It’s 2008, I’m recently married and I’m working locally as a sign salesman…that was until, the economy slumped and I was laid off. I tried to make a go of… Read More
LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST – WHOLESALING #12
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LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST – EXPERIMENTATION #11
It’s 2000, and I believe that combining centrifugal force and reverse-painting on glass was a good idea. But how? There were no classes at any school in the world teaching… Read More
Link to IG Live: Beth Gelman Interviews Kimberly Engel
Beth Gelman, Senior Director of Arts and Cultural Programing at Creative Pinellas interviews me at the gallery. We touch on the influence of the Gulf Coast and my art making… Read More
Reflections from the Gulf Coast
When we first arrived to the Gulf Coast over a decade ago, I was absolutely stunned driving down Bayside Boulevard. St. Joseph’s Sound, lined with tall palms, glistened to my… Read More
I can see my house from here
As I stare down the end of the grant period I am pondering the “up to 15 blog requirement” and struggle to find more to say now that I have… Read More
Fine Craft Rebels
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
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
