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Art is Revolutionary!

Mar 21, 2014

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Mar 21, 2014

Join Lucy and I to discuss how art helps change the world. Thursday night 8 pm EST

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:00 AM

welcome everyone! :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:00 AM

Hi Lucy! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:00 AM

hey Rachel! :-)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:00 AM

Hello there lovely audience!
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:00 AM

Happy Thursday night to everyone.. or Friday morning now in the UK :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“this tawk is right up my alley! i hope its ok to just barge in. = D”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jordan Birnbaum

“Cool!”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:01 AM

hey Robin.
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:01 AM

Hey Welcome Robin and Jordan! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“well howdy rachel and lucy”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:01 AM

and hey to you JB!
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:01 AM

we are going to be talking about art tonight
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:01 AM

are you excited
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Lucy Dyer · 12:01 AM

what ya got for me then Rachel?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:02 AM

so who here knows alot about art?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“i certainly am excited.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:02 AM

*looks around room*.....
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:02 AM

I will be the first to say I am not too knowledgable on the subject but I know Lucy is :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:02 AM

well a little
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Lucy Dyer · 12:03 AM

where you wanna start?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:03 AM

well let's start with how you think art has the ability to change the world?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:03 AM

we will dive right in :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:03 AM

an image tells a thousands words...isn't that how the saying goes?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:04 AM

there are so many images around the world that give a message about whats happening there
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Lucy Dyer · 12:04 AM

and i guess people like Bansky are so good is because he creates images that resonate with people. they strike a chord s it were
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:05 AM

It's funny how different people can view the same image or piece differently
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Lucy Dyer · 12:05 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“it can show people a different perspective on the subject, hopefully get them to think differently.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:05 AM

so who's Banksy?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:05 AM

i think thats a sign of a good artist. each image is different for everyone,same with music
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“a 'street artist, very famous”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:06 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy
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Lucy Dyer · 12:06 AM

for those that dont know
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:06 AM

hmm never heard of him
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:06 AM

so what kind of art does he do that makes him so influential?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:06 AM

really? :-O i'm shocked
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:07 AM

see I know very little about the visual arts mainly because I only progressed to the stick figure art stage lol
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Lucy Dyer · 12:07 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“very politically outspoken, or out-painting”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:07 AM

best thing to do Rachel is to google him and look at the images
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:07 AM

so is it easier or harder for artists who do politically outspoken work to be recognized?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:08 AM

I would think the art world is a bit of a paradox in the sense that artists are known for being "out there"
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:08 AM

I agree Robin
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Lucy Dyer · 12:08 AM

i guess those that bend the rules,like in music or comedy,do find it hard but if its a message worth saying they do
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:08 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“my son said, "Art should be open to interpretation by the viewer."”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:09 AM

so how does a painting on a wall help us change the world?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:09 AM

another artist i am inlfuenced by is shepard fairey
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Lucy Dyer · 12:09 AM

http://www.obeygiant.com/
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:10 AM

Hey JD! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:10 AM

Hey Jennifer! :-)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:10 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Hello Rachel and Lucy...”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:10 AM

post the link robin
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Lucy Dyer · 12:10 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“ya'll really should take a peek at my "art" page on facebook. = D”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:10 AM

I really love that virtual art is becoming more recognized and loved by people. :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:11 AM

yes link us Robin :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:11 AM

painting on a wall is much easier to do than say doing it on canvas.
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Lucy Dyer · 12:11 AM

all you need is spray paint and an idea
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:11 AM

you can send him the url link on FB if you want or click the invite button above this chat box JD
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Lucy Dyer · 12:12 AM

i found this artist by accident today. you might like this Rachel http://www.honorthetreaties.org/#p1,s1
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:12 AM

check out Robin's art! :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:12 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“https://www.facebook.com/RobinMaynardFineArt?fref=ts i hope it will work”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:12 AM

AWESOME! Native Pride! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:12 AM

holy cow,that look awesome Robin!
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Lucy Dyer · 12:12 AM

yeah some great art in there
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:13 AM

So obviously as an artist you can choose any sort of medium or message to put across. I can see a common political art theme in these suggestions you have given us Lucy :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:13 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jordan Birnbaum

