Group Show at Cary Gallery

I met with the owner of Cary in Rochester, MI last week. He selected the below piece to be in a group show beginning April/May 2008. He really liked my white pieces - which have always been the most popular. I really enjoy making those partly because the movement of painting them is very freeing and then I enjoy viewing it because my eyes dance around the painting seeing so much. I hope that others will enjoy it at the show.

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Untitled 60; 24"x 48"
$800

Untitled 60 (closeup)

Plexiglass Art: Mootzies Gallery

I am excited to be showing my plexiglass pieces as art at Mootzies Gallery in Owosso, MI. Up until now the pieces have mostly been seen as tableware and soon (Summer 2008) on Sweetriot tins. I have also sold them as beautiful clipboards - something to really bring a smile in the office.

From my statement on my plexi-art:

...central to the overall theme of my art is the constant flow of unanticipated images that fade in and out---the inherent beauty of change…

Challenging the viewers ideas of perspective and change is more obviously addressed in my works on plexiglass. A piece of art created with plexiglass changes so much that at times it does not even resemble itself from one perspective to another; passing from transparent to translucent to opaque. With light entering at every angle and backgrounds easily altered by where the work is placed, each piece is mesmerizing and the images seen are ethereal. These characteristics make them difficult to completely capture and duplicate with film. Like much of our experiences an aspect and perhaps a resemblance is captured while the complete essence is only inside of us. With these works I hope to highlight the idea of being present in the moments and the surprises that happen then which emphasizes the special-ness of first hand experiences.

Below are the four pieces I will be showing over the next three months at Mootzies. there are two images for each piece - one where more light is passing through than the other - really changes the work:

Untitled P1 view 1

Untitled P1 view 2

Untitled P2 view 1

Untitled P2 view 2

Untitled P3 view 1

Untitled P3 view 2

Untitled P4 view 1

Untitled P4 view 2

100 Wall Street: Art on Loan 2007

I found out yesterday that three of my pieces have been selected to be displayed for one year in the Garvey Schubert Barer Law offices at 100 Wall Street (so excited! - one of 12 artists selected). It is part of the 2007 New York Art Expo.

It is really nice to know that it will be on display and seen! (I also have photographs that are on display in one of the lobbies of the NYSE that they bought two years ago - photos of the fall in Central Park). It also feels good to have my work out there in NYC even though I no longer officially live there...

The opportunity was provided by Robin Wilson Home - who coordinated the art selection process. (She is a fellow Ladies Who Launch Incubatress) They will be on display until June 1, 2008 and they are still all for sale.

Untitled 31

Untitled 29

Untitled 23

My work on view...

I have some of my paintings on view at the McEntire Method Pilates Studio in downtown Rochester, MI.


I will rotation different work over time. We talked about showing my plexiglass pieces in the windows of the studio - which I am very excited about - I think the style and the changes will go really well with the atmosphere in the space. The light coming through the window changing over the course of the day will really show off the pieces. Yo ucan see more of the images on my flickr site.


It is a really beautiful space and the owner, Trent McEntire, is very passionate and has created a comfortable environment to really pay attention and train his clients. My meeting with him turned out to be a great synergy-filled time and it looks like it will be positive (I will update as more things happen). I hope also to have a show of new art in September this year at the space.