Sparkleface

There is a link to the blog site "Notpaper" above. This site features various collage artists and includes a short "interview" with each artist. I really enjoy the variety of techniques and the creative expressions shown on this site (it's updated very frequently too). Today I was absolutely blown-away by the collage work of "Sparkleface". I encourage everyone interested in collage to check out the work of this artist. The flickr site for more work is linked as well (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparkleface/). Really nice work. The darker one I show here is one of my favorites! Enjoy!

The karma continues

I was notified this morning that one of my pieces (now on exhibit at MVCA in Little Falls) was accepted for inclusion in the 26th Annual Juried Exhibit of the National Collage Society. These are the two pieces that I submitted. The jurors were:
Matthew Kolodjiej, Artist and Associate Professor of Art at the Myers School of Art,
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Ellen Rudolph, MA Art History, Case Western Reserve University, Curator of Exhibitions,
Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio
Laura Bidwell, Graphic Designer, Collage Artist, Photographer and Arts Patron, Peninsula, Ohio

Can you guess which one was accepted?

SOLD! CHAIRity auction at Sculpture Space

Very happy that my collage sold for $270 at the auction last night (especially because the bidding was a bit sluggish throughout the evening). My painted table sold for $310. And the BIG news is that we won the big raffle -- accommodations for 4 in Calabria, Italy (Gioia Tauro)!!!

Nymphs and nipples

My facebook entry yesterday was "Creativity... you elusive nymph". I have been feeling vaguely creative these past several days; and yet, it seems to not translate into something artistic. Of course, the responsibilities of the semester are in full swing and my studio has not exactly been inviting (it has been a MESS after having to get everything together for my solo exhibit). Over the weekend I spent a good deal of time cleaning up my space and culling materials. With some of what I had left, I started "exploring" possible combinations of elements and images. Here's one of the pieces that came out of my efforts. I had identified and cut the four women element and it had been "hanging around" my studio for quite a while. The shells were from a beautiful book of shells I had picked-up at a used book store in Ithaca this summer. I thought these two elements looked pretty good together. After working on placement of these elements, I knew I wanted text for the background; and I wanted the text to be something from one of my vintage medical books which related to women. I found this interesting passage about how you go about "choosing" the gender of your child (see the lower portion of the text and you should be able to make out the semi-obscured information about what to do to "make" a female child). As a bonus, the placement of the text in the background allowed me to also make visible the words "nipples begins" (see between the two shells at the top). Not only are these words "titillating" (sorry, I couldn't resist), they also seem to be grammatically problematic. So I liked the entire layout for a couple of different reasons. Enjoy!

Sculpture Space CHAIRity Auction

Next Saturday (Sept. 25th) is the date for this year's Annual Sculpture Space CHAIRity Auction. As far as I am concerned, this is the arts event of the year in the greater Utica area. Lots of great art and an exciting auction! More details can be found at "www.sculpturespace.org" Hope to see some of you there!

Bunnies

Watched again the DVD "How to Draw a Bunny" - a documentary about collagist Ray Johnson. It's a great movie! A "must see" for anyone interested in collage art. I would even be willing to loan it to anyone who might be interested. Let me know. Enjoy!

Talbot book

Someone at the reception asked about the specifics of the technique that I learned from Jonathan Talbot. His book is entitled COLLAGE: A NEW APPROACH
COLLAGE WITHOUT LIQUID ADHESIVES / 5TH EDITION
by Jonathan Talbot
It can be ordered through Jonathan's website at www.talbot1.com