Downtown Fredericton has restarted their Thursday afternoon artisans market in the Wilmot Alley that runs between King and Queen Streets. It's a pleasant little market with all hand made craft, visual artworks and music. Worth dropping in to see between 4 and 8, if not to see me, than to see the other artisans or listen to some cool beats. Rain location for days like today is King's Place Mall center court.
The Fredericton Arts Alliance, that has been providing a summer residency program for a number of years, is holding their residencies at the York Sunbury Museum this summer. Located in gorgeous downtown Fredericton's Historic District, and it's not hard to find which of the 2 city blocks it's on.
My residency starts on Saturday July 24th. My residency partner for the week is Leigh Merritt, a talented potter that I had the pleasure of working with last summer at the casemates. I am looking forward to seeing what Leigh has planned for the week, while I am wracking my brain for inspiration regarding the word "Metamorphosis" for the upcoming Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia's annual competition and exhibition.
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Art Trek Gala Opening
“HIGH ON THE ARTS”
7-11pm Friday, October 16
Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton
An evening of music & dance, food & drink, including an auction of fine art.
The evening celebrates Fredericton and its artists and is the launch of ART TREK, a weekend when local artists open their studios to visitors from far and wide, showing us just how art is made!
Organized by the Fredericton Arts Alliance, ART TREK provides a map and addresses of all the studios. The launch includes singers, dancers and instrumentalists. Proceeds of the auction will help sponsor the Art Trek and its promotion.
Take part in a lively auction of works by Fredericton artists including: Judy Blake, Karen Burk, Marjory Donaldson, Lorna Drew, Katie FitzRandolph, Kim Vose Jones, Paula Keppie, Stephen May, Deanna Musgrave, Cynthia Ryder, George Strunz, and others, including a piece by our fabulous guest auctioneer Brigitte Clavette.
Enjoy live music and dance with pianist\Geraldine Mitchell, soprano Cathy LeBlanc, Artemis Dance, tenor Derrick Miller and pianist Diane Roxborough-Brown, poet Andrew Titus, Highland dancers, and more. Conclude your evening by dancing to some wonderful tunes!
Treat yourselves to gourmet nibbles, fine wines, and Picaroons excellent beer. (Your ticket will provide you with a free drink, after which there will be a cash bar.)
Tickets, $35 per person:
Available at Westministers books, from FAA Board members, or at the door. Call 454-1139, 455-8045
Organized by the Fredericton Arts Alliance
Art Trek is a studio tour open to the public which takes place October 17-18 in Fredericton. Art Trek provides the public with the opportunity to meet artists in their place of work, and to do a little Christmas shopping while enjoying the fall colours. Admission to the Art Trek tour is free.
You can access more information, including a listing of all participating studios and a map, by downloading the Art Trek brochure at: www.frederictonartsalliance.ca Brochures will also be available around the city.
Art Trek hours are Saturday, Oct 17, 10-6 PM and Sunday, Oct 17 from 12-5 PM.
snagged directly from all the FAA promo material. Nothing original today.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Changes:
or rambling because I refuse to address the real issue :-P
'Tis the season for change.
Fall has set in with the first signs of frosty mornings and colourful leaves. The hummingbirds are long gone and the last of the tomatoes have been picked from the plants.
The casemate that I shared for the summer in the Garrison District closed yesterday and I gathered all my things from it last night. I will miss the place and the social activity that it provided. Fortunately this week is a busy one with something on for every evening and classes all day on Saturday.
Another sign of the season was changing the stovepipe in the studio. Inevitably it rots out after awhile and wood heat is the only heat source in the studio for the winter months. Winterizing has started.
I am seeing changes in people too with the change in season, the return to school for some, leaving summer vacation behind for others. Changes in the way we dress, an extra layer, woolly somethings added, or for the brazen, adding a colourful scarf and hat to an outfit. Attitudes are changing too, we seem to be calming down and leaving our summer bravado behind as we prepare to hunker both into ourselves and our eventual snow-covered abodes.
A lot of folks that I have spoken with lately really hope that we have a another month or two of warm weather reaching into the high 60's or low 20's depending on wither they are Fahrenheit or Celsius minded. Our summer was Hobbes-ian: "short, nasty, and brutish" with far to much cool and wet weather followed by what seemed far too much heat and humidity and suddenly a few brief days of near ideal conditions for the first weekend of September.
