This image has been sitting on my sketchbook waiting for me to do something with. With the week's Illustration Friday's topic being theatre, today was the perfect time. The drawing was scanned in and I colorized the piece on the computer. I think I am going to experiment more with this more graphic look. Drawing is fun!
I know, I know, I have been extremely quite lately! Well this is worth screaming off roof tops about...The TSGNY, which is near and dear to my heart, is presenting an embroidery artist. Her work is really great! Please see the info below for her upcoming lecture. Hope to see you there!
You are invited to attend the next meeting of the Textile Study Group of New York
SPEAKER: ORLY GENGER
Using the looping techniques of knitting and crochet, ORLY GENGER wrestles lengths of rope into scarf-like sections that she folds and layers into massive, monolithic objects. For a preview of her work, go to http://www.larissagoldston.com/artists/orlygenger/index.aspx
DATE: Wednesday, March 18, 7 pm
LOCATION: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist
40 E. 35th St. (betw. Park and Madison), NYC.
(Entrance at street level on the far right of the church itself; doorway marked #40.)
Closest buses: Southbound— M2, M3, M4, M5 to 34th & Fifth; Northbound—M2, M3, M4 from 34th & Madison; M5 from 34th & Sixth; 34th St. Crosstown—M34, M16 to/from 34th & Fifth.
Closest subway station: #6 to/from 33rd St. & Park Avenue South.
ADMISSION:
Free for TSGNY’s Full, Donor, Benefactor, and Student members.
$5.00 for members of other textile organizations.
$10.00 for Newsletter Subscription members and unaffiliated guests.
(Fees support TSGNY’s Nancy and Harry Koenigsberg Award.)
I am really excited about the next TSGNY lecturer, Orly Genger, next Wed, March 18th. I think it is an understatement to say her work is large scale is an understatement. She draws with rope...need I say more? I have been looking for a bio and can't seem to find one but I am excited to learn more. If you are in the NYC area, please attend, should be a great night!
You are invited to attend the next meeting of the Textile Study Group of New York
SPEAKER: ORLY GENGER
Using the looping techniques of knitting and crochet, ORLY GENGER wrestles lengths of rope into scarf-like sections that she folds and layers into massive, monolithic objects. For a preview of her work, go here.
DATE: Wednesday, March 18, 7 pm
LOCATION: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist
40 E. 35th St. (betw. Park and Madison), NYC.
(Entrance at street level on the far right of the church itself; doorway marked #40.)
Closest buses: Southbound— M2, M3, M4, M5 to 34th & Fifth; Northbound—M2, M3, M4 from 34th & Madison; M5 from 34th & Sixth; 34th St. Crosstown—M34, M16 to/from 34th & Fifth.
Closest subway station: #6 to/from 33rd St. & Park Avenue South.
ADMISSION:
Free for TSGNY’s Full, Donor, Benefactor, and Student members.
$5.00 for members of other textile organizations.
$10.00 for Newsletter Subscription members and unaffiliated guests.
(Fees support TSGNY’s Nancy and Harry Koenigsberg Award.)
I have been meaning to post picks for my sketchbook that I worked on for The Sketchbook Project for about two weeks now. I thought that this week's Illustration Friday topic, Intricate, was a good incentive to get me out of my blogless existence. Especially since the right hand-side of the page is the most intricate I go these days. More photos here.
If the show comes to your city, I recommend you stop by!
My motto for 2009 is to "Be Picky". My "Just Do It" and "Keep Truckin'" themes of the past have left me with so much to do. I decided I don't need to do every project/Illustration Friday topic/swap that came to me. That's crazy!!! I should only work on things that are really special to me. Obviously I really took that to heart since it is mid-February and writing this now. (The piece above sold...by the way!)
With that said, I just sent out my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project (photos to come) which gave me time to play and be abstract. My next project that I am going to work on is with an old friend Jen McCleary from Art School. We will be doing a collab project with altered books. You can read more about it here. We are going to catch up on the last 10 years while altering books. Since we are going to keep on passing the books back and forth they will become more and more abstract and less like a diary. I think it will be a great experience and I am so excited that I am back intouch with Jen and I am really excited about my book! I am going to use a hardcover edition of the Rules of the Operating Department from the New York Central System from 1956. Since I spend my life on mass transit, I thought it was fitting. It has so many fun things inside, I can't wait to start working in it!
This is for Illustration Friday. The topic was "Rambunctious" so here are my rambunctious bunnies!
For sale here!
....and other, we are not. The line on the bottom reads "Did you break your off?" This is for Illustration Friday. The topic was "Similar". Sorry, I just couldn't resist. I think this saying was hanging in most of my friend's bathrooms growing up, well the ones with brothers.
For sale here !
This is for Illustration Friday. The topic is "balloon". Pretty self-explanatory. Every bunny should have their own bundle of bunny balloons, this one has a few too many though. I haven't gotten out my bingo cards and patterned paper in awhile so it was fun to play this morning...I love long weekends!
This is for sale here!
Everyone has an opinion.
This is for Illustration Friday. This little sketchbook doodle was inspired by my friend Daniel and this pattern he designed. I created it over the summer and have been trying to find a "use" for it ever since. I feel like I have been getting back into working in my sketchbook again and have been getting away from creating more formal pieces. I am not really sure why but I am just going along with my impulses. I am sure I will be creating my Bingo Card Bunnies again soon.
This guy will be in my first NYC Gallery show. I just found out that I got in and I am very excited. Here is the show info:
"Economies of Scale," a
juried exhibition of small (miniature) works in fiber
that will feature artworks created by members of the
Textile Study Group of New York:
January 7–31, 2009
I submitted three in totally and I had a feeling this piece would get in. It was the most "arty"/conceptual of group. I actually thought about this concept a lot. I wanted it to look a bit evil and look like he has blood around his mouth but really its just a popsicle stick. I have been playing around with the idea of deceiving the viewer a lot with happy surprises. I don't know why I thought it was so funny but I guess the judges liked it too. It is crocheted with recycling twine. The appliques are with vintage fabrics and the pop is made from felt. It will be neat to see what else got in!
