In the Name of Art

Journal Entry, December Cometh

And the calendar begins to fill, and over-fill. The month's October through January are busy with shows, decorating and all things related to exhibits. Once the collage show goes up in January, watch out, I'll be on the streets and into trouble just because I'll have some time. I might even read.

Right now I'm just anxious about my interview with Dot Shinn (the art critic here). People rarely talk about art (the ins, the outs, the where-with-alls of it) until a day like today. And then all that passion and love and blood, sweat, tears has to come out in 30 minutes. Good grief. Up to now, the only time I take to "talk" about my art is in my journal and on this blog. Wish me luck, the article comes out Sunday. As far as that goes, wish the show luck too.

 

Thanksgiving at Sandra's 2009

The whole family and then some at the annual Thanksgiving

 Feast that rotates between Stow and University Heights. 

This past spring I was invited by my dear friend Carrie to tour Progressive Insurance's art collection (in just one building) and had a devil of a time importing my phone photo to my desktop. I just figured out how to do that (a debt of gratitude goes out to Henry who showed me how)! So here it is, and yes, its a standard shovel and wheel-barrow. And no, I don't have the artist's name. Drat.

Ghost Nests

I may have figured out how to help the birds without coming off as a stark, raving maniac....and this is result number one. Thanks to Roger Tory Peterson for the cut-outs from one of his innumerable books.

And to direct you to more fun:

Download Pulse this is the image, and then click on Seth's name below  and it will take you to Seth Apter's new blog project with links to other artist's sites and answers to all questions artistic!

 

String Woman, #2

These woman creatures actually resemble a stitched piece I did on felt about 15 years ago that I called Boodie. I have a niece who pronounced beauty that way when she was very young and very attracted to that quality. These have a wild, disjointed appearance that appeals to me and I like the way the threads (usually so neat and tidy) just add to that effect. 

 

String Woman

While working on string on an older piece I got some ideas for a figural set. More tomorrow.

While

Kaleidoscope, a Bit More

The remaining pics from the big night, more to be seen of our other OCS members on the Ohio Collage Society blog:

 

 

 

Friends, family and more of my smiling face than ever seen here before!

 

Opening of AoRC show and Kaleidoscope

Usually I don't post pictures of myself because I'm busy shooting the art, etc. but these were taken by a friend at the gallery last night:

 

With Mom and Dad at the Rubber City Artist's gallery called The Box. The 2 stitched pieces have been on this blog before.

 

Chatting, making faces and throwing my hands around. These were taken downstairs at the Kaleidoscope Show.

 

And from the Dept of Shameless Self-Promotion, receiving my 1st place award from Nancy Richards-Davis. In the background, 1/2 visible is Betty Taylor, who is the name-sake of the gallery.

 

With friends Pam and Tammy, Kaleidoscope, looking at the work that follows:

 

There are more, I'll post them later. I'm still giddy.

Kaleidoscope 2009!

When my brother found out I won first prize in Kaleidoscope this year he asked how we were going to celebrate......and this page is how I did that! We'll have to figure out a little more inclusive plan for the family. But right now, I'm just happy about the first place and about making this page!

The leaves are so beautiful, I had to start drawing them. It's not the color that captures my attention, it's the forms, especially the oak with the rounded points on them. I'm not well versed on which variety it is, but it might be chinkapin. They curl into these cocoon-like shapes that are so different from the green live version.



This page is mostly watercolor with some marker and stamping. I took some time yesterday to carve one and put it on a celebration page to post tomorrow. I won 1st place in our local Kaleidoscope exhibit!