf7Uno56PxvUQGeLOdIv9zLHC_qRq8KXB-p6DtvarXBO4YoMy4Ws/s640/blogger-image-545069735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6afLwtVMNgM9jicoT3fCywRTUn3caNkeMFjJPT2ch1oIRn3XN9X6TxF9F8ldpPvtVNVBMp9b1gs4j7YjrVyPw_ueLEf7Uno56PxvUQGeLOdIv9zLHC_qRq8KXB-p6DtvarXBO4YoMy4Ws/s640/blogger-image-545069735.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); ">This is my first hand sized hand made from glass frit and a cut out heart from another failed piece of fused glass... I love reuse!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWysx-593U618vHPdWb-GfVzvQcDlOAJzon_T4wS67LKl9Pk2g1NObeYi3jSKbY7GcZWXGPdeo2eYlcA4BwMTm5C4JloBT0zKHn_Y__tAfss_mm63Pt1euzm3gq2sBuOfgYIKJ02UodR8/s640/blogger-image--1558140479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWysx-593U618vHPdWb-GfVzvQcDlOAJzon_T4wS67LKl9Pk2g1NObeYi3jSKbY7GcZWXGPdeo2eYlcA4BwMTm5C4JloBT0zKHn_Y__tAfss_mm63Pt1euzm3gq2sBuOfgYIKJ02UodR8/s640/blogger-image--1558140479.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIJRGG3EFB_30pQDI3Iv0xi2-CO2qwrMtCDIRbMqUGhZ_9iWBEI1oqq6gOFLvIuFuUfCFtLKNY0G66sa_iEWW8P4Pv1RN4sUh1ODZrLEAUPWpHPYXTKMixTOfgnzAGkfZrp4r0I3aReIL/s640/blogger-image--1254496751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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">Fragments of slate</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPCSlo_QGk99dyOtof4xQs7l_CuwLpmkfedoCnsTrVmi4AuEDiNCLzDME-t18mf1vvVvoS82jqhcuEapQxcR8Y3z_BDBt-ZR9aWJaNhtRQmMM3q67ZTEv6NxD_RiPN55oqSGCo_VL8gTk/s640/blogger-image--1302478082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPCSlo_QGk99dyOtof4xQs7l_CuwLpmkfedoCnsTrVmi4AuEDiNCLzDME-t18mf1vvVvoS82jqhcuEapQxcR8Y3z_BDBt-ZR9aWJaNhtRQmMM3q67ZTEv6NxD_RiPN55oqSGCo_VL8gTk/s640/blogger-image--1302478082.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); ">The plan right now is to have 8 -10 pieces stacked</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtk8eTQRpV3ICZ4NzYEL74Bz8HMvSNdEtA9qoZHG2ppzjHEIKldbUlHqLO_QW1CrooQy3Js4GzW_iNbAB2q6WKS2FrOsoqolyxlm4Y7v456nj750p6xhWQEfmimejqnnhW61I-PA5b2GkV/s640/blogger-image-919268585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtk8eTQRpV3ICZ4NzYEL74Bz8HMvSNdEtA9qoZHG2ppzjHEIKldbUlHqLO_QW1CrooQy3Js4GzW_iNbAB2q6WKS2FrOsoqolyxlm4Y7v456nj750p6xhWQEfmimejqnnhW61I-PA5b2GkV/s640/blogger-image-919268585.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); ">I put a steel rod through each one and I have a 12 foot pole they will be strung on...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); "><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjF12HdADZBpiz6h8jfXJGgu-WvpKwYrMJnbbMF5l6lnvLoOU8slMXJ0KmrypPExkuTQ6NR5OJxGE-FlNgOx8K1VnEcJo8CJfyeF7HnaLel36sw5bM0YSFULdGEiPTGpkSbToeo4Sj3Ds/s640/blogger-image-116996903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjF12HdADZBpiz6h8jfXJGgu-WvpKwYrMJnbbMF5l6lnvLoOU8slMXJ0KmrypPExkuTQ6NR5OJxGE-FlNgOx8K1VnEcJo8CJfyeF7HnaLel36sw5bM0YSFULdGEiPTGpkSbToeo4Sj3Ds/s640/blogger-image-116996903.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2FKi05r2hQb_5ImPt6dEuKyJ2vmNeGVKOmqokQgslkeQyEPDv8IHO-3a_hnLz7Rre2ippISFOY1m9d05xpPwxaOgpgH9s6ExKYwnxBKu-U9Oed7pP8AGC_kSGmvPAsum6LlYFXLGl33q/s640/blogger-image--1358913409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2FKi05r2hQb_5ImPt6dEuKyJ2vmNeGVKOmqokQgslkeQyEPDv8IHO-3a_hnLz7Rre2ippISFOY1m9d05xpPwxaOgpgH9s6ExKYwnxBKu-U9Oed7pP8AGC_kSGmvPAsum6LlYFXLGl33q/s640/blogger-image--1358913409.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></span><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); ">This one is my favorite, I love the texture, the material was given to me (thanks Diane!) we think its porcelain but I don't know for sure.