Posted by Nancy Tobin on Jun 23, 2009 in
Interviews,
Profiles
Susan Napack's studio is a delight everywhere you look!
This week I visited with artist Susan Napack in my West of Chelsea feature for The New York Times Local.
The first time I ever saw Susan’s work was at an opening for a show she had at The Dancing Goat — local cafe and performance space. The “Goat” is now defunct, but Susan’s work left a lasting impression.
Susan describes her work as “an offbeat examination of found objects and nature culled from these collections — including hundreds of wishbones — which have supplied material for sculpture, digitally enhanced photographs, drawings and paintings.”
I would descibe them as pure magic!
Tags: art, New York Times, Susan Napack, The Dancing Goat, West of Chelsea
Posted by Nancy Tobin on Jun 18, 2009 in
Events & Happenings,
Giveaways! Joy Yagid and Reflection!
Joy has won her choice of my Art-by-the-Inch Necklaces, and Reflection has won the most votes in my pick-your-favorite poll.
Joy's winning image and the winning necklace!
I’m always so happy to highlight the winner of one of my giveaways. It gives me the opportunity to connect with someone I didn’t know so well and find out cool things about them.
Joy is no exception. You must check out her website to see what delightful images she creates. Whether she’s shooting people, nature, architecture or abstracts, Joy captures the same quality in all. I can’t think of a better word to describe her work than joyful!
P.S. I’m delighted that Joy pick Reflection as her prize! You can check it out, along with my other Art-by-the-Inch Necklaces, in my Etsy Shop.
Tags: Art-by-the-Inch, Etsy, Giveaway, Joy Yagid, poll, Reflection
Posted by Nancy Tobin on Jun 18, 2009 in
Daily Babble,
Giveaways! This is where my juggling capabilities falter.
I should known this. I should have a mental Post-It note blocking out certain times on the calendar. Doesn’t matter if I’m well prepared, June hits, and my life gets crazy.
The Downside: weeks have gone by without a single blog post. Worst of all, I completely forgot about my Art-by-the-Inch Necklace giveaway. (The results of which are in the following post.)
The Upside: I’ve been doing a lot of wonderful things, while I wasn’t keeping up with my blog!
All of my blogging energy was used for good: Last week, The New York Times Local ran a series of mini-profiles of the artists who were opening their doors for the South Orange/Maplewood Studio Tours.
I opened my studio doors for the tour as well. It was an amazing day: I met a lot of new friends, caught up with many old friends and even managed to sell some art!
I’m finishing tons of paintings, yay! I just posted a few new ones on my web site, and there are many more to come. It feels so great to clear out some space in my studio and my brain so I can concentrate on the next big thing.
So enough with the excuses, June is almost halfway over, and I’m going to see if I can make up for lost time on my blog. Here’s to tomorrow!
Tags: Art-by-the-Inch, Giveaway, New York Times, South Orange/Maplewood Studio Tours
