Through Katie Runnels work

Through Katie Runnels work, originally uploaded by artstreamstudios.

Another sneak peek at the show! By Katie Runnels ... Still workin on it, so have to run ... check out more work as it goes up over at our flickr. And a full blast too by the show's curator Grace Bonney over at design*sponge!

Haylie Waring Sew Things Up

Haylie Waring Sew Things Up, originally uploaded by artstreamstudios.

Just another little peek at some of the pieces for the deep south -- check out our flickr to see more beautiful pieces! Busy today getting the work up and arranged! More later!

Upcoming show:: Deep South

meryl truett

tim wirth

denise falk

Here are a few images to get you going today... coming up this Saturday at artstream ... Deep South an exhibition of nine artists curated by Grace Bonney of design*sponge. The work is diverse and absolutely wonderful. It's very exciting to unpack it all!

I'll let the photos do the talking. The exhibition will be online on Saturday for purchase. Here's the line up:
Tim Wirth, Katie Runnels, Meryl Truett, Lillian Farag, Denise Falk, Stephanie Howard, Haylie Waring, Emily Marie Cox and Natalie Chanin for Alabama Chanin!

Opportunities

Opportunity, it's a word full of anxiety, anticipation and questions. It's like a garden in the early springtime, full of seeds and tiny plants just waiting for the right combination of sun, water and fertilizer to help it grow. (shot of our weedbed which we finally are getting around to dry weather now to actually care for!)
I stumbled across this artistic opportunity which could be fun for some of you out there -- "The Untitled Artist Project" The deadline is approaching so click over there now to read more! It could be quite exciting. From the people who brought you Project Runway, comes this wonderful looking opportunity! Go for it I say!
Here is an excerpt from their website:

Magical Elves (Peabody Award-winning Project Runway, Emmy Award-winning Top Chef) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winner) and her production company, Pretty Matches, are teaming up for an hour-long creative competition series among aspiring contemporary artists who will create and compete to conquer the art world!If you’re an emerging or mid-career artist with a unique, powerful voice that demands a bigger stage – well. . . Here. It. Is.

We want contemporary artists. Your medium could be one of many (or several of many) – painting, sculpture, installation, video, photography, mixed-media – we want voices that believe in their art and want the world to know. Attend one of our four regional casting calls around the country and we will consider you for participation in this groundbreaking show.

Glue Prints :: a mini tutorial

Hello all! It's been a fun week at the studio with the printmaking camp in progress. Looking at all the beautiful prints in the gallery has been inspiring to the students as well as thinking up their own ideas!
One of the most free form styles of printmaking - glue prints - something we enjoyed making yesterday. I thought I would share a little mini tutorial with you on this fun process.

First get out the white liquid glue and a piece of cardboard a little or a lot smaller than your paper.

Enjoy the flow of the glue and don't worry about any real details.

Let it dry overnight

In the morning, using a brayer, spread ink over the dried glue

Place your paper on top of the inked glue and cardboard

Rub like mad with your fingertips!

Pull off the paper and admire your work.
Add color or collage pieces if you like

Of course you can do so much more printing with the glue
"plate" ... I will let you think up some on your own - let me know what you come up with!

grafitti :: something special

Can't find any credits to this, but it is a rather lovely image for this morning...

Hello Monday!

north window allegedly summer ...
Hello!  I hope your weekend was as lovely as ours was. We had beautiful weather Friday and Saturday - just right for taking  Chloe to  Camp Bernadette (her last year) and a Saturday night with friends over having dinner in the garden with us. Raining (yet again)here today, but that doesn't dampen my spirits -- it's Rainer's birthday and we are going to have some fun. 

delphinium 6.29 - about two weeks late

Earlier this morning I had to dash out to the garden to cut the blue delphinium which had fallen over with the weight of the rain. Sad to bring them inside, but better than letting the mud and the slugs (one came in on a blossom... oh ew!) get at them!

So, off to the art camps for the morning and on to the festivities later... 

Deep South :: our next show

It's going to be great! A little sneak peek here ...

IPS:: Heather Smith Jones happy ending

Heather-Smith-Jones-happy-ending, 

Oh did you know that you can still pick up some beautiful printmaking based work here at artstream? This is just one of four originals Heather Smith Jones created for our show. Beautifully framed by her husband, it is a jaw dropping piece. Go here to see the other three pieces!

Incredible Print Show :: did you see these?

Anke Weckmann simply rocks!

Stacey Durand has a way with houses...

Megan Bogonovich ... for the motorcycle lover in you ... how about planting some succulents in one of these?

Plenty of prints left to snap up right here in the shop!

love this poster

GO TO THIS, originally uploaded by bienworld.

Ty Williams posted this on his flickr and well, I just love it... don't you?

danny mansmith :: studio sale time!!!

Danny Mansmith is having a sale, so I suggest you scoot on over to check it out! Now!