Teaching and Publishing

Howdy fellow snow bunnies. As I am trapped inside today, thought I would update ya'll on my new job- teaching art at Monson High School! This is a long term sub position. I will be teaching ceramics and print making. I am excited to get back in the game and make the teenagers brains hurt by getting them to think creatively.
I recently had the pleasure of writing up a little bio for artist friend John Jorgenson, please visit at http://www.johnjorgensonart.com/#!__about. His website looks super sleek and his work just keeps evolving. He also sells his work if you are in the market for dressing up your boring living arrangement.

Happy New Year Abstract

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! It was a heck of a year, see you in 2012. When all our dreams will come true. Here's a little painting to start things off abstractly.

Me at Monson Show

Here you can see the new quilted stretched canvas.

Craft Show Review

So the Baystate show was... interesting. Since it's so out of the way it mostly depended on Baystate employees to stop by on their lunch break. It was a very nice space with about 40 vendors. Met a vendor Zoe who makes neat found object jewelry. I sold some birch candle holders and one super awesome gold painted rhubarb leaf.
Then I took off for Boston where my mini masterpieces and a few leaves were in the Mass Art Holiday Sale. Sold one leaf and 10 minis. It is nice to have a show that someone sells your stuff for you. Not sure if the traveling to Boston to drop off and pick stuff up works out financially in the end, but it is a good excuse to get into the city and see my friends. The birch candle holders really sell themselves, sold a few more sets to friends in the city. Need to start a new batch. Please email me if you want some and I can ship it out- they make great Christmas presents.

Mass Art Holiday Show 2011

This past weekend I had a fabulous time in Boston catching up with old friends and dropping off artwork at the Mass Art Holiday Sale. The sale will run from December 5-10, 2011, in the lobby of the tower building at 621 Huntington Ave and has all sorts of goodies from students and alumni. It looked pretty packed to the gills with neat stuff this year, so if you stop by, think of it as a scavenger hunt and find mine. I put in 5 beautiful painted concrete leaves and 40 mini masterpieces.
Stopped by the Boston Bizarre Bazaar on Sunday and had a very inspiring walk around, so much felt, jewelry, silk screens and beautiful babbles! Makes me want to play with glitter and resin, dust of my oils and finish a quilt.

Rays of Hope 12/9/11

Hopefully participating in a Holiday show to benefit Rays of Hope, a program sponsored by Baystate walk for breast cancer. There will be 40 artisans displaying their wares, myself included. All booth fees are being donated to the cause.
I will have more of the birch candle holders, leaves and small artworks for sale. It will be located at the Holyoke Conference Center Upper floor ~361 Whitney Avenue ~ Holyoke, MA on Friday, December 9th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
See you there!
more info at: https://foundation.baystatehealth.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=289

Holiday Craft Show- Day Two

Come on down to Memorial Hall in Monson for the second and final day of the Monson Holiday Sale. Yesterday I sold out of birch tree candle holders, have 6 more sets for today and will be taking orders if they sell out again. Get your Christmas and Hanukkah shopping done early this year and support your favorite local artist!