Most photography shot courtesy of OCAG artist, Barbara Tyroler! Sandra Milroy - The 2012 OCAG Open Studio Tour was an exhilarating, absorbing, and altogether enjoyable experience for me this time. I have a new studio, completed the night before the first Saturday. It's on the lower level of our house, with a private entrance and it felt like the best…
The 2013 Calendar full of Whimsical Animals debuts this month. I have been creating calendars for 5 years. Each month is a sturdy trading card which displays the versatility of my style and themes where humor prevails. Past years contained portraits of both wild and domesticated animals, birds of North Carolina, and Carolina scenes. 2013's original oil paintings of animals are…
Every art show I attend, I have people of all ages walk into my booth and ask me what effects, filters, program...insert digital media here...I use. I proudly answer "none" and watch a variety of expressions that range from delight to confusion dart across their faces. It seems that as a group, we assume anything vibrant and colorful to be…
I am an airline hostess. This August, I worked a flight from JFK to CDG, and decided to take off for a fabulous day in Paris. The nice thing about a layover is you can take your time and enjoy the ambience, because you can always return for another day. I first met up with another flight attendant and we…
Life Decisions. Funny how they are made. In January of 2012 I decided to set out in a new direction and see if I couldn't find the abstract world within myself. It remained evasive and a total mystery! I am not the type who gives up easily but my spirit quickly became disillusioned with all of my attempts. A few…
For a number of years, I have kept my eye on a particularly interesting show for clay artists, the International Cone Box Show. The pieces for this show are small sculptures that are able to fit inside a cone box (3 x 3 x 6 inches). This year I decided to apply. If you are not a potter, the following…
Selected Pieces from Slow Art at The National Museum in Stockholm I saw a great exhibit in Sweden recently called Slow Art. It was shown at the National Museum in Stockholm and contained not very many pieces, only about 30. But each one was exquisite. The emphasis was on how long it takes, how painstaking the process of creation is if…
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” People differ in their tastes for art forms and color palettes. People also differ in their interpretation of a work of art’s meaning, with art critics endlessly debating over an artist’s intent. I believe it is important for the viewer to form his or her own experience of a work of art…
As an artist I am always looking for ways to fund my next project. The need for supplies, inspiration, a place to work and an audience are constant in an artist’s life. So we are always hungry for info about grants, fellowships, workshops, residencies, a new show or gallery…anything to get our art out there for the world to see. Ideally it…
I recently finished a video about a fellow OCAG member who creates magnificent ceramic art pieces. We wanted to record a demonstration of her work in process, as well capture her thoughts about how she uses her minds eye to create pots that are either metaphysical or bio-geometric. (You’ll have to watch the video to find out how she conceptualizes…