tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38811503705356911882024-03-16T00:45:11.650-04:00Jamie Ribisi-BraleyArt Blog | It may get messy in hereJamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-27563315803012982952021-03-14T13:29:00.005-04:002021-03-15T10:42:42.855-04:00DIY tutorial: COVID protective barriers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2-ymjpbze9vMF1TGnBfb_SJnSc4TvofWj34qX3IGXDR4whBCcnLZ5DVDIjbMGT2xV-O1G5mk2WlEg436sHXIGTGQGlohaqDo6i7xrnI3DFGgwp1pfj2a1N7rtROEyMp9rw0NectZzPs/s2048/1BB0151A-9165-4977-8A36-D0E38A3A6FE1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2-ymjpbze9vMF1TGnBfb_SJnSc4TvofWj34qX3IGXDR4whBCcnLZ5DVDIjbMGT2xV-O1G5mk2WlEg436sHXIGTGQGlohaqDo6i7xrnI3DFGgwp1pfj2a1N7rtROEyMp9rw0NectZzPs/s320/1BB0151A-9165-4977-8A36-D0E38A3A6FE1.jpeg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKILrMl3-zYcnpbkDCxzPT66oLcoa-E67z_WNR8Ez61z2JwLCCdvCYTeaSo6xyDD5B_47jmFDFId4jBoWDM90kE37Kh524rB4qr7-VgYvWDkyU1o_fbRyGzjF5RNalmrmhyphenhyphenEO9VuzBtg/s2048/4446A775-1249-47B6-A18B-98F87C69B8C6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKILrMl3-zYcnpbkDCxzPT66oLcoa-E67z_WNR8Ez61z2JwLCCdvCYTeaSo6xyDD5B_47jmFDFId4jBoWDM90kE37Kh524rB4qr7-VgYvWDkyU1o_fbRyGzjF5RNalmrmhyphenhyphenEO9VuzBtg/s320/4446A775-1249-47B6-A18B-98F87C69B8C6.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">Brian and I made two light-weight plexiglass barrier shields for COVID-safe Girl Scout cookie booths! They cost about $30 each in materials at this size. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The idea is that they are freestanding but they can also be clamped to the table for wind. They are 28x30 plexi with a 3” opening to slide their cookie orders through — I’m calling that the “Covid Cookie Connector”. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxb0NTquZsaOTRSMhSI_qnJV8uQdx7YyzR6nF6D7OCfiJCf6PrXI6DlQLqmFtb7AzwPk2qsfWC6QK7fw_QaTV6l5h9BDYIMX7DPoOskFfWZAMrJ70p2YTpP37wk5qXSPcW1RtTK6Fnfc/s2048/BAE7C780-A129-4F0D-A902-5B872A5860F0.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxb0NTquZsaOTRSMhSI_qnJV8uQdx7YyzR6nF6D7OCfiJCf6PrXI6DlQLqmFtb7AzwPk2qsfWC6QK7fw_QaTV6l5h9BDYIMX7DPoOskFfWZAMrJ70p2YTpP37wk5qXSPcW1RtTK6Fnfc/w320-h320/BAE7C780-A129-4F0D-A902-5B872A5860F0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Material list (makes two barriers):</h3><p style="text-align: left;">*2 pieces 28x30” plexi (~$19 each)</p><p style="text-align: left;">*one 8 foot length aluminum angle <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">1/16 x 3/4 </span>(from hardware store sheet metal section) (~$11)</p><p style="text-align: left;">*machine combo screw/nut round #6 32 x 3/8” (10 per screen: 1 box of 100 ~$5)</p><p style="text-align: left;">*drill with a corresponding drill bit for selected screws; optional reamer bit </p><p style="text-align: left;">*phillips head screwdriver</p><p style="text-align: left;">*hacksaw</p><p style="text-align: left;">*measuring tape</p><p style="text-align: left;">*marker </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">*sandpaper</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">*scrap wood for drilling block</p><p style="text-align: left;">*safety goggles, duh</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); float: right; font-family: -webkit-standard; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; orphans: auto; text-align: right; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5oTFrFSNgskpXXPY-SoeihM32hFJUuVlzdnx2y8Ya7ymtgZ2fhU0X_oobkP_TYfmTCJ4k06DoqK-SYrOVOirV_9JrtR064Evq1KZDsJNqmQMHAae_8-V4U56D5asYJP3i8E21a-WF1I/s2048/1C19AA3D-F09D-4E50-83E1-2B7A50AABB7C.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="sheet metal section" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5oTFrFSNgskpXXPY-SoeihM32hFJUuVlzdnx2y8Ya7ymtgZ2fhU0X_oobkP_TYfmTCJ4k06DoqK-SYrOVOirV_9JrtR064Evq1KZDsJNqmQMHAae_8-V4U56D5asYJP3i8E21a-WF1I/w240-h320/1C19AA3D-F09D-4E50-83E1-2B7A50AABB7C.jpeg" style="cursor: move;" title="This is what the sheet metal section looks like- you can customize length and thickness to your project" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what the sheet metal section looks like.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB2LG3fkf1_DZqXTKBm3i8zSQNB7b_hcAeclf94UqNN1HoHX_o5ESgkbPXKcAh4LNvg_VKWLAJTjf56dv5SiAfxWWLe5dfGivox65ac6FH7jk-5g8saw0nq2Qj6rwiYjC214i4d7wLoo/s2048/3634BD9F-F5B5-430C-966E-D7DCAE6E41C2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB2LG3fkf1_DZqXTKBm3i8zSQNB7b_hcAeclf94UqNN1HoHX_o5ESgkbPXKcAh4LNvg_VKWLAJTjf56dv5SiAfxWWLe5dfGivox65ac6FH7jk-5g8saw0nq2Qj6rwiYjC214i4d7wLoo/s320/3634BD9F-F5B5-430C-966E-D7DCAE6E41C2.jpeg" /></a></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcVWB1O_MM6GD4n2DTUjVWJXPXLMxZlC82LNi3litWXTbv5Jbu6JiLj3v3NUbeb60QgCiV7iSdpraot_lLCTQBKXNlBRJrYWxpyM9Hxyb4A9rCsZwF0nkxTquhsYCsw_5cYIWnsLVtSg/s2048/D7C11362-DD77-4FF1-978E-6052E379198C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcVWB1O_MM6GD4n2DTUjVWJXPXLMxZlC82LNi3litWXTbv5Jbu6JiLj3v3NUbeb60QgCiV7iSdpraot_lLCTQBKXNlBRJrYWxpyM9Hxyb4A9rCsZwF0nkxTquhsYCsw_5cYIWnsLVtSg/s320/D7C11362-DD77-4FF1-978E-6052E379198C.jpeg" /></a></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;">Step 1: </h4></div>Take your 8 foot length of aluminum and measure & mark four (4) 16" lengths and four (4) 8" lengths. Use your hacksaw to cut these marked lengths. <div><br /></div><div><i>Remember, this is making two barriers. If you're only making one barrier, use a 4' length to start and cut half the amount of pieces. This is full customizable to any size or amount needed -- Play around and have fun!</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaK3LDBvZxvjMUVgr3LX0HnbEpjGgjPwaKVOoaqryEBEt8vaQzvh5o1GWcTmGar91ZNOG2Z0G55WRhLAZac_76-QvPst0GBWjdJkQKEWLiFaVAnSSOe4LlDR9-PotIOQ3CUowpo5970s/s2048/E44FC12B-4924-483F-9ECF-FCBBFCCD8243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaK3LDBvZxvjMUVgr3LX0HnbEpjGgjPwaKVOoaqryEBEt8vaQzvh5o1GWcTmGar91ZNOG2Z0G55WRhLAZac_76-QvPst0GBWjdJkQKEWLiFaVAnSSOe4LlDR9-PotIOQ3CUowpo5970s/s320/E44FC12B-4924-483F-9ECF-FCBBFCCD8243.jpeg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8MBdk_sXBSOw0UiU37d1Wn3tlvLrblF03wYCrQJzlFLbr2cM3XMY2g7nYVgRrzXQ5ghMaUun9R8FXNkoAk0AhnawEN7j_xmWW6npe0fPDGWcDKe7MzirFrEzQZkm1LeeWpT0H3alViY/s2048/D471A1BA-90DF-4EE4-AC5F-532A71C7078B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8MBdk_sXBSOw0UiU37d1Wn3tlvLrblF03wYCrQJzlFLbr2cM3XMY2g7nYVgRrzXQ5ghMaUun9R8FXNkoAk0AhnawEN7j_xmWW6npe0fPDGWcDKe7MzirFrEzQZkm1LeeWpT0H3alViY/s320/D471A1BA-90DF-4EE4-AC5F-532A71C7078B.jpeg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggw6yAy51oEkhDuyRYqBpgKm5lA0gL5JbQ8_7d76bz1EyA22m5dCTx2owrhu2NU9MaDfI1Sbax8B5FHrjupICZR-N0LyDeKbJH48kdJGWYNNvjLJP9qtAceWrR7oDFFOtyMjiH6WQPjdk/s2048/A66F3B4E-50F7-4163-870F-75643929630C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggw6yAy51oEkhDuyRYqBpgKm5lA0gL5JbQ8_7d76bz1EyA22m5dCTx2owrhu2NU9MaDfI1Sbax8B5FHrjupICZR-N0LyDeKbJH48kdJGWYNNvjLJP9qtAceWrR7oDFFOtyMjiH6WQPjdk/s320/A66F3B4E-50F7-4163-870F-75643929630C.jpeg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20oIxY6zNdzBQyfREwR1lN5RjrU5Bn5IKO6Q12gFDNLfrl6o9xR05xOf2f_pWNPPbl3DOjLbjYazuDhvFdowCjqQRksCqovQcTGUAy0F9XB4nc3PTX-x3Kc-wz141O3eybHq-tYXAE2w/s2048/593027C0-211D-4E76-BFD8-644F46487737.