^, <, V

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ Junk, no. Occasionally "stuff" but never junk.

< the little swab on the other hand, that kid picks up every tiny little piece of scrap. She'd better be a "found object artist" when she grows up, or a garbage collector

V what kind of artist do you wish/want to be?

[Jacky Tar]

^ a painter

< I use t' draw, wit' pencil, charcoal and pastels.

V Do ye sketch?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Aye..

< Mmmm DiSaronno - I believe I'll join ye

V Would you show your art here?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ only if called for

< hmm does one consider all these clothes art as well? snigger

V are gas prices putting a damper on your event attendance?

[William Brand]

^ Not so far, but the worry for PIP is that gas prices will drive up plane tickets. That would put a damper on my travel in a big way.

< Still, I'm earning frequent flyer miles in spades this year.

V What is the furthest distance that you expect to travel this year?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Probably just to Ojai in September.

< Very few frequent flier miles.

V Any places you'll be traveling to more than once this year?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Ojai.

< No, frequent flyer miles this year. My work is all local. Sendin' family members t' the east coast in the fall.

V Pass on the question.

[HildeKitten]

^ I got a question passed :)

< I keep forgetting the lines to "a pirate's life for me" it's very embarassing!

V so who wants to sing a shanty then?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ sorry not me

< If I can speak at all, tis a good day.... singing has gone right out the window for me

V What type of artwork do you like to DO best?

[The Chapman]

^ Semi-abstract India ink, with a brush, on Bristol paper (not board); although I do enjoy woodcuts.

> I like the freedom of a brush, in combination with a need for discipline in form. The brush requires more control, but also allows for greater interpretation in technique; an interesting and enjoyable duality for me.

V Passing along.

[William Brand]

^ That is a tough question for me, but I might be able to narrow it down to three, including...pen and ink, watercolor and sculpting.

< I enjoy digital artwork as wekk, but I can't replace the old school in me.

V I'll pass this question.

[LongTom]

^ Sonic art. (Commonly known as music. Traditional forms preferred. Traditional Irish, Trad jazz, trad whatever.)

< not enough opportunities to play in a group.

V Passing the question along.

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ fiber arts

< used to work primarily in dyeing, batik & shirobi. Now I'm doing more sewing and dimensional construction. But I still love fiber the best.

V Passing it on again, What type of artwork do you like to DO best?

[Ransom]

^ Pen & ink, colored pencil, acrylic paints. Right now I'm very into mixed-media collage, which employs all of those things.

< I've also become addicted to making jewelry, and am slowly experimenting with digital photography.

V It's a good question - I'll pass it again.

[Surfer Joe]

^ Wood-carving: tiki gods

< Need to get outside and soak up some vitamin D!

V Any special summer projects in mind?

[Hester]

^Just lazing about on the back deck drinking rum while thinking about having a new well dug.

^^ Embroidery and decorative painting - though I haven't done much of either lately.

< Hard to remember who I am at any given moment, not to mention what my password is.

V Passing on the Q -- special summer projects?

[Hetha]

^ Probably would like t' build and reconstruct a wonderfully wide wraparound outdoor porch, or partial wraparound,(neighbors too close on one side o' me house.) Like a veranda, some sort of covered porch to keep out th' sun.

Other than that, I'll probably be planting long before then. (Already purchased some small trees)

^^ Used t' run jewelry business, manufacturing and selling jewelry, and handcrafted jewelry boxes, memoirs and keepsakes with various medium. Wood was a favorite medium, along with embossments, woodcarver, woodburner. Stains, varnish and tempera paints worked best on the wood.

< Occassionally gets into a shelf building craze, and I can't stop building them!

V Great question, passing it along-special summer projects?

[The Chapman]

^ Getting a few bales of hay, some bendable branches for armature, and some binding twine and making yard sculptures. I'm thinking a garden Buddha would be cool.

> While I'm not a Buddhist, the effect of having a transitory piece of artwork in the shape of a Buddha, which will slowly naturally degrade over the season, appeals to my sense of (or probably need for) balance.

V Passing along!

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ In the midst of several. Lately making jeweled chests and othe items encrusted with sand, shells, and gems. Also like to paint.

< Paint my place as well...(spackle queen)

V Do you kow how to paint, paper, nail, spackle, brick etc?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ You mean there are special summer projects OTHER THAN sewing pc clothing for the crew??? And aye to Red Cat's question....

< I am stunned....

V passing question along

[Red Cat Jenny]

^

^ Just interjectin...stunned?

V

V Please...continue...

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\ Been gluin' an paintin' fer half a century. Always new horizons ta be conquered.

< The kid tells me he can see the supernova that was on the news. Gotta go surfin' ta check this out.

\/ Oil, acrylic, lacquer, urethane?

[Matusalem]

^Woodworking, fiberglass, drawing, Adobe photoshop/illustrator....all as profession. ....and falling off rooves and breaking bones. I lived to tell about it.

< I do not, under any circumstances , watch American Idol. I have a sailing friend, and former rock&roll bandmate friend rave about the show. I am wilking to miss out on it at all costs. My penchant for CNN Lou Dobbs and CSI is about as much television as I can accept. Oh, yeah, Mad TV...that's it.

V do you have any ghost stories? I have only one. That is renting an apartment in Massachusetts , first floor of an owner-occupied 1820 home where the owner's mother passed away and afterwards, I would constantly hear footsteps and feel touching when no one was home. You could put me in the battlefield of Gettysburg at night and I wouldn't notice a thing. This house was F'ing freaky....I spent hours trying to figure out what was going on. Then I bought a house (circa 1937) that has no paranormal activity whatsoever....very boring.

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ All of the above.

< Stunned? Pray tell!

V Paint, sculpt or sketch?

[Hester]

^ Took a beginner's drawing class a few years ago.

^^ 1891 house, but no ghosts.

< Bedtime.

V Passing Mats' Q along -- any ghost stories?