Art Propelled

Coopérative Féminine de Djajibiné Gandega "Djida". Photograph by Anais Gordils

Oh to be a fly on the wall! I don't know about you, but I thrive on the energy surrounding artists at work and often wish I could just sit quietly observing without the artist being aware of my presence.

Durga Charan Das. Beautiful, contemplative photograph by Laurent G. See Laurent's Flickr photostream here and blog here.

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WHATEVER MAN MAKES

Whatever man makes and makes live

lives because of the life put into it.

A yard of Indian muslin is alive with Hindu life.

And a Navajo woman, weaving her rug in the pattern of her dream

must run the pattern out in a little break at the end

so that her soul can come out, back to her.

But in the odd pattern, like snake-marks on the sand

it leaves a trail.

- D H Lawrence

Audrey Kawasaki. See Audrey's website here and interview here.

Annamaria Potamiti's Studio. See blog here.

Elaine Kerr at work. See Elaine's Flickr photostream here.

Elizabeth Schuppe. See Elizabeth's art at Flickr, here.

Elizabeth Frank's work table. See Elizabeth's blog here and Etsy shop, here.

Mosaic artist and sculptor, Julie Deery. See Julie's Flickr photostream here.

Akbar Simonse took a series of photographs of sculptor Mark Rietmeijer at work. See series here.

Andrew Walford who lives and works in the rolling hills of KwaZulu Natal. Website here.

Andrew Walford painting one of his enormous ceramic tiles.

Don't forget Lynne Perrella's lucky draw, here on the 8th. You could win a copy of Inside the Painter's Sudio by Joe Fig ....