HeyJaredCrystal Marie, Deeper
I'm a writer and artist. Or an Artist who writes. I see life in metaphors. Author of The Art of Expressive Collage. Working on my next book about the art of identifying and listening to the Intuitive Voice.
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The Comparison Trap (opens the original)
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Hello friends,Over the weekend I had the pleasure of attending an artist talk by three Chicago artists working in the art of collage. Each one had a unique perspective and approach based on their own style as an artist and the experiences that were infused into their work. As I stood in front of one of the artists work, discussing what I admired about it, the conversation turned to our differing approaches to the medium. Each of us had an appreciation for the other’s work and yet, somehow found
How about a swap? (opens the original)
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It Was Always Leading To This (opens the original)
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On Spilled Paint, Clean Hands, and the Power in Our Collective Voices (opens the original)
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Hello Dear Friends,I’m heading out to Kansas City today for a week of art making and shenanigans with a few good friends. What started off as a retreat with something of a singular focus has morphed into a long text thread of maybes and possibilities for an untold number of various projects. We can’t possibly manage to work on it all in the four studio days we’ve allotted together, but I think it’s a sign of how desperate we all are for unstructured creative time and each other’s company.You can
Last Day/Last Call for $25 Sale (opens the original)
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