Upcoming adventures on my agenda for this week include getting involved with Fredericton's Pride 2010 planning, going to the season opener for the Women & Business Network, the opening of the Fredericton Arts Alliance Summer Residency Programme show at City Hall on Wednesday night at 5, and teaching.
And finally, an early Happy Birthday to a friend who will soon be entering his mid-life crisis in style. That's the way to do it darling!
'Tis the season for change.
Fall has set in with the first signs of frosty mornings and colourful leaves. The hummingbirds are long gone and the last of the tomatoes have been picked from the plants.
The casemate that I shared for the summer in the Garrison District closed yesterday and I gathered all my things from it last night. I will miss the place and the social activity that it provided. Fortunately this week is a busy one with something on for every evening and classes all day on Saturday.
Another sign of the season was changing the stovepipe in the studio. Inevitably it rots out after awhile and wood heat is the only heat source in the studio for the winter months. Winterizing has started.
I am seeing changes in people too with the change in season, the return to school for some, leaving summer vacation behind for others. Changes in the way we dress, an extra layer, woolly somethings added, or for the brazen, adding a colourful scarf and hat to an outfit. Attitudes are changing too, we seem to be calming down and leaving our summer bravado behind as we prepare to hunker both into ourselves and our eventual snow-covered abodes.
A lot of folks that I have spoken with lately really hope that we have a another month or two of warm weather reaching into the high 60's or low 20's depending on wither they are Fahrenheit or Celsius minded. Our summer was Hobbes-ian: "short, nasty, and brutish" with far to much cool and wet weather followed by what seemed far too much heat and humidity and suddenly a few brief days of near ideal conditions for the first weekend of September.
Upcoming adventures on my agenda for this week include getting involved with Fredericton's Pride 2010 planning, going to the season opener for the Women & Business Network, the opening of the Fredericton Arts Alliance Summer Residency Programme show at City Hall on Wednesday night at 5, and teaching.
And finally, an early Happy Birthday to a friend who will soon be entering his mid-life crisis in style. That's the way to do it darling!
Friday, August 7, 2009
This week
Heading into a busy week starting tomorrow with my residency with the Fredericton Arts Alliance in their casemate at the Garrison District. I have 4 days to work away on some fabulous ideas for the "Sea Life" entries for the Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia. I worked up some maquettes earlier this week for a bracelet, pendant and neckpiece. I'll be working these all in sterling silver and will be using a lot of textile techniques in the construction.
I built a slide presentation that can run on my laptop for the residency as well so that there are images of past work, show booths, and most importantly, studio shots of where the work is usually done as well of some slides of quick and random facts about me. Sometimes technology is helpful in capturing attention when you are doing low tech work.
Once this coming week is through, then it is back to the usual studio again, to finish up the entries for the guild show and start work on some new items for the New Brunswick Crafts Council show in Fredericton, September 4-6. In between here and there, there is a women's show in Officers' Square on August 22 and I have some classes to teach as well a few casemate days to put in.
Sometime after the 20th of September when the shop closes for the season, I will be doing my first live presentation, as compared to dead or via forums, on working in the handcraft industry. This first seminar will be geared for a jewellery making audience. Once I get a trial run of this done, and secure my feedback, I'll be figuring out how to take that show on the road too.
It was an interesting week at the Garrison shop for me, a lady walked in one day wearing a pair of earrings that she purchased at the Originals show in Ottawa, from me. She loves them, and what a complement that she would choose that pair for her trip east. A couple of other ladies form the area were in too, and they were very pleased to see my work, very expressive in their appreciation. They'll be back to see more.
I realize now, what a great opportunity it is to be able to present my work to the local community. It has been a rarity until now and mostly restricted to NBCC related events for the past 3 years. Doesn't hurt to get out there and get known at least a little bit in the home town.
I built a slide presentation that can run on my laptop for the residency as well so that there are images of past work, show booths, and most importantly, studio shots of where the work is usually done as well of some slides of quick and random facts about me. Sometimes technology is helpful in capturing attention when you are doing low tech work.
Once this coming week is through, then it is back to the usual studio again, to finish up the entries for the guild show and start work on some new items for the New Brunswick Crafts Council show in Fredericton, September 4-6. In between here and there, there is a women's show in Officers' Square on August 22 and I have some classes to teach as well a few casemate days to put in.
