Dancing Machine
Come see me dance with Sabine's student troupe, Asafa! this Saturday:)
September 22, 2008
Salon De Refusés
Through October 17th I will be a part of the Salon de Refusés at the New Zone Arts Gallery 164 West Broadway, Eugene, Oregon. It is a large show with diverse works from local artists that were not selected for the Mayor's Art Show this year. Primarily two dimensional work and definitely an interesting overview of what's happening in the art scene here.
Go check it out! :)
Go check it out! :)
Back To School!
Sign ups start Wednesday for my fall enameling classes! This quarter I'll be teaching two classes at the University of Oregon Craft Center.
You can sign up at The Craft Center website.
Basic Enameling
Learn the fundamental skills and techniques of fusing colored glass to metal. Create colorful pieces with copper to use in jewelry or wall art. We will explore sifting, stenciling, wet packing, foils, and cloisonné as means to create your images on metal.
Oct 6-Oct 27
Painting with Enamels
Fuse glass to metal in a painterly fashion with powdered glass enamels applied with an acrylic base. We will cover sifting a background on copper and use brushes to apply the acrylic based glass.6 hours of instruction. Fee includes materials for one 2"x3" panel
Monday 6:30-9:30pm
Nov 3-Nov 10
Nov 3-Nov 10
August 19, 2008
Now I call 'em rhodies...
It's stunning the difference in flora and fauna from one place to another. I thought I was fairly well versed in
what was growing around me in Ohio, but when Spring came upon us here in Oregon, I often could not tell
weed from flower. Sure, I had heard of rhododendrons, (They're like azaleas, right?) but I was not prepared for
the towering trees and bushy walls of pink, red, white, yellow explosions laughing everywhere I looked.* And
now, though I'm certain they are not wild or native, many of my neighbors have tiny forests of Stargazer
Lilies stealing the focus from my daily constitutional. Perhaps subconciously I thought they grew in grocery
stores. I never knew they were so tall. KT would love it!
"
I'm still not sure I believe in nutria. Sounds like some kind of Oregonian snipe hunt to me;)
*
Watch out Dan! You're walking right into pink!
what was growing around me in Ohio, but when Spring came upon us here in Oregon, I often could not tell
weed from flower. Sure, I had heard of rhododendrons, (They're like azaleas, right?) but I was not prepared for
the towering trees and bushy walls of pink, red, white, yellow explosions laughing everywhere I looked.* And
now, though I'm certain they are not wild or native, many of my neighbors have tiny forests of Stargazer
Lilies stealing the focus from my daily constitutional. Perhaps subconciously I thought they grew in grocery
stores. I never knew they were so tall. KT would love it!
"I'm still not sure I believe in nutria. Sounds like some kind of Oregonian snipe hunt to me;)
*
Watch out Dan! You're walking right into pink!
August 18, 2008
For the local yokels
We’re moving! You want some stuff?
We would happily part with for cheap, uber cheap, or possibly cheap as free:
All that's left is skis! Are they your skis?
ladies skis, boots, and poles size 8?
August 13, 2008
jerk.August 12, 2008
Packing and frustrations de los muertos
It's an interesting task to try to pack a working studio. Obviously, I need to pack up all but the most essential of my toys, ahem, tools. Some tools that I once used often, have been the first to return to the box. After a year here, there are still a select few tools that haven't even seen the light of day (vacuum caster). I think it's time for a swap or perhaps a few posts on Craigslist. A purging maybe in order... though I will have more room to work with in the new place, so perhaps they will all get set up and used! Casting party at my house! Eventually! :D
As usual, I am trying to wrap my head around entering shows. I usually find out about them too late to formulate and execute a worthwhile idea. I recently saw a Call to Artists for a Dia de los Muertos show at Maude Kerns Art Center.
