The exhibition “Rebel” at Florida CraftArt showcases the perspectives of 27 fine craft artists on this theme. “These artists have taken the concept of rebelling and created outstanding works that are thought-provoking – some are social statements, while others are humorous” … Read More
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The Art of Mystery
By Margo Hammond. Swain’s readers may come at first to meet James Swain, the writer of 24 mystery novels. But, like me, they leave magic aficionados, blown away by his eye-popping free weekly magic show…. Read More
Pink Cloud Wishes
May you be free. May you be filled with vast space of tenderness. I am here; fully present through all this pain and sorrow. I will not leave you as… Read More
LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST – REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS #10
Reverse painting on glass is a complicated process, whereby the artist must think in reverse order, painting from the foreground to the background by applying paint and then viewing the… Read More
LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST – HISTORY OF SPIN ART #9
So, I thought by combining spin art and reverse painting on glass I would be inventing something new and different. As far as I knew, no one else had done… Read More
LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST – THE BIRTH OF THE ENERGYWEB (CONT.) #8
While taking a slumped-glass class at the Azalea Rec Center, needing to paint a round piece of glass, and using the tools available, I gently placed the glass on a… Read More
LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST – THE BIRTH OF THE ENERGYWEB…SORT OF. #7
The second glass class that I took at the Azalea Rec Center is the one that changed everything. It was called a slumped-glass class. This class changed my entire future… Read More
LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST – IN THE BEGINNING #6
It’s 1996. I have a new house with a work table, glass, paint and tools, and very little free time for artwork…although I did dabble in it. I created an… Read More
LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST – WHO ME? AN ARTIST? #5
I’ve always been something of an entrepreneur, and since moving to the Tampa Bay area in 1977, I worked briefly at Busch Gardens, I then went on to produce… Read More
LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST – INSPIRATION #4
Regarding my EnergyWebs, people often say to me, “What a stroke of genius to combine reverse-painting on glass and spin art. What inspired you?” And my standard reply is ”… Read More