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| 8 that Create: Sue Bleiweiss, Jane Davila, Jamie Fingal, Gloria Hansen, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Liz Kettle, Carol Sloan, Kathyanne White Off the Hanger: Form and Surface View 3273 State Route 28 Old Forge, New York ViewArts.org 315.369.6411 Exhibition Admission: $8/$4 members & groups of 6+; children under 12 Free Hours: Mon - Thurs 10am-4pm; Fri - Sat 10am-5pm; Sun Noon-4pm Opening Weekend Festivities Friday, October 12 5-7pm Preview Reception. Enjoy music, refreshments, and a silent auction Saturday, October 13 10am Quilting Lecture/Luncheon "uniquely You" led by Mary Knapp $20/$15 members 10am-3pm Quilt & Quilted Garment Appraisals, Vendors, Demonstrations 2pm Award Presentation - Fat Quarter Drawing Following Awards Check out the classes being offered here. Carol Sloan, Jane Davila and Liz Kettle |
Showing posts with label Off the Hanger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Off the Hanger. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Off the Hanger: Form and Surface Exhibition
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Seasonal Attire
Carol here again.
I am using the fashion of nature as my inspiration for the Old Forge show pieces.
I often work in my sketchbook before hitting a canvas or anything else with ideas. I find this helps me to focus, flesh out good ideas and scrap bad ones (hopefully).
The last piece that I want to share was started in just this fashion.
I went into it with vague idea of what I wanted to do or the idea that I wanted to share in my art making.
I use a large sketchbook (8 1/2" x 11") to work on most of my canvas art. It allows a little more room to move things around on while I am auditioning ideas.
I gathered my supplies - leaves, jute, molding paste, absorbent grounds, acrylic mediums for adhesives, acrylic & watercolor paint and gesso.
Then set to work.
Some of my inspiration came from this book about people that use nature as fashion accessories -
Hans Silvester is a very talented photographer that has amassed a huge body of work that includes (in my humble opinion) some of the best tribal photos any where.
I already had the idea of working with nature as my fashion icon. When I started doing research on "the fashion of nature" this is one of the books that was recommended to me by our friend Mr. Google.
I was immediately hooked after I saw a tiny sampling of the photos.
(I've included a link to the book on Amazon but I do not receive any compensation from the sale of it)
After completing a small piece of art in my sketchbook, I went to a 20" x 24" stretched canvas to tell one of nature's fashion stories there.
There are many many layers on this canvas. I kept adding collage items, covering them up, painting, scraping pastes & mediums, adding more paint, natural items and then a piece of driftwood.
I liked the sketchbook page so much that I framed it too.
It is, after all, a completed piece of artwork.
Don't be afraid to share the artwork that is in your sketchbook!
You have to learn to let the light of all your work shine...put it out there in the world.
You created it from a deep well of creativity. You have to bring it out in order to make room for more.
Both of these pieces were difficult to photograph at home. One is lighter (white/sand/tan/sienna colors) and the other is in the black (multi-layered) shadowbox frame.
I hate to read this and really hate to write this but...the photos really do not do the pieces justice.
They are better enjoyed in person.
So - there you have it.
Stories, details and ingredients to the five pieces that I created for the upcoming show in Old Forge, New York.
I can't wait to go there, see the show, teach a class and spend time with my friends Liz Kettle and Jane Davila.
Check out the workshop offerings that we have and join us on October 12 for the opening!
I am using the fashion of nature as my inspiration for the Old Forge show pieces.
I often work in my sketchbook before hitting a canvas or anything else with ideas. I find this helps me to focus, flesh out good ideas and scrap bad ones (hopefully).
The last piece that I want to share was started in just this fashion.
I went into it with vague idea of what I wanted to do or the idea that I wanted to share in my art making.
I use a large sketchbook (8 1/2" x 11") to work on most of my canvas art. It allows a little more room to move things around on while I am auditioning ideas.
I gathered my supplies - leaves, jute, molding paste, absorbent grounds, acrylic mediums for adhesives, acrylic & watercolor paint and gesso.
Then set to work.
Some of my inspiration came from this book about people that use nature as fashion accessories -
Hans Silvester is a very talented photographer that has amassed a huge body of work that includes (in my humble opinion) some of the best tribal photos any where.
