Ordinary to Extraordinary

As an artist I am constantly inspired by other artists. I think that passion to create is contagious so being around other artist challenges me to get painting, printing, creating. A couple of artists who also share this view are Micheline Ryckman and Amy Chapoton. Both have worked as artist and professional photographers for a while, and like our family, recently abandoned the ‘stable’ life to pursue a dream. Their blog Ordinary to Extraordinary (OE for short) tries to capture the inspiration in every day. One of the ways they use their gifts is by finding other artists and featuring them on their blog. This is a gift in many ways because they not only are fantastic photographers, but they also have a clear understanding of how to get to the core of what other artists are getting at. This month OE featured Clawhammer Press on their blog as the featured artist, and they have captured the space in a way that I have not been able to. Sometimes that bit of perspective is all it takes.

Please take a minute to go see their site, and have a look at the beautiful photos they have taken of the space their Ordinary to Extraordinary blogsite.

Very Articulate

Well, here at Clawhammer we’ve been fortunate enough to be covered in a few different publications, like the Globe and Mail (!!), the Calgary Herald (!), Kootenay Business Magazine, and now this nice spread in Articulate Magazine. Articulate is a Semi-annual (that means twice a year, right?) publication put out by the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance. They cover all manner of arts in the Columbia River Basin. Writer Tony Berryman has really outdone himself with this well-crafted bit of journalism. They don’t have an online version of the magazine, so you’ll just have to click on the thumbnail ^ up there ^ to open the full thing.

Cheers! –mh

Video killed the letterpress star

I was directed to this video by someone who was doing a search online, and came up with this youtube link. I had no idea it was there! Thanks to Sandy for posting it.