Blue Fish

I'm still on a fish kick. (That's "kick", not "stick"...)

This next series of fishes are slightly larger than the ones I did for Artomat and in a whole different set of colors. (Look in the July and August posting of this year to see the the Artomat series, or go to this post: http://lifeneedsart.blogspot.com/2009/08/artomat-wip-7-finished.html.)

This fish, and his cousins, are made of my favorite origami paper. The background is painted with acrylics on paper. Then I've mounted the fish and the backing paper on a piece of canvas-covered board that I've also painted with acrylics. The boards are my favorite Pannelli Telati panels from Italy. They're great to work with.

The whole piece ends up being 5 x 7 inches.

At first glance, these fish are whimsical -- being fish and brightly colored. But they're actually quite complex and multi-layered. The colors are bright, true, but there are some interesting color combinations going on and some great textures. Definitely worth a closer look.

I've picked out some awesome frames for this series. The fish will be on display at the two upcoming shows this month: http://lifeneedsart.blogspot.com/2009/11/come-see-me-at-these-art-fairs.html

Come See Me At These Art Fairs!

Good news! I will be exhibiting at TWO art fairs this month! Stop by and see me and say hello. I'd love to see you and show you the new things I've been working on.

Here are details of the 2 shows:

November 22, 2009
Valley Art Center
155 Bell St.
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
1–5 p.m.
http://www.clevelandhandmade.com/market/chagrin-falls/

AND

November 27 & 28
The Creative Gallery
45 Village Way
(1st and Main shopping area in the old Shoe Gallery)
Hudson, OH 44236
9-6 p.m.

Each show will have about 30 local artists offering a nice mix of eclectic handmade items that will be perfect as gifts -- or for yourself!

Magazine Article About Hudson Artists on Etsy

The local magazine, Hudson Life, has an article this month about local artists who use Etsy.

I'm mentioned in the article along with 2 others: Shannon Curti and Peg Mayor.

It's a really nice article about how long we've been making art, what we like best about Etsy, and what we like least.

The article is on pages 22-23 in the printed version or pages 25-26 in the PDF. Here's a link:

http://www.scriptype.com/pdf/2009_09_web%20pdfs/L0909.pdf

If you're interested in visiting our Etsy shops, here are links to them:

Shannon Curti
Peg Mayor
Karen Koch