tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467869770560757402024-02-20T01:23:08.204-08:00Kewish Designs<b>art and thoughts by joshua and lisa kewish</b>Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-28148779943653180302013-01-14T23:15:00.003-08:002013-01-14T23:15:55.679-08:00went that way ------>we've moved over to <a href="http://www.kewishdesigns.com/">www.kewishdesigns.com</a>.<br />
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join us over there!Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-3176064613784457032012-08-20T01:53:00.002-07:002012-08-20T01:53:54.455-07:00We will be at High Hill Ranch/Apple Hill from September 1 through December 8.<br />
In the Gallery, underneath the Pie House!Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-81662744425449414022012-07-18T10:29:00.000-07:002012-07-18T10:29:49.531-07:00What do I wish to start....?<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jamie Ridler's Wishcasting Wednesday's question is "What do you wish to start?"</b></div><br />
I have stacks of "startings." Pieces of art. Pages of stories. Notes with ideas. Journals of inventions.<br />
I sit back and just think about them all. I ponder the meaning of "start."<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>...to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>...<span id="hotword" name="hotword">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">appear</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">come</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">suddenly</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">into</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">action,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">life,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">view,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">etc.;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">rise</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">issue</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">suddenly</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">forth.</span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: center;"><div class="dndata"><i><span id="hotword"> </span></i></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">...</span></span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">spring,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">move,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">dart</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">suddenly</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">position</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">place</span></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword">.</span></i><div class="dndata"><i><span class="ital-inline"><span id="hotword"> </span></span></i></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"></span> </span></span></i><div class="dndata"><i><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">...to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">be</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">among</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">entrants</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> race </span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">initial</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">participants</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">game</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">contest.</span> </span></i></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">...</span></span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">give</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">sudden,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">involuntary</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">jerk,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">jump,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">twitch,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">as</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">shock</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">surprise,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">alarm,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">pain.</span></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">I have lots of those. I have set out, suddenly go into action, spring, dart, been in several races, and I have jumped, jerked and twitched.</span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">I have a stack of stuff/ideas/art that is languishing. Doubt comes in. Procrastination. Soft addictions. Time consuming distractions.</span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">I wish to start...finishing.</span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">I wish to start completing what I started. Art, stories, ideas...round them up. Decide what the next steps are. Even domestic projects. I started to organize my closet - get it done. </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">I want to start finishing the ideas and dreams. Move. Rise and issue forth. Bring tangible results out from the void. The recipe is "dream and manifest, think and do."</span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">Start to finish.</span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="huge">If you can dream it, you can do it.</span> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Walt Disney</div><span class="bodybold"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="bodybold"></span><span class="bodybold"> </span> <div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_motivational2.html#rRIr5YSMI1iALdvx.99" style="color: #003399;"></a></div><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">Join in! Check out Jamie's blog <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-what-do-you-wish-to-start" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword"></span><div class="dndata"><span class="ital-inline"><span id="hotword"> </span></span></div></div>Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-23455774321181462002012-07-10T23:17:00.001-07:002012-07-11T17:00:18.960-07:00If Anything Was Possible...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGY54QolxDs6veK7Zor0mRapu_4074zFsaqFZWnhgzJZ-TI-qRqG9SZyCuJjIEZ9q8dfieAALnCaVU5FTQLr7GJBlhvlNgQdu0DuPK7_qfBHmvdQaRPTwOSO0NLMpSKO6IfjmylHjkwFU/s1600/Anythings-Possible-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGY54QolxDs6veK7Zor0mRapu_4074zFsaqFZWnhgzJZ-TI-qRqG9SZyCuJjIEZ9q8dfieAALnCaVU5FTQLr7GJBlhvlNgQdu0DuPK7_qfBHmvdQaRPTwOSO0NLMpSKO6IfjmylHjkwFU/s320/Anythings-Possible-2.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br />
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If anything was possible I would wish for...<br />
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Funny how my imagination FLIES with ideas...then stops, "oh noooooo." Then opens again, then closes again. A fantasy begins to form, the POOF! "the voice of reason" makes it disappear.<br />