“I always thought it would be fun to spray”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:13 AM

yes awesome art Robin! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:13 AM

i think if has to be short n sweet. simple. for it to stand out
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:14 AM

so you are an artist is there any medium you prefer better than others?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:14 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jordan Birnbaum

“I always thought it would be fun to spray paint an anti-graffiti message on some building somewhere...”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:14 AM

anti-graffiti messages in graffiti love it Jordan! lol
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Lucy Dyer · 12:14 AM

funny you should ask that Rachel. only recently i have finnaly discovered what type of art i am good at. the messy look. paint spalts ets
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Lucy Dyer · 12:15 AM

i'm sure you've seen my recent stuff
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:15 AM

yes I really love it, it has got an edge to it :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:15 AM

I am the same Jordan. I am a photoshopper.. thank god for photoshop! lol
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Lucy Dyer · 12:15 AM

i can draw either JB. wish i could
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:15 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jordan Birnbaum

“I can draw, so I've always liked making collages out of existing images”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:15 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jordan Birnbaum

“Can't”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:15 AM

cant
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:16 AM

so Lucy is there a certain theme you stick to when creating your art? Or do you bounce around quit a bit?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:16 AM

http://dickiesbintsart.jimdo.com/
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Lucy Dyer · 12:16 AM

there ya go Robin
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:16 AM

check out Lucy's website she has a lot of cool things on there... do you offer your stuff on t-shirts Lucy? because you should :D
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Lucy Dyer · 12:17 AM

to be honest,i have a plan of what i want to do - say a collage. but then i end doing something totally different. i get all these paint textures and end up with something
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:17 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Artists come in all shapes and sizes...not just drawing or painting or sculpture”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:17 AM

I bet the things you plan don't look half as cool as those happy accident pieces :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:17 AM

i just cant seem to stick to one thing. my mind wonders oh so much when i am making art
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Lucy Dyer · 12:18 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“I consider myself something of an artist as a poet”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:18 AM

yes writers and musicians are also included in this category and just as important
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Lucy Dyer · 12:18 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“While I don't physically paint, I can produce an image with words”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:19 AM

which in turn an artist can produce an image from
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:19 AM

I think that's the best thing about art in any medium, you have the ability to impact the world utilizing something creative and different
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Lucy Dyer · 12:19 AM

there are some great quotes i have done images of.
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:19 AM

cool! I would love to see a collaboration like that, have someone write something and a visual artist make an interpretation of it :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:19 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Yes, Rachel...we musicians are also weirdos, I mean artists.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:20 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“jennifer. words are wonderful. got an example for us?”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:20 AM

So when you created art from a quote did you just go off of the feeling or images the quote brought to your mind?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:20 AM

Rachel,you should check out the rooftop revolutionaries quotes i have done. i have done a few like that
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Lucy Dyer · 12:21 AM

in a quote i take a word,say "happy" and i think of what image i could use. i then run with that. could really simple or complex
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:21 AM

that's really cool, I am so interested in the inner thoughts of artists as they create :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:22 AM

also listening to music helps me ALOT.
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:22 AM

so I am assuming that when you started your artwork career you didn't think it would take off as much as it did
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Lucy Dyer · 12:22 AM

not entirely sure why but it does
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:22 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“i think the act of creation can be a form of meditation.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:23 AM

its not a career yet but i have been doing art for years before i started doing more seriously
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:23 AM

I love that Robin. Like Lucy says her mind wanders, I think art gives us that ability and time to let our minds wander and think about things we may not usually
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Lucy Dyer · 12:23 AM

exactly Robin
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:23 AM

so you just decided to dabble a bit and see where it went from there?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:23 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“ya! "getting into the zone"”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:23 AM

that usually is what happens yeah.
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:23 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“When I was writing my book, I would get lost in it and it would take time to come back...”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:24 AM

the world inside of art is so much better than reality a lot of the times...
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Lucy Dyer · 12:24 AM

i never really knew i was so arty until a year or two ago
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Lucy Dyer · 12:24 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“What is reality anyway...we create our own.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:24 AM

Robin,you had that too? thought it was just me
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Lucy Dyer · 12:24 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“i have always liked drawing, etc. but was not very good, until a sort of 'epiphany' in the early 2000's”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:25 AM

amen JD! Maybe that is why artists are more adaptable than most, they are used to creating and re-creating worlds
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Lucy Dyer · 12:25 AM

