tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33859230423865723492024-02-18T18:05:49.505-08:00weathered siloMandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-46799591752690579532013-05-16T22:45:00.000-07:002013-05-16T22:52:45.650-07:00event styling: my other dream job<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Whew! The school auction season is over and I can finally catch my breath. You may recall I wrote about this year's other auction project, <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2013/03/burklands-cartographers.html" target="_blank">Burkland's Cartographers</a>, at my younger daughter's school. It was a true labor of love that allowed me to get to know the students better (we are new to the school this year) and I'm so proud to say that our work paid off big at the auction in March. </div>
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And while our sleeves were rolled up at that school, I had already begun work leading the charge on event decorations and aesthetics for my other daughter's auction. This was my <b>7th consecutive year!</b> volunteering with the auction team -- I was quite shocked when I added up the years. Well, it's always a treat to work alongside the lovely and incredibly talented folks of the auction team. I look forward to two more years -- thank you B, S + L! </div>
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This year's auction theme was "Passport to the World". <b>I wanted to capture the era of travel once defined by steamer trunks and telegrams</b>. We scoured antiques shops and Goodwill stores in search of globes, vintage suitcases, Kodak slide carriages, apothecary bottles, binoculars, aged atlases and other hardcover travel-related books. </div>
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Like I said, all this event styling is volunteer work but I love it so because of the creative process that goes along with it. It's really pretty effortless and highly rewarding....now if only I could find a way to do this for a living and get paid for it - ha! ;-)<br />
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I'd love to share more of the details if you'd like. Just leave me a comment. The photographs were taken by fellow parent and photographer extraordinaire, <a href="http://zigazigazee.zenfolio.com/" target="_blank">Andrew Carr</a>. I think he did an amazing job capturing the mood of the night. Cheers!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Capturing the student's favorite activities at Camp Orkila and their grade-level school community service project.</span></h3>
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Helping with Addie's classroom auction project this year has been a true labor of love. It's also given me a chance to get to know the students better -- thank you for the opportunity!<br />
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I thought I'd share a few snapshots of the project and description so that you can see all of the hard work the kids put into this large-scale, mixed-media diptych painting. I only wish I had a better camera! Cheers, Mandy<br />
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Completed panels with metal fasteners + washers to mark each student's "neighborhood". Photo was taken at night so coloring is off a bit. Measures 4 ft across x 3 ft tall.</h4>
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<b><i>Project Description:</i></b><i>Last December students in Mr. Burkland’s class embarked on map-making journey of grand proportions. Inspiration for the project came from the book The Map as Art by Katharine Harmon and from the class’s studies of landscapes in Washington State, South America, and those found in mentor texts such as Marshfield Dreams. </i></blockquote>
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<i>There’s no doubt Mr. Burkland’s cartographers have left an indelible mark on the fourth-grade landscape at Meridian with this large-scale, mixed-media painting. If you look closely you will also see loving sentiments about the meaning of family, the Meridian community, and Mr. Waldman. </i></blockquote>
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One of the survey questions I had for the students was "What do you want to be when you grow up?". I wrote their answers on top of the "River of Dreams" that spans both canvases. </h4>
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Here are two examples of the "neighborhoods". Can you tell my daughter is horse obsessed?!</h4>
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Here is the map legend with key 4th grade assignments and special interests.</h4>
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The kids and I wanted to include well wishes and a way to honor the head of school who is retiring at the end of this year. To do this, we created "Waldman National Forest" within the "Meridian Mountains". I hope he likes it! </h4>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Migrant Workers Canal Point, FL by Marion Post Wolcott (circa <a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/14544?size=_original" target="_blank">1939</a>) via Shorpy</span></div>
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I look at these two young women and I see beauty. I also see pride. They impress me. Click <a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/14544?size=_original" target="_blank">here</a> to get more of their story. </div>
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Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-43344275062918944042013-01-03T08:34:00.000-08:002015-03-18T11:23:05.981-07:00why am I just now discovering Google Art Project?<br />
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<i>Close-up of Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" made possible by the 10 billion pixel image!</i></div>
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Yesterday I watched a <b>TedTalk</b> about <b>Google's Art Project </b>and was blown away with what I saw. I learned that anybody anywhere with online access can experience world-class art and cultural information thanks to the marriage of Google technologies and hundreds of acclaimed art partners from around the world. Furthermore, some of the digital images have 10 billion pixels allowing you to see brushstrokes and fine details too often missed. <br />
