video from crafty bastards 2009

chicago

this past week the wife and i visited chicago under the pretense of visiting SOFA chicago. thats kinda how we vacation. here are some of the gazillion pictures we took.

Sofa Chicago

Sofa Chicago
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

I'm off visiting the fine craft event SOFA in Chicago.

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IMG_4321
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

plate glass relief sculptures, just out of the kiln.

Fresh outta da oven
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan


this is what the mold looked like:

slide show of sculpture! tonight!

Washington Sculptors Group Annual Image Show.
Tuesday October 27th.
6:30-9:00, with a reception at a nearby restaurant.

The Charles Sumner School
1201 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Accessible by both Farragut North and West Metro Stations

Every year the Washington Sculptors Group presents its work to the public and its membership through a slide show. Artists will talk briefly about their work.
If you're interested in local sculpture and sculptors please join us. This is a free event. cash bar for reception.

for more information about the Washington Sculptors Group:
http://www.washingtonsculptors.org

all about the process

here are a lot of pictures of works in progress of the art that i create. paintings, stencils, prints, glass concrete, all kinds of stuff here from the last handful of years.



to see the whole set not as a slide show click HERE

plaster molds for glass

plaster molds for glass
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

a musical interlude

DCCAH needs YOU!

the James Renwick Alliance

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I recently joined the James Renwick Alliance and went to my first meeting last night.

Like a lot of solid arts organizations they seem to be lacking in a younger membership base. I've found the same thing with the Washington Sculptors Group, of which i am a board member.

Anyway, we got a tour from their awesome curator Nicholas Bell and a great talk about a new glass sculpture they are acquiring.

I will also be participating in their James Renwick Alliance Day, a one day sale of artwork from the members.

check out the group's website here:
http://www.jra.org/

free studio space in baltimore contest

APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE FREE
C. SYLVIA & EDDIE C. BROWN STUDIO IN THE BROMO SELTZER ARTS TOWER

Competition deadline is Friday, October 9.


Attention Artists! Here's your chance to apply for free studio space at the historic Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, worth $24,000. With the support of Baltimore philanthropists Eddie and Sylvia Brown, one studio in the building, the Brown Studio, is offered free of charge to an emerging visual artist for a period of two years.
The Brown Studio, offered only as a work space, is located on the building's second floor and features large windows and 360 sq. feet of space. The building amenities include high speed Internet access, 24-hour secure access, and year-round climate control.

The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower is located at 21 South Eutaw Street.

Applicants for the Brown Studio must be able to demonstrate an established artistic practice by presenting a CD of representative work and a resume. In addition, applicants must submit a completed application and a $25 non-refundable application fee.


The application for the Brown Studio at the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower is due on Friday, October 9, 2009. The Brown artist will be announced on October 30, 2009. The tenancy will begin on or about December 1, 2009, and conclude on November 30, 2011.

The applications will be reviewed by an independent jury.
To download the application, visit bromoseltzerartstower.com.
Questions? Call 410-752-8632.

come out to arts on foot on saturday!

i know arts on foot is three days this year, but i'll only be there tomorrow. and i have new stuff! come on out:

Arts on Foot 2009
11-5 PM
F Street NW, between 7th and 9th, between the Portrait Gallery and the Spy Museum.
Washington, DC

i'll be set up just outside the entrance to the Hotel Monaco.

in progress stuff...

in progress stuff...
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

things have been pretty busy here.. lets face it ... the past few years have been a bit insane for me. my goal for the next year is to slow down a bit and do things a bit differently.

but anyway, coming up i've got Crafty Bastards, Arts on Foot, and the James Renwick Alliance Day. i'll post the details soon...

The Common Element at the Artdc.org Gallery

ARTDC Gallery hosts sculptural glass work by artists of Washington Glass School and DC GlassWorks

An exhibit of glass artwork from artists of the Washington Glass School and DC GlassWorks are featured in a show that links the two DC-area glass institutions:The Common Element.

Hosted by the organization ArtDC.org (in their new Hyattsville gallery at the Lustine Center), the collaborative spirit of the two studios is celebrated in this groundbreaking art show.

The Common Element: Glass and Sculpture

ARTDC Gallery
5710 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20781
301-209-0116
August 15- September 6, 2009

Reception August 15, 2009, 4-6 pm

Artists include: Patrick Burke, David Cook, Joe Corcoran, Cheryl P. Derricotte, Nancy Donnelly, Sean Hennessey, Michael Janis, Steven Jones, Brendan Kager, Jennifer Lindstrom, David D'Orio, Anne Plant, Ragan Sheridan, Erwin Timmers, Megan Van Wagoner and Sue Weisenburger.

