Rants and Raves
A casual blog reporting on the life and times of Caroline C. Blaker
The logo: What you don’t know about it
In: Anecdotes, Self Reflection
My logo is one of the few works that have stuck with me since the age of 18, and among the only illustrations I have ever done.
Two-dimensional design is a notoriously difficult class for incoming freshmen at any art school, and here I found myself; second semester, under the tutelage of one of those “never gives an A” teachers, learning the basics of radial and symmetrical designs in black and white. Oh, and three days prior, I had been diagnosed with Mono(nucleosis) as every college student at some point is: first, you drink your neighbors water instead of your own, never mind that this person should not have been out in public let alone working at the phoneathon. Then, a month later, there’s a brick wall that
Read On..What? This is a Twitterscape?
In: Anecdotes, Career management, My Career
Did you know that the process of developing Twitterscapes yielded images that don't look like Twitterscapes? Neither did my printer, apparently.
Yesterday I sent 9 of the preliminary “Twitterscapes” off for printing for the upcoming exhibit. My printer called me three times out of what he called “confusion,“ though I read in it disbelief. My art printer (one of the best fine art printers in New Mexico,) who spends days at a time immersed in fine art, could not fathom why I wanted to print these, nor could he tell if I had sent him the correct images, or if I had just gone crazy. He may have thought he got a set of images that were corrupted.
Of course, the images I sent him don’t look like Twitterscapes, or fine art. They look
Read On..Bigger than Pink - actually being aware of Breast Cancer
Pink flags, pink clothes, pink pin-cusions, pink pink pink - how can it really claim to spread awareness while teaching nothing about the disease itself?
As you and I have both been bombarded with pink fabrics, billboards, store items, and apparel as far as the NFL, we both know that it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a month that is either officially dedicated, or unofficially dedicated, (not quite sure here) to some particular cancer that women get in the breast, and that by buying said pink stuff or by being reminded of some cancer you’ll probably never get (or whatever, you might, but who cares?) you are being told by some charities and some other authorities that by just seeing or spreading pink in any way possible, you are
Read On..Rick’s “Roll” in our wedding
In: Anecdotes
Since our wedding song was too sappy, we had to heel it with a lively juxtaposition. So we decided to Rickroll everyone.
For our wedding song, Travis picked out In this life by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (get) and one night played it for me before I even knew what it was. It was so romantic and sappy, yet totally accurate, that we both burst into tears. It took listening to it a couple of times before we would ultimately be able to make it through the song without waterworks, but there would be no way to give our guests this advantage. Even if we could, many of them hearing the song for the first time would actually listen to its words and knew what it meant to us. The only way to avoid a sappy, heavy feelingRead On..
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About the Artist:
Artist Bio
Blaker currently maintains bodies of work in Oil, Latex and Twitterscape. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is owner of Petroglyph Creative, the only art/web studio in the state. more..
Artist Statement
I maintain three bodies of artwork: oil on canvas paintings, latex paintings on a variety of surfaces, and digital images derived directly from data. All of these are abstract; and pursue, in their own ways, my fascination with the idea of Infinity... more..
Shows and Events
02/03 - High Desert Art and FrameMonth of February with receptions on Feb 3, Feb 17:
High Desert Art & Frame
Tramway & Montgomery, Albuquerque
12611 Montgomery Blvd. NE
Suite A-4 (Tramway & Montgomery)
Albuquerque, NM 87111
505.265.4066
03/01 - Ongoing: Petroglyph Creative
My studio and web development office is open most days during business hours.
7103 4th Street, Ste F-1
Albuquerque, NM 87107
I'm happy to make you an appointment if you call ahead: 505-652-2250.
Latex Painting
Oil Painting
Conceptually Driven
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