Friday, October 19, 2012
Art Show in Calgary next weekend
If you are in Calgary next weekend, check out the Women's Art Museum Society of Canada's fall Art Show and Sale. I will have 6 pieces in the show - including two new "cowboy art" pieces. I am recently fascinated with this genre of art and thought it appropos for Calgary!
Friday, October 5, 2012
New Group Show Opening tomorrow...
Excited to be a part of this new show opening in Yellowknife tomorrow...
While I am neither "hot", nor "young" <smile> , I am part of this show because of some of the new media techniques I have been incorporating into my work.
I have 3 pieces in the show - 2 are fibre-based but built with a digitly altered photo printed with a new digital fabric printer. The other is a copper piece printed using plastic on a new style of "transfer".
All 3 pieces were great experiments and I am super happy with the results. I am finding I am staying within my "style" which may mean I have found it!
I am also very honoured to be amongst the other artists in the show.
Here is a sneak peek at one of the pieces:
While I am neither "hot", nor "young" <smile> , I am part of this show because of some of the new media techniques I have been incorporating into my work.
I have 3 pieces in the show - 2 are fibre-based but built with a digitly altered photo printed with a new digital fabric printer. The other is a copper piece printed using plastic on a new style of "transfer".
All 3 pieces were great experiments and I am super happy with the results. I am finding I am staying within my "style" which may mean I have found it!
I am also very honoured to be amongst the other artists in the show.
Here is a sneak peek at one of the pieces:
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| "Unravelling" 12x12 dye, silk |
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Busy as artist, busy at other.
This time of year is a busy time for me in my "other" capacity as a corporate trainer, consultant and professional facilitator. Usually this means my art practice is on hold until mid December or so. This year I am trying something different....
Having had so many great experiences in art over 2012, I have decided to try to make sure I keep "art in the every day".
I am entering group shows and contests, working on three (yes three!) different bodies of work and planning a solo show. Also, I have been so busy in my "business" in the past, I have neglected the "business" of my art - so I am also updating my collaterals, improving my cv and connecting with like minded artists and galleries around the world.
And I am committed to doing this every day while working a little more than full time in my "other" capacity.
Now before you tell me I'm crazy or I'll burn out - I have been doing this for a month now....
... and I love it! It is energizing and motivating to "art" everyday and I think it helps me stay energized in my "other" role. The only negatives? I have no idea whats on tv and I am tending to eat out a lot more. So be it.
Here's a couple of photos from my most recent group show. The "Anonymous" show at Down to Earth Gallery. 100 6x6 canvasses created by artists who committed to keeping their authorship secret until purchase. This photo shows two pieces I have on display. Guesses?
Oct 7, 2012 The show has closed so I can show you which ones are mine now.... did you guess? These 2 pieces are a departure from my fibre art but I guess its indicative that I think of myself as an artist first and the medium second...
...here is "Giant" and "Legacy". "Giant" is a copper tooling of closed YK GIant Mine with a black patina added to represent the black legacy of the mine. "Legacy" is gold leaf, rhinestones, black texture gel and rocks from the Canadian shield from the shores of Prelude Lake. Together they represent the North's legacy to us.
Having had so many great experiences in art over 2012, I have decided to try to make sure I keep "art in the every day".
I am entering group shows and contests, working on three (yes three!) different bodies of work and planning a solo show. Also, I have been so busy in my "business" in the past, I have neglected the "business" of my art - so I am also updating my collaterals, improving my cv and connecting with like minded artists and galleries around the world.
And I am committed to doing this every day while working a little more than full time in my "other" capacity.
Now before you tell me I'm crazy or I'll burn out - I have been doing this for a month now....
... and I love it! It is energizing and motivating to "art" everyday and I think it helps me stay energized in my "other" role. The only negatives? I have no idea whats on tv and I am tending to eat out a lot more. So be it.
Here's a couple of photos from my most recent group show. The "Anonymous" show at Down to Earth Gallery. 100 6x6 canvasses created by artists who committed to keeping their authorship secret until purchase. This photo shows two pieces I have on display. Guesses?
Oct 7, 2012 The show has closed so I can show you which ones are mine now.... did you guess? These 2 pieces are a departure from my fibre art but I guess its indicative that I think of myself as an artist first and the medium second...
...here is "Giant" and "Legacy". "Giant" is a copper tooling of closed YK GIant Mine with a black patina added to represent the black legacy of the mine. "Legacy" is gold leaf, rhinestones, black texture gel and rocks from the Canadian shield from the shores of Prelude Lake. Together they represent the North's legacy to us.
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