Arts to Zion Open Studios, start today. More new works

Wind you

Culvert

Blown

Stormy Atmoshere

Rising Red

Vessels in Depression Contours

HOPING TO SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND!

 

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New techniques and new work

Working on new ways of working with collage, learnt last Fall at SUU, with a weekend course taught by Jonathan Talbot. Using the techniques to push my imagination over the border twixt realism and a more loose and intuitive way of working. Looking to work up larger than life portraits, starting with a very small business card sized Polaroid, for basic shape and expression. I then enlarge that up and having great fun with color and hand made papers and reusing old ephemera, my drawings and sketches for texture...

The first portrait... Not perfect but learnt a lot in the making of.

Below 4 small square random collages, with narratives of their own to tell.

More in the making, come by at the weekend and see what's going on.

Winter Sun Rays

Morning Breathe

Above the tree line

Buena Vista Brownsville

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Arts to Zion Open Studios 2016

This coming weekend 14th through 16th January 2016, I shall be demonstrating and working on new works at Michelle Larsen Bonner's Springdale Studio,

#18 Artist Studio on map.

207 Quail Ridge Road, Springdale.

Cell: 435-668-8571

Pre-buy you ticket for a 2 for 1 offer on the web-site www.artstozion.com,

Have fun and we hope you come visit!

 

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Sketches from Costa Rica

The jungle from the river, we kayaked to (mostly Steve's paddling)

The view from the verandah of the beach at dusk.

Some postcards for the grandkids.

 

These guys joined us at our beach BBQ, and were been our 'guards' until we left!

 

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Sugar and spice... At the ABC Exhibit at the Braithwaite gallery at SUU

'SUGAR AND SPICE'

In response to and sits on 'CAKE STAND & LID' made by Michelle Larsen Bonner

Mixed media Art book, Papier mâché Cake stand & Lid

12x12.5x12.5" 2010-11

Will be on display as part of the exhibit

ABC: Assemblage, Book Art and Collage

Curated by Jonathan Talbot, Sue Cotter and Deborah Snider.

Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery

351 W University BLVD, Cedar City, UT 84720

September 10th through November 7th 2015.

Cake Stand with Lid, closed

Sugar and Spice Art Book closed on Cake Stand.

When closed the 'SUGAR AND SPICE' Book Art appears to be a thick slice of cake.

Materials in the book used include paper, wood,and found objects.

Materials used in the stand is papier-mâché made with recycled dressmaking pattern tissue.

Sugar and Spice Art Book open and expanded to 18 'portions', on the open Cake Stand, with lid off.

Sugar and Spice Art Book open, on open Cake Stand with a few card inserts.

Within each cake portion is a removable two-sided card collage, embellished with memories of being a British female growing up in the '60's and '70's in South London, England and depicting some of the influential women and female related experiences through out my life.

Card colłage details front and back.

I am hoping you may be able to attend the Preview Reception on September 9th, 5-8 pm.

Here are the details of, the special openings and associated lectures and workshops at SUU:

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Communication Unplugged.

Opening this week at the Canyon Community Center, Springdale:

I entered my reconfigured art piece,

'COMMUNICATION UNPLUGGED'

Mixed media, comprising, used envelopes, cotton thread and wax. 25x9x30"

In 2007 I sent a request for friends and family send me envelopes through the mail, they too could invite their friends, eventually accumulating enough envelopes I put them together as a 'quilt' that ended up as an installation called 'BED POST'. That piece was displayed during the Open Studios of 2008, and the work has sat in a box since then. Michelle Larsen Bonner reminded me of it and that maybe I could do something with it for this community show. Several weeks later I finished it August 31st.

It is a large envelope, to all Humankind, with a letter expressing a quote from John Ralston Saul, a Canadian writer and current President for The Pen International,

" Any means of communication that can be unplugged cannot be independent ".

 

If you go I hope you enjoy the show.

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Last couple of days.... Finishes Sunday!

GAIA'S ROBE is up for display until August 9th. This may be her last public showing as she is very delicate.

Also on show are some other books, mixed media art and Jewellery by Michelle Larsen Bonner, Kris Eberhard and myself. It's a nice show if you are in the area please visit!

 

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