Hi Pema,
It can be frustrating when you feel isolated from the rest of the art world. Your comment reminds me of trying to learn about art before the internet. I live in a small Michigan town and scoured through every art book in the library and thought, now what? Luckily the internet came into being and artists began to share information. That is where a lot of my education came from. Artists tend to be generous with their knowledge. I'm glad you like my blog. I am always looking for new ideas to write about, please let me know if you have any suggestions.