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Taking advantage of the Presidents' Week school break to get some studio work done! I've been moving a few pieces along, shooting finished work to list in my Etsy store, and working on a soon-to-be-available email list! Lots of ideas rumbling around my head after today's trip to the Williams College Museum of Art and to MASS MoCA - such a great variety of quality work today.
At MASS MoCA, a massively-scaled photographic print on wood by Clifford Ross came in close second to the installations and work of Jim Shaw - loved the mix of ideas and the well-done large installations and paintings.
I can't wait to get my Studio in Art students started on this stop motion lesson! Right now they are working on a reductive printmaking project inspired by their take on a nursery rhyme or fairy tale, so I think they'll make great connections between the narrative and storytelling involved in both, and they'll love seeing this in contemporary art and pop culture examples.
First week back has been a whirlwind of things both expected and unexpected... Here are a few that got put on hold for a few days that I can't wait to get back to!
 I've enjoyed having the last few days off and am happy to see some progress in my studio for the first time in months. With only one more day in 2015, my current dilemma is my desk - I love the idea of a clean, white surface, but have grown found of the layers of color left behind.
Happy Small Business Saturday! Take a break to recover from big retailers and shop small and/or local - it makes a world of difference. In my Etsy shop I'm giving 20% off with the code SHOPSMALL20 now through December 5th - and gifts will arrive by Christmas for your loved ones. Pick from paintings, one-of-a-kind prints, and new works on paper.  November has snuck halfway by me and I've looked up to bare trees and flurries - and the realization that there are five weeks until Christmas. Whew! With that comes the search for meaningful and thoughtful gifts. I'm offering a special 25% off in my Etsy shop from now until November 22nd. I'm also adding more drawings and small works - perfect for gifting! Use the code ArtsyHolidays25 in the checkout to take advantage of the sale.   I'm in the process of shooting and listing several works on paper from the past few months, the Good-For-Something drawings. I had very mixed feelings about these at the time I made them, but they've since grown on me and proven useful as a palette of ideas and fragments to be re-purposed and transformed in more recent work. They'll be available in my Etsy shop soon and make inexpensive gifts - perfect to add to a gallery wall.
 On November 7th, several of my works will be in a show and auction hosted by Albany's Historical Foundation. I'm so excited to have all of my submitted pieces accepted and proud to be a part of the Foundation's preservation and awareness efforts in this beautiful 400 year old city. The following artworks will be up for auction on November 7th, so if you want them you'll have to bid at the New York State Museum!
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