Dear Hand Vein

Here is one of my left handed cuties, Girl with dog

Dear Hand Vein

It’s past due again and time for a blog.

A week ago I felt brilliant and had a lot to say about it so I begin writing my next blog on a very small piece of folder paper I had in my bag. I jotted down some VERY insightful conclusions about the world and Art too. Later I tossed it out mistaking it for “more crap in my bag that I didn’t need” oops.

Yesterday when I was out to a walk I knew exactly about what I was going to write about and cursed myself for not having some sort of voice recorder. I now since have completely forgotten the aforementioned blog. 

Last night when lying in bed and thinking about tomorrow and about sleep and about marketing and about art and about cloud formations that might make you believe in god, I thought I could have the beginnings of a blog. Today I woke up and have forgotten exactly where I was going with that one.

So this is all for today and I have told you of the blogs that could have been, it's better than nothing, right? Just I reminder - I spell check, I no proof read.

Sincerely,

Cat Herein

ps:

Dear Hand Vein? Yup I have been playing with an anagram generator and you can too  http://wordsmith.org/anagram/

Dear Hand Vein

Arts n' Crafts

Semantics are my enemy, so is spelling... well English in general. Often I find myself just staring at text  when I realize 'hey, all those lines and shapes are actually words!' does anyone else have this happen? 

Well its late but I want to get something out here in space, I have never been good a keeping journals, correspondence or anything of the sort but I am trying.

I haven't been "online" very much the last few weeks, I have however been working on Art.  Please see examples below. I am running out of wall space. I hope to be getting back to more sculpting soon. That still doesn't help with the wall space issue.

I printed up some new cards recently and I went the the tag line "the fine art of craft". I am thinking wtf? Art vs Craft, its all just words short simple words that can change how people thing when the look at you work. Firstly, I have been thinking about it A LOT and I think CRAFT = Functional Art. When I say craft from now on I will reserve it for Chairs and Tables and Bird-feeders and Toasters and anything else I love and use for something other than visual masturbation. Yup I said masturbation now get over it.

Did I mention I am no longer proof reading? I hate typing, if you cant handle my complete disregard for grammar and spelling and sentence structure, maybe you should just blacklist this blog or just look at the pretty pictures (that's what I do.)

What the heck is my point? I am sick of trying to make myself "fit" into words. Fine Art, Folk Art, Primate Art, Sculptural, Figurative, Outsider, Insider, I DON'T CARE. I had a great teacher, who always when looking at Art, asked "Do you like it? Would you want it in you house?" and do you? If you fall in love with a painting does it matter who painted it or how? I think knowing more about the artist can be a great selling point but if you only like something when someone else tells you that you should maybe its time to stop buying art and start seeing a professional.

I know I had a point... now what was it?
Should I make Folk Art vs Fine Art? Should I make Figurines vs Sculptures?
Can't I just make shit? Can't it be Art because the intention is there and I just feels like art?

I think this song really drives my point home for me any how.
Well I have to calm down and go to sleep. I am interested in your comments, lets talk arts and crafts.

Arts n' Crafts

Going "LIVE" sorta

Going LIVE

Technology may be your friend but its not mine. Finally I am putting up a website, mind you this is my first time so don’t be too critical. Here it is and all its glitches (i am working on it) I am going to keep this blog rather than another on my website, its just easier this way. At this moment I am all about ease of use.

I know it has been a while but I have been busy being "prolific" or something like that. I have been getting the hustle back in my bustle, we'll say. Do to a frightfully screwed up chain of events, I am loosing a bunch of my fingernails, that means the dolls are on hold at the moment. So I have been painting and thinking REALLY hard about Art. This is what I am thinking at the moment, I am going to buy at least one piece of Art that I love and I can afford EVERY MONTH. This means I am making it possible for people (people like me) to move beyond they day jobs and make art full time. So I encourage all of you to do the same, love it and buy it, you will feel good when you see it in your home or office or Winnebago (especially if you buy from me :)

That's all for now. I have no patience for typing today so enjoy these images of what I am up to.

LOOKIE -----> www.catherine-carr.com

Going "LIVE" sorta