July 6, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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I couldn’t resist, its just a copy, but look at the frame! and the lines. At first glance I thought Irving Amen, then discovered that it was by Nancy Reid Gunn (very little info on her, but here is a great portrait photo of her), and the original is an encaustic painting. I would love to see it in person, for now the replica hangs in our bedroom.
Absolutely loving this idea for what to do with straw trivets on I Made It So and this amazing festival on Hello Sandwich, what a feast for the eyes! oh yes, and this article Mollie sent me on underground restaurants.
July 3, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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Thursday we went over to this wonderful little house, cozy abode of sisters Bess and Julie Whittington. Oh yes and Pekoe the cat and Jasper a very handsome dog. As you can see they have the perfect yard- trimmed lawn, crazy vegetation and raised beds, not to mention a table and chairs that could have been lifted out of Narnia.
Inside, an amazing dinner, great great art on the walls, a studio gleaming with a rainbow of thread and fabric, and good conversation.
Oh yes, we did a trade, a Chris print for a Bess moth, I’ll show you later when I have time to photograph it properly.
June 28, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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Acrylic mixed media paintings by Kaoru Mansour, I looked through every single piece from the portfolio. . . I could have posted every one of them. What delicate ornamentation, it is just enough I think. via Daily Poetics.
Tennis shoes I crave.
Juried Indie Craft Parade over the weekend with several other very qualified individuals. For hours we whittled away at almost 300 applications! Erin and Libby then had to make our refinements fit even more into the space available, so now I believe there are about 71? that were selected for the fair. . . and what a great group it is!!! I can’t wait, I’m saving my change in a mason jar. . . though I think I might need to dig a bit deeper, there were so many artisans who pulled at my purse strings. Erin will be featuring some of the accepted entries on her blog leading up to the event so keep your eyes peeled.
It was easier and harder than I thought it would be, jurying, so many more aspects to ponder than I realized. Every rejection I couldn’t help thinking about the artist behind it, and how it feels to be turned away. But I have been reassuring myself with several factors, and if you are a rejected artist maybe it will offer you some comfort (or maybe not. . .) - it was anonymous, we only saw photos of the work, no names, there was room for only one third of the entries, there were similar entries and we didn’t want to have too many of one thing, and also keeping a variety but unity in the style of the group as a whole. And really, I think you’ll really love the fair, its gonna be awesome and fresh.
June 21, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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We realize she is slightly creepy. . .Wednesday (Adams family) she’s been called. . . but her name is Aimee, by Don Wagy, resident of Anderson, SC. We acquired her from the Annual Juried Arts Show, Chris and I fell in love with at exactly the same time, and then the heart stoppingly low price, we just had to bring her home. . .
Love the mannerist distortion, the cool undertones, the strange colors, her blue gaze and the awkward frame I might not have chosen. . . though somehow it just goes. Good job Don.
June 18, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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A wonderful combination of collage and illustration, fabulous colors, by Natsko Seki, found on Oh Joy!
Also, one of my new favorite blogs, wife, mother, lover of good design A Merry Mishap. I so want to meet this woman.
May 5, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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The reclining teenagers of Nava Revital discovered while reading the NY Arts Magazine reviews. I wish I was a reclining teenager right about now. . .
Still chipping away at finishing the last minute details at the studio. . . now I have to go take my poor dear cat to the vet, he has rotting thumbs!
May 2, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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Cornelia O’donavon, epitome of whimsy, the patterns in the birds and flowers are fabulous. Not to mention the inclusion of hot pink in the crazy rabbit one. Her shop and blog. Thank you dear ada as usual for the sighting.
April 22, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
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I’ve been reading an inch and a half book, The Earth Shall Weep by James Wilson. Very heavy reading, a detailed account of the genocide of Native Americans and I do actually weep quite a lot. Leonard Baskin wept too and produced this litho series of Indian Cheiftans, mostly Souix. They are by far my favorites of all his work, given the subject matter, the color palette and the way he uses painterly color layering with the dark drawings. Its easy to see how he related to these people as their history parallels well with his own Jewish ancestors - exodus, genocide and the importance of those who came before you.
Back to lightness and beauty - the fascinating reusing of old canvases by Leslie Oshman, a feature on sfgirlbybay. I love the colors of old art. I think I’m finally figuring out how to put that into my own work.
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