Friday, August 3, 2018

Shameless self-promo selfies

Here is an opportunity to pose as The Artist- or as a Van Gogh sunflower! I think my son Kent, who is a marketing genius,  gave me this idea as a way to slip my website onto peoples phones. wink wink
Me and my son Gardner with tillystudio.com signage
I am bringing what I know of the Miami artscene, (that everyone loves selfies), to the Northeast classical 59th Annual Sharon on the Green Arts & Crafts Fair, tomorrow from 10-5pm. Come see me at booth H28. It is on the town center lawn on Routes 4 & 41 in Sharon, CT.
Good for the young and young at heart
 Tomorrow's Arts and Crafts fair in Sharon CT is a "must attend" according to Mommypoppins.com for NYC kids and their adults up in the country this weekend. There will be more than 100 artists and crafts people there this weekend, plus food and music, and WKZE.
I had to change the cat- not wanting to focus on his butt

The painting just sketched in the cabana studio
The local calendar says,
"Come stroll the green, visit with friends, enjoy the wares that are offered by artisians, and eat, eat and eat some more."

#artexhibit #selfies #shamelessselfies #artfestival #workinprocess #catsforsale

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Printshow assignment and call for art

Ian Strauss' print bed
This years Home Farm Artist Association is sponsoring a future print show (for next summer) for all members and interested guests. The assignment is to create and submit a print of any type for next summer's Horse Barn Loft Lounge exhibition. So far, everyone who has visited the farm between June and July has created one... it is mostly linoleum, but photographs or etchings can also be included.
Suzannah Strauss Blake, DVM at work
Sophie Strauss Jenkins

Ian printing

Dr. Alan Long's plates and print

So far participating artists have been: Sophie Strauss Jenkins, and her partner Joe, Ian Strauss, and his sister Natalie, Kate Long and her husband Alan, Suzannah Strauss Blake and her husband Michael, Tilly Strauss and her partner Michael Gellatly.
Kate Strauss Long's Objet d'art

Joe's prints in many colors

My metal type set with my linoleum plate
Consider this call:
Dear Home Farm Artist Associates and special guest,

It is with pleasure to note that the summer of 2018 has been one of multiple overlapping art residencies. There has been feverish activities in the fields and barns, including a creative upgrading of the gates, major uplifting and installation of posts in the cow barn, with a day’s workshop for Millerton youth in the sugar shack and a night photography attempt at capturing the elusive firefly dance. All overnight guest artists who visited the farm participated by creating a multiple print in the loft by carving linoleum plates and using water-based inks. At certain times in the months of June and July we had at least 3 artists working at once in the Horse Barn loft lounge. The studio space was even extended to a cabana post on the south east corner near the Pond d’Eva.
If you plan on stopping by the farm this fall you will find recycled linoleum plates, carvers, inks and brayers for your use. There is also an assortment of papers, but you might want to bring your own if you prefer your paper without mouse "signatures".
Your participation in this event will truly lift the quality of our planned exhibition to a new level.
The HFAA plans with high anticipation to share these works of art by mounting a 2019 summer/fall exhibition, (the opening and closing parties TBA).
The parameters of the submissions are that the work needs to be a multiple of at least 2, though artists proofs, mono prints, and photography are allowed.
The deadline for submitting a print would be by the end of the year.  Please let me know if we can expect to receive a submission from you.
We aspire to promote creative collaborations now and in the future seasons.
Thank you-
Tilly Strauss, humble associate curator
Fence Post Productions
If you are interested in participating please contact me at tillystudio@aol.com