This is my first official CicadaDesign giveaway: http://blog.jensnyderphotography.com/?p=476
I'm so excited to be part of this week of awesome giveaways at Jen Snyder Photography. Please check out her amazing work and then visit her blog for more giveaway information.
Goya Contemporary is opening two new exhibitions tonight--Soledad Salame's Barcodes, Atmospheres, & Islands, and David Brown's New Works.
There is a reception tonight from 6-8pm at the gallery, which is in the Mill Centre in Hampden at 3000 Chestnut Ave in Studio 214.I am unfamiliar with David Brown's work, but I know Soledad from when I worked at Gomez Gallery at the Clipper Mill building in Woodberry. Her work is gorgeous in person--usually large scale pieces that are solar etchings or prints on aluminum (these days). It will be great to see her!
The show is up from May 12, 2010 to July 17, 2010.
David Brown, Purple Shape (corner piece), 2009.
Enamel on panel. 31" x 55"
I've been away for a while, due to personal reasons. But now I'm back!
Last Saturday, my friend Jen and I went on a photo walk with a group of photographers in Mt. Vernon. I went to her house last night for an "editing party" and we each selected two images from our walk to enter into the official contest.
Here are my entries:
As much as I wanted to, I couldn't go to the Baltimore Biz Ladies meetup at the American Visionary Art Museum last night. It was hosted by one of my favorite bloggers, Grace of design*sponge (of course, since I am constantly referencing her I might as well do it once more), as well as some local business owners and designers: Kat Feuerstein of Gilah Press + Design, and Megan & Lesley of doubledutch boutique.
However, I bring you some fabulous news: the handouts from the meetup are posted on Grace's blog! Click here to download the documents. This is great information for those of you who are thinking of starting your own craft or design business (and for those who already have!).
This weekend I am off to photograph my college roommate's wedding in West Virginia. I rented a Canon EOS 40-D (woo-hoo!) for the event so I think I am sufficiently prepared equipment-wise (although I'm nervous as heck). I'd like to give a shout-out to Service Photo in Hampden for giving me stellar customer service today when I picked up my camera. I was very impressed. Once I figure out who it was that helped me, I will post his name.
I'm going to leave you with some images from the very first wedding I ever photographed (it was a disaster--I don't want to talk about it):
Bride & Groom. Image copyright emilie kleiner 2008.
Bride & Groom. Image copyright emilie kleiner 2008.
Groom's father. Image copyright emilie kleiner 2008.
Tango Lesson. Image copyright emilie kleiner 2008.
Today's post is dedicated to inspiring local news:
First we have local illustration studio SPUR Design featured in design*sponge's "sneak peaks" blog entry. I found the post through the blog at HOW Magazine, which salutes Dave Plunkert for illustrating one of its covers in 2005. Their home is spectacular and the design is based on Joyce Hesselberth's desire to live in a tree house. I love the Navy side chairs, concrete block walls, and gorgeous upright piano.
My friend Kristin Grey is the superintendent at the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, which was written up in the Sun this weekend by architecture critic Ed Gunts. This glorious building shares one thing in common with the house built for the owners of SPUR Design: it was designed by the architecture firm Schamu Machowski Greco (SMG). Definitely take time to read about the different tenants in the building, but make sure you check out the pictures. At the end of the slide show is a photo featuring my friend Kristin. Incidentally, she is a fabulous ceramic artist and her work can be viewed here. I am a big fan of her "kitsch" line.
I regularly read the Baltimore Etsy Street Team blog, and was excited to see that Towson University professor/jeweler extraordinaire Jan Baum is curating a metalsmithing exhibit at the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art. The opening is this Friday, June 6th from 6-8pm and the show is on view until July 31st. I won't be able to attend the opening this Friday but I will definitely see the exhibit before it closes. I own a piece of jewelry by Beth Pohlman, whose work is featured in the photograph to the left. She is one of the participating artists in this show--others to note are Jenn Parnell, Megan Auman, and April Wood. I have followed Jenn Parnell's work for a few years now, and I recently had the pleasure of meeting her and Megan Auman at February's American Craft Council show. They are both deeply talented and I can't wait to see their work!
Last but not least, we have news that Havre de Grace and Annapolis have been designated as arts and entertainment districts. The Baltimore Business Journal reports that the Maryland State Arts Council added these two cities to the list last week, which leaves the total number of A&E districts in Maryland at seventeen! I was in Havre de Grace this Sunday and took this photo of the light house. I'm sure it's the same photo that every other tourist has taken, but at least you can see one of the city's claims to fame. If you go, check out the Tidewater Grille. They have great tilapia dishes!
