Oh Charles! I heart you...

Charles Ledray

 

Thank You!

I wanted thank all the folks who gave a hand & came out 

the other night to the Cottage Grove Last Friday.

It was lovely!

Getting Ready for Solo Show in December...

Hoping to have many birds cut out before the opening...

 In my other shows I have always wanted 

a little interaction with the audience.
I hope people will purchase these cut outs and write their wish, desire or hope on the back. Then date it. Hang it some place or pack it away to be found again next year. Some times for things to start to change all one has to do is acknowledge it by writing or saying it aloud.

 Playing with water and things...

Shy studio assistant...

Tired studio assistant...

Studio @ work... and yes those are sock mannequin legs
(I am workin on what to do with them)

Thanks for stopping by..

You're invited!

Recently returned London Springer & Book Artist, 

Beth Robinson

will show & discuss her travels in the world of book & box making.

at the Last Friday Artwalk on September 24th from 6:00 - 8:00

@ Kalapuya Books - new, used & rare

637 E Main Street, Cottage Grove

541-942-6143

Artist talk starts at 7:00.

Refreshment will be served.

I hope to see you!

bailliwik Issue 08 link is online!

Bailliwik is a self-published, periodical book (and website) of work made by an ever-changing roster of members from around the world. Each year since 2004, we have come together to publish and distribute ongoing projects, new pieces, and limited-edition art works. All of the work in the book, some additional material, and past issues are available for viewing this website:

www.bailliwik.org

Thank you  Surabhi and Rob for including me!

The Regional Assembly of Text

If you get a chance check out this great link:

http://www.assemblyoftext.com/our_store

for a store focusing on text as the theme. 

They even have a letter writing night with old school typewriters!

A special note to friends in faraway places..

Happy 4th...

esp. to my friends in far away places..

Hoffman Gallery Write up in helloportland.com

The Hoffman Gallery is the place where "the hunt" will be shown...

There are amazing shows each month.

Next time your in pdx please stop by.

This is a resent write up with a little background information

 on the location from helloportland.com

http://www.helloportland.com/Articles/Attraction/3025/

Hoffman_Gallery_An_underlooked_gallery_full_of_eye-catching_art.cfm

Found my way..

Witness 

24" x 36" Heavy Weight Paper

Mixed Media Collage

Found myself in the studio the other day... Whew..

OHSU Historical Collections & Archives agrees to "the hunt"...

It is with great pleasure I announce that 
Archivist Sara Piasecki & Karen Peterson 

of the OHSU Historical Collections & Archives 
have agreed whole heartily to helping and allowing 
my fellow artist and myself to the material to 
inspire "the scavenger hunt."

 This is an amazing opportunity for all. 

This treasure filled collection will be gently “hunted” and recontextualized for the modern viewer. I will send a group of artist including myself on a structured “scavenger hunt” in the OHSU collection. The item “found” will then be interpreted, inspire, be recreated and any other number of possibilities into the creation of new pieces (without any harm done to the item “found”) in hope of creating a new “solution.” It will be a great opportunity for artist and viewers to reflect on the importance of these collections.

Now to pull the artists together... 
I'll keep you updated on events as they transpire.

I want to thank OHSU & Sara & Karen for 
their part in making this idea a reality.  

Please support these archives in anyway you can. 

Their current exhibit is until September:


Beautiful Gross Anatomy
Clarice Ashworth Francone
Medical Illustrator

Her glasses are just awesome... not to mention her work.

This is the link:

http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/about/collections/historical-collections-archives/

Work Accepted into the Autumn Bailliwik

Bailliwik is the Middle English spelling of the word 

bailiwick – n. an area of activity in which somebody has

particular responsibility, or in which he or she has 
specialized knowledge or ability. 

Bailliwik is an organization of artists whose purpose is to create a periodic 

publication of their work with an online showing.

Thank you Surabhi & Rob for including 
Shadowlands & Seeing by Skull Light 
in the 08 - Autumn 10 issue.

www.bailliwik.org

Location Secured for Scavenger Hunt Exhibition!

Do you remember as a child going on a scavenger hunt?

The challenge of looking for things with a map,

compass or trusted instinct, combined with pure exhilaration?

Then the enjoyment of the found object

while sharing the adventures tale.

I am curating a scavenger hunt with a group of artist in the

Oregon Health and Science University’s

Historical Collections & Archives.

The Hoffman Gallery on the campus of

Oregon College of Art and Craft

has given me their space for July of 2011

to exhibit the results of the hunt.

Now the planning begins...

Too exciting...

More News coming soon...

Ladder

For all who witness these simple thoughts,

I am sorry to say my mom died on April 29.

I have been slowly pulling myself together step by step.

One night she commented that she could

see a stairway in front of her bed.

Thank you for reading and still hoping for a cure for cancer here.

All the best to you gentle readers.