Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
playing the cards you're dealt, part 2
Liz Cohn is a mixed media artist based in Portland, Oregon. Her latest project, Playing With A Full Deck, involves over 1500 playing cards passed around to various artists. As some of you may know, I contributed a couple pieces to Liz Cohn's show in February at Cannon Beach Art Gallery. You can read about it here. I fell in love with this collaborative mail art project. My mom and I signed up to participate. Liz mailed us each four cards that she had started. My cards are pictured above.
The entire collection of cards will be on display at 12 x 16 Gallery in Portland May 3-27. The opening reception is Sunday, May 6th from 2-5 pm. Hope to see you there!
Exciting News!!! This morning I received an email from Liz. She self published a book about Playing with a Full Deck via Blurb. My Mom and I each have a card featured in the book! My Mom's card* is on page 39. Mine* is on page 43. Thanks for including us, Liz!
*My contributions: little girl cut-out, paper doily and feather.
My contributions: I tore this card into three pieces and sewed it back together by hand. I attached the photo slide and a few strips of mt tape.
My contributions: photo slide, hand sewn embellishments, gold and gray mt tape.
My contributions: photo slide frame, silver chinese burning paper and hand sewn border.
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My Mom's cards are so beautiful! I love the textures and humor.
My Mom's contributions: The cut-out of the couple and the text. Hilarious!
My Mom's contributions: red tulle tulle, palm trees (look familiar?), mulberry paper.
My Mom's contributions: sewing patterns, text, and Carol.
*My Mom's contributions: strips of yellow paper, the devil, and the text.
playing the cards you're dealt
My Mom and I have pieces in the current exhibit at Cannon Beach Art Gallery. The show centers around Liz Cohn's collaborative mail art project, Playing with a Full Deck. Cohn makes her contribution to each card then sends it to the next artist. Her collection is made up of more than 1300 completed cards. It was incredible to see them all in person!
For the show in Cannon Beach, Cohn invited artists in the area to submit altered playing cards. My Mom and I were excited to be apart of the exhibit!
I had a tough time getting good shots of our work at the opening. It was pretty crowded and the cards were displayed in plastic sleeves. Here are a few shots I took at home. The two pieces (pictured above) are mine.
I love how my Mom's collages turned out. She does great work!
Playing with a Full Deck will be at Cannon Beach Art Gallery until February 29th.
You can also check out the cards in Liz Cohn's virtual gallery.
Cannon Beach Art Gallery
1064 S Hemlock
Cannon Beach, OR
Thurs. - Mon.
10 - 4
afternoon in astoria
My Mom and I spent the day in Astoria a few weeks ago.
We had lunch at Cecil's Trolley Stop on Pier 11.
We discovered Vintage Hardware in the old John Jacob Astor Hotel.
We also hit up Cargo and Lunar Boy Gallery.
I love these collages by Diane Jackson.
interweb inspiration
photo courtesy of Nuria Mora
I'm inspired by...
- these painted candleholders.
- the work of Margaret Kilgallen. I wish I still lived in the Bay Area, so I could check out her solo show at Ratio 3.
- this awesome photo contest and giveaway over at sfgirlbybay.
- everything made by artist, Nuria Mora. She is my latest obsession.
- these 3 simple steps for dealing with stress when running your own business.
- these handsome gents made by my pal, Mary Kate.
traveling journal #4860
I'm currently contributing to a traveling journal via the 1001 Journals project. The website was started by the artist, Someguy, after his 1000 Journals project took off. My friend, Sky, told me about the 1000 Journals documentary last year. She knew it would be right up my alley.
After watching the documentary, I joined the 1001 Journals website. Months past and I forgot all about it. Two weeks ago I received an email from Marta. She let me know that I was next in line to receive Journal #4860! The journal arrived last week. Over the weekend, I read what others had written and scanned all of the completed pages. Then I dug out my watercolors, india ink, glue stick and scraps of paper. I spent the weekend watching crappy suspense thrillers and creating. It felt really good to get my hands dirty.
I'll share more pages soon...
(click on images to enlarge)
friends on the road
(photo courtesy of tyler kalberg)
My good friends, Drew Grow & the Pastors' Wives, are hitting the road tomorrow to begin their fall tour. They are taking along the lovely and talented, Kelli Schaefer. I know I'm slightly biased, but these artists put on an amazing show. Every time they play in Portland I trek over from the coast.
Watch this video for a taste of their live performance.
You can catch them tomorrow night at The Warehouse in Tacoma. Check out the full list of tour dates on their facebook page.
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