ste!!a gassaway: unpredictable thoughts

I haven’t written about much Art here at unpredictable thoughts now that I have my stella gassaway artlog in which I write about what is happening in my studio and what new work I am making. That space is all about me.

This photo is an image I took at building 32 at sherman mills in the neighborhood of east falls. I live there and I have my art studio there. This image is about the culture of sharing I find so important in being part of the community. Sandy Chierici is one of the artists that has formed a collaborative to offer workshops and experiences to artists and nonartists alike. She hopes to increase the interest in warm glass in the philadelphia area. This is a group of participants in one of her workshops taking a look at a slide show of work in which Sandy explains techniques used in the pieces.

I have been working with the group. I recently designed their identity and have created some marketing materials for them. You can check out the temporary website : b32, a new site is currently under development. It will offer much more in depth information.

Its great fun to take photos and learn about other mediums and the wonderful artists that share the experience.

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I wanted to give you advance notice that I will participate in POST : Philadelphia Open Studio Tour again this year. I’ll be having a studio sale that day offering numerous small works at reduced prices. I need room to make new works. I hope that you will save the date and come to visit sometime during the weekend. Have a little snack, chat and spend some time with my new drawings.

STUDIOS WEST OF BROAD STREET
October 27 – 28, 2007

There are new artists here at sherman mills and many are participating.

Mark your calendar. I hope to see you.

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visit my PORTFOLIO
http://www.stellauntalan.com
Many of these works will be available for purchase.

visit my ARTLOG
http://www.stellagassaway.com/artlog
Many of these works will be available for purchase.

see my egyptian waters series
I’m pleased to announce that my work is currently at Bridge Club of Center City 1616 walnut street on the 6th floor. You can see the work before the games. You can find out more using the link. Check out the art and maybe stay and play some bridge. If you would like to make an appointment to see the work please send me an email.

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These are the cards I’ve made for my open studio coming up in October. (You can read more about my art at my artlog.) How is this unpredictable you say? Well I created a set of images from my drawings at flickr, then they were randomly selected to make the cards. Visitors to my studio will be able to choose a card when they sign in at a corresponding block in my guestbook. There will be more about this story and how it all turns out in my artlog. I just orderd another set of one hundred. Let’s hope the Royal Mail strike doesn’t hold them up.

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Two of my drawings from the egyptian waters series have been selected for the juried show Black is the Color at the Plastic Club in Philadelphia.

you can check out more about my artwork at: www.stellagassaway.com

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I’ve just completed a new series of drawings. Drawn on rag vellum with ink. You can see the whole series at my portfolio. These drawings are made using a series of marks that make up a vocabulary which when placed in order create a story about water. The marks are a hieroglyphics. A series of marks that when deciphered tell the story.

You can always find my work at : stella gassaway : memory landscapes

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My pal Jayne gave me this terrific journal for my birthday.

I think just looking at it gives you an idea of how wonderful it is — just to have around. Drawing on the paper is FABulous. Even has a ribbon bookmark.

Just click on the image to travel to a page where you can get one.

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I’m pleased to tell you that one of my drawings has been selected for Main Line Art Center : Works on Paper juried exhibition along with more than 25 other artists. I’ve previewed the work and am very excited to be included in a show with so many excellent works.

The selected drawing privy path is from a series of plein air works in my Rare Earth Series.

I hope you will join me at the reception on friday June 1st.

Works on Paper

EXHIBITION
May 18-June 8

RECEPTION
First Friday June 1, 6-9 pm
Juried by Jacqueline Van Rhyn, Curator of Prints and Photographs at the Print Center, this show highlights works in a variety of media created on or of paper.

GALLERY TALK
Wednesday, June 6, 1pm
Join juror Jacqueline Van Rhyn as she discusses the work selected for the exhibition. Free and Open to the Public.

Main Line Art Center
Old Buck Road &
Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041
http://www.mainlineart.org

Privy Path

plein air
triptych
pencil and pastel on paper
12″ x 17″
2006

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We brought in the new year with a small group of friends. Celebrating the year of the pig with fakon and bacon; a quiet dinner party. We were also celebrating David’s purchase of my drawing late summer lakeside which you see hanging over the mantle.

Happy new year.

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I’m participating in the sherman mills winter festival. I’ll have my studio open and will be selling drawings at studio prices. I’ll also have cards, note pads, calendars, and other little gifts for sale.

I hope you can make it.

Sherman Mills : Winter Festival
Featuring the works of over 20 of our own artists.
Saturday, December 2nd 2006
noon til 6pm

Sherman Mills Arts Council [smARTS] invites you to spend the day at Sherman Mills for our Winter Festival, the first Saturday of December. Bring your friends and family. Select unique gifts – small, medium, and large – directly from the artists and artisans studios.

