paper marbeling, marbled paper, turkish paper = EBRU
We came across a fantastic article from World Bulletin explaining the origins and the method of creating EBRU or Turkish Paper (we know it as marbled paper or paper marbeling). The link is here.
university of washington allen library
The Allen Library has an amazing collection of book arts which includes over 14,000 examples of historical and modern aspects of the physical book. We just love this one for inspiration.
Image Shown: Sande Wascher-James, How Long? Renton, WA, 1994. Silkscreen and color photocopy printed
the soundry’s grand opening
Vienna’s The Soundry is moving its Grand(er) Opening Party to Saturday December 13th. It will be a jolly time and artists will have items at the show that will make unique and wonderful holiday gifts. They will also have plenty of good food, drinks, and even a few surprises.
capitol hill art league – wraps it up!
The Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL), a program of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW), features small, original works at its popular, annual show, “Wrap It Up” which opens with a reception for the public. The unjuried show features works by CHAL members who submit five pieces of ready-to-hang small works. Three pieces are hung for the opening and as the pieces sell, the two pieces in reserve replace sold works. Artists receive a 90% commission on the sales. “Wrap It Up” exudes a shiny, fun spirit as shoppers eagerly purchase bargain, quality art and announce “wrap it up.”
sidney lawrence ink cities @ district fine arts
We could not have been more excited to receive Todd Savitch’s press release about Sidney Lawrence’s Ink Cities Book Signing where Lawrence will provide personalized inscriptions and sketches for his new 200-edition artist’s book.
Inspired by pocket-sized sketchbooks artists often carry while traveling, the 32-page, spiral-bound publication ($26) presents Lawrence’s highly detailed, often fantasy-laden drawings of 24 cities from around the world-DC, Shanghai, Fez, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen and Sydney, to name a few—with a handwritten fact, anecdote or impression to accompany each image. Ink drawings, Lawrence says, are “my Ouija Board for capturing a city’s buzz and sense of adventure.”
Ink Cities is meant to appeal to all ages, Lawrence stresses. “At the end, readers may use their own words and images to portray their favorite cities on five blank pages,” he says. The reproduced drawings date from 1987 to 2008; several are in local and national collections. Ink Cities appears as part of Lawrence’s current show at DFA of paintings, reliefs and works on paper (Nov. 15, 2008 to Jan. 17, 2009), and is much appreciated after all the photography we will have seen during DC Fotoweek. Lawrence has exhibited in the DC area since the early 1980s and also in California and Massachusetts.
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Shauna Lee Lange July 2009
Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory is the very first woman-veteran owned, full-service arts advisory and design studio firm in the Commonwealth of Virginia. We serve artists, gallerists, museums and arts organizations with exceptional insight, quality and vision.
Since 2006, we’ve been working within the international art market with a concentration on the unique range and diversity of art within the metropolitan Washington DC and mid-Atlantic region.
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Our firm contains both an architectural business arm and a creative arts arm. I am a self-taught, late-emergent artist working on paper in thematic collage, art journals, visual diaries, sketchbooks, and paper & book arts. Co-founder and husband Alex is a highly trained conventional architect with a portfolio of international large-scale projects. We often work through public and installation art and we continually study the art market, art submissions & competitions, art trends, art and the Internet, and art regionalization issues.
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