Bye bye June .... it was grand!

June .... a month of inspiration, celebration, observation, illustration and pattern!!! 

First, my eldest turned 18!!! graduated high school and is heading to college?!?!

I was honored to participate in “FEMMetonymy,” @ Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland Maine;

a show featuring: Maryjean Viano Crowe, Lesia Sochor and yours truly!

 I received samples of an illustration job and loved seeing my work on a product! 

Also sampled more of my wares from society6 !! I have been SO happy 

with the quality of each product that I have received, I have been adding more and more designs, so make sure you check out my society6 shop!!

And I wrapped up June by throwing my hat into the ring to win
a scholarship to Jessica Swift's patterncamp ...

The contestants were given 3 rounds of pattern challenges ~

round1: find patterns in nature 

round 2: find patterns around the house 

round 3: make a pattern out of objects around the house. 

for this round I discovered repeating the pattern in my iPhone app, layout, and I went a bit crazy!!! 

 And I won!!!  

I won a space in @patterncamp!!!! 

 and was reminded how much I love/think/live pattern!!!
example:
note the pattern on the vessel that I create for
 the window display I did for Renew Arts & Industry ... 

And now on to July!!!
Thank u for sharing this wonderful month with me!!!

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.  John Lennon

Tonight, some of my girls are holding court in Rockland, ME

'artist from the blue moon ...'/
'black widow ..'

'provocative ...' holding court 

review of "WHAT YOU SEE ..."

This week I took a mini road trip to deliver some of my work up north, where I had the pleasure to meet Jana Hawick and see her beautiful gallery, Carver Hill Gallery, in the artsy coastal town of Rockland, ME.  

Last month three of my 'lilith contemplating ...' photographs were part of Carver Hill's season opening exhibit, "WHAT YOU SEE".  An engaging collection of 'digital and photographic compositions from 7 artist including Sharon Arnold, Craig Becker, Nadine Boughton, Virginia Fitzgerald, Seth Lester, Elizabeth Opalenik, Agnes Riverin.' 

This show received a wonderful review by Daniel Kany for the Portland Press Herald (click here for more info). 

And this month I am so honored to be included in Carver Hill's exhibit FEMMetonymy,  which opens tonight!! and runs through June 28th.  

the catalog for the exhibit

“FEMMetonymy,” a show featuring:
Maryjean Viano Crowe, Virginia Fitzgerald and Lesia Sochor.

FEMMetonymy is a show of three women artists using clothing as a vehicle to challenge convention, tell a story, express an opinion, open a dialogue, and elicit an emotional response.

(click here to go to the gallery's blog and read more about each artist)

I am honored to be part of this provocative exhibition.  I have contributed many pieces from my 'dressproject'; sculptures, large and small, and numerous collages. 

'precious ...' and 'bird by bird ...'

  In gathering the collage pieces I realized that I have three different collage series: 'home, sweet, home?!? ' (2012), 'la petite robe ...' (2012) and the newest collage series, 'alice ...' All of the series start with images of picture perfect environments from catalogs and magazine, to which I add a surreal touch and usually a dress or two.  ' we are all mad here ...' is the first of that series and is debuting tonight.

'we are all mad here ...'

The sculptures in this exhibit are  some of the 'dressproject's stars!!! 

'provocative ...' is holding court at the front of the gallery, strong and straight.  

'black widow ...' is standing tall by the gallery's desk, accompanied by 'artist from the blue moon ...' on her right. 

'this is me, a work in progress ...'

I am so happy to be showing 'this is me, a work in progress ...' in such a lovely space, and there is the room for her to be viewed from all sides, showing off all her spots of embroidery.  

'this is me, a work in progress ...' detail

'red warrior ...' and 'precious ...' also made the trip making this a good representation of my 'dressproject'.  

Lastly Carver Hill is offering for sale my book, 'the dressproject, the beginning ...' allowing anyone to learn how my obsession with the dress began.

'red warrior ...' , 'black widow ...' (in the background)

So if you are in the area, make sure to drop by the gallery.  

And if you are not in the area, then it is time for a road trip!!!  

It is a win/win: exciting exhibit, beautiful gallery, inspiring work, adorable coastal town with many other arty attractions, the Farnsworth Art Museum and The Center for Maine Contemporary Art are both a block from Carver Hill.

'provocative ...' 

'lilith contemplates sanctuary ...'/
'lilith contemplates cutting the grass ...'

Show / gallery details:

FEMMetonymy opens on First Friday, June 3, 2016 from 5 – 8 PM and runs through June 28.

Carver Hill Gallery

Jana Halwick

338 Main Street

Rockland, ME 04841

Phone207-594-7745

Email
carverhillgallerymaine@yahoo.com

Gallery Hours

MAY 27 through the summer

Mon through Sat ~ 10:30 - 5

Sun ~ 11 - 3

 'follow your art!'

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'lilith contemplates ...' in Rockland ME and the Portland Press Herald tells about it ...

In today's Portland Press Herald, Daniel Kany reviews  'What You See...' , the current exhibition at the Carver Hill Gallery in Rockland, Maine. This exhibit is where I am debuting three photographs on aluminum,  from my 'lilith contemplates ...' series.  Click on the links below to read the entire article and to go to the Carver Hill Gallery's web site.  I have also listed the other exhibiting artists' links below.  Happy surfing!!!

in the Sunday Portland Press Herald.

Rockland gallery starts the season surreally

'lilith contemplates pallets ...' (2015) in the exhibit

It's a wondrous-strange range of photography at Carver Hill. 

BY DANIEL KANY

"In several images, Virginia Fitzgerald takes a freestanding, shoulderless dress sculpture out to play the part of her model and muse, with an eye to its ghostly emptiness. The dress, however, finds its best repose leaning against a garage wall with an old push mower. As a couple, they punctuate."

ART REVIEW

WHAT: “What You See …” Works by Sharon Arnold, Craig Becker, Nadine Boughton, Virginia Fitzgerald, Seth Lester, Elizabeth Opalenik and Agnes Riverin

WHERE: Carver Hill Gallery, 338 Main St., Rockland

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday; through May 31

MORE INFO:carverhillgallery.com, 594-7745

"WHAT YOU SEE… "

Digital and photographic compositions from 7 artist including Sharon Arnold, Craig Becker, Nadine Boughton, Virginia Fitzgerald, Seth Lester, Elizabeth Opalenik, Agnes Riverin.

Link to article:

http://www.pressherald.com/2016/05/15/rockland-gallery-starts-the-season-surreally/

'lilith contemplates detours ...' (2015) 

links to other artists:
Elizabeth Opalenik

Sharon Arnold

Craig Becker

Nadine Boughton

Seth Lester

Agnes Riverin