Maria Billings, Artist

email: art_mb@ymail.com or: atelier.aurel@gmail.com

USA: 650.269-2578 or: 530.692-9012

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    Crafting Sustainability
    • Sep 22, 2020

    Crafting Sustainability

    It’s obvious, if we want to pass on a world that’s worth living in, every small effort towards sustainability helps. In this post, I’m...
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    Inspired by Kandinsky and Geometry
    • Jul 22, 2020

    Inspired by Kandinsky and Geometry

    Geometry was always my favorite subject at school. Euclidian geometry is concerned with abstract perfection: circle, square, triangle,...
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    How to Gallery-Wrap a Textile Painting
    • Mar 1, 2020

    How to Gallery-Wrap a Textile Painting

    Do you like this professional look of gallery-wrapping your textile art onto wooden stretchers? - If yes, read on. 1) Assemble your...
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    Part of 25 Million Stitches
    • Jan 26, 2020

    Part of 25 Million Stitches

    A couple of days ago, I visited the Verge Center for the Arts in Sacramento (https://www.vergeart.com/) and came across the “25 Million...
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    Doing it Twice
    • Nov 16, 2019

    Doing it Twice

    Two years ago, I visited Mesa in Arizona for the first time. The dessert skies and landscapes have so much color and variety. They...
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    Dyeing Natural Mauve Tones
    • Sep 15, 2019

    Dyeing Natural Mauve Tones

    Nature’s abundant “leftovers” often invite me to experiment. After harvest in our very small Pinot Noir vineyard, I got all the rejects,...
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    Public Art for the Apollo Library
    • Sep 6, 2019

    Public Art for the Apollo Library

    A commission for a local library requested a creative “Yes, we are open” sign and two covers for glass doors (to improve security). One...
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    Photographing in the Sun
    • Aug 19, 2019

    Photographing in the Sun

    Have often heard that you’re not supposed to do it - to photograph paintings in the sun. But look at these: the silk colors really glow....
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    The First Time in my Life
    • Aug 18, 2019

    The First Time in my Life

    For the first time in my life, I’m growing morning glories at the entrance to our atelier. BTW: Please give us a call and come for a...
    113 views
    Protected Finch
    • Mar 15, 2019

    Protected Finch

    When I first saw the call for entry “Connecting Our Natural Worlds”, the subject spoke to me very directly - maybe because my studio is...
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