appalachian artist

Jul 29

Gathering Ground

Lisa Creech Bledsoe

This week I did something I’ve never done before. I had a full-sheet painting that simply wasn’t working. Instead of painting over it, I took a deep breath…and cut away nearly a third of it. Then something unexpected happened. The remaining landscape came alive. I slipped into the same creative...

Jul 17

Her Letter Arrived

Lisa Creech Bledsoe

This painting began as a watercolor months ago before being tucked away in the studio. When I returned to it, I covered much of the surface with new layers of acrylic. Then something unexpected happened. The handwritten marks I’d made in an earlier session—apparently with an ink that wasn’t quite...

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Jul 11

Seams of Light & Consecrated

Lisa Creech Bledsoe

I’ve just finished two new pieces for my Breathing Room collection, and although they arrived by different paths, they seem to belong together. Both are mixed media on handcrafted paper. Both suggest a horizon without insisting on a specific place. And both are really about light—how it settles,...