Recap - In case you missed it (July 2008 - June 2009)

Following are some of the topics posted this past year (July 2008 – June 2009)
that you may have missed or want to revisit:

Recap – In case you missed it (June 2007 – June 2008) – posted July 3, 2008

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/07/recap-in-case-you-missed-it.html

Artist Residencies – Part II – posted July 10, 2008

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/07/artist-residencies-part-ii.html

Shifting Gears: Trust the Spiral – Edward Winkleman – posted July 17, 2008

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/07/shifting-gears-trust-spiral-edward.html

Textile Related Tutorials – Part 2 – posted July 24, 2008

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/07/textile-related-tutorials-part-2.html

Business Insurance for Studio Artists – posted July 31, 2008

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/07/business-insurance-for-studio-artists.html

Pano: Art from the “Inside” Out – posted August 7, 2008

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/08/pao-art-from-inside-out.html

Self-Portraiture - Part II - posted August 14, 2008

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/08/self-portraiture-part-ii.html

Textile and Yarn Shopping: New York & Los Angeles - posted August 21, 2008

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/08/textile-yarn-shopping-new-york-los.html

Just For Fun – Presidential Campaign – posted August 29, 2008
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/08/just-for-fun.html

Updated: Arts Positions of Presidential Candidates – posted October 6, 2008
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/10/update-arts-positions-of-presidential.html

Petition to Obama for a Secretary of the Arts – posted January 10, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/01/petition-to-obama-for-secretary-of-arts.html

Newsweek Article re New Administration & the Arts – posted January 17, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/01/newsweek-article-re-new-administration.html

Artist Residencies – Part III – posted February 7, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/02/artist-residencies-part-iii.html

Textile Related Podcasts – posted February 14, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/02/textile-related-podcasts-part-1.html

Visual Artist Mentor/Mentee Programs – posted February 21, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/02/visual-artist-mentormentee-programs.html

Textile Sculpture – Part I – posted February 28, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/02/textile-sculpture-part-1.html

Textile Sculpture – Part 2: El Aantsui, Takashi Horisaki, Loren Schwerd – posted March 4, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/03/textile-sculpture-part-2-el-anatsui.html

Free Museum Admission – posted March 8, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/03/free-museum-admission.html

Estate and Legacy Planning for Artists – posted March 12, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/03/estate-and-legacy-planning-for-artists.html

Textile Sculpture – Part 3: Nick Cave, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson, Lisa Lichtenfels – posted March 21, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/03/textile-sculpture-part-3-nick-cave.html

Writing with Thread Exhibit: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities – posted March 30, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/03/writing-with-thread-exhibit-traditional.html

Demystifying Devore DVE – Dionne Swift – posted April 3, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/demystifying-devore-dvd-dionne-swift.html

Kimono as Art: The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota – posted April 4, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/kimono-as-art-landscapes-of-itchiku.html

Tyvek Disintegration??? – posted April 8, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/tyvek-disintegration.html

Just for Fun – posted April 13, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/just-for-fun.html

Robin Barcus – The Making of Willow Creek Dress – posted April 21, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/robin-barcus-making-of-willow-creek.html

Textile Sculpture – Part 4: Carolyn Crump, Susan Else, Yoshimi Kihara – posted April 27, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/textile-sculpture-part-4-carolyn-crump.html

Textile Related Tutorials – Part 3 – posted May 4, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/textile-related-tutorials-part-3.html

Arts Action Alert – posted May 8, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/arts-action-alert.html

Public Art Handbooks/Guides – posted May 11, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/public-art-handbooksguides.html

Artist Residencies – Part IV – posted May 17, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/artist-residencies-part-iv.html

Raoul Dufy: A Celebration of Beauty – posted May 24, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/raoul-dufy-celebration-of-beauty.html

Quotable Quotes – posted May 31, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/quotable-quotes.html

Textile Related Postage Stamps – posted June 15, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/06/textile-related-postage-stamps.html

Textile Sculpture – Part 5: Ruth Asawa, Karen Searle, Sarah Hewitt, Olga de Amaral – posted June 22, 2009
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/06/textile-sculpture-part-5-ruth-asawa.html

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Complete Textile Glossary - posted June 28, 2009

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/06/complete-textile-glossary.html

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Americans for the Arts Arts Action Alert - posted June 29, 2009

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/06/americans-for-arts-arts-action-alert.html

Recap - In case you missed it…

Following are links to some of the topics posted this past year (June 2007 - June 2008) that you may have missed or want to revisit:

A Visual Artist’s Guide to Estate Planning - This free 183 page document (+17 additional appendices) is the outcome of a joint conference ("On the Needs of Visual Artists: A Roundtable 2001") by the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation and the Julia Rothschild Foundation
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/visual-artists-guide-to-estate-planning.html