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I encourage you to watch the <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/amit_sood_building_a_museum_of_museums_on_the_web.html" target="_blank">video</a> and then explore <a href="http://googleartproject.com/" target="_blank">Google Art Project</a> to view the collections, take a tour, or even start your own art collections to share with friends. Simply lovely.<br />
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<br />Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-8152836577761964792012-12-08T11:35:00.000-08:002015-03-18T11:22:37.336-07:00jon continoWhen I grow up I want to be an artist like Jon. Check out his passion and craftsmanship so beautifully captured in this video. Then, browse through his portfolio <a href="http://joncontino.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. Cheers, Mandy <br />
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<br />Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-32193437177941897872012-11-20T09:10:00.004-08:002013-01-28T21:22:24.737-08:00hospital art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: red;">When this post was originally published, I did not know who the artist was nor did I know the title of this beautiful diptych. Well, imagine my delight when I was contacted directly by the artist with well wishes for my mom and the title of the painting. Layne Cook is the artist and she titled this work "Trust". Layne is an accomplished painter with roots here in the Pacific Northwest. Please take a moment to visit her <a href="http://laynecook.com/home.html" target="_blank">Website</a>. Thank you Layne for the inspiration and support!</span></div>
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This diptych at Swedish Cherry Hills campus in Seattle pretty much sums up our support for my mom who recently underwent her third emergency cardiac catheterization in 2013. She is stable now. Yesterday we moved her to a short-term rehab facility so that she can regain her strength and mobility.<br />
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I wish I had been taking photos of all the incredible artwork in hospital settings along the way. There was no placard beside this diptych so I cannot tell you who the artist is. What I can tell you is that it is comforting.<br />
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To all my family, friends, neighbors, my daughter's teachers and karate instructors, and last but not least, families of my daughter's classmates -- please know that I am extremely grateful for all your support and generosity this past year. Thank you for being ready to catch us. Someday I will repay you.<br />
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xo MandyMandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-17095880989938636712012-11-17T12:22:00.000-08:002013-05-17T11:17:42.849-07:00a must see: The Dust Bowl by Ken Burns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My family and I will be tuning in this weekend to watch the latest film by renowned director <b>Ken Burns</b> and <b>PBS</b>: <b>The Dust Bowl</b>. As you know, this subject matter is near and dear to me and at the heart of my 2011 stories on canvas: <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2011/08/dust-bowl-glimpses-revealed.html"><b>Dust Bowl Glimpses</b></a>. I'm so very proud of the work because it gives a voice to the impoverished people who endured merciless conditions of a record-breaking 10-year drought in the 1930s. Please join me.<br />
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My <b>Dust Bowl Glimpses </b>series:<br />
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<br />Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-3389283900832760232012-10-20T12:19:00.000-07:002012-10-20T12:22:14.549-07:00a bit of whimsy at red cheeks factory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We could all use a little whimsy in our lives, right? Well, you'll certainly get your fix when you visit <a href="http://www.redcheeksfactory.com/" target="_blank">Red Cheeks Factory</a>!<br />
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I recently came across the brilliant works of artist <a href="http://www.redcheeksfactory.com/about" target="_blank">Nelleke Verhoeff</a> and instantly fell in love with all the whimsy. I believe you'll agree. Go ahead, take a <a href="http://blog.redcheeksfactory.com/" target="_blank">peek</a>! Enjoy!<br />
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Don't you just love this photograph?! Those faces, those clothes! I think its the perfect image to announce my <b>40% off</b> sale.<br />
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Why am I having this <b>HUGE SALE</b>? Because I want to say <b>THANK YOU</b> to everyone who's hung in there and supported my work along the way. I'm definitely still creating art, it's just that I'm in a slow period since I am helping my mom through some serious health issues. My energies have also been focused on settling into the new school year, new school community, and part-time work. Thank you for not giving up on me!<br />
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A sweet friend and fellow artist, <b><a href="http://vivienneart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vivienne Strauss</a></b>, recently sent me photos of a mural inside her local post office in Peterborough, NH. Knowing that my heart beats fast for <b><a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2012/07/stackpoles-mural-at-coit-tower.html" target="_blank">art</a></b> of this nature, Vivienne wanted to share her experience with me. Incredibly generous, right? Yes! Thank you Vivienne for these gifts!<br />
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The mural was completed in 1927 by Marguerite Zorach, an American fauvist painter, textile artist, and graphic designer who won the 1920 Logan Medal of the Arts. I encourage you to read more about her <a href="http://www.exitfive.com/zorach/marguerite.html" target="_blank">here</a>. and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Zorach" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Isn't the mural gorgeous?!<br />
