Inktober is here! First prompt: Poisonous

| creativity, visual arts

I’ve decided to participate in #Inktober because I want to draw with pen and ink again on a regular basis. I wanna get my inking chops back for some new ideas I’ve got brewing. Today’s prompt is Poisonous. Did you know that Hydrangea flowers are...

Look at what’s popping!

| visual arts

  Pop-up pages are magical. I’ve always loved their intricate combination of art and science–the way in which the paper sculpture moves when you open a page, the burst of color in 3-D and, of course, the element of surprise. Enjoy the ins, outs, cuts and arcs of...
Tuesday whimsy

Tuesday whimsy

| visual arts

I have passed this wrapped telephone pole many times and only today did I notice the small door at the bottom! Here’s a close-up view… Whoever made this door has taken a very different approach from the door at the cement block. The color-block...
It’s a comical world

It’s a comical world

| visual arts

Now that it’s day four of my daily-post-for-a-week challenge… Did you know that comics can be found anywhere besides comic books and newspapers? I learned this thanks to the CA College of the Arts online class I’m taking through Kadenze....
Wonder and whimsy are “everywhere”

Wonder and whimsy are “everywhere”

| visual arts

Hello! Welcome to my first post on Artcetera, a blog about art (of all types) and art-making. I’m starting off with one of my favorite things about living in an urban area–serendipitously stumbling into the wit and whimsy of street art. If we take a...