on the horizon

Some big things could start happening here soon.   Lets hope!

atlanta

has beautiful old windows.

I went on a 2 day trip with my Professional Practices class the other week so we could visit galleries, museums and get info about grants. We got some great resources so I wanted to share them.

We went to The Contemporary and met with Alana Wolf who gave us great information about getting our work out in the world. The art center offers some great resources for members that might be worth taking a look. Their blog is great too.

The Foundation Center is an amazing resource for grants and grant writing. You can access a lot of info through the website but some of it requires a subscription.

We went to a few galleries and the work of William Dennisuk really resonated with me visually. He is interested in the “imaginative potential of the public space.” He also has his site specific proposals posted on his website that might be good to reference if you wanted to propose an installation or write a grant.

Ive been working on some new ideas and this is the inspiration imagery. What do you see? Im entering work in a juried printmaking show (which also has a print exchange so I’ll get 20 prints from other artists!) and this is the source for my print. I will photograph what Ive done so far and come back soon to post pics. Its nice to finally be working on something with my hands again! I still havent finished the quilt Ive been working on for the gallery because Sawyer ate my THIRD leather thimble and I have to go get another one! Maybe I’ll switch to the metal kind, I cant seem to learn my lesson and put it out of his reach.

simple paper storage solution

I am a paper junkie. I love it and tend to buy too much and not know what to do with it. Before, I had large sheets rolled up in a basket. I couldnt see what I had and I’d buy something similar and it was getting kind of frustrating. Ive seen versions of this kind of system before so I came up with a super simple and cheap solution.

All you need are some eye hooks and dowel rods and youre set! I used s-hooks on the top rod to hang scissors and stuff. It looks really pretty to have all the paper displayed on the wall, and now I can see what I have and get inspired!

made in france

Float, 6.5 x 4.5″

Teather, 6.5 x 4.5″

Engage/Disengage (Sold)

Pulse

These are some of the pieces I did in Lacoste. Im so excited that Engage/Disengage sold at the show in France!  A sweet couple from Germany bought it and then I saw them again the next day at the market.  Im starting to get my portfolio together and I have big plans to create a website/online portfolio and redesign the blog! With the way Ive been procrastinating lately it seems like it may never happen, but it’ll get there.

Chris and I have been reorganizing the house and donating our stuff to Union Mission. Ive been working on my studio and its starting to look pretty good. I’ll be back soon with pics of my paper storage solution!