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20oIxY6zNdzBQyfREwR1lN5RjrU5Bn5IKO6Q12gFDNLfrl6o9xR05xOf2f_pWNPPbl3DOjLbjYazuDhvFdowCjqQRksCqovQcTGUAy0F9XB4nc3PTX-x3Kc-wz141O3eybHq-tYXAE2w/s320/593027C0-211D-4E76-BFD8-644F46487737.jpeg" /></a><i><br /></i> <p></p><h3></h3><h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;">Step 2: </h4><p style="text-align: left;">We're going to start drilling holes for feet -- for the <b><i>left </i></b>side, put the end of one 16" length perpendicular to the center of one 8" length. <i>*Keep in mind that you want the foot (8") to have its L angle facing like a proper L for this side. The interior upright 16" length should have one side touching the interior outer edge of the foot and its other side furthest away from you.</i> With these sandwiched together on the side and on top of your scrap wood, drill a hole in the center of their meeting point. Attach screw from the outside and nut on interior.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Repeat <u>MIRROR IMAGE</u> orientation with to create the <b><i>right </i></b>side. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUueAPjV_b5ecvbWkEItYcj4e36K9yQuoLUAGHVHqLKomfWYZRlsdWXFxT19cB3rR5H1T5xgzcxu1AarBTBLC1T9nHlI3V-binzfHbbRF_3U_8jef_3fx1n-eMYLJYkhieur5UALGNbeI/s2048/66B2655C-FD0C-4958-9D75-EF41AAAB069A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUueAPjV_b5ecvbWkEItYcj4e36K9yQuoLUAGHVHqLKomfWYZRlsdWXFxT19cB3rR5H1T5xgzcxu1AarBTBLC1T9nHlI3V-binzfHbbRF_3U_8jef_3fx1n-eMYLJYkhieur5UALGNbeI/s320/66B2655C-FD0C-4958-9D75-EF41AAAB069A.jpeg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbPhTrz9OKnpyeJVOpHn3pk4jc5R7PBTiN9zYDupxpf382zfkNAVChE_tP3KkoN01ouxSivMyyTic4T28QSixNxqpDUwhaFuARn75TEzFQM60KZshc2_UafZDNvJ53xVBWLruUZIZm8M/s2048/797C3486-B14C-4F92-94D7-44670C4D4718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbPhTrz9OKnpyeJVOpHn3pk4jc5R7PBTiN9zYDupxpf382zfkNAVChE_tP3KkoN01ouxSivMyyTic4T28QSixNxqpDUwhaFuARn75TEzFQM60KZshc2_UafZDNvJ53xVBWLruUZIZm8M/s320/797C3486-B14C-4F92-94D7-44670C4D4718.jpeg" /></a></h4><h4>Step 3: </h4><p>We're going to start drilling holes through the side uprights to hold the plexi on. We wanted to have a pass-through opening on the bottom that would fit a box of Girl Scout cookies so we gave a 3" clearance.</p><p>From the bottom of both 16" uprights, on the L angle furthest from you, measure 3" upwards and mark with a line, continue to measure up every 3" with a dot in the center of the aluminum. Repeat on the right side aluminum. </p><p>Peel protective film from left and right side of plexi, front & back. Put wood blocks under each metal side, then lay your plexiglass flat on top of marked legs, with the bottom edge sitting on the line drawn towards the bottom. You will now drill through the plexiglass and the aluminum at the same time- hold tightly and drill, using a reamer to give yourself a cleaner hole.</p><p>Insert screws from the customer-facing edge (easier to do when you hang it over the edge of your table and screw from the floor upwards) and your nuts on the interior side that you drilled from.</p><p>Repeat on other side.</p><p>You're done! Just peel the rest of the protective film off and you're ready to use it!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL_C02qLHy6unHDBygxPkAi6Zoexj9pMgpbLL1xBLl5TkxfiPW3L5gIG1ypy9QRHYEuNpLDMY2gQnt_V8bT0VueIHBqw82nBl7aAIRa8vfEZc-f1WM0SFtEiJtsgCHBwkGHrzxWZpHs8/s2048/0548CA82-80B2-4159-B48A-32F13A9F0954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL_C02qLHy6unHDBygxPkAi6Zoexj9pMgpbLL1xBLl5TkxfiPW3L5gIG1ypy9QRHYEuNpLDMY2gQnt_V8bT0VueIHBqw82nBl7aAIRa8vfEZc-f1WM0SFtEiJtsgCHBwkGHrzxWZpHs8/s320/0548CA82-80B2-4159-B48A-32F13A9F0954.jpeg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRoEhQTiwZSGGGWBKhyphenhyphen0Lc3ZAQTqolX4LvMMQ7sbXGk3aOLmL2Agbl7kdn-zA2fvSDzFtOx2_SUPlNcF3qhKm_NLI8DhM7P1lFR7J96_S5naGYDVmvActbSMnCTu4rbhbgnrQ2-XXlrU/s2048/DC414179-3065-485A-B6A7-236C2A6C1786.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRoEhQTiwZSGGGWBKhyphenhyphen0Lc3ZAQTqolX4LvMMQ7sbXGk3aOLmL2Agbl7kdn-zA2fvSDzFtOx2_SUPlNcF3qhKm_NLI8DhM7P1lFR7J96_S5naGYDVmvActbSMnCTu4rbhbgnrQ2-XXlrU/s320/DC414179-3065-485A-B6A7-236C2A6C1786.jpeg" /></a></p><p>I added green painter's tape to the edges to make it more visible and a clear indicator that your girls are taking precautions. Have them decorate it with your troop number, sales pitches, and cookie images!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2-ymjpbze9vMF1TGnBfb_SJnSc4TvofWj34qX3IGXDR4whBCcnLZ5DVDIjbMGT2xV-O1G5mk2WlEg436sHXIGTGQGlohaqDo6i7xrnI3DFGgwp1pfj2a1N7rtROEyMp9rw0NectZzPs/s2048/1BB0151A-9165-4977-8A36-D0E38A3A6FE1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2-ymjpbze9vMF1TGnBfb_SJnSc4TvofWj34qX3IGXDR4whBCcnLZ5DVDIjbMGT2xV-O1G5mk2WlEg436sHXIGTGQGlohaqDo6i7xrnI3DFGgwp1pfj2a1N7rtROEyMp9rw0NectZzPs/s320/1BB0151A-9165-4977-8A36-D0E38A3A6FE1.jpeg" /></a></p><p>If you know of local Auburn/Mechanic Falls/Poland/Minot Maine businesses that would like to host us for a drive thru COVID-safe Girl Scout cookie booth in April, please let us know! Or if you’d like a virtual party for your business, let us know! We do contactless drop off throughout the local area.</p></div>Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-60484212447019377992020-04-30T16:34:00.000-04:002020-04-30T16:34:24.029-04:00Tutorial: Stick & Paper Bow and Arrow Craft for Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently started volunteering as a leader for Girl Scouts of Maine and I have the best group of Daisy girls! It's been really fun to hear about what they want to learn & discover in their girl-led adventure! I thought this would be a good chance to revive my blog and share these activities & crafts because I know I search non-stop online for ideas of my own.<br />
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So our new troop was only able to meet a handful of times in-person before COVID-19 hit and we were all staying safe at home. I knew immediately that I wanted to offer the girls a sense of normalcy by continuing our meetings with their new friends. What it truly did was provide ME with a sense of normalcy and I'll forever be grateful for that!<br />
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So at one of our Zoom meetings, I asked the girls what they would like to learn about and focus on for future meetings so that I could line up some activities. I wrote their ideas on post-it notes and stuck them behind me on my window during the meeting and they've remained there so I can keep working towards their goals. The absolute #1 to-do on their list was ARCHERY! Oh, they were so excited and really wanted to accomplish archery. I know that it is always a very popular activity and that it's hard to work towards that goal since they are Daisies and are not allowed to do this activity for safety reasons (in our council it is Brownies and up). <br />
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So, I brainstormed and found all sorts of great instructions on making fake (aka "safe") bows and arrows out of craft supplies like Popsicle sticks and even recyclables and pool noodles. My bigger challenge was finding one that could be made from materials they might already have at home since going out during COVID-19 was not an option. Plus, I wanted to make sure it was easy enough to be able to make together virtually. So---- stick and paper bow and arrows!<br />
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So simple material-wise. I emailed the following list of materials to have on hand for our meeting:<br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">(1) 12 inch & (2) 6 inch sticks from your yard -the longer one should be slightly bendable</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">yarn or string</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">construction paper or paper</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">tape</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">craft/real feathers or pine thistle</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">scissors</li>
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We started with a safety lesson. Even though these are sticks and paper, there still are safety precautions that I wanted them to know about archery in general and sending any type of projectile in the air, no matter what it's made of. I found some <a href="https://archerycloud.com/archery-safety-tips-for-kids/" target="_blank">great guidelines here</a> and taught them the basics before we started our craft because once a bow and arrow is made-- THEY WANT TO START USING IT! Lol I told them that after we are done making it, we would review the rules one more time -why? Yes, they already knew that answer! Like I said, they's an awesome group of girls!<br />
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The parents were available to help the girls with assembly and this is what we did:<br />
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Take your large stick and about 20" of string or yarn. Tie one end of the string to one end of the stick, leaving about an inch of the stick exposed and a short tail of the string hanging. Then wrap the string around the stick in that same spot a few times.</div>
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Extend the rest of the string to the other end of the stick and tie in a new knot while slightly bending the stick and holding tension against the string. This can get a little tricky but there isn't really a wrong way to do it. As long as there is some tension, their bow will work. Make sure knots are placed on the same curved side of the stick.</div>
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Ta-da! You now have a bow! We took some time to decorate our bows with washi or painter's tape, paint, etc and then tied or taped our feathers and other decorations to the bottom of the stick for fun.</div>
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Now, take your smaller stick- we're going to make an arrow. Bonus points if you can find a stick with one end branched out like this! It makes for a super-dooper nock on your arrow. If they do not have this, please ask their parents to use a scissor or knife to cut a small notch at one end of the stick. This is what will sit in the string of the bow and help the arrow propel.</div>
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Now take a piece of paper and cut out two triangle shapes. The girls had some tricks of their own to make two triangles the same size with one cut. I folded over a piece of heavy stock paper, drew a line from the the original corner (now on the bottom of the flap) to the fold. Then cut along that line.</div>
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That will give you a triangle with one folded side, this will help attach your arrow but isn't necessary. If you have two seperate pieces then just tape them to the front point of your arrow branch.</div>
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If you did use this method, then open up your arrowhead fold and place the stick at the point...</div>
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...and then tape it down on the inside of the arrowhead.</div>
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Fold flap down to join triangles with the stick sandwiched and taped in place and then tape on both open edges. -- you now have an attached arrowhead that's pointy but not too sharp!</div>
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Take that nocked side of your arrow and attach the feathers and/or thistles to the end with tape. This is called the fletching and gives the arrow aerodynamics. It will fly without it but the fletching will help it go further. They can decorate their arrow shafts with tape and paint, too.</div>
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NOW YOU ARE DONE!! My girls each made two arrows and one bow so continue to make one more arrow if you'd like.</div>
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After reviewing the safety and whistle rules again, I then took a camp whistle and used it to signal looking around us for safety and nocking our arrow, then firing our arrows, then retrieving them safely. It was SO.MUCH.FUN! They were giggling and having a great time learning how to take a shot. And they really do work! Mine went about 9 feet without trying too hard. We shot them randomly a few times and then we drew targets on paper/whiteboards and tried out our aim.</div>
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I highly recommend doing this virtually and when we're back in-person. It was so much fun and all from materials easily found in our backyards and with minimal normal craft supplies. And best of all, we were able to accomplish their #1 girl-led goal! GO TEAM!</div>
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I like to think that paintings don't have to be done when you think they're done (and certainly not when you want them to be done). This painting started last summer and I thought that it ended last summer but when I took it out recently, I knew it needed more.<br />
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...Going back to last summer, I started painting this at home and gave the underpainting some bright yellows and lots of graphite drawing. It went along with me to a 3-day art show with my friends where we were all working on pieces in progress throughout the long weekend.<br />