Acrylics & Gels – Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know – a list of resources including a 122-page free e-book giving great information about acrylic paints and gels and how to use them.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/11/acrylics-gels-everything-youve-ever.html

All About: Bobbins and Threads
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/02/all-about-bobbins-and-threads.html

All About: Machine Needlefelting
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/04/all-about-machine-needlefelting.html

All About: Needles
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/all-about-needles.html

All About: Sewing Machines
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/all-about-sewing-machines.html

All About: Textiles
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/all-about-textiles.html

All About: Texturizing Fabrics
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/04/all-about-texturizing-fabrics.html

All About: Tyvek
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/all-about-tyvek.html

Art and Politics – in this 24-minute vidcast, Anne Deavere Smith discusses the role of artists in a world wracked by war
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/05/art-and-politics.html

Art Biz Connection – This is a free program designed by Alyson B. Stanfield (an art business coach) to help artists develop and complete art marketing plans.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/art-biz-connection-alyson-b-stanfield.html

Art in Architecture and Art in Embassies Programs
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/art-in-architecture-and-art-in.html

Art v Craft – Bruce DeBoer
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/art-v-craft-bruce-deboer.html

Art Vandals
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/art-vandals.html

Artist as Teacher: A Guide for Artists Working in Schools - “The purpose of this guide [a 70-page free e-book] is to help…artists understand, survive, and enjoy success in the role of Artist, as teacher [in the classroom].”
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/artist-as-teacher-guide-for-artists.html

Artist Residencies - list of resources
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/artist-residencies.html

Artists in the Workforce 1990 – 2005 – This publication by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is a look at the demographic and employment patterns of artists nationwide in the 21st century
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/artists-in-workforce-1990-2005.html

Artists Rights Society - is a rights licensing organization that acts “…on behalf of our members to streamline the process for reviewing and approving or rejecting requests for reproduction.”
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/11/artists-rights-society.html

Arts Policies of U.S. Presidential Candidates
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/arts-policies-of-us-presidential.html

Broken Crayons – Robert Alan Black - This free e-book examines 32 traits identified as being characteristic of creative people.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/free-e-book-broken-crayons-robert-alan.html

Commissions – Private and Public Art – A wealth of information is provided http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/commissions-private-and-public-art.html

Craft Versus Art – Mary Sullivan Holdgrafer
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/craft-versus-art-mary-sullivan.html

Critique
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/critique.html

Emergency Assistance for Artists - a listing of foundations and organizations whose primary mission is to provide emergency financial and other assistance to artists in dire need.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/emergency-assistance-for-artists.html

Fundraising Advice for Individuals – Alyson Pou
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/fundraising-advice-for-individuals.html

Getting Discouraged – Nancy Doyle – Part 1 of 4
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-discouraged-part-1-of-4-nancy.html

Getting Discouraged – Nancy Doyle – Part 2 of 4 http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-discouraged-part-2-of-4-nancy.html

Getting Discouraged – Nancy Doyle – Part 3 of 4 http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-discouraged-part-3-of-4-nancy.html

Getting Discouraged – Nancy Doyle – Part 4 of 4
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-discouraged-part-4-of-4-nancy.html

Glossary of Grants Lingo – Bari Caton - This is an 8-page glossary that “…contains many of the terms encountered by individual artists involved in searching for grants and applying for external financial support.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/glossary-of-grants-lingo-by-bari-caton.html

Grant/Fellowship Application Review Process
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/grantfellowship-application-review.html

Guide to Exhibition Applications – additional insight into the selection process
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/guide-to-exhibition-applications.html

Health & Safety in the Arts: Textiles & Other Arts http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/health-safety-in-arts-textile-other.html

How NOT to Display your Artwork on the Web – Charley Parker
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-not-to-display-your-artwork-on-web.html

How to Preserve Newspaper/Magazine Clippings
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-preserve-newspapermagazine.html

I’m Going to be Filmed, Recorded or Televised – What do I do Now?http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-going-to-be-filmed-recorded-or.html

Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for U.S. Artists - This is a 107-page free e-book from the Culture, Creativity, and Communities (CCC) Program of the Urban Institute.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/investing-in-creativity-study-of.html

Is it Art? Is it Craft? – Charles Lewton Brain
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/is-it-art-is-it-craft-charles-lewton.html

Just for Fun: Art Student's Journey Game
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/just-for-fun-art-students-journey-game.html

Just for Fun: Create Your Own Virtual Mudcloth
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/just-for-fun-create-your-own-virtual.html

Just for Fun: Han Hoffman Push & Pull Technique
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/just-for-fun-hans-hofmann-push-pull.html

