Just Kids

I just  finished reading Patti Smith’s memoir.  It’s the story of the very early days of her adult life when she was exploring her devotion to writing and art with a fervor that had a lot of flair to it.
The story takes off when Patti leaves a factory job in Camden, N.J. and heads into [...]

Back in the Studio

Back in the studio after a few weeks designing websites—my new art site—www.catbennettart.com and a new site for my book (The Confident Creative / Drawing to Free the Hand and Mind)—www.theconfidentcreative.com.  It has made my head spin a bit, have to say. But now they’re up, still works in progress, of course, but you can [...]

New Project—Floppity Flop

At the end of last year I discovered gelatin printmaking through the good graces of wondrous print-maker, Julia Talcott, who gave a relief printmaking class just down the hall from my studio at the art center. I absolutely love the medium. It’s quick and expressive and easy. Well, that’s what I thought.  Last night I [...]

New Year Launched!

It’s a brand new year and we got to celebrate with wonderful friends!  2009 was very hard for so many people around the world.  We are mindful of that, especially having just seen the brilliant film, Up in the Air, in which George Clooney fires people for a living.  There’s something wrong with our current [...]