An Artist's Life Manifesto An Artist's Conduct in His Life: An artist should not lie to himself or others An artist should not steal ideas from other artists An artist should not compromise for himself or in regards to the art market An artist should not kill other human beings An artist should not make [...]
Author: Rachel Imsland
Hi. I’m Rachel. An artist, feminist practitioner, and crone of compassion and wisdom living in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. I hold a bachelor of arts in studio painting and art education.
round vases 9.6.2018
Here's a group of round vases I recently finished. A few of these vases are currently available on my Etsy site. I love the way they turned out, and intend to make more!
new vase design 8.23.2018
I'm testing out a new vase design, and when I test, I always make more than one test;) These dried very slowly under plastic for a few weeks. They probably didn't need that long to dry, but since I wasn't using my home studio, it took longer to check on the drying status. I'll post [...]
wordless and blue 8.16.2018
art quote – Hamilton 8.9.2018
“One doesn’t arrive—in words or in art—by necessarily knowing where one is going. In every work of art something appears that does not previously exist, and so, by default, you work from what you know to what you don’t know. You may set out for New York but you may find yourself as I do [...]
“Identity Unknown” book 7.26.2018
I recently finished reading Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists, written by Donna Seaman. Published in early 2017, I borrowed it from my local library. Seaman includes seven female artists: Louise Nevelson, Gertrude Abercrombie, Lois Maillou Jones, Ree Morton, Joan Brown, Christina Ramberg, and Lenore Tawney. I'd heard of most of these artists, either from [...]
200 days of yoga 7.19.2018
Today marks 200 days in a row of my yoga practice. Most days I practice for about thirty minutes. A handful of times I'm at the mat for less than 10 minutes. But when I think I only have 10 minutes to fit yoga in to my terribly busy retiree days, that 10 minutes usually [...]
colorado summer visit 7.12.2018
Besides seeing lots of awesome art during my Colorado visit last month, my main goal was to spend time with my daughters, their partners, and my granddogs and grandcats. Buckley, a 14 year old papillon, got transported to our picnic in the park in his Mom's (daughter #1 Elly) backpack. Cheesman Park is an [...]
poem 7.5.2018
Remember That to have the eyes of an artist, That can be enough, The ear of a poet, That can be enough. The soul of a human just pointed in the direction of the divine, that can be more than enough. I tell you this to remind myself. Every gesture is an act of creation. [...]
Colorado art redux, 2018 6.28.2018
I just returned from my annual vacation in Denver, Colorado. The main reason I go is to visit both of my daughters. But there are plenty of great art museums to visit while I'm there, too. This time I toured the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art, which has been closed on my two previous [...]
