Soon I will have a flock of black birds for my book! More swooping, whistling, squawking starlings coming your way. Two more for now...Tree Bird (Click to see on my website)
Starlings Shipped (click to see on my website)
Nov 18, 2011
A flock of black birds
Soon I will have a flock of black birds for my book! More swooping, whistling, squawking starlings coming your way. Two more for now...Tree Bird (Click to see on my website)
Nov 9, 2011
Starlings in progress
Preview of "Starlings Shipped," only one more color to go! And a quick peek of "Tree Bird" shown in the 2nd photo.
Nov 2, 2011
Booth Shots from "In Tents" artists
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| Chris Plummer's list of cities where his work was shown "In Tents"
Cincinnati, OH
Columbus, OH Cleveland, OH Bowling Green, OH Lexington, KY Louisville, KY Atlanta, GA Reston, VA Virginia Beach, VA State College, PA Pittsburgh, PA Indianapolis, IN Bloomington, IN Milwaukee, WI Madison, WI Ann Arbor, MI Chicago, IL St. Louis, MO Kansas City, MO |
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| Heinrich Toh's list of cities
Seattle, WA.
Portland, OR.
Sausalito, CA.
La Quinta, CA.
Scottsdale, AZ.
Sun Valley, ID.
Park City, UT.
Denver, CO.
Kansas City, MO.
St. Louis, MO.
Des Moines, IA.
Chicago, IL.
Milwaukee, WI,
Ann Arbor, MI.
Austin, TX.
San Antonio,TX
Houston ,TX.
Chattanooga, TN.
Birmingham, AL.
Reston, VA.
Winter Park, FL.
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| Daryl Storrs list of cities
Chicago, IL
Ann Arbor, MI
Rhinebeck, NY
Tarrytown, NY
Saratoga, NY
Syracuse, NY
Armonk, NY
Glastonbury, CT
Greenwich, CT
Guilford, CT
Wickford, RI
Cohasset, MA
Chatham, MA
Northampton, MA
Amherst, MA
Rutland, VT
Manchester, VT
Stowe, VT
Lyndonville, VT
Middlebury, VT
Shelburne, VT
Burlington, VT
Woodstock, VT
Lancaster, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Wilmington, DE
Shaker Heights, OH
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| Johanna Mueller's list of cities
Nashville,
TN
Webster Groves, MO Dallas, TX Duluth, GA Boulder, CO Golden, CO Evergreen, CO San Antonio, TX Rockport, TX Wayzata, MN Wyoming, OH |
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| Ann Eldridge List of cities
Newbury NH Wolfeboro NH Manchester NH Northampton MA Worcester MA Marlborough MA Great Barrington MA Chatham MA Wellfleet MA Lowell MA Guilford CT Glastonbury CT Greenwich CT New Britain CT Armonk NY Manhattan NY Chautauqua NY Lyndehurst NY Wells ME Shelburne VT Stratton VT Wickford RI State College PA Philadelphia PA |
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| Marina Terauds list of cities
Ann Arbor, MI St Joseph, MI Marquette, MI Pontiac, MI Lansing, MI Novae, MI Port Sanilac, MI Lexington, MI Birmingham, MI Rochester, MI Southfield, MI Bellevue, WA Salem, WA Bend, OR Sausalito, CA Park City, UT Sun Valley, ID Jackson Hole, WY Crested Butte, CO Scottsdale, AZ San Antonio, TX Fort Worth, TX Dallas, TX South Lake, TX Houston, TX Kansas City, MO Des Moines, IA Minneapolis, MN Madison, WI Milwaukee, WI Oconomowoc, WI Chicago, IL Peoria, IL Springfield, IL St Louis, MO New Orleans, LA Covington, LA Jackson, MS Memphis, TN Chattanooga, TN Louisville, KY South Band, IN Indianapolis, IN Bowling Green, OH Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH Cincinnati, OH Birmingham, Al Pensacola, FL Tampa, FL Orlando, FL Fort Myers, FL Bonita Springs, FL Naples, FL Miami, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Jupiter, FL Boca Raton, FL Vero Beach, FL Winter Park, FL Charleston, SC Bethesda, MD Philadelphia, PA Lancaster, PA New York, NY Armonk, NY Greenwich, CT Westport, CT |
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| Jenny Pope's list of cities Northampton, MA Marlborough, MA State College, PA Philadelphia, PA Mt. Gretna, PA York, PA Baltimore, MD Washington, DC Reston, VA Chicago, IL South Bend, IN Toledo, OH Savannah, GA Naples, FL Montclair, NJ Morristown, NJ Armonk, NY Ithaca, NY Buffalo, NY Rochester, NY Windsor, NY Canandaigua, NY |
Oct 31, 2011
Bats from the Past
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| A little red bat etching |
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| Peddling Affection from a Sweet Bouquet |
In lieu of All Hallows'
Oct 20, 2011
Curated show "In Tents: Prints from the Art Fair Circuit"
I am curating a show at The Ink Shop Printmaking Center in Ithaca, NY that will include 6 great printmakers. They
are all full time artists, traveling thousands of miles a year to get
their work out to the public. They are tenacious and business wise
trying to make a life and a living by taking their work on the road.
