Save the date: "Fracture" opening
Next week, I’m looking forward to seeing how other artists define a “fracture.”
You might remember I dented a few eggshells to create “They Don’t Really Feel Pain.” My assemblage sculpture was accepted into “Fracture,” the latest exhibit at the Kirkland Arts Center. The curators wrap up their interpretation of the word like this:
“Some fractures can heal and knit, mending what was sundered, bridging the gap. Or, they can be places weakened forever: landscape altered beyond recognition. Whatever the cause, and whether or not it is welcome, a fracture is a shock–and a sign that nothing will ever be quite the same.”
I also appreciate the curators making space for my work in an impressive grouping of artists:
Savannah Reynolds
Dana Len
E. Valentine DeWald II
Shelby Cook
Seth Sexton
Before you get caught up in the rush of summer activities, would you make space on your calendar for the opening reception? It’s next Friday, June 28th, at 6pm. Hope to see you soon.
Tours now open at Liberty Bank Building
Guess what I found out about the Liberty Bank Building? So many people are so curious about what’s inside that tours are now open to the general public!
If you’d like to see my collage portraits in the residents’ lounge, you’ll need to sign up for one of the weekly tours. Here are the available dates:
Tour groups will be small — only 14 people per visit. I’d sign up right now right now if I were you…
Workshop prep: Here comes the "Sun"
Guess what I’m going to be doing, once the fog lifts? Sealing a massive amount of wood panels — about 80 of them — for a class I’m going to teach next week.
I’ve partnered with the Bellevue Big Picture School to create a collage project based on the book “Copper Sun,” which some of their eighth-graders have been studying. The historical novel centers a young West African girl swept up into the North American slave trade. Intense, but I’m told the students are diving into the story of a girl who’s almost exactly their age when she’s kidnapped and sold.
So this weekend I’ll be elbow-deep in matte medium and paper, as well as the other materials I’m going to bring to class. Cross your fingers that the sunny weather holds… I need these panels to dry fast!