Just for Fun: Paint Like Jackson Pollock
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/just-for-fun-paint-like-jackson-pollock.html

Just for Fun: Patchworkz - game
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/just-for-fun-patchworkz.html

Just for Fun: Textile Related Oddities & Absurdities
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/just-for-fun-textile-related-oddiites.html

Just for Fun: Textile Related Oddities and Absurdities – Part 2
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/just-for-fun-textile-related-oddiites.html

Just for Fun: Textile Related Oddities and Absurdities – Part 3
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/just-for-fun-textile-oddities.html

Marketing Crafts and Visual Arts: The Role of Intellectual Property – A Practical Guide – This is a 150 page free e-book
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/marketing-crafts-and-visual-arts-role.html

Message from Exhibition Organizers to Artists – Keisha Roberts
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/message-from-exhibition-organizers-to.html

More About Copyright: Art and Law - Additional resources for visual artists about copyright and its protections.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/more-about-copyright-art-and-law.html

More on Health & Safety in the Arts
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/more-on-health-safety.html

“On Burning Bridges” – Matthew Deleget - a letter of rejection the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) received back from an applicant to the Artists’ Fellowship Program is discussed.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/on-burning-bridges-matthew-deleget.html

On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving, Lace and Related Topics - Maintained by the University of Arizona, this archive contains an extraordinary amount of materials about weaving, basketry, lace, and related subjects. Free access is provided to thousands of items, all out of copyright or published with the author’s permission. These include 4,222 articles, 437 books, 1,310 periodicals.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/on-line-digital-archive-of-documents-on.html

Overview of Feminist Legal Theory [Textile Related] – Ann Barlow
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/overview-of-feminist-legal-theory.html

Photographing Textile and Fiber Art - Five (5) articles are cited that provide detailed and extensive online tutorials as well as an offer from a quilt photographer for free online digital photography lessons. Another short article gives a “fix” for eliminating glare.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/photographing-textile-and-fiber-art.html

Professional Guidelines for Artists – This is an extensive set of guidelines developed by the Society of North American Goldsmiths that cover a wide variety of topics and address situations common to all art professionals.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/professional-guidelines-for-artists.html

Protect Your Most Valuable Asset – YOUR NAME
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/protect-your-most-valuable-asset-your.html

Putting Rejection in Perspective – Barbara Macey
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/putting-rejection-in-perspective.html

Rejection
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/rejection.html

Regional Arts Councils
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/regional-arts-councils.html

Salvaging Textiles after Water and Fire Disasters
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/salvaging-textiles-from-water-and-fire.html

Self-Portraiture
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/self-portraits.html

So What about Copyright? What Artists Need to Know About Copyright and Trademarks: For Filmmakers, Visual Artists and Writers - This 116 page free e-book addresses the needs of artists and is written in plain and understandable English. It includes a series of essays on the basics of copyright, trademark, fair use, public domain and has chapters written specifically for visual artists, writers and filmmakers.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/so-whatabout-copyright-what-artists.html

State Arts Councils – This is an alphabetized list of Councils with links to the website, newsletter, and grant guidelines for each.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/state-arts-councils.html

Studio & Ventilation Ideas – Susan Louise Moyer - The information is detailed and accompanied by pictures.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/studio-ventilation-ideas-susan-louise.html

Symbols – a list of online resources
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/symbols.html

Talking Prices: Symbolic Meanings of Prices on the Market for Contemporary Art – Olav Velthuis
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/talking-prices-symbolic-meanings-of.html

Tax Guide for Visual Artists - Updated in 2006, this tax guide for visual artists is made available by Peter Jason Riley, CPA (senior partner of the CPA Firm of Riley & Associates, PC).
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/tax-guide-for-visual-artists.html

Textile Museums - listing
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/textile-museums.html

Textile Related Publications 1846 – 1921
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/textile-related-publications-1846-1921.html

Textile Related Tutorials
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/textile-related-tutorials.html

The Power of Art - Simon Schama - video excerpts from the PBS series
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/11/power-of-art.html

Time Management for Creative People – Mark MacGuiness – This 32-page free e-book is subtitled, “Manage the mundane – create the extraordinary”.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/02/time-management-for-creative-people.html

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) - This organization "... delivers pro bono and low cost legal services and information to members of the arts community each year. Access to VLA’s pro bono legal services is available to low-income artists and nonprofit arts organizations, but many other programs are more widely available to the entire arts community.”
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/volunteer-lawyers-for-arts-vla.html

What does “mastery” mean to you?
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-does-mastery-mean-to-you.html

Workshop and Lecture Contracts
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/workshop-and-lecture-contracts.html