PoppyRow

Okay so I think I have this cold finally beat. It took dozens of Sudafed, and even more aspirin, gallons of hot maple cream tea, but today I have only blown my nose a half-dozen times, and I don’t think I’ve even sneezed once. Just in time too, in the wake of some lovely spring weather that we are always desperate for come the end of March here in upstate NY. But, I am sure you have heard enough of my upper respiratory ailments!

As promised, Part Two: Get the Word Out, otherwise known as Invites. I personally like to make up postcards for this type of event. They are cheaply mailed, easily handed out to businesses to put on sales counters, and allow the opportunity to showcase one or more pieces of your work on the front of the card. This becomes a sort of souvenir for many people who know you and come to your show. And the great thing is that it’s very easy to do!

The first thing to do is get at least one image of your work. (more…)

I said a few days ago we’d continue the studio show topic. I planned to get to it earlier, but I’ve had a horrible head cold and have been in bed for almost 3 full days! Talk about feeling completely uninspired for anything but hot tea and soft tissues. I started thinking of a project, actually, something with tea-dyed paper. I am not sure yet. It’d be fun to “assign” poppyrow projects, and post the resulting artwork, say, a month later. I am thinking on the fly here, and I realize its off-topic. Sorry!

Okay, back to the studio show. We’ll go over a basic outline, from step one up to opening night. So here goes with Part One of this series: Preliminaries. (more…)

Do you have a studio? If so, the opportunity exists for you to reach out to the community with your work on your own turf. You obviously don’t need to jury yourself in to your own show, so you have no worries about competition or deadlines. (more…)

Today I am going to ramble, I think. I work part-time at a hospital in the registrar department, and I’ve starting doing overnight shifts. It works well with my family’s schedule since I have a six year-old, and my husband works full-time, but I am TIRED! (more…)

18th Annual Juried Competition call for entries — Viridian Artists, Inc. announces a call to artists for the 18th Annual Juried Competition. The exhibit takes place July 9 - 27, 2007 in New York, NY. Awards: Cash Prizes, Group Exhibition, Continuous Slide Screening for Runners-Up. Open to U.S. artists working in 2D & 3D media. Juror: Charlotta Kotik, Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum, NYC. Deadline: April 13, 2007. $25/3 entries, $5 each additional. For prospectus send SASE to: Viridian Artists @ Chelsea, 530 W. 25th Street, New York, NY 10001. Visit www.viridianartists.com for more information. Questions? Contact the Director at info@viridianartists.com or 212-414-4040.

The two things sure to happen at some time in your life are death and taxes. We can discuss the former at another time, but taxes are around the corner. I’ve finished mine this morning, and it was a headache as usual.