finished the Confluence Gallery juried exhibit on the subject of Death at the Confluence Gallery titled "The Big Sleep; Conversations on Finality". The Confluence Gallery and Art Center, 104 Glover St., Twisp, WA 98856 Exhibit runs from Sept. 27 to Nov 8th, 2014
Departing Heart
© 8/15/2014 Nine Lives Studio The subtle Kanji character is the character for death.
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts annual art fundraiser... Entered these three [12x12" mixed media on stretched canvas] pieces for consideration. Haven't heard back whether they were accepted.
Summer Dawn
Winter Twilight
Biorythm
29th Anniversary of the Center, with a fabulous 2014-15 Season Opening Reception and Art Auction planned to kick off the year in style. As you may know, the Center Gallery becomes a community art exhibition space for the month of October, as we celebrate our local artists and fundraise for our Arts Education programming.
We invite you to participate in our gallery exhibit and auction by donating a piece of art that will become a part of our annual art auction. You will receive exposure for your work and the thrill of helping support The Washington Center. All auction proceeds benefit The Center and our arts education and access programs.
ALL 6 of my submissions were accepted - WA State Fair, Fine Art Exhibit from September 5-21st with a reception on Sept 4th.
Dog Days of Summer , Sumi-e
Day Dreams which actually is on it's side... framed in a 20"HX10"W frame.
was up to 3am today [8/7] as I finished putting hanging wires and labels, etc. onto the finished art work. I don't recommend washing picture glass at that hour as the dang stuff looked streaky when I turned it in! I made 8 new pieces from Monday afternoon to early this morning - an art marathon!
here are the two mini submitted to WA State Fair Fine Art Exhibit - the frames are 5X7"
Awareness
� 8/5/2014 Nine Lives Studio
Spirit Flows
� 8/5/2014 Nine Lives Studio
instead of the two 12X12's which I found out today when dropping art off would have been accepted 
, I finished this piece around 2am this morning
Weaving Dreams
� 5/6/2014 Nine Lives Studio it's 16X16" museum stretched canvas.
the piece below is a museum stretched canvas size 10X20"
Serendipity
� 8/5/2014 Nine Lives Studio
Keep arting
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Last night, I was just checking the size requirement of the mini for WA State Fair Fine Art Exhibit when I noticed that the smallest size for the regular exhibit is 11X14". the two mixed media I made tonight are 12X12". Guess I have two made for the Oct Shoreline exhibit
not sure about a name
© 8/4/2014 Nine Lives Studio
same thing - will have to pick a name
© 8/4/2014 Nine Lives Studio
Working on more minis for next weekend's two day art sale up in Tacoma August 2nd and 3rd, 2014 -Saturday 10:30AM to 5:00PM and Sunday 10:30AM to 4:00PM
At the Mountaineers, 2302 North 30th Street, Tacoma WA.
actually priced mini canvasses and bought these on Amazon. They are much sturdier than the ones I used for 30x30 Avanti Exhibit.
They're museum wrap but not deep - only 1/2".
ready to paint and a little over two hours later
three 4X4" deep canvass wrap, 10 of the 4X4 shallow stretched canvas, six 5X5X3/4" and one 6X6X3/4"
Now to go print some block prints for cards... gather materials for back to back classes tomorrow/all week and work on these mixed media collages plus the 4 that I painted but never finished when I made the extra ones for the 30X30 exhibit. After I set up on Sat morning, I'm going to dash [if possible knowing the traffic] up to Seattle and retrieve the 30X30 pieces. I'll have to discreetly put screw eyes/wire on them to sell them at the Fine Art/Craft Summer Sale exhibit.
keep arting...
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I received my next Sketchbook Project Kit a few days ago.... not sure what I want to put in it this year. I may do another Shawn and Sean.
http://www.sketckbookproject,com
worn out from back to back classes 9 to noon and 1 to 4pm - plus having to get up early, etc. The kids are fun but comic book class was soooooooooooooooooo loud. those boys don't talk they yell. Plenty of enthusiasm 
In Sketchbook Drawing class Wednesday, I had the students use ink/pens & colored pencils... they are age 12-16 and are so adult. They were almost too quiet. I give them how to/samples and they just sat and worked for the 3 hours... Monday we did charcoal and pastels & Tuesday was graphite...
Fledgling Fairy
© 7/23/2014 Nine Lives Studio
Thursday I had the kids work with oil pastels.
Daylily in Moonlight
© 7/24/2014 Nine Lives Studio
Today we used watercolor pencils...
Autumn Morning Fog
© 7/25/2014 Nine Lives Studio
Tomorrow is the "Grand Opening" of The Nearsighted Narwhal. The mayor of Tacoma will cut the "ribbon". Should be a fun event...
Keep Arting!
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Here are two of the fun projects done with the seven kids [8 to 12] in my Art Around the World class this week...
batik done with white glue...
I did my "glue" drawing free hand. You do have the option of crinkling the cloth. They did a practice drawing and the redrew onto the cloth.
after the glue is dried, watercolor paint is applied. It does slightly get the glue soggy again.
The second project was a modified block print using craft foam that has different textures.
Other projects included painting Sumi-e, a circular weaving, silhouettes, Australian dot painting, modeling clay, stenciling a windsock, and we're making a coil basket with yarn & last project will be an Inca foil mask.
I'm printing by pc printer lots of blank note cards for Gallery Boom spinner...
back to work!
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Happy Dance - but it's too hot... mental happy dance. I was just confirmed to be part of Gallery Boom, a new co-op gallery in Tumwater. They will have a soft opening on Friday July 18th - not sure of the time. http://galleryboom.com/
5304 littlerock road, Tumwater, wa 98512 it's the brighly painted building in the Fred Meyer parking lot closer to the Starbucks & Radio Shack.
Hours starting July 11
Fri 11-7 sat 11-7 sun 11-5
soft opening July 18th
Grand opening August 9
so here they are ten more mini collage/mixed media - only four blank canvasses out of 44 left but tomorrow I need to check if everythings secure, touch up paint, give them titles, put labels inside, fill out the list for the gallery and photograph them all.
tomorrow is also the reception at Emerald Downs for the annual Equine Art Exhibit. It starts at 7pm - always wonderful art work!
keep arting,
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another afternoon equaling 6 more mini collages...
four more to make my necessary 30....
It's 85 outside - toasty warm and intense blue skies! 
love it out here!
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