Monica Cook

There is a great article about Monica Cook and her exquisite paintings in Webesteem Magazine online. Click on any of the images to view the entire work. Above is a favorite piece of mine of Monica's that appeared on the Swan Coach House Gallery promotion for a group show she was in a few years ago. I remember picking something up from her old Savannah studio one day and was lucky enough to see this in person. I remember the colors were incredible and the figure luminous! I have carried around this image from studio to studio since. I apologize I don't know the title of the piece or the show and this poor scan doesn't do it justice! Monica's work can also be found on ArtLink at Sotheby's, NYFA Interactive, as well as her latest series, Pee-Girls now showing at Tag Art Gallery. Monica now lives and works in NYC.

The Coo-Coo Bird

Sorry about the lack of posts! I'm on a little break until wednesday. Here's a photo of one of my favorite paintings from the past. It is featured in SCAD President, Paula Wallace's book, A House in the South.

What was I thinking?

These should already be in the mail!! Having trouble with alignment.
They are all a little crooked! Oh, well! Its the thought that counts, right?

Home works

I've put four new works on my etsy site. They are a series called, "The Little Things Add Up". They look really great together but I'm selling them individually. I reused some old panels of artwork that I never quite finished or didn't like-so these "new" pieces have an authentic "shabby" appearance. Take a looksee...

Someday...

I'll have a little shop like this.

R. Wood Studio

Supposedly, I may regret this later in life but I've decided to forgo the traditional wedding registry for fine china. I'm just not that kinda girl and my fiance is ok with that! Luckily, R. Woods Studio has a wedding registry online for their handmade ceramic wares. They are a rare outfit of studio potters in Athens, Georgia, led by founding artist, Rebecca Wood. Visit her amazing website rwoodstudio.com to see all the studio has to offer. She has created a kind of online magazine filled with inspiring images and recipes for artful living. I love the homespun wedding they feature. Its filled with flowers grown right there at the studio and, of course, lots of their colorful pottery!

Katherine Sandoz

"tybee two"
36" x 24"
oil & oil bar on canvas

hat & "bags"
18" x 18"
mixed media

"corn dogs"
36" x 24"
oil & oil bar on canvas

Wow. I just found Katherine's blog and read the entire thing from stem to stern. An incredible read! I haven't seen her in month's and thanks to blog I've caught up with a ton of lost time! Katherine is one of the most interesting women I know. She's a talented painter, illustrator, keen social observer, wordsmith, interior decorator (see her painting porch on her blog!), art critic, crafter, writer, and teacher. She's incredibly clever, and somehow always impeccably styled. She's an above average girl-about-town. I almost despise her for being so good. Her wickedly dry sense of humor had me at hello. She made me nervous at first because (like a real artist) she constantly records information in her sketchbook. "Why is she staring at me so hard?" Oh, right... Visit Madame Sandoz here and here. xo

Danny Mansmith

All Photos by Danny Mansmith via flickr

Danny Mansmith is a fiber artist in Chicago. I am so happy to have found him! I covet his bags, wristlets, and other wearables. What amazing shapes and materials! Here is an interview with him via Cut Out+Keep . I appreciate his thoughts here:

"I TRY TO MAKE THINGS IN AN ENVIRONMENT

OF

CONTROLLED LUNACY

don't be calm jump first ask questions later

something good comes from kinda being out of control "

(Danny Mansmith-excerpt from his blog, SCRAP)

I get in trouble for being this way outside of my art making. If you've ever been to my studio, you know I rely on creating a similar environment. I just called it organized chaos. Get lost in his flickr album here.