I already had the idea of working with nature as my fashion icon. When I started doing research on "the fashion of nature" this is one of the books that was recommended to me by our friend Mr. Google.
I was immediately hooked after I saw a tiny sampling of the photos.
(I've included a link to the book on Amazon but I do not receive any compensation from the sale of it)
After completing a small piece of art in my sketchbook, I went to a 20" x 24" stretched canvas to tell one of nature's fashion stories there.
There are many many layers on this canvas. I kept adding collage items, covering them up, painting, scraping pastes & mediums, adding more paint, natural items and then a piece of driftwood.
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| "Seasonal Attire" 20" x 24" |
I liked the sketchbook page so much that I framed it too.
It is, after all, a completed piece of artwork.
Don't be afraid to share the artwork that is in your sketchbook!
You have to learn to let the light of all your work shine...put it out there in the world.
You created it from a deep well of creativity. You have to bring it out in order to make room for more.
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| "Seasonal Attire:A Study" 18" x 22" |
I hate to read this and really hate to write this but...the photos really do not do the pieces justice.
They are better enjoyed in person.
So - there you have it.
Stories, details and ingredients to the five pieces that I created for the upcoming show in Old Forge, New York.
I can't wait to go there, see the show, teach a class and spend time with my friends Liz Kettle and Jane Davila.
Check out the workshop offerings that we have and join us on October 12 for the opening!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The Fashion of Nature
Carol here.
Like everyone else in the group, I've been working on the upcoming show in New York.
I chose to incorporate a bit of natures' fashion into my pieces.
I've been working off of the knowledge that nature, just like fashion, dresses herself according to the season.
Her fashionable colors change as well as the way that she clothes herself.
I spend a lot of time observing the fashion show that Mother Nature organizes.
I try to take my creative cues from this show.
Season to season, the colors change.
The emotion changes.
She sheds her autumn foliage for the monochromatic palette of winter.
The fashion of nature sheds light on the nature of fashion.
Meaning that fashion changes with the same cycle as nature.
I created this piece from natural elements - sticks, stones and leaves.
The stitched background is made from real leaves that have been pressed and allowed to disintegrate into tissue paper before laminating them to tea bags and scrim.
I also dipped a couple of the central collage elements into beeswax.
I love the smell!
This is a 12" x 12" piece mounted on 1.5" stretcher bars.
Each person in the group of 8 will create a panel the same size.
They will be hung in a grid - like a nine patch - with our signage in the center.
I have created two other pieces of wall art plus a book.
Last April, I helped a friend of mine vend at the Virginia Beach "Art & Soul" retreat.
She had all sorts of vintage items to sell (!) and I was one of the helpers in charge of putting these things out on display (can you believe that she left me there with all that cool stuff?!) (my husband couldn't).
I unpacked a pair of little girls espadrilles.
I immediately saw the potential for a book in this pair of shoes.
Some of the group used women's shoes to create a piece of artwork out of.
I chose to use this well loved pair of shoes for one of my projects.
Here's what I came up with.
Like everyone else in the group, I've been working on the upcoming show in New York.
I chose to incorporate a bit of natures' fashion into my pieces.
I've been working off of the knowledge that nature, just like fashion, dresses herself according to the season.
Her fashionable colors change as well as the way that she clothes herself.
I spend a lot of time observing the fashion show that Mother Nature organizes.
I try to take my creative cues from this show.
Season to season, the colors change.
The emotion changes.
She sheds her autumn foliage for the monochromatic palette of winter.
The fashion of nature sheds light on the nature of fashion.
Meaning that fashion changes with the same cycle as nature.
I created this piece from natural elements - sticks, stones and leaves.
The stitched background is made from real leaves that have been pressed and allowed to disintegrate into tissue paper before laminating them to tea bags and scrim.
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| You can see the leaf above - it has disintegrated into the tissue paper that I pressed the leaves on. |
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| I used leaves that I gathered from my home garden as well as vegetation from the forest near my home. |
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| You might find an herb or two in my fabric... |
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| Petals from garden flowers, especially gardenias and lilies. |
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| You can see the layer of tea bags and scrim on this sample. I laminated all of it together with acrylic soft gel and matt medium. |
I also dipped a couple of the central collage elements into beeswax.
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| The beeswax makes the tea bag very transparent. |
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| "Nature's Fashion" |
This is a 12" x 12" piece mounted on 1.5" stretcher bars.
