these prints are from the lovely Flora Douville who is unfortunately closing up her shop. if you'd like to get some of her prints, she has a storewide sale going on until 7th May - you can find her etsy shop here.
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Monday, March 19, 2012
Friday, November 12, 2010
The Adornment Show is tonight!!
i'm running around today with butterflies in my stomach, but it's all good. i'm looking forward to seeing many of you at the show tonight. i'll try to take some photos, but i'm guessing if anyone takes them, it'll be Phil. ok, off to put Cordelia down for a nap - hopefully it'll be a good one so she won't be cranky and fussy tonight. :)
Monday, November 8, 2010
This Week
i've been so busy, i haven't taken any film photos lately. i think it will have to wait until after this friday. so, i was running around at the end of last week, picking up my paintings from the frame shop and picking up my prints from the print shop. this week, i'll have to get the paintings hung, prints packaged, and try to keep our daily life going. Claire's 4th birthday is at the end of the week - i have been neglecting birthday celebrations. that too will have to wait until after friday!
but it's going to be fabulously warm this week and that makes me happy! what a treat we've been having with this great fall weather. if the snow holds until december, we may even get to see my parents here for Thanksgiving - since they aren't used to driving in the snow from having lived in Kenya for so long, they don't leave the house much in the winter. :)
happy monday, everyone! i'll leave you with this photo from a couple of weeks ago.
but it's going to be fabulously warm this week and that makes me happy! what a treat we've been having with this great fall weather. if the snow holds until december, we may even get to see my parents here for Thanksgiving - since they aren't used to driving in the snow from having lived in Kenya for so long, they don't leave the house much in the winter. :)
happy monday, everyone! i'll leave you with this photo from a couple of weeks ago.
Friday, October 29, 2010
The Adornment Show paintings
here are 4 paintings i will be showing at the show. i wanted to let you know that i will also have 8 x 10 inch prints available for these paintings. the prints are high quality giclee prints on heavy weight, archival, 100% cotton rag paper. i'm really excited about the prints as i've never made prints of my paintings before. they look really good and have picked up all the details from the originals. of course, the watermarks won't be on the originals or the prints.
Edit: if you are interested in purchasing prints, please let me know. i may have them available online if there is enough interest. thanks!!
Girl in Red, No. 1
Girl in Red, No. 2
Girl in Red, No. 3
Girl in Red, No. 4
Edit: if you are interested in purchasing prints, please let me know. i may have them available online if there is enough interest. thanks!!
Girl in Red, No. 1
Girl in Red, No. 3
The Adornment Show
hello, everyone, i hope you had a good week and are looking forward to the Halloween weekend like we are. :) and on that happy note, i want to invite you to The Adornment Show. if you are in town, please do join us - i think it's going to be lots of fun!! in case you are wondering, i'm listed as S.L. Kim on the invite. i will post photos of a few of my paintings that i will be showing.
The Adornment Show
November 12th, 2010
at Winnebago Studios
from 5-9pm
2036 Winnebago Street
Madison, WI 53704
The Adornment Show
November 12th, 2010
at Winnebago Studios
from 5-9pm
2036 Winnebago Street
Madison, WI 53704
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
on art + books
what a busy weekend we had! but so enriching in many ways, so let me share. and a reminder to me of why i love Madison so much. i just wish i had more energy to go out every time there's something going on!!
considering that i am usually in my pajamas by 7 pm, it was quite a feat that we were out late on friday night, way past everyone's threshold, for Gallery Night. we hit just one spot (i don't think i could have handled any more), Winnebago Studio, where my friend Rachelle has her studio, along with many other artists. there will be more about this great space later as i will be participating in an art show there that Rachelle is putting on for November. it's always such an inspiration to visit other artists' studio spaces and to see the works they are creating. there was great live music too. when the kids started to complain of hunger, we went out to eat dinner with some friends. apart from almost setting the restaurant on fire, we did pretty well. :) (one of the napkins landed on top of the candle and we had no idea until a hole had burned through!)
then on saturday, i attended one of the readings at the Wisconsin Book Festival. it was Ngugi wa Thiongo and his son, Mukoma wa Ngugi. unfortunately, Cordelia did NOT sleep through the talk, but she did very very well and sat through most of it. i had to slip out about 10 minutes before it ended, but i got to buy two books and was almost at the front of the queue waiting to get my books signed. the two writers loved Cordelia and couldn't get enough of her. :) the reading sparked my memory and imagination. it felt good to hear writings about Kenya, so different from my mine, yet the same. i am really looking forward to reading these books: Ngugi wa Thiongo's Dreams in a Time of War
, and Mukoma wa Ngugi's Nairobi Heat
.
i promise to have more photos posted this week. i dropped off some rolls of film so i should be getting them back soon.