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At the point above, I felt like it was done. But it was nagging at me that it really wasn't finished. My friends kept telling me it was done, STOP. But I wasn't sure. I decided that I should let it dry and then decide, took it home and, a few days later, thought. Yep, that's good enough. Damn it, I should never think good enough is good enough. But it kept getting nice reactions from people, especially other artists, and I thought it might be ok. But when I took it out again to prep for the "Working Through" exhibit, I just couldn't leave it. I finally saw what I wanted to do to it and that was to simplify the colors and layer the drawing more.<br />
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So I took some more paint and some more scraping and graphite to it and I'm happy I did. The new tones of blue, the less black area, and a different use of the yellow. The yellow is still there and, even though it's just peeking through, I think it has more impact in its subtlety.<br />
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And who knows-- maybe if it sticks around I'll paint it again. Only time will tell!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">And that is really the theme of this body of work: Working through it. Not giving up. Most artists can attest to the nagging feeling of giving it all up. Of feeling beat. Wanting to pack up the brushes. But this goes a bit further. As I’m working through the process, I’m also working through chronic pain that makes it difficult to be in the studio as much as I need to be. Namely, migraines dampen my studio practice and interfere with life in general. Working on these abstract pieces, full of turmoil and quick paced lines of repetitive mark making, is a way for me to work around the pain and let it all hang out.</span><br />
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I'm going to go a little out of order here because I have a lot to say and a lot that I'm working on. So I'm just going to post about each thing as it pops into my mind. That's just how I roll right now.<br />
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For my solo exhibit, <i>Working Through</i> at <a href="https://www.monkitree.com/" target="_blank">Monkitree</a>, I've been making new paintings and also reinventing some old paintings by completely painting over them. It's quite liberating and I highly recommend it! It all ties in with my artist statement and I'll get to that in <a href="http://jamieribisi.blogspot.com/2014/03/working-through.html" target="_blank">the next post</a>.<br />
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I dug through my cabinets of old paintings (yes, cabinets) and found four that I just wasn't feeling the love for anymore. Here they are in all of their non-glory:<br />
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Now, let's focus on the one on the bottom left. That was called "Green Apples" and I painted it a few years ago for a group show at Monkitree. It seemed fitting to start with that one since I feel I owe it to the gallery to make a nice painting out of that one.<br />
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At the time I painted it, I sort of liked it and thought it might grow on me. It didn't.<br />
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The original painting was casein & wax pastels on paper mounted on board. So I immediately thought of using some cadmium green sketching oil paint and my oil sticks on top of it. The color choice was a reminder to me of what was underneath. Moving forward is important but remembering how you got there is key.<br />
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After covering it completely, I started drawing into it with my oil bars.<br />
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Then I kept drawing and painting, drawing and painting, and I guess I got caught up in the moment (that is the best part, isn't it?) because I didn't take any more photos of the steps in between. Well, like I said, how you get there is key...but enjoying the ride is the goal.</div>
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When I look at this I think about piles. Piles of crap: worry, exhaustion, feeling like a pile. In thinking of a new title, one that is nicer than Piles of Crap (but that would be fun, too) and references the old title, I think I'm settling on Compost Pile. It's gritty enough. It's also about how you can take a pile of crap and turn it into something useful.<br />
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<i>Come see my first solo exhibit Working Through at <a href="https://www.monkitree.com/" target="_blank">Monkitree</a>, 263 Water St, Gardiner, Maine<br />Opening Reception: Friday, April 4, 2014 5:30-9pm<br />Exhibit runs April 4 - June 7, 2014<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/599494043460741/" target="_blank">Facebook Event page here</a></i><br />
<br />Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-60461260364878871072014-01-20T19:22:00.001-05:002014-01-20T19:22:55.745-05:00On the studio wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The growing wall in my studio of small oil painting on paper and canvas. Sort of sketches for larger pieces, mostly color and composition studies.Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-12134672388545752032014-01-03T19:15:00.002-05:002014-01-03T19:15:42.896-05:00Lightning Stage<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Really liking the lines in the <a href="http://jamieribisi.blogspot.com/2014/01/moving-right-along.html" target="_blank">previous stage</a>, I decided to focus on that section. Boy, was that torturous. I didn't have the right motivation to even be in the studio and my head just wasn't working but I kept painting and rubbed the oil sticks all over that damn canvas.<br />
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After much frustration, I'm okay with where it's going, just not totally where it's at.<br />
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I do love the colors in the top left section and hope to bring some more of that to the upper portion as well as more contrast and drawing. It's not anywhere near what I was thinking it would be but I have to remember to stop thinking and just work.<br />
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Onward...Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-81601138376457975632014-01-01T12:42:00.000-05:002014-01-03T19:17:17.631-05:00Moving right along<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4th studio session of <a href="http://jamieribisi.blogspot.com/2013/12/see-how-it-goes.html" target="_blank">new painting</a></td></tr>
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Sometimes it's hard to get into the studio. I don't mean like "I have too much to do" or "There's no inspiration" or "There's a truck in the way and it's on fire." But there are often other obstacles that I am not in control of.<br />
