Getting things to pull together for a new show can be a challenge, especially when I have two shows opening within weeks of each other. The first show, A Thread Runs Through It, is a joint show with glass artist Peg Watkins (Omaha, NE) and fiber artist (and, I am proud to say, sister) Susan Kennedy (Sugarland, TX) that will run the month of September at Prairie Winds Art Center (http://www.prairiewindsart.com) in Grand Island, NE. Our opening reception is Friday, Sept. 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at 112 W. 3rd St. in Grand Island. I am working on a diverse group of artworks, but there is a thread that will connect them all. I think that I will have a little contest to see who can figure out what the connections are, with a prize of a small piece of art. Here are pieces two and four in the series:
Seven Sisters
Sandhills Star Party
The third piece, a small wall quilt titled “Spiral Galaxy” is not quite completed. Can you find the thread that connects them together?
August 19, 2010 at 7:22 pm |
Hello, how are you?
My name is also Karen Krull, live in Brazil and I work with digital drawings! what a coincidence!
His works are beautiful!
If you can visit my page:
http://borbulhandodeideias.blogspot.com/
Thanks!
August 20, 2010 at 8:41 am |
You are correct – truly a coincidence. Love your digital drawings!
October 25, 2010 at 6:06 am |
Karen — I missed seeing these when you posted, but they’re lovely. Seven sisters being a constellation, of course — so that keeps with the galaxy/stellar theme. Hope you’re show was fun! Also, I love the cowboy boots — I recently collaged fabric on a vintage hubcap (http://www.landfillart.org/index-3.html) and that was quite a challenge — but boots would be even harder! They’re beautiful.
October 25, 2010 at 6:14 am |
Sorry — that link would be: http://www.landfillart.org/Finished%20Canvases/Images/album4.html
October 25, 2010 at 7:44 am |
Julia – Wonderful to hear from you! The show was a lot of fun; didn’t get many takers on the “name the thread” contest, but it was interesting to read what people thought about each connection. And it DID make people stop and think, so that was worth it. Loved your hubcap project, it can’t have been all that easy. The cowboy boot was a challenge that I’m glad I did, but can’t envision ever doing another one. Maybe next time I should try a vehicle – we have an old ’66 Chevy pickup that is rusting through — what did you use to adhere the fabric to your hubcap? Wouldn’t that be a surprise for my husband?
October 25, 2010 at 8:13 am |
I used my usual PVC (white) glue… I wrote about the process on my blog Sticking to Art! (I saw you stopped by) — if you scroll way down there’s a few posts about the hubcap… But what an idea, re: the truck! The question is what would you varnish it with so it would last? Because that would definitely be something people would want to see for a long time.
October 25, 2010 at 10:33 am |
Hmm, the varnish would be a problem. I used an automotive grade clear polyurethane varnish on the boot, but it presented problems: turned cloudy and bubbled up to the extent that I had to sandpaper the entire boot with an emery cloth to get rid of the bubbles. I never could figure out if it was because of the fiberglass/fabric/PVC glue combination, or just bad luck. In the end I brushed on two coats of DecoArt’s Triple Thick Gloss Glaze and then three coats of their DuraClear Exterior/Interior Gloss Varnish. If I would have had the time, I’d have chosen transparent Paverpol for both the glue and the first several coats of protective finish. The Paverpol would be way too costly for doing an entire truck, but the idea sure is intriguing!