The artists are Heinrich Toh Kansas City, MO Daryl Storrs Huntington VT Christopher Plummer Alexandria, KY Ann Eldridge Bradford, New Hampshire Johanna Mueller Denver, CO Marina Terauds Leeper, MI. If you find yourself in upstate NY, the show opens Friday November 4th and will be up until December 23rd.
Being “on the circuit” selling art full time is an interesting life. All of us have loads of gear; tents, portable walls and pedestals, directors chairs, and a large van to pack it all in. Dodge Sprinters, Ford Cargo Vans and a whole medley of Minivans drive in and out of cities full of artists and their gear. We set up in streets, fields, courtyards, and shopping plazas. The show usually goes on regardless of hail, hurricanes, downpours, and sweltering heat.
This year I heard a number of stories from the midwest of tents blowing away. During the heat wave in July artists were standing in buckets of ice water to keep cool. My booth flooded in Pennsylvania due to hurricane Irene. There are times where I stand in the rain for days and barely make back my booth cost, when I miss my partner and my poodle, or my tire blows out on the journey. Even so, it is encouraging when somebody purchases something from me and says that they have never bought art before or when a newly married couple tells me they are going to make art a part of their lives. I know I don't have to wake up in the morning and drive to a job that I don't care about, and everything I do for my business will continue to pay off, I just have to keep showing up. A colleague once said, “being your own boss = priceless.”
I am an advocate for people who want to try art festivals to get out there and do it! It is not just grandma's painted jars and grandpa's whittled ducks for sale, there is some truly wonderful work. If there is a festival in your town, appreciate the vendors on the street and think about the path (or super highway) they took to make it easy for you to see their wares.
Being “on the circuit” selling art full time is an interesting life. All of us have loads of gear; tents, portable walls and pedestals, directors chairs, and a large van to pack it all in. Dodge Sprinters, Ford Cargo Vans and a whole medley of Minivans drive in and out of cities full of artists and their gear. We set up in streets, fields, courtyards, and shopping plazas. The show usually goes on regardless of hail, hurricanes, downpours, and sweltering heat.
This year I heard a number of stories from the midwest of tents blowing away. During the heat wave in July artists were standing in buckets of ice water to keep cool. My booth flooded in Pennsylvania due to hurricane Irene. There are times where I stand in the rain for days and barely make back my booth cost, when I miss my partner and my poodle, or my tire blows out on the journey. Even so, it is encouraging when somebody purchases something from me and says that they have never bought art before or when a newly married couple tells me they are going to make art a part of their lives. I know I don't have to wake up in the morning and drive to a job that I don't care about, and everything I do for my business will continue to pay off, I just have to keep showing up. A colleague once said, “being your own boss = priceless.”
I am an advocate for people who want to try art festivals to get out there and do it! It is not just grandma's painted jars and grandpa's whittled ducks for sale, there is some truly wonderful work. If there is a festival in your town, appreciate the vendors on the street and think about the path (or super highway) they took to make it easy for you to see their wares.
Oct 12, 2011
Starlings Shipped
New starling woodcut showing the birds journey across the Atlantic
My partner Craig wondered if I cracked open a can of bondo for the first color. See more starlings on my website.
Oct 3, 2011
Deep Sea Delicacy
What a green! It may be awhile before I use this color again.
The wooden handle palette knife is my favorite!
I love this little spookfish and rubber duck. Bioluminescence has to be one of the most amazing feats of that ma'nature.
Sep 30, 2011
Bowls of Borscht
- Saute 1/2 - 1 whole onion and 3 cloves of garlic in a large pot with a lid.
- Chop up a bunch of beets, how many people do you want to feed? Have a beet and a half for each person. You can substitute potatoes and/or carrots for some of the beets to "stretch" the recipe. Sautee with the onions and garlic til' soft.
- Add a bunch of water and 1-2 veggie bouillon cubes. My favorite brand is Rapunzel with sea salt and herbs.
- Season to taste. I add thyme and balsamic vinegar to almost all my soups, well, maybe to almost everything I make. I also usually put a hearty amount of parsley, marjoram and dill and salt.
- Cover the pot and let the soup bubble, then, turn down heat and simmer for 20-50minutes.
If you desire, put a plop of sour cream and a sprig of cilantro on top. Be sure to have a mighty spoon on hand if you chop the beats huskily. Though borscht seems like a winter treat, it tastes just as good cold making it a nice summer soup too.
Blast off with a bowl of Borscht! Yummy.
Sep 7, 2011
Website Headers
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| Corn + Plan B Climate Change header |
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| Endangered animals including a Right Whale and a Whooping Crane |
Since revamping my website earlier in the year, I made headers that correspond to the different series. I hope you enjoy having a peek at my boxed in art :) Please click on an image and it will go to my website about the particular topic.
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| Deep Sea header featuring rubber critters and deep sea dwellers |
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| Megafauna extinct australian animals, on the back on an echidna |
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| Commissions featuring Monarchs, Cuttlefish and Orioles |
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| I'm out of the Swallows that make up this Bird Migration Myth header |
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| Birds of Paradise are wild and wonderful Oddballs |
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| A flock of Starlings, backyard birdies. |
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| Most comprehensive collection of woodcuts about invasive animals from around the world |
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| Newfoundland woodcuts. Puffins + doggies = a playful affair |
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