slightly wonky

Last night, I attended the opening reception for a short “pop-up” drawing show in the South End.  I have four drawings on exhibit, along with the works of many UBER TALENTED Boston artists:  Chuck Holtzman, Sandra Allen, Barbara Grad, Linda Etcoff, Eugene Dorgan, Summer Wheat, and Conley Harris.  Please check out all of their websites…the work is gorgeous.  The show is curated by Conley Harris, and held in his studio space in the South End.  I was SO thrilled to be included.  These are really some of the top artists in Boston, so it was fantastic to see their work and to meet some of them.  The show is open today (11/14) and tomorrow (11/15) from 11am to 5pm at 1140 Washington Street, Boston, 3rd floor.  Go see it!

These are thumbnails of the work of Eugene Dorgan, Sandra Allen, Conley Harris, and myself.  Dorgan does breathtaking charcoal portraits that are moody and compelling.  Allen is a graphite pencil virtuoso who draws with otherworldly beauty, sensitivity, and scale.  Harris’s rich and layered drawings seamlessly meld remnants of photography with layers of gouache to create fantastic “Nature Morte” works.

I’m SO sorry that I don’t have any pictures!!!! I forgot my ipod, which is what I typically use for photos.  SIGH.  At least I made it out of the house properly dressed, and not in pajamas.  It’s tough being a suburban mom.

My other big achievement since I last posted is that I MADE A COAT.  No joke!  Here it is:

It’s wool, so it’s pretty warm.  I started it with a pattern, but then the pattern was so bizarre…I had to make numerous modifications.  It’s cute, right????  I even added the collar, which it didn’t have originally.  Here is the inside:

Okay…THAT, I love.

In addition to this coat, I also made a couple of little pouches as gifts for some friends:

The coffee cup sketch is actually a screen print onto some printed fabric.

I do all of this stuff, and then I wonder why my house is a mess.  Well, it’s messy because: a. I’m messy, and b. I dislike housekeeping.  Simple!  I also have enough stuff to fit into a house that is approximately double the size of the one that I am actually living in.  My son is equally messy, which is clearly a sign that I am being an awful role model YET AGAIN.  Luckily…my husband is pretty neat, or else we’d be in serious trouble.  Why does my son seem to pick up my worst qualities?  He’s messy, he can be grouchy/short tempered, and he scowls a lot.  Hmm.  At least he doesn’t have frizzy hair…yet.

If anyone out there is a “neat person”, I would greatly appreciate an “intervention” at my house to teach me how to be a neater person.  If it involves throwing out any art supplies, fabric, or yarn…then, I’m afraid that you’ll have to leave.  Feel free to take away the vacuum and my pots and pans…but leave the mohair yarn and fabric paint, thankyouverymuch.

I’m just going to rearrange some piles now so that I can get some work done…don’t mind me…