considering that i am usually in my pajamas by 7 pm, it was quite a feat that we were out late on friday night, way past everyone's threshold, for Gallery Night. we hit just one spot (i don't think i could have handled any more), Winnebago Studio, where my friend Rachelle has her studio, along with many other artists. there will be more about this great space later as i will be participating in an art show there that Rachelle is putting on for November. it's always such an inspiration to visit other artists' studio spaces and to see the works they are creating. there was great live music too. when the kids started to complain of hunger, we went out to eat dinner with some friends. apart from almost setting the restaurant on fire, we did pretty well. :) (one of the napkins landed on top of the candle and we had no idea until a hole had burned through!)
then on saturday, i attended one of the readings at the Wisconsin Book Festival. it was Ngugi wa Thiongo and his son, Mukoma wa Ngugi. unfortunately, Cordelia did NOT sleep through the talk, but she did very very well and sat through most of it. i had to slip out about 10 minutes before it ended, but i got to buy two books and was almost at the front of the queue waiting to get my books signed. the two writers loved Cordelia and couldn't get enough of her. :) the reading sparked my memory and imagination. it felt good to hear writings about Kenya, so different from my mine, yet the same. i am really looking forward to reading these books: Ngugi wa Thiongo's Dreams in a Time of War
, and Mukoma wa Ngugi's Nairobi Heat.i promise to have more photos posted this week. i dropped off some rolls of film so i should be getting them back soon.
Friday, July 3, 2009
A Day with Gaudi
we started the day by going to Parc Guell. my poor girls. actually, my poor arms. i pushed Claire uphill all the way up to the park in 90 degree heat. but it was all worth it. it was worth it to buy the girls popsicles just so they'd be distracted from the heat. it was worth the endless, are we there yet?? i'd seen pictures of Parc Guell, but they couldn't quite convey the magical quality of the place. if you took away the heat and all the tourists (us included) :) Parc Guell seemed like a place for fairies and nymphs. how did Gaudi do it?
when i explained to Skye how Gaudi used broken tiles to create his mosaics, she felt quite inspired. i told her she could do the same thing, just substitute tiles for paper. i think we have an art project to do when we get back home!
while i was busy admiring Gaudi's work and taking pictures of the beauty around us, others were busy taking pictures of Claire. yes, she upstaged Gaudi! a mother with 3 teenage daughters thought she was the cutest thing and asked me permission to take pictures of Claire as she was pushing her stroller with her bear strapped in.
Gaudi's pink house in the background
in the afternoon, Phil and i went to the Sagrada Familia. i was truly impressed by some of the unexpected ways Gaudi chose to portray some of the very familiar and traditional aspects of cathedrals. first, as we entered through the Passion facade, i was struck by the cross of Christ sticking out horizontally from the facade, instead of hanging vertically. and then inside, the numbers of columns were dazzling, despite the ongoing construction. a placard explained that Gaudi was inspired by trees when he conceived of the design for the columns. he wanted people to feel like they were sitting in a forest. i couldn't imagine a better setting than sitting under trees for worship.
the cross of Christ hangs out horizontally
columns inspired by trees
while at Sagrada Familia, i was glad we didn't have our kids with us. there were several families there and all the kids were whining and complaining about the heat. i couldn't blame them. of what interest is Gaudi to them? :) my kids were with our sitter again. the other day, we went out in search of a playground for Skye and Claire and instead discovered something we have been calling "the water park." it is where the locals with kids hang out. we almost missed it - the entrance is a dark corridor in the middle of a block that opens up onto a courtyard surrounded by tall apartment buildings. this courtyard has a wading pool surrounded by sand. the girls had a great time jumping into the water and playing with the sand. Claire was so upset when we had to leave. i had to remind her she would return with our sitter. so that was where they were while Phil and i took off to catch some sights. :)
after Sagrada Familia, we headed over to Barrio Gotic. we saw sections of the old Roman wall. i was also hoping to wander around, looking for the bookstore from Carlos Ruiz Zafon's books, but unfortunately, we haven't discovered it yet. we found Carrer de Santa Ana which could be the Calle de Santa Ana from "The Shadow of the Wind", but alas, no bookstore.
when i explained to Skye how Gaudi used broken tiles to create his mosaics, she felt quite inspired. i told her she could do the same thing, just substitute tiles for paper. i think we have an art project to do when we get back home!
while i was busy admiring Gaudi's work and taking pictures of the beauty around us, others were busy taking pictures of Claire. yes, she upstaged Gaudi! a mother with 3 teenage daughters thought she was the cutest thing and asked me permission to take pictures of Claire as she was pushing her stroller with her bear strapped in.