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Speaking of gorgeous, if you aren't familiar with <b>Vivienne's </b>work, I <i>highly </i>recommend browsing her amazing body of work <b><a href="http://vivienneart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/vivstrauss" target="_blank">here</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vivienne-Strauss-art/144566048957649" target="_blank">here</a></b>. Additionally, the folks over at <b>House of Fifty</b> recently featured Vivienne's story on page <a href="http://issuu.com/houseoffifty/docs/fall_2012_houseoffifty/109" target="_blank">108</a>. Check it out!<br />
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I'll leave you with one of my all-time favorite paintings of Vivienne's:<br />
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Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-57202107443651380282012-09-28T22:45:00.004-07:002012-09-28T22:51:18.856-07:00muy bueno cookbook<br />
I've sorely missed working in the studio...and blogging. I've been adjusting to our back-to-school routines, caring for my mom, and starting a part-time job handling social media for <a href="http://www.fullslate.com/" target="_blank"><b>Full Slate</b></a> appointment scheduling software (<i>more on that development in a later post</i>). But tonight, I have a free hour and I'm going to seize it to share some exciting news about a new cookbook, the <b><a href="http://www.muybuenocookbook.com/" target="_blank">Muy Bueno Cookbook</a></b>. <br />
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<b>Muy Bueno</b> <br />
Nearly two years ago I discovered an amazing food blog chock full of authentic, mouth-watering Mexican recipes. Everything I was reading (and <b><a href="http://www.jeaninethurston.com/" target="_blank">seeing</a></b>) reminded me of my own childhood growing up in Denver in a Hispanic household. Weekends were spent at my grandmother's home devouring homemade tortillas, chili, and tamales (it was her cooking that inspired <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/88351242/candelarias-gift-8-x-8-original-acrylic?ref=pr_shop" target="_blank">this</a></b> painting and <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99201230/craving-more-8-x-6-original-acrylic" target="_blank">this</a> </b>painting).<br />
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I immediately reached out to <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/YvetteMarquezSharpnack?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Yvette</a> </b>to share my story and my admiration for the work she, her sister, and her mother were doing to preserve generations of treasured recipes. I've enjoyed watching their blog evolve and attract fans from all over, including none other than <b><a href="http://www.muybuenocookbook.com/2012/07/my-day-with-michelle-obama-experience-of-a-lifetime/" target="_blank">Michelle Obama</a></b>. I'm thrilled to say they've<i> just</i> published their first cookbook and it's available for purchase on <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Muy-Bueno-Generations-Authentic-Mexican/dp/0781813042" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></b>. (you'd better believe my copy will be here soon). <b> </b><br />
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<b>Congratulations ladies!</b><br />
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More details about <a href="http://www.fullslate.com/" target="_blank"><b>Full Slate</b></a> and the gifts from my friend, the über-talented artist <a href="http://vivienneart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Vivienne Strauss.</b></a><br />
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Last month I had the privilege of seeing the work of WPA artists, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Stackpole" target="_blank">Ralph Stackpole</a>, at San Francisco's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coit_Tower" target="_blank">Coit Tower</a>. My family and I stumbled upon this monument on a morning walk from our hotel at Fisherman's Wharf.<br />
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Once inside, we were treated to a series of murals commissioned by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Works_of_Art_Project" target="_blank">Public Works of Art Project</a> under the New Deal federal government program in 1933. Perhaps Stackpole's mural stood out to me because of my fondness of old factories and images of laborers. There is immense beauty in these images.<br />
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The entire experience took my breath away. I imagined the artists working alongside each other. I thought about their conversations, collaborations, and debates. I could have stayed all day.<br />
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<br />Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-64783051658218241302012-06-12T09:37:00.002-07:002012-06-12T09:56:53.519-07:00Here Comes the SunIt's an absolute <i>thrill</i> to be featured alongside all the talented artists and artisans in <b><a href="http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Poppytalk's</a> </b>newest <b>"Here Comes the Sun" </b>Zine. It showcases all the splendor of summer happening right now at <b><a href="http://market.poppytalkhandmade.com/" target="_blank">Poppytalk Handmade</a></b>.<br />
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To celebrate, I'm offering <span style="color: red;"><b>FREE SHIPPING</b></span> on all items in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/weatheredsilo" target="_blank"><b>Etsy</b></a> shop for the duration of this <b>Poppytalk Handmade</b> market. Simply enter "BUYHANDMADE" at checkout.<br />
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So go ahead...dive on in! Cheers, Mandy<br />
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Last summer I unveiled six original paintings in a series called <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2011/08/dust-bowl-glimpses-revealed.html" target="_blank">Dust Bowl Glimpses</a>. Today, I am adding two more paintings to that series, <b>"The WPA Promise" </b>and <b>"Security"</b>, and announcing a <b>Buy One Get One FREE </b>offer to celebrate their arrival.<br />
