Took a break from malevolent botanicals to print up some book-themed cards for The Learned Owl in Hudson, Ohio. Featuring an owl that is both wise and whimsical, cards will be available individually and in sets.
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Tags: books, linocut, owl, printmaking, relief print
A fresh tomato at the end of October? Thanks to the mild temperatures the growing season extended into fall this year allowing for a few extra weeks to enjoy home grown goodies, including one last tomato.
image: detail from Bittersweet, relief print
It’s been nearly a year since the Bradford pear was cut down and the bottom slice (cookie?) is now quite dry. Putting it to use in potential printmaking projects will have to wait, but in the meantime it can be enjoyed simply as is.
wall artwork: Coppice, monotype
Sometimes cutting blocks is simply . . . cutting blocks.
Tags: linoleum block, printmaking
Exhibits at Summit Artspace Gallery and the BOX are finally back to the same schedule after a few month of alternating openings. On Friday, May 15, two juried shows opened to the public: Fresh Art and the Artists of Rubber City 25th Juried Exhibition.
On the third floor a somewhat impromptu performance by visiting New Orleans musicians added to the festivities.
Fresh – Annual Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition
Summit Artspace Gallery
May 15 – June 27, 2015
Artists of Rubber City 25th Annual Juried Show
the BOX gallery
May 15 – June 28, 2015
Summit Artspace
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio
Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
On the second Friday of each month Hudson, Ohio, is brimming with art and artists during the Art Hop. Not only are galleries and studios open, but guest artists appear in other locations around town. I was pleased to the featured artist at the Learned Owl Book Shop on historic Main Street, a simply delightful venue for my relief prints. Only one regret – I never got around to taking pictures!
For several months work has been accumulating for the Time Capsule of the Akron Arts Community in 2015. If you didn’t see it when it was available for viewing at Summit Artspace, it’s too late now . . . unless you are around in fifty years.
Three tables worth of items, more than a hundred submissions, were carefully packed into the wooden crate which will be stored in the Special Collections of the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Information about the project was written in the post, the time capsule, last month.
photo courtesy of Chris Miller for The Akronist
Many attended the closing ceremony on Monday, April 13, documented in video by Chris Miller of The Akronist. This project was created by Terry Klausman, a friend and fellow artist. It involved countless hours, ups and downs, considerable cajoling and surprise expenses, but he did it – and in fine style!
“Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and in all the nooks.”
Dr. Suess
There are a few additions to the Books in Print series, started last fall, all of which are on display at the studio at Summit Artspace. This has been a fun little diversion – even though many of us enjoy the convenience of digital books, there is something about groups of books collected on shelves or in stacks. Their warmth invites us to choose an old favorite or something new, to leaf through the pages or settle in for a long read.
On the subject of books: Last fall also saw a couple new Little Free Library additions right here in west Akron. Fellow artist and friend, Don Parsisson, designed and built a Cape Cod wood-shingled library (Little Free Library #17708) in front of his home.
photo ©Don Parsisson
Around the same time, Angel Falls Coffee Company installed an A-frame version, designed by artist, Steve Levey, adjacent to the coffee shop. It will be maintained by the Highland Square Branch Library.
Tags: block print, books, bookshelf, linocut, little free library, printmaking
Saying hello to a new year and farewell to an old standby . . .
This year the start of January did not include a trip to the office supply store for new day planner calendar pages. The pristine condition of last year’s edition was evidence enough that scheduling and planning had quietly made the jump to digital. For twenty years the planner had been a cache of notes, business cards, birthdays, appointments and random thoughts, and, for the most part, was remarkably efficient. Because I’m too sentimental to toss it, I’ll zip it up and consider it a souvenir of days gone by.