Gaudi's pink house in the background
in the afternoon, Phil and i went to the Sagrada Familia. i was truly impressed by some of the unexpected ways Gaudi chose to portray some of the very familiar and traditional aspects of cathedrals. first, as we entered through the Passion facade, i was struck by the cross of Christ sticking out horizontally from the facade, instead of hanging vertically. and then inside, the numbers of columns were dazzling, despite the ongoing construction. a placard explained that Gaudi was inspired by trees when he conceived of the design for the columns. he wanted people to feel like they were sitting in a forest. i couldn't imagine a better setting than sitting under trees for worship.
the cross of Christ hangs out horizontally
columns inspired by trees
while at Sagrada Familia, i was glad we didn't have our kids with us. there were several families there and all the kids were whining and complaining about the heat. i couldn't blame them. of what interest is Gaudi to them? :) my kids were with our sitter again. the other day, we went out in search of a playground for Skye and Claire and instead discovered something we have been calling "the water park." it is where the locals with kids hang out. we almost missed it - the entrance is a dark corridor in the middle of a block that opens up onto a courtyard surrounded by tall apartment buildings. this courtyard has a wading pool surrounded by sand. the girls had a great time jumping into the water and playing with the sand. Claire was so upset when we had to leave. i had to remind her she would return with our sitter. so that was where they were while Phil and i took off to catch some sights. :)
after Sagrada Familia, we headed over to Barrio Gotic. we saw sections of the old Roman wall. i was also hoping to wander around, looking for the bookstore from Carlos Ruiz Zafon's books, but unfortunately, we haven't discovered it yet. we found Carrer de Santa Ana which could be the Calle de Santa Ana from "The Shadow of the Wind", but alas, no bookstore.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Andy Goldsworthy
watched a great documentary on Andy Goldsworthy, Rivers and Tides. it was visually stunning and really inspiring. here are some clips of the documentary from YouTube: first, second. what i love about Goldsworthy is that all his works are temporal. he is an artist that is all about the process and all about the change that time and environment brings to the work. it was great to listen to him talk about his art.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
A Good Day
today was a delightful day. Phil and i looked at each other and asked, when was the last time we had such a good day? we couldn't remember! isn't that awful? but then, it was so pleasant, it was a gift. Claire took an unbelievable 2 and a half hour nap. Skye played happily. it was raining outside, but we were cozy inside, drinking hot apple cider and doing puzzles, wrestling, making risotto and brownies for dinner and folding the laundry. i know, it sounds really boring, but it was such a calm and relaxing day. i don't know when we'll have such another!
yesterday was U of Wisconsin's Arts Night Out, an annual event at the university. it's an evening when the different departments in the arts at the university open themselves to the student body and to the general public. there are lots of art exhibits, concerts and workshops. most are geared for adults, but there were a couple of events that were family friendly. we ended up at the metal works studio in the art department where people/kids were allowed to carve their own designs onto cuttlefish bones and then students of metal works melted pewter, poured it into the designs and then you ended up with a pendant. Skye and i carved a star onto our cuttlefish bone. it was great fun watching them melt the pewter over a plate of hot coal and then pour it onto our design. then a student filed down our star for us, put a hole in the middle and threaded it onto a ribbon. i'm not sure what Skye thought of the whole event. to Skye, making art is painting, drawing, cutting, pasting. this was completely beyond her ideas. but i think she is fond of the star pendant. she hangs it in a special place. as for me, it was fun to be back in an environment that reminded me so much of my days at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. one of my friends asked me if it was inspiring. i think it made me wistful, more than anything. it made me itch to make stuff, to create. and that requires time. i'm still hoping there will come a day when i can go back to doing the things i love. as for now, i was happy to show Skye a glimpse of that world and perhaps it's been tucked away in her brain to resurface later in her life when she's ready for something like metal works.
yesterday was U of Wisconsin's Arts Night Out, an annual event at the university. it's an evening when the different departments in the arts at the university open themselves to the student body and to the general public. there are lots of art exhibits, concerts and workshops. most are geared for adults, but there were a couple of events that were family friendly. we ended up at the metal works studio in the art department where people/kids were allowed to carve their own designs onto cuttlefish bones and then students of metal works melted pewter, poured it into the designs and then you ended up with a pendant. Skye and i carved a star onto our cuttlefish bone. it was great fun watching them melt the pewter over a plate of hot coal and then pour it onto our design. then a student filed down our star for us, put a hole in the middle and threaded it onto a ribbon. i'm not sure what Skye thought of the whole event. to Skye, making art is painting, drawing, cutting, pasting. this was completely beyond her ideas. but i think she is fond of the star pendant. she hangs it in a special place. as for me, it was fun to be back in an environment that reminded me so much of my days at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. one of my friends asked me if it was inspiring. i think it made me wistful, more than anything. it made me itch to make stuff, to create. and that requires time. i'm still hoping there will come a day when i can go back to doing the things i love. as for now, i was happy to show Skye a glimpse of that world and perhaps it's been tucked away in her brain to resurface later in her life when she's ready for something like metal works.
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