Thursday, November 17, 2011

Allied Arts Opens This Friday at 10 am!

The Xmas season has officially began!   I spent the last two days setting up Allied Arts literally two 8 hr days. I have So much stuff there.  Then of course I have been working the last 6 weeks to get stuff ready.  I am ready for a vacation, too bad this is just the beginning! 

I have lots of new original one of a kind pieces so shop early!

The official info:  

Allied Arts Holiday Festival from 11/18/2011 to 12/24/2011 same location as last year, the old Michael's Building at 3548 Meridian Street, just South of the Bellis Fair Mall, Bellingham, WA

The 32nd Annual Holiday Festival of the Arts is a six week long festival featuring the work of over one hundred local artisans and craftspeople. The affordable handmade products range from jewelry to paintings to wearable art to specialty foods. Weekends are packed with activities; hear live local music, catch some of our artists in action, and bring the kids in for fun art projects.
The festival will be open weekly, Wednesday through Sunday, 10am to 6pm. Join us for a special night, December 2rd during the festival to meet some of the artists and do some exclusive shopping. We will also be open Monday and Tuesday, December 20th and 21st for last minute shopping before Christmas. The Festival will close at 3pm on December 24th.

Here is a few teaser pictures of my booth and my worktable in the last weeks…

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New free standing Harpy in the works

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New booth decorations patiently made by my fabulous assistant Layla

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New small original paintings on wood blocks and sacred heart assemblages

 

 

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Steampunk dolls and skulls

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New designs for my talisman hanging cards

 

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Assemblages in process

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Lots of pottery waiting for ribbons and hangers

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Dick and Jane’s Spot

 

Its November!!! Its raining and cold AND gray!

I know lets take a walk down to a beautiful summer day   looking at an AMAZING art house and dream of  making my house look “like” this some day…..

NOW BACK TO WORK!!!!

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Xmas Rush

I am eating sleeping and breathing making art right now…

I LOVE IT… its definitely not the most balanced way to live and my body misses exercise and healthy food.. lol…

But I am thriving on the rush of it…   Here is a peak at some of what is happening in my studio…

 

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work table

 

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booth at Ruffles and Rust

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New xmas ornaments

 

 

   

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New dolls

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Allied Arts Featured Artist

2011 Juried Artist Series: Faces and Places

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October 7th — 29th, 2011
Opening Reception: October 7th, 6-10pm
Exhibit Walk-Thru: opening night, 6:30-7pm
Gallery Hours: Mon. thru Fri. 10am to 5pm, Sat. 12 to 5pm

Faces and Places is a show featuring the work of Irene Lawson, Doug Banner, John D’Onofrio and Doug Waugh, all of whom have one thing in common; they are inspired by and find beauty in other cultures, folklore, and even scenes from our everyday lives.
In conjunction with this show, Allied Arts’ Inside the Box Series will feature work from Clarissa Callesen.

Callesen is a self professed “creator of strange and wonderful things.” 
For more information visit www.alliedarts.org

Allied Arts October Newsletter

a little preview of some of the new pieces featured

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Funky Seattle Restaurant Interior

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Bathroom door details with fancy ribbon

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Amazing door… this is what I want my front door to look like

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and Mary watching over the front door…

The food was mediocre but the decor was great…

Monday, August 8, 2011

Artsy Pictures from Portland Trip

Layla and I took a lovely trip to Portland this spring to celebrate Layla’s Birthday.  I had been to Portland several times to work, but they had always been quick trips mostly spent in hotels and convention centers.  So I had never really got to enjoy the quaintness of Portland.  Of course the quaintness of Portland has been artificially enhanced throw layers and textures on Photoshop.

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This was a light fixture in an Anthropologie store made of plastic bottles that had been cut and painted. Brilliant use of recycling trash into art. 

 

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Architectural details on an unknown building

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The disco version of the same details…  Its too bright and weird for me, but thought  the contrast was amusing.

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More Anthropologie store decorations.. You know I really am not that crazy about the stuff they sell but they have brilliant store designers.

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Portland love and a great use for a lot of wine bottles.

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