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I get annoyed.<br />
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OH, BE QUIET! you naysayer voices inside my head.<br />
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So much time is spent in turmoil with the inner-naysayer.<br />
How much freer would I be without it/her/him/them. What would be possible for me if I were free?<br />
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And...what would be possible without all those real people out there who seem to always know more than me and make it her/his business to tell me how wrong I am..or how much I don't know...better take this class and get that certificate... THIS is the best book to read and THAT is the best thing to do...I've been doing this for X-many years and therefore....<br />
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*sigh*<br />
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Why do we create these inner barriers...and why do people become literal barriers?<br />
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If anything were possible I would wish for ALL the Naysayers, Critics, and Negative People to ... go away. Join together and have a great time naysaying and criticizing each other...but leave me alone.<br />
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I know what I am doing. I am making my own choices for a reason.<br />
If I do not ask, it may mean I am content on my path, EVEN IF it doesn't look right to YOU...it may be the perfect fit for me. <br />
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If anything were possible, I would wish for a world (inner and outer) free of Naysayers.<br />
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Say I...<br />
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(<a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-if-anything-was-possible" target="_blank">It's Wishcasting Wednesday over at Jamie Ridler Studios!</a>)Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-55241183974308476022012-07-09T20:28:00.000-07:002012-07-09T20:28:11.110-07:00Rock Creek Cafe and Bows and ArrowsBreaks are needed! Sometimes you just have to drop what you are doing... go do something else!<br />
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The 4th of July was coming up fast on the calendar and we realized...we had no plans! So...we found some fun...and had a great day. A drive up to Rock Creek Cafe to eat some barbeque and watch Roni and the Flight perform!<br />
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We checked the map to find out where Rock Creek Cafe was....and it was....waaaayyyyyyy out in the middle of...nowhere.<br />
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We drove up Hwy 50, through Placerville...and drove through some beautiful countryside.<br />
Then we came upon a single lane bridge that scared the ba-googles out of me. Josh was all serene... "Look at the view from up here..." Me? I was in the fetal position screaming, "JUST DRIVE TO THE OTHER SIDE!"<br />
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Yes. Some photographer I am. I should have been aware and appreciative and taking pictures.<br />
Whatever.<br />
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Wow. We found Rock Creek Cafe...out there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock Creek Cafe, 9100 Rock Creek Road, Placerville.</td></tr>
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Rock Creek Cafe has been open since 2007 (I believe), and has been doing great! So, if you are ever out in the middle of nowhere outside of Placerville...definitely check them out!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frank Ethridge - one of the owners...bringing out the barbeque!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All you can eat barbeque buffet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Family style" seating! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were invited to the Cardboard Boat Race! Cardboard and duct tape...that's all you can use btw...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roni and the Flight performed...BONUS POINTS!! Back in the corner, playing bass, was Heidi Ethridge...another owner! Serious fun...and then they did some Led Zepplin. I was completely won over!!! (ok, I was already won over and Roni/Flight was REALLY how we ended up there...but by the time they pulled the Led out...I was REALLY won over!)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>GREAT fun...and ate lots of barbeque and peach cobbler...and some berry cobbler...and then...<br />
ohhhh, before I forget, the Finnon Lake Dam reconstruction project is now finished and the Disk Golf course is now open.<br />
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To find out more about Rock Creek Cafe (they cater too) go <a href="http://www.rockcreekcafe.com/index.html" target="_blank">here</a>...<br />
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On Sunday...Josh and I, still feeling adventurous, decided to go to the new location of Bows and Arrows. I used to browse through Bows and Arrows when they were on L Street, but I had not been to the new location on 19th.<br />
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WOW.<br />
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Trisha Rhomberg and Olivia Coelho did a GREAT job with the new space. I think it's a brilliant business move...They still have the vintage clothing and accessories (and some new things) up front...the back of the store is the cafe...and out in the very back is a wonderful patio...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out on the patio...looking in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of plants!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Misters going full blast and a shade canopy. It was extremely comfortable outside!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eggs Benedict for me. And it was DELICIOUS!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh had the pancakes with the Peach Thyme syrup. I had a bite...also delicious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee was good! (always important!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The patio is doggy friendly. This cutie kept begging me for food. Would only let Josh pet her, I had to come up with food. Which I didn't have. Because I ate it all. Because it was good!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>On Sunday, July 15, Bows and Arrows will be having a quarterly handmade shopping event and bazaar called "Makers Mart." This mart features local artists and crafters. Josh and I participated in Makers Mart years ago...a LOT of fun!<br />
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On Sunday, July 21, Bows and Arrows will be involved with "Bacon Fest..."<br />