★ Spotlighted from ross dittman

“Art is reality in an awesome form.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:25 AM

and then all of a sudden you were good at drawing?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:25 AM

maybe I should try again lol
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Lucy Dyer · 12:25 AM

gotta give a shout out to this - http://clarity-collective.tumblr.com/
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Lucy Dyer · 12:25 AM

seeing as i came up with the name :-)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:26 AM

true story that
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:26 AM

awesome! yes CC is a great place to find some kickass activist art :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:26 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“it was a huge shift in my thinking that made me better.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:26 AM

for me it was when what i was doing just felt good to me
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:26 AM

hmm is that like when my watercolor teacher would continuously say, "relax, just let it flow" and I would yell, "I am relaxed! It's not working!" lol!
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Lucy Dyer · 12:27 AM

lol rachel
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Lucy Dyer · 12:27 AM

you werent relaxed
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:27 AM

hm interesting. I always thought you were either good at visual arts or bad. I never heard of someone's abilities changing but that is cool
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Lucy Dyer · 12:27 AM

see,right now,i have some ideas for more art going round my head....which means i might be doing some after this
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:28 AM

haha no I wasn't, I was fooling no one. lol I was just trying to hard to be good at it and I don't think that's how art works lol
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:28 AM

so anyone in the audience have any questions for Lucy regarding her process or anything on this topic? Feel free to ask away! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:28 AM

i know that feeling
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Lucy Dyer · 12:28 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“i was probably too uptight before, or something.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:29 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“As artists, what would your advice for a young aspiring artist be?”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:29 AM

i would get your out there. post it on facebook,twitter...anywhere. try and get it noticed. gauge a reaction.
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Lucy Dyer · 12:29 AM

*art
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Lucy Dyer · 12:30 AM

there will be lots of downs as you will get bad reactions but the ups are so glorious they can lift you so high. :-)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:30 AM

oh and dont "copy" someone else. try and find your own style. it might take a while but you'll find it
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:31 AM

I can't imagine being in the competitive art gallery world. It's gotta be tough trying to be recognized
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Lucy Dyer · 12:31 AM

you have no idea
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:31 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“what would your advice be for an old artist who never got off the ground except some locally and has huge stacks and pile of art taking up space?”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:31 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“My boss's 9 year old actually has started her own blog and is posting crafts and artwork she has done. Is that a good start?”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:31 AM

people like my work but trying to get people to buy my work? thats a different matter lol
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Lucy Dyer · 12:32 AM

Robin,ebay. thats the avenue i might be taking
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Lucy Dyer · 12:32 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“What do you believe sets a successful artist apart from a non successful artist with the same talents? Is it the same as the music industry? Commitment and dedication?”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:32 AM

or a certain degree of "selling" out to be more mainstream...
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Lucy Dyer · 12:32 AM

in a word,yes. if you love what you do,you will carry on. maybe you will have get a job to pay for tools. but i think its worth it in the end
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:33 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“i heard ebay is not the way to go. there are fake art sites and they can 'steal your images'”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:33 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“she also has a fb page that features her artwork. Magnolia Gold...I'm sure she would be thrilled to have more followers!”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:33 AM

Jennifer,well she follows me,i will follow her :-)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:33 AM

pop up the link to it
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Lucy Dyer · 12:34 AM

★ Spotlighted from ross dittman

“Deviantart.com is pretty good.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:34 AM

that's another thing! you have to be so on top of the copyright laws and all of that don't you? Especially as an independent artist in the day and age of such advanced technology and the internet with people trying to constantly pass of things as
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:34 AM

their own
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Lucy Dyer · 12:34 AM

i am getting alot of feedback from posting on group via google+
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Lucy Dyer · 12:35 AM

thats why all of my art now has a watermark. you learn the hard way sometimes
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:35 AM

Go follow Magnolia! That girl is going places :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:35 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“https://www.facebook.com/magnolia.gold.16?fref=ts”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:35 AM

have you had your artwork stolen? passed off as someone elses?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:35 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“i pretty well resigned myself to being the unknown recluse. i barely care anymore.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:36 AM

i have had people use my art without asking
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Lucy Dyer · 12:36 AM

no credit,nothing
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:36 AM

what did you do?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:36 AM

★ Spotlighted from Mike Dwornik

“My stepdaughter is a great artist that also teaches art at a center for for those with disabilities. She has sold a few of her piece, but it can be difficult.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:36 AM

