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Art Prize Promo Video
The talented Brian Kelly created this beautiful video showcasing some of the art & artists participating in ArtPrize 7. You can see a glimpse of my Hive Series installation just before the 2 minute mark. So exciting!
Preview Exhibit for Open Studios
Got a chance to swing through the preview exhibit for Open Studios 2015 at the Santa Cruz Art League yesterday. The diversity of talent and creativeness in this county is overwhelming, I’m humbled to be included in this group. I also discovered that my piece had already sold and to put the icing on the cake, it was purchased by a fellow artist whose work I respect greatly; Liz Crain– if you aren’t familiar with her work, click the link and prepare to be wowed by her ceramic work. Feeling the love today!
Hope to see you all at Open Studios October 10, 11, 17 & 18 from 11 – 5
767 Cathedral Dr Aptos | Artist # 254
Open Studios Preview Exhibit at Santa Cruz Art League
Join me and about 300 other talented artists at the Santa Cruz Art League this Sunday! This new piece from my rock candy series will be on display making its exhibition debut there. If you need a little art & nature for your space, you can purchase it at the opening which also helps support the Art League. Hope to see you there!
Preview Exhibit for Open Studios 2015
September 26 – October 18
Artist Reception Sunday, September 27, 3-6 pm
For more information about Open Studios visit the Arts Council website!
The Hive has landed in Grand Rapids
The Hive Series Installation is officially set up at (106) Gallery in Grand Rapids for ArtPrize2015! It was quite a venture getting nearly 200 fragile pieces wrapped, boxed, crated and shipped across the country only to have the gallery staff rely on really detailed instructions from me to get the whole piece installed. They did a beautiful job assembling each piece and I’m so pleased with the exhibit. Here are a few gallery shots taken just before ArtPrize officially opens. If you’re in the area, get out and see some art and rock the vote!
ArtPrize 2015 Opens!
Weighing the Landscape | September 9 – October 11, 2015 | (106) Gallery | Grand Rapids MI
ArtPrize is a “radically open competition” held in Grand Rapids, Michigan for two and a half weeks each fall. This year the Calvin College (106) Gallery presents, “WEIGHING THE LANDSCAPE.” Drawing on the environment for both thematic and formal inspiration, these twelve ArtPrize artists explore and measure connections within the landscape. Whether it is the relationship between strength and fragility, sustainability and wastefulness, light and dark, or growth and decay, each artist addresses the topic in unique ways. As a result, this measuring of opposites brings questions to mind. How does one find beauty in deterioration, see order within chaos, address stewardship amongst change, or understand rigidity within an organic space? These and other questions are at the root of the artistic process and invite the viewer to weigh the landscape in this exhibition. If you are in the Grand Rapids area, visit the gallery at: (106) Gallery and Studio, 106 South Division Ave. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 and register to vote for your favorite piece!
The artists are: Valerie Allen, Al Denyer, Kate Gesel, Yasmin Khalaf, Karen Lemmert & David Naill of MANIFOLD Design, Jeannette MacDougall, Armin Mersmann, Zach Mory, Kimberly Roush, Sam Soet, Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk, and Jenni Ward
New Press for Atlantic Art Adventure!
So excited to see that we got two articles written about the Atlantic Art Adventure in New Jersey Stage Magazine and Deeper Blue!
Earth Art Studio Students Shine at the SC County Fair!
So proud of my students from my summer workshops who all exhibited a piece of art at the Santa Cruz County Fair this year. I just picked up the work and was so impressed to see the number of ribbons on their work. In the category of ceramics or sculpture we had SEVEN 1st place winners, SIX 2nd place winners, THREE 3rd place winners, SIX honorable mentions and TWO special awards; one for excellence in originality and one for excellence in technique! Amazing amounts of talent coming out of the studio! Hope that you all had a chance to walk through the Fine Arts building at the fair this year and check out the work. See ya next year at the fair!
Inspiration Through Exploration
I’m back! Nearly 3 weeks on the road traveling through Morocco, Gibraltar and Spain has been an epic adventure of inspiration. Time working in the studio is intense and solitary for me, I’m focused on building and being thoughtful about my work so I find its important to balance that with ventures out into world with unknown outcomes and explorations of new cultures and people. Nothing refuels my passion for creating like these explorations. Below is a short slide show of some of the colors, textures and spaces that inspire me. I was also able to visit a production pottery studio in Fez Morocco and learned that they fuel their wood kiln with olive pits- how amazing is that? I hope these images inspire your own wonderlust!
Studio’s Closed ( just for a few weeks!)
Just wanted to let you know that you won’t receive The Dirt in your inbox for the next few weeks as I’ll be on the road exploring through Spain and Morocco — Wahoo! I promise to share my adventures and photos of all the amazing Gaudi art and ceramic tile work as soon as I return- Inspiration through Exploration!
Also, just a reminder that the studio will re-open for classes the week of Sept 28th. Adult classes will be offered on Tues nights from 7 – 9pm and Thurs mornings from 10 – 12pm. Private classes for kids, families and home-school groups are also available, but space is limited.
And mark your calendars for Open Studios 2015!
October 10, 11, 17 & 18
Studio is open 11- 5