In my first blog, I told the story of how I got into painting furniture and selling it in shops and galleries. I mentioned the briefcase I painted and took with me, when I strolled into galleries, in the hopes of getting bookings. It was simply a balsa wood painter’s box I bought for aboutContinue reading “The “Bookings Briefcase””
Author Archives: Quincey Grace
The 10-Figurine Challenge
In November 2020, Quincey was spending HOURS every day cruising Pinterest, looking at the works of artists from around the world and across time periods. She got so inspired that she gave herself a challenge: create 10 blank figurines in 5 hours and see how different she could make them look. So, the “blanks” youContinue reading “The 10-Figurine Challenge”
It all began with a briefcase…
In 2021, artist Karen “Quincey” Grace–got back into the art world after retiring from teaching English, in 2019 and taking 4 hand-building ceramics classes. Quincey is a self-taught artist who entered the art world through the wild furniture she painted in the early 1990’s. Here’s how her artistic adventure began… Fateful morning #1: In 1991,Continue reading “It all began with a briefcase…”