http://www.robinurton.com/blog an artist in conversation with herself and the world Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:12:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few months ago, I submitted several images for the publication of the 2011 edition of We'Moon calendar. I've just found out that two of my images will be featured in the datebook! . "Blooming Meditation" and "Aqua Bird Dream" have been some of my more popular sellers whenever I ... http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=1448 I'm finally done with Christmas shows, and am resting up from the exertion of cranking out pendants and prints to sell.  I've started a new product that I'm quite happy with and will add to my store soon.  In the meantime, here's a glimpse of my new "altar pieces", which ... http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=1376 http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=1370 I've just finished mounting a show of artworks with the artist Amy Livingstone.  The show is located at the Doll Gardner Gallery (within the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship). Here's our blurb for the show: Synchronicity brought Robin Urton and Amy Livingstone together, leading to an awareness of a shared artistic vision ... http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=1344 Months have led up to a recent "breakthrough painting" that I feel really proud of sharing with everyone. I feel like a lot of synchronistic events led up to the birthing of this one. A recent impulse led to taking a solo trip to the Oregon coast. ... http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=1297 (my discoveries at art camp) For the past month, my energy has been consumed by creating websites, teaching classes, and cranking out jewelry and reproductions for art fairs. In the first week of August alone, I did 3 fairs (in Portland, Sellwood, and on the Oregon coast, in Yachats). Summer is the ... http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=1258 An artist named Belinda Subraman recently combined my artwork with poetry and music in this video that she produced, titled "Whose Cries Are Not Music" Poetry by Linda Bennbinghoff, music by Ken Clinger, with reading and production by Belinda Subraman. Rate and/or comment this video on YouTube Also, my work was selected ... http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=1238 Here I am, trying to get a better view of the Oregon coast from my perch.  It looks like I'm enjoying a morning brew, but that's actually my camera I'm holding.  For the most part, I enjoy being behind the camera instead of in front of it (though I tend ... http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=1165 I've finally figured out how to get the pics off of my camera phone, so I'm waaaay behind in updating some of my students' artworks!  Here's some samples from current and past classes.   (I'm so proud of everyone!) Intuitive Painting and Collage These are from a class that met for 4 sessions.  ... http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=1053 My blog entries have been a bit sparse lately.  I went through a period of being overly busy with creating websites, then with planning classes, now I'm building walls in my basement studio, and won't be getting much done in there until the building and re-organization is through.  When I ... http://www.robinurton.com/blog/?p=986