Sometime after the 20th of September when the shop closes for the season, I will be doing my first live presentation, as compared to dead or via forums, on working in the handcraft industry. This first seminar will be geared for a jewellery making audience. Once I get a trial run of this done, and secure my feedback, I'll be figuring out how to take that show on the road too.
It was an interesting week at the Garrison shop for me, a lady walked in one day wearing a pair of earrings that she purchased at the Originals show in Ottawa, from me. She loves them, and what a complement that she would choose that pair for her trip east. A couple of other ladies form the area were in too, and they were very pleased to see my work, very expressive in their appreciation. They'll be back to see more.
I realize now, what a great opportunity it is to be able to present my work to the local community. It has been a rarity until now and mostly restricted to NBCC related events for the past 3 years. Doesn't hurt to get out there and get known at least a little bit in the home town.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Summer Show in Halifax, etc...
I'm getting ready to hit the road again: this time for Halifax.
The Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council's Summer Market is fast approaching with the opening on Friday at noon. The show returned to its original location at the corners of Spring Garden and Queen last year after being very downtown at the waterfront for a short time and then a year of non-existence. This year the show has grown again and boasts 32 attending artisans.
I have made several new pieces for this show, not that I have photographed them all, have to take the camera and grab snapshots of the pieces on display, just so that there is a visual record of the work before it sells (now there is some optimistic thinking).
My postcard invites went out last week and my email invites went out yesterday. The more inexpensive pre-show promotion that we can do the better. This little bit of work on my part has the potential to add between 40 and 80 visitors to the event that might otherwise not become aware of it. And the moral of this tale boys & girls is that the more artisans that create a client list of thier supporters and interested persons and use it, there are going to be more people aware of the event and in turn, the more there is for all of us. It's a win-win idea. I invite my clients, you invite yours and we share. Not to shabby, eh?
In other news: I am enjoying the social life provided by my partnership in the "Garrison Studio" in the Garrison District on Queen in Fredericton. The sign for the shop was painted and installed yesterday. Big cheer there as that meant that the weather was finally dry enough for the city's summer students to get it done. It also doesn't hurt my feelings that there have been some decent sales from the effort and I've only been brusque with one person so far this summer... "No, I don't make this in Mexico." Sorry dude, I know it's a legit question, but when you add that you are super familiar with the differences in jewellery styles, it strikes me as an odd question and I was obviously in an odd mood. Ooops, now you all know how to get me riled up;)
Went to a meeting for the Fredericton Arts Alliance Art Trek last night. The question is wether or not the open studio tours for 2009 can be pulled together as there was significant decrease in funding for the coordination and operations of this growing event. One brainstorming session later, it is looking a lot more positive, but the committees involved are going to be one very busy bunch for the next short while. As it stands, dates for the event are the 17 & 18 of October with a gala opening on the evening of the 16th.
Anyway, we hit the road on Thursday morning, drive through and find our flop-house in H'fax, check-in and then do the set-up for the show. On our way back after tear-down, we stop in Moncton and deliver some finished work to a colleague at midnight or so. Looking forward to this weekend and then getting back, grabbing a nap and getting ready for company that is arriving mid-week.
Cheers
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The Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council's Summer Market is fast approaching with the opening on Friday at noon. The show returned to its original location at the corners of Spring Garden and Queen last year after being very downtown at the waterfront for a short time and then a year of non-existence. This year the show has grown again and boasts 32 attending artisans.
I have made several new pieces for this show, not that I have photographed them all, have to take the camera and grab snapshots of the pieces on display, just so that there is a visual record of the work before it sells (now there is some optimistic thinking).
My postcard invites went out last week and my email invites went out yesterday. The more inexpensive pre-show promotion that we can do the better. This little bit of work on my part has the potential to add between 40 and 80 visitors to the event that might otherwise not become aware of it. And the moral of this tale boys & girls is that the more artisans that create a client list of thier supporters and interested persons and use it, there are going to be more people aware of the event and in turn, the more there is for all of us. It's a win-win idea. I invite my clients, you invite yours and we share. Not to shabby, eh?
