The painting I did for the Postcard Show, ‘Our Lady of the Rain’ will be traveling! Here are the dates and places:
November 6, 2009 - January 15, 2010
Woodbury Art Museum
Utah Valley University
Jan - March 2010
McCutchan Arts Center
University of Southern Indiana
May – July 2010
A.D. Gallery
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
August 2010
USCB Gallery, South Carolina
October 2010
Chaplin Hall Gallery/Norwich University, Vermont
Poketo released a couple more tees! One is grey, one is light blue. Also, I did an interview with them, so surf on over if you want to read some chit chat. Here is a link: www.poketo.com/blog/2009/04/10/interview-with -artist-bets…
I am in search of a studio assistant to work with me 8-10 hours a week.
Here are some examples of what you might be doing:
Print limited edition prints
Ship print and painting orders
Maintain etsy shop
Maintain mailing lists
Send newsletters and other promotional items
Help design line sheets, correspondence cards, etc.
Assist with wholesale sales efforts
Help organize and set up studio storage and work environment
Help facilitate the creation of new products:
Find vendors, materials, etc
Gather cost estimates and timelines
Work with vendors to create products
Maintain studio project schedule
Help with special projects as needed, i.e. preparing panels for paintings, gocco printing, designing and making booths for sales and trade shows
Document artwork, maintain digital archive.
Other projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
* Organized, focused, detail oriented
* Art and design enthusiast/aspiring or working artist or designer
Motivated, creative and effective problem solver
Entrepreneurial spirit
* Ability to manage projects independently
* Skilled, thorough researcher
* Comfortable and efficient on the web
Professional written and verbal communication skills
Basic photoshop and photography skills. At least enough to scan, color correct and retouch images.
Print design ability a big plus.
Ability to build painting supports is a big plus
* Flexible, positive, and friendly.
Likes cats! We have two co-worker cats.
Please send your resume and cover letter describing your qualifications, aspirations and interests. If you have examples of creative work, please include a link to an online portfolio or up to 3 jpegs.
I’m looking forward to the opening on April 30 of Common Swell, a group show I’m in along with four other lovely and talented artists at Together Gallery’s brand new space at 2916 NE Alberta. I have fond memories of many hours in the print shop with Allyson Mellberg and Catherine Stack when we were in school together at MIAD. I miss the print shop!! We’ll be joined by Jeremy Taylor and Matthew Feyld, both inspirational for me in different ways.
Curleds (AP/a), six color gocco print by Jeremy Taylor
Allyson and Jeremy often work collaboratively, though not always, on elegant renderings of animals and people suffering from various maladies and growths, in an effort to visualize the deleterious effects of our society’s handling of toxic materials. They use all non toxic materials - natural pigments derived from sources such as walnuts, spinach, and squid ink. They also make soft sculptures and ceramic pieces.
Allyson Mellberg
Matthew Feyld paints a mean crisp edge! I have been a fan of Matthew’s since my early days on flickr. He is a prolific and gifted painter who has fleshed out a very recognizable stylized form of figurative paintings. They are very graphic, flat shapes with exaggerated proportions. I read his paintings as dramatic depictions of states of mind. I think the earlier ones from a couple years ago dealt more with fear and possibly a touch of shame and embarrassment - men with shirts, but no pants, like those awkward dreams when one suddenly realizes that they forgot to get dressed before going to work. Lately, his paintings seem to have transitioned to a more satisfied but still shocked stage, the figures are more rotund and balance fruit bowls, wear cheery patterned sweaters, and generally look like they are feeling somewhat better.
Matthew Feyld
Catherine has recently launched a new website, which I am so excited about! She finished up grad school in Boston last year I believe and now lives in Brooklyn. I was happy to get to see her, if only for a few minutes, last December when I was there. She has been making lovely etchings and paper sculptures, and has a lovely artist statement to boot:
Out of Proportion, etching on muslin by Catherine Stack
Stepping Off, 8x10 acrylic gouache on panel by Betsy Walton
