Beauty Debate exhibition opening

6 Degrees of Creativity!

I'm so excited to be one of the instructors in the second edition of 6 Degrees of Creativity! What is it, you ask?  Gretchen Miller describes the program as: "6 Degrees of Creativity will unite concepts of social networking, connecting, collaboration, art-making, and creativity into an engaged global community of artists exploring transformation, social change, and using art for good.  6 Degrees of Creativity will be offered as a self guided 6 month on-line workshop running from July 2012-December 2012 that includes 6 different classes, offered by a group of 6 instructors." 
This is going to be a great experience all around! Stay tuned for more information...

zig zag lace socks

New mixed media jewelry

new fiber work - lots of texture!

I have been working on some mixed media pieces focusing on texture - I have been enjoying this work immensely. I think it is interesting that on the knit pieces you can see through the work - so, the color of the wall it hangs on will change the overall look of the piece. With some of these pieces I intended for the back of the piece to be visible, but not sure how practical that would be...  but the idea that we hide or cover or somehow alter the image we present to the world, but if we could see behind the facade we would find a lot of interesting 'texture'.

Chaos (Red) 13 x 13

Chaos (White) 13 x 13

Comfort 30 x 50

Control 13 x 13

Hidden 13 x 13

Thinking of Mary 30 x 50

New Pieces for MSU Show

Let me know your thoughts -- these are both hard to take pictures of because I used silver and gold paint that is ver reflective

Virtual art show: Layers

I chose to show these pieces together because they all have so much texture, I would love to touch them - to closely examine the stitches, the layers, the processes. Each work is strong on its own and grouped together would make for a visually powerful experience.

Elisa D'Arrigo
Recollection... Pink (1)
2006
paper, cloth, acrylic paint, thread
28"x83"x6"

Frances Dorsey - Rice Paddies - image Rice Paddies 2005 installation view courtesy the artist
image found in article here: Fibred Optics: Cut from the Same Cloth
Richmond Art Gallery Jun 24 to Aug 28 2011
by Leah Sandals

Rice Paddies by Dorsey is created from pieces of dyed fabric and represent ideas of her experience growing up in Saigon in the 1950's while her father worked at the US Embassy. More information can be found here.

Elana Herzog

Untitled 2000 and 2003
Mixed fibers, metal staples, drywall, paint, plywood
Dimensions variable

Detail - Untitled 2000 and 2003

Cynthia Minden
first found on Daily Art Muse

Maurizio Anzeri
Nicola
2011
Embroidery on photograph
23 x 17 cm

Hang Nguyen - New Work
Where Do We Come From? Where Are We? Where Are We Going?
Tryptich, each panel measures 48" x 36" x 12"
Mixed media (yarn, thread, fabric, plastic, wire, acorns)

Detail - Hang Nguyen - New Work

Remi Veldhoven
photo curtain fabric 55 x 160 cm (hand woven)

Remi Veldhoven
sketchbook page _ collage (pencil on photo)

Remi Veldhoven
sketchbook page _ collage (pencil, threats and pen on photo)