DC Artists Meetup Tonight

Member Networking Event: Happy Hour
Tuesday July 21, 2009 5:30-8:30pm

Join members of Washington Sculptors Group and WPA for a casual meet-up at the Warehouse Café. . Connect with fellow WPA and WSG members and meet other artists! Everyone is welcome

Meet. Talk. Share ideas, Plan projects together. Solve problems. In person. Live. IRL. Together.

Warehouse Café
1021 7th Street NW
Washington DC 20001

MT. VERNON SQ. (Green/Yellow Lines): 1 Block – walk south on 7th St.

GALLERY PLACE – Chinatown Exit (Red/Green/Yellow Lines): 4 Blocks – walk north on 7th St.

http://www.warehousetheater.com
http://www.wpadc.org
http://www.washingtonsculptors.org

dc artist and art professional meetup

ArtistsNetworking Event: Happy Hour
Tuesday July 21, 2009 5:30-8:30pm

Join members of Washington Sculptors Group and WPA for a casual meet-up at the Warehouse Café. . Connect with fellow WPA and WSG members and meet other artists! Everyone is welcome

Meet. Talk. Share ideas, Plan projects together. Solve problems. In person. Live. IRL. Together.

Warehouse Café
1021 7th Street NW
Washington DC 20001

MT. VERNON SQ. (Green/Yellow Lines): 1 Block – walk south on 7th St.

GALLERY PLACE – Chinatown Exit (Red/Green/Yellow Lines): 4 Blocks – walk north on 7th St.

http://www.warehousetheater.com
http://www.wpadc.org
http://www.washingtonsculptors.org

The Path of the Boatman

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its the last weekend to go see artomatic 2009 . dont miss it.

55 m street se
washington dc
http://www.artomatic.org

Believed to be Michelangelo's first painting

Michelangelo's First Painting
Originally uploaded by Trish Mayo

found this on flickr. fascinating, no?

two fringe festival plays

somehow, i'm still not quite clear on the details, some friends convinced me to work on two Capital Fringe Festival Shows.
here are the details:



"Pepe! The Mail Order Monkey Musical" is a 50-minute Broadway-style musical based on an infamous true tale told by renowned glass artist Tim Tate -- in the spring of 1968, two young brothers test suburban conventions when they order a live monkey from an ad they saw in a comic book.


TICKETS, information on the show, video and photos of rehearsal -- and soon -- a song clip -- are available online at http://PepeMonkey.com

Dates for performanes are:

-- Wednesday July 15 @ 9:30pm (special guest TV legend, Dick Dyszel)
-- Saturday July 18 @ 5:30pm (special guest Dick Dyszel)
-- Wednesday July 22 @ 5:45pm (special guest story originator, Tim Tate)
-- Friday July 24 @ 10:30pm (special guest Top Chef, Carla Hall)
-- Saturday July 25 @ 8:00pm (special guest Tim Tate)

Tickets are only $15 each.
All ticket holders for the Capital Fringe Festival are required to show the door usher a "Fringe Button." The money raised from the sales of the $5 buttons are given directly back to the artists. Wearing the button throughout the year gets you discounts are various restaurants, shops and theaters. These buttons are available for sale at the Fringe Box Office at 601 New York Avenue, NW.

Performances are at a venue called "The Mount" -- the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church at 900 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20001
The church is located at the corners of 9th Street, Massachusetts Avenue and K Street, NW, and is 3 blocks north of Gallery Place Metro. There is street parking, and the old convention center parking lot is a block away.


The Tactile Dinner

A TACTILE DINNER

a synæsthetic experience in seven-courses inspired by the Futurists
adapted and directed by Carmen C. Wong

Marking the 100th anniversary of Futurism, banished? productions cordially invites everyone to celebrate the passé-ist glory of Futurist degustation: a tactile seven-course “meal” of gastronomic revolution! Pasta Prohibited!

R.S.V.P. or food-related concerns to info@banishedproductions.org

Course 1: Polyrhythmic Salad
Course 2: Aural Sensations
Course 3: Aerofood
Course 4: Magic Food
Course 5: Visual Nutrients
Course 6: Totalrice
Course 7: Tactile Vegetable Garden
Digestivo

Playing as part of the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival at
The Arthur S. Flemming Center (1426 9th St. NW, map)

Performances:
Sat 07/11: 7p, 9:15p
Sun 07/12: 3p, 6:15p, 8:15p
Mon 07/13: 7:30p
Sun 07/19: 4p, 7:30p

$15 with $5 suggested gratuity. Advance tickets on sale June 22 at the Capital Fringe Festival Box Office at 607 New York Ave NW, by phone toll-free at 1-866-811-4111, or online at www.capfringe.org. All major credit cards accepted. Tickets may also be purchased with cash only at the door one hour prior to scheduled performance times.

For more info, call 443-803-1163 or email info@banishedproductions.org

Banished? Productions

Both shows would be thrilled to receive donations as well.