Each person in the group of 8 will create a panel the same size.
They will be hung in a grid - like a nine patch - with our signage in the center.
I have created two other pieces of wall art plus a book.
Last April, I helped a friend of mine vend at the Virginia Beach "Art & Soul" retreat.
She had all sorts of vintage items to sell (!) and I was one of the helpers in charge of putting these things out on display (can you believe that she left me there with all that cool stuff?!) (my husband couldn't).
I unpacked a pair of little girls espadrilles.
I immediately saw the potential for a book in this pair of shoes.
Some of the group used women's shoes to create a piece of artwork out of.
I chose to use this well loved pair of shoes for one of my projects.
Here's what I came up with.
"The Sole Book"
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| "Sole Book" front view |
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| I spent a lot of time painting, staining, crackling and waxing each page before adding them to the book |
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| I love the crackle pages. They look like an old sole (or soul, for that matter). |
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| I used a glaze of acrylic paint to bring out the crackles on painted paper |
Monday, September 17, 2012
Fashion Lines
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| "Fashion Lines," by Gloria Hansen 21" w x 25" h |
The piece is based on torn images from a Vogue fashion magazine that I collaged, photographed, digitally manipulated, printed onto silk fabric, painted, and stitched.
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| A detail image |
Friday, September 14, 2012
Dress Up Series - Finished
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| Jamie Fingal, checking in. One part of a wall series where each artist in 8 that Create will display their own personal style on a 12x12 piece that is mounted on canvas. This collection is for the gallery show at Old Forge, that begins on October 13, 2012 |
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| Zipper Dress 19"wide by 24.5" high |
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| The Dancer Dress 12"wide by 19.5" high |
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| The Little Black Dress 18"wide by 36" high - part of a collaboration where three dresses by three different artists that will be hung together |
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| Re-Purposed High Heels, Size 10 |
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Dress-Up in Progress
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| Jamie Fingal checking in - This is my 12x12 piece for the show "Off the Hanger" for the Old Forge Gallery show. You can see a theme and color scheme forming for my work. |
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| My next piece will be this zipper dress, which is still in progress, but I thought that I would give you a sneak peek! Onward and upward! |
Saturday, August 11, 2012
the little black dress
Sue B here...
My final piece created for the Off the Hanger: form and surface exhibition that will be making it's debut at View in Old Forge NY. The exhibit will run from Friday October 12, 2012 through December 2, 2012. You can learn more about the gallery hosting the exhibit here.
And here's a look at all of the pieces that I will have on display at the exhibition:
My final piece created for the Off the Hanger: form and surface exhibition that will be making it's debut at View in Old Forge NY. The exhibit will run from Friday October 12, 2012 through December 2, 2012. You can learn more about the gallery hosting the exhibit here.
"little black dress" 18" x 36"
cotton, zippers, painted silk, machine quilted
And here's a look at all of the pieces that I will have on display at the exhibition:
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
12x12 for Off the Hanger show
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| Jamie Fingal here. This is my signature piece for the identification sign for 8 that Create that will hang at the "Off the Hanger: Form & Surface" show in Old Forge, NY - beginning Oct 12. Yes, there is zipper trim on it. I love the polka dots, as they add alot of movement and fun to the piece. |
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| I am still on the fence about a title for it. Here are some that I am contemplating - Cut once, measure twice. Cut-Up. Fashion Show. Polka and Dot. Hung Up. Fold Here. Measuring Up. Zippy Dress. Dress Up. What do you think? |
Sunday, June 24, 2012
cut 1 on fold
"cut 1 on fold" by Sue Bleiweiss
12"x12" painted silk over collaged pattern tissue mounted on stretched canvas
Created for the Off the Hanger exhibit. Each of the 8 That Create artists will be making a piece in the same size and they will all hang together so that visitors can see a representation of our individual artistic styles in one spot.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Off the Hanger: Form & Surface
8 That Create is very excited to announce that their exhibit "Off the Hanger: Form & Surface" will be making it's debut at View in Old Forge NY. The exhibit will run from Friday October 12, 2012 through December 2, 2012. You can learn more about the gallery hosting the exhibit here.
Watch this space for posts about the artwork we create for this show!
Watch this space for posts about the artwork we create for this show!
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