Love

 I stumbled upon this wall while downtown the other morning. I know it's been there FOREVER...but you know when you're walking you notice things a lot more. Love how we use the sides of our buildings for art...makes my heart sing.

Yes, you needed to see the wall twice.

*Photography by KaJ Design

Courage

via KaJ Design

“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.” 

― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

E.A.S.T Austin Tour

It was a fantastic weekend, hanging out with old college friends, perusing art, meeting new people and live music, of course. How was your weekend?

Below are some of the awesome artists I saw during the E.A.S.T Austin Tour. Enjoy~

Haven by Rebecca Rothfus

You really need to see Rebecca's stuff in person the layers are amazing. I love work that involves pencil, it reminds me of all the sketching I had to do in Design school. 

Matt Mason

Matt has a variety of sketches, drawings and sculpture. It was fun chatting with him about his process and the things he finds to put in his work. Different for sure! 

Elisa Gomez

Reconciliation by Paul Meyer

One of my stops I ran into my first Drawing Professor from Design school. Technically, he's an artist and I totally forgot he has work all over Austin. I ran into him and was reintroducing myself to him (it's been 5 years since I've seen him), he had that glazed over look, like, no recollection of me at all. Anyway, I didn't take a pic of his work and his site doesn't let me download, but check him out. Shawn Camp.

Ok, seems quite a few artists don't let you use work from their website and I didn't snap pix at all of our stops...bummed. One artist is sending me a Jpeg of a hers I loved...I will share it soon.

It was a great tour!!!

Art

Art is what we call...

the thing an artist does.

It's not the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it. What matters, what makes it art, is that the person who made it overcame the resistance, ignored the voice of doubt and made something worth making. Something risky. Something human.

Art is not in the eye of the beholder. It's in the soul of the artist.

Found HERE...

Another fantastic quote posted on a blog I follow.

I totally agree the hardest part is starting the work. Tons of fear sets in, what will people think/say, but at the end of the day all that matters is that you poured your heart into it and enjoyed it. 

 I'm obsessed with architecture. It's an obsession that started in my childhood. I used to tape pieces of loose leaf paper together and draw out my dream home. There were always several versions going on at any given time. The above pix are from my trip to NYC back in November.

Simple I know but I love Mark Rothko paintings.

The above 2 pieces are from Mackenzie Childs who hand paints ceramics, furniture and tons of other things. I've loved her stuff forever. Reminds me of Alice & Wonderland. No 2 pieces in the ceramics are alike. 

Me just piddlin' with my iPhone...bay bridge back to SF.

Frank Gehry- Love his wacky buildings. I believe this is a hotel in Spain...not 100%.

josephmintonart.com

Do not underestimate the power of yard art.