Boise Weekly Cover Art

Artist Statement: Thank goodness for simple pleasures.

One of my found object pieces was chosen for the week of July 4th cover. Originally it was submitted for a bike scavenger hunt the paper was sponsoring but the event was cancelled as mostly everything has been this spring/summer. The title is "Ride On" and is comprised of a wood panel painted red, a piece of corrugated tin with a wooden shape of the US that I decorated with tape and paint, brads and a paper cut out of of Idaho. Surrounding the shape is a bike chain ring with silver beads. I've had 2 people contact me since the cover to offer to donate odds and ends to me. Thank you.

Spring Updates

One of my bike collages made the cover of the local alternative paper for bike week! yay!  

I will have 12 other bike collage pieces on display at Idaho Blueprint and Supply 619 W. Main Street, Boise with an opening on First Thursday June 1. I will also be on hand during the evening making art and selling my famous one of a kind collage cards. Show will hang through the month. 

Four of my assemblage pieces were chosen for the Art Project Boise show "Animals" also opening at First Thursday June 1 at the Owyhee Lobby 1109 W. Main Street in Boise. This show will also hang for the month. 

Time Out 

Mixed Media Assemblage

5 " x 12"

$75

This piece started with the alligator head my daughter brought me back as a souvenir from Florida. The title and piece represent going to work or not having enough time to get your work done. It also represents technology and how it makes our lives "easier" yet somehow feels like one (blog, Facebook, twitter, linkedin, pinterest, tumblr, instagram) more thing to get done. 

Time For The Show

Mixed Media Assemblage

11" x 20"

$125

Victorian Fantasy Steampunky Circus with a flying giraffe, Ringling Brothers circus ticket, a tiger on a tightrope, vintage Waltham pocket watch from Grandpa, vintage buttons from Aunt Rose, game pieces, beads and hand painted designs. 

D is For Ducks

Mixed Media Assemblage

6" x 6"

$35

This is one of a series I created based on each letter of the alphabet. One of my daughters graduated from University of Oregon, home of The Ducks.

Full Moon Barnyard Shenanigans

Mixed Media Assemblage

6" x 6"

$35

We were out camping during a full moon not far from a farm and heard all kinds of animal noises all night just down the hill from camp. This piece captures what could have been going on that night. 

Hope to see you on Thursday at Idaho Blueprint!

Boise Weekly and Much More

I'm so excited after four tries I finally landed the cover of the Boise Weekly this past week!

January has been a busy month and that is good!

•  I'm working on a A 3' x 4' commission and getting ready for 6 exhibits...

Key to My Heart

 Four pieces in the Tinstallation Show at the Art Source Gallery. (Altoid Tin Art)

Chinese Cabinet

A piece in the 20th annual Valentines for Aids Silent Art Auction coming up at the Flying M coffeehouse in Boise. 

Boise Open Studio Collective (BOSCO) show at Boise State University SUB- Feb. 28- Opening reception "Opening Doors, A Glimpse into the Artists Mind" 

Treasure Valley Artist Alliance Show- "What The World Needs Now"- Feb. 14, 2013 Exhibition Opening Reception, 5 pm - 8 pm Boise State Public Radio 

Souvenirs de Paris

Gypsy Gallery - C.W. Moore Art at the Plaza Exhibit January 29-March 2013

Green Chutes "Art By The Square Foot" Exhibit Opening February 28