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); "><br></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); ">It's funny about scale, when I started planning this I thought a 12 pole sounded big but next to the building it hardly makes a dent so this will probably be the smallest.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); "><br></div></div></span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com1St Paul St Paul44.961114 -93.168895tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-86223061553712628672013-06-26T17:40:00.001-05:002013-06-26T18:15:23.427-05:00Coming out for air and sunlight<div><br></div>Summer finally made it to Minnesota and I can come out to play soon. I am headed up to Lake Superior on Friday-our ocean.<div><br></div><div>I have spent the last three months working on panels for Dubai, 2 school residencies and a library residency. With little time to settle into my beautiful new space my office is still full of packed boxes... I can begin unpacking next week, right?</div><div><br></div><div>We laid out the panels for Dubai in the park - which is our backyard Yay! So we could see them all together before they left.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks to the greatest assistants ever Tara, Eamonn, Adrienne and Iris!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vzmkqLnNYTUVWR6WAeXAYap_h5uZpMwnAd6LFPQ1_EN-ptWPbpaorHmUkLXEoueUGc1gbUKldrGdOtFyzCOiaOiJnZgYw-dFVEsw12nPKjUGg81Tzp9tFKx9k8YCwnBgn29b7xQqi6nY/s640/blogger-image--1833923615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vzmkqLnNYTUVWR6WAeXAYap_h5uZpMwnAd6LFPQ1_EN-ptWPbpaorHmUkLXEoueUGc1gbUKldrGdOtFyzCOiaOiJnZgYw-dFVEsw12nPKjUGg81Tzp9tFKx9k8YCwnBgn29b7xQqi6nY/s640/blogger-image--1833923615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6OYtcNSIHdpgvKGT9hgztYh8VA-htF2y3l4lgrElJasF-2lFBdHJ9on8lHAzhSRdSwo1jKdnRSuQypOM-Ap0iPhwpsWKA4_7MKS8_7lFdmGMaFik9-91LYlaHr1MNTv4RWhw9cBuFqaZ/s640/blogger-image-1866292079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6OYtcNSIHdpgvKGT9hgztYh8VA-htF2y3l4lgrElJasF-2lFBdHJ9on8lHAzhSRdSwo1jKdnRSuQypOM-Ap0iPhwpsWKA4_7MKS8_7lFdmGMaFik9-91LYlaHr1MNTv4RWhw9cBuFqaZ/s640/blogger-image-1866292079.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vzmkqLnNYTUVWR6WAeXAYap_h5uZpMwnAd6LFPQ1_EN-ptWPbpaorHmUkLXEoueUGc1gbUKldrGdOtFyzCOiaOiJnZgYw-dFVEsw12nPKjUGg81Tzp9tFKx9k8YCwnBgn29b7xQqi6nY/s640/blogger-image--1833923615.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCYBDTsfHcjrjxiXEahQw_EOCtN4g4zcd9XzaCYqTiMVQNwW843o4uotk9ewvCR_cHUzirfa-rqBPnpBNLDOdgEqj0e45PcgOKnQagtQgIlFPgik6TR2hXXLL8PwfR_6u-ZV67daQDOhT/s640/blogger-image--892988223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCYBDTsfHcjrjxiXEahQw_EOCtN4g4zcd9XzaCYqTiMVQNwW843o4uotk9ewvCR_cHUzirfa-rqBPnpBNLDOdgEqj0e45PcgOKnQagtQgIlFPgik6TR2hXXLL8PwfR_6u-ZV67daQDOhT/s640/blogger-image--892988223.jpg"></a></div>The texture in the white area is so nice, I wish I could show it better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ml634ZAU3ojYvudPho43oLmUlqx-Q1Ql8Kb15pRg_hLZTgyKgaQckO2V1FdOYvSH1kIQOaE307M6GnwhamvPPqprLX4TrbJzcQuE3ljVInpmzKLXWRQJRWWzTLL-DXXTSJNiv9b4khky/s640/blogger-image--1913659674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86jWkEb3IIHxF1niXfyydFZRDoxG4el61UB_b4RxOZuoKhcBlYke7lrHpnagIBLUsTODYnMwQ9BRnRlPZXFuAAP1-F0CkOxxjQlkChnnRbxh9UjUi0bTrEoCSQaKEwujJCUsl-oJ_MN-h/s640/blogger-image-543342158.