03.26.06
Above:
Watch
those Elbows America!
0303.06
I've
got another new one for you today. This one is called
Andy's Stamp
of Approval. It's a mixed media assemblange mounted
in a wood box.
02.25.06
As
promised, Kenneth
Treacy has a new exhibit of recent paintings. I hope
you enjoy them. Get them while they're hot. One thing
we've learned about Kenneth's work is that is wont be
available forever.
02.06.06
Above
is an assemblage of mine cleverly titled, Rent.
I've got several more to post, but I'm going to stop dominating
the updates as San Francisco painter Kenneth
Treacy has sent a number of new painting which need
to be posted. I have to check with Kenneth, but I believe
it may be last call for the paintings currently on exhibit.
So, if you see one you like, get it now before it's off-line.
01.30.06
I've
got another new assemblage from what is beginning to feel
like the advent of the Philadelphia series. It's a more
durable series of pieces (not to detract from the stoneware
I just finished) inspired to some degree by a certain
reverence for the thick skin required of yourself and
your possessions when you pick up and move to a new city..
Above:
Show Me/I've
got Tickets by Michael Leahy.
Also,
I'd like to send thanks to our friends over at Apartment
Therapy for directing their readers our way with this
post. It was nice to see that they included one of
my ceramic
boxes in their montage for work from the site.
01.25.06
Above:
Two Weeks/Quality
Product by Michael Leahy. Note: What may appear as
an extreme glare on the image above is actually where
the paper has been sanded down to produce the patina specific
to the subject of the piece.
01.20.06
Here's
one more from photographer John
Storjohann.
01.19.06
Valentine's
Day is quickly approaching and we've got a lot of great
gifts. I could recommend a nice photograph
or assemblage
or even the album shown above, Anita Fix's Separation
of the Sexes. Anita Fix is the latest addition to
the grainbag musical roster brought to you by Alan Lewandowski
of the Working Poor.
Download:
Anita Fix's Valentine
for a Day.
I
missed this obituary
for artist James Church in last weeks Pittsburgh City
Paper..
01.16.06
Above:
Loaded.
I've
been working on a new series of assemblage and collage
on wood. Since I no longer have access to a ceramic studio
now that I'm in Philly, I've been forced to re-evaluate
my studio and change things up a bit. I like the way these
have been going. So, you know I'll be posting more of
them soon.
01.14.06
On
our last trip to the beach we all got a chance to cut
our teeth on a stunt training kite, the larger versions
of which are used for kite surfing. When the wind is strong,
even the miniature training kites will pull you off your
feet if you aren't dug in. Holding your ground in those
winds seemed to be the hardest part. I know it was for
me and my noodle legs. We also took it out on a day with
light wind, which was a good lesson in how to create energy
by maneuvering the kite. I'm hoping the next time we get
down there the resident experts (K's sister and brother-in-law
who are working up to kite surfing) will have graduated
the larger kite. I think I would like to kite surf, but
I also think I'd like to kite board. Kite boarding involves
these large, all terrain skate board like vehicles with
foot straps. Sounds like a good way to break another collarbone.
They also make kite buggys, but who's got the money for
all that? Not me, I can assure you. Y'all need to buy
some more art. Snapshot: Kite
Flying, St. Augustine, FL.
01.12.06
Apartment
Therapy is running an interesting contest
this week where readers submit photos of the artwork in
their homes. If you have bought work through grainbag,
submit a photo of it. You can win more art!
01.10.06
I
finally got around to photographing the assemblage piece
above. It's called A
History of Poison. I hope you like it.
01.08.06
We're
starting 2006 out with a new artist to the gallery: photogropher,
John Storjohann.
View
snapshots from the Curator's Blog here.
