Art Museum Trip

949779_615476418480681_111036443_o Positano, Italy  by EmmaStern 
Acrylic "Of a Time Gone By" by Ruth K. Penn 
Porcelain Clay "Kitchen Still Life in Which an Eggshell Does It's Best Impression of Mickey Mouse" by Phil Jensen 
Oil on Panel "Temptations" by Debra Keirce
Acrylic 959345_615474611814195_517847946_o

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Art Museum Trip

949779_615476418480681_111036443_o Positano, Italy  by EmmaStern 
Acrylic "Of a Time Gone By" by Ruth K. Penn 
Porcelain Clay "Kitchen Still Life in Which an Eggshell Does It's Best Impression of Mickey Mouse" by Phil Jensen 
Oil on Panel "Temptations" by Debra Keirce
Acrylic 959345_615474611814195_517847946_o

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Art Museum Trip

949779_615476418480681_111036443_o Positano, Italy  by EmmaStern 
Acrylic "Of a Time Gone By" by Ruth K. Penn 
Porcelain Clay "Kitchen Still Life in Which an Eggshell Does It's Best Impression of Mickey Mouse" by Phil Jensen 
Oil on Panel "Temptations" by Debra Keirce
Acrylic 959345_615474611814195_517847946_o

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Art Museum Trip

949779_615476418480681_111036443_o Positano, Italy  by EmmaStern 
Acrylic "Of a Time Gone By" by Ruth K. Penn 
Porcelain Clay "Kitchen Still Life in Which an Eggshell Does It's Best Impression of Mickey Mouse" by Phil Jensen 
Oil on Panel "Temptations" by Debra Keirce
Acrylic 959345_615474611814195_517847946_o

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Art Museum Trip

949779_615476418480681_111036443_o Positano, Italy  by EmmaStern 
Acrylic "Of a Time Gone By" by Ruth K. Penn 
Porcelain Clay "Kitchen Still Life in Which an Eggshell Does It's Best Impression of Mickey Mouse" by Phil Jensen 
Oil on Panel "Temptations" by Debra Keirce
Acrylic 959345_615474611814195_517847946_o

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Art Museum Trip

949779_615476418480681_111036443_o Positano, Italy  by EmmaStern 
Acrylic "Of a Time Gone By" by Ruth K. Penn 
Porcelain Clay "Kitchen Still Life in Which an Eggshell Does It's Best Impression of Mickey Mouse" by Phil Jensen 
Oil on Panel "Temptations" by Debra Keirce
Acrylic 959345_615474611814195_517847946_o

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Art Museum Trip

949779_615476418480681_111036443_o Positano, Italy  by EmmaStern 
Acrylic "Of a Time Gone By" by Ruth K. Penn 
Porcelain Clay "Kitchen Still Life in Which an Eggshell Does It's Best Impression of Mickey Mouse" by Phil Jensen 
Oil on Panel "Temptations" by Debra Keirce
Acrylic 959345_615474611814195_517847946_o

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Art Museum Trip

949779_615476418480681_111036443_o Positano, Italy  by EmmaStern 
Acrylic "Of a Time Gone By" by Ruth K. Penn 
Porcelain Clay "Kitchen Still Life in Which an Eggshell Does It's Best Impression of Mickey Mouse" by Phil Jensen 
Oil on Panel "Temptations" by Debra Keirce
Acrylic 959345_615474611814195_517847946_o

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Art Museum Trip

949779_615476418480681_111036443_o Positano, Italy  by EmmaStern 
Acrylic "Of a Time Gone By" by Ruth K. Penn 
Porcelain Clay "Kitchen Still Life in Which an Eggshell Does It's Best Impression of Mickey Mouse" by Phil Jensen 
Oil on Panel "Temptations" by Debra Keirce
Acrylic 959345_615474611814195_517847946_o

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Box #3 Process

For my third assemblage, I am focusing on the front porch. I started with the idea of a bench. There was this blue bench/porch swing on my front porch when I was growing up that I kept thinking of when I was brainstorming for this project. I found this weird wooden thing at Goodwill and thought that if I cut it up and rearranged it I could turn it into a porch bench. So I sawed off various parts and reglued things in different places and painted it blue and it magically turned into this memory I have of my childhood. I honestly spent way too much time on this one component of my assemblage, but I felt that it was the most important part.

The other thing I wanted to include was coffee. I always remember my dad drinking coffee on the front porch and I find myself doing it now. There is just something special about enjoying a hot beverage on your porch on a cool morning. The thought of it makes me feel nostalgic instantly. I found a couple of ways to incorporate coffee beans and grounds into the box.

Another thing I remember distinctly about my childhood porch is that it was always cluttered with random junk and I tried to recreate this look a little bit in this box. I was also inspired by Joseph Cornell’s work to create distinct sections within the assemblage. I got help from my mom and used old scrap wood to create a sectioned look similar to many of Cornell’s pieces. Like this one-

 

 

 

 

 

 

The other part of the process was the photographs. I set up a tripod and took self-portraits on the porch and I also printed using old negatives that show my actual childhood porch.

This box is a little more simplistic than my last two, but I hope the sentiment comes across well. I’m interested to hear what people think about it during critique next week.