Today was a busy day of installing artwork. The exhibit “Select Works from Duck & Fish” at Arlington Central Library went up as well as a couple of group exhibits. “Select Works from Duck & Fish” features nine of the collages that were created to illustrate my first children’s book, Duck & Fish. We managed to install the exhibit fairly quickly. Above you can see an image of five of the pieces side-by-side.
Here’s the collage from the first page of the book – “Duck Meets Fish.”
“Duck Talks About Flying” next to “Fish Talks About the Ocean.”
There’s a bit of a glare here, but the collage on the left is “Fish Dreams of Flying, Duck Dreams of Swimming” next to “Duck Goes Sightseeing in the Ocean.”
“Duck Meets the Creatures of the Ocean Floor” next to “Fish Runs into a Flock of Geese.”
“Fish Flies Over an Airport”
And the last collage in the exhibit, “Duck and Fish Say Goodbye.”
It was nice that a couple folks were curious about my artwork as the show was installed, and they asked me a couple questions about the artwork. I was able to tell them a bit more about how the pieces were made and that they are illustrations from my first children’s book.
Aside from stopping by Arlington Central Library today, we also made a visit to Touchstone Gallery to drop of my work for the “MiniSolos” show and dropped off a couple of pieces for the Gallery without Walls Del Ray Artisans’ exhibit. The Del Ray Artisans decided to extend the “Made in the U.S.A.” exhibit by having selected pieces displayed in a local business.
So all in all, it was a very busy and productive day. I’m looking forward to an upcoming week of art making.
My artwork is featured inside Somerset Studio magazine’s July/August issue – in an article called “Painting with Paper.” Wanda Edwards, another paper collage artist, is also featured in the article. Somerset Studio is a national magazine that focuses on paper crafting and mixed media art. You can order a copy online through Stampington & Company’s website, or you can swing by your local Barnes & Noble and pickup the magazine at the newsstand. Below is the table of contents from the issue.
I’ve been itching to begin work on another batch of collages – it’s been tough focusing on editing my book, but it will be well-worth it when it’s complete. I’ve especially been wanting to begin work on new artwork since several pieces sold recently – including the above “The Artist from a Distance.” It’s time to start cranking out more artwork!
Perhaps Bosty and I should go on a trip sometime soon? We shall see!