Upcoming Arts Council Juried Art Exhibit at CityArts

Two of my paintings from the "Sojourning" series have been accepted to the 2013 Arts Council Juried Art Exhibit at CityArts, Wichita, KS.  This is the third consecutive year that my paintings were accepted to this juried show.  This year's juror is Rachel Epp Buller, Ph.D.  She is an assistant professor of Art at Bethel College in Newton, KS and author or "Reconciling Art and Mothering".  Maybe I should read that book.

CityArts
334 N. Mead St. Wichita, KS 67202
Oct. 23 - Nov. 23, 2013
Mon. - Thu.  10:00am-9:00pm
Fri.              10:00am-5:00pm
Sat.             10:00am-4:00pm
Final Friday Gallery Crawl Opening:  Oct. 25, 2013  5:00pm - 9:00pm

A Thread X (Meets) A Thread - Installation Art

My solo exhibition at The Fiber Studio ended, and my installation art piece, "A Thread X (Meets) A Thread" was taken down.  I made this piece to express my appreciation of meeting people, so I am dreaming that this piece will travel around the world in some more exhibits and meet even more people!  Thank you to those of you who participated in making this piece by adding the threads.  Here are some photos of the piece after the show ended.  The artist statement for this work is here.

 I am hoping this installation art piece will be exhibited in different countries and meet more people.  この作品がさらに様々な国で展示され、より多くの人と出会うことを願っています。

J'espère que cette pièce d'art d'installation sera exposée dans différents pays et rencontrera plus de gens.

Espero que esta obra de arte de instalación se exhibirá en diferentes países y conocer a más personas.

Ich hoffe, diese Installation Kunstwerk wird in verschiedenen Ländern ausgestellt werden und treffen mehr Menschen.

 我希望這個安裝藝術品將在不同的國家展出，滿足更多的人。

Artist Talk

     Last week, I had an opportunity to talk about my work to a couple of art classes. One was a college students' class, and another was a junior high school students'. I love talking about my work!  After the talk, they collaborated with me in making my installation art piece by adding more threads.  This interactive experience with my installation art must have been a little different from their regular art classes.  I appreciate the art teachers and the parents who brought the students down to the gallery.

Final Friday

     On Final Friday, Wichita's Gallery Crawl event, almost 900 people came to my show at the Fiber Studio.  A lot of  threads were added to the installation piece, so the piece has become more meaningful.  My hope is that it will eventually become like a piece of cloth someday.  It will remain as a "work in progress" whenever there is a presence of a new viewer in the space.

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     I received many good comments and several paintings were sold.   It has been definitely a memorable show for me for many reasons.  I really thank people who have helped.  If you missed Final Friday, the show is up till Oct. 12th by appointment or by chance.  The Fiber Studio 316-303-1996

Scenes of Threads Solo Exhibition Opening Reception

Thank you so much for coming to the opening reception of my solo exhibition at the Fiber Studio, Wichita, KS!  I had the warmest night; meeting long-time friends and new friends.  Thank you for co-authoring my work by adding your threads to my installation "A Thread X A Thread"!  If you could not make it to the opening reception, the gallery is open for the Final Friday Gallery Crawl on Sep. 27th. The gallery is also open by appointment or by chance till Oct. 12th.

 

 

 

Scenes of Threads

Place:  The Fiber Studio, 418 S. Commerce St., Wichita, KS
Time:  September 20 - October. 12, 2013

Installing Day

I installed the installation art piece in the gallery for the upcoming solo exhibition.

I had a great help by my fellow artist Mike Miller who is a sculptor and an instructor at Newman University, Wichita, KS.  Installing was not very easy, but result looks amazing. The opening reception is this coming Friday, September 20th.  I hope you can come check it out if you are in this area.

Place:  The Fiber Studio, 418 S. Commerce St., Wichita, KS
Time:  September 20 - October. 12, 2013
Opening Reception:  September 20, 2013 5:00 - 8:00pm

Upcoming Solo Exhibition - Scenes of Threads

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