"Here Comes Spring!" to Artique

Finished up my sculptures for the Artique Gallery Group Show and I’ll be delivering the pieces to the them on Tuesday. I wasn’t feeling confident enough about a sculpture using the pods…yet. The commission to the Gallery is 50% and I’ll need to take that into consideration when I figure out the final pricing of the sculptures on Monday. Can you say “starving artist?!”

Multi-Media Group Show At Artique

314 G Street, Downtown Anchorage 907-277-1663

www.artiqueltd.com

“Here Comes Spring!” April 2-16, 2010

Opening Reception April 2, 5:00 – 7:00

“Spring Nest Topiary”

52” tall x 28” wide

Plasma cut and welded steel topiary, indoor or outdoor free standing sculpture. Reclaimed steel wire and painted enamel finish details.

The photo above shows the details of the inside of the nest.

“Sunflowers”

53” tall x 21” wide

Plasma cut and welded steel wall sculpture. Heat treated details with clear coat finish.

*this piece may also be hung horizontally

"Spring Garden Chime"

68” tall x 37” wide on 16” x 18” steel plate base.

Reclaimed copper chime with plasma cut copper leaf as clapper. Cold rolled round stock branch sculpture with wire and welded details. Faux spring eggs and nesting material in steel and wire formed nest atop steel chime branches.

Supporting the Cause on the First Friday Art Walk

I’m Gallery hopping Friday night for the October First Friday Art Walk –or in Anchorages case, Art Drive, because there is so much to see and so many places to go! I’m for sure hitting the recently opened Gallery of 2 Friends because the Casting For Recovery Art Bra Project opens Friday night. I haven’t had a chance to visit 2 Friends and am looking forward to not only seeing the Gallery space but all of the creative Bras that were made for this very special event, including my “Alaskan Women’s Training Bra.”

Foundations For Recovery Exhibit & Silent Auction Opening 

Friday, October 2 ~ 5:00 – 8:00 pm

at 2 Friends Gallery ~ 341 E. Benson Blvd.

All of the Art Bras will be on parade throughout the month of October at various Anchorage Galleries including Artique, Fiddlehead Gallery, Sevigny Gallery, Aurora Fine Art, ZoeZ Gallery and Half Moon Creek Gallery. There will be a Final Show and Auction Close for all of the Bras on Friday, November 6 (First Friday for November) from 5:00 -8:00 p.m. at Half Moon Creek Gallery, 510 West Tudor Road in Anchorage, their phone

 number is 907-929-4080. All proceeds from the month-long silent auctions benefit Casting For Recovery Alaska.

Finished the special order Sunflower Sculpture this week and I’m delivering them to the Gallery today. I was so happy that Mother Nature cooperated and actually rained night before last just in time to give the patina bath just the right oxidized finish the customer wanted (I hope)  –at least it’s the same finish as the Sold Sunflowers at the Gallery.

Scroll Down… And don’t forget to leave a comment to win one of the two cool stickers in my GIVEAWAY! I’ll pick two names Friday at 5:00 –right before I go out the door to drive around to the Art Walk! I’ll post the winners late Friday night or Saturday morning. As always, thanks to everyone for reading my Blog.