Juried. The verdict: to be hung!

"Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other" will be part of the upcoming OMMA

[Ottawa Mixed Media Artists] Exhibit at Centrepointe Theatre Gallery

in Ottawa, January 2014. The details will be posted closer to the time.

I am thrilled to be part of this show. Based on the work that I saw

when I dropped off my painting to be juried, it will be amazing!

I hope everyone is enjoying a creative weekend :)

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Weaving with Paint

My latest painting, "Weaveworld", is included in a fabulous exhibition of mixed media art by Ottawa Mixed Media Artists (OMMA), hanging right now at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (Almonte, ON) in the Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery.

WEAVEWORLD, mixed media  48" x 24" $2,500. CAD

I created "Weaveworld" based on the "Woven" theme. Participating artists were encouraged to push creative boundaries and to think "large" in terms of size. I pursued the idea of weaving a story with words and art.

Materials include original digital images, ink, fluid, metallic, iridescent and interference acrylic paints, acrylic mediums, hand-cut masks and stamps, fabric, beads, metal.

Processes include glazing, layering, collage, ink-jet printing, calligraphy, machine and hand-sewing, stamping on gallery canvas.

I chose this painting to accompany the description of my art "style" over at Seth Apter's Altered Page. You can read about it here.


And now for the Exhibition details:
Ottawa Mixed Media Artists (OMMA)
"WOVEN" - A Juried Exhibition
July 19 - September 3, 2011
Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
3 Rosamond Street East
Almonte, ON
613 256 3754
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Meet the Artists: Thursday, July 28 - 7 pm

I have included an invitation below, as well as a map to the gallery.

Visit the museum web site to read more.
"Visit the show, see the 47 large exhibits and enjoy being woven into the spirit of creativity." (from the web site)

The exhibition continues until September 3. If you are free and in the area on Thursday evening, July 28, come and meet the artists from 7 pm.

Hope to see you there!

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Grabbing the Gauntlet

Another opportunity to participate in a juried show came in yesterday. I love these deadlines. They are just what I need to create new work. To quote Douglas Adams, "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." A comforting thought :)

I went over the list of requirements for this exhibition, "Everyday Patterns", and saw that large pieces were encouraged. Great! Keeping in mind that I drive a MINI Cooper, I started to figure out how large a piece I could make with the canvases I have on hand. Hmmm... two were too big and the others were too small. Well, there is always a solution if you think creatively. I have a plethora of 14" x 18" canvases and if a few were screwed together... yes, that's it!

power tools are wonderful

coming along nicely

bird's eye view

solid as a rock

It turned out that two across and three deep would make a suitable size (28" x 54") to work with AND to fit in the MINI. O.K... placed on an angle on top of the headrests - but that works. Out came the cordless and the corded drill, the clamps and the screws. A short time later, I had two rock solid supports. I'm going to fill in the spaces on the front and the sides with a random application of Heavy Gel Medium, paper, canvas, whatever comes to mind. Since I work with texture and collage, what could be more appropriate?


Of course, the resulting pieces of art may or may not be juried into the show, but I have grabbed the gauntlet. Thank goodness for deadlines. I might even work on those really large canvases while I'm at it...

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