A Little Something New for You

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I’ve been in a frenzied mode of creativity for months now. You can usually find me running around with paint in my hair and mountains of paper scraps at my feet. Between the crazy nonstop world of the regular everyday madness, starting a new poetry workshop in January, and being involved in something like a billion incredible art projects, this poor little blog thingy tends to become neglected. Don’t get me wrong. I’m grateful for the busy pace. I crave it, you know.

Creating new pieces for Free Art Friday NoVA and giving pieces away every week has become an obsession. I’ve even sent a piece of my free art off to Sydney, Australia. Every once in a while I give away a Free Art Friday piece on my Facebook page as well. And, just in case you’re interested in finding some of my free art in Northern Virginia, I’m planning to drop pieces at the new Epicure Café for the next several weeks. I would love for you to find a piece! If you do find one, please take a photo of yourself with your Free Art Friday piece and post it to the Free Art Friday NoVA page and/or to my Dear Suburbia page on Facebook. I would love to see you enjoying your free found art!

I’ve also become part of a new art collective, The Bunnyman Bridge Collective, with fellow artists Jason Davis and Javier Padilla. Be on the lookout. We’re already up to quite a bit of creative mischief in the unsuspecting wilds of suburbia. There are so many exciting collaborations and art filled events in the works for 2014. I’m keeping them as sort of a secret for now. I’ll let you in on all of it very soon. For now, here are a few of my most recent collages that I hope you will love!  xoxo

Making Sense in an Art Mess

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Even with my new studio space I’ve still been experimenting, creating, working, and pretty much making a huge art mess in my home “studio” space…AKA the dining room. Thanks to a tip from a fellow collage artist, I’m working with a new process lately that involves heat sealing my collage elements together on mostly wood substrates. I’m also experimenting with large format pieces. A friend was kind enough to find a couple doors for this new phase of my collage work. One of the doors became an incredible table for my studio. I have so much gratitude for all of the amazing and generous artist friends in my life.  I’m also very grateful to share with you a few work in progress images of how the other door is coming along. This door is 24″ x 80″ which is truly a departure from my usual work. Moving back and forth from the tiny 4″ x 4″ creations that I’ve been putting out into the world each week for Free Art Friday NoVA and this large door collage has been an inspiring challenge. I’m happy to be able to have such a range of projects on which to work every day. And as you can see, the studio is quite a mess. It makes sense to me and allows me a certain level of nonstop freedom as I create. What about you? Do you need a mess around you to get your creative juices flowing? Or is a tidy studio space more inspiring to you?

Thank You!!!

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I had a such fabulous time this weekend participating in the 3rd Annual Arlington Artist Alliance Art Studio Tour. Working in the open studio provides an amazing variety of creative and collaborative opportunities. So many incredible artists and art lovers came to visit, and I am feeling very grateful for all the love and insights that they brought. I am beyond blessed and lucky to be surrounded by fantastically talented and dedicated artists. Thank you to all of you!!!

Check out this exciting article here, all about the art studio tour, my artwork, and my studio space at Red Studios at Art Underground. And if you missed the studio tour, or would like to come visit again anytime, feel free to contact me via twitter, my contact page, or my Dear Suburbia page on Facebook to set up a studio visit. Plus, yes, upon request there may be cupcakes!!!

 

Cupcakes upon request...xoxo

Cupcakes upon request…xoxo

 

 

Welcome to My New Art Studio

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I recently moved into some amazing new digs in the Red Studios at Art Underground. I’ve been so inspired that I’m pretty much working on new art pieces every single day–nonstop. I’m feeling blessed and grateful to have this new art studio and to be surrounded by a creative and exciting group of local artists in the Red Studios, and also in the Cyan and Blue Studios at Art Underground as well. All of these fabulous studios are located in the Crystal City Shops at 2100 Crystal Drive in Arlington, Virginia. And, in just one week, on October 26 and 27 from 10am-5pm each day, you will have an incredible opportunity to visit me in my studio as part of the 3rd Annual Arlington Artists Alliance Art Studio Tour. In fact, the Arlington Artists Alliance Art Studio Tour is the perfect opportunity for you to visit over 20 local artists in their studios. It all kicks off with an art-filled reception on October 25 from 5pm-8pm at Gallery Underground, also located in the Crystal City Shops. Come on out, meet me and other local artists, check out our creative spaces, see brilliant and inspiring works of art, and learn more about the art scene in Arlington, Virginia. Come on over. Looking forward to seeing you!

Free Art for the Finding in Suburbia

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Imagine free art waiting for you every Friday right here in Suburbia. I often get ahead of myself. I know it’s only Thursday, but I’m preparing to leave this 3 x 5 mixed media piece late late tonight somewhere in Fairfax, VA. As it turns out, Free Art Friday is quite magical. Have you found your piece yet? Tonight’s drop will be my 5th. I plan to continue creating free art pieces for you to find throughout Northern Virginia. Please be sure to like Dear Suburbia and Free Art Friday NoVA on Facebook to get the latest news and updates about more free art drops, including photos of the drops and clues to their locations as soon as they happen.

Free Art Friday #5

Free to an art loving home…please take me! I’m free! xoxo