Canadian contributions

I enjoyed meeting and interacting with everyone at the workshop this weekend. We had three guests from north of the border (from Montreal and from Toronto). I particularly liked the work of Nicole Kagan from Toronto (who is getting ready for her first solo exhibit). Nicole is a mixed media artist who uses Jonathan Talbot's transfer technique to place her photos of trees (and other images) into her compositions. Love the work! Enjoy!

The new switcheroo (as opposed to the ol' switcheroo)

During the recent collage workshop with Jonathan Talbot, we did an exercise which involved masking our work area with special tape. Once the piece is created, the tape is cut away to make a 3" x 3" composition. One of the workshop participants -- Trish Craig -- decided to see what it would look like to rotate the cut away portion and "re-apply" it around the composition. Very interesting, methinks! I love this kind of novel and creative thinking that can be shared in a workshop setting! Nice finished work as well! Enjoy!

Jonathan Talbot Workshop Day 1

Today was the first of the two-day collage workshop Jonathan Talbot is giving at Utica College. Such a joy to be part of it! He's a great artist (a "master" as some would call him) AND a great teacher! The group is comprised of a great mix of creative folks. Enjoy!

The final four

Here are the final four collages made by my students from the Psychology & Visual Arts class. They did a good job! Enjoy!

Camera man!

Enjoyed a nice chat about art and creativity with my friend Tim Fahey at the Green Onion Pub this afternoon. After our conversation, he said "Steve, I want to show you something". We went out to his car and he showed me the camera that he made... from scratch... with no plans. Talk about a work of art!!! What a beautiful piece! Mahogany with brass detailing. Simply beautiful!!! BTW Tim, thank you for supporting my artistic endeavors. It's greatly appreciated! Enjoy!

"Not a Villian"

I'm not quite sure this piece is done (perhaps I should wait before I post). When I first thought it was "done", I was still not comfortable with the lower left-hand quadrant (the green) because it seemed too "open" (although I didn't mind it). I search my studio area and found this wonderful chain. I REALLY like the inclusion f the chain, but now I am wondering if it is too "heavy" on the left. Perhaps it needs something on the upper right-hand side (or perhaps I should just leave it as it is). Either way, I will keep you posted. Just thought it would be interesting to post the process a bit. Enjoy!

Power of N... again!

I am VERY excited to announce that Joel Lambeth has posted the call for "The Power of N" collage project for this year. See more at: http://tothepowerofn.joellambeth.com/