Posts made in November, 2007
Illustration Friday: Zoo School for Big Cats
The Illustration Friday theme this week is Zoo, but I kept thinking about the new Leopard operating system on my Mac. Then I remembered that all the previous Mac OS X operating systems were named for big cats, and I thought the big cats might have to go to school to learn the difference between a mouse and mouse. So this is my Zoo School for Big Cats. (click on it for a bigger version).The big...
Read MoreDrawing Big Cats…
Russ upgraded my Mac to the new Leopard operating system, so I’ve been drawing that and all the previous big cat OS X operating systems. The biggest change so far I’ve noticed is in my mail program — lots of improvements such as a built-in to-do lists that links directly with my calendar. Maybe now I’ll get more stuff done. Also my dad told me about Cooliris, a free...
Read MoreThanksgiving
Susie posted this Hopi Elders’ Prayer on her blog, reminding me that maybe I should end this day with something more than a joke. Sometimes the simple things are best to be thankful for, and although I have many many things to be thankful for, I can’t think of anything more important to a visual artist than the gift of sight. All my life I have worn glasses and contacts, and without...
Read MoreIllustration Friday: Superstition
Because it’s almost Thanksgiving….but the one with really bad luck is the turkey.
Read MoreDrawing from Life
This is a terrific book that I picked up in Seattle and since have been slowly relishing each page. Unlike many survey books that devote little more than a superficial paragraph and single photo for each subject, there are many photos from each journal featured, along with Jennifer New’s in-depth profile of each journal-keeper’s motivation, inspiration, and how keeping art journals...
Read MoreWhy an Email list and Not a Blog?
Update in 2009: Actually this email list didn’t work, so Alyson was right. I’ve dropped closed the email list, and started another blog that’s a blend of art, business, creative networking, and innovation called the Creative Brain Blog. To my last post, Alyson asked if I considered organizing a blog instead of an email list. No, because in my experience, very few people will...
Read MoreArtslist: starting a new regional group from scratch
Several years ago when I was just starting to study books and magazine articles about art quilts (mostly at night in bed just before I fell asleep), I joined the Quiltart email list group. I can’t remember how I found out about it, or what compelled me to subscribe. But I did, and suddenly I was thrown into this kind of chatty internet world, where artists and wanna-be artists were...
Read MoreThe Design Ramblings of Pam RuBert
Haven’t done much creative work in the last couple of weeks other than draw my brain with my sewing machine. Then I drew/painted it with my new Caran D’ache watercolor crayons as recommended by Joanie (actually she recommended the crayons, not drawing my brain.) I was thinking of calling this “Radioactive Brain” or maybe “Thinking of You.” So since there...
Read MorePaMdora’s in Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion
Switching seasons… gosh Christmas comes quick after Halloween! Just got my issue of Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion and there was PaMdora in her quilted, zippered vest. Actually MEHC asked me for some photos last spring when they started the Top Stitch profile to feature art quilters. Here’s the other artists who have been featured this year. They told me it was only one page,...
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I'm an artist who makes humorous quilts and drawings and shares a studio in an old peanut butter factory with my husband who is also an artist and sculptor. You can also see more of my art at PamRuBert.com
