Mind, Body, Spirit Reception and HCC Faculty Show

I attended the Mind, Body, Spirit reception at UMUC yesterday afternoon. It was amazing to see the works in person and be in the company of such wonderful women artists. I neglected to take photos, but you can see some pictures taken by another artist here. You may recognize some folks in her pics!

Also, the Howard Community College Faculty Show is currently open and I have some gelatin monotypes included. Faculty Exhibit in the Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Building. Featured Faculty: RON ROBERSON in Art Department Gallery. The reception is Thursday, February 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. Click here for a review of the show.

In other news, the spring semester is upon us. I'm always striving for a better balance and I'm pleased with how my schedule shook out this semester. Here's to hoping for a good balance between work and life, and, dare I say, some time to make art!

Secret Belgian Bookbinding

I made this little book last fall at a book circle workshop at Pyramid Atlantic. I'm not sure why it's secret (I came late to the first meeting and missed the introduction), but it was fun to make. I used gelatin monotypes as my decorative paper to cover the book board.

If you're interested in learning the technique, Patty Lee is offering another workshop at Pyramid on February 27. Click here for info: Secret Belgian Bookbinding Workshop.

Mind, Body, Spirit: Celebrating Regional Women Artists

My pregnancy portrait is included in this exhibition at the University of Maryland University College: Mind, Body, Spirit: Celebrating Regional Women Artists

A culturally diverse exhibition of works on paper to celebrate, examine, and exemplify the role and impact that regional women artists have had on the arts
Exhibit Co-Curators: Harriet McNamee and Robert Donovan
Opening/Meet-the-Artists Reception
Sunday, January 31, 20103 p.m.–5 p.m.
Exhibit Dates
January 18–March 14, 2010
Gallery Hours
9 a.m.–9 p.m. daily
Location
Arts Program GalleryUMUC Inn and Conference Center, Lower Level 3501 University Blvd EastAdelphi, MD 20783

Click to see the invitation and a slideshow of works from the exhibition.

Pregnancy Portrait

The drawing on the block.

Here, on the sleeve, I accidentally carved out part of my line. I patched it with some scraps from carving and wood glue, then carved the patch. I'm really surprised it worked.

The carved block with ink.

My stencil to cut the shirt from decorative paper. This was my first time doing chine collé with woodblock. My idea is to do a varied edition and try different papers within the edition.

Puppets!

The weekend was pretty rough (don't ever get vertigo), so it wasreally nice to relax and spend some quality time with the kiddies yesterday. Here's what we made:

Trip to Boston

We spent last weekend in Boston (kids in tow) for our friend Michael's wedding. It was really nice to see old friends and meet some new people. That area is so beautiful this time of year. I had hoped to take some pictures of the fall foliage, but really had my hands full watching this guy, mainly from this point of view, running at full speed. Our free day was rainy, so we stayed in our hotel to get some much needed rest. I did manage to get a few photos from our hotel parking lot before we left Sunday morning. Owen though the yellow, fluttering leaves were butterflies.

THE BIKE PROJECT

This is the woodblock print I made for The Bike Project at Howard Community College. Below is information on the show and film festival. Click here for a preview of artwork, including a bicycle made entirely of paper!

THE BIKE PROJECT: A Visual, Literary, and Cinematic Celebration of Biking in Our World
On view through November 15, Reception - October 24, 5 – 7 p.m.
Rouse Company Foundation Gallery and the Art Department Gallery
Films screened in Monteabaro Hall
Horowitz Center, Howard Community College
Gallery hours: M – F 10 – 8, Weekends 10 – 5.

The project includes multimedia exhibits and a film festival. The exhibits include writing, artwork, and photographs that explore the experience of biking. Six biking-related films will be featured during the film festival, October 19 - 23. The exhibits, reception, and film festival are free to the public.