Good news/bad news

 It's always nice to be able to enjoy the fruits of one's work (in this case, creative works). I am happy to say that the collage I submitted to the Vayo Gallery (Rochester, NY) for their "Everything is Nothing with a Twist" exhibit (see my post of April 14) was chosen for inclusion in the deck of cards made to commemorate the exhibit. It was a very interesting concept. All works submitted were accepted for the exhibit, but a juror chose 52 of the pieces to be used as images for the playing cards -- very cool! There were 187 submissions in total. That's the good news. The bad news is... they sold out of the decks of cards. I hope that they will consider producing some more. I think they would be awesome gifts for my friends and family. They look pretty damn cool too...

You can learn more about the Vayo Gallery here: https://www.vayocollagegallery.com/

I have not visited yet; but I look forward to going soon!

final products

As I have intimated in the last few posts, I am really enjoying my time in the studio these days. I have also been exploring some new places, in terms of my creative compositions. Last night, I finalized some of the sketches I have shared recently and have created an odd "pair" of artworks. The pair are not the same size, nor will they be framed in the same way (one will be black metal; one will be wood). But they are weirdly "connected" in that I used the leftover portion of the fish element for one piece, to serve as the bottom "panel" for the other. I have also "connected the pieces with the titles. The top piece shown here is entitled "Weekend with Uncle Sepia". The bottom piece is entitled "Weekend with Uncle Sepia: The Rest of the Tale" (pun intended, of course). BTW, I am aware that umlauts are not normally placed above consonants (such as the "R" here). But it's a collage... so I can do what I want ;-) The umlaut is placed over the "R" as a means to simply create more balance in the composition.