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ok...get it? Bows and Arrows is happening...find out more about everything going on <a href="http://bowscollective.com/index.html#" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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We've had lots of fun...now it's time to get back to work!Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-23305371603131734022012-07-03T21:31:00.000-07:002012-07-03T21:31:57.152-07:00Who Do You Wish To Become?Jamie Ridler posts the question "Who Do You Wish To Become...?"<br />
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I am incredibly curious as to what some of the other bloggers have posted, but I am holding myself back! Not easy! What will they say? How do they handle this question?<br />
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It's a good one!<br />
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I think about it. Check my journal...go outside and look at the gorgeous full moon. Feed the stray cat. Check on bread dough rising in the kitchen. I realize... <br />
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My answer is simple.<br />
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I wish to become the best <i><b>me</b></i> that I can be.<br />
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And the best me isn't about being an artist, or writer, or [fill in anything]... It is about who I am without all those labels. It has been a difficult week. I didn't always have the best of me showing. I had an evening of "spinning out" as a beloved friend calls it.<br />
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But I "spinned out" incredibly well, and then bounced back from it with just as much....energy.<br />
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Perhaps this IS the best...I can be horrifying with amazing skill...or make something of incredible beauty...or cook with wild passion. It is all me.<br />
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The best of me is about pushing and gusto and reaching and trying and passion...and not worrying about the "right" punctuation.<br />
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I wish to become the best <u><i><b>me</b></i></u> that I can discover....and it will take my entire lifetime. <br />
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For more about Jamie Ridler click <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-who-do-you-wish-to-become?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JamieRidlerStudios+%28Jamie+Ridler+Studios%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">here</a>.Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-69651848897667585602012-07-01T07:36:00.000-07:002012-07-01T07:36:12.754-07:00Morning Pages - July Kick-off<a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/about" target="_blank"><i>Jamie Ridler</i></a> has awakened some of us to the practice of writing 'morning pages' starting today, July 1.<br />
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"<i>The Artists' Way</i>" and "<i>Vein of Gold</i>", by Julia Cameron, introduces us to the practice of Morning Pages: to begin your day by writing...BY HAND... three pages of dumping out mind chatter. Ok...that is definitely MY definition!<br />
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I did pages for awhile while reading The Artists' Way...then lost the habit. Again, I did morning pages while reading "Vein of Gold"...and dropped the habit. And something here I do not understand. I LOVE doing morning pages, and yet, I keep dropping this activity that I love? What is up with that?<br />
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Doing morning pages is a total brain bath. I write everything down. From thinking that the journal I am writing in is 'larger' than most notebooks and maybe a page and a half is the same as three other sorts of pages... LOL. To wondering which bill to pay...to hoping that the next art piece will come together like I see it in my head. I yell at others and myself. I write about when I stop writing to feed the stray cat. I comment on the weather. Anything goes. Anything. It is freeing and enlightening.<br />
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Writing my morning pages gets SO MUCH out of my head. Morning pages burns off the crap that seems insistent on building up...and, the best part...morning pages always results in at least, AT LEAST, one nugget of amazing truth.<br />
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Yes. Why would I walk away from this delicious habit?<br />
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Check out Jamie's blog where she talks about Morning Pages...click <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/develop-a-practice-morning-pages-in-july" target="_blank"><i>here</i></a>.<br />
Julia Cameron LIVE/The Artists Way blog is wonderful...click <a href="http://juliacameronlive.com/blog/" target="_blank"><i>here</i></a>.<br />
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My favorite is "Vein of Gold." I have just decided that I'm going to dig that book out and go through it ... again.Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-163290385677388572012-06-27T11:10:00.000-07:002012-06-27T11:10:47.915-07:00Wishcasting Wednesday - Heart's WishToday for Wishcasting Wednesday,<a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/" target="_blank"> Jamie Ridler</a> asks "What is your heart's wish?"<br />
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<div style="background-color: white; color: purple; text-align: center;"> ...in case of you are wondering, of course you can have it all. What are you going to do? Everything, is my guess. It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications. It will not be anything like what you think it will be like, but surprises are good for you. And don't be frightened: you can always change your mind. I know: I've had four careers and three husbands." - <em>From Ephron's 1996 commencement speech at Wellesly College, her alma mater.</em></div><div style="background-color: white; color: purple; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">“<span style="color: purple;">Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim</span><span style="color: purple;">.</span>” <br />
<span style="color: purple;">―<i> Nora Ephron</i></span></div><br />
<div class="quoteText" style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="quoteText" style="text-align: left;">My heart's wish is to embrace the mess and rejoice in the complications. Enjoy the surprises, not be frightened and change my mind. And...my deepest heart's wish is to be the heroine of my life. </div><div class="quoteText" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="quoteText" style="text-align: left;">Thank you, Nora.</div><div class="quoteText" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="quoteText" style="text-align: left;">(Lisa Kewish)</div><div class="quoteText" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-35678386423572868092012-06-26T12:43:00.001-07:002012-06-26T12:48:12.140-07:00Did you know we made a video?A couple years ago we made a short video on "granulation." We have received several emails of people thanking us for making this short, clear and concise edu-vid on one of the processes used by metalsmiths. It has received 4.5 stars!<br />
