For the booth, a RAIN-proof tent ( I say this because one year it rained very hard overnight, I had art pre-hung in the booth and I lost half of my inventory to water damage before the show had even begun- heartbreaking!) is the first to be set up and sometimes needs to be creatively shimmed on uneven ground and staked or weighted for potential wind. Large, unwieldy Pro-Panels to hang the art on are then set up, lighting system hung, commerce table with all supplies (you don’t want to forget any of these items or you’ll be looking for...
Collage is an artistic technique where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms creating a new whole. It is one of my favorite forms of expression.
In the studio painting edges.....Thought for Today....."An artist is an explorer" ~ Henri Matisse, a French artist, known for both his use of color and his fluid and original draftsmanship. He was a draftsman, print maker and sculptor; but is known primarily as a painter.
All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography.
– Federico Fellini (1920–1993), Italian film director, in Atlantic Monthly, December 1965
You're invited to a solo show of my work at Dodson's Fine Jewelers and Gallery, 516 W Riverside Ave, Spokane, WA. Please join me for an Artist's Reception, Friday, Nov. 4th from 5 pm to 8 pm. The show runs through the month of November 2016.