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"<b>The WPA Promise</b>" and "<b>Security</b>" are artistic renditions of symbols from government programs that provided relief to millions of Americans during the Great Depression, including migrant families displaced by the Dust Bowl. I wanted to include these symbols in the series because I believe they represent a time of healing and provide a continuation of the stories told in the original six paintings.<br />
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Because I think <b>"The WPA Promise"</b> and <b>"Security"</b> paintings would be best paired with one of the originals, I want to give them away to the next <b>two </b>buyers of my Dust Bowl Glimpses paintings on cradled wood panels. Yahoo!<br />
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<b><u>How my BOGO offer works: </u></b><br />
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<li>Purchase any of the remaining Dust Bowl Glimpses paintings (8"x8" acrylic on cradled wood panel) from my <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/weatheredsilo?section_id=11491279" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. </b>Note: Purchases must be one of the 8"x8" original acrylic paintings on cradled wood panel.<br /><br />Here are the 5 remaining paintings at post time:<br /><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/80213419/taking-the-mother-road-8-x-8-original" target="_blank">Taking the Mother Road</a> <br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/80297274/waiting-8-x-8-original-acrylic-painting?ref=v1_other_1" target="_blank">Waiting</a><br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/80366919/worldly-possessions-8-x-8-original" target="_blank">Worldly Possessions</a><br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/80375251/fryin-pone-8-x-8-original-acrylic?ref=v1_other_1" target="_blank">Fryin' Pone</a><br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/80375877/ruthies-red-8-x-8-original-acrylic?ref=v1_other_1" target="_blank">Ruthie's Red</a><br /><strike>Faded Clover </strike>- <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2012/05/for-clover.html" target="_blank">SOLD</a></span></b></li>
<li>Indicate your preference for the free painting, either "<b>The WPA Promise</b>" or "<b>Security</b>" in the "Note to weatheredsilo" field on the checkout screen. If the field is left blank, I will assume you do not have a preference and I will choose for you.</li>
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<li>Awarding of the free paintings will be determined by the date/time of the buyer's purchase on a "first come, first serve" basis. In other words, the first buyer gets his/her first choice of free painting. If no preference of free painting is indicated in the "Note to weatheredsilo" field, then I will make the choice for him/her.</li>
<li>If one free painting is awarded then the remaining free painting will automatically go to the next buyer (based on the date/time of purchase)</li>
<li>If the first buyer purchases two paintings then he/she will receive both free paintings.</li>
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Just like the originals, <b>"The WPA Promise" </b>and <b>"Security" </b>are:<br />
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<li>Acrylics on birch plywood cradled panel with protective UVLS polymer varnish topcoat</li>
<li>Washes of brewed coffee atop titanium white paint on sides</li>
<li>Wired for hanging (may sit on flat surface)</li>
<li>Titled and signed on back</li>
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The <b>Works Project Administration (WPA)</b> was the largest FDR <b>New Deal</b> agency. For eight years, the WPA employed millions of unskilled workers to carry out public work project, including buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media and literacy projects. Visit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration" target="_blank">here</a> for more details. </div>
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The <b>Farm Security Administration (FSA)</b> was a part of FDR's New Deal. It was an effort during the Depression to combat American rural poverty. It stressed "rural rehabilitation" efforts to improve the lifestyle of sharecroppers, tenants, very poor landowning farmers, and a program to purchase submarginal land owned by poor farmers and resettle them in group farms on land more suitable for efficient farming. Visit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_Security_Administration" target="_blank">here</a> for more details.</div>
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"A Collection no. 10 - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/100590554/a-collection-no-10-mixed-media-painting?ref=v1_other_1" target="_blank">Navajo</a>"</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">I've recently added a handful of fresh acrylic paintings to my </span><b style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Etsy</b><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/weatheredsilo#" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">shop</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">. These paintings on paper + cradled wood panels are based on </span><a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2012/04/doodles-with-some-color.html" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">doodles</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> of late and have been arranged in various groupings and color combinations. Perhaps one catches your eye? </span></div>
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"<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99395183/shapes-of-blue-8-x-6-original-acrylic" target="_blank">Shapes of Blue</a>" - Original acrylic painting on cradled wood panel</div>
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<b style="text-align: left;">My Poppytalk promotion:</b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">As a participating vendor in the current </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://market.poppytalkhandmade.com/" target="_blank">Poppytalk Handmade </a></b><span style="text-align: left;">"Paper Pops + Affordable Art" market, I'm offering </span><b style="text-align: left;">10% off all item</b><span style="text-align: left;">s (not just the paintings on paper) in my shop through June 1st! To save, enter "</span><b style="text-align: left;">POPPY10</b><span style="text-align: left;">" at checkout. Cheers!</span>
