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Don’t Miss Artsiness: NSEW 6.12.14

Gallery Shows You Should Know About

You guys know I’m always searching for the best artsy finds for you. Well, in this new series of posts, I’ll be sharing the museums & gallery shows you need to see if you possibly can!

And there is a whole lot of yumminess going on in all four corners of the country!

north | Drie Chapek at Zeitgeist Coffee & Art

south | This Way to the Beach, group show including work by Jon Davenport at Matre Gallery

west | Patterns & Fakes, Patrick James Donovan solo exhibition at Blackstone Gallery

east | The Way & The Wayfarers, group show featuring work by Jay Knapp, Joshua Hogan & Kuzana Ogg** at Westmoreland Museum of Art

Click through the gallery links above for more information about each show. If you check ‘em out, tag me ( @artsyforager ) on Instagram with the hashtag #dontmissartsiness!

**FYI– work by Kuzana Ogg is now available through The Trove! So even if you can’t see her show, you can still check out her gorgeous work and maybe make it your own!

This post contains affiliate links. As a Great.ly Tastemaker and curator of The Trove, I receive a small commission on each piece sold from The Trove boutique gallery.

June 12, 2014
Yada Yada, Art: Ben Skinner

I have a special place in my artsy heart for artists who are inspired by language. Maybe it comes from my love of writing and reading– my college major came down to a decision between Art History and Literature. Or perhaps I just love the contemporary cheekiness. This newest series by Vancouver artist Ben Skinner is an artistic and linguistical win-win for me!

The series of reduplications ( exact words used in succession ) cast in plaster makes us think twice about these commonly used phrases and their origin. Skinner’s work often deals with language and meaning, usually finding their power in simplicity, as in the case of the Same, Same series.

You can see more of Ben Skinner‘s work on his website. If you happen to be in Vancouver, be sure to check out his recently opened show at Back Gallery Project.

All images are via the artist’s website.

June 12, 2014
Live the Artsy: Deb Haugen

Home has been a subject in the forefront of our minds lately. Over the next several years, Mr. F and I are saving like mad so that we can settle down and build a little house that fits our needs and our aesthetic perfectly. What might that aesthetic be, you ask? Well, it has a lot in common with the work of this month’s Featured Artist, Deb Haugen— fresh and organic, yet modern.

art | found here

interior | found here

In her work, Deb, a California-girl, balances that lovely line between the modern and organic, often employing watery, free flowing colored forms dotted with graphic ink drawing. Translating her work into a living space means lots of white walls and furnishings dotted with pops of muted color and warmed with natural textures and graphic punches of black.

A space like this is just dying for a post-beach fire, wine, and conversation! If you’d like to see more of Deb Haugen‘s work, check out her website AND visit The Trove, Artsy Forager’s new Great.ly boutique gallery where you can find lots of Deb’s work for sale including these lovelies EXCLUSIVE to The Trove!

work by Deb Haugen available exclusively at The Trove

Please note that the above works are cropped. You can see the full versions here!

*This post contains affiliate links. As a Great.ly Tastemaker and curator of The Trove, I receive a small commission on each piece sold from The Trove boutique gallery.

June 11, 2014
Ombre Skies: Jordan Sullivan

There definitely isn’t much from our time in the desert we’ve missed. But the desert skies truly are incredible. In our six months in Joshua Tree, we were treated to some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets we’ve ever seen and the most glorious blanket of stars each night. While not ultimately for us, we can easily admit the desert can be a magical place. Los Angeles photographer Jordan Sullivan turned his lens to another California Desert, Death Valley, and the results are breathtaking.

In these large scale ( 24×36 & 40×60 ), small edition c-prints, Sullivan captures the delicate shifts in the desert’s cycle. Colors melt and merge into one another like watercolors. These are from the Water & Light sub series, yet easily be desert skies. That’s one of the most incredible things about the desert– there are few fences, few boundaries, everything drifts one into another, so that all the parts become the whole.

To see more of Jordan Sullivan‘s work, please visit his website.

All images are via the artist’s website.

June 11, 2014
Artsy Spot: North Coast Open Studios & Eureka ArtsAlive

Every weekend Mr. F and I stay at home ( in other words, no camping or backpacking on the agenda ), we say we’re going to have a relaxing, chill weekend. But lately, our weekends around home have been anything but slow and this weekend was no exception! After a yummy breakfast in Arcata Saturday morning, we attended the Sustainable Living Expo– gotta get some ideas for the artsy dream home we’re saving our pennies for!

I try to take advantage of our weekends in town to do something artsy and lucky for me, this weekend we were able to take in not only a few stops along the North Coast Open Studios tour, but this month’s ArtsAlive in Eureka.

peggy loudon studio

peggy loudon studio

In addition to Peggy Loudon’s studio ( check out her website, stunning ceramics! ), we also took a peek into the studios of Libby George, who was kind enough to give me some pastel tips, and mixed media artist and painter Natalie Craig.

After a little rest, we headed down to Old Town for Eureka’s monthly ArtsAlive event. We were able to hit a few studios and galleries before meeting up with one of Mr. F’s coworkers for a drink.

lori goodman at piante

sheldon skillie at the black faun

The work of both these artists intrigued me with their references to ancient cultures– Bhutanese for Goodman, Native American Haida for Skillie. To reference aboriginal culture and customs in modern interpretations give me hope that these old traditions won’t be forgotten. And this busy but artsy weekend won’t be far from my own memory for a long time yet! Next weekend– hoping to get some painting time in!