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was the smallest only 2 panels about six feet long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sWs8NOdgpZBAUXAaKODSmib8QwoNA_P-zQfqQsfVx1z35UOLMjpOfq4re9gSbmNb3-lrgjcSn_z2whuJiqQokOX-wq9uaGmv_4UZwZ4IBAgcEqru2F6gDy42f5fx_G7DM1pRaSEUOqYx/s640/blogger-image-1568100054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sWs8NOdgpZBAUXAaKODSmib8QwoNA_P-zQfqQsfVx1z35UOLMjpOfq4re9gSbmNb3-lrgjcSn_z2whuJiqQokOX-wq9uaGmv_4UZwZ4IBAgcEqru2F6gDy42f5fx_G7DM1pRaSEUOqYx/s640/blogger-image-1568100054.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was the largest 15 panels! I could not get a full picture of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHh1Vv_imLTBjUq1HNzFoFBN10KcWS9a6WtQ49tAijLGy-DeGQhi_j-k3pWF0Ps1HNZm8zkakYqaF5sEgWwDeo7fUrnTigT0_btxxb9COQsmuujbpKSY87a3rMutkyXtI7Sd3NUtJ4VRX/s640/blogger-image--1249804261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHh1Vv_imLTBjUq1HNzFoFBN10KcWS9a6WtQ49tAijLGy-DeGQhi_j-k3pWF0Ps1HNZm8zkakYqaF5sEgWwDeo7fUrnTigT0_btxxb9COQsmuujbpKSY87a3rMutkyXtI7Sd3NUtJ4VRX/s640/blogger-image--1249804261.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6j_PmTVbXdc68JbpOuBp1Gl-gD_tdwiGrquBfHAs8vvGEgO9NydxI6z4ixsJcrHYDsKpMSOF_bnZJ2DUGpjdy7MVmLaD3Gx8XuDWbBQt3rdq-4pLVi51FxlPAcayQ_-LCNk6S53NNuxh/s640/blogger-image-1605294859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6j_PmTVbXdc68JbpOuBp1Gl-gD_tdwiGrquBfHAs8vvGEgO9NydxI6z4ixsJcrHYDsKpMSOF_bnZJ2DUGpjdy7MVmLaD3Gx8XuDWbBQt3rdq-4pLVi51FxlPAcayQ_-LCNk6S53NNuxh/s640/blogger-image-1605294859.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Everything has been really fun to do and I am sooooo tired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Now on to my next dreams of whirligigs and spinning mosaics outside the studio more photos to come..</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com2St Paul St Paul44.961341 -93.168937tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-67369697780064807562013-05-21T22:26:00.001-05:002013-05-21T22:26:28.858-05:00Oh my Dubai!I am low on words but thought I would share some pictures of one of the mosaics I am making for a restaurant in Dubai. I believe it's 47 feet long- Grouting will begin tomorrow and then the edging. There are four large mosaics in total. I am excited and exhsausted and so grateful I have the best assistants ever!<div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2YdW13V8h1u_HYsxfkf1WoxMqHB2ZwC3vk4V99UF7oCgOkzTkxm4UbuB3Znvl3v7p0Czcylxk_NcvPiDUijlytv05F_8OklbtZngwZizLyTdqBf9aIc571ZeS_qiqzGVjzCgCkqK4uyE/s640/blogger-image--1757542480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2YdW13V8h1u_HYsxfkf1WoxMqHB2ZwC3vk4V99UF7oCgOkzTkxm4UbuB3Znvl3v7p0Czcylxk_NcvPiDUijlytv05F_8OklbtZngwZizLyTdqBf9aIc571ZeS_qiqzGVjzCgCkqK4uyE/s640/blogger-image--1757542480.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_mW9SQIfG1Uw5rBRnYzYVq7KA9Lja8cIcU4DE8B8NUZ53QhFxo_63H8eGi_Y_IkvjYKVQ6Kf-gIqzpPMXwlQ-D8lWEGaASgq-nHib_pVlTf0RSjj74gvZTCjABcnyeh0bOrSxyxgdNbh/s640/blogger-image-1676273431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_mW9SQIfG1Uw5rBRnYzYVq7KA9Lja8cIcU4DE8B8NUZ53QhFxo_63H8eGi_Y_IkvjYKVQ6Kf-gIqzpPMXwlQ-D8lWEGaASgq-nHib_pVlTf0RSjj74gvZTCjABcnyeh0bOrSxyxgdNbh/s640/blogger-image-1676273431.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtcE6r6JK3MhhQQE4lNiFkuzfGS1vaUx8Hvdg6JuXpw0XQsLP0a68U_eznONOvxHzuSkqUusxEC88xvOsbxjDysvUDx2SZLQB2j4hReBsXRWSK4bEVYk8GbJip8rgiSwDmzPtJU7CJEI0/s640/blogger-image--544812487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtcE6r6JK3MhhQQE4lNiFkuzfGS1vaUx8Hvdg6JuXpw0XQsLP0a68U_eznONOvxHzuSkqUusxEC88xvOsbxjDysvUDx2SZLQB2j4hReBsXRWSK4bEVYk8GbJip8rgiSwDmzPtJU7CJEI0/s640/blogger-image--544812487.