The Path of the Boatman

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Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

its the last weekend to go see artomatic 2009 . dont miss it.

55 m street se
washington dc
http://www.artomatic.org

Believed to be Michelangelo's first painting

Michelangelo's First Painting
Originally uploaded by Trish Mayo

found this on flickr. fascinating, no?

two fringe festival plays

somehow, i'm still not quite clear on the details, some friends convinced me to work on two Capital Fringe Festival Shows.
here are the details:



"Pepe! The Mail Order Monkey Musical" is a 50-minute Broadway-style musical based on an infamous true tale told by renowned glass artist Tim Tate -- in the spring of 1968, two young brothers test suburban conventions when they order a live monkey from an ad they saw in a comic book.


TICKETS, information on the show, video and photos of rehearsal -- and soon -- a song clip -- are available online at http://PepeMonkey.com

Dates for performanes are:

-- Wednesday July 15 @ 9:30pm (special guest TV legend, Dick Dyszel)
-- Saturday July 18 @ 5:30pm (special guest Dick Dyszel)
-- Wednesday July 22 @ 5:45pm (special guest story originator, Tim Tate)
-- Friday July 24 @ 10:30pm (special guest Top Chef, Carla Hall)
-- Saturday July 25 @ 8:00pm (special guest Tim Tate)

Tickets are only $15 each.
All ticket holders for the Capital Fringe Festival are required to show the door usher a "Fringe Button." The money raised from the sales of the $5 buttons are given directly back to the artists. Wearing the button throughout the year gets you discounts are various restaurants, shops and theaters. These buttons are available for sale at the Fringe Box Office at 601 New York Avenue, NW.

Performances are at a venue called "The Mount" -- the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church at 900 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20001
The church is located at the corners of 9th Street, Massachusetts Avenue and K Street, NW, and is 3 blocks north of Gallery Place Metro. There is street parking, and the old convention center parking lot is a block away.


The Tactile Dinner

A TACTILE DINNER

a synæsthetic experience in seven-courses inspired by the Futurists
adapted and directed by Carmen C. Wong

Marking the 100th anniversary of Futurism, banished? productions cordially invites everyone to celebrate the passé-ist glory of Futurist degustation: a tactile seven-course “meal” of gastronomic revolution! Pasta Prohibited!

R.S.V.P. or food-related concerns to info@banishedproductions.org

Course 1: Polyrhythmic Salad
Course 2: Aural Sensations
Course 3: Aerofood
Course 4: Magic Food
Course 5: Visual Nutrients
Course 6: Totalrice
Course 7: Tactile Vegetable Garden
Digestivo

Playing as part of the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival at
The Arthur S. Flemming Center (1426 9th St. NW, map)

Performances:
Sat 07/11: 7p, 9:15p
Sun 07/12: 3p, 6:15p, 8:15p
Mon 07/13: 7:30p
Sun 07/19: 4p, 7:30p

$15 with $5 suggested gratuity. Advance tickets on sale June 22 at the Capital Fringe Festival Box Office at 607 New York Ave NW, by phone toll-free at 1-866-811-4111, or online at www.capfringe.org. All major credit cards accepted. Tickets may also be purchased with cash only at the door one hour prior to scheduled performance times.

For more info, call 443-803-1163 or email info@banishedproductions.org

Banished? Productions

Both shows would be thrilled to receive donations as well.

Sculptural Glass Tours at Artomatic

Sean Hennessey and Cheryl Derricotte and other sculptors at the Washington Glass School will be giving tours of select glass sculpture at Artomatic every Sunday in June. Meet in the lobby by 2 PM, if interested.


Join a glass art tour of Artomatic!
Hosted by members of the Washington Glass School, these informative tour guides will lead you directly to all the great glass on exhibit this year! Ever wonder how a piece of glass art was made or what was the artist's motivation? This is your chance to ask and learn. All tours leave from the lobby of Artomatic. Wear comfortable walking shoes and join in the fun!

