You blog like a girl » work http://blog.ninamiller.us Nina from the block, yo. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:40:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Improv of the Future http://blog.ninamiller.us/2010/08/02/improv-of-the-future/ http://blog.ninamiller.us/2010/08/02/improv-of-the-future/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:36:34 +0000 Nina http://blog.ninamiller.us/?p=429 Come see my Level VI showcase: August 4, 11 & 18 at 8 pm. It’s $5 at Space 55.

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So what rule to break? Probably nothing that will cause permanent damage. Hopefully something that is exciting. I love to make things, so an added bonus would be to have something to hang around for a while, to remind me. Enter a fairly boring Ikea hand-me-down and a Sharpie. And the resonating voices in my head to only draw on paper.

]]> http://blog.ninamiller.us/2010/08/01/draw-on-your-furniture/feed/ 2 Today is the day of the letterpress exhibit! http://blog.ninamiller.us/2010/04/02/today-is-the-day-of-the-letterpress-exhibit/ http://blog.ninamiller.us/2010/04/02/today-is-the-day-of-the-letterpress-exhibit/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:38:38 +0000 Nina http://blog.ninamiller.us/?p=395 Come down to Fractal (1301 Grand Ave, Phoenix) and check out a really rich gathering of all the different types of work that is being done with letterpress. The collection includes work from Seesaw Designs, Pyracantha Press, lots of amazing artists and designers around Arizona. I tried to choose pieces that give a sense of place, and I also tried to show the range of work that people are doing in this medium. The work ranges from purely typographic to purely graphic. There is everything from wedding invitations to political art. Please come by tonight and check it out, SeeSaw is bringing a press for display and selling their sweet sweet calendars and cards. We will be there to talk about the work and the process.
If nothing else, come check out the pretty neat installation method that Bully engineered.

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And Arizona State University.

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My hands have been very busy for the last few months, at work, at home and now at school. I am taking a class this semester called Creative Environment. I am very much looking forward to what this class has to offer in terms of the creative process.
The class I’m teaching this semester has much to do with drawing and painting. It will be a good thing for everyone in the room, including myself.
I have been working on the quilt for our bed. I am surprised by how much more hand piecing I’m doing, but it makes quiet and meditative work. Nice after a long day. The women who came before me may have been on to something…

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the bed quilt, originally uploaded by Nin(j)a.
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turtles

Originally uploaded by Nin(j)a

The turtle quilt and a friend have found a happy home. It is nice to have a completed project or two under my belt. I’m really good at starting them, finishing them doesn’t come so quickly. More pics in Crafty Von Craftmeister.

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socks, originally uploaded by Nin(j)a.

I’m wearing socks for the first time in months, because I’m in denial that our summer lasts through October. It will be 106 degrees today here in Tempe, Arizona…
Most days I manage.
Today, I’m wearing socks and making wishes.

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I have been quiet for a while, lots of work at work and lots of other stuff around the house. But I’ve decided to go back to a wee bit of hand craft paper piecing. And check out my vimeo in the sidebar. Keeping you up to date on the vital news that you need.

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