August 2011 Newsletter

August 2011 -

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Price increase- In August I will be raising my prices. The new prices will represent a better reflection of the value of time spent on the artwork, and the number of pieces I am able to produce to fill upcoming shows. As always, I strive for artistic growth and quality of work. Although all prices you see advertised are new; the official date of the increase will be at the start of the Loveland Sculpture Invitational, August 12th. For those of you who have been contemplating purchase, I encourage you to contact me before that date to lock in your price.

Loveland Sculpture Invitational- One of the nation's foremost sculpture events, LSI (and Sculpture in the Park next door) are the largest assembled group of sculptors and sculpture in the United States. I am a new participant to this show, so please help me make this year a success! Scroll down to my events section for more information, and find out how to win one of three pairs of tickets to the Premier Party.

New Work

Life at the Bottom 20" x 30" Framed $4000			Life at the Bottom (detail)

Life at the Bottom - and Thoughts on Papermaking If there's one word that comes to mind about this new piece, for me it is the word 'organic.' Organic is biologic; vegetable and animal and chemical processes, rather than mineral ones. Organic is also a means of a natural process of coming together (here the term can be used in an artistic sense.) While creating the mud, I was able to take advantage of many of the specialty papers I have as part of my palette. Many of these papers are made from materials such as mango, mulberry, papyrus, and bark; some contain inclusions of leaves and flowers, and the fibers are loose and obvious. Our standard white paper is cotton or wood pulp ground, bleached, and flattened. Paper is a wonderful traditional material. As I worked the background, I contemplated the process of papermaking, and the parallels it has to the thick, gooey, mud I was representing. Little bits of organic vegetable matter litter this piece. I've even incorporated real segments of horsetails in my background.

Awards and Announcements

Society of Animal Artists I am pleased to announce that I've been juried into the Society of Animal Artists at signature level.
Quiet Reflections at Xcentricity Gallery Spring Snow took two awards at Xcentricity's July exhibition: Best of Show (Juror's Choice) Second Place (Peoples' Choice)

Upcoming Events
	Loveland Sculpture Invitational August 13th, 9:30am-6pm August 14th, 9:30am-4:30pm Lake Loveland More information Admission: Adult $5 14 and under free
			Premiere Party August 12th 4pm-8pm $25 Win Tickets
		I have three complimentary pairs of tickets for my collectors and followers. As a thank you for your support, I will be giving these tickets away in three random drawings on August 10th. Please reply to this email indicating your interest if you would like to be included in the drawing for the first pair. (I'd love to enter everyone automatically, but I want to be sure that your schedule will work that evening.) I will be contacting the winner by phone, so be sure to include your phone number. The second two pairs will be given away on my Facebook page, so please 'Like' me for more chances to win tickets to this exclusive party.