Ready or not...

Well, the postcards announcing my show arrived from the printer today, just as I was beginning the flurry of writing press releases and updating my mailing list, all of which I'd planned to take care of weeks ago... at least until I broke my knee (tibial plateau to be precise)! So, I'm a bit behind and some things, like my blog, have been on hiatus. I think I'm -- just about -- back on track now. Still working on a series of small collages, hoping to have about 50 to hang in a group, but the major pieces are complete and ready. I'll be cruising around on the crutches for another month or so, even at the opening (11/6 at Edge in Denver). Please drop me a comment/email with your address if you want to be added to my mailing list and receive a postcard. 

The collage featured on the card is "Feelers," contemporary papers on board, 20 x 10 x 1."

(With thanks to Jim for keeping my studio supplied with fresh glasses of ice water, as pictured, all this time. I haven't yet mastered the art of carrying open liquids on crutches.)

Cobwebs of the ordinary

Today I submitted 500 postcards of the collage above for a group show, "A Book About Death," which will be on view at the Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery in New York City from September 10-22, 2009. The concept is to have artists respond to the subject of death. The show is an homage to Ray Johnson, a celebration of Emily Harvey, and a global exploration of death. 

People who visit the gallery can compile and take away an unbound book of all the entries -- a real collaborative concept/show/experience. I'm thrilled to have my work included and of course, am wishing I was going to be in NY during that time so I could collect the parts to make a book of my own. There is a very cool blog documenting the works that have been submitted so far. It's fascinating to see the range of work represented. (I'm number 203. Yoko Ono is number 161. Check it out.)

Elements, one of eight collages in series

Waxy buildup

Here is another experiment from the encaustic workshop. This is on a gessoed 10 x 10 x1" panel and has layers of thick and thin papers embedded in the encaustic medium. In some cases the wax actual pooled into the pattern of a lace-like paper. I liked how the wax dripped over the edges and some of the process revealed itself.