In other news: I am enjoying the social life provided by my partnership in the "Garrison Studio" in the Garrison District on Queen in Fredericton. The sign for the shop was painted and installed yesterday. Big cheer there as that meant that the weather was finally dry enough for the city's summer students to get it done. It also doesn't hurt my feelings that there have been some decent sales from the effort and I've only been brusque with one person so far this summer... "No, I don't make this in Mexico." Sorry dude, I know it's a legit question, but when you add that you are super familiar with the differences in jewellery styles, it strikes me as an odd question and I was obviously in an odd mood. Ooops, now you all know how to get me riled up;)
Went to a meeting for the Fredericton Arts Alliance Art Trek last night. The question is wether or not the open studio tours for 2009 can be pulled together as there was significant decrease in funding for the coordination and operations of this growing event. One brainstorming session later, it is looking a lot more positive, but the committees involved are going to be one very busy bunch for the next short while. As it stands, dates for the event are the 17 & 18 of October with a gala opening on the evening of the 16th.
Anyway, we hit the road on Thursday morning, drive through and find our flop-house in H'fax, check-in and then do the set-up for the show. On our way back after tear-down, we stop in Moncton and deliver some finished work to a colleague at midnight or so. Looking forward to this weekend and then getting back, grabbing a nap and getting ready for company that is arriving mid-week.
Cheers
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Another quick update
I just received word via email that I am on the tentative schedule for a Fredericton Arts Alliance residency at the FAA casemate, Garrison District, Fredericton, for August 8-14. Formalities need to be concluded with the scheduling, but so far so good.
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Fredericton's Art Trek
In just one more week the Arts Alliance Art Trek will open at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre with a celebration between 7 and 9. Good time to show up and see the CSAC studios and pick up your map for the rest of the open studios and plan your route for the weekend.
The Daily Gleaner reporter Lori Gallagher and photogrpaher James West did a great job of featuring the Trek in yesterdays Live It! section. Always nice to see one's name in print. http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/442172 to reference the current article page.
To see the poster and print a copy for yourself, there is one on the Arts Aliiance web: http://www.frederictonartsalliance.ca/trekpost.pdf but it is a large file so I don't suggest it for dial-up.
Let's get out there and go for a Trek and show artists that we appreciate their cultural contributions by showing up and saying "Good job".
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The Daily Gleaner reporter Lori Gallagher and photogrpaher James West did a great job of featuring the Trek in yesterdays Live It! section. Always nice to see one's name in print. http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/442172 to reference the current article page.
To see the poster and print a copy for yourself, there is one on the Arts Aliiance web: http://www.frederictonartsalliance.ca/trekpost.pdf but it is a large file so I don't suggest it for dial-up.
Let's get out there and go for a Trek and show artists that we appreciate their cultural contributions by showing up and saying "Good job".
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Open Your Eyes- Art Trek 2008 - October 18 &19
Maria, who looks after all of us with the FAA just sent over the final line-up and studio locations for the Trek. Here it is:
Images Studio: Katie FitzRandolph (Oil and watercolourist), Chris Harding (Surface Designer) Guest artist: Lynda Rae Burke (Painting), Location: CSAC, 732 Charlotte Street Phone: 454-6952
Studio 202: Laurie Winter,(Painting), Line Lagacé-Basque, (Painting), Margaret Bannister(painting), Guy Vezina(Painting), Location: CSAC, 732 Charlotte Street, Phone: 454-6952
“Loominations” Studio : Karen LeBlanc\Loominations (Weaving) Guest artists: Jan Ashton(Weaving), Kathy Tidswell, (fibre artist), Cynthia andDavid Ryder (Jewellery Design), Location: 94 Grasse Circle, Phone: 457-1443
studio4ward: WhiteFeather (fibre artist), Deanna Musgrave , Marie Fox, Ian Miller,(Painting) Guest artist: Joyce Ripley (Painting) Location: 384 Queen Street, Suite 7 (top floor), Phone: 455-8932
161 Victoria St. Artist: Stephen May (Painting), Guest artist: Derek Davidson (Painting) Location: 161 Victoria St, Phone: 459-7379
23 Southhall Court: Rita Sassani (Scultpure and Painting) Guest artist: Sandi McKessock(Painting) Location: 23 Southhall Court, Phone number: 206-0898
22 Grey Street: Jane Geurts (Painting)Paula Keppie- Mixed Media, Harriet Taylor- Mixed Media, Gillian McLean- Painting, Peter Gross- Photo, Linda Brine- Fiber Art, Location: 22 Grey Street, Phone: 455-1467
239 George Street: Sarah Petite (painting), Location: 239 George Street, Phone: 454 3285
This looks like it should make for a fun weekend for everyone that has an interest in art and fine craft. Many of the particpants are well recognized by their peers, award winners and members of various arts groups including juried craft council members.