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I thought it would be a good time to do a re-run! Enjoy!<br />
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Are there any other kinds of techniques you would like to see? Let us know down in the comments here... :)<br />
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A short re-cap of our Art Fest weekend can be seen <a href="http://kewishdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/06/art-fest-2012-high-hand-nursery.html" target="_blank"><i>here</i></a>.Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-64489153928733024652012-06-26T11:04:00.000-07:002012-06-26T11:04:12.412-07:00Art Fest 2012 High Hand NurseryI had a great plan to takes LOTS of interesting pictures ... and then the Kewish Designs "store" became busy! This is a very good thing, but it left me with few pictures! Here's a nibble of the weekend...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to the nursery with the rising sun shining on the sign!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Question; which came first, the tin roof or the tree?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artsy shot of "Resident Kitty."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our store front set up with the very cool paintings of Kermit serving as a nice backdrop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our neighbor, Kermit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unni Stevens, her paintings and our earrings. Her husband bought her the earrings after she admired them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh contemplates the next featured stone!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2012 Art Fest at High Hand! I love how eye-catching and bright Jewelry by North's booth is!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Our other neighbor, Karsten Mouras, and her amazing colorful paintings was a delight! I didn't capture any shots of her, or her work, but she can be found on Facebook! Go look for "Artist Karsten Mouras" and "Like" her page!<br />
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For more on the various artists that were at Art Fest, you can go <a href="http://www.highhandgallery.com/" target="_blank"><i>here</i></a>.<br />
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It was a wonderful event! Very successful for Kewish Designs! We are looking forward to doing more events at High Hand!Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-49121252126336343252012-06-20T08:33:00.000-07:002012-06-20T08:33:09.159-07:00Wishcasting Wednesday<a href="http://www.kewishdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/06/high-hand-recon-mission.html" target="_blank">Jamie Ridler</a> poses the question,<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">What do you wish for this summer?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">And my mind goes on overdrive. Wave after wave of ideas and possibilities. Desires, dreams and needs. Yes, but <i>what do I wish for this summer?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I wish for a summer filled with fulfillment of my ideas, dreams, desires and needs. I wish for a summer filled with possibilities that manifest. I wish to allow myself to go ahead and just unleash this bounty of creative impulses and have no expectation of outcome...just let things bubble up and let them be born and let them fly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I wish for a summer of pure creative energy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-65341103540208227032012-06-16T18:20:00.002-07:002012-06-19T20:49:09.352-07:00High Hand Recon MissionWe are doing Art Fest 2012 at High Hand on June 23 and 24, 2012. I had heard about High Hand, but had never been. So, on the hottest day in the area thus far, Josh and I headed out to check out the scene. Sometimes it is good to know what you are getting involved in, before the involvement!<br />
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We LOVED it there.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you go to High Hand - you can plan on spending a lot of time there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">High Hand offers the Nursery (from their web site): "High Hand Nursery offers a unique shopping experience. Tour our greenhouse, the home of High Hand grown plants. Unwind in a world of unusual plants, pottery and inspiring garden art. Relax next to the koi ponds and wander through uniquely landscaped venues. High Hand Nursery also offers a full range of landscape services. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Conservatory: "</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Purveyors of hand grown, hand crafted cuisine, the conservatory offers brunch, lunch and dinner derived from the finest flavors Placer County offers, including fresh grown produce from our own garden. <span style="font-size: small;">Located on the grounds of the historic High Hand fruit sheds, this inspired conservatory offers a unique dining experience." </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Fruit Sheds - from the art gallery to the candle shop...there are plenty of places to explore and shop!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The High Hand Fine Art Gallery is operated & supported by a collaborative of professional visual artists. As usual, I do not take photos of art work! There are some beautiful pieces in there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm a sucker for old sewing machines!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old couch! A real fixer-upper!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Vintage Bricoleur was a neat store!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had a half order of the chicken salad sandwich with zucchini salad! Delishesness...and a half order was plenty of food...Josh had a half order of the hot pastrami sandwich, but ate it before I could take a picture! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We shared dessert. Blackberry and lemon cobbler with ice cream.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All gone!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from our table!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koi pond! Friendly little guys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Places to sit and relax.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View while relaxing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I climbed to the little "island" and caught Josh communing with the koi!</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Definitely worth a trip. Whether it is just for spending the day in this gorgeous place, OR to check out an event (Like Art Fest!!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">for more info on High Hand, click <a href="http://highhand.com/" target="_blank"><i>here</i></a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span>Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-87289336572989503102012-06-15T17:36:00.000-07:002012-06-15T17:36:30.415-07:00RehabSometimes when all is said and done, it has to be re-done.<br />
