Category Archives: Thank You

The Land Always Calls

I know I’m a person filled with opposites. I love being with people, but I prefer to work alone. I am down-in-the-ditches feminist, but I like to be home with my husband and kids. I’m a homebody with wander lust. And … Continue reading

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>Gratitude

> New Moon, Last Night, Color Photograph, (c)2008 Jeane Vogel Photography This is the week for blogs and articles and broadcasts about how grateful we are – or should be.   Ok, I’ll add mine. I’m grateful for people who … Continue reading

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>Tough Year for Art Lovers

>This is a tough year. The economy is tanking. The weather has been deadly. Gas prices … well, let’s just say most of us don’t get a share of those huge oil company profits. There’s a trend in times like … Continue reading

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>An Opening

> Candle Lighting Time, Sandwiched photograph, 30×24, $350, (c) 2008 Jeane Vogel “Memento Chai,” my solo show of Judaica, opened on Saturday night. A solo show is a gigantic responsibility. When an artist is part of a group show, curators … Continue reading

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>Hype

>There’s a lot of hype in this world. “We’re the best!” “New and Improved!” “We’re #1!” Blah, blah, blah. It hardly means anything anymore. You can believe it when the organizers of the Belleville Art on the Square fair proclaim … Continue reading

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>Cherokee Triangle

>Even if you don’t think you’ll be interested, if you have a chance to be in Louisville, KY in late April, you MUST go! The last weekend in April kicks off 10 days of Derby festivities. Yes, THAT Derby. There’s … Continue reading

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>Best of Missouri Hands

>I got the phone call last Friday, but the official letter came yesterday: I’m now a juried member of Best of Missouri Hands! It’s the art group that sets the standard for excellence among Missouri’s artists and craftspeople. When I … Continue reading

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>Thanksgiving

>It’s corny and it’s traditional, but as I look over this year in art and life, I am overwhelmed with blessings: A family who is left to fend for themselves (sometimes they don’t think this a bad thing!) for half … Continue reading

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>Highland Art Fair & Aunt Florence, 1908-2007

>I was watching CNN a few years ago when they ran a human interest story about a woman in Arizona who celebrated her 85th birthday by para-sailing. Oh my gawd! I called my mother. Guess what Aunt Florence is doing … Continue reading

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>Spoiled

>Hi! I’m Jeane. And I’m an Art Fair Artist. Yes, it IS a bit of an addiction. We Art Fair Arists pursue that ideal fair — NEXT weekend –that will bring the collector who just can’t live without our work. … Continue reading

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