Thursday, March 21, 2013

March 18, 2013

Judges Award  2nd Place for Best Display to
dpHue and Kristin Camp


I was so excited when I got the email from the judge that my window in dpHue had placed 2nd. Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine is holding the People's Choice Award and you can vote in store or online. Online voting can be done once everyday for 1 week, it runs the March 18 - 25.




This is the link to vote




Saturday, March 16, 2013

March 16, 2013

The Edina Art Crawl

My window display at dpHue on France Avenue



Outside the store--my entry--my voting # is 3

I applied the 23rd of January and was accepted to participate and assigned to dpHue a new concept store in home hair coloring. Part of the contest was to collaborate with the stores and together come up with an idea for their window. The managers at dpHue suggested I do a grouping of mini paintings. The photo above is the final result. 


artwork on the display

The show is Saturday, March 16th from 3 - 5pm. I will be at dpHue during those hours. Everything is for sale. There is a peoples choice award, so you can vote for your favorite artist (my # is 3). The artwork and displays will be in the stores thru the 24th of March, so if you can't make it down today, come during business hours anytime during the next week. Hope to see you there!





Inside the store--the backside of my display

dpHue is a beautifully modern store. Very sleek, clean and streamlined. I needed to come up with a way to display my artwork. There was no way to hang anything from the ceiling for support, so I decided it had to be a free standing unit. It was a challenge for me because I have no tools.




After many nights of laying awake trying to figure something out, I thought maybe I could make a wooden slip cover for a base. Rob, at Settegren's Hardware in Linden Hills, was invaluable. He was a scenery designer for movies for 18 years. He told me about a lightweight wood product I could use. He said to use glue, with the nails. I searched and found a valet stand at Ikea and used that for the base. 




A look inside the wood slip cover

Here are some of the additional pieces that will be at the Art Crawl









All artwork will be available on Etsy after the Art Crawl


Sunday, March 10, 2013

March 10, 2013

Dirty Martini with Stuffed Blue Cheese Olives



It's happy hour somewhere. 

Saturday, March 9, 2013

March 9, 2013

Abby



For my facebook friend who lost her beloved friend yesterday. 
March 7, 2013

Orange Juxtaposition




https://www.etsy.com/listing/129310659/tangerine-tango

Thursday, March 7, 2013

March 7, 2013

Ford Flowers


This painting is taken from a much larger painting I did while staying on the Ford Plantation. Sometimes there is a piece of a painting that captures me and this is that piece. A minute little square of painting, enlarged and painted by itself. Can it stand alone?



https://www.etsy.com/listing/129313202/ford-flowers

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

March 6, 2013

Soho


It's a little different for me, but as Lyle Lovett sings in one of his songs, 
"What would you be if you didn't even try?"



https://www.etsy.com/listing/129313610/boho

Saturday, March 2, 2013

March 2, 2013

Fjord Flower



I am getting ready to feature some artwork in a store window in Edina, 
for the Edina Art Crawl. The store suggested that I do small blocks of painted wood. I have come up with 12 designs to paint. Sometimes I let the raw wood show thru, like in this painting, and sometimes, I completely cover it. I like the effect of the raw wood panels. And it is so fun and different to paint on. 




https://www.etsy.com/listing/129300412/fjord-flower
March 2, 2013

Happy Spring