artfully wonderous weekend

A weekend of art walking, art viewing, discussing art, teaching art, and costume making....how delightful!

I took a couple photos to share with you from the different events...but somehow I skipped a bunch of galleries we visited. I should have taken more! (not that this post needs to be any longer!)

The Archie Bray show at the Kolva Sullivan Gallery blew my mind once again! Every October they journey over from Helena, MT to share their ceramic mastery with Spokane. I pretty much wait all year for them. This time I got to chat up a few of the artists outside the gallery and then later at the Kolva after party...not to mention talking them into checking out Terrain down the street. (wonder what they thought of it?)

 

I ran into the lovely Chris Dreyer...blinded him and got the greatest cutie pie photo ever! Chris almost lost it over some wheat paste art outside the Kolva. It is rarer than you would expect here in Spokane. Wheat paste kinda has become a mantra for him...this eventually spawned a super amazing non wheat pasty idea of mine on Saturday. Something about a one night parking lot show...but shh - said too much already! (just wait a couple months...these things do take time)

I was impressed with the street art that popped up over the weekend. I saw quite a few instances including this nicely executed stop sign tree. You better stop at this one!!! Could Spokane finally be getting there?

I was delighted at the Riverspeak show to find John and Naaman's piece in the back. Here are the "Boys who like butterflies" themselves having at it. ♥

I also included a photo of a piece I happened to stumble upon by my new artist friend Darcy Drury.

Over on 2nd Ave. there is a building that serves as band practice space and artist working studios. They also have had some really great shows there - this month was one in particular. I missed my friend Cori as she ran home to change...but I am slightly infatuated with the work she had. The dress and the drain one in the center would look marvelous on my new walls!!!

I also met a new artist there that I am really excited about...Keshia Wright. There are a couple images of her lovely works below - including some wood chopping.

Then...Terrain. This was really hard for me to photograph. The images simply can't portray how epic this event really was. It was very loud, very hot and very packed for much of the night - which is awesome....I just did more enjoying that photo taking. But, here are a few from earlier:

The next morning I woke up really early and taught watercolor pencils at the MAC to families that attended I <3 Art. The museum was packed full of kids running around (having a blast) doing art projects with their parents. They even had me do the white board for the event....it turned out really cute!

After this I grabbed my artwork from Terrain. I hauled it home and managed a one hour power nap before heading off to the Saranc Arts 'State of Spokane's Visual Arts' Artist Symposium. This was hosted by the talented Scott Kolbo. It was a positive non bitching hour long chat with an amazing panel of speakers. We covered everything from Critical Dialogue, the roll of the MAC and the media, the lack of a center or rather artist hub, the equality of Lowbrow and Highbrow art, and the roll of artists in Spokane. I think a lot of seeds were planted in both the young and upcoming artists as well as the more seasoned professionals. There was a wonderful mix of new faces along with the usual heavy hitters in the Spokane Art Scene.

The hour long talk was recorded if you missed it and would like to catch up:

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This was followed by a lovely impromptu crashing of a pre-planned dinner party (15 of us) at Niki, and Chris Deyer's apartment. Then Sunday can be summed up with baking peanut butter cookies, spicy sweet popcorn with wine, followed by candy corn, amazing pizza and great company. We are getting ready for Halloween and I am so soooo very excited!...But more on the amazing costumes once I get a little further along.

Thank you for sticking out to the end of this insanely long post....I wish you a beautiful week with an equally magical weekend as it is approaching fast.

Day 10....boy she's pretty!

Karla Dagovitz blew me away today! Such a pretty lady dripping down down I found, as I entered the gallery this afternoon. There had been a change in the schedule and Karla got the 14th through the 15th (when one of the artist had to cancel). Megan Martins had the 13th creating a family tree with a forest of red stings hanging down. I love that Karla took those lines and repeated them with her lovely 'Sierra' lady dripping into a dead crow on the ground.

I've been running into Gallery owner Jim Kolva almost every time I stop in. I think we might be on the same schedule. He is delighted with how the show is going! I even got a shot of him snapping some photos of Karla and her works.I helped Dara Harvey bring some stuff in (including her fence). She even brought down her sewing machine...can't wait to see it tomorrow. We are holding our monthly RiverSpeak meeting in the space. How fun is that?!?

xoxo

Month...day one.

Imagine a space, a gallery with white walls and big windows. There is a bed in the middle with a brightly colored afghan and a handful of pillows. Now add the image of an artist let loose and free to do as they please for 24 hours. Take that image and times it by 24. That is 'Month'. Except some days there are 3 artists, and some days there are dance parties, and this Tuesday a dinner party. Month is a community instillation happening right now as you read this.

The rules are simple....no art leaves the gallery until after the closing party (when we all get to take something home). Everyone must respect the space, and all other artists work.

These photos are what I am calling the 'calm before the storm' (at the end of day one). Those of you that read my blog will recognize Chris Dreyer of Dreyer Press...I can't even wait till the 18th. I will be setting up my camera and making a little stop motion film of my stay! Here are a list of artist featured this month at the Kolva Sullivan Gallery...(5pm to 5pm the following day)

The Line-up:

March 5-6: Chris Dreyer
March 6-7: BrightSpirit
March 7-8: Thuy Nguyen
March 8-9: Bruce Hormann
March 9-10: Conrad Bagley
March 10-11: The Habein Family
March 11-12: Mariah McKay
March 12-13: LadyFest w/ Carolynn Connelly, Candice Walberg & Stephanie Sellers
March 13-14: Megan Martens
March 14-15: Matthew Waite
March 15-16: Dara Harvey
March 16-17: Shane
March 17-18: Marcia Dukes
March 18-19: Tiffany Patterson
March 19-20: Taylor Weech
March 20-21: Jillian Foster
March 21-22: Jamie Nadherny
March 22-23: Lisa Whiteman
March 23-24: Gina Rawls & Arelya Hader
March 24-25: Boys Who Like Butterflies
March 25-26: Angela Mageras & Hilary
March 26-27: The Koalas

I will be popping in randomly through the month and sharing photos of our progression here on my blog. Hope you check back!

♥

My artsy fun weekend in photos...

This weekend was the Visual Arts tour. Raw Space was packed to the brim with artist new and old (even sold 2 of my 3 paintings). I bought a pen and ink illustration by my friend Nore at the Rage Tattoo Artists show over at the Rocket on Main. Dara Harvey had marvelous new works at the Kolva Sullivan Gallery after which we ended up in Jim Kolva's loft for the after party (his immense art collection is simply astounding). I was shocked at how many people I knew there....I know a ton of artists! It is strange that I hadn't realized this until now.

Our new arts collective Riverspeak had our outrageously successful launch party, NEST. We sold out of the handmade zines in a couple of hours. I had spent all last week doing the layout and illustrations which was followed by a huge craft party to put them together. Here is a peek at what you missed....
And the photos I promised:The night closed drinking with Mariko and Becky, and Jacinda and I didn't get home until almost 4am!