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Heaven & Earth 3

Tart — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:25:53 +0000

For the third annual Center on Contemporary Art Heaven & Earth outdoor exhibit, Teresa created “Holdfast” to explore themes of habitat protection and human interaction with nature. Using reused plastic shopping bags, she created fused plastic salmon “pillows” that anchor to a rock – recalling the root-like tendrils seaweed sprout to stabilize themselves. Seaweed, actually algae, provide habitat for young salmon and hiding places for other beach critters including sea stars and newly molted crab. Seeing the plastic salmon shapes floating in the water at higher tides evokes images of the Pacific Trash Vortex – an indicator of what damage we are capable of creating through neglect. “Holdfast” interacts with the water, changing as tides ebb and flow, and reminds us that as we interact with nature we have the power to impact, for better or worse, our natural world.

Leverage

Tart — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:10:47 +0000

Two of Teresa’s pastel drawings, Leverage I & Leverage II, will be featured at Hotel Hadley Studios in Siler City, NC as part of “The Energy Show”. The Energy Show is a national, juried exhibit and energy information event that will feature 23 artists. In patnership with NC WARN, the show seeks to help the public understand energy issues and possible solutions.

August Art Walk

Tart — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:27:58 +0000

Current works and works in progress from my ongoing In Your Ocean series will be on display at my studio open house as part of the Fremont First Friday Art Walk on August 5th. Our ActivSpace building, at 700 NW 42nd Street, with the big red flags, will be open to visitors from 6-9pm. Come join us!

In Your Ocean

Tart — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:11:07 +0000

I am still hard at work on the In Your Ocean series. Several final oils have been completed, and a few pastel studies. Looking at the patterns, habits, colors and movements of marine creatures large and small is just so fascinating and offers endless inspiration!

Contemplation, a Still Life Series

Tart — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:26:14 +0000

I’ve almost made it through the last minute push to finish this series in time for the art hanging at the UUC on Saturday. Still 1-2 pieces to create but the first 11 are finished and framed. Just need to add hanging wire. Why are deadlines so stealthy? Always sneaking up on you all quiet like…

The new show will be available for viewing as of Sunday, August 15th but the reception is on Sunday, August 29th from 4-6pm. Please stop by, drink some wine or tea, view a lovely art duet and keep me company! University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115. Parking lot to the south of the building plus usually plenty of street parking on Sunday eve.

Color Theory, a Poem

Tart — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:19:28 +0000

I was browsing on RedBubble and came across this sweet poem Color Theory by Adam Knauer. I might have to let it inspire a painting…

Color Theory

waiting for the moon
as the sun awakes
the mountain sits uncaring
the grass bows to the wind
the sky is fickle
orange tastes like steak
blue smells like death
and red acts like a spoiled child
a long day
a longer night
here I am
take what you will
I’m left with nothing
purple is asleep in the corner
and yellow went out for more beer

Acceptance

Tart — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:53:03 +0000

I saw the envelope on the table. I’d just taken a few pastel pieces to be juried on Saturday; does a response 3 days later mean it’s likely to be good or bad news? I took a drink of wine. I opened the letter…. and skipped right to the second paragraph where the “We regret to inform you” part usually starts. I think I squealed, as instead much happier tidings appeared! Not sure when yet, but I’ll be exhibiting my pastel/mixed media work at the University Unitarian Church Gallery sometime in the next year. Stay tuned for exhibit dates! Ah, acceptance is really a beautiful word.

Through This Window Webzine

Tart — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:08:44 +0000

The 1st issue of the new webzine Through This Window is up and running, on the theme “Unemployed”. My short prose piece and images of ‘The Nine’ are included.

Recycle Circle

Tart — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:39:27 +0000

I found pictures from the 2008 Recycle Circle Fundraiser for Art Corps online. http://www.recycle-circle.org/08-projects.html I need to make some more stuffed animal-creatures!

The Beauty of Gray

Tart — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:03:01 +0000

I love the soft gray scenes in the Northwest, when the fog obscures the line between land, water and sky. Tonight at my Color for Painters class Kimberly Trowbridge presented some amazing examples of modern and contemporary artsts who have made whole careers out of soft shades of gray.

One of my favorite artists discussed was Giorgio Morandi, a modern painter (1890-1964) from Bologna, Italy. His paintngs blur the line between realism and abstraction through use of soft neutrals, focus on form and lost edges. Morandi stated that “nothng is more abstract than reality” and when you look at his paintings you can start to forget the “what” of the objects and just enjoy the subtle rythms, colors and contrasts between the shapes. All things are relative, so is a curve just a curve or is it a “bottle”? Does it matter?

I decided to try creating a painting Morandi-style to see what I could come up with; see below.

Vases, 16"x12", Oil on Canvas