One Life Fine Art Blog – Page 9 – Blog of Canadian Fine Artist Debbie.lee Miszaniec, BFA

20Jan 2020 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

10 Places To Look For Arts Opportunities in Calgary.

This piece was commissioned for one Call I responded to, and was also used for another later unrelated Call I responded to! I was talking to another artist at a gallery opening one day (ironically an artist who has gallery representation, something I have yet to find) about the 100 Rejections project, its inspiration, and how it has helped me to not take rejection so personally, make my rejections constructive, and look at my response rate analytically. If you want to learn about the original project you can read about it on my blog by clicking here. So this other artist, whom I presume relies on her dealer to direct opportunities her way (oh in a perfect world), asked me where I find the opportunities to apply for. None of…

17Jan 2020 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

One Life Fine Art Studio Channel UP NOW:

100 Rejections, Events & Announcements, The Story Behind the Painting, The Sunflower Project, What's the Big Idea?, Working Artist, Youtube Channel

https://youtu.be/g0RPwdQIA2o My Youtube Channel is up and I have a favour to ask: I have polls on each of my first 3 video's to ask what you would like to see in future videos? Please go to the channel, watch a video and answer the poll when it pops up. If you don't have a youtube account that's Ok, you can leave your comments here for me instead. Thanks a bunch for helping! Here is a "time lapse" from the Sunflower Project:

13Jan 2020 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

The One Life Fine Art Studio Youtube Channel is Finally a Thing!

Events & Announcements, Introduction, What's the Big Idea?, Working Artist, Youtube Channel

So January 17th I will be going live with my first public video uploads on the all new One Life Fine Art Studio Channel. Why do I say finally? Well I actually created the channel several years ago to share videos for another project. That project never went anywhere (after much work and investment) so I let the channel lapse while I focused on new projects. However I have wanted to create and share videos about my work and the work of being an artist for a while now. I just haven't had time to plan, schedule, record, edit and upload videos on a regular basis; or so I thought. Turns out I already have a fair bit of footage recorded that I would like to get out there. After…

06Jan 2020 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Happy New Year! Looking Back and Forward:

100 Rejections, Introduction, The Sunflower Project, Working Artist

I have been setting up my shiny new bullet journal for the new year. Taking time to reflect on the last year and what one would like to do more of in the new year is something everyone should do, regardless of their stance on resolutions. So before setting up calendars and collections pages for the new journal I flipped through the pages of last year's journal looking at what worked and didn't, what I would like to do more of or do differently. Below is a summary of my progress and my art goals for 2020. Transitioning journals for the new year is a perfect time to revisit my art goals. 100 rejections: 2018 was such a busy year that I just needed a bit of a slowdown in…

30Dec 2019 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

The Sunflower Project: New Tools!

The Sunflower Project

It's been nearly three years since I started the Sunflower Project. In that time some of you have asked me how you can begin to share your 1000 gifts with the world, and how you can keep your efforts fresh. While that depends on your life and what gifts you have that you can freely share, I have come up with a couple tools to help you along your journey. Click on the images below to download and print these tools. May you share your 1000 gifts with the world, and may those gifts return 1000 fold to you one day! Sunflower Project Tracker For those of you that would like to keep track of your efforts to make the world a better place, here is a handy tracker with…

25Dec 2019 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

The Sunflower Project: 12 Days of Christmas

The Sunflower Project

Tis the season for thinking of others and giving gifts designed to light the darkness, bringing hope for the morrow's dawn. Here are 12 suggestions that can help you fulfill your promise to share your 1000 gifts with the world. Feel free to start them on December 25th as per tradition, or to start today! A partridge in a pear tree: Make a donation to your local food bank.Two Turtle Doves: A little money left on your gift card? Hand it to the person in line behind you.Three French Hens: Make a batch of chicken bone broth (or vegetable) soup for a sick friend or relative.Four Calling Birds: Call (not text or email) an elderly relative (or four).Five Gold Rings: Empty your change pocket into a Salvation Army Bell Ringer's…

