By Donald Kolberg Cork Printmakers and Center for Contemporary Printmaking It was exciting to find an incredible printmaking exhibition while touring through Connecticut. We met with a member of the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Debbie Gioelle who was gracious enough to take time from her own work to explain the show and give us insight into the…
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Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
Doodlers Anonymous So here we are at the end of the month and coincidentally the end of my 4-word title. Nice how that worked out. But lets move on to Blogs. A general topic that I will use to introduce a few quirky sites that I believe you will enjoy. And by the by, that’s…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
Our Title and TEA Here we are at the third word of the title, TEA. While I am a coffee drinker, I do also love a good cuppa. So let’s take a look at some facts and features. http://theteaspot.com/tea-traditions.html According to Chinese legend, tea was born in 2727 BC, when the Emperor Shen Nong…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg This post I’m taking the second item from the title, Coffee. Up first is an interesting site. For over a decade, Angel Sarkela-Saur and Andrew Saur, have pioneered an art movement by creating fine art using coffee as the medium, Coffee Art®. There site is coffeeart.com and I think I’ll let the work do the…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg This month I thought I would use the title of my blog as an index for some very interesting sites. First off there’s Art so let’s take a look at some Stolen Bacons Spanish police have made seven arrests in relation to the theft of five Francis Bacon paintings from a private home…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg After coming across this first link from the Google Cultural Institute, I thought I’d take a look at some interesting art this time. https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/project/art-camera The ultra definition in these works is incredible. Working with museums around the world, Google has used its Art Camera system to capture the finest details of artworks…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg So my doctor said I should cut down on coffee…I think I’ll cut down on doctors. So here it is May. The weather has warmed (if you live somewhere other than Florida, where its been warm for quite awhile), your fingers don’t ache as much from the cold and you’re ready to…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg If you’re still looking for ways to procrastinate about filing your taxes, I’m supplying some fodder for your foolery. And of course a wonderful poster about…Coffee. So here you go. First, I can’t help but give a nod to my mentor and friend artist Harold Garde who in his mid 90’s is still…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg Hey it’s April. Why are you still just thinking about the stuff you want to get done? The first 25% of the year is done. And it flew by. So take a breath, look around and do something new! Here are some links to charge your batteries. They’ll go well with coffee…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg Here’s another wonderful poster from the past. Of course it has to do with coffee. But you’ll find the links below are a bit more modern in their bent. So here we go, Enjoy! Hauser Wirth & Schimmel in Los Angeles’ downtown art district is presenting an incredible view through the eyes…
Coffee, Tea, Art and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg As you might notice, I found a treasure trove of wonderful posters and handbills that I will be posting on this blog For this post I’m offering up some wonderful links to famous art, great sketch books for artists (I get no money if you buy one) and some wonderful things you…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg Suddenly February is nearly gone and for most of us our New Year resolutions are a thing of the past. So maybe its time to take a few minutes and revisit them. I did. With shows, writing and working in the studio I was fully charged with ideas and energy. And then…