Vino Where You Live

I have the privlidge of having been asked to show my work at a great and unique venue, Vino Where You Live, which is located in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. It is a truly charming and unique wine location. They host events and have live music. They are having a great Dessert Wars event that my husband and I will be attending on December 17th. For more info goto vinowhereyoulive.com .

Here are a few pics, which include a few new pieces I just finished. :)  

"Cocoons", completed Nov 2011

"Rhythm Road", completed Nov 2011

I'm finding I still lean toward the idea of using stitched line as a drawing tool and intermixing that with added, hand-stitched texture. In "Cocoons", the forms just came as I held the airbrush. Bright and eye catching, but conveyed a feeling of closeness and of coveting something dear. I randomly free motioned colors into the background and then hand couched the bolder black lines with bumpy fibers. I am so happy that "Rythym Road" has taken shape. This basic top has been assembled for quite a long time before I finally found the direction to take. I'm very pleased with how it came out. Both of these pieces I will re-shoot pictures of when I get them back to show a more true color representation. I'm so blessed to be so busy with things! 

CHA Animal Shelter & Buddha Girl

What a glorious Friday! The sun is out and I'm in the studio. The renovating is getting to me and making me a little OCD about how things are ascew. I started these two pieces yesterday thinking one would be a donation for a Humane Society auction event and the other would be a journal piece for the 52 project. Whimsical and silly are these....as is the bowling ball cat they show you. Enjoy and more to come!

Buddha Girl #1
52 Journals Project

Buddha Girl #2
CHA Animal Shelter Donation

             

Good letter day!

Great news today! I was notified that some of my work was accepted into the OH+5 2012 show at the Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio. This show includes artists from Ohio and the surrounding states. There were 63 pieces chosen for the show out of the 271 submitted. The reception is in January. I'm dying to know which (or how many of) the three pieces I submitted made it. When I know, you'll know.  This was something I needed right now. :) Here is the link to a description of the show. 

http://dairybarn.org/exhibitions/?section=211&display=single&item=138

Currently I'm going back and forth from making holiday gifts for my family and friends and artwork. I'll definitely be busy! I'll post some of them as I get things finished. Taking this leave of absence to improve my health and to be a full time artist is an opportunity I'm very grateful for. Time management & self motivation are things I'm still honing. Having Donovan home is wonderful. I've always been able to create more easily when I know he's home. The goal is to keep up with the journal pieces and start the large pieces that have been milling around in my brain.The walls of our house are starting to be filled with artworks as I continue to create. This weekend I should be posting a few more pieces so keep your eyes open. Have a great Friday tomorrow and try to notice some of the small joys around you!  

52 Journals Project

I dove into the deep end and committed to a fantastic endeavor. A number of weeks ago I began this project and am creating one piece per week for the next year, ending with 52 pieces that are uniform in shape (8" X 10"). There are a total of 20 artists in this private group from all over the country. As I create autobiographical work, the imagery in each piece was inspired by something I've experienced, seen, talked about, or felt. I'll post more as I go so that you can see! Enjoy and let me know what you think! :)

Week 6: "Forest of Blues"

Week 5: "Aloha"

Week 4: "Studio Cat"

Week 3: "Skyway"

Week 2: "Octopus Sleeper"

Week 1: "Hidden Secrets & Spoken Lies" 

9/11 piece

Greetings!

Life has been in the way a little bit, but I'm quickly catching up around here. The piece below is the final image that was in the 9/11 show at the Chicago Fringe Festival. It was created as a dedication to not only those lost on that day, but for the families that remain. It was hand painted with textile paints, paint pens and a laundry marker. It is entirely machine stitched.  More postings to come! 

One of my art quilts is in the current issue of this magazine. :) It is part of the Fiber Artists for Hope traveling exhibit, The Unspoken Truth About Color. Very proud to be considered a part of this group and love the work of the other artists!

On stands now! :)

Chicago Fringe Festival

I'm very excited to share that, as a member of Fiber Artists for Hope, my phoenix piece will be exhibited at this festival in an exhibit entitled Reflections on September 11th, A Decade Later. What a wonderful group to be included in. If I am permitted to post the image online, I will. :)

http://www.chicagofringe.org/pilsen2011_events.php#american-armistice