Artist Grantee Posts
The latest blog posts from the Creative Pinellas Grantees
I love building my own canvases
This one is going to be 4’x5’. It’s cheaper to build my own and I really like the process. To give you and idea, here is a list of supplies and where I buy them: Home Depot: 1”x6’ pine Quarter round Brad nails Wood glue Corner clamps Staples Staple gun [...]
Emerging: From Behind the Studio Door
Week 8 dis·place·ment /disˈplāsmənt/ noun: displacement 1. the moving of something from its place position. the removal of someone or something by someone or something else which takes their place. the enforced departure of people from their homes, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster. the amount by which [...]
Chasing A Number
The pressure is on to find and collect 2,511 seashells for my installation at Creative Pinellas in May. This week I decided to up my game and visited numerous beaches in search of shells. I searched high and low, as in Honeymoon Island all the way down to Fort De [...]
My Art-Making Spaces
My Art-Making Spaces I have a unique process for my artwork, which I talked about in my past blog, “What’s On My Easel.” For this blog post, I wanted to talk about the various spaces in which I find myself working on my art. I don’t have an ideal set-up [...]
Mentor
I had the pleasure of meeting my mentor Edgar Sanches Cumbas this week. The crew at Creative Pinellas really made an excellent match, and I am looking forward to what is to come throughout the rest of this mentorship and beyond. We had a great first meet-up. Edgar came to [...]
Hi, my brand’s Mark. What’s yours?
Hi, my brand’s Mark. What’s yours? Branding is an essential part of establishing yourself as an artist. I’ve just been reminded of its importance, having had the pleasure of beginning the Arts Business Academy at St Petersburg College. Because, in addition to the wonderful grant provided by [...]
Under the influence
Under the influence Every artist has their influences, and I am no exception. I’ve been thinking about mine in preparation for my Artist Talk next week, so I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you here. I believe the visual stimuli we artists experience throughout our lives [...]
Risk
We take risks often as artist, whether we are switching to a new color pallet, using a new glaze, or shipping a piece to a show. It's imperative to our evolution as makers. My current body of work entails many risks from start to finish. The most prominent being how [...]
Emerging: From Behind the Studio Door
Week 7 One of the things I am working through is how I might depict or use the chair to further the ideas I have in mind for my grant project. While doing so, I was reminded of a panelist’s comments on a grant application submission a few years ago, [...]