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If I have too much to do, I make time. It's important to let yourself have the time to do what you love, even if it's just a few minutes.<br />
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If there's no inspiration, that's the perfect time to paint! Your most creative moments may come out of working through it and not being tied to an idea-- YOU'RE FREE!! ENJOY IT! See what happens!<br />
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If there's a truck on fire, well, get an extinguisher and call the fire department. I mean, yeah, that's going to put a damper in the day but hopefully the fumes won't be too bad. Ok, this one will sting a little but you'll bounce back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5th studio session of <a href="http://jamieribisi.blogspot.com/2013/12/see-how-it-goes.html" target="_blank">new painting</a><br />
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The thing that's always getting in the way for me is my health. I'm often dizzy, have a migraine, in pain somewhere in my body. Most of my days I just work through it, set a goal of keeping up appearances, and relish the moment I get to sit on the couch with my pup and a warm blanket. But I've got to get in the studio-- again, it's making time to do what I love. And the frustration/anxiety/pain/bliss-getting-through-it is what feeds those pieces. This week, I've dealt with power outages that made the studio way too cold to work in and dizziness/migraines/sciatica that just seemed like that truck on fire, barricading me from the studio. But I still got in there. It did take some time. It took energy to push myself to do something I did not feel like doing. But I kept thinking of that moment when it gets better. When the pile transforms from something I don't like and want to end, to something I'm happy living with. Then there's the painting. ;)<br />
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New painting in progress-- I thought I'd photograph it at the end of each session because I'm always fascinated with the layers and evolution of a painting. This is an oil on linen and is 50x60" which is a very large piece for me. In the beginning of a painting, I usually have no idea where it's going; no plans, nothing. I just get out the paint and see what happens. When I talk to people about a finished piece I usually tell a story of all the phases it's gone through..."You should have seen the painting underneath this one-- it was so frustrating and I couldn't figure out where to go next so I just covered it with a new painting!"<br />
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Well, I'll try to document all phases of this one. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I can already see myself painting over this.<br />
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Current phase after the 3rd sitting:<br />
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<br />Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-65514065454375326822013-10-10T21:36:00.002-04:002013-10-10T21:36:36.250-04:00Etsy refash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-9478363538911890752013-09-08T15:58:00.000-04:002013-09-08T15:58:07.036-04:00New Oil Paintings<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't Make Me Repeat Myself, Oil on cradled panel, 20" x 20", April 2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes, All That is Left is the Anvil, Oil on cradled panel, 20" x 20", June 2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transpose, Oil on canvas, 20" x 20", June 2013</td></tr>
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<br />Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-67490739261100904442013-07-07T20:08:00.001-04:002013-07-07T20:08:52.358-04:00Tons of tiny fun!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketches 1 and 2, oil on Arches paper, approx 9" x 6" paper size</td></tr>
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While I'm painting larger pieces in the studio, I like to work out my ideas on a smaller scale to sort through my palette, composition, and drawing. This time, I took some Arches watercolor paper, taped it up, and gessoed the painting areas. Here's the first little batch!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch 3, oil on Arches paper, approx 9" x 6" paper size</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch 5, oil on Arches paper, approx 9" x 6" paper size</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch 6, oil on Arches paper, approx 3.5" x 3" image size</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch 7, oil on Arches paper, approx 3" x 3" image size</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch 8, oil and graphite on Arches paper, approx 11.5" x 5" image size</td></tr>
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Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-11765419248142050572013-06-22T11:42:00.003-04:002013-06-22T11:48:55.997-04:00Artists I Admire: Louise Philbrick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When we moved into our house, one of the items left behind by the 3-generation family that lived here before us was an old Briggs piano. It was left in the back of the garage and has acquired quite a few years of dust & leaves as well as being the home to at least a few critters. Some of the keys stuck and no one on Craigslist was interested in reviving it so we set out to find an artist that would give it a new life. After almost 6 years of searching, I found an artist! Being a friend of several friends, I connected with <a href="http://www.louisephilbrick.com/" target="_blank">Lousie Philbrick</a>, who makes beautiful work out of piano pieces. She gladly drove up from Portland with tools in tow and disassembled it. She also catalogues and researches the history of each piano and often takes the wooden pieces with serial numbers on it to make the frames for her work. I know it's a long process but I can't wait to see what she creates out of it all!! I'll keep you posted but, for now, check out her <a href="http://www.louisephilbrick.com/pianoparts.php" target="_blank">website</a> and like her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Louise-Philbrick-Art/233597736682618?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Meter, 2013, mixed media with grand piano parts on painted plywood, 14.75" x 14.75 by <a href="http://louisephilbrick.com/meter.php" target="_blank">Louise Philbrick</a></td></tr>
