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Anne Gudrun

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Me, My Brush and I

October 16, 2015
Me, My Brush and I

I love nature. I need nature.

I was thinking this as I hummed along to myself, walking through the woods and listening to the sound of the wind through the tree tops and the multitude of birds singing… In that moment, nothing else really mattered...

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Tags: tree of life, tree painting, wearable art
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Dream Catcher ~ part two

October 02, 2015
Dream Catcher ~ part two

When we last left off, Rose was captured by the Old Woman of the forest and held as prisoner under an old, old tree...

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Tags: fairy tale, dream catcher
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Into the Forest...

September 25, 2015
Into the Forest...

Last Spring I published a little story on Steller. It's a fairy tale that came to me as I painted Dream Catcher. Here is Part One if you missed it...

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Tags: fairy tale, forest painting, dream catcher
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Autumn Special ~ Emerging Red Leggings

September 11, 2015
Autumn Special ~ Emerging Red Leggings

I love Autumn. The nights are cooler, the days seem clearer... Change is in the air and I can feel the energy of new projects beginning to emerge...

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Tags: art leggings, anne gudrun, leggings, wearable art
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Art as Transformation

August 21, 2015
Art as Transformation

How can art transform us?

There are two states of mind. One is based on survival and one is based on creation.

Survival is fear-based. When we're in this state we feel separated and disconnected...

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Tags: art, art as transformation, creative process, creative mind
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Slow Clothes and Videotape

August 07, 2015
Slow Clothes and Videotape

Slow Clothes ~ The Art of Fashion was held at the Ferry Building Gallery last week during the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver. Here's a short video clip...

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Tags: Harmony Arts Festival 2015, wearable art
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Slow Painting

July 31, 2015
Slow Painting

When I look out my studio window I can see the world rushing by...  

I can hear the world rushing by... And it's so easy to get caught up in all that busy energy.
To be creative requires slowing down... 

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Tags: slow painting, slow clothes, slow movement
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“Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry. ”
— Richard P. Feynman

The Tapestry Dress

July 30, 2015

The Harmony Arts Festival is coming up and each week I'm featuring a new clothing design for the show. Each design represents one of the four seasons and this week's feature is the Tapestry Dress designed from the painting Tapestry. Tapestry represents the essence of winter...

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Tags: Harmony Arts Festival 2015, wearable art, anne gudrun, Tapestry Dress
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Harmony Arts Festival 2015 - Slow Clothes Fashion Show

July 27, 2015
Harmony Arts Festival 2015 - Slow Clothes Fashion Show

UPCOMING EVENT

Slow Clothes: The Art of Fashion at the Harmony Arts Festival
Presented by Wearable Art Vancouver August 5th, 12:30 - 1:30 pm

I've been preparing for the Harmony Arts Festival and the Slow Clothes Fashion Show...

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Tags: Harmony Arts Festival, Anne Gudrun, wearable art, leggings
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Before the idea... The Creative Process from The Beginning

July 17, 2015
Before the idea... The Creative Process from The Beginning

I love new projects! From blank canvas to completed painting, the creative process is always a thrill...

I was musing about this as I walked through the woods today. I was wondering where creativity comes from... What's the process from the unknown to the known?

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Tags: creative process, creativity, inspiration, intention
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