Analogue Life

Analogue life. Doesn't that sound wonderful? I'm about as fed up with digital anything as a person can be. Computers and technology are eating the life out of me and I'm mad as hell. It seems that more and more time must be spent figuring out technology, which is supposedly meant to make life easier for us. What a scam. Okay, now that I've ranted....here is a beautiful shop selling handmade Japanese goods. Just looking at Analogue Life Online makes my blood pressure lower and a smile of calm cover my face. But really, can't we take back life in the real world and slow down and connect with one another and enjoy life a little more?

Sharon Butler

See more of Sharon Butler's work here. There are lots of sketchbook images as well as many years of her work to look at. I hope all is well and peaceful in your world today wherever you are.

Jenny Sages

I'm pretty sure it's obvious to any of you who read this blog regularly why I like Jenny Sages. She is an Australian artist inspired by Aboriginal art. She works in encaustic on canvas, and for her portraits she spreads the wax over the canvas with her hands. Here is a self-portrait she did after the death of her husband, which explores her grief. This work won the 2012 Archibald People's Choice Prize.

There is a YouTube video of Jenny Sages talking about this work here. I love what she says about needing to show her work to "close the loop" in her experience of making art. I've never found a way to articulate that feeling. You can see more of her work here, at the King Street Gallery website.