Printing Workshop this weekend!

OK y’all! There are still a few slots open for my screen printing workshop this Saturday if you’re looking for a cozy way to spend a rainy Saturday in W-S. The class is this Saturday, 05/21, from 10:00 AM – 03:30 PM. We’ll be covering printing techniques including painting with screen blockers (like the image above), and if we have some extra time we’ll do a paper-cut print or two. It’s always a messy-good time, so come on down if you’d like to play with us.

The next Sawtooth Workshop after this is Friday 09/30/16, and you can sign up for it now if you’re a plan-ahead type like me.

I’ve just wrapped up a big illustration project that will be coming out in early June, I believe. This one’s for Wake Forest Magazine. Very excited about it. If you follow me on instagram, you’ve seen some sneak peeks.

Still working on storage and organization in the new studio space (putting the finishing touches on some custom-built under-stairs storage-yass!) and updating my design and artwork websites in an attempt to move beyond the current shoeless-cobblers-children scenario (it plagues us all, doesn’t it?).

Also sketching Art*O*Mat “Hankie Pankie” limited edition Collapsible Fine Art Prints for a new Things That Make Me Cry series, coming soon. (Wow, I just found this amazing photo on the Baltimore Sun when I googled to find some of my flickr pics of Hankies to share.) Stay tuned for some work-in-progress hankies drawings! 

 

 

Gratitude: Cozy Nests and Winning the Cake Walk

Cozy nests, Fine craftsmanship

Blue, blue sky after a week of rain

Savoring Summer down to the last drip

Starry-eyed hugs = a beter meme; A friend’s reframing

The lovely flotsam and gypsum of Fall

Lunch at a table instead of a desk; Old-school veggie plate just a stroll away; Cheese on my broccoli

Life Under Construction, New Exhibit Announcement

A few days left and a few slots still open for my Taste of Art Screenprinting Workshop at The Sawtooth School Friday, June 19th. Sign up! It’s just $35 / 2 Hours and you’ll go home with your own beautiful print in hand!

Upcoming: I’m participating in an invitation exhibit at Tory Casey’s Smalltown Gallery in Elkin, NC this August. Show opens July 31st. I’m working on several new larger-scale banners for this show and will also be showing a variety of prints on paper.  Tory opened Smalltown this April. Located at 227 W Main Street near Fiddles Pub, drop in on Fridays and Saturdays to explore a variety of art from North Carolina artists, including Tory Casey. It’s a great place to stop before you head out to dinner downtown. Hours are noon till 8pm. Opening reception July 31st, 2015 5-9 pm.

Meantime, the Wonderful-Studio/Basement-Rehab-Project-That-Never-Ends continues with lots of paint, caulk, and elbow grease. The electricians are set to come Thursday to wire lighting and additional outlets for my trusty powerwasher and all the other fun tools that take juice. The garden is in full swing with squash already filling up the counter and lots of green tomatoes taunting us with dreams of the juicy red sandwiches of summer. The first sunflower opened last week, so even if the calendar says otherwise—it’s summer now!

And Now Showing: If you’re out and about in High Point NC, stop by TAG and check out the wonderful exhibits up now, including my Stitched Stuttered and Screened – Recent works by Woodie Anderson on exhibit in the main gallery. Honored to be in good company. All exhibits will remain on view until August 21, 2015. Theatre Art Galleries is located in downtown High Point at 220 E. Commerce Ave. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 12:00-5:00 p.m. For more information contact the TAG office at 336-887-2137 or visit www.tagart.org.

Gratitude: Peonies on the Nightstand, Red Dirt Ruts, and Playing with Fire.

Peonies on the nightstand

Crouching down in the quiet morning time, with a hint of warm and the dew melting

Getting things untangled. Again.

A bird planted this for me.

Sunbathing; Coming back to awareness face-to-face with a sun-bleached slab of wood.

Sometimes the best solution is to pull it up by the roots.

Finding funny faces…

And that’s a wrap!

This morning I un-installed my “Flags” exhibit at Salem to make way for the May Salem College Class of 2015 Senior Thesis Exhibit, opening this Friday, May 1st at 6pm. It promises to be interesting, so check it out if you can!

Several banners rolled up and ready to travel.

Inspiration for more work: the way different pieces layered as I packed up the show was interesting. I loved the contrast in the intersecting pieces.

 

It was such an honor to be in such great company this past month, but it’s always a little sad, or at least bitter-sweet, to strike an exhibit. Of course, we have to have endings to have beginnings.

Looking ahead, there are several upcoming shows I’m excited about. This next few months,  I’ll be working towards a High Point exhibit in June at TAG curated by Tom Paterson as well as a show expanding my Diversity Masks print series at Camino Bakery in August.  I’m planning to translate the new Diversity prints into an ART-O-MAT Hankie Pankie series as well. Time to roll up my sleeves and dig in!

In the news: Artist Profile: Printmaker’s work leads to unexpected places

Kathy Norcross Watts wrote a Winston-Salem Journal profile piece on my work that’s in the paper today covering a bit of my process and thoughts on a creative life. Here’s a little excerpt from the profile:

Q: How have you evolved as an artist?
Answer: Earlier in my life as an artist I was more concerned with proving skill and technical proficiency. I find that emotion and focus are more important in my work now. I’m more process and concept driven, and I want to experiment and push myself. That’s how real discovery happens.

Q: What is your biggest challenge?
Answer: Maintaining authenticity and allowing myself to be honest in my art process is a challenge. Our instincts are to protect ourselves, hiding our vulnerabilities, but the kind of art that truly reaches people requires letting go of that.

It was a please to talk with Kathy about my work and I hope there’s something in what I shared to inspire others. The Flags of Our Mothers: Prints on paper and fabrics by Woodie Anderson exhibit will be on display at the Elberson Fine Arts Center, Salem College Through April 26th.

Gratitude: Abandoned Streamers in the Park and Knowing Where the Candles are When the Lights Go Out.

Abandoned streamers in the park

Patching up the holes in the floor; Sweeping out the corners

tearing out the bad pages; Starting fresh; We don’t have to keep it all.

Gratitude: Broken Things Fixed and Two Kinds of Pie

Broken things fixed.

Comfort food; Finally trying out “that new place”, even if it’s no longer new.

Time for the best shopping event of the season!

I’ll be at Krankies Coffee Craft Fair today and tomorrow with tiki towels, hand-cloths , onesies, cards, HankiePankie hankies, NEW prints and more! As always, if you see something you like and can’t make it to the event, you can email me and I’ll hook you up!

Krankies Craft Fair
Friday: Dec 12 at 5:00 pm -10 pm
Saturday: Dec 13 at 9 am – 2:00 pm

Krankies Coffee
211 East Third St
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101

Remember to take breaks and feed your soul, y’all.

During this busy time of year, remember to take breaks and feed your soul, folks! I snuck out yesterday to take in the Art on Paper exhibit at Weatherspoon Art Museum (SEE IT before it closes on the 14th if you can!), fill up on delicious Korean grub at Dasarang Korean Restaurant (SO GOOD! 4929 W Market St, Greensboro, NC) and stock up on goodies from Gmart. Now, I gotta put my head down and dig in to work today to make up for it, but it’s so nice to reenergize with great art and yummy food. 

In Winston this week? Friday at the Winston Gallery Hop, stop by Inter_Section Gallery and check out our  “Amalgamated Transmutations: Ooze & Instinct” exhibit. We’ve also added some inexpensive and easily giftable items, so you can do some holiday shopping AND take in some great art.

We’ve added Cards, prints and smaller scale artworks to the show for December—perfect for gifts!