FESTIVAL of LIGHTS and OPEN STUDIO

This Saturday and Sunday, The Greenbelt Community Center will host the Annual FESTIVAL of LIGHTS Craft Fair. Lots of neat vendors in the Gym of the Community Center. Affordable stuff, too. I willbe up on the second floor working and selling my work (including this piece, "I am Learning English"). Come by and visit. Open Studio Hours are 1:00-5:00 on Sunday.

DCCA High School Basketry Workshop

I went to the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art last Monday to do a workshop with two groups of High School Students. They toured the current exhibits at the DCCA and then did a workshop with me using assorted materials to make their own baskets. They did a nice job. Big thanks to them and Holly at the DCCA for making it happen!

Greenbelt Elementary School Art Show

Here are some photos from the Greenbelt Elementary School Art Show. This ties in with the National PTA's "Reflections" program. The winners from tonight's show will go on to compete in the Maryland State show and, possibly, the National competition. Winners were decided by the amount of votes they each got. Every person who attended the show recieved four stickers. The 10 pieces with he most votes goes on to the Maryland State competition. It saved me from judging and gave each [person a part of the decision. The result? Pieces I thought would not be in the running are now going on to the Maryland State competition. Oh, well. The kids had a good time and they had fun making some great art.

TRANSFORMER Auction Photo

Here is a picture that Santos, the photographer at the Transformer auction in Washington DC sent to me. He mainly took the picture because of my necklace. This is my latest project, Fisher Price Little People necklaces!~!

It was a great night! My piece,"RED LINED MERCHANDISE" sold and I met and hung out with some great folks.

Goin' to DETROIT CITY for turkey and meeting some friends

Well, Aretha and Bob will probably NOT be sitting at the Morisette table for Thanksgiving this year, but, chances are good that their BIG HEADS will be running around the Detroit Thanksgiving Day parade. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Be Thankful for all we have and all we can do with our talents FOR one another.

WILD THINGS AWARDS Announced

The awards for WILD THINGS were given out yesterday. The jurors award was a tie between the Greenbelt Community Center's own Marla McLean (Pictured above with me at the opening, she is the one with the curly locks) and Chris Shea (who makes wonderful iron and glass chairs). I am honored to have won the Prince George's Arts Council purchase award. Bees Knees will now be part of PGAC's permanent collection. Congrats and thanks!

WILD THINGS Juror Talk by jefferson Pender

Jefferson Pinder, an award-winning local multimedia artist and juror for the "WILD THINGS" exhibit of Prince George's County Artists will give a Juror's talk on Saturday, November 17th from 2-4 in the Main Gallery at Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, Maryland. My piece, Bees Knees is featured in the exhibit along with works by Patricia Autenrieth, Alan Binstock, Ed Bisese, Melissa Burley, Charl Anne Brew, Mahwish Chishty, Seth Gomoljak, Joyce Keister, Papisco Kudzi, Michelle Johnson, Marla Mclean, Fredric A. Roberts, Nancy Salome Sanford, Chris Shea, Michael Stark, and Linda Lee Uphoff. Come by and check out the exhibit and listen to Mr. Pinder talk about how he chose this diverse, but flowing exhibit.

Transformer Auction

This piece, "Red Lined Merchandise" will be up for grabs at the annual Transformer Auction. Unfortunately, this event is SOLD OUT, so if you don't already have a ticket, you can't come. But, on the other hand, SOLD OUT is a very good thing for the folks at the Transformer Gallery, a non-profit, artist-centered organization that connects and promotes emerging visual artists within regional, national and international contexts. I owe a big thanks to Welmoed Laanstra (curator for siteprojectsdc) for Jurying me into this show.

The 4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party taking place Saturday, November 17, 2007, 7-10pm in John Dreyfuss' Sculpture Studio at Halcyon House, 34th and Prospect Streets NW. This very special, one-night only event features an exciting array of over 125 artworks in a variety of mediums, dimensions and prices by more than 100 of DC's leading emerging and established artists:

Seth Adelsberger
Geoffrey Aldridge
Ken Ashton
Clarke Bedford
April Behnke
D. Billy
Reuben Breslar
Iona Rozeal Brown
Miles Bumbray
Kendall Buster
Renee Butler
Colby Caldwell
Graham Caldwell
SunTek Chung
Billy Colbert
Cynthia Connolly
Kathryn Cornelius
Steven Cushner
Frank Day
Decoy
Melissa Dickenson
Janna Dinolfo
John Dreyfus
Nekisha Durrett
Mary Early
Dana Ellyn
Lori Esposito
Jason Falchook
Gregory Ferrand
Suzanna Fields
Thom Flynn
Dawn Gavin
Jason Gubbiotti
Kate Hardy
Linda Hesh
Carlotta Hester
Ryan Hill
Max Hirshfeld
Lucy Hogg
Leslie Holt
Brece Honeycutt
James Huckenpahler
Jason Hughes
Kay Hwang
Susan Jamison
Franz Jantzen
Judy Jashinsky
Ian Jehle
Sue Johnson
Rebecca Jones
Benjamin Jurgensen
Amy Kaplan
Kevin Kepple
Christine Kesler
Jae Ko
Michele Kong
Andrew Kozlowski
Bridget Sue Lambert
Jessica Langley
Nilay Lawson
Pepa Leon
Amy Lin
Brian Liu
Marissa Long
Thomas M. Lowery
Laurel Lukaszewski
Kate MacDonnell
Isaac Maiselman
Anne Marchand
Carolina Mayorga
Robert Mellor
Linn Meyers
Maggie Michael
A.B. Miner
Nan Montgomery
Jiha Moon
Elizabeth Lundberg Morisette
William A. Newman
Lucian Perkins
W.C. Richardson
Hannah Rose
Robin Rose
James Sanborn
Sharon Sanderson
Matt Sesow
Jeff Spaulding
Amy Stein
Dan Steinhilber
Zach Storm
Jason Talley
Noelle Tan
Tang
Lisa Marie Thalhammer
Trish Tillman
Alessandra Torres
Kelly Towles
Andres E. Tremols
Jonathan Trundle
Lauren Vincelli
Paul Vinet
Bill Warrell
Ian Whitmore
Bryan Whitson
Ami Martin Wilber
Andy Moon Wilson
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Chad Yencer
Jason Zimmerman

Reflections Art Program at Greenbelt Elementary School

I am working with students at Greenbelt Elementary School on projects for the National PTA's Reflections Art Contest. The Theme of this year's contest is "I Can Make a Difference By...."It is a hard concept for some of the kids to grasp, but most are really getting some nice results. The final works will be exhibited at the GES Art Night on November 26th.

Basketry Workshop Photos

Here are a few pictures of the Basketry Workshop I taught for the College Park Arts Exchange. It was a lively and creative group.

Don't forget the WILD THINGS opening this Friday from 7-9 at Montpielier Arts center.

STANCE making the rounds of the internet

Wow. Pictures of my zipper piece, STANCE, are showing up all over the place, first at CRIB CANDY,Then at FANCY SCMANCY. Thanks for featuring my work on your sites!!! PS This piece is for sale, if anyone is interested.....

WILD THINGS opens @ Montpielier Arts Center

This piece, AQUATIC will be on display at "WILD THINGS- Works That Go Beyond the Expected!" an exhibition of Prince George's County (Maryland) Artists. This exhibit will be on view in the Main Gallery at The Montpelier Arts Center November 1-29, 2007. With an opening reception on November 9th from 7-9 and a talk with Juror, Jefferson Pinder on Saturday, November 17th from 2-4pm. This show was mentioned in the November1st, 2007 "Style On the Go" section of the Washington Post.