Portfolio Website

I now have a new portfolio website!

http://kimberlylcarey.mosaicglobe.com/

I've chosen a site called Mosaic Globe. I searched for websites that would give me web space, and the majority of them were not free. (Free is really all I can afford right now.) The ones that you didn't have to pay for immediately could be used for free on a very short, trial basis. Mosaic Globe has three levels of membership: basic (free), standard (mid-range pricing), and plus (higher priced). The free membership gives you a reasonable amount of web space for the price. It's certainly enough space for me at the moment. With the plus membership, you gain the option of adding a "Buy Now" Paypal button to your page, which could be desirable to many people.

I don't know if Mosaic Globe is the right site for me for good, but it's a satisfactory place to start, and if I don't like it, I've lost nothing but a little bit of my time.



I have also created an account on Project Wonderful to bring in a little bit of traffic to this blog, since this is what will get updated the most. It's a wonderful site where advertisers bid on ad space. You can search by type of websites with space available, by price, by banner size, etc. I think it will be a good investment.

Look at the sites my ad is on!

How was Art Walk?

This weekend, I participated in the May Art Walk at Essex Studios. It was definitely an experience. I shared a space with another DAAP student that I am good friends with. Our space was near the main entrance, although not very on-the-way to the rest of the displays.

We did not get much business, but I did sell a piece! It was the following image, one of my prints from my intro to intaglio studio. It was the last one I had done in this color ink; the rest are black ink. I also passed out a few of my preliminary business cards.

Near the end of the evening on Saturday, I went exploring. There were many talented artists showing there. The building is older and is pretty cool. Like my past visit to the Pendleton studios, it got my yearning to rent a studio space of my own. Most of the studios I saw at Essex were fairly large, too. Perhaps one could be shared between two artists comfortably.

Art Walk!

I will be participating in the May Art Walk: Bloom at the Essex Studios. The exhibition will be Friday May 4 and Saturday May 5. Check out the Esssex Studios website for more details. I haven't finalized what  pieces I will be showing, but I think it'll be some of my intaglio prints from this post and any of my oil paintings, if they are ready. I might bring some other prints to sell, but that remains to be seen. It should be a good time! If you'll be in the area then, why not stop on by?

Contact info:
Essex Studios

2511 Essex Place

Cincinnati, OH 45206

(513) 476-2170

Directions 

FYASO Friday

 

 FYASO stands for Fuck Yeah Art Student Owl. It's currently my favorite internet meme. The Art Student Owl is a stressed, poor, sleep-deprived, chain-smoking, caffeinated art student, just trying to get through its time in art school. Every Friday, I will be posting my favorites. Many of them are frighteningly accurate as to my own life.

To see (many many) more examples of FYASO, please visit Fuck Yeah Art Student Owl on tumblr.

Experiment: Latch hook

As an artist, I often look at things I find it stores and say, "I could make that." Or I might say, "Oh that's so cool!" Or I might say, "That is sooo expensive!" You'd be surprised how often I say all three at once. So it goes without saying (but I will say it anyway) that I find myself drawn to crafts.

I found this awesome tutorial for a latch hook rug last month and decided to give it a try. I've been working on acquiring supplies and cutting fabric ever since. For my rug, I decided to use fabric scraps I already owned, rather than going out and buying mass t-shirts. I have lots of fabric I've been saving for no particular project and decided I might as well use it. I did a small latch hook project when I was younger, made of yarn, so I'm somewhat familiar with the process. It's one of those repetitive tasks that I enjoy for some reason.

The rug will be 37"x30" (the canvas is cut that size, at least; I will probably have to cutoff excess at the end). I am using whatever color fabric I have. So far, that's been a lot of red/pinks and green, with a bit of black and blue.

I went ahead and started the actual hooking process, even though I doubt I've cut enough fabric yet. It's slow going, but as I said, I enjoy it. I will continue to cut and latch and post my progress.

Co-Conspirer

Megan Newton is a fabulous person I am glad to call my friend. She is in her second year at the University of Cincinnati's fine arts program. I am really impressed with where she is right not in her work, and I can't wait to see where she is going. I hit her up for a short interview. To view more of her work, please visit her blog, The Batcave.


What first got you into art?

What first got me into art....hmmmm I would have to say watching cartoons as a child really got me thinking about art. I wanted to draw like the illustrators of tv shows like Batman or Bobby's World. ( which are both totally awesome shows. WATCH THEM!) But I never really took my art seriously until I started taking photographs, which was my freshman year of high school. Once I got a camera in my hands things seemed to come easier as far as the creative process was concerned.