A Long Time Coming

I've never shared my other art pursuits before, but have gotten up the nerve to try today.

I've been attending art classes at our local community college in South Lake Tahoe (LTCC) for several years and have had such wonderful instruction & experiences. I feel so fortunate to have been able to learn from the best, whether it's drawing, painting, or 3D sculpture through carving & clay building.

One of my instructors, Phyllis Shafer, just had a retrospective at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, Nevada, entitled, I Just Went out for a Walk, showing landscapes of the Sierras, Great Basin and Arizona deserts. It was an amazing collection of her previous works with an excellent accompanying book. Not only is she an amazing painter, but a wonderful instructor.

So here are two of my paintings from her figure painting class. I was so fortunate, as well, to have the help of a fellow student that is a great framer. He made my paintings look so much better!

Chair with Nude

Mallory

Altered Surfaces

Karen, my collaborator for A View Within, is showing her work in a  solo show, Altered Surfaces, at

ArtQuilt Gallery-NYC . The Opening Reception is tonight, 6- 7:30.

I wish I were attending. Karen's work is so thoughtful elegant. I hope you can get a chance to stop by if you're in the Chelsea area of New York City.

If not, check out Karen's website, Karenrips.com and her blog, Fiberartmusings. 

A Skyping Opportunity

Karen and I were invited to participate in a meeting on Skype with the Trenton N.J., chapter of META, which is a group of techies and artists reaching out to each other to find common ground.  http://www.meetup.com/ArtsTechNJ/events/167330712/

This month’s talk was about x rays and Madelaine Shellaby, curator of our Art Times Two show felt we would be a good fit.

 
We met in Karen's studio where she and her husband, Ted, had set up her ipad. Karen had placed on her design wall behind us some of our work in progress, which was an MRA of the head and some of the images we used for inspiration. As usual, Karen, the more articulate of us, did a wonderful job while I stood tongue tied.

Karen is in New York and will be attending her solo show at ArtQuilt Gallery-NYC tonight.

A View Within

Our Show Lives On

Karen Rips, my collaborating partner will be attending the artist reception March 12th, 5-7. Our show will continue through April 25th. Hope you can get to Princeton's Brain & Spine Care Center to meet Karen and see our work.

My New Floral Show at the Vision Gallery

Just got back from a quick trip to Chandler, AZ where my florals are on display at the Vision Gallery. It was so thrilling to see so many of my pieces together so beautifully displayed. Eric Faulhaber, the director, and his crew did a grand job of hanging not only my show, but at the same time hung the show in the Chandler Center for the Arts, ARTrageous XVIII. 

Both shows will be showing until January 18th. Hope you can drop by.

I'll post more images later, I promise.

New Show Coming Up

Flora: Paintings in Fiber will be showing at the Vision Gallery in Chandler in Arizona,
starting Nov. 1st, next Friday.

It's a great opportunity and the surprising thing is that it opens right after Karen Rips & my show of body imaging,  A View Within.  And the reception coincides with the reception of ArtQuilts Year XVIII, ARTrageous, in the larger Chandler Gallery.

I'm looking forward to seeing most of my florals all together in such a wonderful setting. I feel so lucky to have this opportunity. 

Hope you can make it! It will be great to see you there!

More Images

Karen's husband, Ted, took much better photos so I'm borrowing a few. This view gives you an idea of how wonderfully our show flows. Eric Faulhaber, the coordinator & his staff did a great job of layout, lighting and hanging. 

Karen & I are posing with Eric. He and the board of Vision Gallery, should be commended in being one of the few venues that make a concerted effort to present and promote fiber art. 

This is a shot of the largest space, showing some of our first work. Vision Gallery also carries some incredible sculpture, ceramic, glass works and jewelry. The placement of these pieces really enhanced our work, matching color and often shape.

It is such an honor to have our debut at Chandler's Vision Gallery and so thrilling to see our work all together in a gallery setting. We hope it arouses interest in Chandler and surrounding areas and the fiber community.

Most of the shots were taken Friday morning but here's a shot taken during the reception.

I'll post more photos later in the week. I hope you get a chance to see it before it closes Oct. 26th. For those on the East Coast, we will be having a show in November at Gallery ArtTimes Two in Princeton, New Jersey. Here's some information about that show: