December 23, 2011

Side Streets

Not the best photo but I was in a hurry to get this to FRANK for the "intimate objects" portion of their Holiday show. Check out the gallery if you get a chance. Lots of really nice things are there now.

Story Book

When I found these 4 square shaped boards I thought I would make 4 smaller pieces but it turned into one large piece that started feeling more and more like a book. The piece can be put together in any order. The edges are lined with spines from old books I found at the recycling shed.

Dimming of the Day/Revised

I worked a little more on this piece. NOW it's done.

The Dimming of the Day

I just took down a show at my local coffee shop, Cup a Joe. It was a lot of fun and I had some really good feedback. This piece was part of the show. I rarely use pictures of my family but in this case I came across a rejected photocopy of a picture of my parents, one that I never saw until a few years ago. Since my parents were close to 50 when I was born I never saw them as this young. In fact I don't think we had any pictures of them as a couple, so I loved getting this picture in the mail from an elderly cousin a few years ago. It seemed to fit into this piece when I was about 1/3 of the way into it. I took the title from a Bonnie Raitt song I love.

I just finished this, well not quite. There are still a few things to do but mostly it's done. I set out to make something "cheery" .....well, I did stick to bright colors. My daughter said it looks like Mardi Gras, Day of the Dead, and Easter all in one.

New show at Cup a Joe

I have a new show up at Cup a Joe Coffee shop on Weaver Dairy Rd. in Chapel Hill. There a alot of new pieces as well as some older one. Come by and enjoy a cup of coffee and check out the art. THANKS, Charron

Gala at FRANK

Last month I donated a piece to FRANK's birthday party Gala, Off the Wall. You can see it at http://www.flickr.com/photos/frankisart/5535710958/in/set-72157626183851390

Dreams of Home

I sent this off to a young man in Wisconsin for his first Communion from his Aunt here in North Carolina. Didn't have time to have the photographer get a picture of it.

In My Backyard

Not a great picture but I had to take one quick before I sent this off to some friends in Seattle.

Recorded Life

I'll be showing a piece in the Scrapel Hill exhibit at University Mall in Chapel Hill starting April 17th. Here's a preview.

"IN THE GARDEN"

I just finished this piece today. It is made from an old cabinet door and alot of lids from bottles, tins, jars, and cans, cloth, belts, paper, and paint. Everything except the nails and glue are recycled. Some one described this as a color explosion.