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Fun pictures

I’ve saved these Beyond The Fringe pictures for last because they’re my favorites!

Me and my honey:

Twilight and Thebes

Twilight and Thebes

Abbey and Daniel

Twilight and Thebes

Looking tough:

Twilight and Thebes

Sisters!

Twilight and Thebes

Group photos:

Twilight and Thebes

Twilight and Thebes

2 comments April 5th, 2010

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Here’s pictures of the Beyond The Fringe opening reception.

Me, Merce and Abbey.

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

All of the artists except for Connie Fernandez who had to leave early.

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

A picture of the back room where the food was presented. See Thebes taking photos?

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Here’s a photo of him taking a photo:

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

In the food reception area the artists put items of inspiration into the cubbies.

Beyond The Fringe opening reception

I preferred last years BTF reception to this one. This year had some disappointments. A couple of events stand out to me. During the reception two children were body slamming each other into the gallery wall. They were by the Legacy(Genotype) piece and when their hands hit the bottom row of chromosomes I was worried they were going to fall off the wall! (They didn’t thankfully.) After I asked them to stop, they continued with the slamming. A woman who was looking at the chromosomes looked at them, turned around and left the gallery. Later, two other children were running laps inside the gallery and playing tag. They ran by a man looking at my Green Man. They hit him so hard that he stumbled backward but thankfully didn’t fall down. However, after being hit the man walked away from my art. Talk about a punch to the gut.

There were positives. My two pieces got the whole side wall and that certainly stroked my artist ego. It felt wonderful to walk into the gallery and see my artwork on the wall. I’m grateful I was invited to participate. The best part of the reception for me was before anyone arrived. I walked around taking blog notes while Thebes photographed the artwork. I got to spend time with the artwork and really study each piece. Several people gave me great feedback and compliments on both my pieces. I’d like to thank my friends that came to the reception. I appreciated it!

Add comment April 3rd, 2010

Beyond The Fringe art details

Thebes took close ups of the Beyond The Fringe art. I uploaded bigger pictures to my Flickr stream under the New Mexico category. You can see even more detail in those pictures.

Kimberly Hamill
Boundaries

Beyond The Fringe art

Kimberly Hamill
Poking Through

Beyond The Fringe art

Nina Silfverberg
Upprivet

Beyond The Fringe art

Nina Silfverberg
Solid

Beyond The Fringe art

Nina Silfverberg
Nonamorous 2

Beyond The Fringe art

Linda Berger
Reading in the Woods

Beyond The Fringe art

Linda Berger
The House

Beyond The Fringe art

Faith Welsh
Blue Burqa Sky, 3D

Beyond The Fringe art

Faith Welsh
Blue Burqa Sky

Beyond The Fringe art

Carolyn Hinske
Grandmothers-Step One

Beyond The Fringe art

Carolyn Hinske
What’s Dada?

Beyond The Fringe art

Twilight Kallisti
Green Man

Beyond The Fringe art

Twilight Kallisti
Through Our Pain We Know Love

Beyond The Fringe art

Linda Michel-Cassidy
Privacy Mat

Beyond The Fringe art

Linda Michel-Cassidy
Legacy(Genotype)

Beyond The Fringe art

Merce Mitchell
Current

Beyond The Fringe art

Merce Mitchell
Spontaneous

Beyond The Fringe art

Karen Wittwer
Untitled

Beyond The Fringe art

Karen Wittwer
Angel Icon

Beyond The Fringe art

Jana Greiner
Blood, Sweat & Tears

Beyond The Fringe art

Jana Greiner
Huck this!

Beyond The Fringe art

Mary K. Lyon
Companions

Beyond The Fringe art

Mary K. Lyon
Tokens

Beyond The Fringe art

Connie Fernandez
El Sufrimento De Rwanda

Beyond The Fringe art

Connie Fernandez
Taos Reflections

Beyond The Fringe art

Abigail Z
Mother/Daughter

Beyond The Fringe art

Abigail Z
Merce

Beyond The Fringe art

Louis Fernandez
Tribute to Iqbal Masih

Beyond The Fringe art

Violette Alby
Face?

Beyond The Fringe art

Violette Alby
Dead Hippie…Shroud

Beyond The Fringe art

Louis Fernandez
No Way In

Beyond The Fringe art

Add comment April 1st, 2010

Beyond The Fringe art

Here’s the art from this year’s Beyond The Fringe show. I’ve presented them in the order you would have seen if you’d entered the gallery, turned left and walked around the room. You can see larger versions on my Flickr page, in my New Mexico category.

