Art Matters

Experiencing art helps us process what we don't want to feel ❤❤❤

Barb Toland Featured Artist My Stuff

Hello — Hope life is going well for you! Life has been moving along here. I've almost gotten Becoming Visible: Frida completed. I've been tweaking on it here & there, and hope to reveal the completed piece soon.Those on my email list always get first looks & first dibs, so if you're not on it already, you can sign up here, and then keep an eye out for that. I'd like to say it will be by next Friday, the 25th (Which is also my birthday! Yes, it falls on Black Friday this year, but let's not read anything into that lol.) We...

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The last surprise piece of the puzzle!

Barb Toland

Hello! How have you been? I always enjoy hearing from you, so be sure to reach out and let me know.Things in my neck of the woods have been pretty good. My cold seems to have finally passed except for what we call that "left over junk" stage, lol. But other than that it's been a relatively quiet time.The hubster & I recently celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary — kind of low key this year, but enjoyable. Our wedding cake was chocolate with raspberry filling, so every year we celebrate with something that has both flavors. This year it was a really...

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This is a pretty vulnerable share for me...

Barb Toland

How are you? (Always feel free to scroll down to the comment section & let me know!)I recognize that this is kind of a one-sided relationship sometimes, where I get a chance to share what's going on in my world with you. But I also want you to know that I love to hear back from you as well, and find out what's going on in your world.Relationships run both ways, so don't ever hesitate to send me a reply :-)Hopefully by now you know, either thru my emails, blog posts and/or social media, that I've been working on a...

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For the longest time, she didn't sing

Barb Toland Featured Artist

Let's take a little break from life and get those creative juices going, shall we?! In today's post we'll talk more about the first piece, Becoming Visible: Nina, in my newest body of work. This series, Becoming Visible, is meant to honor the female artists who, because they had the courage to be seen & heard, greatly changed the course of our lives in the most profound ways. And they did so during a time when the world wasn't always quite ready for them. As I've said in previous posts, I do want to tease this reveal out a bit. Since Nina Simone & her music had such a...

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More Nina & some dragonflies ♥♥♥

Barb Toland Featured Artist

Hope this finds you enjoying your day!!!! Thank you for taking a minute to read this blog post. You didn't have to take the time out of your busy day to do it, and so I'm appreciative that you wanted to pause & read what I've got for you today. And I'm also hoping that by giving yourself a break from the overwhelming world out there, that you'll feel a bit more refreshed when you go back to it. So let's get on with the show, shall we? In today's blog post we'll talk more about this first piece in my newest body...

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