Missing

I've been bad and very silent for awhile.  I've been busy and depressed about my situation.  On a much better note, this is my encaustic "Missing" that was in an exhibition last August in Lowell, MA.  It was created using an old baby dress.  The dress comes away from the surface as if there was a child there at some point, but is now missing.  It was photographed against a black background.  The really super news is that I sold it almost immediately after the show was taken down to a good friend.  I was so thrilling.

I promise not to be so out of touch again.

In Lowell during the Quilt Festival

I have been very pleased to have a piece in the "The Fabrication of Imagination" exhibit at the ALL Gallery in Lowell, MA.  Every piece in the show explores the boundaries of using fiber in art.

Saturday was the busiest day during the Lowell Quilt Festival and I spent time with many friends and met a lot of new quilters as well.  In the morning, I went to the SAQA regional meeting at the New England Quilt Museum, where Rosemary Hoffenberg gave a wonderful slide show.  Then to lunch with Rosemary, Sandy Donabed and Silvia Einstein.  Then I went to the reception at the ALL Gallery, and on to the reception for the quilt exhibiton at The Brush Gallery.  A great day.

My piece, "Missing" is an encaustic using a vintage baby dress.

Here are some other images from the reception yesterday.

Banners by Cornelia Jutta Forster, which wafted through the air surrounding you as you entered the gallery.

 

Directly to the left and in the center, stitched wonders by Laura Sapelly, who I had not seen for awhile.  The huge bag "Excess Baggage" by Susan Webber is truly wonderful. 

Extraodinary dresses by Virginia Fitzgerald, on the far wall pieces by Linda Dunn and Merill Comeau and
Linda Dunn.  The case holds beautiful jewelry knitted from copper wire by Alessandrina Costa.

Another Gray Day

It has rained 19 of the last 24 days in Massachusetts.  Right now it is just gray, endless gray.  We are expecting to see the sun on Thursday, thank goodness.  However, I'm not holding my breath.

Last Saturday, I took an encaustic class from Tracy Spadafora in Somerville.  It was super and I learned a lot for just one day.  I have one piece that is almost done, which I will post when it is complete.

Visit her site, her work is really beautiful.

Here is another piece from my current show, "A through Z"

Finally back

Last Saturday was the Artist Reception for my show "Women of Letters".  It was great and although we didn't sell anything on Saturday, my compatriot, Mary Hart, sold 2 of my pieces on Sunday and one of hers.  Yeah!  We are hoping for more sales this weekend.  If you are in the area of Lowell, MA please drop by Ayer Lofts Gallery, 172 Middle Street, Lowell between noon and 4pm.

I was so tired after all the effort of getting the show up sorting out the reception, I haven't felt like posting to my blog. 

Here are some new images from before and during the reception.

Whole gallery from back wall

reception

Food and drinks table in the hall outside the gallery

Me, oh I do hate to be photographed.  You don't see the glass of wine in my other hand.  You can see the poppy I recently bought and posted about on this blog.

Women of Letters

I just spent Saturday and Sunday gallery sitting for the new exhibition about the alphabet. My partner in this endeavor is Mary Hart of Winchester, MA.   There are photos in a picture album linked on the left.  Here is more info about the show.

Women of Letters
Alphabetically inspired artworks
Collage, painting and encaustic

An Abecedarium, defined as a primer for learning the alphabet, is just one element to be found in “Women of Letters”, the new exhibit opening at the Ayer Lofts Gallery on June 6, 2009.  The women, Western Avenue Studios artist Karen Bettencourt and Winchester artist and teacher, Mary Hart are offering more than 40 works inspired by their fascination with letterforms. In the Abecedarium, Bettencourt and Hart, each created 13 individual alphabetical expressions.  Other alphabet related pieces round out the show.

 Karen Bettencourt of Woburn is taking a break this year from curating the Paste-up collage show and is participating in this exhibit instead.  Her early work included watercolors, tapestry weaving and art quilts. Currently, she is creating fabric, paper and digital collages and learning encaustic (painting with wax).

 Mary Hart of Winchester has been a calligrapher for over 35 years. The common element in her work is the use of letterforms, both as writing and abstract calligraphic marks. Mary teaches classes in Calligraphy, Graphic Design, Visual Dynamics and Color at Middlesex Community College, The Museum School in Boston, and Cambridge Center for Adult Education.

Women of Letters will be showing in Ayer Lofts Gallery at 172 Middle Street in Lowell, MA from June 6 – June 28, 2009.  There will be a reception for the artists Saturday, June 13th from 2-4pm. Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday, 12pm to 4:00pm. 

Women of Letters

I just spent Saturday and Sunday gallery sitting for the new
exhibition about the alphabet. My partner in this endeavor is Mary Hart
of Winchester, MA.   There are photos in a picture album linked on the
left.  Here is more info about the show.

Women of Letters

Alphabetically inspired artworks

Collage, painting and encaustic

An Abecedarium, defined as a
primer for learning the alphabet, is just one element to be found in
“Women of Letters”, the new exhibit opening at the Ayer Lofts Gallery
on June 6, 2009.  The women, Western Avenue Studios artist Karen
Bettencourt and Winchester artist and teacher, Mary Hart are offering
more than 40 works inspired by their fascination with letterforms. In
the Abecedarium, Bettencourt and Hart, each created 13 individual
alphabetical expressions.  Other alphabet related pieces round out the
show.

 Karen Bettencourt of Woburn is taking a break this year
from curating the Paste-up collage show and is participating in this
exhibit instead.  Her early work included watercolors, tapestry weaving
and art quilts. Currently, she is creating fabric, paper and digital
collages and learning encaustic (painting with wax).

 Mary Hart
of Winchester has been a calligrapher for over 35 years. The common
element in her work is the use of letterforms, both as writing and
abstract calligraphic marks. Mary teaches classes in Calligraphy,
Graphic Design, Visual Dynamics and Color at Middlesex Community
College, The Museum School in Boston, and Cambridge Center for Adult
Education.

Women of Letters will be showing in Ayer Lofts Gallery
at 172 Middle Street in Lowell, MA from June 6 – June 28, 2009.  There
will be a reception for the artists Saturday, June 13th from 2-4pm.
Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday, 12pm to 4:00pm. 

Another Sneak Peek

We hung the Women of Letters show on Monday and it looks great.  I'll post pictures of the gallery soon.  Here is another piece from the Abecedarium.

Another Sneak Preview - Women of Letters

P is for Poppy, floated on mat board in deep black frame

Sneak Preview

I have a collage show in June at Ayers Loft Gallery in Lowell, MA.  It's called "Women of Letters" is is all about the alphabet.  I showing with one other person - Mary Hart of Winchester, MA. 

Here is one of my images from the Abecedarium in the show, "F"

And our postcard:

Happy Cinco de Mayo

A digital collage created for this day.

Hot Flowers

It's been a hot day, 90+ degrees.  In an effort to cool off, I decided to do a digital collage using photos of flowers.  It's supposed to be back down to around 60 degrees tomorrow, thankfully.  I hate the heat, although it was a dry heat...