I’ll get right back to telling you about what I am creating in the gallery, but first I wanted to post a reminder for North Carolina artists. The application deadline for the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts inaugural juried art show, Resolutions 2015 is 5 days away. If you are an NC artist working in 2d or 3d, 18 years of age or older, you have until midnight on September 15th to submit your application.
Full show prospectus and application can be found at OnlineJuriedShows.com.
Just enough time this afternoon to send out one additional “hope to see you” for this evening, Friday from 6-9. All of the gallery rooms at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts have been rehung so there is new work to be seen everywhere, not just my new art dolls and the wonderful new paintings by Linda Carmel, and Marcy Lansman. The show, Attention to Detail is bright and bold.
A few sneak peek shots of Attention to detail
All of Hillsborough will be out and about during Last Friday. music on the courthouse steps starts at 6. And there will be lots to do and see as usual.
Got to go and get the second batch of cheese straws out of the oven for he reception tonight.
Postcard for July Featured Artists at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts
It’s time once again to invite you all to the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts to see what I’ve been working on in the studio. Of course if you’ve been reading along here on the blog, you’re already quite up to date, but nothing is better than seeing the work in person. Not to mention, a mid-summer opening during the Last Friday festivities in Hillsborough always provides lots do do and see.
As you see on the postcard for Attention to Detail, my figure sculpture art dolls are featured this year along side the paintings of Linda Carmel, and Marcy Lansman. Stop by and find how we each attend to detail in our work.
The show installs next Monday, and will accompany an entire gallery re-hang, so there will be new work from all HGA artists. The opening reception is next Friday, July 25th from 6-9 pm.
I’ll be keeping this post short, as I have just enough time to get out in the studio and finish up one or two pieces that I left unfinished while away traveling last week. Check out all of the new work next week, talk to an artist or two, and enjoy some refreshment. See you there.
My weekend forray to the land of re-born baby dolls was an interesting experience. I must admit that the ultra realistic baby dolls there were not my cup of tea, but there does seem to be a very dedicated group that practices the craft and/or collects the “babies” as they refer to them. My sculptured art dolls were most definitely different from everything else there, and they did receive a very positive response from those walking around the exhibit floor.
Yesterday, several of my pieces returned to their usual venue, the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts. They do look much more at home atop their pedestals than all grouped together on a table. With a little visual room the viewer is allowed more time to take in all the details of each figure.
Steam wall display
I did take the time to do something different with the display of one of the returning dolls. In the gallery we have a room that we use to display member artists’ printed pieces like prints, note cards, books etc. Along the walls of this room, we have acrylic card holders that hold artist bio cards for visitors to help themselves. Above each card bin there is a bit of wall space where each of us can display one or two small works.
I usually hang a mixed media wall sculpture, but this month I decided to put one of my seated art dolls there. Steam looks pretty comfortable atop her shadow box display, and the interior of the box provides a great space to store the display block she usually perches on, and her information label.
Now it is time to get back into the studio and create a few more pieces for my featured artist show that opens at the end of July. I’ll be sure to give you a sneak peek right here.