Lynn Bridge Glencliff Art Studio

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Behind the Scenes

After nestling in my cocoon for awhile, I have started a new series of works based on the piece entitled Life on the Edge.  My blog post about this piece is actually entitled “Small Beginnings” because, at the time, I felt that there would be more to say on the same

Cocoon

After a break from writing blogs, posting pictures on flickr, and updating my website, I am coming back to life- internet public life, that is.  I have spent the last six weeks or so in a little cocoon, finding a better focus for making art.  This also involves deciding what to

Cranky!

Last September, when I started this blog, one of the first comments was from an Englishman who works as a chef.  He went by the somewhat-unpronounceable ‘Kseverny’, but his given name turns out to be Richard North.  According to his WordPress blog, The Arts Webshow,

The Reality of Cats

I’ve also been studying my cats with my camera. Some hate it and some tolerate it.  I just keep working with my models until the job is done! Reverie Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge Enlightenment Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge Which came first:  the reverie or the

Collaboration

Collaboration photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge Weeks ago I promised to review Twyla Tharp’s book, The Collaborative Habit; Life Lessons for Working Together, so I will make good on that now. This book has something in common with her previous book, The Creative Habit,

80% of 100%

Watercolor sketch of Carver Museum’s 100% Exhibit opening 2010 Image copyright by Lynn Bridge Time is almost up!  The annual George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center‘s ‘100% Art Exhibit’ and silent auction ends at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 29th.

Elegy for a Puzzle Piece

Too quick with the wash You were overlooked And allowed to soak and spin and drain. I found your decomposed body Clinging to my green shirt Your face still shiny, but now creased- Your body, a gray mass of pulp. The pin which held you safely, Still fast to my collar, Prevented

A Page from My Studio Diary

Some tasks seem harder than they should be! What parts of your job are challenging? What are some of the things no one mentioned to you at your interview? What do you wish you had learned in school?

Small Beginnings

Life on the Edge Copyright by Lynn Bridge Glazed ceramics by Roberta Mitchell 13″ x 12″ x 1 1/2″ For those of you who saw this picture, first in the sidebar of my blog, then in the header, and wondered, “What in the world?”, here is an answer. There

“Pink” lives again! Part 5

Painfully Pink Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge In spite of his creeping dementia, Harry figures out one last thing about his life. To catch up with the tale, read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.  To see my inspiration for today’s artwork, see Greta Olivas’