Kimberly Hamill
Boundaries

Beyond The Fringe art

Kimberly Hamill
Poking Through

Beyond The Fringe art

Nina Silfverberg
Upprivet

Beyond The Fringe art

Nina Silfverberg
Solid

Beyond The Fringe art

Nina Silfverberg
Nonamorous 2

Beyond The Fringe art

Linda Berger
Reading in the Woods

Beyond The Fringe art

Linda Berger
The House

Beyond The Fringe art

Faith Welsh
Blue Burqa Sky, 3D

Beyond The Fringe art

Faith Welsh
Blue Burqa Sky

Beyond The Fringe art

Carolyn Hinske
Grandmothers-Step One

Beyond The Fringe art

Carolyn Hinske
What’s Dada?

Beyond The Fringe art

Twilight Kallisti
Green Man

Beyond The Fringe art

Twilight Kallisti
Through Our Pain We Know Love

Beyond The Fringe art

Linda Michel-Cassidy
Privacy Mat

Beyond The Fringe art

Linda Michel-Cassidy
Legacy(Genotype)

Beyond The Fringe art

Merce Mitchell
Current

Beyond The Fringe art

Merce Mitchell
Spontaneous

Beyond The Fringe art

Karen Wittwer
Untitled

Beyond The Fringe art

Karen Wittwer
Angel Icon

Beyond The Fringe art

Jana Greiner
Blood, Sweat & Tears

Beyond The Fringe art

Jana Greiner
Huck this!

Beyond The Fringe art

Mary K. Lyon
Companions

Beyond The Fringe art

Mary K. Lyon
Tokens

Beyond The Fringe art

Connie Fernandez
El Sufrimento De Rwanda

Beyond The Fringe art

Connie Fernandez
Taos Reflections

Beyond The Fringe art

Abigail Z
Mother/Daughter

Beyond The Fringe art

Abigail Z
Merce

Beyond The Fringe art

Louis Fernandez
Tribute to Iqbal Masih

Beyond The Fringe art

Louis Fernandez
Tribute to Iqbal Masih

Beyond The Fringe art

Louis Fernandez
Tribute to Iqbal Masih

Beyond The Fringe art

Violette Alby
Face?

Beyond The Fringe art

Violette Alby
Dead Hippie…Shroud

Beyond The Fringe art

Louis Fernandez
No Way In

Beyond The Fringe art

4 comments March 30th, 2010

Beyond The Fringe: Behind the scenes

Yesterday all the artists dropped off their work at the Stables Gallery. Merce was so busy it was hard to get a non-blurry picture of her:

Here’s one of her pieces. You can see mine sitting on the floor behind the table.

There was lots of hardware for displaying the art.

The opening reception for Beyond The Fringe is tonight!

This parking meter with a knit sleeve is delightful!

The art looks best when displayed of course. But there’s something exciting about seeing everything laid out like this.

Lots of yarn for the fiber display in the back room:

We also got a write up in the Taos News. You can read the web version here.

Add comment March 26th, 2010

Beyond The Fringe Interview: Nina Silfverberg

Artist Nina Silfverberg will be in this year’s Beyond The Fringe.

Beyond The Fringe artist Nina Silfverberg

What drives you to create?
I just always have…I like producing with my hands. It feels fulfilling. I guess to feel fulfilled.

Why did you choose fiber as your medium?
Wool is a wonderful malleable material, full of surprises. It keeps me challenged.

What kind of materials do you incorporate into your art? Where do you find them?
Thread, yarn, rocks, twigs…fiber optics…I find them all around me.

How much time do you typically invest in a piece?
Sometimes a year, sometimes an afternoon.

What is your process to turn your artistic vision into the finished piece?
I do a lot of thinking, drawing and planning and then I execute. I have two small kids so I don’t have much studio-time for experimenting.

What is the special meaning or message behind your work?
For the pieces in BTF I am reflecting on a particularly difficult time in my life.

Some artists create their art for therapy purposes. Does that apply to you?
Rarely, but for BTF this time it does. Having said that, I realize that the focus of creating, and the energy of creating, is therapeutic no matter what.

What artists do you admire most?
There are too many to mention…but I really love Anish Kapoors work as well as Andy Goldsworthy…Marc Chagall…John Galliano…Joseph Beauys…Rebecca Horn…and so so many more known and not known artists!

Where do you find inspiration?
In the places I least expect.

Do you have any upcoming projects or art shows this year?
Not that I know of yet.

How can people contact you?
my website

1 comment March 25th, 2010

Green Man background

I’m always curious what the backside of paintings look like. And I like to see progress pics of sculptures being made. Here’s a picture of the wood background of the Green Man:

Green Man background

Thebes made me Cyanotype prints for the Green Man’s eyes. Those are his eyes. He set up his camera and walked me through focusing correctly.

