Exploring Shapes at the Grosse Pointe Artists Association

 

 

My quirky little book "Angling for Attention" was accepted in the Grosse Pointe Art Association's exhibiition, "Shapes". I wanted to explore angled shapes, so I created three 2-sided cardstock sheets painted with acrylic inks in blue, green and yellow palettes. The front of the sheets had strips of masking tape put down before inking. The white crossed lines created where enhanced with black shadowing to create some dimension. I continue adding details with stenciling, asemic writing, rubberstamping, stippling and embossing. The reverse side continues the color palette with the addition of vertical metallic lines across the sheet. Once the sheets were dry, they were cut into quarters and folded in half to create the signatures that were then bound together with a coptic stitch. Each page was folded on angles to create more texture and depth. The book is displayed fully open, in the round, so it can be viewed at any angle.  

The entire show can be viewed online here. The show continues through January 9th. Stop by and have a peek in-person. 

 

Exploring Lines and Angles at Starkweather Art Center

This intriguing theme caught my attention and I created two new piece for this show. This exhibition will be on display from July 18 thru Aug 22 at the Starkweather Art Center in Romeo, MI. 

Angling for Attention

The first piece is a bound book created with angled pages. I created three 2-sided cardstock sheets painted with acrylic inks in blue, green and yellow palettes. The front of the sheets had strips of masking tape put down before inking. The white crossed lines created where enhanced with black shadowing to create some dimension. I continue adding details with stenciling, asemic writing, rubberstamping, stippling and embossing. The reverse side continue the color palette and added vertical metallic lines across the sheet. Once the sheet were dry, they were cut into quarters and folded in half to create the signatures that were then bound together with a coptic stitch. Each page was folded on angles to create more texture. The book is displayed fully open, in the round so it can be viewed at any angle. 

 

Growth Lines

The next piece is a wall assemblage using nine square pieces of suede. Each square is a frame for a single "line" of grapevine. I was interested in focusing on the actual shape of each curled vine. The lines are three-dimensional and sewn on to each piece of suede. The squares were created from repurposed suede clothing. Nature displays a sense of whimsy with doodle-like growth patterns.

Lawrence Street Gallery Summer Invitational 2025

 

Received The Above

This piece was created in homage to Joseph Cornell. I wanted to include a bird element as well as random found objects and ephemera. A small blue marble represents childhood play and adds an interesting light reflection. A vintage optometrist’s lens is positioned to highlight the small blue heart that is on the bird image. A piece of torn vintage paper adds a topographical element as well as the numerals printed on the box surface.  Multicolored elements on the right side were created from a mixed media collage that was cut down, folded and installed into the slats of the box to create rhythm and pattern.  In deference to nature and the habitat of the bird, small discs of a tree branch line the sides of the box and are used as a stand mechanism. A small acorn cap is attached to the top of the box. The back of the box is covered in handmade papers to continue the natural theme. 

The exhibit at Lawrence Street Gallery runs from June 4-27. Sunday, June 8th: Opening Reception 2:00 to 4:30 pm. and Sunday, June 22nd: Mid-Month Reception 2 – 4:30 p.m.

Blues at the Grosse Pointe Artists Association

 

Jeremy Hansen, director at River's Edge Gallery in Wyandotte, was the juror for this show and sorted through more than 200 entries that explored the theme of Blues. There are a lot of interpretations to this theme and mine was in the form a small artist book that looked at the moon.

 

 "La Luna" was selected for this show. The show will run thru May 2. The Grosse Pointe Artists Association gallery on The War Memorial campus is open weekdays, 9 am - 7 pm and on weekends, 9 am - 5 pm. You can view the show online at: Grosse Pointe Art Center Blues