Buy One Get one Half Off Sale - ACEO Cards!

Hey, ACEO / ATC collectors! I’ve got a special sale going on in my Etsy shop.

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BUY ONE GET ONE HALF OFF SALE - ACEO CARDS!
Want to start your ACEO collection? Want to build up your existing cache? Take advantage of my “BOGO Half of Sale,” running Monday 9/24 - Friday 9/28. Buy any ACEO card and get any other ACEO card of equal or lesser value at HALF OFF. Please wait for an adjusted invoice before paying.
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See my available ACEO cards

ACEO stands for “Art Card Editions & Originals,” a special small-format art form. Each ACEO must be 2 1/2″  x 3 1/2″ in size and they can be created in any medium imaginable (from original paintings, sketches, and collages to miniature quilts, polymer clay, and anything else under the sun). The cards may be original works of art, or limited edition reproduction works. If you haven’t started your own ACEO collection yet, stop by my ACEO listings and have a look around. I’m here to answer questions if you need it.

I enjoy collecting ACEOs from other artists and craftspeople and find them to be an outstanding way to view and collect art.

Upcoming Shows

Here’s a list of upcoming shows. More shows will be added, too!

Expo New Mexico (New Mexico State Fair)
I will be in the Heritage Square area, September 13th - 17th (1o a.m. - 7 p.m.)
For complete info on the fair location, admission costs, and other fun stuff, visit:
http://www.exponm.com/

First Friday at the Factory on 5th:
Friday, October 5th - 6 - 11 p.m.
at the Factory on 5th Artspace (1715 5th St. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Art on the Edge at the Factory on 5th (Albuquerque Artscrawl):
Friday, October 19th - 6 - 11p.m. (1715 5th St. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Plum Blossoms for Charity

New on Etsy!

I’m a member of the EtsyPink Street Team, a group of artists and crafters who donate proceeds from the sale of certain items to various foundation for breast cancer research.

This fine art print: plum blossoms #2 / 50 is a charity item, up for sale on Etsy.com. 50% of the item price will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research, once the item is sold.

The artwork is available here. It also includes a Certificate of Authenticity from the artist (that’s me!).

If # 2 of 50 sells out before you get the chance to add it to your collection, please contact me (or keep an eye on my Etsy store, where more editions in the series will be listed).

The original artwork was done using Chinese brush painting techniques, on taupe gold fleck paper. Chinese brush painting is very important to me, as it’s part of my daily meditation. Each piece is done quietly and with decisive movements that are loose, yet structured. Wild, yet controlled.

The print version is nicely reproduced on an 8-color dye process printer and then sealed with a protective layer of acrylic. It is suitable for framing and is hand-signed and individually numbered.

Aug. 11th We Art the People - Arts n’ Crafts Show

I have an upcoming show at the Factory on 5th (Friday Night Art), on August 3rd. After that, my next show is at the beloved “We Art the People” Folk Art Festival, on August 11th. I am so thrilled to be a part of this fun, eclectic, and community-enriching event!! It’s going to be great!

When:
Aug. 11th, 2007
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where:
Located in Robinson Park, at 8th & Central NW

after the Growers’ market 7am-11am

Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico.

What:
100 arts n’ crafts vendors, food, live entertainment, and hands-on crafting workshops–all day at Robinson Park. Enjoy a huge range of talented people, spreading art and community spirit. Lots of great stuff. We are thrilled to be a part of it (Ken will also be showing there).

Produced by OFFCenter Gallery and Community Arts Center.

If you’re in town for the weekend and looking for local personality, or if you’re in the mood for a fun Saturday–stop by! Contact me if you need help with directions.

Friday Night Art - Late Night Show, Aug. 3rd

Upcoming show:
Friday Night Art, Late Night Show

Friday, August 3rd, 2007  (6 -11 p.m.)

Where:
The Factory on 5th Artspace
1715 5th St. NW
Albuquerque, NM

When:
Friday, August 3rd
6p.m. - 11 p.m.

Come join us Friday, August 3rd (6-11 p.m.) at The Factory on 5th Art Space, for the “Late Night” Group art show. Enjoy works by over 20 Artists, including paintings, sculpture, jewelry, textiles, purses/bags, and photography.

Food and live entertainment. Plenty of free parking.

For additional info (or help with directions) call: 261-3752

We’ll see you there!

Neighborhood Market - July 21st, 2007

Hey, guys n’ gals!

My next in-person show is at the Neighborhood Market in downtown Albuquerque (New Mexico). View a wide range of artists and craftspeople, enjoy live music, food, and crafty mini events.

For complete info, check out the official website: http://www.theneighborhoodmarket.com

Where: open air market, 1 block south of central, next to the Flying Star Cafe.
@Gold between 7th& 8th

When: 10am-4pm  (on July 21st)

Come on down!

Don’t Forget! Tonight (July 6th) is the First Friday Late Night Show!

We’ll be at the Factory on 5th Artspace tonight, from 6 - 11 p.m. (in Albuquerque, New Mexico). Don’t forget to stop by. There will be work by 14 artists, live music, snacks, and other cool stuff.

Read our earlier blog post for detailed instructions.

You can see work by me, Ren Adams: Plastic Pumpkin Designs

You an also see jewelry by Ken Murakami: Skintillate Body Ornaments

and Fine Art by Paula Manning-Lewis, along with many other talented artists and craftspeople.

Next Event - First Friday Evening Art Show 6 - 11 p.m.

Our next event will be held at the Factory on 5th artspace, in downtown Albuquerque.

Stop by after touring the city’s regular First Friday events and we’ve got a party going on into the late hours! View work by at least 11 different artists and enjoy live music and snacks.

All artwork will be available for purchase from a centralized checkout.

Where: The Factory on 5th at 1715 5th St. NW, Albuquerque NM (in the big, cool red factory building)

When: 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Hope to see you there! If you need help with directions, just contact us.

New Art Available on Etsy - Scarlet Turnips and Party City!

Welcome to June! The weather here in New Mexico has turned from crisp and clear, to thunderstormy and wild with late spring winds.

I’ve got a batch of new works available for sale in my Etsy shop, if you have the time to stop in and see what’s shakin’.

Scarlet Turnips is one of my newest; an original oil pastel painting done on Yupo paper. I enjoy playing with the way pastels run across the surface of the polyethylene sheet; the lush combination of oily and sleek provides a strange, almost watery effect which supplants hard detail. The result is a glowing work without hard edges–radiant and full of movement.

Yupo is quickly becoming a favorite canvas of mine and I’ve also seen outstanding work on Yupo paper by a variety of artists. I guess other people are as intrigued by that radiance as I am!

I’ve also been working with my Gocco printer (it’s a small, hand screen printing device made in Japan). Party in the City and All Roads Lead to the City are limited edition gocco prints with hand-embellishments from my new line of City types. I did the original cityscape using a bamboo pen with Chinese liquid ink, on rice paper. I used that rice paper sketch as my original and have created a range of Cityscapes as gocco screen prints, with hand-altered details.

It interests me that a static image (the city outline) can transform so amazingly with added details here and there–much like an actual city does as the march of the seasons changes foliage, streets, and homes.

Expect to see more of my cityscape gocco art in my Etsy shop very soon.

FREE SHIPPING Sale, June 2nd

My Etsy shop is running a FREE SHIPPING special, valid all day on June 2nd, 2007.

All orders will go out with free shipping! You can either wait for a revised invoice before paying, or go ahead and pay and your shipping will be refunded. Whatever is easier for you.

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