@Mike - sounds like your stepdaughter is doing great work! :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:37 AM

omg Robin! Did you get the piece back?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:37 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“someone stole one of my paintings off the wall in one venue.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:37 AM

reported them :-) told the person they sent the image too. they took the image down and asked me to do one for them :-)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:37 AM

awesome! so it worked out for you then! more work! :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:37 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Maggie actually designed/sketched the logo for our company Team Wildflower”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:37 AM

in a funny way yeah :-)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:37 AM

@Robin - Well I guess be flattered someone would risk jail to steal your artwork? lol that's crazy though
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Lucy Dyer · 12:38 AM

oh and i recently got told off by someone for tagging someone else.
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:38 AM

what?? why?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:38 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“https://www.facebook.com/teamwildflower go to our FB page and look what a 9 year old can do!!”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:38 AM

they didnt wanna see my art on this persons page that they were following
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:38 AM

so that's another thing Facebook and other social media can just add to these issues.. but at the same time without these sites artists wouldn't be able to get such great exposure
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Lucy Dyer · 12:39 AM

wait a min...this artist is 9 years old? ;-O damn shes good
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:39 AM

that's ridiculous
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Lucy Dyer · 12:39 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Let'em un-friend you Lucy...damn divas!!”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:39 AM

thanks jennifer :-)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:39 AM

I agree! like it takes a tenth of a second to scroll past it
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:39 AM

I can imagine Robin :/
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:39 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“thats what everyone has said. didn't help much.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:40 AM

haha what? that's awesome!
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:40 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“I actually got censored on FB today!!”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:40 AM

damn it i wanna get censored! lol
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:40 AM

me too! only the cool people get censored on FB! :D
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Lucy Dyer · 12:40 AM

damn right they do
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:40 AM

omg JD that's ridiculous! keep postin man... ahh 'Merica
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Lucy Dyer · 12:41 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“posted a pic of some pot...got censored everywhere but CO and WA”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:41 AM

really? i have seen loads of pictures of pot
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:41 AM

★ Spotlighted from Mike Dwornik

“That she is, Rachel. In November, they have an art show and auction at one of the local galleries. It is one of their major fundraisers. The collaborations between the teachers and students are awesome! It is a really big deal around here.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:41 AM

That sounds awesome Mike! I wish her all the luck :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:42 AM

damn the man
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Lucy Dyer · 12:42 AM

F**k the man!
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:42 AM

save the empire
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Lucy Dyer · 12:42 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“I know, I didn't get it at all...oh well, guess I get too much attention...and the "man" don't like it!”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:42 AM

any Empire Records fans?!? :D
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:42 AM

when I think of art and revolution my mind goes back to the 70's during that era of protest... And like the picture of the girl putting the flower in the gun.. I recently have really been falling in love with photography
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:43 AM

it's crazy how a single image can evoke so many different things from so many different people
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Lucy Dyer · 12:43 AM

★ Spotlighted from Mike Dwornik

“She loves her job, but unfortunately her salary is very low and it is hard to make ends meet.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:43 AM

totally agree rachel
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:44 AM

@Mike isn't that always the way though? :( It makes me said that the arts are the first thing to get cut and left behind
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:44 AM

speaking of this, it is important to stick up for and endorse all kinds of arts programs wherever you are
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Lucy Dyer · 12:44 AM

ok my website - http://dickiesbintsart.jimdo.com/
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:44 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Lucy, I probably missed it but where can I see your work?”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:44 AM

and my FB page - https://www.facebook.com/ArtofDB?ref=hl
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:45 AM

go follow her, you won't regret it. :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:45 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“both the beauty and the bane of humanity is the huge differences in individuals. i love it. but it can cause problems between folks.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:45 AM

also Lucy I do think you should have an option to put your art on a t-shirt if you don't already, because that would be awesome! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:45 AM

★ Spotlighted from Mike Dwornik

“I have always been a big fan of poster art.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:46 AM

yeah i might just do that. got any particular designs you wanna see on one?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:46 AM

too many to choose from! :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:46 AM

