by Vicki Bolen | Apr 1, 2017 | Art Shows, Soup is Love Project, Studio Happenings
I am always looking for new materials to incorporate into my art. I was delighted to find I could use Tyvek for origami and incorporate it into outdoor art. My weather-resistant origami crane chains are a big hit at art shows, especially in the spring when people are...
by Vicki Bolen | Feb 3, 2017 | Reflections on Art
When the painter finished painting our studio, we discovered that he had left off the handle to our exterior door. In fact, he hadn’t even painted it to match. We decided to reattach it without painting it in celebration of the Japanese aesthetic known as...
by Vicki Bolen | Jan 28, 2017 | Art Shows, Featured Artists
One of the things Richard and I love about traveling to art shows is meeting other artists. Our biooth neighbors in Indio were Erik Sauliltis and Georgia of Danceprints. They are from Minnesota and made a joking comment about the strange “pine trees” in...
by Vicki Bolen | Jan 26, 2017 | Art Shows
We have set up our Little Bird de Papel booth at the Southwest Art Festival in Indio, CA. The weather is beautiful and my Tyvek cranes are dancing in the breeze. Among our offerings are my origami earrings, handmade art cards, original wall art, and, of course,...
by Vicki Bolen | Jan 24, 2017 | Art Shows
Richard and I are headed for the Southwest Art Festival, Jan. 26-29, Indio California. Today as we traveled through inclement weather, Richard was inspired to write a quick poem. Neither rain nor snow nor alternative facts Can keep an artist from a show And...
