Category Archives: Being an Artist

The Art of Gift-Making: a Process Rife with Abundance

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Aprilart Studios

Gifting can be hard… really hard! In 5 Ways to Reclaim the Holidays, I explore ideas for using holiday gift-giving to build community while also producing kick-ass, original presents that will bring joy to your friends & family. Here, I’d … Continue reading →

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A Bloggy Conundrum

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Aprilart Studios

OK y’all, this is an audience participation blog. Get ready to share! I’ve been grappling with a conundrum of late, and am at that point of inner stalemate that begs for outside feedback. As my husband and I have gotten … Continue reading →

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First i-Pad Sketch!

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Aprilart Studios

Yesterday, we invested in an i-Pad. I’m NOT a fan of touch-screen, mainly because I’m a major creature of habit, but I could see some potential for using this technology for live graphic recording that can be quickly projected in … Continue reading →

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The Keepers & the Makers

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Aprilart Studios

The tradition with me and my folks is that, come Mother’s / Father’s Day, Xmas, and sometimes birthdays, I draw them something. The themes vary… sometimes, it’s a drawing based on a meaningful photo. More often, it’s my own drawn … Continue reading →

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“Close enough”

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Aprilart Studios

Today as I was running errands, I caught some of Terry Gross’s “Fresh Air” on the radio. In today’s installment, Gross interviewed Lynsey Addario, a photojournalist who has been shooting in war zones for over 10 years and, after surviving … Continue reading →

Posted in Being an Artist, Building Community, Photography | Tagged closeness, connection, Fresh Air, Lynsey Addario, photography, photojournalism, Terri Gross, work | Leave a comment

Nowhere Bird

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Aprilart Studios

Today’s blog is brought to you by Friendship and Spontaneity. About a month ago, I got excited about a little doodle I’d done absentmindedly while listening on a conference call, took a quick shot of it with my handy new … Continue reading →

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The Season for Waiting is Over

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Aprilart Studios

Well, Happy New Year, friends! In February? Yeah…a bit late, but better late than never. Late as it may be to do it, I want to open this year of blogging/writing by trying to put into words the big, clanging, stinging-yet-freeing … Continue reading →

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Encountering Cave ~ A “Blogella” in Three Parts (Pt. 1)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by April

Last Monday night, I had the experience of a lifetime–seeing my favorite living artist, the three-decade strong, genre-transcending, brilliant singer-songwriter Nick Cave perform live with The Bad Seeds at the Chicago Theatre. Exceeding my hopes and fears, the experience left me buzzing, … Continue reading →

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Dial Tone defies Debby: a sensory recap

Posted on July 2, 2012 by April

Originally published in This Week in Sarasota In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve become a somewhat obsessive fan of the unique local project The End of the Dial Tone Radical Experimental Collaborative Music Band Band. It’s pretty serious — … Continue reading →

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Circling back: A year of Dial Tones

Posted on May 31, 2012 by April

Originally published in This Week in Sarasota When I heard that this month’s End of the Dial Tone would take place upstairs at the Gator Club, I got a particular kind of excited. Aside from the fact that the antique … Continue reading →

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