Featured Artist for October

I have been selected to be the 'Featured Artist' this month at the Artists' Coalition Gallery in Flagstaff. We had First Friday Art Walk last night, and had a good turnout, which is pretty standard for Flag... lots of art lovers here! Here's a shot of my wall:

"Prickly Pear Cactus" and "Fallen Leaves" got lots of attention and good feedback.

I was wearing one of my 'Autumn Leaves' batik shirts to stay in keeping with the 'Autumn' theme of many of my pieces. We also had a great display of other artists' work in acrylics, oils, watercolor, pastels, photography, jewelry, mixed media... what a great goup we have in our little gallery! If you get to Flagstaff this month, stop by on Saturday or Sunday. We're at 13 N San Francisco St., Suite 103.

Woo-hoo! It's show time!

Wow! I just got an e-mail that I will be given the opportunity to show my art quilts in November at the Mountain Oasis International Restaurant in Flagstaff. I just ate there last Friday for the first time, and their menu is fabulous, and the restaurant is lovely! I'm soooooo jazzed! That gives me plenty of time to finish a bunch more work... they prefer to have at least 10 pieces for the show, and I'm at 7 right now. Two of the 7 are pretty small, so I would like to have 10 about the same size range... 21" X 29" is the average. I'm a happy camper!

Spring Art Fair

The Artists' Coalition of Flagstaff's 3rd annual Art Fair is this weekend. Here I am in my booth with my 6 Art Quilts... the tie-dye rack is to the left:

I had okay sales today, but more importantly, I have had an opportunity to show my art quilts for the first time. My friend Linda and I are sharing a booth, and we both had very good feedback from the folks who stopped to look, and we are already making plans to search out other ways to get our work out in front of the public. And I promised her I would help her set up a website for her work, which will be lots of fun for both of us! All in all, a good day!

What A Rush!

Last night was the opening of the Recycled Art Exhibit at the Coconino Center for the Arts. I have two pieces on exhibit there, and it is my first EVER art exhibit! We had a huge turnout for the event, and a fantastic collection of art made from castoffs, junk, scraps, you name it! Here are some pictures I took:

Here I am with 'New Directions', my scrap heap entry.

This is a bird made of coke cans.

Mobile made of driftwood and metal 'things', foreground; Scrap metal Windchime, background.

Models wearing clothing of recycled materials, including plastic bags!

This is a fabulous piece! It is a collaborative student work combining hand made dolls representing many cultures.

My first exhibit!

Great excitement! I dropped off 2 of my pieces yesterday at Coconino Center for the Arts for our upcoming Recycled Art Exhibit! It's my first ever exhibit, and I'm really jazzed! Can you tell? The Artists' Reception is on Saturday, so I will be bringing my camera and shooting pix of the event to post here. This is the culmination of a long standing dream, and it has been a lot easier than I thought it would be... just do the footwork! Stay tuned for an update on the event...