Michelle Casey, Untitled Artist Trading Card (1 of 9), Collage, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, 2006
My Blog Talk Radio Interview
Next week I’ll post the link for my February 5, 2013 interview on Contemplative, Expressive & Imaginative Blog Talk Radio for your listening pleasure! I’ve been crazy busy this whole month preparing for it! And, yes, you bet I’m pretty nervous about doing it and really appreciate all the supportive comments many of you have sent me. Jeanne-Sylvie, I promise to concentrate on my breathing! Let’s hope my wordy personality kicks in on cue and I don’t draw too many blanks on live radio!
Silent Auction at the Gordon Harrison Gallery
This event to raise money for the Canadian Hunger Foundation (CHF) came out of the blue early last week when a former student and friend, Ruby, asked me to donate something for the institution which is close to her heart. So I’m submitting a limited edition print of my collage: “Princess in the Making” to the CHF which is holding a wine and cheese silent art auction event at the Gordon Harrison Gallery in Ottawa on February 7, 2013. For more information on this, see my Exhibitions Page. For more information on the story behind the making of the collage and my obsession with royalty, please see the links below.
Heartwood Gallery “Inner Beauty” Show
The “Inner Beauty” group show I’m participating in was installed and ready for public viewing on Friday. The Opening will take place on February 7, 2013 from 5pm to 7pm; the show will be on for the whole month of February 2013 at the Heartwood Gallery. In case you don’t know, the event has been organized by the Hopewell institution which counsels women dealing with eating disorders. I feel so honoured to be part of a show in which I can contribute my work: “Body Talk” that deals with this very theme. It’s so great when our work as artists can also be a part of the public dialogue to help others in our community. A portion of the proceeds from the show will go to Hopewell. Thanks to all of you who’ve supported the upcoming exhibition on Facebook –I really appreciate it! Thanks too to Program Coordinator Lindsey MacIsaac and her assistant Jenn Foote for their help in organizing the event. Please see my Exhibitions Page for more information.
Workshops Dates Are Up!
Dates for my Vision Board and Visual Journaling workshops are up! I’m happy to introduce my new workshop: “Defying the Blank Journal Page!” this April 2013. Please see my Workshops Page for further information.
Next Week: ATC Surprise!
This week while I was tidying up my studio, I found a set of ATC cards I hadn’t exchanged yet! I love this series so much I decided to hang on to it a little while longer. I used the same process to create them as I described in my how-to blog of last week. Here’s a sneak peek at one of them (see top). Next Sunday, I’ll post the whole series!
Have a great week!
Other Related Links:
Stuck on the Royals
Stuck on the Royals Part II
How to Make a Collage ATC
Best thoughts and encouragements Michelle! I am sure you will be doing great during the radio interview!!And thanks for sharing the story of your interest for royalty; i had noticed this theme in your artwork and was really interested to read your posts about it.
(Breathe deeply and slowly and feel the energy in your hands before the interview, it will help.)
Cheers!
Hi Jeanne-Sylvie, Thanks so much for your good wishes! Thank you for taking the time to read those posts. Yes, in my teens I was so enthralled by royalty and old movie stars, too. Yes, I will do as you say with regards to breathing and holding the energy in my hands. Concentrating on breathing makes me realize that most of my life, I seem to have been holding my breath! … waiting to the sky to fall, instead of welcoming positive energy. Thanks for the great advice! Warmly, Michelle