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<br />Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-53223258884912270302013-04-21T09:02:00.001-04:002013-04-21T09:33:15.091-04:00Back to what I know with some new toys<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Working in the studio again and the weather has been so nice that I'm able to open the windows and bust out the oil paint! This is making me immensely happy! I haven't used my oil paint for quite some time and have really been feeling the need to use them again. I've been using casein and some acrylic for the better part of 2 years now. I really love working with casein but wanted the luminosity and thickness of oil for the ideas I'm trying to work through. But I'm not abandoning casein, by any means. In fact, both of these painting have a casein underpainting. Technically, the green one has a casein underpainting and the gray one is an oil painting over a half finished casein painting that wasn't quite making the grade. But I used it as an underpainting of sorts.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">new toys: old Grumbacher oil paint, <br />
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The mark/drawing are made using Shiva Paintstiks, which are pigment compacted into a stick form with a minimal amount of linseed oil and wax.<br />
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I had been taking a break from the studio after a long productive time working on the CSA project. I needed to redirect my mind and figure out what's next. When I go through this process, I usually think back to things I know and how I studied art ... figure drawings, self portraits, still lives ... but I didn't necessarily want to take that route. So, instead, I thought OIL! Digging through my oil supplies, I found some really old tubes of Grumbacher paint that were given to me; the colors are not my typical color palette (there were mostly Thalo greens and blues) so I thought it would be the perfect way to open up and try something new. As you can see in the green painting above, I had fun using them and think I'll definitely add them into the normal rotation.<br />
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<br />Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-86323464156886553252013-01-20T13:49:00.000-05:002013-01-20T13:49:24.513-05:00Round up - Final CSA work<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barn Raising, Acrylic on Instant Film</td></tr>
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Here's a round-up of the final paintings that I created for the <a href="http://csaart.org/" target="_blank">CSA exhibition</a>-- enjoy! View larger images and details on my website: <a href="http://jamieribisi.com/">jamieribisi.com</a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Next Generation, Acrylic & Ink on Instant Film</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Frost, Casein & Wax Pastel, 18" x 18"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erasing the Land of the Arches, Casein & Wax Pastel, 18" x 18"</td></tr>
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<br />Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-6816212873670411782013-01-19T16:24:00.005-05:002013-01-19T16:24:56.383-05:00CSA- looking backWhen I updated <a href="http://www.jamieribisi.com/" target="_blank">my website</a> to include all of the paintings that I've made for the <a href="http://csaart.org/" target="_blank">CSA exhibits</a>, I was surprised at how different the body of work was from what I was painting just prior to the project. And I was also surprised at how much work I had made! Here's a screenshot of the CSA paintings <i>(those last three were done for the Tiny show at <a href="http://www.spindleworks.org/" target="_blank">Spindleworks</a>, made at the same time):</i><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Here's a screenshot of the body of work the was produced just before the CSA project <i>(minus the first one which didn't fit on the first page!):</i><br />
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I'm really struck by the difference in palette; the older work was about dealing with migraines and chronic illness, so they were pretty dark and a bit angry. The CSA project allowed me to focus on something bigger than my own issues and something more cheerful-- even though I always find a way to bring something haunting into my work!<br />
<br />One of the most intriguing results of this CSA experience, for me, has been evolving my perception of what my influences were-- What I went in with and what I came out with. And other's perceptions, too. The artists, the farmers, and the viewers. It's not always about the food itself. For me, it barely was. As one of the other artists, Maina Handmaker said <a href="http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2013/01/03/artists-visit-farm-life-upcoming-brunswick-exhibit/147130" target="_blank">in this Forecaster article</a>, "I learned a lot from them: not just about raising animals or picking vegetables, but really about raising a family and being connected to a place in the community."<div>
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One of the best interactions with a viewer of the original exhibit was with a woman who turned into a buyer-- she fell so in love with a monotype that I had done of a barn on the farm because it brought back a memory from her childhood of visiting her grandparent's farm. It was a place that her cousins and herself went to each year to reunite and have a grand time being kids. She was in tears as she told me this story and when I turned around - red dot! Even if she hadn't purchased it, the story was so touching to me as was the knowledge that my piece had brought her back the emotions from that time in her life. And the conversation came from asking me why I titled it "The Hub" -- I did so because the barn seemed to have a magnetic pull to me. Each time I visited the farm I was drawn to it. As her and her cousins were drawn to their grandparent's barn.</div>
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Looking back at the entire experience, I'm so glad that I've been a part of it for so many different reasons. I'm sure I'll keep thinking about it and talking about it here. </div>
Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-33116769646005112202012-12-29T21:49:00.000-05:002012-12-29T21:49:15.555-05:00More CSA work in progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't know where I'd be without the help of <a href="http://brianbraley.carbonmade.com/" target="_blank">my husband</a>-- in general and in framing support, too! He's cut mats and framed all of the work for the <a href="http://csaart.org/" target="_blank">CSA show</a> and I am so happy that he loves doing the technical work because it's just too fussy for me. Give him things to measure and cut and he's a happy fella. But don't worry- I help him plenty with the photography for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/discardedtreasures" target="_blank">his Etsy shop</a>. So let's call it sort-of-even! (I still think I've made out on this deal)<br />
