Year of the Horse print exchange

Well! I'm happy to say that even though I've been slogging it through an artistic slump that my creative addiction has won out and I created something for the Year of the Horse International Print Exhibit and Exchange. The horse theme was a little tough for me as I couldn't come up with anything that didn't look lame or cheezy. I think the new video I saw from Kayne West featuring running horses DID NOT help. Fromage!

Anyways, here's my linocut submission: "Circus Pony".  I look forward to seeing what kind of horses I get back from other printmakers. Did you submit something?

Wishing you a Happy New Year

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! It's been over a month since my last post! That's an epic amount of time in online terms. The truth is that I've been feeling really uninspired and I can't think of anything too positive to say. My studio practice has taken a beating lately and even though I keep trying to create something, I haven't been happy with the results. This funk has crossed over into my baking as well and has me making some silly culinary mistakes. So......I'm going to go with my instincts and I'm going to retreat away from an online presence while I find my way back to feeling relevant. I hope to see you again on the other side.

What about you? How did you get past your last artist block? I would love to hear your thoughts.

See you at the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair

  The Christmas craft fair season has started! I hope you're able to avoid the mall this year and make it out to one of the many fantastic handmade shows. I would love to go see all the vendors at Make*It at the PNE but I think it's a bit too far for me this year. Next year, for sure.

 The only show I will be selling at this year is the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair on Nov. 30 10-4pm. If you've never been, it's a great excuse to visit Steveston and see where Once Upon a Time is filmed. 

  I will be selling cards, calendars, prints, paintings, silkscreened napkins and tea towels and whole whack of other goodies. Shall I see you there?

Hot One Inch Action Saturday November 9th 8-11pm

Hey everybody! Guess what? I got into this year's Hot One Inch Action. If you've never been before it's the fun one-night art button trading show put on by Hot Art/Wet City. This year it's being held in their own gallery at 2206 Main St (@6th Ave) on Saturday November 9th 8-11pm. This is a really popular show and the space does get jam packed with traders but that makes it even more fun.
 This is the tenth year of the show so it they've added another ten artists into the mix to round it out to 60. I live too far away to do any live trading but I can't wait to see the other pieces that were accepted. How about someone else trades for me? Below is my submission. Keep an eye out for it and tell me how the show goes.

A homemade Halloween night.

Hi everyone. It's been a while since I've posted. I can't believe Halloween has come and gone already! Did you dress up? The weather here was nicer than past Halloweens so the kids got to do extra trick-or-treating. I thought I'd show you some pics of this year's outside decorations. I hope we didn't scare too many little ones with our zombie driver.

Submission Calls

Well hello there! I've been busy in the studio preparing for the Christmas season and some upcoming submission calls. Today I thought I'd let you know about some of those calls in case you'd like to join in the fun too.

 I'm preparing some work for ArtBomb which is an online art auction site and I'm thrilled that it is a Canadian site. The work being offered seems to be quite varied so I'm going to give it a shot.

Next up is the Anonymous Art Show at the North Vancouver Community Art Gallery which will feature all original artwork on 8"x8" panels or canvasses. The deadline is November 2nd.

Hot Art Wet City has put out their call for their annual Hot One Inch Action which features the always popular one-night button trading show. The deadline is November 1.

The North Vancouver Community Art Council also has their Art Rental Programme call out. The jury days are October 20 and November 3 and you have to register ahead for a time slot. I better get on that.

Finally there is the 13th International Print Exhibit and Exchange through Proof Gallery. This year's theme is the Year of the Horse. I've got some ideas rolling around in my head but I think that I might try giving Kitchen Lithography a try again. I'll let you know how it goes.

So there you go. Now I better head back into the studio and get to work.

Showing at Watershed Cafe

It's been ages since I've posted here! What can I say? Offline life is getting in the way. I have been pretty busy though as I have been preparing for an offline solo show at a little local cafe. The Watershed Arts Cafe is a busy and funky place that serves up wonderful homemade items. I had been in there numerous times enjoying a latte and a treat or two and noticed that they were rotating their artwork. I enquired about showing and was able to snag a slot for the month of September.

 I had almost forgotten how much it costs to put on a show! Matts, show tags, frames, printmaking paper, etc. Yup, those costs along with the problem of storing all that framed artwork is why I started trying to sell online.

  At this show I've gone with a food theme and I think you can see the influence cake making has had on the imagery. So if you're in the Langley area and would like to enjoy a latte next to a fireplace, come check me out.

Reductive monotype