Conceptual musings about art and fine craft
Friday evening December 5th, the Wayne Art Center located on Philadelphia’s prestigious Main Line will host a Gala Preview event and opening for the 20th anniversary of the Craft Forms 2014 international juried exhibition. I am thrilled to be one of the chosen artists to show my metalwork. This year’s exhibit will showcase the artwork…
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The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) opened its Fragments art exhibition last month in the architecturally beautiful Lapham Gallery in downtown Glens Falls, New York, showcasing substantial artworks juried and envisioned by Gallery Curator Jenny Hutchinson. As one of four artists selected for this exhibit, I traveled over 250 miles each way from my…
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Earlier last month, I drove through what seemed like the most dramatic driving flood rains the Northeast U.S. corridor had seen this spring to attend the opening of Guilford Art Center’s Soulcology in Metal, a national juried exhibition of artwork created mostly in metal; one of my recent Widget Lockets was chosen to be exhibited.…
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If you own a smartphone, most likely you’ve either taken a “selfie” – a current-day self-portrait photo, or a quick snap while out with a group of friends. This new-found obsession with narcissism AND technology has prodded at my thoughts and become a product of intense analyzing, while observing my peers’ behavior over every type…
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Experiencing the differences between my native Philadelphia, east-coast wintry world vs. the lovely and sunny Scottsdale, Arizona was the most rejuvenating wintertime art-viewing I’ve only imagined doing before. Scottsdale hosts a weekly Thursday evening ArtWalk similar to Philadelphia’s monthly First Friday. Galleries stay open late and many local restaurants, shops and nightlife participate in a…
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Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum opened its 35th Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition last month in the Dobson Main Gallery, displaying handmade artwork juried by Independent Curator Julie Muñiz, who chose thirty-five artists representing fourteen U.S. states. As one of the artists selected for this prestigious exhibition, I traveled over 2000 miles each way from my Philadelphia-area…
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Escaping the harsh wintery weeks of a typical east-coast February to travel across the continental U.S. via plane is a dream I’ve longheld since my childhood. This past December, I received news that one of my new widget locket pieces was selected to be included in the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum’s 35th Annual Contemporary Crafts…
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The Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery hosts a national biennial in the Midwest U.S. of juried high-end craft and 3-D art, showcasing fifty-one pieces selected by juror and metalsmith-extraordinaire Sarah Perkins in metals, jewelry, fibers, clay, wood, glass, sculpture and mixed media. As mentioned in my previous post on artdoesmatter, I’d like to highlight some…
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This Friday evening, December 6th, the Topeka Competition 31 will open: a juried exhibition of one-of-a-kind fine craft and 3-D art hosted by the Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery in downtown Topeka, Kansas. I’m pleased to be one of the chosen artists to exhibit. Sarah Perkins, Professor of Metals, enamelist-extraordinaire and collections committee member of…
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Philadelphia artist Heather Riley does not seem to limit herself or the genres that interest her by pursuing strict mediums. Her artwork encompasses work on canvas, panel, paper and wood construction. Last Friday evening, 3rd Street Gallery in Old City, Philadelphia opened Interact, Riley’s foray into a full exhibit of her work with a particular…
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