Featured on Sub-Studio Design Blog!

11 July 2009

I’ve had an incredible amount of resistance to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc. I think a lot of it has come from not understanding the media and not understanding that there are really people behind it all. When you’re staring at a screen and typing on a keyboard, it really can be easy to forget the human element. After further delving into Facebook and Twitter I’ve found it’s really about building community, connections and sharing information.

Cheralyn Watson first talked to me about twitter and I found it tempting but I resisted… “Oh, it’s going to suck up my time which I don’t have enough of b.s.” I do think it’s important to monitor one’s time online but with a bit of time invested, it can be well worth the outcome… When Bobbie Altman mentioned to me how much she was learning about the local art community, I couldn’t help but join twitter and to my delight because of this I was featured on Sub-Studio Design Blog. Such a treat! Thanks Anna and Sub-Studio Design!

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3 Comments

  1. Bonnie Randall Boller
    Posted 14 July 2009 at 9:16 pm | Permalink

    Leah, It has been great fun getting to know you and your art this past year. Having you on the Board of Alameda Women Artists has been a great asset to the group. You created a wonderful website for us, http://alamedawomenartists.org/, and we have been doing things with the group that we have talked about for years.

    It is hard to find artists willing to go to marketing seminars with, as you did with me in San Rafael. I am moving forward with my work and getting into a book and magazine this year………….love your blog and watching your artwork progress…. What site is the blog from? Bonnie

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  2. Bonnie Randall Boller
    Posted 14 July 2009 at 9:19 pm | Permalink

    I am not sure how this works, so I may be repeating myself. Love your blog and love watching you progress in your artwork. Keep on creating!
    Bonnie

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  3. Leah
    Posted 15 July 2009 at 12:42 am | Permalink

    Thank you so much Bonnie! I’m very touched by your words. I really enjoy being a part of Alameda Women Artists and I continue to learn so much from you. I admire your leadership and your continuing progress with getting your work out into the world!

    xo
    Leah

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    I’m hungry to learn and it’s through my process of creating that I’m ultimately satisfied. I’m curious about different materials and take on the challenge to incorporate what I’m most drawn to into my work. I’m intrigued to discover the resulting patterns and repetition. As I create, I explore my inner landscape. I’m attempting to uncover a stifled sound. It’s my challenge to express this internal voice through my art and ultimately, boldly, out loud.

    My quest to connect my voice with my work has led me to reexamine my personal history. The threads in my bookbinding and in my collage are entwined in my familial roots. Growing up, I remember a quilt frame my dad made, taking up our entire living room. His grandmother taught him to quilt using scraps of clothing. Years later, I began a quilt when a friend was teaching a class on patchwork. To my surprise, cutting up fabric and piecing it back together reminded me of my work with paper collage.

    As a child I would sew with my mom and what I most remember is the guilt I’d feel as I jammed up her machine. Now, when the threads and material bunch up they become useful fodder for my work. In some ways the threads act as a binding element, as in my books, and in other ways they are a reflection of my internal processes.