Like this druzy. She needed some work.<br />
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I loved the piece, but I think that her little "kick" there on the right seemed not right to many people. I've hung on to that "kick" for several years... ARTIST'S CHOICE!!! I have this thing for not quite making things symmetrical.<br />
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However, after all these years I took another look at her and yes, the "kick" bothered me...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Druzy with fused silver and gold. With a kick.</td></tr>
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I took another look at the design...blocking out the playful "kick"...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Better...nice balance!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I gathered up my tools...from my super-sonic Walmart glasses for magnification...and other traditional smithing tools...<br />
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Marked the piece with the Sharpie and used the jeweler's saw to take out the "kick..."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ahhh...a better balance, a piece of fused silver with a rose gold granulation ball...and files.</td></tr>
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Some buffing, polishing and a nice warm bath in soapy water (best way to clean a druzy...)<br />
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and here she is....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black druzy with stering and fine silver. Two rose-gold granulation balls.</td></tr>
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I'm very happy with the results. She will be making her re-debut at High Hand's Art Fest June 23 & 24, 2012!Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-3533153942609944462012-06-13T11:46:00.002-07:002012-06-13T11:46:49.874-07:00Cold Connections and New WorkCold connections. This means that fire/heating is not used for joining metals. Many metalsmiths have a love/hate relationship with cold connections. Some cold connections are easy. You make a hole in each piece of metal that you want to put together and then just run a material like wire, or leather, around and around. One can also use tiny screws and nuts. Rivets and eyelets may be the most commonly used by metal workers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This wall art has cold connections all over it. From the wire holding the opal in place to the leather holding two large pieces of copper in place. ("<i>Grandmother's Medicine Bag</i>" by Lisa Kewish)</td></tr>
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Another form of cold connection vexes many a metalsmith. Rivets. This means that a wire is fitted between two holes and the size of the holes must be just right. If the holes aren't the right size, the entire process fails and you have to start over. Bonus points, the wire you are using is about the size of this "l" !!! Ok, maybe a tad longer and a bit rounder.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There IS a rivet in there somewhere. On the right. The tiny silver circle. That is a rivet holding a bezel with a stone in place! (Lisa's class project on connecting with rivets)</td></tr>
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And then there are eyelets. Eyelets are basically metal tubes that are round and finished around the edge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of hearts with cold connections using eyelets! Josh has been working diligently on making these very cool hearts! </td></tr>
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Meanwhile, while Josh has been working away at cold connections, Lisa has been putting together earrings! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sterling silver on copper hoops with beaded dangles! Ear wires are nickel free!</td></tr>
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And last, an experiment! I was given a roll of thin copper. It is too thin to use on it's own...however, by fusing pieces together with sterling silver, I was able to create small sheets that I then could shape. I made earrings! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sterling silver fused on to copper. Hand painted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sterling silver fused on to copper. Hand painted.</td></tr>
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All these items will make their debut at High Hand's Art Fest on June 23 and 24th! More information on that next week!Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-10083157996905663542012-06-10T12:02:00.001-07:002012-06-10T12:03:49.358-07:00Sacramento's 2nd Saturday "Art Party" at Clubhouse 24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two bands, four artists, drummers and dancers...One of the best "opening night" art parties I have experienced!</div>Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-36558541283793143852012-06-02T18:47:00.001-07:002012-06-02T18:47:13.572-07:00Now THIS is an Art Show!"Art Shows" these days are iffy. Many shows are labeled as art shows and one may find a handful of artists surrounded by buy and sell vendors (or "bs" vendors as some call it...). So, I usually approach an art show with doubts and low expectations.<br />
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I was delighted and inspired by the work at the <b>Art Fiesta at Town and Country</b> (click<a href="http://www.townandcountryartfiesta.org/" target="_blank"> here</a> to find out more). Yes, actual artists and real art. Work that started my own creative soul panting and longing to get back in the studio...<br />
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While I will not post pictures of another artist's work, I am going to post a series of links to several artists that are at this show.<br />
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I would HIGHLY encourage you to check these links out and better yet, go to the art show...you only have tomorrow (June 3) to see this work...then you will have to wait until next year!<br />
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Jewelry By North (click <a href="http://jewelrybynorth.com/blog/" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
