the art addict

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

New Mural

My Sister, Abby, just finished this mural painted on the side of a bed & breakfast. It has caused quite a stir in the community & now other nearby businesses are requesting murals.

Abby has always been a good artist from the time we were very little. Of course my mother named us both with initials A.R.T so it's obvious (and she claims) it was planned. My family consists of many artists including my mother, it just runs in the family.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

"The person who does not make mistakes is unlikely to make anything"

"Of the 200 light bulbs that didn't work, every failure told me something that I was able to incorporate into the next attempt." -Thomas Edison

"If we don't get lost, we'll never find a new route." -Joan Littlewood

"There is nothing that is a more certain sign of insanity than to do the same thing over and over and expect the results to be different." -Einstein

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

ART

"Do not try to win awards"
"....originality can't be fashionable, because it hasn't as yet had the approval of the committee. Do not try to follow fashion. Be true to your subject and you will be far more likely to create something that is timeless. That's where the true art lies." - Paul Arden

Monday, August 13, 2007

Thursday, August 2, 2007

fused glass by mariette, www.theartaddict.com

very cool fused glass plates by mariette of portland...

Interesting Facts

*Cars, trucks, and buses spew more than 12 billion pounds of cancer causing air pollution each year.

*According to the National Academy of Science, at least 50 million acres of rainforest are lost every year.

*We have increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary global warming gas, in our atmosphere by 30 percent in the past 100 years.

*Agricultural runoff has killed millions of fish and is the main reason why 60% of America's rivers and streams are "impaired."

*At present rates of extinction, as much as 20 percent of the world's species could be gone in the next 30 years.

*Cars, trucks, and buses spew more than 12 billion pounds of cancer causing air pollution each year.

*According to the National Academy of Science, at least 50 million acres of rainforest are lost every year.

*We have increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary global warming gas, in our atmosphere by 30 percent in the past 100 years.

*Agricultural runoff has killed millions of fish and is the main reason why 60% of America's rivers and streams are "impaired."

*At present rates of extinction, as much as 20 percent of the world's species could be gone in the next 30 years.

http://www.justgive.org/

Tips for "Going Green"

1. Recycle everything you can: newspapers, cans, glass bottles and jars, aluminum foil, motor oil, scrap metal, etc.

2. Don't use electrical appliances for things you can easily do by hand, such as opening cans.

3. Use cold water in the washer whenever possible.

4. Re-use brown paper bags to line your trash can instead of plastic bags. Re-use bread bags and the bags you bring your produce home in.

5. Store food in re-usable containers, instead of plastic wrap or aluminum foil. 6. Save wire coat hangers and return them to the dry cleaners.

7. Take unwanted, re-usable items to a charitable organization or thrift shop.

8. Don't leave water running needlessly.

9. Turn your heat down, and wear a sweater.

10. Turn off the lights, TV, or other electrical appliances when you are out of a room.