VirginiaCreates: FEMMetonymy

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

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

Friday, June 3, 2016

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.