North does lost wax cast custom wearable art made in sterling silver. She has some new pieces that made my jaw drop. GORGEOUS! (and yes, North, and her wife Sharon, are friends of ours...) :)<br />
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Kathryn Finn (click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/finncreations" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
Kathryn makes porcelain adornments that are lovely. After my short experimentation with cold porcelain...I can DEEPLY appreciate the work that Kathryn does.<br />
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Gini Crepps Mitchell (click <a href="http://www.twowomenwithbrushes.com/gini_gallery.html" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
Gini's collage work is not shown on her web page. But WOW on her collage work. So much energy and fun and scrumptious layers of stuff. We had a fun time visiting with her and, her booth partner<br />
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Bobbie Pilliard (click <a href="http://www.ercregistry.com/index.a4d?action=search.profilePage&id=7530" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
It doesn't appear that she has a website...but we did have a great conversation about High Hand and how it was her summer job for several years. I just saw that she participated in KVIE's Art Auction 2011 with this picture that I want... "<a href="http://www.kvie.org/events/artauction/2011/artwork/images/007c_bobbie_pilliard.jpg" target="_blank">Here's Lookin at Ya</a>"<br />
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Ted & Nat Groves<br />
No website...Ted does fused dichroic glass and Nat does beading. The dichroic glass is amazing. I now have my own piece of Ted & Nat Groves dichroic glass. He does something to create dimensions in the glass that are mesmerizing.<br />
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Lary McKee (click <a href="http://www.larymckee.com/theartist.asp" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
I adore Lary and love his art. Period.<br />
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Find time, get out, support, go see real art and talk to the artists. It makes for an amazing day!<br />
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Cheers! <br />
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<br />Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-52296629140863889692012-05-10T13:22:00.003-07:002012-05-10T13:22:59.059-07:00The Look...um...which look? (Lisa Kewish)<br />
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My metalsmithing instructor once said to me, “You are so
amazingly creative. It oozes from you. You could shoot off in 500 different
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That is quite the compliment from a master jewelry artist.
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I’ve been watching “Fashion Star” and while I’m not all that
about the mentors – watching the evolution of up-and-coming fashion designers
and the buyers, has me fascinated. The buyers are reps from H&M, Macy’s and
Saks Fifth Avenue.
I take mental notes every time they give advice.</div>
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The main advice – “Be able to reach multi-levels of buyers.
Design clothing for any occasion and be able to dress any body.” And always,
“You want us to be able to RECOGNIZE your work.”</div>
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Multi buyers and bodies…any occasion…RECOGNIZABLE.</div>
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Being recognizable and shooting off in 500 directions creates
a battle in my head.</div>
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My art tends to have an“organic” look. Whereas, Josh’s
work is clean and precise – I tend to just allow things to flow out side the
lines, allow things to melt where I don’t think I want meltage (my own
technical word) and let colors and flow run at will. I allow the piece of jewelry be <b><i>art</i></b>. We use the line "Bold and Unique" because it gives us a lot of room to create.</div>
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I can hear one former classmate clearly, “Lisa, you are
still searching for your voice…”</div>
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Haunts me…like the “500 different directions” haunts me.</div>
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Perhaps…</div>
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PERHAPS…</div>
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My art is not always going to "recognizable." </div>
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My voice is not just <i>one note</i>.</div>
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Perhaps…many notes. Some discordant, some pitchy, some right
on and loud…and other notes subtle and simple.</div>
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Isn’t an artist supposed to evolve? Isn’t an artist someone
who has a vision and doesn’t sleep or eat until the vision is in her hand and
she is pleased with the final result? Or if not pleased, then back to the
studio to learn a little more about how to make things work?</div>
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“Recognizable.” </div>
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I find myself rebelling against that. But then I do that in
my personal life too…just when you may think you have me figured out, I will go and do something completely "unrecognizable." ("What? I thought you just liked to sit around and have deep discussions about the meaning of life...and there you are dancing wildly in the streets...")</div>
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Flighty? No. Choosing to live a full life and explore all my
500 directions? Yes.</div>
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Many argue that one needs to DO ONE THING AND BECOME A
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I say: Live your Self fully and have fun with all your 500
directions. I think that is truer than being a recognizable “one direction.”</div>
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Living life in multi-dimensions. Outside of the box. In other realms. Coloring trees purple and cats bright green.</div>
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It's way fun!<br />
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If YOU see a recognizable "look" to my work, please, let me know what you see (other than a lot of ovals!!!)<br />
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<span id="goog_1270028466"></span><span id="goog_1270028467"></span>Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-2304763879941300172012-02-17T12:32:00.000-08:002012-02-17T12:32:12.795-08:00New Online Gallery, Media..and Pinterest I freshened and organized the blog a bit. Took out some tabs and streamlined. To view completed work, just click on the "Gallery" tab! I will add tabs and work when it's all ready. I realized how annoying "page in progress" notes are...all pages now have information in them. :)<br />
