{"id":1644,"date":"2013-01-19T03:19:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-19T03:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2013-01-19T03:19:54","modified_gmt":"2013-01-19T03:19:54","slug":"ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ArtInstruction.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ArtInstruction.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Art Instruction\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ArtInstruction.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ArtInstruction-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6> The Call: Instruction Manuals &#151; Cheryl<\/h6>\n<p>I&#8217;ve discovered that I like to learn on my own, taking my time, following rabbit trails, picking up a book and dropping it for something else a few chapters later. This <em>modus operandi<\/em> is one of the reasons I feel compelled to buy books and seldom visit the library. When inspiration strikes, I want volumes at my fingertips. I&#8217;ve built a relatively decent collection of art books and magazines (these are just a small sample; I also own many volumes on the works of artists such as Michelangelo, Picasso, Degas and Wyeth), because I want to ground myself in everything art related: the basic techniques, the tools, the works of the masters, the works of other aspiring artists like me. Just as important as studying, though, is executing, and I&#8217;m trying to find more time to do just that.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130118-221201.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130118-221201.jpg\" alt=\"20130118-221201.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>The Response: Searching for Ground &mdash; Jessica <\/h6>\n<p>Today was Tommy&#8217;s birthday party. He choose Chuck E. Cheese (for the third year in a row). It&#8217;s not my favorite place in the whole world but the kids love it and they all have a great time. I don&#8217;t have to clean up when the party is over. And THAT is grounds for continuing to support them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Call: Instruction Manuals &#151; Cheryl I&#8217;ve discovered that I like to learn on my own, taking my time, following rabbit trails, picking up a book and dropping it for something else a few chapters later. This modus operandi is one of the reasons I feel compelled to buy books and seldom visit the library. 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