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpcqYKJpKJbNguYDvPcKnW4cUr3bXL6slNbY7nsHXU-b9lkH8BnxDvWaCxbcQv26X4tvejkE-zB9VspOBPQcBLx-c-h8v-6fTatoXOwUBgLPvNHS50MA4KY3j5WG6bVPfpjaEDXmBj3sm/s640/blogger-image--1679594296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpcqYKJpKJbNguYDvPcKnW4cUr3bXL6slNbY7nsHXU-b9lkH8BnxDvWaCxbcQv26X4tvejkE-zB9VspOBPQcBLx-c-h8v-6fTatoXOwUBgLPvNHS50MA4KY3j5WG6bVPfpjaEDXmBj3sm/s640/blogger-image--1679594296.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvjR8YBROZwZPOHky06D6DMtFgkKfXXs4frP5tW9JeUrTpQsy97Iu2guzxH6C3cUGvVL2-L3TmAAIsM6fX9WQ68beViNCdGrygrg0jJtlUJ3H3ZhDbO9V5Hi91kudgid6SjI6cc_VS17q/s640/blogger-image-1701625910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvjR8YBROZwZPOHky06D6DMtFgkKfXXs4frP5tW9JeUrTpQsy97Iu2guzxH6C3cUGvVL2-L3TmAAIsM6fX9WQ68beViNCdGrygrg0jJtlUJ3H3ZhDbO9V5Hi91kudgid6SjI6cc_VS17q/s640/blogger-image-1701625910.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0Huy3PgpRI9NwK9Y6jQ922Jc17_FMax962zqEkcSHdDjJXizkzS8BGOsvVo3s9pcq-Pe-U4pmeDprM_gbtupPzTBwSu5Opu_adJWP790FXee-xijhohmH-Pz0tA1hxsSk7DzjkFhacPf/s640/blogger-image--1612273110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0Huy3PgpRI9NwK9Y6jQ922Jc17_FMax962zqEkcSHdDjJXizkzS8BGOsvVo3s9pcq-Pe-U4pmeDprM_gbtupPzTBwSu5Opu_adJWP790FXee-xijhohmH-Pz0tA1hxsSk7DzjkFhacPf/s640/blogger-image--1612273110.jpg"></a></div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932479756775401819noreply@blogger.com1Midway St Paul44.961125 -93.169603tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706978076893723680.post-9397581550859029612013-03-25T13:52:00.000-05:002013-03-25T13:52:11.295-05:00My/OUR new home!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After nearly nine years at 595 Snelling Ave. my shop Mosaic on a Stick is getting a new- old home.The new site is only one block north and east of my current location, 1564 Lafond Ave. The Building was built by Cap Wiginton <a href="http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1709.htm">more on Cap here</a> in 1938. It has been a very long process- far longer then I ever thought it would be. Still we are not there yet -the floors have been stipped and soon cleaned and polished.Walls to be torn down and new ones put up fresh coats of colorful paint applied.... Lots to do. We move in on Saturday!!!<br />
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So many memories have happened here many pieces of art created and wonderful people have shared their stories and their hearts with all of us.<br />
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I received a letter from an old friend of the stick with this beautiful bead she made you can see her web site <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/happyskull?ref=top_trail">here</a><br />
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The hardest part has been the packing of all my art supplies- I can hardly bare to be away from them for a minute, but of course I have plenty to do!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">And when things start to happen,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">don't worry. Don't stew.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Just go right along.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">You'll start happening too.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">OH! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! </span><br />
thanks to Dr.Seuss<br />
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