Put on your ruby slippers, click the heels together, close your eyes and make a wish. Take me home ToTo. The Journey Series. Christine Alfery Life is a journey. It’s full of ups and downs. I frequently describe it as a roller coaster ride. We are in it for the ride and we should always try to make ...
Christine's Journal
Sometimes artists have muses, I am no exception. Muses are often their source of inspiration. Muses give the artist a sense of passion about something. My muses are words – and the concepts they conjure up for me. Words never cease to inspire me which is why I call myself a conceptual artist and why I write a blog and about beautiful moments in the day.
Blog: Free from Limits
Posted on September 01 2019
Blog: Fluid, Flow, Freedom
Posted on August 31 2019
Blog: The Majestic Pine and the Squirrel
Posted on August 31 2019
I watched a squirrel this morning as she climbed almost to the top of the tallest pine tree in our woods. The pine is a very stately tree that has survived windstorms, tornadoes, heavy wet snows, and freezing rains. Freezing rains and heavy wet snows are the worst. Freezing rain, when it goes on and ...
Blog: Sameness is Universalness
Posted on August 28 2019
I have never wanted to be like another. So, when I began thinking about just what was the concept of universalness, I was surprised to come to the conclusion that sameness and universalness are the same thing. I used to think about universalness in this way, through my faith. We all needed to believe as I ...
Blog: Finding Meaning
Posted on August 27 2019
Blog: Just What is an Artist?
Posted on August 25 2019
Blog: Getting Back to Unique
Posted on August 25 2019
Aesthetic – the word aesthetic throughout art history has been highly debated because the meaning behind the word was beauty. The question became, whose beauty. Which beauty was the most beautiful? In the 60’s, artists presented anything but a uniform understanding of aesthetic. There was never the most beautiful – there were always many kinds ...
Blog: Art's Value Part 3
Posted on August 23 2019
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.” -Albert Einstein In past blog posts I have ...
Blog: Is Objectivity in Art Possible?
Posted on August 22 2019
Is Objectivity in Art Possible? Can we eliminate all the senses and ever look at art objectively? What is objective thought? Isn’t objective thought based on theoretical rules that have formed a truth? Like 3-4=1? But then who makes up the rules? Who creates the theory that becomes a truth? While objectivity is something we have created, ...
Blog: Art and Our Reality
Posted on August 20 2019
Blog: Smooth Rocks from Lake Superior
Posted on August 19 2019
Blog: Art Reflecting Life Reflecting Art
Posted on August 18 2019
By Lisa Freedman Christine Alfery wears many hats. Living an inspiring life that inspires her art, her work reflects her life. And might I say she seems to excel in everything she endeavors to do. Wife, Mother, Artist, Writer, Poet, Teacher, Outdoorsman, Adventure seeker… On a recent trip to the Northwest Territories of Canada, including Eagles Nest River ...
Blog: Treasures from the Shore
Posted on August 17 2019
Blog: The Mysterious and The Imaginary
Posted on August 16 2019
Abstract Work of Art Is Unpredictable
Posted on August 15 2019
Aesthetic Moment: Northwoods
Posted on August 13 2019
Aesthetic Moment: Wind
Posted on August 12 2019