Cannery Art & Design Center is Happening!

I'm now officially an artist-in-residence at the Cannery Art & Design Center (CADC), at 434 E. Third Street in downtown Dayton. There you will find some of my artwork (and sometimes me) along with the work of several other local and regional artists working in many types of media. There's lots going on down there these days, including - but not only - the fun First Fridays (open 5-10 pm every first Friday of every month). Another fun upcoming event is February 13th, 5-11 pm -- CADC's Three-Year Anniversary Celebration with art, refreshments, and the Dayton Improvisers Orchestra. Come on down! And be sure to check out CADC's great, newly designed web site, which I've listed in my Links I Like zone.

Art at the Trace

I'm going to be exhibiting/selling my work at the 4th Annual Art at the Trace, Saturday, February 14, 2009, 6 - 9 pm, at the Golf Club at Yankee Trace in Centerville, Ohio. Here's a blurb on the party:
"This elegant event will feature the work of 24 fine artists set to the backdrop of live music, gourmet appetizers, desserts and a cash bar in a country club setting. Local and nationally known artists display their work for sale in a variety of media - painting, photography, sculpture, pottery, jewelry and more. Thomas Chapman, who creates hand-blown glass sculptures, is the featured artist who has donated a piece of his artwork to be raffled off. All ticket holders will be entered in the raffle drawing. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door and may be purchased at the City of Centerville Municipal Building, Pro Shop at Yankee Trace, Centerville Framing and Gifts and Wasson Music Center."

P.S. The Arts Commission produced a cool YouTube video of last year's event, if you want to get a little preview. It's in the Links I Like list on the left. Make sure you have your speakers on. Enjoy!

Invitation Accepted!

I was just informed today that I have been invited to show some of my artwork in the Wilmington (OH) College Art Gallery next Spring which, of course, I accepted. The exhibit will be comprised of artists who won first place awards in the Dayton (OH) Society of Painters and Sculptors Fall, 2008 show. I did so (as I mention below) for a sculpture entitled "Heads Together (on the Survival of Antioch College.") I will get to exhibit 5 or 6 pieces, maybe more. More information will be posted here as I hear of it. Yea!

Best of Show!

I just returned from the opening reception of the Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors annual holiday exhibit and I found out I received a Best of Show award. It was a selection amongst the new members only, but hey, who cares? - I'm still absolutely thrilled! Especially since it was for a painting, which is so new for me. I've only been painting since 2006, so any type of validation is great - especially this type. Thank you, DSPS, and juror, for your support and encouragement!

DSPS Annual Holiday Show and Sale

Since I am now a member of the Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors (link below), I was able to enter several pieces (paintings and photography) in their upcoming Annual Holiday "New Members Small Works Show and Sale." The opening reception is Sunday, 11/30, 1-5 pm. Additional open gallery dates and times for this brief holiday event are: Fri, 12/5; Sat., 12/6; and Sun., 12/7 - all from 1-5 pm. In case you haven't been there before, DSPS is in a grand, lovingly restored home off East Fifth Street in the St. Anne's Hill historic district of Dayton. The address is 48 High Street - hence its name - 48 High Street Gallery. Bring friends and family and find some great, well-priced, small gifts of original art for yourselves and others. Hope to see you there!
P.S. The little (5" x 7") painting shown here is "Pine Sunset 2."

Three heads are better than one

Christine's sculpture, "Heads Together," (shown here) won first place in 3-D in the Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors' Fall 2008 Members Exhibit. The piece, which measures only 5 ½"H x 9"W x 8"D, is made of stoneware clay, slip, and underglazes. I made it in Fall of 2007 while I was teaching ceramics at Antioch. This was around the beginning of the college's long struggle to survive after announcing it would close at the end of the school year 2008. I can't imagine Yellow Springs without Antioch. Let's hope it brings the college luck!

Amelia Ascends

One of Christine's poems, entitled, "Amelia Ascending," was published in a women's poetry chapbook recently. The book, entitled "Blind Faith," was released by Mock Turtle Press this past Summer, 2008, during Dayton's Ladyfest, a downtown celebration of women in the arts. I have actually been writing poetry and prose for many years but I don't submit it for publication very often.