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"A Collection no. 8 - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/100336788/a-collection-no8-mixed-media-painting-on?ref=v1_other_1" target="_blank">Black + Ochre</a>"</div>
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Close up of "A Collection no. 7 - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99883781/a-collection-no-7-mixed-media-painting" target="_blank">Silver"</a></div>
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"A Collection no. 6 - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99644756/a-collection-no-6-mixed-media-painting" target="_blank">Cancun</a>"</div>
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Close up of "A Collection no. 3 - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99482790/a-collection-no-3-mixed-media-painting" target="_blank">Deep Orange</a>"</div>
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</div>Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-59836396401795779632012-05-18T10:32:00.000-07:002012-05-18T10:36:13.944-07:00for Clover<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Faded Clover from my <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2011/08/dust-bowl-glimpses-revealed.html" target="_blank">Dust Bowl Glimpses</a> series</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I recently had the joy of shipping my beloved "Faded Clover" to a little girl in San Francisco. The painting was a gift to Clover from her grammy and grandpa, Ema and Biggie, to celebrate her 1st birthday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you Ellen. I simply couldn't ask for a higher compliment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-49275295851679515922012-05-14T13:09:00.001-07:002012-05-14T13:51:22.033-07:00my woad weekend<div>
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Kathy Hattori, Sophie Boss, Denise Lambert, me </div>
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I don't have much time to "chat" here but I couldn't wait to post these photos from the amazing woad workshop I attended on Saturday with <b>Kathy Hattori</b> of Seattle-based <a href="http://botanicalcolors.com/" target="_blank">Botanical Colors</a> along with master dyer <b>Denise Lambert</b> of <a href="http://www.bleu-de-lectoure.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=1&id=10&Itemid=25" target="_blank">Bleu de Lectoure</a> of France and her charming assistant <b>Sophie</b>.<br />
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For those of you who missed it, I previously blogged about my obsession with woad here: "<a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2010/08/mad-about-woad.html" target="_blank">mad about woad</a>". I find this "black blue" to be exquisite and cannot wait to use my freshly dyed fabrics (and woad oil paints I purchased from Bleu online) for some upcoming art projects.<br />
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According to Denise, woad is a very rare blue that is finicky and demands a lot of patience. It is earth-friendly (requires no mordant) and uses oxygen to complete the color transformation. To achieve a uniform dye color, one must slowly lower the item into the dye vat so as to avoid trapping any air (oxygen) bubbles underneath the surface. Each dip takes anywhere from 3-4 minutes and each item should get at least 2 dips. My biggest challenge will be making my own vat at home -- wish me luck!<br />
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Watching the color transformation of the garments as they were being pulled from the various vats in the amphitheater was purely magical. I will try to post the video I captured of one woman's sarong as it changed from yellow-green to vibrant woad.<br />
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Perhaps the most important takeaway from the day was something Denise said about working with woad: "<b>You must accept what you receive</b>". What an amazing way to approach life, don't you think?<br />
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Woad treasures from the morning session.</div>
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Dyed items were hung on makeshift clothes lines at the top of the garden amphitheater which made for a beautiful sight.</div>
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Sophie + Denise restocking the vats at lunch time</div>
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I experimented with dying my spool of 100% organic cotton thread. I knew the under layers wouldn't dye, but all the better. </div>
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Yarn skeins and canvas shoes of woad blue.</div>
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In closing, the workshop was a dream! The weather couldn't have been better, I got to "play" alongside other artists, and I walked away with a hefty bundle of woad-dyed textiles, some for wearing and some for future art projects. One thing's for sure, it was the perfect way to kick start my Mother's Day weekend. Cheers!</div>
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<br />Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-66211429753204226702012-05-04T23:31:00.007-07:002012-05-05T00:04:45.580-07:00sneek peek of new work<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuXoi9PraNIRQRy6-Wq128mNhDzrx0ZPaqWGZ4Lx7rFhsomrTfTfuqtghpM0A7h0TPSl-9RXda40-Uy3PQbCl4cH-sDXJTpafGSR7m5yO0Ljeb8RvObMV2tz1q97Od0oULBwzwCBkLCD1/s1600/poppytalkhandmadeOC2-300x74.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 74px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuXoi9PraNIRQRy6-Wq128mNhDzrx0ZPaqWGZ4Lx7rFhsomrTfTfuqtghpM0A7h0TPSl-9RXda40-Uy3PQbCl4cH-sDXJTpafGSR7m5yO0Ljeb8RvObMV2tz1q97Od0oULBwzwCBkLCD1/s320/poppytalkhandmadeOC2-300x74.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738933328565720034" border="0" /></a><br />It's been <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">far</span> too long since I've posted any news here. Please accept my apologies. I've been helping my mom recuperate from a serious health scare that all began on Valentine's Day. I could not have done it without the help from my sister, in-laws, neighbors, and dear friends from both school communities and karate. Thankfully mom's health is improving and she is regaining cardio strength through rehab. A break from kidney dialysis is an added perk.