I could widdle it down to a few I guess :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:46 AM

lol aww shucks
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Lucy Dyer · 12:47 AM

i havent done it yet,cos i have tried to keep the shop and website together. make it easier for folk
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Lucy Dyer · 12:47 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“would you please "friend" me so I can have a look? I'm friends w/Rachel”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:47 AM

@Jennifer - what name you under on fb
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:48 AM

awesome! yes I would love one, I am all about the activist t-shirts lately :) why waste $25 on a shirt if I don't agree with the message
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Lucy Dyer · 12:48 AM

★ Spotlighted from Mike Dwornik

“I love many of the posters depicting labor's struggles, or political posters for that matter.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:48 AM

I do agree Mike, I think art becomes so much more interesting in times of economic and political upheaval thank goodness someone is telling the truth out there lol
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Lucy Dyer · 12:49 AM

@jennifer - done! :-)
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:49 AM

welcome Kelly! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:49 AM

hey kelly!
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:49 AM

★ Spotlighted from kelly mackin

“whew, when my parents say 1 hour I should know they mean 3 LOL I made it WAY late.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:49 AM

so before we go let's hear from the audience, why do you think art has the power to revolutionize our world?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:49 AM

have done already jennifer
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Lucy Dyer · 12:50 AM

yeah who do YOU think is the best at getting a message across with art?
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:50 AM

★ Spotlighted from kelly mackin

“Art if at all truthful should reflect the society its in-george carlin. and thats about all i got.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:50 AM

orson
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Lucy Dyer · 12:50 AM

★ Spotlighted from ross dittman

“Everyone shall now call me orss.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:51 AM

★ Spotlighted from kelly mackin

“YES music is art right? Is the way I communicate art?”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:51 AM

★ Spotlighted from Mike Dwornik

“It can place an image in your head. It can require you tho think.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:51 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“that might be too stronga statement. but art can certainly influence the world.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:51 AM

I think we could really say anything is art, what is it art is only art when it has an intended purpose? what do you think lucy? what makes art art? if I threw mud at the wall would it be art?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:51 AM

does a line need to be drawn,kelly?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:51 AM

well some bloke poops on paper and thats art,so yeah
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:52 AM

what? lol! who would want that piece of "art" yuck lol
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Lucy Dyer · 12:52 AM

★ Spotlighted from kelly mackin

“i just like to ask questions to see what others think.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:52 AM

★ Spotlighted from ross dittman

“Art is the creative expression of yourself, and/or your environment.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:52 AM

I like that Ross :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:52 AM

i know,each to their own lol
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:52 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“if a thing/creation provokes a reaction in the viewer, it might be art”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:52 AM

I like that too Robin, maybe it's only art if someone gets something out of viewing it, listening to it, reading it
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Lucy Dyer · 12:52 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“good one ross/orss”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:53 AM

love that Mike!
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Lucy Dyer · 12:53 AM

★ Spotlighted from Mike Dwornik

“Art, be it visual, tactile, or musical can inspire and motivate.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:53 AM

nature IS art
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:53 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“that is the whole point...to feel something”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:53 AM

★ Spotlighted from ross dittman

“Nature inspires art.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:53 AM

nature is ready made art
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:53 AM

well it sounds like we have a lot of very artistic people in the room tonight! :0) I love it!
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:54 AM

well it's getting to be about that time, any last minute questions for Lucy or I?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:54 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“As a musician and poet for 40 years, I have seen some incredible instances of people feeling when they didn't expect to feel at all...”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:54 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“artists have a very visceral reaction to the world.”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:54 AM

★ Spotlighted from kelly mackin

“I find music to be what moves me most, its has so much emotion but i think that is dependent on who is looking/listening.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:54 AM

and that has to be the best part about being the artist JD, to see people feel something they may not have even seen coming
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Lucy Dyer · 12:55 AM

especially if you have all 3 at once
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Lucy Dyer · 12:55 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“tears, laughter, sexual arousal...it can be a trip...”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:55 AM

Kelly I am the same way, Music is and has always been like my life! I don't know what I would have done without it
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:55 AM

haha yeah that sounds like one hell of a trip lol
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Lucy Dyer · 12:55 AM

i bet it was :-)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:55 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Yup, that was a really good night, Lucy!!”