Work for sale will include blown, fused, and stained glass; handbuilt ceramic vessels; handwoven scarves, shawls, and blankets; distinctive jewelry and metal work; paintings, drawings, notebooks and cards. Both Crafts for Living and Schuylkill Gallery will be open to visitors.

Bring the whole family and enjoy hot chocolate and cider. Join in arts and crafts for the kids from 2 – 4pm. Chat with the artists and artisans that are your neighbors. Watch glassblowing demonstrations. Enjoy the season.

Northern Home for Children
While you have giving on your mind give to those less fortunate than you. smARTS is pleased to support the more than 1000 children and their families that Northern Home for Children serves. These families are in critical need of warm hats, mittens, scaves and coats in all sizes. Bring any of these items to the festival and drop them off at the Northern Home table. Please only items that are new or in good condition, something you or a member of your family has outgrown. If you don’t have clothing you can make a contribution at the Northern Home for Children table.

Sherman Mills Arts Council is dedicated to creating a self-sustaining community of artists and artisans that are supported in an environment that allows for the creation, exhibition, and sale of their artwork — building Sherman Mills’ reputation as a unique arts destination.

Sherman Mills is a vibrant and diverse community of artists, residents, and businesses. The arts community continues to grow with new art studios being constructed. The community features two galleries: Crafts for Living and Schuylkill Gallery.

For details, directions, and additional information visit www.shermanmillsARTS.org

This is a photograph of my art studio. This is the wondeful light that I have starting in mid October. My hibiscus has begun to thrive and will bloom through the winter… in the summer they resie in the shade and a lush green without any blooms. October takes the leaves off the trees that block the light and it become an indoor spring. The natural light brings me to different kinds of drawings. I posted this image because it creates a sense of calm for me.

On the wall are some of my drawings that I did over the summer months.

I look forward to the winter weekends here. I’ll sit in my chair, drink tea, coffee, or chocolate depending on my mood. I’ll draw the landscapes of my memories.

I’ve just started getting my drawings up online. You can check them out here.

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Visitors looking at work in my open studio. It’s really interesting how this all works. If I sit or stand in my studio waiting for visitors to arrive they look in and pass by… but if I step away, maybe visit another artist in the hallway — people wander in.

I tested this numerous times throughout the weekend.

Sometimes I sat in the studio and a passerby would stick their head in the doorway. Some wouldn’t even break the plane of the space in the doorway. If I waved them in they would walk on by. What was this moment of indecision all about? Did they feel as uncomfortable as I did? Did they want to look at my work without me there? Did they want to talk about the work and not have me overhear?

In this image, which I took while standing outside the studio, people seemed quite comfortable wandering around the space and looking at the work. The only thing I could do was disappear. Then they weren’t concerned in any way. This isn’t to say that people didn’t ask me questions about the work. There were many folks that thought my drawings were prints. Several asked about how I actually made the different marks. Many were intrigued by the techniques used.

stone series : tidal pool 2006

You are invited to my studio during Philadelphia Open Studio Tour [POST] for smARTS does POST weekend..

Come see my new work, have some tasty bits, bring old friends and meet new ones. More than 16 of my fellow artists will be participating so there’s plenty of art to see and experience. Ceramics, glassblowing, fused glass, stained glass, textiles, painting, and of course drawings.

This image is one of the nine drawings in my stones series from this summer. Also, drawings from the cosmic plains series drawn on black surfaces which were selected for the Contemporary Works Show, and the latest from my yearly pilgrimage to the Adirondacks.

I’ll be in the studio from noon until 6 pm both Saturday and Sunday October 7 and 8.

At 5:15 there will be a dedication of Kate Kaman’s Growth Rings sculpture at Sherman Mills. This is a breathtaking addition to the local skyline.
Sherman Mills : East Falls

Building 32 Studio 217

3510 Scotts Lane

Philadelphia, PA 19129

On the smARTS does POST weekend I’ll be one of over 17 artists at Sherman Mills that will have open studios the first week of October as part of POST [Philadelphia Open Studio Tours]. Sherman Mills has a large art community including two commercial galleries, glass-blowing, stained glass glaziers, potters, painters, textiles, and letterpress!

The smARTS does POST weekend will also include a dedication ceremony for Kate Kaman’s Growth Rings sculpture recently installed at Sherman Mills. The ceremony will include an introduction by Mark Sherman and a short talk with video presentation by Kate Kaman. There will be commorative buttons and posters available designed by smARTS members (a donation is requested).

I hope you can make it. See the smARTS website for directions.
related links:

smARTS [Sherman Mills Arts Council]

POST [Philadelphia Open Studio Tours]

Sherman Mills