<br /><br />Thankfully I've been able to squeeze in some studio time here and there which has produced a few new paintings. I plan to unveil them on Monday when <a href="http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/">Poppytalk's</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Paper Pops + Affordable Art</span> begins. I'll be adding some abstract paintings and drawings later in the week...spending this weekend in Spokane, WA cheering on my daughters and their karate classmates as they compete in the Washington State Karate Championships. ;-)<br /><br />I can't wait for Poppytalk Handmade to start! I'm <span style="font-weight: bold;">always</span> grateful for the opportunity to make connections with fellow vendors and soak up inspiring works of art and artisan crafts. Won't you join me?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Mandy<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">And now for that sneek peek I was talking about:</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xHLT6WdVOFtJgiKuQ_Gam7PnvEyJfTsJdhr6iJeVfRu_mtWxqRnpGsqzItR-GWFSTp88e4xPKPp6yPyblSgoJ5VxicasgiyGsar1k94D-h1W5vo1xVoebylY_GF4ig97nBkRUzKvKQq-/s1600/IMG_4045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xHLT6WdVOFtJgiKuQ_Gam7PnvEyJfTsJdhr6iJeVfRu_mtWxqRnpGsqzItR-GWFSTp88e4xPKPp6yPyblSgoJ5VxicasgiyGsar1k94D-h1W5vo1xVoebylY_GF4ig97nBkRUzKvKQq-/s320/IMG_4045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738939202070307042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4lPOu84wrX9uBJ2T6gN6Bpqhm2u6zT5Ah13PE4OI6wFNNP7znU8h9DO2W8FEGUqTFqe6NmZiRbz_WKbleCN5siv3DRAyPSDLnMV2kUSOT0IKsQDg8YrHZL0u2YpCkQrR5MLogYmKqAAa/s1600/IMG_4015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4lPOu84wrX9uBJ2T6gN6Bpqhm2u6zT5Ah13PE4OI6wFNNP7znU8h9DO2W8FEGUqTFqe6NmZiRbz_WKbleCN5siv3DRAyPSDLnMV2kUSOT0IKsQDg8YrHZL0u2YpCkQrR5MLogYmKqAAa/s320/IMG_4015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738939192619808354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TBeczBTnHq0ies2cWervtaLpfCRlJtxH4aoZfBxFplhOx02H2UhaGoBbIs9jcTzepTwlQ-kqKNm3bKGeAPufMiBfklCruhn_iBwt27cnRS9y_4r9CdgruMi7Ol6lBXXp9N8tzBmWLHZ8/s1600/IMG_4096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TBeczBTnHq0ies2cWervtaLpfCRlJtxH4aoZfBxFplhOx02H2UhaGoBbIs9jcTzepTwlQ-kqKNm3bKGeAPufMiBfklCruhn_iBwt27cnRS9y_4r9CdgruMi7Ol6lBXXp9N8tzBmWLHZ8/s320/IMG_4096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738940277944465922" border="0" /></a>Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-45553187862850387602012-04-18T22:32:00.018-07:002012-04-18T23:30:19.621-07:00doodles with some color<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwMydFvkgbdHn9ojwxv8eHuhhVwvoiozVIRGnd9K4QMWFRquG6dwH7-gweB-SYJwELQthO0EaVC0ZR21yk3u7aHb-02HvNcIqQLHcd__f8MYdfhd3ZH5ee0Yew0uphnkTufbZH6nl6m7y/s1600/photo+%25281%2529.JPG" style="font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwMydFvkgbdHn9ojwxv8eHuhhVwvoiozVIRGnd9K4QMWFRquG6dwH7-gweB-SYJwELQthO0EaVC0ZR21yk3u7aHb-02HvNcIqQLHcd__f8MYdfhd3ZH5ee0Yew0uphnkTufbZH6nl6m7y/s400/photo+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732988678104625170" /></span></a><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span>Ink with colored pencil on Kraft paper. White, black, and woad-like blue. </span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span><span>I've been away for some time helping family and things are now returning to some sort of normalcy. With that comes time for my art. </span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span><span>I'm so grateful for today's afternoon sunshine </span><span>and the chance to "doodle" alongside my daughters. It's </span><span>been too cold and too wet for too long around here in the Pacific NW. Perhaps there may be a painting or two in these doodles somewhere. </span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span>Cheers!</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eH6YxpHPdk2ErWbO_tB5G_MFwShuZx49oYt78mIQIBHZxVXmJSnTasK_MwKMIzw9-EBtw-QPLw0s1wlTd-UjF745M6dl2LCTeEhfHctoEcJIbQFtCw4aa_34LFVXChjA3vR0RqBiioyV/s1600/doodle+2.JPG" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eH6YxpHPdk2ErWbO_tB5G_MFwShuZx49oYt78mIQIBHZxVXmJSnTasK_MwKMIzw9-EBtw-QPLw0s1wlTd-UjF745M6dl2LCTeEhfHctoEcJIbQFtCw4aa_34LFVXChjA3vR0RqBiioyV/s400/doodle+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732992049762641714" /></span></a></div></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span>Ink with colored pencil on velum. White, black, woad-like blue and ochre. </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvN_JZhsAWim6HlMMIlfZjQhF5ioYRChpSJF0WmiFmLffzuN4CT6p2IkGu1qqkLNV3a9D_W4TXpuK3mzuVCSI36VH7d72l0eOdbdTtpzJ-B3p3nS3GlGUJ6GL2NjNAaA8P642d8w1KFit/s1600/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" style="text-align: left; font-size: 100%; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvN_JZhsAWim6HlMMIlfZjQhF5ioYRChpSJF0WmiFmLffzuN4CT6p2IkGu1qqkLNV3a9D_W4TXpuK3mzuVCSI36VH7d72l0eOdbdTtpzJ-B3p3nS3GlGUJ6GL2NjNAaA8P642d8w1KFit/s400/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732993027318306594" /></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span>Ink with colored pencil on Kraft paper. White, black and yellow ochre.</span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div>Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-76218656713731658782012-02-13T21:45:00.000-08:002012-02-13T21:48:55.575-08:00celebrating Addie's day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-d1u3uGYvUe5e7yZXdFe0cmUS6l3TR6FNkGroQ0LR67sHttFLdHzv-Koy4jjvgw3IzeQzIWA1yzNnUllUdmtcYg_pUZxdU0aEmWUzyNgYvKvCeaM_kmZQ-_-qi90ow5zBOHvFXkAtY7mp/s1600/IMG_1427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-d1u3uGYvUe5e7yZXdFe0cmUS6l3TR6FNkGroQ0LR67sHttFLdHzv-Koy4jjvgw3IzeQzIWA1yzNnUllUdmtcYg_pUZxdU0aEmWUzyNgYvKvCeaM_kmZQ-_-qi90ow5zBOHvFXkAtY7mp/s400/IMG_1427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708863093951078002" border="0" /></a><br />Tonight we spent the evening making and wrapping 35 or so heart-shaped rice crispy treats to hand out to Addie's classmates for Valentine's Day tomorrow. Nearly eight years ago Addie joined our family...traveling from a "little" coastal town in the Fujian Province of China. They tell us she was born on Valentine's Day. To us, this holiday will forever be Addie's Day.Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-86454381910706879822012-02-01T07:55:00.000-08:002012-02-01T11:02:36.646-08:00shorpy finds: Merchants' Dispatch Transportation Co.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/12320?size=_original"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 559px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRGS6m50LvW-iqEdoenpEeyglwC-l94hrDbzu68XqJkgwWPqmer5wIF3HroN1JmadwGVAVwCgwdNKxbg8lhpZhhaHnq9GxKO_-KfUdp7FQrvcCofVdFQDzbP1fftK3JglhtPL492F_nZn/s400/SHORPY_Merchants_Despatch_Panorama_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704196787473527090" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blacksmith shop, Merchants' Dispatch Transportation Co. - (circa <a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/12320">1904</a>)<br /></div><br />What's <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> to love about this snapshot? Those bricks. Those mustaches. The hand-forged metalwork. Sigh. Have I mentioned how much I respect artisan work? If you click on the image you can zoom in on all the gorgeous details. Cheers!Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-33217976042191220912012-01-02T23:57:00.000-08:002012-01-03T07:45:11.036-08:002011 was a rewarding art year for me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOULEAJKWjILadpj8EixtfYQGSIm2eGFfmtBRju4HsKCiloBMwO6UnjMjiEq3JuTyig9lrkT3Ut8Y6DLPsW4jiJiLIlRqwfYjAeTHAKMciJijMxBohoslKWcFH8AsU0auZAb0BqUFUIym/s1600/IMG_1477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOULEAJKWjILadpj8EixtfYQGSIm2eGFfmtBRju4HsKCiloBMwO6UnjMjiEq3JuTyig9lrkT3Ut8Y6DLPsW4jiJiLIlRqwfYjAeTHAKMciJijMxBohoslKWcFH8AsU0auZAb0BqUFUIym/s400/IMG_1477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693326093859803682" border="0" /></a><br />2011 was a very fulfilling year for me art wise and I couldn't be more grateful for the opportunities to create.<br /><br />My family supported my time spent in the studio so that I could finish my <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2011/08/taking-mother-road-first-story.html">Dust Bowl Glimpses</a> paintings (a year-long + project in the making). My daughters and I embarked on a clay project, <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2011/02/tiny-rabbits-inspired-by-artist-cathy.html">"Tiny Rabbits"</a>. I stretched and gesso(ed) a stash of organic fabric that I later adhered to salvaged Mexican Chechen hardwood to make eco-canvases for my <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2011/09/poppytalk-handmade-mix-tape-new-oil.html">oil paintings</a>. I met some incredible artists and artisans through my participation in several <a href="http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/p/how-poppytalk-handmade-works.html">Poppytalk Handmade</a> markets and through members of the <a href="http://folkreveries.blogspot.com/">Etsy Folk Reveries Team</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/?ref=si_home">Etsy</a> -- you are such an inspiration! I also deepened relationships with dear, dear friends from within my art circle-- you are my heroes! And, I had a guest art tutorial published on the AMAZING design blog, <a href="http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/">Poppytalk</a>:<a href="http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2011/10/art-tutorial-drink-up-these-kitchen.html"> "Drink up these these kitchen colorants"</a>.<br /><br />It couldn't get better than that, right? Well, I've just learned that my art tutorial has been chosen as one of Poppytalk's <a href="http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-10-most-popular-diys-for-2011.html">"10 Most Popular DIY's for 2011"</a> as well as included in Poppytalk's "<a href="http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2012/01/10-gorgeous-wall-art-diys.html">10 Gorgeous Wall Art DIYs</a>". I'm speechless...it's truly an honor to be included here. Thank you Jan + Earl for promoting the handmade movement, indie artists/artisans, emerging designers, and trends -- you make our lives more beautiful!<br /><br />Here's to a fruitful 2012 for all of us. Cheers!Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-44642587087500356302011-12-28T09:17:00.000-08:002011-12-28T09:30:59.066-08:00shorpy finds: metropolitan museum of art<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/11961?size=_original"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwa_FfUTmgOOve3Ok3lstnBMGL5VDefNUyB6jZcpoKzzedZZ9thrazth0L5KPcWj3Qu1Dgcqtpht7GWHtbOYnV_as3_m_tqjXF-E5mg-qVVbam4WtXopFMG9Erm4itUjAmDNdH2sT4-cZ/s400/met.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691231231389395410" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (<a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node?page=1">circa 1902</a>)<br /></span></div><br />Someday I swear I'll take my daughters to <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">this</a> place. For now, this photo will do the trick.<br /><br />One of my goals for 2012 is to visit as many local art museums as I can -- thankfully there are plenty to choose from here in the Pacific NW.<br /><br />Cheers + Happy New Years!<br />MandyMandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-11786469711441673382011-12-17T05:00:00.000-08:002011-12-17T11:27:13.883-08:00taking the mother road -- the first story<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> This post was originally published on August 29, 2011.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBAq-sRWC2ubwe6HP9kUq2sWfBVOAyDvbGsOMOghyoQO26t36KX_-z2DrNCWIxvA0YM7iUcHqRy7nhc0KANPgZq6FnBIFDpgcaeKAKg_EI3Bfw-9HfvWOr_L2kupdAu6Clc0T9Jb4U3Mg/s1600/100_9217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBAq-sRWC2ubwe6HP9kUq2sWfBVOAyDvbGsOMOghyoQO26t36KX_-z2DrNCWIxvA0YM7iUcHqRy7nhc0KANPgZq6FnBIFDpgcaeKAKg_EI3Bfw-9HfvWOr_L2kupdAu6Clc0T9Jb4U3Mg/s320/100_9217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646077535372537362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">"Taking the Mother Road" - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80424856/limited-edition-giclee-print-taking-the">limited edition giclée print</a></span><br /></div><br />Please allow me to share a story for each of the six paintings from my <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2011/08/dust-bowl-glimpses-revealed.