Robin and John Gumaelius

are wonderful sculptors. We recently received 4 of their artworks with wheels...gotta love what they do. Genius.

We are IN!!!!!

We are finally moved into our new Gallery 2 space! The floor is a reclaimed racquetball court (see the red squares that use to be lines). When I asked my husband to "randomly" place the red squares I knew I was in trouble since he IS the sequential thinker in our family. My artist son Adam took over and did an amazing job. Random thinking....I love it.

Exciting news..

We're almost finished! We've been working over the summer to finish our new Gallery 2 space which will feature intimate shows, art gatherings and also where I can do more consulting on an appointment only basis. We've recycled, reclaimed and can't wait to show it off! I'll try to take more pictures as we move in.

The beginnings...

of the bra ball.
This week we decided to start making the bra ball into the actual ball. Hooking the bras together one by one we were amazed at how great it looked. A bit lumpy but extremely colorful! Tina was our master "Bra Ball Maker".

BRA MANIA!

just another viewing of one of our newest bras for our bra ball! Wow!!!!!

On Friday...

Roz and I went to Oregon Fruit in Salem, Oregon to prepare the cans for our 100 Artist Show that is scheduled for February 2010. The show is titled "Nourish & Sustain" and will benefit Marion Polk Food Share.

We had a great time until after around the 75th can the machine decided to crush everything that we set on the line. Lucky for us we had experienced people with crowbars and screwdrivers to remedy the problem (no pictures showing Roz and I on our hands and knees praying to the canning God). Sad to say a few cans were sacrificed for this project.

Soon...preparing the cans to mail!

Roz fills the cans...

Roz prepares to catch the finished cans

Loading the cans onto the machine

What a great team....

We have a problem....

Jammed machine

Discarded cans...

Filled cans are ready for the next step...

Our Bra Party!

What a fun afternoon...gathering with fellow artists, crafting our unique bras for the bra ball.

I'm so proud of Kristin!

My Friend Kristin Kuhns....

just opened her "installation" show at the Salem Art Association. Kristin has been working a full year in planning, going on location and doing extensive research. Kristin's body of work was inspired by her experiences in the Zena Forest – a local model for sustainable forestry practices and site in which she has explored the complex relationship between harvesting and artistic practice. The resulting exhibit invites reflections on human relation to landscape and the natural world. A must see if you are in Salem.

More bras!!!!!

SO.....bras have been arriving!!!!!!. Tomorrow I am driving to Portland for a "Bra Circle" at Hilary Pfeifer's studio. I can't wait. Watch for upcoming photos!

More bras!!!!!

Calling all bras...

for the upcoming "Bra Ball" at the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery!

Beautiful Boston

Cobblestone streets, art, intimate corner bistros, brownstones...what a great trip.

Waiting for the train

I found these phones interesting while waiting for the train to Boston.

When nobody's around...

we like to take pictures of our shadows. This was our ferry ride back to Providence.

Each year

we take pictures of numbers that show our age and how many years we will be married (August 18th). Since we were on the beach we thought we'd just make our own numbers.

Block Island

What a beautiful place to land. Two days of relaxation.

After Providence...

we jumped onto the Ferry and went to visit Block Island. I can't believe we were wearing matching shoes...geeze.

Visiting Boris Bally

While in Providence we visited with Boris in his studio. He is an amazing artist. Lucky us.

Onto Providence...

After the awards ceremony we decided to extend our trip. Our first stop was Providence, RI....we loved the charm of the community, Brown University and RISD. I discovered the Art-o-matic.

We won!!!

On August 2nd in Philadelphia, the gallery was given two awards from NICHE Magazine for Top Retailer and Best in Gallery Event for 2009. Pretty exciting!

Sculpture in the backyard

Recently we ripped up the concrete at the back of our house because we are building a studio/workshop. My son Adam and I couldn't resist spray painting the giant pieces of stone.
Since we have lots of neighbors who walk our alley they enjoyed the splash of color and random patterns (even though it lasted only one evening). To our dismay and my husbands delight they brought in a truck that removed all the debris the next morning.

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