If

If.

Such a wonderful word.

Street Corner Philosopher, 8 x 8" ©2011 Kim Hambric

Unfortunately, it is too rarely used.  People just do instead of thinking about what they are doing.  They do what they are told.

What would happen IF you stopped to think?


This piece now on Etsy.

A Collage is Born

I decided to take a photo of a recent collage every 2-3 stages of its progress.

Better Neighborhoods, 8 x 8" ©2011 Kim Hambric

I'm loving the fast fun of painting using a credit card.  Mistakes abound and are (mostly) covered up.  Spontaneity rules!!!

This piece is now available in my Etsy shop.

See a short interview with me on the incredible blog Cart Before the Horse.

Summer in the City

Me, 6 x 6" collage on board, ©2011 Kim Hambric

You, 6 x 6" collage on board, ©2011 Kim Hambric

It's finally hot enough here in central PA to put those window units in.

Also, it's time to put these cool and refreshing pieces in my Etsy shop. Thanks for all of your comments on my previous post.  Just a bit more tweaking to be done on the blog appearance and I (the hubby) will be done.

Blogageddon!!

I dared to change my blog.

It was quite dated, not reflecting my new (temporary???) detour to paper collage.

So, I thought I would sneak in and change it up a bit, ya know.  A new photo (hey that worked out).  And then . . . a complete mess.

I'll have to bring in the expert (the hubby).  I'll probably get a look.  A certain look.  One that says, "I'm proud of you for trying, but why, for one second, did you think that you would be able to do it.  It takes someone who knows what they're doing.  Oh.  (sigh)  I'll help.  After I deal with all the other things I need to deal with."

Has anyone else ever seen that look?

Hopefully this little fiasco can soon be corrected.

I'm so embarrassed.


I know, in the end, it's gonna look real spiffy.

Now I'm off (to fudge up something else, no doubt).

Sunny Side

Sunny Side, 6 x 6" ©2011 Kim Hambric

Having some good weather here lately.  Its helping to keep me on the sunny side (which is the side of the street I prefer to walk on).

This piece is for sale on Etsy.

Be Blue

When I'm happy, I post a great deal.

Any Color, 5 x 5", ©2011 Kim Hambric

Well, it's been quite a while since I posted.

I know, I know, everybody loves happy happy happy blogs.

Sorry I can't be more accommodating.

Blue is sometimes o.k.

This piece is approximately the 430th piece I have created and named.  Some of my pieces are included in a named series (Mid-Life Crisis, Signs of the Times, etc.)  Often it is enjoyable to come up with a title.  Sometimes it is a struggle.  This piece was going to be titled B Blue about 20 minutes ago, but when I looked closely at the piece, I noticed the words "any color" in the blue painted text.  And so it was named.

Artists, collectors, viewers, does the title of a piece matter to you?

This piece is available on Etsy.

The Power of Two

Oh, how I love the number two!

The Power of 2, 4 x 4", ©2011 K. Hambric

Its roundness!  Its sturdy base!

The Power of 2 - II, 5 x 5", ©2011 K. Hambric

I love them plump and round.  No tall, skinny twos for me.

These two pieces are now on Etsy.