11Oct 2019 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Save the Date: Thursday October 17th 2019

Events & Announcements

IN EDMONTON October 8, 2019 – November 25, 2019 Shaping Alberta Partnership between CARFAC Alberta and the Friends of the Alberta Jubilee Auditoria Society Shaping Alberta shares 10 Alberta artists’ visual perspective on life and creativity. This juried exhibition, which travels to both Calgary and Edmonton, reminds us how significant our environment/personal landscape is to us all & what we see and do everyday shapes us personally. The work we as creatives do, also shapes our communities and our cultural identity. Ilse Anysas-Salkauskas . Norman Burnham White . Jennifer Conneely . Margriet Hogue . Debbie.lee Miszaniec . Tatianna O’Donnell . Sherry Richardson . David Scott . Rene Thibault Reception: Friday, October 17th, 7 to 9pm. Location: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in the Kaasa Gallery (11455 — 87 Avenue). Parking & Directions http://www.jubileeauditorium.com/GuestServices/ParkingDirections

12Aug 2019 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

SAVE THE DATE: Shaping Alberta, September 6th 2019

Events & Announcements

IN CALGARY August 26, 2019 – October 4, 2019 Shaping Alberta Partnership between CARFAC Alberta and the Friends of the Alberta Jubilee Auditoria Society Shaping Alberta shares 10 Alberta artists' visual perspective on life and creativity. This juried exhibition, which travels to both Calgary and Edmonton, reminds us how significant our environment/personal landscape is to us all & what we see and do everyday shapes us personally. The work we as creatives do, also shapes our communities and our cultural identity. Ilse Anysas-Salkauskas . Norman Burnham White . Jennifer Conneely . Margriet Hogue . Debbie.lee Miszaniec . Tatianna O'Donnell . Sherry Richardson . David Scott . Rene Thibault Reception: Friday, September 6th, 7 to 9pm. Location: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Jubilee Gallery Lower Lobby (1415 – 14th Avenue NW). Parking & Directions http://www.jubileeauditorium.com/GuestServices/ParkingDirections…

15May 2019 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Sunflower Project: Community Collaborations

The Story Behind the Painting, The Sunflower Project, Uncategorized, What's the Big Idea?

So last week I told you about the new painted utility box I contributed to the Marlborough community. I also mentioned the references to the sunflower project that I included in the design. Here would now be a good place to include some images of a couple of the other boxes from the project. These artists agreed to let me contribute a sunflower seed to the designs of their boxes, symbolically taking part in the project and growing it further to take root in the Marlborough community. Thanks Sharon Fortowsky and Ashley Oshiro for hosting the Sunflower Project in your projects. Hopefully we can collaborate again soon! [caption id="attachment_361" align="aligncenter" width="225"] City of Calgary Painted Utility BoxAshley Oshiro(Detail with Sunflower seed by Debbie.lee Miszaniec)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_362" align="aligncenter" width="142"] City of…

08May 2019 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Did I Mention? New Painted City Utility Box.

Commissions, The Story Behind the Painting, The Sunflower Project, What's the Big Idea?

Hi, It appears I am so behind on keeping the blog up to date! SO last spring I was given the opportunity to participate in a program bringing a suite of new painted utility boxes to the Marlborough Community in Calgary. I jumped at the chance, having spent nearly a decade of my formative years in the neighbourhood. Each artist created a design concept responding to the overall theme of home, and to information gathered during an extensive phase of community engagement. Here was my contribution to the Curb appeal in the Marlborough Community: [caption id="attachment_355" align="aligncenter" width="161"] HomePainted Utility BoxCity of CalgaryMarlborough CommunityDebbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_356" align="aligncenter" width="127"] HomePainted Utility BoxCity of CalgaryMarlborough CommunityDebbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_357" align="aligncenter" width="169"] HomePainted Utility BoxCity of CalgaryMarlborough CommunityDebbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_358" align="aligncenter"…