Men who craft report from NPR

NPR In Other Words | Intern Edition Fall 2009

new books

I have finally finished putting my new batch of books on Etsy. Please check them out and let me know what you think.

sorry!

I am sooo sorry I haven't blogged for awhile! The holidays are in full force and my free time seems to be taken with getting product up on my Etsy site. I promise to be a bit more "Blogactive" in a week or two.

Sale!

I'm having a bit of a sale at my etsy shop. Just in time for the holidays! Use the coupon code "thanks" for 20% off!

http://www.etsy.com/people/backdoorbooks

Patience from Glowing Heads on Vimeo.

Toilet Paper Roll Art- Junior Fritz Jacquet

 There is a feel and an emotion to a material. It speaks to you. The beauty and history of the potential material tells you what it wants to be. The most frustrating part of an Artist's life is failing to do it justice, failing to express what potential is  in your chosen material is devastating. This, in my humble opinion, is why we hoard. When we are unable to release the material's potential, we have to protect it till we are able. I am sure everyone has some hidden stash waiting for their artistic expertise comes close to the level dictated by the precious stash.

 I love this Junior Fritz Jacquet's work. His uses paper like Michelangelo used stone. What he makes comes from the nature of the paper.

It was at the tender age of 14 years old when he first learned of his enduring love for origami art and its principles. It was an average day at school when his teacher instructed the students to build their own origami model. Jacquet connected immediately with the art form, understood its applications, and that they could be utilized far beyond a single piece of paper. Since that time, he has perfected his skills and techniques in a never-ending exploration of folding and crumpling paper to his will and design.

Blogging advice

Okay whilst reading another Artist's blog, I found the following information:
  " In order to have a successful blog, you should blog as many times as you eat through out the day."
 I see may problems with this. 1) I am a "Man of Size", who likes to eat... a lot. 2) Who has this much time to write all of this, and who has the time to read it all?

  So I am posing a couple of questions to you:
     1) How many times a week to you sit down and read through your chosen blogs?
     2) What type of things would you like to see on my blog? More tutorials? General observations? Interesting Links?

   Thanks!
     ~Eric