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Abstract Pancakes

It’s somewhat of an artist newsletter. It won’t be boring so there’s that. It won’t all be so abstract. Some of what I write here will be true stories, glimpses of reality shaved from a block of aged memory that has mellowed, allowing sweetness to come through.

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Don't listen to me, I'm a bad influence

abstract pancakes Andrea Lewicki Don't Listen to Me, I'm a Bad Influence 10 ways I will lead you astray You want some ill-advised guidance? Here you go. Cut up your art. As in, spend time making something out of paper from scratch with your hands and then take a fresh blade to it. You’re going to want the sharpness of a new blade unless you like your edges rough and if you do, no judgement here. Cut up someone else’s art. My favorite artwork by Willem de Kooning is the one Robert Rauschenberg...

abstract pancakes Andrea Lewicki 10 things that are not collage with a couple of announcements that definitely are It’s my annual roundup of things from outside the cut-and-paste realm, shared because the third Collage-O-Rama opened this past weekend and it will consume 100% of my attention if I let it. There are three things I want to share first, though. 1. The Colorwork collage class I’m offering at Schack in Everett this Saturday needs two more signups. I’m bringing some fun supplies like...

abstract pancakes Andrea Lewicki 10 (sort of) recent obsessions followed by less than 10 ways to collage with me I like a good obsession. I like the way a random something catches my attention and creates a tripwire in my brain, making sure I notice it every time it drifts by. There was a spell in the middle of last year when it was peek-a-boo views of black and white stripes, thin and closely spaced, the stoccato intensity drumming against my senses a fragment at a time. I blame/credit/laud...

abstract pancakes Andrea Lewicki 22 July 2025 10 Quick Paragraphs, the Taking/Leaving Edition I'm over summer, at least the part that precedes Leo season. Like a total Leo, I don't take any interest in astrology until it's my time to roar and preen and reign over my little creative realm. Michelle Pfieffer said it best as Catwoman in Batman Returns: Meow. This is when my brain becomes a big idea machine, a little delulu on long daylight hours and ripe berries and iced coffee. Good thing, too....

abstract pancakes Andrea Lewicki 2 May 2025 10 things that are not about collage Collage-O-Rama, my largest artist project, opens in a week. Starting in February and hitting a peak in recent weeks, all I seem to talk about is Collage-O-Rama. I am sure that people are tired of hearing about it because a tiny part of me is tired of talking about it. Really what I’m feeling is the need to exit the Collage-O-Rama freeway for a little while to give the brain a break. I knit. I go for long walks or...