President’s Message – Nov/Dec 1997

Greetings! I hope each of you is experiencing an abundance of creative productivity with your sculpting. This past symposia period is a time of reflection on the many events of the year. Certainly we, as an association, have much to be proud of in our accomplishments. I wish to thank each of you […]
Sudha Achar – Artist Spotlight

I visit Sudha in her home near Wilsonville, Oregon. This is a spacious, light-filled contemporary-style home that looks like it was designed to display and enjoy art (Sudha designed it). It has a very open layout, with large windows that create an expansive sense of space. Sudha’s paintings and sculptures abound and are displayed with […]
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plans – Nov/Dec 1997

Over the last several years, I have seen a phenomenon which occurs with some people – NOT ALL (don’t write me – I’m sure you’re not one of them) that I call angle grindis grandiosity, or compressor instant talent syndrome. Simply put, for a few (I’m sure no one in our group qualifies), the minute […]
Art Business Basics 101: Do You Copyright Your Work? Nov/Dec 1997

Copyright facts are important to all creative people who show their work to the public. Andrew Wyeth sold Christina’s World to the Museum of Modem Art in New York for a few hundred dollars. Nothing else has ever been paid to him even though the museum has earned over a million from reproductions. Whether you […]