Speaking Of Installations...

I'm disappointed that my site proposals for creating an installation at a local shipyard have been nixed, so to cheer myself up, I thought I'd take this opportunity to share them on my blog, so at least they can be seen by more than just me and the review committee, and hopefully someone will appreciate them.

Not having proposals accepted is the life an an artist, or anyone for that matter, and I accept that. But since there may be someone somewhere who may possibly be interested in me participating in a similar project, here they are.

And if you have a moment, take a look at my not accepted proposals for two defunct penitentiaries in the Philadelphia area, and also a huge, huge atrium. All would have been fun to create and install.

If you have a site that would benefit from my work, please don't hesitate to email me. I'd love to discuss it.

One good thing about putting together these proposals, my Photoshop skills improve with every one.

Bartlett Yards!

I had a wonderful time yesterday, installing temporary public art at Bartlett Yard, the site of the former MBTA Bartlett Bus Yard in Roxbury, MA. I was one among dozens and dozens of artists there, making art, having a really good time, meeting people from all walks of life, and enjoying every moment there. There were also hundreds of visitors, also having a wonderful time.

The photos shown above and below are window coverings on two boarded up windows, and the surrounding work by Juan Santos.  The window coverings measure 48" square, not including the bottom, scalloped edge. They’re made of monoprints of the grids of construction fences on fabric, which is coated so they’re weather resistant. 

I also made a curtain and valances for a slightly larger than phone booth-sized outdoor cubby, which is also located near the windows on the same wall. Many thanks to my husband who did all of the installation in the cubby, after we both strategized placement of the valances. Many artists created the surrounding work on the brick wall on both sides of the cubby.

You can see the sketches of my planned installation here, and you can see bigger photos from yesterday on my website.

The site is filled with wonderful painting, graffiti, and sculpture, created by artists who volunteered their time, and materials.

Many, many thanks go to the organizers of this wonderful event at Bartlett Yard, who I think also volunteered their time.

The art will be on exhibit through I think November 2013, and then the site will be razed and construction will begin. You can read about the site's history and future here. 

There will be many events on site this summer. Check the calendar, and go visit if you can. They're open most weekends.

Backyard Installation Update

The fall blooming clematis has started to grow on my new backyard installation. There are probably a dozen more vine stems growing toward it from the right, ready to make contact. I’ll take pictures as it takes over the piece this summer. Check back again soon.

New Work

I’ve added a fifth piece to the Fractured Fence Repaired series. Fractured Fence Repaired #5, which measures 44.5" x 40", and is mixed media on stiffened fabric.

The Fractured Fence Repaired Series explores blue construction fence patterns on white (reminiscent of blue and white plates), that are fractured and then repaired with gold (Kintsukuroi). 

The fifth through eighth pieces in the series have a combination of four fractured fence patterns in each piece, compared to the first four pieces that only have one fence pattern in each piece.

The Fractured Fence Repaired series, as it is so far, can be seen on my website.

I'm currently working on the last three pieces in this series, which should be finished in the next few weeks.

New Installation

This installation in my back yard is a combination of an actual construction fence, installed with a monoprinted texture of a construction fence on one large piece of fabric. The fabric was stiffened to help make it more stable, and holes were then cut into the work to more resemble actual construction fences, to help enable the viewer to experience nature around and through the work, to allow a clematis to grow through the work, and to allow the wind to blow through it so it are more adaptable in different kinds of weather.

In an effort to say materials and money, I'm reused the metal piping that held up the work that was there for 2+ years.

I’m going to be documenting this piece over time. The clematis growing at the right will start growing in the piece any day now, and I’ll be taking pictures of it regularly. Check back again for more images.

Above is a detail of the piece, and below is a diagonal view in my yard.

Prints for Sale

I’ve uploaded my Landscape Through the Fence series on my page on the Saatchi Online website.

Besides doing it to increase my online exposure, I’m also offing prints for sale through the site. My plan is to add images every week or so, so please visit my page again.

The actual Landscape Through the Fence series is mixed media on cradled boards that measure 16" x 16" x 1.5", and were created in 2013. The prints on the website are 14’ x 14” are currently $120. (The original work on board is not for sale on the website at this time.)

I’m uncertain how to price prints in general, especially on international site, and I’d be really interested in hearing feedback. I picked an amount that I think is fair, after commission, but I can lower it if I want to. Send me a note if you’d like to share your thoughts.

On Exhibit: Nature's Mark: Printing on Fiber

The Fence as Lace #6, #11 and #13 will be on exhibit at Nature's Mark: Printing on Fiber, at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, NJ, from May 19 - Sept 8, 2013.

I would like to thank the Museum, and especially Bruce Hoffman, from the Gravers Lane Gallery in Philadelphia, for inviting me to exhibit with this incredible group of artists who also print on fabric. This is truly an honor.