“Art not Art” from deb Clarke

Art not Art

from; deb Clarke

A few years ago I found a dozen of these handblown glass panels at the building center.  i incorporated them into wax/gild wire creations.  the heat of this summer has melted the wax and most of the gold leaf is now buried in the wax.  i like playing around with the idea of what is art, is it the making of something intentional?  my intent here was to show off the beauty of the materials.  

it’s summertime, so here’s a pic of my garden, which is coming in later than other gardens around here.  must be the shade from the oak.

GMG= Great Media Gurus!

               From Deb Clarke;

GMG=Great Media Gurus!

Thank you GoodMorningGloucester!
  
One of Paul Frontiero’s posts and the gloucester media gurus found on this site, kept me awake-in-Gloucester last night.
 
Capeannpainter Paul Frontiero recently posted a pic of his work, with an inquiry about how to make the photo less ‘blue’.  I’ve had the same problem and was pleased to read the media ‘gurus’ comments..  I used the white balance suggestion.  click the link to see my efforts, the result of being sleepless in Gloucester.
 
questions, responses, critiques always welcomed either here or at my ‘nest’..           Another Magpie Nest
 
"Faces I Remember" a Work in Progress by Deb Clarke
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Criticism, Can YOU Take It?!

From Debbie Clarke;

  
Criticism can be a scarey thing for an artist to take, yet this is the way we learn our trade, our craft. 
 
Just a few days ago an artist friend responded to the demonstrations that appeared here on GMG.  “What bothers me,”  she said, “is the Sharpie.”  I laughed and said:  “The erased sharpie?”  she said  “no, leaving the sharpie, it is not permanent.”  I smiled and said:  “Oh, that. it doesn’t bother me.  if the sharpie pigment detaches, so what? I don’t care if it is permanent.  (is anything ever permanent? no. truly, truly archival? no. why? time. change. impermanence says the buddha.)
 
“No statue has ever been put up to a critic.”
    Jean Sibelius, composer 
 
He got his fare share of criticism, yet the Finns put up a monument to his musical genius! and now they critique the sculpture, some even call it ugly!

 

 
Read Debbie’s Additional Thoughts on Art Criticism by clicking the link Below;

http://debbieclarke.blogspot.com/2010/03/art-criticism.html

Debbie Clarke’s Reverse Glass Demo UPDATE

Debbie Clarke’s Reverse Glass Portrait Update

Work In Progress:

 Reverse Glass Portrait  progress report. Scraped the paint off the Glass to create the shape around the head.

 Foiled and toned backing canvas with burnt sienna (the darkest orange)

Debbie Clarke Verre Eglomise Demonstration Video Links

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/debbie-clarke-verre-eglomise-demonstration-video-part-i/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/debbie-clarke-verre-eglomise-demonstration-video-part-ii/http://debbieclarke.blogspot.com/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/debbie-clarke-verre-eglomise-demonstration-video-part-iii/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/debbie-clarke-verre-eglomise-demonstration-video-part-iv/

 

 

Http://www.FrontieroGallery.com

 

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Here’s an example of Debbies Reverse Glass Painting featuring me;

Unfinished Masterpiece of Paul Frontiero

Debbie Clarkes WEBSITE;  http://www.debbieclarke.blogspot.com/

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