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dust Bowl Glimpses</span></a> series, my first in some years now. They are dedicated to the impoverished people who, despite hardship, extended a hand to help strangers because it was the humane thing to do.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The first, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taking the Mother Road</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span>, sets the stage for the remaining five:<div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">They didn’t want to leave but they had no choice. Drought, dying livestock, foreclosures, and acres of topsoil blown into their homes and lungs drove them away from the only life they knew. California offered promises of steady work and fertile ground—a fresh start. They were taking the mother road.<br /></blockquote></div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHbXnQVh_QcUFr5y5yQGHNXd4EyJWeV6idQ1GTHGsWfM-My0m6uRS-pxNRzea8tKKpxRPJyxWR6I8dtZqWkj1k6zJtragbLsuOCAjIc3EWcaxKlGwy25ExjqqF74V9GgDJCxd0TfgJBxF/s1600/IMG_1238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHbXnQVh_QcUFr5y5yQGHNXd4EyJWeV6idQ1GTHGsWfM-My0m6uRS-pxNRzea8tKKpxRPJyxWR6I8dtZqWkj1k6zJtragbLsuOCAjIc3EWcaxKlGwy25ExjqqF74V9GgDJCxd0TfgJBxF/s320/IMG_1238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646008240128017858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">"Taking the Mother Road" - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80213419/taking-the-mother-road-8-x-8-original">8"x8" acrylic on cradled wood panel</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6AuhwF0MH6PxaCy3TCfQ5LpTePozW9lPhVWFlgLL6HTealaDWRKZ7fquWLxjsTCVI6Xt9c9ZVaqSo4Wuk6JHDUUtpXRtyV03gjKETrZKJWRccM9U5omNIDMtRwOAytB_foVf_UmIc1kU/s1600/IMG_1582.JPG"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCHhyphenhyphenYM2GQND2sUcwHcVzY6E8YAjNsruJ79HDw6W2waBEoh-xbhV3cxtGKoxVQorVAT_OHSuteZT9v061cnJPLcneW4ry1HrGu3il35jkqvp_bSS0bWYZJLf-hFj9dZoqclUl8Dd96DY7/s1600/IMG_1283.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCHhyphenhyphenYM2GQND2sUcwHcVzY6E8YAjNsruJ79HDw6W2waBEoh-xbhV3cxtGKoxVQorVAT_OHSuteZT9v061cnJPLcneW4ry1HrGu3il35jkqvp_bSS0bWYZJLf-hFj9dZoqclUl8Dd96DY7/s320/IMG_1283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646079059943723762" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">The colors are intentionally-muted. The landscape appropriately desolate. "Taking the Mother Road" attempts to capture the constant migration of families. </div><br />One by one, impoverished families of the Dust Bowl (1930s America) crawled onto Route 66, the mother road, in search of a better living out West. While some families stayed put, most could no longer endure the merciless conditions created by what would become a record-breaking 10-year drought, uncultivable land, and devastating winds that blew an estimated 100 million acres of topsoil across the region into homes, schools, and townships. One storm no dust bowler ever forgot was “Black Sunday”, a debilitating dust storm on April 14, 1935, that rolled across Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas.<br /><br />My research on this project involved:<br /><ul><li>Reading John Steinbeck's Pulitzer-prize winning novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grapes-Wrath-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143039431/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314577442&sr=8-1"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Grapes of Wrath</span></a></li><li>Listening to my <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/2010/10/relda-jane.html">mom</a> share stories of our ancestors who homesteaded on the prairies of Kansas and Colorado during the 1930s</li><li>Viewing PBS' American Experience (love their whole body of work) <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/dustbowl/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Surviving the Dust Bowl</span><br /></a></li><li>Viewing the government-sponsored documentary released in 1936 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plow_That_Broke_the_Plains"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Plow that Broke the Plains</span></a> </li><li>Visiting a variety of online sites<br /></li></ul>For those of you interested in learning more on the subject, I <span style="font-weight: bold;">highly </span>recommend watching the aforementioned videos. Interestingly, I chose not to watch the 20th Century Fox movie version of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032551/">The Grapes of Wrath</a> for fear of being influenced by the images. Not sure why I thought that, but I did. The Oscar-winning movie is now in my Netflix queue.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Click <a href="http://weatheredsilo.blogspot.com/search/label/dust%20bowl%20glimpses">here</a> to read the stories on the remaining five DUST BOWL GLIMPSES paintings. Galleries have also been added to my Web site: <a href="http://weatheredsilo.com/">www.weatheredsilo.com. </a></span>Mandy Behrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385923042386572349.post-82550925161198518462011-12-07T22:16:00.000-08:002011-12-07T22:33:55.786-08:00inspiration: p.e. guerin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8B17vOkWGugTqnOJXHied8uPpJCFHk5b5TWB72fTibV-XNZwrgDlX3mxY4H639v8C6gHSadn43Qn4AO1D9joyTznOKA9EFjf89aPKO_NbivjANNGi9I7VrdhQBdS7OpYxfUNWdlDfylb/s1600/theanthropologist.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8B17vOkWGugTqnOJXHied8uPpJCFHk5b5TWB72fTibV-XNZwrgDlX3mxY4H639v8C6gHSadn43Qn4AO1D9joyTznOKA9EFjf89aPKO_NbivjANNGi9I7VrdhQBdS7OpYxfUNWdlDfylb/s400/theanthropologist.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683642006942440786" border="0" /></a><br />One of my favorite sources for inspiring artisans is <a href="http://theanthropologist.net/#/Home"><span style="font-weight:bold;">the anthropologist</span></a> via <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/">anthropologie</a>. </span><br /><br />They profiled P.E. Guerin, the nation's oldest decorative hardware firm. Today artisans craft intricate metalwork just as they did when the company was founded in 1857. 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