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Connie Volkman commented on Mandi's blog post 'Connie... you are not alone or invisible!'

A bit late for me to be reading this response (I guess it got lost in the shuffle) but I'm reading it now and love you for it. Thanks and yes, I do feel better even now in November. Next years is going to be even better. And by the way, I didn't g...

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About Me:

Fiber artist and mixed media instructor at Wichita City Arts - all ages. Retired High School and Junior college instructor, Wichita State University Honors and Graduate School instructor.
Teaching xerscaping and landscape gardening to beginners.

Website:

http://connievolk@fiberfocus.ning.com

Creative Interests

All art media. Glass fusion, fiber fusion, weaving with unusual fibers and textiles, re-cycled art in 3D, Isbian Blu and old jazz,

Other Interests

Gardening - xerscaping, koi and pond, creating new landscapes, Mediterranean and Tuscany cooking, chocolate, my cats - Jean Clawed Kitty and Maggie Maine Coon, environmental issues.
Not necessarily in that order.

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married

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Son, Derek Miller is a professional artist, BFA Kansas City Art Institute: http://www.youtube.com/armanflint

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So tired of being "dissed"

So today I went to a Wichita Garden Show meeting. The detail committee was talking about color, placement, plantings, creative plant tags etc and I cannot remember why I chose to be on this committee or why I even come to these meetings any longer.
One of the members looks right at the woman next to me and asks her what she thinks about all of the above because she is such a good artist. Hey, what am I chopped liver? This woman didn't even have a concept about a color scheme and asked why did it… Continue

Posted on January 11, 2009 at 7:54pm — 2 Comments

Aging Art Diva

I have discovered something new that I can create with melt-able fiber and am soooo excited. The first pieces were only 2" square and now I'm going to try to duplicate them into 2' to 4'. I haven't seen anyone else do this but I'm sure if I am doing this heat process that someone in the world is also having the same idea.
One discouraging thing is that I can't seem to photograph the little samples but have already sold two of them. I feel like a dichotomy: happy and excited but at a loss for not… Continue

Posted on January 4, 2009 at 5:25pm — 2 Comments

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At 2:50pm on November 11, 2009, Connie Volkman said…: Gosh, I forgot about all of you. Where have you been? Is it me? Do I need a breath mint?
I have been working hard on my next little gallery show coming up the last Friday of November and am doing new things. Of course I'm still melting fiber and I still love the use of the leaf theme which never seems to die for me but I'm still at it. I've been sick with the crud for weeks now and this is my first day of feeling much better. Still hacking and coughing but feel more human than foreign object lying in bed thinking about how I just had another wasted day. I guess this is getting too long so I will stop.
Connie

At 3:26pm on March 15, 2009, The Bead Dreamer said…: I love the piece with the stick handle!!! Awesome.

At 2:31pm on January 11, 2009, PAOLA DE GIOVANNI said…: Hello Connie! Thank you so much for getting in touch and for your flattering words about my works, yes, in Italian we say "Bellissimo". You artwork is "Super Bellissimo"!
With best wishes, Paola

At 9:45am on January 5, 2009, nuanc said…: Hey there Connie! Your work is wonderful and original! Can't wait to see the little melty ones as well. Welcome to our group.