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New concept for the piece

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The piece was based on a book by Bruno Schulz titled Street of Crocodiles. The imaginary Street of Crocodiles in the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams. The collections of short stories focus on memories … Continue reading

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Life Cycles

I created 3 pieces for The Healthy Art Program: An Energy Smart Exhibition. The trio is inspired by different life cycles; cycles of nature, animals, creating, etc. The pieces depict a bird’s nest with eggs = birth, bird wings = … Continue reading

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Lori Krein: Healthy Art Program…Creating my BURST collage

The inspiration for creating my sun collage was multi-faceted. The sun gives us life, but it can also easily take life away. Too much pollution in our atmosphere, which might block out the sun, and we’re done. Too much sunshine, … Continue reading

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More on the Down to Earth Quilt

Making this quilt was different in that I used some batting provided by the Art Inspector which was made in the USA. This batting is very fragile, so I needed to have a flat surface to lay it out, hence … Continue reading

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Materials delivered

The Art Inspector brought several materials for the studio and took others with her that were less environmentally friendly. Among the items I need to go without are my chemicals for printing (including Van Dyke solution, fixer and other developing … Continue reading

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Materials check-in: What worked, what didn’t

      Eco Pro: B&W Paper developer, stop bath, fixer and Hypo wash I used these photo chemicals to print a series of images, one of which was included in the show. The chemicals seemed to up the contrast … Continue reading

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Art Supply Swap Meet & Hazardous Art Supply Drop Off

As part of the Healthy Art Program I am putting on an Art Supply Swap Meet and Hazardous Art Supply Drop Off. Who: Everyone is invited to sell, shop, barter or drop off hazardous art supplies. What:  To sell or … Continue reading

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Down to Earth Quilt

This is my quilt so far.  I have the sections of it pinned to my design wall in my studio. I have done no sewing on it as of yet except for the beige squares.  Any piecing you see was … Continue reading

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Eco Friendly Paint Making Demo

In conjunction with Kaleid Gallery’s Two Buck Tuesday Event,  and the Healthy Art Program I will demonstrate how to make non toxic, eco friendly oil and egg tempera paint. Join me: Tuesday February 21st 7pm – 9pm Kaleid Gallery 88 … Continue reading

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Eco Art?

The past few weeks I have been working on my pieces for the Healthy Art Program: An Energy Smart Exhibition. Admittedly it’s been more difficult than I anticipated. I was struggling with the content/subject. Most of my artwork is already … Continue reading

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