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Clicking and whirring...that's what has been happening at late hours for me these days...and I can't just hop off to the studio at such times for multiple reason, the biggest of which is a fear of bad guys lurking about at said hours... ANYWAY, I can sit and think and plot and plan...which I am now doing and so far its working out well...The idea for my next body of work has gone from initial crazy starter idea phase into figuring out the underlying meanings to the crazy starter imagery and I am now starting to move into the research and planning phase, after or during which I plan to do some fancy drawings of the soon to be pieces...the drawings may or may not end up finished pieces themselves but I am excited about them...It will be different than my "normal" (HA!) work but I think that's a big part of the excitement, I think. More to come...

Rarely are they perfect...

Rarely are they perfect... opens Friday, October 29th at Le Cochon Noir. The reception is from 6-8pm. Le Cochon Noir is located at 5070 Parkside Avenue, across from the Mann Music Center. Hope you can make it!

And here is a sneak peek of the installation...

Backlog...

Below are some images of the million things I've been up to lately and too busy to post photos of...until now.

Stripped to the Teeth at The Toothless Cat




There is a great deal I do not want to know... at Art in the Age






Studio during POST






Trophy at B2

It's NOT always sunny in Philadelphia...

I'm sitting on the couch with miss O thinking about all that I should be doing right now but am not...have just one show left to finish getting ready for and then am taking a couple months just to make some new work...it's been a while since i've had time to just make, so this will be great. Olivia has also started walking, which is forcing me to use studio time more wisely, though the added combo of Justin moving in to the studio (tag team!) and the new baby jail that Sheila, Radha and Uma got O for her birthday (thank you!) will both help me keep my sanity. I'm also super excited about making new work because teaching at the Academy has really got me looking at things more closely than I have for a while...its totally refreshing and has me excited! Anyway....a slow, rainy day was needed to catch up on normal life stuff...back to normal tomorrow...

This Weekend!!

Wow! How is it already October?!?!? Well this weekend is full of fabulous and exciting things! Saturday and Sunday I'm participating in POST (Philadelphia Open Studio Tours) and will have my studio open both days from 12-6pm. And it will be a triple threat of fabulous, as there will be art by Justin Grant, Aubrie Costello and me! The address is 3237 Amber Street in the Post Richmond Section of Philly (It's a block in from Frankford and Allegheny Avenues) and we're on the 3rd Floor, North Side (Look for all the signage!)

AND, Saturday night I'll have work in a show with the other members of The Other Woman Collective at The Toothless Cat Gallery in the Piazza at Schmidt's! 6-10pm!

Art that I love by people that are awesome: I

My friend Jed made this. Check his blog for the process photos... I told him that if I weren't a spoken for lady I would marry this piece.


My friend Laura made this. Check her website for more egg photos. I would also marry this piece...does that make me an art two timer? Hmmmm...

A bunch down...a few more to go...

So I feel like I am maybe at the halfway point of crazy with all the shows I've had/have...I have 3 immediately upcoming ones to get ready for before I'm in the clear... There is a Great Deal I Do Not Want to Know at Art in the Age with Margaux and Walter Kent, Stripped to the Teeth at the Toothless Cat Gallery with The Other Woman Collective and an as yet unnamed solo show at Le Cochon Noir...The work for AITA is done...I may make a new piece for the Toothless Cat show and I am still working out my ideas for the Le Cochon Noir show, but expect it to be a blend of new and remixed old work. Luckily the animals all lend themselves to fitting into new scenarios quite nicely...
My plan after this gauntlet of shows is over is to hibernate in my studio over the winter and create a few new bodies of work...some are newer ideas and some are older ideas that I've been sitting on for a while...
Oh and POST is also coming up and my studio will be open to the public on Oct 9th and 10th...Oh my...I feel like this weekend is the calm before a storm of craziness/productivity...!!!