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So excited to announce the White Rooster Studio 2021 Pismo Series Mini (6.5″ x 8.5″) Wall Calendar!
This calendar includes thirteen Pismo Series pictures and is printed on a semi-gloss paper with a spiral binding. The calendar itself contains all of the major holidays and the back shows a portion of the cover, a bar code and the number in the calendar series. I only printed a short run as a test, so there will be fifteen calendars to start… and if more are needed, they can be printed and delivered within a week.
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We recently took a well-overdue break and spent a quiet week on Cape Cod. There were no real plans, mostly just focusing on unplugging from work and taking a couple of short drives around the Cape.
We had never taken Basil to the Cape before, so he was incredibly excited and eager to explore. He had also never really been “on” a beach, so there were a lot of “firsts” on this trip for him.
On our first full day in Hyannis, we decided to take advantage of the warm temps and bright sunshine and tour some of the beaches nearby – first up: Kalmus Beach for a nice walk along the shore, checking out sea shells and watching the ferries and small fishing boats pass by:
Some images from our walk on Kalmus Beach and a tiny view of the harbor, plenty of shells to examine and fishing equipment:
We moved on to Keyes Memorial Beach a little further down the coast. I loved the deserted beach and the wonderful picnic area they had – something to think about the next time we find ourselves on the Cape:
Mid-week, we moved on from Hyannis to Dennis to a cottage we had rented. Our hosts suggested checking out the tidal pools at nearby Mayflower Beach and we were not disappointed. We arrived late afternoon when the tide was going out and had the beach pretty much to ourselves:
We spent one entire day at the Dennis cottage, working on personal projects, reading and enjoying the warm weather and sunshine. Basil was as supportive as ever of my studio time. He also couldn’t resist goofing off a little as I was working on Pismo 25 (Y) – check him out, he looks like he could burst out into “YMCA”:
Unfortunately, I will need to re-do all the work that was done on Pismo 25 (Y) – I noticed a fundamental design error after working on the picture for several hours – tow circles on the right-hand side are not the same size as the corresponding circles on the left, making the design seem lopsided. Had the incorrect circles been, for example, both on the top, then I could have worked the problem into the design.
I did try to “correct” the issue once we were home, but the result made the picture look overworked and I admitted defeat.
Check out Basil trying to be encouraging on the cottage’s deck:
After a year of limited adventure opportunities, it was wonderful to spend a quiet week at Cape Cod. We all came home rested, recharged and looking forward to the next adventure!
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WRS is very happy to announce a new collection with Le Galeriste!
“Le Galeriste – The Wearable Art Gallery – showcases exclusive works of art from some of the world’s most respected artists, produced on high-end clothing made in Montreal (Canada). Our mission is to help artists from all over the world focus on their art by supplying revenues from the sale of humanly and environmentally responsible products made from A to Z in our Canadian factory.”
I have submitted only one design to start: Safety in Smallness from the I Ching Series, but have plans to submit more designs going forward after seeing what they have been able to do with my first one.
I currently have thirteen items they have created from Safety in Smallness, please check out some of them below:
I am especially excited about some of the dress designs… I just wish that they offered some plus-sized options, but perhaps this will be something that will be added down the road for them.
To check out Le Galeriste and my new page, please go to:
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The fourteenth artist that will be highlighted is: Judy Chicago
According to her Wikipedia page: “Judy Chicago (born Judith Sylvia Cohen; July 20, 1939) is an American feminist artist, art educator, and writer known for her large collaborative art installation pieces about birth and creation images, which examine the role of women in history and culture. During the 1970s, Chicago founded the first feminist art program in the United States at California State University Fresno (formerly Fresno State College) and acted as a catalyst for Feminist art and art education. Her inclusion in hundreds of publications in various areas of the world showcases her influence in the art community. Additionally, many of her books have been published in other countries, making her work more accessible to international readers. Chicago’s work incorporates a variety of artistic skills, such as needlework, counterbalanced with labor-intensive skills such as welding and pyrotechnics. Chicago’s most well known work is The Dinner Party, which is permanently installed in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. The Dinner Party celebrates the accomplishments of women throughout history and is widely regarded as the first epic feminist artwork. Other notable art projects by Chicago include International Honor Quilt, The Birth Project, Powerplay, and The Holocaust Project.”
This is perhaps the most personal Artist of the Month for me. So much so, that I moved Judy to this month because I couldn’t wait to talk about her.
I was first introduced to Judy Chicago while I was still an art student at Rivier College. My mentor presented me with a copy of Judy’s “Through the Flower: My Struggle as a Woman Artist” and I remember him stressing the importance of this book… and I will admit that, at the time, reading yet another book, was not high on my list of things to do. The book then traveled with me wherever I lived for the next thirty years… always with the intention that I would get to it.
Over the years I tried to read “Though the Flower” but I never seemed to get very far and, over time, the book tended to simply live in a box. I am firm believer that you will be able to complete a book when you are ready to hear what it is trying to say.
And it wasn’t until recently that I was “ready” for the message of “Through the Flower” and finally completed it. The impact of this book has been nothing short of monumental for me – I cannot remember the last time I felt such a connection to another artist in regards to their struggle, work and experiences. I felt as if Judy was speaking just to me. She voiced all of the things that I had been thinking about art: about the process of creating, about the struggle and doubt, about my feeling about the art world. Everything.
My mentor was correct all along: read this book.
My only regret was that it took me thirty years to read her message. Please, if you have a chance, pick up a copy of “Through the Flower” and read it.
As Judy is a living artist, I am doing things a little differently this month. Judy is the first artist I have come across with simply so much about her readily available and in addition to the links below, I will be posting videos of Judy talking about her work and projects on my White Rooster Studio FB page, so please make sure to check in during the month.
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