No Biz Like Show Biz - 2009

Jim is definitely the hardest working man in raku. Shown here is one of his lovely raku koi wall pieces. Below are the shows he's juried into this year so far, though more may be added:



2009 Shows To-Date

* Bonita Springs, FL, 1/10 - 1/11/09
* Indiatlantic, Melbourne, FL, 1/17 - 1/18/09
* Naples (FL) Invitational, 1/24 - 1/25/09
* St. Pete Beach, FL, 1/31 - 2/1/09
* Ft. Myers, FL, 2/7 - 2/8/09
* Coconut Grove, FL, 2/14 - 2/16/09
* Naples (FL) National, 2/21 - 2/22/09
* Stuart (FL) Art Fair, 2/28 - 3/1/09
* Gasparilla/Tampa, FL, 3/7 - 3/8/09
* Novi, MI, Great Lakes Art Festival, 4/17 - 4/19/09
* East Lansing, MI, Art Festival, 5/16 - 5/17/09
* Harrisburg, PA, Patriot News Art Fest, 5/23 - 5/25/09
* Cincinnati, OH, Summerfair, Coney Island, 5/30 - 5/31/09
* Royal Oak, MI, Clay and Glass Show, 6/13 - 6/14/09
* Toledo, OH, Crosby Gardens, 6/27 - 6/28/09
* Cleveland, OH, Cain Park, 7/11 - 7/12/09
* Ann Arbor, MI, Street Fair, 7/15 - 7/18/09
* Akron (OH) Art Expo, 7/25 - 7/26/09
* Lakewood (Cleveland), 8/1/09
* Kettering (OH) Art on the Commons, 8/9/09
* Lexington, KY, 8/15 - 8/16/09
* Pittsburgh, PA, Shadyside, 8/29 - 8/30/09
* Upper Arlington, OH, 9/7/09
* Rochester, MI, Art & Apples, 9/12 - 9/13/09
* Naperville, IL, Riverwalk, 9/19 - 9/20/09
* Birmingham, MI, Art in Shain Park, 9/26 - 9/27/09
* Hyde Park (Cincinnati, OH), 10/4/09
* Waynesville, OH, Sauerkraut Festival, 10/10 - 10/11/09
* Cleveland (OH) By Hand, 11/13 - 11/14/09
* Gaithersburg, MD, Sugarloaf Art Fair, 11/20 - 11/22/09

In The View

Christine's abstract painting, "Night Vision," was selected as one of 58 pieces (of 288 entered) to be in Rosewood Gallery's 17th Annual Landscape Competition The View. The exhibit, of all Ohio artists, will be in the City of Kettering (OH) gallery July 14 - August 8, 2008, with an opening reception Sunday, July 13, 2-4 pm. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. You can also go to the gallery's website to see images of every piece in the exhibit. Check it out!

Chamber Pot Gallery's Annual Show

Now in its third year, the public restroom galleries of the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce (hence the title: "Chamberpot") is currently exhibiting and selling all new work for its annual show, which opened June 20, 2008. The gallery is in the Chamber's cool train station building off Xenia Avenue (US68). It's free - come see for yourself! If you wish to make a purchase, please contact the artists directly. More info. on the gallery is on the Chamberpot Blogspot (link below). P.S. Above is my humble contribution to the cause, an 18" x 24" acrylic on canvas titled, "Into the Jungle."