All images are by Artsy Forager.

June 10, 2014
Prevailing Beauty: Megan Weston

I am never not struck by the incredible beauty of this planet we call home any time Mr. Forager and I are out hiking. It is amazing to think of the way this earth evolves, adapts, endures. In these beautiful mixed media paintings, Australian artist Megan Weston, in her own words “presents our earth as fragile and damaged by our selfish behavior, but also demonstrates that its beauty still survives“.

Inspired by aerial landscapes, these mixed media paintings seem to whirl and swirl within their planetary atmosphere. Just as the earth is filled with wonder and variety, Weston’s work leads the viewer on an imaginary journey around its circumference. We don’t know if we’re looking at storm systems brewing from above or microscopic views of tiny bits of our planet. As the colors bleed and blend, we are left with the assurance that no matter how we abuse it, this ever changing earth will endure long after we have left it.

To see more of Megan Weston‘s work, please visit her website.

All images are via the artist’s website.

June 10, 2014
Jesus Leguizamo

I’ve been seeing a lot of articles pop up lately on the importance of our online profile photos. It seems that we make snap judgements about the people we see online based solely on facial expression in profile photos ( duh? ). In his paintings, Colombian artist Jesus Leguizamo obscures the faces of his subjects, blurring all expression. There seems to be a trend in art and photography of obstructing faces.. in these days of status updates and selfies, are we all just sick of ourselves?

In some of Leguizamo’s work, the faces are completely obliterated, leaving nothing but what’s left of the figure to clue us in as to who they are. In others, the result is a bit more haunting, as we see just enough expression to leave us wanting to know more.

In all the social media swirling around us, it’s tempting to want to put it all out there, to share with the world everything we’re doing and thinking.. and it seems there is a Pavlovian type effect that happens when we do. Sharing and getting a response makes us want to do more. But when do we cross the line over into sharing too much? Is it best to lay it all out for the world to see or retain a bit of mystery?

To see more of Jesus Leguizamo‘s work, please visit his website and his portfolio on Saatchi Art.

Second image via the artist’s website. All other images via Saatchi Art.

June 9, 2014
No Place Like Home: Kelda Martensen

The minute I saw this artist’s work, it resonated deeply with me. As Mr. F and I continue to travel, we are brought closer to the day when we settle down to make a permanent home. The idea of home– where that will be and what it looks like for us is a frequent topic of conversation. Through her collage work, Seattle artist Kelda Martensen is also seeking the meaning of home.

prints available in the Artsy Forager Collection for Mantle Art

prints available in the Artsy Forager collection for Mantle Art

prints available in the Artsy Forager Collection for Mantle Art

Of course house like structures and elements figure prominently in Martensen’s work but they are often turned on their head, or inside out, causing us to remember that the buildings we inhabit are merely that– home, in its true definition cannot be held captive in architecture. Our real home lives and breathes within us and changes with our shifts in relationships and seasons. We may perhaps be bound to one particular place, but our heart is free to soar and live wherever it finds root.

To see more of Kelda Martensen‘s work, please visit her website. And make sure you check out the collection of Kelda’s prints for sale in the Artsy Forager Collection for Mantle Art!

All images via the artist or her website.

*This post contains affiliate links. As curator of the Artsy Forager for Mantle Art Collection, I receive a small commission on each piece sold from the collection.

June 6, 2014
Don’t Miss Artsiness: NSEW 6.5.2014

Gallery Shows You Should Know About

This week, it would seem, is one to be filled with all sorts of newness! In addition to the new post series started on Tuesday and the introduction of my Great.ly shop, I’m excited to finally launch a new featured series I’ve been pondering for a while now. I’m always on the hunt for new ways to support and promote the artists whose work I love. When we travel, we’re on the lookout for local art shows and happenings. Which led me to think, hey, you guys must be, too!

Each Thursday afternoon, I’ll be posting a round up of interesting gallery or museum shows I think you outta know about– one from each region of the country, North, South, East & West. ( FYI– sometimes North and Northwest will be interchangeable, just because. )

Here’s the very first round up–

north | Marie Watt, Receiver at Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA

south | Lily Kuonen, Playnthings, at the Crisp Ellert Museum, St. Augustine, FL

east | Jeremy Miranda, Late Winter/Early Spring at Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH

west | Jennifer JL Jones, Invisible Thread at Hunter Kirkland Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM**

Find details about each show by clicking through to the gallery or museum links above. If you check ’em out, tag me ( @artsyforager ) on Instagram with the hashtag #dontmissartsiness!

**Jennifer JL Jones’ show ends June 8th! Get there before it closes.

Image sources via the galleries & museum sites linked above.

June 5, 2014
Luscious Piles: Susan Carr

You guys know I love some thick goopy paint! These small paintings by Susan Carr may just be the densest, most luscious piles of paint I’ve ever laid my artsy eyes on.

I’m in love with the way these paths of paint wind their way up, down, and around each canvas, blending and weaving together like rainbowed tree bark. I mean, I kind of want to dip a corn chip into that goodness and eat it. But I won’t. However, I will just sit here and admire and wish I could run my fingers over all that lovely paint.

To see more work by Susan Carr, please visit her page at Saatchi Art or her representing gallery’s website.

All images via the Giampietro Gallery website.

June 5, 2014

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