I thought it would be super fun to do a triptych or maybe even more colorful enameled sugar skulls. I just finished the first one. Everything about it was ruled by Murphy's Law. It is warped. I knocked the enamel out of place many, many times. It chipped and I pierced the end of my finger deeply with the glass. I just cannot imagine making another at this point, much less several. I went in with a KISS* attitude (using handmade stencils and acrylic enamel paints) and found it to be not simple in the least. grumble grumble grumble. Now I come to the part in my blog where I can show off my hard work (even if it doesn't look like I envisioned) and the batteries in the camera are dead. How apropos!
I'll charge them and post later.
Now do I have time to do something for the Mayor's Art Show? hrm...
~m
*Keep It Simple, Stupid.
As usual, I am trying to wrap my head around entering shows. I usually find out about them too late to formulate and execute a worthwhile idea. I recently saw a Call to Artists for a Dia de los Muertos show at Maude Kerns Art Center.
I thought it would be super fun to do a triptych or maybe even more colorful enameled sugar skulls. I just finished the first one. Everything about it was ruled by Murphy's Law. It is warped. I knocked the enamel out of place many, many times. It chipped and I pierced the end of my finger deeply with the glass. I just cannot imagine making another at this point, much less several. I went in with a KISS* attitude (using handmade stencils and acrylic enamel paints) and found it to be not simple in the least. grumble grumble grumble. Now I come to the part in my blog where I can show off my hard work (even if it doesn't look like I envisioned) and the batteries in the camera are dead. How apropos!
I'll charge them and post later.
Now do I have time to do something for the Mayor's Art Show? hrm...
~m
*Keep It Simple, Stupid.
July 29, 2008
I went back to Ohio
and my city it was....
still there:)
Dan's brother got married this weekend. We were lucky enough to have skymiles to spare for the event and had very quick friends and family visits. Sorry if I missed you! With only a few days to visit, it was a whirlwind! These folks got hitched, I managed to hit my favourite local restaurant twice, and I finally dropped off Darryl's Fling:
What a bear that setting was to construct! Anywho, I'm back, prepping to teach cloisonne tonight and re-bonding with the pup. Egads, I missed my beast! Methinks she missed me, too.
woof!
~m
still there:)
Dan's brother got married this weekend. We were lucky enough to have skymiles to spare for the event and had very quick friends and family visits. Sorry if I missed you! With only a few days to visit, it was a whirlwind! These folks got hitched, I managed to hit my favourite local restaurant twice, and I finally dropped off Darryl's Fling:
What a bear that setting was to construct! Anywho, I'm back, prepping to teach cloisonne tonight and re-bonding with the pup. Egads, I missed my beast! Methinks she missed me, too.
woof!~m
July 22, 2008
Feeling Blessed and Lucky
We got our dream home!! We've been looking around for a house to buy lately. Let me tell you West Coast prices are not like Ohio! We love it here and we're ready to settle, so we looked and pared down choices and finally decided to bid on one. The day we were supposed to fill out paperwork (Sunday) I found one more I wanted to see in the paper. There was an Open House; we went; we fell in love; we bid; we got it!! I'm so freaking excited I could just spit!
It's an awesome place and really felt like our home. I'm not gonna go on and on right now as I've got to get ready for work and pack, but check out the little artist studio in the backyard (1/3 acre!). It's got electricity and a ceiling fan!
It's an awesome place and really felt like our home. I'm not gonna go on and on right now as I've got to get ready for work and pack, but check out the little artist studio in the backyard (1/3 acre!). It's got electricity and a ceiling fan!
July 14, 2008
jellies and more tiny turtles in progress
I'm working on some seriously itty bitty cloissonne pieces on a whim: some jellyfish which might become studs,
and tiny turtles to match the pendant
The wires seemed seriously hard to bend today. Perhaps it's just too hot, or I'm too whipped from the Oregon Country Fair yesterday, but I'm not sure I want to work THAT small again for a while. yeep!
~margarita
and tiny turtles to match the pendant
The wires seemed seriously hard to bend today. Perhaps it's just too hot, or I'm too whipped from the Oregon Country Fair yesterday, but I'm not sure I want to work THAT small again for a while. yeep!
~margarita
