The installers and studio assistants arrived today…the ones with experience with Marie and these pieces. “Engine” is taking shape… and Angela and Chelsea have begun the stack …30 down and 930 to go…
Category: Art World
Marie Watt: Lodge
Marie Watt’s show “Lodge” is starting to take shape over at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art today…I dropped by to check on the piece “Dwelling” that a bunch of us worked on this month. I thought you might like to see it coming together… Today there were stacks of blankets as yet unwrapped, and […]
Shifting Gears…
The flood waters have receded and, for the moment, the rain has stopped. Roger has been researching and writing, looking for photos, really doing the work for the book and show of the work of sculptor Manuel Izquierdo (1925-2009), still a year away. This week a few photos came to the surface…thought you might like […]
City Days
We’ve gotten in the Christmas spirit by spending a few days in the city, a trip that began as R attending a meeting, and turned into a three day festival of varied activities that surprised us with how much you can really cram into three days. I could draw it out over several posts but […]
The Rest of the Weekend
The Seattle weekend didn’t ONLY have quilts in it…it had art and fun too. We arrived in time Friday to go to the Design Center for the screening of the new video and reception for the COMMUNITY ARTISTS PROGRAM, brainchild of Anne Lancaster. In this terrific program she matches display venues with artists work and […]
Hess & McCulloch at Waterstone
Two old friends have a show up this month…sculptor Robert Hess showing new work in bronze, and painter Sue-Del McCulloch with her big exploded landscapes taking the space by storm: Waterstone Gallery, 424 NW 12th, Portland…up until October 30th so there’s still time to take a look…. and Saturday we went out to Sue-Del’s for […]
Astoria and Maya Lin
In Astoria today as a tag-along with R who is a member of the Oregon Arts Commission. Yesterday we had a fascinating visit to the Maya Lin Cape Disappointment piece that is part of 5 created for the Confluence Project commemorating the journey of Lewis and Clark in 1805-6. The site was gorgeous, just over […]
High Brow/Low Brow
The art world, like the middle east, is under going a major, youth-driven, change…though luckily not so violent. Along with the established galleries and the established art scene, the 20-somethings are seeking out other venues…or really ANY venues…to show their work. Point of pride is to be in a coffee shop, a bar, a…hair salon. […]
Jay Backstrand and Tom Cramer at Laura Russo
Opening last night…a night that really felt like summer almost…
Alexandra Opie at the Hallie Ford
Went to see Alexandra Opie’s new work at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art and I thought it a stunning show… the beautiful, sepia, large format photos are playing off of her interest in old photographs and her feeling of the unsettling mystery of landscape…all used to wonderful effect in this show…really a must see…here […]
On The Way 