WOW- just WOW this must be the year of the Birch-This one sold this past weekend at Art-A-Whirl, which is now in the books, made a ton of great connections, and excited to collaborate with new clients on commissions. Don’t fret my peeps, I will be making this one in my Commando series and I will always have this one available in the formal series- just no longer stocking it.
This one that sold over the weekend is sized 8x10photo matted 11×14 frame OD 20x17x1.
Solar Arts Building
Art- A -Whirl- US’s largest art show! A must-see event with so much talent located in the NE Minneapolis neighborhood.
I’m blessed this year again to be showing my art at Solar Arts Building in two fabulous locations: the 2nd-floor Fox Den Gallery (a part of Art to Change the World) and the 3rd-floor Mintahoe event space. (roughly 30 artists on this floor alone). OH, and you Homer Simpson’s out there- Indeed Brewery is on the first floor; so, Yay there’s beer here!!!
May 19th-21st Northeast Minneapolis area, MN.
https://solarartsbuilding.com/
https://nemaa.org/art-a-whirl/art-a-whirl-map/
Side note: Yes, I do commission work – so bring your images with you to discuss options.
Three more works completed and up for adoption to their forever homes. I will continue with the Commando Series photoziacs and yes I do commission work. Feel free to reach out to me via email or phone #.
This statement by -Jamie Sams, Seneca/Choctaw, and David Carson, Choctaw really hits home on how I view a Bald Eagle’s presence in this world.
Eagle Medicine is the power of the Great Spirit, the connection to the Divine. It is the ability to live in the realm of spirit, and yet remain connected and balanced within the realm of Earth. Eagle soars and is quick to observe expansiveness within the overall pattern of life. From the heights of the clouds, Eagle is close to the heavens where the Great Spirit dwells.
I hope the next time you witness a Bald Eagle in the wilderness you think of how Choctaw people view this majestic creature!
The sunset silhouettes of the islands have been like no other I’ve seen on my travels, knowing you are in borderland country (Minnesota/Canada) when you see the trees bouncing off the evening sky. In my eyes each sunset is unique and unlike the previous day. Colors from sunsets change just like the seasons. Late summer sunsets have the deepest orange fading into twilight blue.
Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed. – Indra Devi. This image was taken at Wachusett’s Reservoir and I love the Natick Native American term which means “near the Mountain”.
Schmidt Artists’ Lofts
900 West 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN
Dates: April 21st– 23rd
I will be selling my photoziacs (mixed media) artwork along with infrared photography framed in simple black matting and frames. Come check out my new line of photozaics I call the commando series- these are matte-less photographs printed on metal.
This is a month-long event that happens over the weekends- I will be at Schmidt Artists lofts the weekend of April 21st. as stated above
Examples below:
update!!!
Reception May 20th 6-9pm
The Studio Door
3867 4th Avenue San Diego, CA 92103
Exhibition Dates: April 27 – May 27, 2023
Website: http://thestudiodoor.com/
Youtube video of the exhibition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Y8wwJI-Mg
My work is mixed media joining together my two loves of photography and mosaics that I call Photozaics. Just recently I experimented with matte-less print as has been suggested in the past, but this time I listened to Emily Schiffer’s suggestion from a recent portfolio review, and this is the result. This line of photozaics, which I’m calling commando-as for me is liberating to see my photo dancing in sync with the frame.
Four of my Commando photozaics were accepted into Works of Excellence exhibition at The Studio Door gallery. Wolf n Bear will be physically in the gallery; Gateway to Racepoint beach will be on their website and Breakpoint at Racepoint and Forest of Birch will be included in the catalog. Honored and humbled to not have just one accepted but four works accepted into this exhibition.
Wolf n Bear
Some people come into our lives and quickly go, some stay for a while, leaving footprints on our hearts and we are never the same- by Flavia Weedn. This image reminds me of the ones that left their footprints on my soul.
Gateway to Racepoint Beach
Gateway can offer up an over-welcoming feeling of “come on in”. This scene offers that feeling with a side of warning to those that don’t pay attention to their environment. I don’t mind the locals and will respect their home. If I’m not meant to be in the ocean I will sit quietly on the shore watching a movie of waves play on repeat for my pleasure.
Breakpoint at Racepoint Beach
Dance with the waves, move with the sea. Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free. – Christy Ann Martine. Sitting at the ocean’s beach I spend hours just zoning out to the sounds and everchanging views of waves crashing the shore to help recharge my soul. It’s nature’s symphony that warms my heart.
Forest of Birch
SOLD!!!
“In Celtic Mythology the silver birch tree is sacred and symbolizes new beginnings and protection.” This quote speaks to me and helping me understand why I love Birch trees and my Irish Heritage. This image was taken at Jay Cooke State Park in February 2012 just a few months before this region received an unpreceded amount of rain in a 24-hour period; forever changing the landscape of this park forever.
Marblehead Arts Association
Date: April 22nd through June 18th
Address: 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
Work selected:
Green photoziac- commando series (matte less metal print)
Green water, green Cattails, green lily pads. Green is the color of Harmony and health, it’s generous, relaxing color that revitalizes our mind, body, and soul. It also gives us hope, with promises of growth and prosperity along with a little luck.
Here are two more works just completed for my Commando photoziacs! Both sized 17.5×13.5×1 long edge
Images are Wolf n Bear and Forest of Birch.
Dates: April 1st– 27th 2023
MVA Gallery
Location: 35 E. Elizabeth Ave. Suite 35, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Accepted photozaics (formal)
https://www.mvaartgallery.com/
White Daisies photoziac 14x16x1
Daisies are a true sign of spring: A lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.
Sleeping Bear Beach photozaic 16x14x1
The Ashininaabek people used the Mother Bear as a landmark and tell the story about how she came to be there. Long ago, along the Wisconsin shoreline, a mother bear and her two cubs were driven into Lake Michigan by a raging forest fire. The bears swam for many hours, but soon the cubs tired. Mother bear reached the shore first and climbed to the top of a high bluff to watch and wait for her cubs. The cubs drowned within sight of the shore. The Great Spirit created two islands to mark the spot where the cubs disappeared and then created a solitary dune to represent the eternal vigil of a mother bear. These images reminded me of the gulf coast just minus the salty ocean air.
I watched as morning fog kissed the landscape, slowly burning off showing Lake Michigan’s beautiful teal-blue waters. While I was exploring Sleeping Bear Dunes, I had the story above playing around in my head; carefully documenting the landscape with both color and infrared cameras.
Continuing with Emily’s suggestions of going matte less here are a few more matted vs matte less works of art. Images Breakpoint at Racepoint and Pine Edged Road.
