Melange II is coming…

Melange II is an opportunity at the Maryland Federation of Art’s Circle Gallery (Annapolis, MD, USA) for a member who had entered an artwork for an exhibition and volunteered a few hours and donated an artwork for their Collector’s Choice fundraiser to win, via lottery, a wall in the gallery for a couple of weeks. I got one! So I will have a wall with my name stenciled over it on which to put anything I want for a couple of weeks, along with a bunch of other artists taking up the rest of the gallery space. So now I am working like crazy to have everything ready. Installation is on Tuesday and the reception is o next Saturday )18 March, 2023)  Exhibition details, including the sales gallery are here. Come ou out for the reception, we’d love to see you!

SOLD—Herman’s New Gig 1/1

That’s my 3rd ever sale at the gallery. The story is that a guy came in and got the welcome spiel and came back to the desk before the employee even got to sit down (so like in 3 seconds, it’s a small gallery) saying, “I want this one,” and Herman was gone. And this was before the reception. Just a well-in. (!!!) 

It didn’t hurt I’m sure having I made the exhibition title wall. First time for that too. Very exciting. 

Stretching my own canvas

 40x60”

Turns out of you need to tighten up a wave in the canvas you just paint the back with water. Who knew?  I may have to redo the corners tho. I’d like them to be smother. 

Char now on Exhibit

My family and I checked out the Maryland Federation of Art’s 2021 Eye Of The Beholder exhibit at the Circle Gallery (Annapolis, MD, USA) today. It was a treat to see my sculpture along with all of the other work in the show. I’m case you can’t make it, here are a few pics. 

06/17/2021 Lean On Me

 3x4” acrylic 

5/24/2021 TMS Rosary

I used these beads to count my way through the pulses during each TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimilation), a treatment for Depression. Once on an elastic string, I finished this necklace today, linking them with twisted sterling wire and made a new pair of matching earrings to go with them. So... not an artwork of an apple per se, but what I did today. 

Char + apple

 3D piece today. I made this to submit for the Maryland Federation of Art’s juried exhibition “Eye Of The Beholder,” which requires that artworks be made from found objects. 

Char—Depression Warrior 15-year Campaign Diary

(Media: kindling + partially consumed birch branch, acrylic)

Each twig was selected and intentionally burned and painted before insertion into drilled birch branch, also painted to resemble still-burning embers. Each twig memorializes a particular year from 2005–2021.