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While we saturated Facebook with our excitement over our free media exposure (print and tele)...I realized that saving all this on the blog would be a way of "scrap booking" all this great energy! So here it is!<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our red hearts made it into the Feb/March issue of SacTown Magazine..."Stuff we love"...We "woo-hoo'd" and jumped up and down in Raley's trying to impress total strangers with our lucky media exposure...no one flinched.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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And the big "uh-oh"...I have discovered "Pinterest." How much fun is THAT site?!?Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-9694256244717720182012-01-27T10:15:00.000-08:002012-01-27T10:17:06.102-08:00What to do while navigating the sea of infinite possibilities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: center;">It is ok to talk about yourself.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is GREAT to talk up your qualities.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is amazing to hear about your struggles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why not be amazed with your human being-ness? Why pretend otherwise?</div><div style="text-align: center;">No need to apologize for.........anything.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Sorry" should be eliminated.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">(true apologies for a real event that needs mending is acceptable)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Being confused about choices is real and also ok. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Reveal the monsters. Revel in them, even. Why not?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is called life and the best use of it is to run with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If a carrot is dangled - grab!</div><div style="text-align: center;">If a wooden nickel is offered - bite it and move on!</div><div style="text-align: center;">If a bowl of cherries is plunked down in front of you, eat them and have a pit spitting contest! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, you know the lemons-make-a-drink cliche.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">If a silver platter is handed to you - run! </div><div style="text-align: center;">And tell us all about it so that we can cheer, or cry, or fight the fight with you. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, I am currently influenced by watching "Downton Abbey" and seeing all the rules and regulations that people lived by. Have we really changed all that much? Sometimes I don't feel that we have...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Behavior, propriety, privacy and embarassment. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pshaw!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Phooey!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be pissed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be aroused.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be astounded.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be negative.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be positive.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be full on and luscious.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be real.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and stop saying "sorry" for it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I remember writing a play that I tried to get the other kids in my mom's daycare to perform. I think it had about eight lines. "Prince April Saves the Monster." I am still perplexed as to why I named a Prince "April"...? Or did I mean Princess? I do not know. I just remember the writing, producing and directing. This process iIncluded trying to get a three year old girl to remember her lines, and to keep her older brother focused on what he was supposed to do. I attempted - it failed.<br />
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My greatest fear is that I may run out of energy to keep making attempts.Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-82834129540439293842012-01-02T20:37:00.000-08:002012-01-02T20:43:49.019-08:00Photo Ramblin' - New Year's Eve 2011<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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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creative ideas look like this in my head.<br />
Layers, things that don't make sense, a standard design,<br />
something in the background, something up front...<br />
a lot of stuff happening all at once.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best way to clear my head is to grab my camera and take pictures.<br />
I really like taking pictures of other photographers taking pictures.<br />
Ever look to see what the photographer is taking a picture of?<br />
I didn't look this time.<br />
Just focused on the girl.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabric fascinates me. I did strange things to the exposure and color to find the shapes in this parasol.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I wonder if the bored aloofness that many young women hold on their faces...<br />
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("She Needs a New Career")</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kali. How fitting that I bumped into her on my walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were on the sidewalk BEFORE the clock struck 12.<br />
("Left and Right Shoes")</td></tr>
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("Sits on the Right")</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't go over and listen...but I did take a picture.<br />
Other wall quotes gathered over the weekend:<br />
"<i>Expect Great Things</i>" and<br />
"<i>Ask Bigger Questions</i>."</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-84752670839834196772011-12-29T14:36:00.000-08:002011-12-29T14:37:44.436-08:002011 Year in Review<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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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kewish Designs at High Hill Ranch, October 2011</td></tr>
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January 2011<br />
Like most artists...January is the Great Black-Out time. Staying quiet and resting is the game plan. Maybe some cleaning and organizing in the studio...nothing is in my calendar for January 2011!<br />
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I gave myself a challenge to do a "Piece a Week"...I did fairly well with that until Apple Hill hit! At that point I was making leaves, leaves and more leaves. <br />
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February 2011<br />
Still quiet...but a lot was stirring! <br />
