Why a Sculptor should have a blog

Greeting Card Designer Blog invited Patrick Gracewood, sculptor, to be a special guest writer for "Social Media Month" and talk about his experiences of having blog about his art.


by Patrick Gracewood

I post three times a week to my sculpture blog, www.ShadowsOnStone.blogspot.com. There are several reasons I believe having a blog is helpful for artists:


Why I Have a Blog

  • Writing that often has made me much more articulate about my own work and the work of others.
  • Writing for a blog is like writing a post card. Blogs need good images and short concise sentences.
  • I'm thinking more about the why we make sculpture and less about the how (techniques ) of artmaking.
  • The most surprising thing is getting new subscribers from all over the world, Australia, Argentina, and Serbia.

How did they find my humble blog?

Well, it turns out there are a few other people who like to think about making sculpture and why.

It's a small audience but that's exactly who I want to engage in this conversation.

My approach to sculpture is poetic, I use images of nature metaphorically to evoke an emotional response.


Contact info

Patrick Gracewood
email: pmg@gracewoodstudio.com
website: www.GracewoodStudio.com

Gracewood Studio offers his art work and sculpture services to designers, architects, landscape designers, and private clients.
Blog: http://shadowsonstone.blogspot.com/

8 comments:

Susan Gallacher-Turner said...

Love Patrick's blog, I find it interesting and inspiring!
Susan

Susan Gallacher-Turner said...

Love Patrick's blog and find it very interesting and inspiring!
Susan Gallacher-Turner

Anonymous said...

Patrick's blog is rich with food for thought. Great read!
Virginia

Anonymous said...

Patrick's blog ignites my soul, radiates thought and let's my heart breathe in beauty. My heart grows happier when reading his words, looking at his images and linking to amazing sites.
Joyce

Anonymous said...

I love the way Patrick looks at the world. Rarely do I slow down long enough to think about the impact art has in my life. Thankfully I have Patrick to do that for me. Sorry, it's true.

Anonymous said...

Patrick is a spark person in my life, someone who gets you inspired and reignites the artists flame. Blog on!

Ann Fleming said...

Patrick displays his wonderful talent in putting words to all of our thoughts as artists and to describing the work that we all need to do to keep our work and those thoughts out in the world. And he is an amazing sculptor too! Thanks Patrick!
Ann

Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens said...

I like art, sculptures, Patrick is a lovely person with artistic flair and and great skill.