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Lucy Dyer · 12:56 AM

btw Rachel,theres an ackles image on my site :-)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:56 AM

did i spell the name right? lol
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:56 AM

awesome! yep Ackles hee hee
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:56 AM

★ Spotlighted from kelly mackin

“where does creative energy come from?”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:56 AM

last question :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:56 AM

that energy can come from anywhere,kelly
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:57 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“the mystery of art...is figuring out what it is that causes such reactions...”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:57 AM

i think it depends on the mood or emotions you are feeling at the time you create?
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Lucy Dyer · 12:57 AM

i dont know if i want to find that out. half the fun is getting a reaction
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:57 AM

★ Spotlighted from Mike Dwornik

“I used to play guitar in a few local bands waaay back in the day. I have begun to pick it back up since I recently retired. There are so many melodies that run through my head, that I want to record them, if only for my own enjoyment.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:57 AM

@Mike good for you! I think you should continue playing music for your own enjoyment! The world can never have too many artists I think! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:58 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“I mean, who would have thought that the mona lisa would effect so many people world wide for so very long...woow”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:58 AM

I know, I still am not quite sure why that painting is so famous but yes one painting and all that hype
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:58 AM

crazy the impact has always had in our world.
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Lucy Dyer · 12:58 AM

and she has no eyebrows
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:58 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“true rachel! we need more and more artists! it is a state of mind!”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:58 AM

haha! I know, who did she sleep with to get that gig? lol!
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Lucy Dyer · 12:59 AM

they say her eyes follow you
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Rachel McDonnell · 12:59 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“My most creative moments are driven by something major...whether it's happiness, pain or heartbreak...Love is a wonderful inspiration but the other end of the spectrum works equally well...”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:59 AM

ok I have insulted the Mona Lisa, I guess that must mean our time is up haha
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Lucy Dyer · 12:59 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“She looks like she never slept with anyone!!”

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Rachel McDonnell · 12:59 AM

thanks so much for being here Lucy! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 12:59 AM

nooo our time is up? :-(
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:00 AM

And audience you are awesome! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 1:00 AM

check out my website http://dickiesbintsart.jimdo.com/
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:00 AM

★ Spotlighted from kelly mackin

“is philosophy art? i would say yes after the comments made here.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 1:00 AM

I think it would be Kelly. :)
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Lucy Dyer · 1:00 AM

and come LIKE my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ArtofDB?ref=hl
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:00 AM

yes go check out Lucy's FB page and website! :)
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:00 AM

Thanks everyone this was fun! :D
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“thanks rachel and lucy! great tawk”

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Lucy Dyer · 1:01 AM

man this so good! a HUGE thank you to the audience,you were damn awesome :-)
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“thank you for inviting me...it's been great”

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Rachel McDonnell · 1:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“philosophy is training of the mind... learning to think”

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Rachel McDonnell · 1:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“which technically leads to creativity so yea, why not?”

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Lucy Dyer · 1:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Mike Dwornik

“Thank you!”

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Rachel McDonnell · 1:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from kelly mackin

“yes thanks everyone.”

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Lucy Dyer · 1:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“now I must go mad...march madness you dig”

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Lucy Dyer · 1:02 AM

thank you rachel for being here with me :-)
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:02 AM

if you missed the tawk you can scroll to the top of the left chatbox and read through from the beginning. Thanks again everyone and thanks Lucy it was a blast.. until next time. ;)
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Lucy Dyer · 1:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“thanks ladies....”

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Lucy Dyer · 1:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from ross dittman

“Awesome tawk!”

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Rachel McDonnell · 1:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Robin Maynard

“passion and dynamic... just as jordan said. it worked very well here.”

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Rachel McDonnell · 1:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from kelly mackin

“yes but can we do another one ? hehehehe”

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Rachel McDonnell · 1:03 AM

Lucy and I wanted to make this tawk thing of ours become a weekly thing, so stay tuned! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 1:03 AM

wanna do a part 2 to this rachel?
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:03 AM

sure! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 1:03 AM

sorted then :-)
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Lucy Dyer · 1:03 AM

watch this apce
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:03 AM

next week maybe we will stick to this same time if it works for people :)
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Lucy Dyer · 1:03 AM

works for me too
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:04 AM

alright! it's set then! check out part 2 next Thursday night everyone! :)
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Lucy Dyer · 1:04 AM

woohoo!
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Rachel McDonnell · 1:04 AM

good night all you awesome people and stay creative! :)