Tours Dates/Times/Guides:

JUNE 2009

Sunday, June 14 @ 2pm, Sean Hennessey, Cheryl Derricotte and Syl Mathis
Sunday, June 21 @ 2pm, Sean Hennessey, Cheryl Derricotte and Anne Plant
Sunday, June 28 @ 2pm, Sean Hennessey, Cheryl Derricotte and Jim Manning

55 M Street SE
Washington DC

Residency at Strathmore

Based on its successful Artist in Residence program for musicians, Strathmore is starting a Fine Artist in Residence program in 2009-2010 to support and foster the artistic development of promising local emerging artists near the college or graduate level. 2 selected artists will work under the guidance of Strathmore education and fine art staff and professional artist and program mentor Alfredo Ratinoff.

Emerging artists would be expected to:
• Attend all workshops, professional development, lecture/demonstrations and the opening session for the program.
• Meet at least twice with their mentor
• Create a new work of art that would be exhibited at Strathmore during their residency
• Develop an education program that can be utilized by Strathmore Education and offered to one of our partner schools or low income groups
• Be present on one Wednesday evening to talk about their art before a public Artist in Residence concert (like a mini talk and tour), or participate in a Saturday Talk and Tour
• Work with Alfredo to create a commemorative tile that can be gifted to future and potential supporters of the program

Emerging artists will receive:
• A small stipend for materials to support the creation of a new work
• A group exhibition in the Strathmore Mansion featuring artwork of each mentor and emerging artist
• The opportunity to have 1 work of art on view at Strathmore during their residency. This work can be changed as often as once per week.
• The option to attend an additional fine art workshop at Strathmore

How to Apply:
Please submit a proposal that includes a resume, artist statement, work sample (CD, DVD, or digital images, no more than 20 pieces) and an 18 month exhibition history.

All materials should be sent to:
Strathmore
Local Artist Proposal
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD 20852-3385

washington glass school tours Artomatic at 2 PM today

washington glass school @ AOM tour
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

Cheryl Dericote and I will be giving tours of select glass sculpture and objects at Artomatic today.

Meet in the Lobby of 55 M Street SE by 2 PM

Both Shores

Both Shores
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

this is one of my new pieces "Both Shores" now on view at Artomatic 2009

I'm very excited about this new series and i hope you get a chance to check it out in person.

Artomatic Opens Tonight!

Artomatic 2009
55 M Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003

Opens May 29, 2009

Fri-Sat: Noon-1 am
Sun, Wed, Thu: Noon-10 pm

Take Metro! Located directly above the Green Line Navy Yard Metro Stop, West Entrance
website



Come to the 9th floor to see my new creations in Glass, Concrete and Steel.
In creating my pieces i use common and slightly nostalgic items to tell a story of transformation and growth based on my interpretations of religions, spirituality, and myths.The ethereal quality of glass set within the earthly and corporeal concrete is the metaphor our our yearning and questing souls confined in these earthly bodies.

Plus, they're like wicked cool and i'm really happy with them!
more of my work can be seen here

three pieces

three pieces
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

i finished installing me pieces for artomatic.
come on out friday and see.
http://www.artomatic.org
1/2 street and m se.
navy yard metro.
noon- 2am.
i'm on the 9th floor.

remember that 9th floor! the top floor! to the west side of the building for those cardinally inclined.

Patterns in concrete with glass

Patterns in concrete with glass
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

i'm piecing various components together for a series of wall relief sculptures.

A sculpture by novie trump

A sculpture by novi trump
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

novie's studio is next to the washington glass school. i popped in there the other day and couldnt leave without this piece.
so i thought i'd promote her a bit since she's so rockin.

http://novietrump.com/home.html

Steel frames

Steel frames
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

I'm welding up some steels frames for new sculptures. It's been a long long time since I've used steel ony work.

Artists Happy Hour in DC! tomorrow! thats tuesday!

Tuesday May 19th
Happy Hour at Warehouse Cafe

The Washington Sculptors Group and the Washington Project for the Arts
invite artists to join one another at the Warehouse Café
Meet. Talk. Share ideas, Plan projects together. Solve problems.
In person. Live. IRL. Together.
Everyone is Welcome!

Warehouse Café
Tuesday May 19th
5:30-8:30 PM
http://www.warehousetheater.com/
1021 7th Street NW
MT. VERNON SQ. (Green/Yellow Lines): 1 Block – walk south on 7th St.
GALLERY PLACE – Chinatown Exit (Red/Green/Yellow Lines): 4 Blocks –
walk north on 7th St.

