Heading east for a foto filled weekend...

It is spring break and the whole family is NYC bound for AIPAD this weekend. Looking forward to taking in as much work as I can while enjoying family visits and birthday celebrations!

Nungesser Elephant, 2010 by Colleen Plumb

 Lucky for us it is also the opening of Colleen Plumb's - Animals are Outside Today - solo exhibition at Jen Bekman.  OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, March 18th from 6-8p.m.


I am very excited for Colleen who has been working relentlessly on this project. The first time I saw Colleen's work in Chicago's City Gallery Historic Water Tower in 2009 I was taken by how lush her prints were. Now we are all eager to see the beautiful prints as well as a sneak peak at her new book by Radius Books.

Rainbow over Queens

Lovely day in the city. Met 8 artists (Justine is one of them)
participating in the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC). It was a full day of studio visits with photography students (undergrad and grad) from Syracuse University led by Doug Dubois.  I was fortunate to tag along with the group and hear from each artist about their work and experience navigating their careers.  It was a good day and I have many pictures of the artists to post... stay tuned. 

Janine Antoni

Saw a lot of work in Chelsea today. Most memorable was this piece by
Janine Antoni. It is beautifully rendered at an enormous scale. At
once it referenced work by Frida Kahlo and Laurie Simmons as well as
images of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A portrait of the contemporary woman/
mother/ lover/ feminist marytr?

heading east ...

for a few days.
To do:

1. finish grading papers.
2. finish critiques for the week
3. pack
4. fly
5. play
6. see
7. eat
8. play
9. look
10. listen
11. fly

I look forward to seeing friends and seeing as many shows as possible.
I will be in NYC Oct 9-12, lets grab a drink if you're around too!

rochester to new york city...

by way of Amtrak. The train was a pleasant experience with a beautiful vista of the Hudson River for the first 5 hours then news of the delay spread and the energy on the crowded cars grew more anxious.


theanyspacewhatever show at the Guggenheim was a treat as well as seeing the Catherine Opie show before it closed.



Justine and I had a great time catching up during the short weekend visit. See her new G10 - yes I had camera envy. Justine just launched her website - check it out here.

Heather Hambrecht of (h(om)e) was my travel companion last weekend. It was great to have a friend along every step of the way. She too had business in New York - fabric shopping and meetings with boutiques.

My first trip to Mood Fabrics. It was amazing watching heather shop - I had no idea what I was looking at but she was specific, speedy and decisive in her buying.


Home again, Home again. Back to the chilly Wisconsin tundra and the 6 inches of snow...