Add comment March 24th, 2010

Beyond The Fringe Interview: Lois Fernandez

Artist Lois Fernandez will be in this year’s Beyond The Fringe. She sent me two progress pics for her interview.

Beyond The Fringe artist Lois Fernandez

What drives you to create?
My life drives me to create, it chases me wherever I go and it costs me dearly

Why did you choose fiber as your medium?
I like spinning straw into gold…in other words I like the idea of shearing a sheep or alpalca, spinning the fleece, dying with natural dyestuffs, warping the loom and creating the very foundation or canvas of the piece. Fiber lends a depth of color that one cannot achieve with paint.

What kind of materials do you incorporate into your art? Where do you find them?
100% cotton fabrics, wool, naturally dyed and handspun100% cotton fabrics, wool, naturally dyed and handspun

How much time do you typically invest in a piece?
My whole life… sometimes the inspiration for a piece had it’s beginnings early on.

What is your process to turn your artistic vision into the finished piece?
Say NO to everything and everyone until it is complete…..listen to good music, practice yoga, eat well, sleep..maybe play a little guitar. Watch the sunrise and sunset….

What is the special meaning or message behind your work?
Stir the Hearts of anyone who sees the work.

Some artists create their art for therapy purposes. Does that apply to you?
Quen Sabe?

What artists do you admire most?
Hundertwasser, Januz Kosikowski, Lenore Tawney, Anni Albers, Marc Chagall, Andre Derain, Winslow Homer, Matisse, Cezanne.

Where do you find inspiration?
In all living things.

Do you have any upcoming projects or art shows this year?
Taos Artist Co-op ongoing.

How can people contact you?
Lois Fernandez
(575)751-7122
loisintaos @ yahoo . com
Taos Artist Co-op 226
Paseo del Pueblo Norte
Taos, NM 87571
(next to Brodsky Bookstore)

Beyond The Fringe artist Lois Fernandez

1 comment March 24th, 2010

Merce Mitchell progress pics

Merce Mitchell sent me another progress pic of her current work in progress.

Beyond The Fringe artist Merce Mitchell

The Beyond The Fringe opening is this Friday!

Add comment March 23rd, 2010

Beyond The Fringe Interview: Karen Wittwer

Artist Karen Wittwer will be in this year’s Beyond The Fringe. She has a cat who likes to help out too.

Beyond The Fringe artist Karen Wittwer

What drives you to create?
I have always had the drive to create…My parents were both very creative and encouraged my messing around.

Why did you choose fiber as your medium?
Fabric and fibers have been a part of me forever. I love the malleability, the texture, the colors, the freedom of expression it encourages. I see, I feel, I hear with fibers. I am a very tactile person.

What kind of materials do you incorporate into your art? Where do you find them?
Materials basic in my work to date-silk (which I dye), linen, cotton, and findings. Findings are serendipities… never knowing when/where it will be used. Bead shops, my backyard, wherever.

How much time do you typically invest in a piece?
I have no notion when I begin a work as to how long the process will be….months rather than weeks. Also, I usually get three ideas that spring immediately from the original.

What is your process to turn your artistic vision into the finished piece?
Quilts: joy and positive messages…bright colors, words, embellishments. What one looks at daily becomes part of the energy to the body. Inner Expression Pieces….intuitive, spirit….layers to take viewer in, reflection of self different and usually deeper each time the piece is viewed.

What is the special meaning or message behind your work?
To enrich a person’s life-inner and outer. Quilts: joy and positive messages…bright colors, words, embellishments. What one looks at daily becomes part of the energy to the mind and body. Inner Expression Pieces….intuitive, spirit….layers to take viewer in, reflection of self different and usually deeper each time the piece is viewed. To find oneself and allow expansion-”aha” vision. Or to just like the colors and the design !!

Some artists create their art for therapy purposes. Does that apply to you?
Hmmmm-Don’t know. Only I must do this when a thought materializes…

What artists do you admire most?
Charla Khanna…dolls with “voices”..

Where do you find inspiration?
I find inspiration everywhere—inside and outside of my head and heart…I gather the materials (I might use) that mirror the feeling…then I create. There is a nugget of the idea in the finished piece, because I go with my zen. Pieces are not planned and then layed out.

Do you have any upcoming projects or art shows this year?
I am always ” feeling” new pieces to do. My overall work is very unusual (maybe), because I also do quilt wall pieces and use other mediums on board or canvas.

How can people contact you?
wittwer @ taosnet . com

Here’s a picture of her studio:

Beyond The Fringe artist Karen Wittwer

1 comment March 23rd, 2010

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