Concrete

Concrete
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

a concrete cast, pulled from a rubber mold, taken from a glass positive made from a plaster mold made from a flexible curve and a plug.

for real.

Mixing concrete

Mixing concrete
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

making some pieces for artomatic as well as some of my doors that i sell online.

lots of open studios this weekend. definitely plan on coming!

The Washington Glass School turns 8 years old!
come celebrate with us!

The Glass School will be open from
Noon - 6 PM
Saturday, May 16, 2009

3700 Otis Street
Mount Rainier , MD



Additionally, all the other studios will be open too. you've been out there, right? you know all the cool stuff around. Flux Studios, Red Dirt, Ellyn Weiss, DC Glassworks, the Artdc.org gallery.

there is tons of stuff happening.
heres more info

Artomatic

DC's baseball stadium.
Originally uploaded by Scenic Artisan

this is the view from the new Artomatic space. i'll be participating in it again this year.

it opens on may 29th. plan to be there. its a blast.

my work will, as usual be, brand spanking new, and a slightly different format than previous work.

55 M St. S.E
Washington DC
take the metro.
navy yard stop on the green line.
seriously. take the metro.

the Summit of Awesome starts today

Friday May 1

*Make Something Awesome area open all day 10 -5 at Miss Pixies*
9:30 a.m. Check in and breakfast - Miss Pixies
10:30 a.m. Welcome
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Morning Sessions:

• Crafting a Green Craft with Jamie Chan and Blas Herrera - Urban Fauna Studio, Liz Grotyohann and Jeff Fein-Worton - Cosa Verde, Becky Streipe - Glue and Glitter - Solly’s
• What’s a Social Network and How to use it for Good with Danielle Maveal - Etsy Success & Virtual Labs, Willo O’Brien - WilloToons - Bar Pilar
• Customer Service. Crafting with a Smile with Caitlin Phillips - Rebound Designs, Rebecca Juliette - This Chickadee - Gate 54
• Street Teams. Why you should connect and collaboratee with Jen Menkhaus and Megan Van Wagoner - B.E.S.T. - DC9

1 - 2 p.m. Lunch with Craftnote: Maria Thomas - CEO, Etsy - Miss Pixies
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Sessions:

• FIber Workshop with Jamie Chan and Blas Herrera - Urban Fauna Studio - Miss Pixies
• Simple Mold Making with Adam Maron - Miss Pixies
• Am I a Business? How and when to form a business for your crafty endeavors with Cynthia Gayton and Paige Totaro - Washington Area Lawyer for the Arts - Gate 54
• How to Photograph your Work with Sherry Insley- Dandelion Blu - Bar Pilar
• Branding and Identity with Jeffrey Everett - El Jefe Design - Solly’s
• Event Sponsorship with Deb Dormody and Margaret Carleton - Craftland - DC9

4:30 p.m. Break
6:15 p.m. Summit showing of Handmade Nation - DCJCC
8:30 p.m. Public showing of Handmade Nation - DCJCC

-Dinner on your own-

Saturday May 2

*Make Something Awesome area open all day 10 -5 at Miss Pixies*
9 - 9:30 a.m. Check in and breakfast - Miss Pixies
10 - 11:30 a.m. Morning Sessions:

• Sew a Felt Broach with Beth Baldwin - Tiger Flight - Miss Pixies
• Fun with Duct Tape with Kristina Bilonick - Miss Pixies
• Developing a Product Line. Deciding what to make and sell with Ali Dryer - Pistol-Stitched, Rebecca Juliette - This Chickadee - Bar Pilar
• Navigating the Art world with Craft with Joetta Maue, Quincy Pearson, Sean Hennessey, Jaime Zollars - Solly’s
• Selling in a Brick and Mortar with Urban Fauna Studio, Deb Dormody and Margaret Carleton - Craftland - Gate 54
• Plate Breaking Demo with Juliet Ames - The Broken Plate - DC9

12 - 1 p.m. Lunch with Craftnote: Jenny Hart, Sublime Stitching - Miss Pixies
1:30 - 3 p.m. Afternoon Sessions:

