Saving Antioch

In an effort to help save my alma mater, Antioch College, I created and donated a painting to the Antioch New York's fundraising exhibit, held recently at the cool, little Casa Frela gallery in Harlem, NYC. The show was called "Greetings from Antioch College - The Postcard Show," as all pieces were 5" x 7" tops. My piece (shown here), entitled "Life on the Edge," is a painting on fired clay. It now travels to L.A. to be in an upcoming Antioch Los Angeles exhibit, venue to be determined soon. It's exciting to be in New York and L.A. galleries, and an honor to help the cause which, at this moment, looks like it's going to be a success. As you may know, a newly formed corporation, made up of Antioch alumni and friends, is buying the college and will, finally, have its own board of trustees. Yahoo! Check out the show at http://www.casafrela.com and click on: PAST EXHIBITIONS AT CASA FRELA.

P.S. Well, maybe Antioch's survival is not such a done deal afterall. But the powers that be are still talking, which is a good sign...

"Living the Artist's Life"

For those of you who have not yet discovered this treasure of a book - I highly recommend writer/gallery owner Paul Dorrell's "Living the Artist's Life." It's an inspirational yet down-to-earth resource and a fun read to boot! Also, check out his web site: www.pauldorrell.com. Enjoy!

Upcoming Exhibit at Dayton Convention Center

Christine will have an exhibit of her sculpture and photography at the Dayton Convention Center, March 3 through April 30, 2008. Entitled "Faces and Facades II," the exhibit will be a sequel, of sorts, to the one she had at Miami Valley Cooperative Gallery's YMCA space a few years back. Sponsored by the Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors, this will be the first one-person show in what was formerly an exhibition space of the Miami Valley Cooperative Gallery which, unfortunately, folded at the end of last year. An opening reception is planned for Friday, 3/7, 5pm - 7 pm. All are welcome.

Art to Art!

If you haven't seen it yet - check out the current (Fall-Winter 2007-08) print edition of the slick, bi-annual magazine, "Art-to-Art Palette." My work is (and I am) featured in the "The Potter's Shed" section on pages 79 - 82. The piece I show here (that is also in the magazine) is titled The Groundling. It is an earthenware clay sculpture, 14" x 10".

The magazine's goals are to help, highlight, connect, and promote artists and art organizations in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky. The magazine is only available through mail order subscription. To order it - email art-to-art@bright.net with your name and address. They will acknowledge, put you on the list, and include your invoice with the 2007-2008 Fall/Winter print issue. To learn more about this very useful and interesting magazine--visit its online version at www.arttoartpalette.com. You can copy and paste this address or click on the link below in our Links We Like list. Enjoy!

Jim exhibits at Edison College

Jim recently had an exhibit of his most recent clay sculptures at Edison Community College in Piqua, Ohio. The artist closing reception was Wednesday, 10/31/07. The piece shown, titled "Secret Weapons," is also the one that won the award at the Wright State Alumni show mentioned earlier.

I've Been Spotted!

Fellow Yellow Springs artist (well, I'm almost there) Corrine Bayraktaroglu (a.k.a. Jafabrit) spotted one of my sculptures (above, titled "Submission") at the recent Dayton Visual Arts Center (DVAC) members show. She liked it, photographed it, and posted the picture on the Yellow Springs Arts Council blogsite. I am honored. Check it out, if you're so inclined, via a link to the YSAC site below. (It's now an old entry, but it may still be on there). This piece has sold. Thank you.

Jim Wins Award in WSU Alumni Show

Jim had two sculptures juried into the Wright State University Alumni show, which runs 6/22/07 through 8/3/07. He also took second place in the show for his piece titled, "Secret Weapons." I'll get a picture of it on here and/or on the web site one of these days. The show consisted of 72 pieces from 51 alumni, and was held in recognition of university's 40th anniversary.

Happy Independence Day!!!