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I'm still chugging along on creating new paintings for the upcoming shows and I think I'll just keep making work beyond any exhibition dates. I've purchased many panels to paint on and have gessoed a whole bunch of them. I love painting on a freshly gessoed board!Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-80027122272824541332012-12-27T17:53:00.001-05:002012-12-27T18:01:56.956-05:00Final CSA Shows and New Work<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our cabbage paintings side-by-side</td></tr>
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I love how in-sync we were this month! Working on new paintings at our own homes without talking about them at all, we wound up using the same subject matter! Kim and I had looked at the cabbage growing on <a href="http://wholesomeholmstead.com/" target="_blank">the farm</a> in October but hadn't painted them until this week. <br />
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Kim and I have been working non-stop on the <a href="http://csaart.org/" target="_blank">CSA project</a>-- we have our 3 final shows coming up in January! With the addition of those new exhibits to the 2 already on display, we'll be showing in 5 places at the same time (!!!). Hectic, but a nice problem to have as an artist. It's really made me be very productive so that I have a fresh supply of new work not only to give to the venues, but to be excited about and share via the blog and Facebook. It would be boring to me to ask people to come out to a new venue to see the same old work no matter how cool I think it is :)<br />
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So, here's the newest work so far-- they can be found at the following venues on the following dates -- think of it like an Easter egg hunt:<br />
<a href="http://www.savorymainedining.com/" target="_blank">Savory Maine Dining and Provisions</a>, Damariscotta, ME through February 5, 2013<br />
<a href="http://crosstraxdeli.com/" target="_blank">Crosstrax Neighborhood Deli</a>, Unity, ME through January 26, 2013<a href="http://mainefarmlandtrustgallery.com/events/art-grown-on-the-farm-csa-community-supporting-arts/?eventcategory=gallery-events" target="_blank">Maine Farmland Trust</a>, Belfast, ME January 4-February 27, 2013 <b>(opening 1/4 5-8pm)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.hutchinsoncenter.umaine.edu/index.php/welcome/23-general-announcements/439-new-fernald-gallery-art-exhibit" target="_blank">University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Fernald Gallery</a>, Belfast, ME January 4-February 27, 2013 <b>(opening 1/4 5-8pm)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.explorefrontier.com/" target="_blank">Frontier</a>, Brunswick, ME January 11-February 24, 2013 <b>(opening 1/11 5-8pm)</b><br />
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<b><i>My newest paintings:</i></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It Was Always Waiting There, Casein and Wax Pastel, 18" x 18", November 2012</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do Over, Casein and Sharpie, 18" x 18", November 2012</td></tr>
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<b><i>And Kim's newest pieces:</i></b></div>
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As I wrote about in <a href="http://jamieribisi.blogspot.com/2012/03/csa-project-started.html" target="_blank">my first post</a> about the <a href="http://csaart.org/" target="_blank">CSA project</a>, Kim and I have been looking for a way to make a woven item that included our photographs. We experimented with some ideas and even made a complete weaving only to take it apart because it didn't have the feeling that we wanted. Originally, we thought we would make two separate pieces and show them side-by-side. But we didn't have one collaborative piece to exhibit for this show and then realized we should combine our two ideas into one collaborative piece. Literally weaving our ideas and experiences together. </div>
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This piece started by transferring our photographs of the farm onto wide strips of fabric that we picked up at Goodwill. Kim did some beautiful embroidery on her fabric strips which became the weft. For my transfers, I wanted to focus on the amazing textures that I was seeing on the farm. This included weathered wood shingles on the barn, hay in the field, and worn wooden siding on the cottages. These primarily became the warp but also filled in between Kim's pieces as the weft.</div>
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To finish it off, we sewed it onto a backing fabric and made sure that the last few rows were just of the hay field. It sort of speaks to how everything on the farm grows out of or feeds off of the fields.</div>
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This past Friday, Kim and I headed over to the farm to work and happened upon the first official Pasture Pie night! The pizza oven was fired up and CSA customers were invited over to share in the fun. They went into the garden and picked their own fresh basil to add to the farm made cheeses. The also made a lovely raspberry, mint, and honey iced tea. It was a really beautiful night to enjoy fresh food and great company.Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-34818155747224040632012-07-08T21:05:00.000-04:002012-07-08T21:05:09.336-04:00Domes and angles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went back to the farm on the 4th to see the progress of the <a href="http://jamieribisi.blogspot.com/2012/07/building-clay-pizza-oven.html" target="_blank">clay pizza oven</a>...it's coming right along!! Fully modeled and the opening has been carved out with some wooden supports to keep the shape while it completely dries. It looks as though they've lit a few small fires in it to dry the inside at the same rate as the outside. I can almost taste the pizza!!<br />
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I've found myself becoming very fond of the architecture on the farm and this new structure was no exception. Already finding its way into my work and a way to document this exciting new addition to the farm which will tie them even closer into their community (Pizza Party!!). </div>
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Continued with another painted instant film image of the barn. After a great artist's meeting at the Harlow tonight, I've been inspired to attempt some larger versions of these pieces. I love the intimate size of these current ones but think it would be nice to work in a slightly larger size, as well.<br />
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Also wanted to share these images of some of the meat I've been enjoying from Wholesome Holmstead. I picked up a package of kabob meat and we had more than enough for 4 people. SO tasty!! We put onions and red peppers on for 3 of us and, for mine, I put granny smith apples and broccoli. YUM!!<br />