• Sewing Demo with DC Threads - Miss Pixies
• Embroidery Demo with Jenny Hart - Sublime Stitching - Miss Pixies
• Consumption and Sustainability. How DIY will Save the World with Sara Cotner - $2000 Wedding, Autumn Wiggins - Upcycle Exchange - Gate 54
• Selling Successfully Online with Danielle Maveal- Etsy Success & Virtual Labs, Liz Grotyohann and Jeff Fein-Worton - Cosa Verde - Bar Pilar
• Tax Implications of Starting a Business with Michael Kreps, Debbie Leung, Benjamin Takis and Paige Totaro - Washington Area Lawyer for the Arts - Solly’s
• Organizing a Craft Fair with Al Hoff, Jessica Manack - Handmade Arcade, Christy Petterson, Shannon Mulkey - ICE, Kathy Malone - Brooklyn Indie Market - DC9

3:30 - 5 p.m. Afternoon Panel: Going out on a Limb with Jeffery Everett - El Jefe Design, Kasey and Kelly Evick - Biggs & Featherbelle - Miss Pixies

-Dinner on your own-

8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Show of Awesome Craft Party - Miss Pixies

Sunday May 3

*Make Something Awesome area open all day 10 - 3 at Miss Pixies*
10 - 10:30 a.m. Check in and breakfast - Miss Pixies
11 - 12:30 Morning Sessions:

• Make a Small Book with Esti Gerson - Miss Pixies
• Screen Printing Demo with Christy Petterson - Miss Pixies
• Copyright and Tradmarks, How to protect yourself and your work (Note this session will start at 11:30 am) - Megan Gray - Solly’s
• The Ins and Outs of Trade Shows with Rania Hassan - goshdarnknit, Sean Hennessey, Rhonda and Elijah Wyman- Figs and Ginger - Gate 54
• Craft Fair Booth Set up and Displays with Caitlin Phillips - Rebound Designs, Shauna and Stephen - Something’s Hiding in Here - DC9

1 - 2 p.m. Lunch at Miss Pixies
2 - 3 p.m. Awesome Crafty White Elephant - Miss Pixies
3 - 3:30 p.m. Wrap up and Farewell - Miss Pixies

*All programming is subject to change, but hopefully will not!

Your registration includes all programming from Friday through Sunday. Spaces are extremely limited, so register now!

All access passes are $180. Day passes are available.

DC Public Art

Artistic Bike Rack Dedication

Mayor Fenty and Councilmember Wells to Join DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the District Department of Transportation for

Bike Rack Dedication

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in collaboration with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Well's will mark the completion of twenty-eight artistically designed bike racks by six local artists.

The artists whose designs were selected are Matt Barinholtz, Karin Edgett, William Gordon, Carolina Mayorga, Melinda Merinsky and Joe Sutliff. All six bike rack designs will be displayed at the dedication event.

The DC Creates Public Art Artistic Bike Rack proposal invited local artists to enhance the city’s standard bike racks and create unique designs that could be placed in locations city-wide. Artists were encouraged to incorporate their interpretation of the “DC experience” into their artwork as well as consider particular locations for the placement of the work. The intent of the project is to encourage more people to use bicycles and increase the number of bike racks throughout the city that are both functional and artistic.

For more information contact Deirdre Ehlen at Deirdre.Ehlen@dc.gov or 202-724-5613.

artists housing in dc

artists housing in dc

to buy:
Looking for an affordable condo in the heart of 14th Street? Solea, at 1414 Belmont Street NW, has 6 efficiencies left for sale. While these condos were not specifically designed with artists in mind, we are organizing an artist only viewing to try and create a mini-artist colony in the area. The condos are approx. 425 sf and are priced at two affordability points - income up to $21,550 and income up to $35,950 for individuals. Join Cultural Development Corporation for a tour of the units and a discussion about purchasing. We'll meet at Solea on Sunday May 3rd at 2 pm. RSVP to housing@culturaldc.org by Wednesday, May 29th.


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to rent:

Be a part of bringing affordable rental housing for artists to DC. Cultural Development Corporation is working with the Cohen Companies to bring you 30 artist units, including 1 and 2 bedroom layouts, ready for move-in by February 2010. Come learn about this project at 3rd and K NE. Join us for a focus group on Wednesday, May 13th from 6-8 pm at Flashpoint (916 G Street NW) to hear about the project, see the designs and share your thoughts. We'll have floorplans, finishes samples and more. RSVP to housing@culturaldc.org by Wednesday, May 6th.