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March 2011<br />
We were the featured artists at Arareity! Even had a radio ad that mentioned "Kewish Designs." That created a lot of excitement! It was fun to walk into parties and have people say, "Hey! I heard about you on the radio!" We had a fun evening! <br />
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And then...I started running again...one particular day I was having a GREAT run...except I tripped...fell...bounced and slidddddddddddddddddddd. I was at the furthest point out from the house...so...left arm, hands and knees bloody and swelling...I hobbled back the two miles to get back home. And then sat down covered in ice packs. I was unable to do any studio work for the rest of the month.<br />
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April 2011<br />
Studio work...to the best of our ability! <br />
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May 2011<br />
Fire and Rain Gallery opened up a 2nd store on Sutter Street. We had pieces in both locations!<br />
The end of May (Memorial Day weekend), we began our Tahoe shows...it SNOWED that weekend. Horrible snowy, windy weather. bleh.<br />
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June and July 2011 - Tahoe every weekend. The 17-day run from July 1 through the 17th. Not much action for us up in Tahoe. We had to seriously think about that commitment. Frankly, we were losing money and our spirits were really, really down. We did not feel the love. We hung in there. At the last minute we contacted Mendocino's "Art in the Garden" organizer..."we know we are late, but can we still get in?" They were THRILLED to hear from us and were delighted that we wanted to do the show. So...<br />
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August 2011<br />
A great kick-off to August by doing the "Art in the Gardens" show at Mendocino's Botanical Gardens! We did well and that helped to boost our spirits. We did one more weekend up at Tahoe and then got ready for...<br />
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September - December 2011<br />
High Hill Ranch/Apple Hill!!! What an amazing experience that was! We did very well...almost too well at times. We were working seven days a week at the Ranch, then coming home and doing studio time. Because we make each piece, one at a time...it, well, TAKES TIME! We were so busy in fact...that the calendar on our wall is STILL on September! <br />
Even with all THAT going on - we added a trunk show at Vintners, and a show at Gold Hill Winery!<br />
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Our big winners were wire wrap rings, hearts, leaves and the Key to Self. I (Lisa) am sold out of my artsy pieces. I believe that Josh's silver flower pendants have sold...except for one with an opal.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still available!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We made a conscious choice to not do so many street fairs this past year...it just isn't our scene.<br />
We also made a conscious choice to get into a few more galleries and stores. For now we are in Fire and Rain, PeraDice, Vintner's and Journey. We pulled out of Arareity and The Market Place.<br />
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In between everything else we did a few Mid-Town Bazaars and Ladies Night at Vintner's. <br />
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<i><b>Looking forward</b></i> we are thinking about wholesale...and finding some stores in Berkeley and San Francisco that would carry our work. We will apply for "Art in the Gardens" for August 2012 and we will be at High Hill Ranch next September - December. Right now as I write this, I am aware of an approaching deadline for a show in El Dorado Hills in May that we are pondering... yikes! In March we are going to jury in for the St. John Craft Fair in December. That show is HUGE.<br />
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We are also trying to figure out ways to introduce and sell our other creative work...Josh's drawings and paintings and my photography. I still have a few other creative ideas that need to get out of my head!!<br />
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It has been a splendid year and we thank you all for being a part of it! I have a feeling that some amazing things are going to happen in 2012...because they have already been set in motion! :)<br />
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Have a GREAT New Year and see you in 2012!Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-7848017934945977592011-12-14T17:08:00.000-08:002011-12-14T17:08:52.910-08:00Last Show of 2011!<div style="text-align: center;">Saturday, December 17. 12pm to 8pm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Vintner's Cellar Custom Winery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Normal-C">12401 Folsom Blvd</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Normal-C">Rancho Cordova, Ca 95742</span></div>Kewish Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621942681887791495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46786977056075740.post-69166683691149755062011-11-27T07:01:00.000-08:002011-11-27T07:01:00.951-08:00NEW SHOW! December 10 and 11, 2011December 10 and 11 will be our last weekend at High Hill Ranch/Apple Hill! It has been an amazing experience! We have already turned in our application for the 2012 season!<br />
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We have also added a show (yes, we will be in two places at once!):<br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 32.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Holidays in the Hall</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Craft and Gift Fair</span><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 24.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Creepy; font-size: 20.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 16.0pt;">Hand-crafted items from local artisans. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 16.0pt;">Unique gift ideas. Pampering Station. </span><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 20.0pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 18.0pt;">And, of course, excellent </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 18.0pt;">Gold Hill Vineyard wines! </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 18.0pt;">Help support Placerville Animal Services by donating money or items! </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 18pt;">Gold Hill Vineyard</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 18pt;">5660 Vineyard Lane</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 18pt;">Placerville, CA 95667</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chaucer; font-size: 18pt;">(530) 626-6522 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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