The Art Trek opening will be on 17 October, Friday evening at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. So mark your calendars.
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Images Studio: Katie FitzRandolph (Oil and watercolourist), Chris Harding (Surface Designer) Guest artist: Lynda Rae Burke (Painting), Location: CSAC, 732 Charlotte Street Phone: 454-6952
Studio 202: Laurie Winter,(Painting), Line Lagacé-Basque, (Painting), Margaret Bannister(painting), Guy Vezina(Painting), Location: CSAC, 732 Charlotte Street, Phone: 454-6952
“Loominations” Studio : Karen LeBlanc\Loominations (Weaving) Guest artists: Jan Ashton(Weaving), Kathy Tidswell, (fibre artist), Cynthia andDavid Ryder (Jewellery Design), Location: 94 Grasse Circle, Phone: 457-1443
studio4ward: WhiteFeather (fibre artist), Deanna Musgrave , Marie Fox, Ian Miller,(Painting) Guest artist: Joyce Ripley (Painting) Location: 384 Queen Street, Suite 7 (top floor), Phone: 455-8932
161 Victoria St. Artist: Stephen May (Painting), Guest artist: Derek Davidson (Painting) Location: 161 Victoria St, Phone: 459-7379
23 Southhall Court: Rita Sassani (Scultpure and Painting) Guest artist: Sandi McKessock(Painting) Location: 23 Southhall Court, Phone number: 206-0898
22 Grey Street: Jane Geurts (Painting)Paula Keppie- Mixed Media, Harriet Taylor- Mixed Media, Gillian McLean- Painting, Peter Gross- Photo, Linda Brine- Fiber Art, Location: 22 Grey Street, Phone: 455-1467
239 George Street: Sarah Petite (painting), Location: 239 George Street, Phone: 454 3285
This looks like it should make for a fun weekend for everyone that has an interest in art and fine craft. Many of the particpants are well recognized by their peers, award winners and members of various arts groups including juried craft council members.
The Art Trek opening will be on 17 October, Friday evening at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. So mark your calendars.
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Show wrap-up & Art Trek
Thank you to everyone that supported us this weekend at the NBCC show. Your compliments are always appreciated.
Overall, the weekend was a bit slower than usual for a lot of the craftspeople in attendance. The weather on Friday didn't help but Saturday and most of Sunday were pretty nice until the wind picked up on Sunday afternoon, which means for some, "the flight of the mugs", as various pieces of handcraft get blown off shelves which is never a good way to end a show.
On the up-side, we now know our location for the upcoming Fredericton Arts Alliance Art Trek, on the 18 & 19 of October. We will be a Karen LeBlanc's weaving studio Loominations, on Grasse Circle off Clements Drive on the northside. I'll post more info on this as I get it in. That will be our next and last Fredericton appearance for this year, unless something different happens.
Cheers.
Overall, the weekend was a bit slower than usual for a lot of the craftspeople in attendance. The weather on Friday didn't help but Saturday and most of Sunday were pretty nice until the wind picked up on Sunday afternoon, which means for some, "the flight of the mugs", as various pieces of handcraft get blown off shelves which is never a good way to end a show.
On the up-side, we now know our location for the upcoming Fredericton Arts Alliance Art Trek, on the 18 & 19 of October. We will be a Karen LeBlanc's weaving studio Loominations, on Grasse Circle off Clements Drive on the northside. I'll post more info on this as I get it in. That will be our next and last Fredericton appearance for this year, unless something different happens.
Cheers.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
P.S.
I finally got the e-mail/letter from the Fredericton Arts Alliance that I have been waiting for, unfortunately it didn't say what I wanted it to.
Sadly the arts groups are all suffering this year from a lack of funding. The FAA isn't the first group that we belong that has had to shorten programs to scrimp their way through the summer.
So in a nutshell I am mildly disappointed that the application for a week long residency wasn't approved.
Oh well, next...
Sadly the arts groups are all suffering this year from a lack of funding. The FAA isn't the first group that we belong that has had to shorten programs to scrimp their way through the summer.
So in a nutshell I am mildly disappointed that the application for a week long residency wasn't approved.
Oh well, next...
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