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We've been barbecueing every night with meat and chicken from the farm (and the bacon...OH THE BACON!!)Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-89705470976234526552012-07-03T19:19:00.004-04:002012-07-03T19:19:59.737-04:00Building a clay pizza oven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I returned to the <a href="http://wholesomeholmstead.com/" target="_blank">Wholesome Holmstead</a> farm last Saturday to observe the clay oven workshop. The plan was to have an open invitation for people to come and help them build a small clay pizza oven. They had put the word out to their friends, family, and customers, and community...and what a jovial bunch showed up! All ready to get their hands dirty and spirits lifted.<br />
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They gathered around a mound of clay and sat on buckets and dug right in. The 'bricks' they were making started as palm-sized balls. "Are you making cannon balls?" I said with a laugh as I walked up to this scene of pyramids of round clay stacked high. I guess it was an arsenal of sorts, but not for hurling at enemies. Rather, it was for throwing at the mound of sand that was the form for the oven that is going to be the center of many a fine gathering of friends and neighbors.<br />
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About a week before they had a mason come in to pour a cement base. And today, before I arrived, they had laid fire bricks over the base and created a mound of sand on top of it. This was to be the form of the oven-- a dome (one of the finest structures in the world, if you ask my husband--I tend to agree!) We arrived in time to watch them make a bunch of bricks and then start compacting them against the sand form. Once they had all the bricks arranged and troweled for shape, they were going to cut the hole of the oven's opening and dig out all of the sand, leaving behind a hollow form, ready to dry out and become their oven. <br />
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I plan on going back this week and seeing the finished product. I'll definitely report back on that and also let you know when the first firing and pizza party is! They're going to make pizza with their fresh veggies and meat-- I can't wait to try some! Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-8008923791697251812012-07-02T19:57:00.000-04:002012-07-02T19:58:42.484-04:00Re-imagined<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Kim and I had planned on going back to the farm on June 23rd to help them build their pizza oven...but nature had other plans! Heavy rain was in the forecast so the farm rescheduled for the following week. But we figured we would get a few hours in before the droplets started so we packed the car and headed to a shady spot in the grass. It turned out to be very hot before the rain started but we stuck it out for a couple hours to paint. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Kim wanted to paint the Wholesome Holmstead sign that sits at the opening to the driveway at the farm stand. This is the first piece she made- mixed media on paper, 9x12"</span><br />
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I'm still fascinated with all the structures on the land. This time I focused on the silhouette of the house. The structure and layout of this building is really similar to my house, which used to be a farm back in the day. I think that's why I'm so drawn to it. This is a smaller painting (10x10") that I had started in the studio for a different purpose but it just wasn't jiving. So I decided to take it along and paint on top of it. This piece ties in my painting with the monotype imagery I've been working on.<br />
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To take a break from the paint and explore the farm some more, I walked towards the area where the pizza oven was going to be. Behind it, I found one of the red barns that I love so much and leaning up against it was a beautiful wooden apple ladder. It appears to be old and I imagine it's been used on the farm for decades...maybe just my imagination but I like to think that! I had some old Polaroid cameras with me but the experimental film inside of them just wasn't capturing what I was seeing through the lens. TTV was the next best thing so I made an intricate set up of a milk crate and cameras stacked on top of each other to steady the image. <br />
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When I got back to the studio I monkeyed around with the instant film images that were not developed correctly. Some were too light to be anything or had thick blue lines through them or patches of undeveloped film. (I've been using Impossible Film and some are breathtaking in the experimentation yet others are frustrating.) Taking some ink and acrylic to the film, I recaptured the images and, in some cases, re-imagined what was there. <br />
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Had another great night making monotypes. I really loved the image of the big barn from the <a href="http://jamieribisi.blogspot.com/2012/06/pulling-more-monotypes.html" target="_blank">day before</a>, but I wanted to flip the composition. I loved the result and so I made one more (so far). In the second one, I added red to give more dimension and a hint of the color in real life.<br />
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I also worked on a smaller one (the small one measures 5x10" and the larger ones are 10x10") which is an A-frame type barn. There aren't any of those on the farm but I was thinking of the cattle barn in the color choice, teal! haha That's mixed into the gray and is a bit more apparent in real life print.</div>
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<br />Jamie Ribisi-Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163112845124859165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881150370535691188.post-32087039959400263902012-06-14T23:03:00.000-04:002012-06-14T23:03:07.208-04:00Pulling more monotypes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hit the studio today making more monotypes for the <a href="http://csaart.org/" target="_blank">CSA Project</a> at the Harlow Gallery. Like<a href="http://jamieribisi.blogspot.com/2012/06/csa-project-update.html" target="_blank"> the last set</a> I was working on, I'm really digging the look and feel of this process. <a href="http://brianbraley.carbonmade.com/" target="_blank"> My husband</a> taught me a method for monotypes using water soluble Speedball ink on a plexiglass plate. I played around with it and really found that I liked covering the entire plate in custom color mixed ink and then using a reductive method of drawing my image in. I'm finding that it leaves an almost ghostly appearance which matches the hazy memories I'm working from (as well as the instant photographs to jog the brain). <br />
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