skateboard jewelry

while at quirk gallery last week i discovered the work of claire mcdermott. it immediately caught my eye because of the material - old, beat up skateboards. i love the distressed wood and laminate, a very nice use of found objects - reminds me of my love of graffiti, chipped paint, and rust.
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opening reception

my work alongside the work of sharon massey

i drove to richmond, va on thursday to attend the sparkle plenty 5 opening reception. the show looks fantastic - beautiful work that was incredibly complementary and displayed perfectly from artist to artist. i especially liked seeing the drawings each artist sent. (we were all asked to send a few sketches.) these were displayed in frames on the walls or alongside the work itself inside the cases.

caitie sellers' intricate steel structures (with sketchbook)

lori talcott

joanna gollberg

the show was a lot of fun - i loved meeting the quirk staff and seeing the gallery - it really is a great space. my friend and fellow sparkle artists joanna gollberg and caitie sellers were there, too.

more pics on flickr.

thanks to the quirk staff for a great show!

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sparkle plenty 5, lori talcott

"sorrowing chain"

as one of the artists invited to participate in sparkle plenty 5 i had the honor of inviting an artist whom i admire - i chose lori talcott. i was able to get a few images of the work lori made for the show to share here. this body of work was inspired by lori's interest in "the 2 major preoccupations of humans: illness and death, love and fertility."

"gauging"

i am leaving for richmond shortly to attend the opening. again, if you are in the area please stop by.

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artist talk, anika smulovitz

yesterday i went to hear anika smulovitz talk about her work. she is a visiting artist in the metals class at penland this week. i enjoyed the lecture - she started with her first metals endeavors and then on to graduate and post graduate work. what i was most interested in was her ideas and where they come from. i think of myself as a formalist not a conceptualist so i am often fascinated by work that is content based. she also talked about the non-neutrality of materials, which to me means materials have meaning and should be chosen carefully. i'm still contemplating this...afterward she gave a talk about the art metals program at boise state university where she is the professor.

i met anika over the summer when she was taking a class in the wood studio at penland. we had a chance to talk about our work then and i walked away with some fresh ideas. we are planning another session to continue the conversation for before she heads home. more on that to follow.

all images by ariella bos

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celebration of american crafts

the 41st celebration of american crafts, an annual juried sale and exhibition, opens tonight at the creative arts workshop in new haven, ct. i have some work there - pieces from my egg and bean collection. for further details, please visit CAW's website.

opening reception, friday, oct 30
hilles gallery
5-8pm

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sparkle plenty promos

(biba schutz, me, caitie sellers, joanna gollberg)

i got a package of sparkle plenty 5 postcards and foldouts yesterday. they look really great! i was also pretty psyched to find my image on the quirk website.

(that's lori talcott's work on the front.)

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regal graffiti

i posted images of my new series "regal graffiti" on flickr - you'll find all my pro-shots and lots of process images, too.
"regal graffiti" is for "sparkle plenty 5" a group exhibition at quirk gallery. the opening reception is thursday, november 5.

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