Although I wasn’t able to personally make it to the performance this past Saturday, I did hear that my violin sold. To view the full process, along with a short time-lapse video, click here.

I was recently asked (along with a number of other women artists) to paint a violin for the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s silent auction this Saturday, May 1st. I had a choice between two violins, one that had no strings and a crack in it and one that was in decent shape and had two strings. I chose the latter, although I am sure I could have come up with some creative use for that crack. I documented the process from start to finish and will be posting that (along with a wee time lapse video) this Sunday! Keep a look out . . . in the meantime here is what the violin looked like before I attacked it with stripper, stain and acrylics!

Unfortunately I will be out of town this weekend, so I won’t be able to see the performance or the rest of the violins up for auction. If you happen to go to the performance, you can bid on my octo . . . I mean violin.

Photo by Vincent Gallegos

Thanks to everyone who came out to the DCist Exposed photography show opening this past Saturday night. I had a phenomenal time and hope you did too. It was great to see such a variety of photos all together in one space showing the many facets of DC. I also enjoyed catching up with people I hadn’t seen in a while, meeting new people, tasting delicious liquors from Leopold Brothers, and of course being completely and utterly surprised to see my sister in the line outside the gallery. She took the bus down from NYC without telling me and walked up from the bus stop to LongView Gallery. It was definitely a highlight of the evening.

Unfortunately I didn’t take many (if any) photos opening night, so here are two from other kind photographers at the show.
Top: A woman looking at my photo
Bottom: Me and my sister

Photo by Davin Tarr

As I mentioned before, my photo has been selected to be in this year’s DCist Exposed photography show. The opening is Saturday, March 6th, from 6pm-10pm, and it looks like it will be a good time. I designed an e-flier of sorts from my photo (above) and pasted the press release below. I will be at the opening and hope to see you there. If you can’t make it opening night but would like to see the show, it will be up for two weeks until March 21st.

Washington, DC — DCist.com is pleased to announce its fourth annual DCist Exposed Photography Show, at Long View Gallery, running March 6 to 21, 2010. Out of over 1,000 individual entries submitted through Flickr.com, 47 winning images were selected by a panel of judges to be included in this year’s DCist Exposed exhibit. DCist.com prides itself on engaging and promoting emerging local photographers through its daily use of images from the popular, reader-generated DCist Flickr photo pool. Each day, DCist.com selects photos from the pool for use in its daily coverage of local news, arts and entertainment, food and sports.

This year’s opening reception will be bigger and better than ever, to be held Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 6 to 10 p.m. At the bar, mixologist Scott Palmer from Dino will have a special punch, Leopold Brothers will host a liquor tasting, and Pabst Blue Ribbon will hold down the fort with plenty of beer. Nage will provide hor’dourves, while DJs v:shal kanwar and Sequoia spin tunes. Reception is $5 per guest at the door.

Long View Gallery is located at 1234 9th St. NW, just a few blocks from the Mt. Vernon/Convention Center Metro. The 2009 DCist Exposed event welcomed over 1,000 people on opening night, and with this even larger venue, we expect our biggest crowd ever. All photographs selected and displayed at DCist Exposed will be for sale at prices well below traditional gallery shows. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m.

DCist is also bringing back the popular special event for emerging collectors, Emerge Exposed, on Tuesday, March 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. Co-hosted by DCist and the Pink Line Project, a panel of experts — George Hemphill, Leena Jayaswal, and Max Hirshfeld — along with moderator Philippa Hughes, will share tips and ideas on how to begin collecting art. The Emerge Exposed event is $8 in advance, $10 at the door. RSVP to rsvp@pinklineproject.com.

The 2010 DCist Exposed Photography Show is sponsored by Ten Miles Square, Pink Line Project, and Pabst Blue Ribbon. The attached logo was designed by Lynne Venart with photography by Angela Kleis. Images from the show provided upon request.

Design by Lynne Venart; photo by Angela Kleis.

My photo from an icy visit to Great Falls has been chosen from 1130 photos and 435 photographers to be one of 47 photos shown at DCist Exposed this year. Congratulations to all the other winners and to those who entered. There were some pretty great photos in the running.

Greetings! If you are in/around the DC area, join me Saturday, December 5th, for delicious wine tasting and a chance to pick up unique handmade items (made by yours truly) for the holidays. I will be selling my enameled pendants and earrings, gauntlets for men and women, greeting cards and select photos at Best Cellars in Clarendon, VA. You can see some of the items for sale at my etsy shop. Please pass on the info and I hope to see you there.

P.S. I do not accept credit cards in person at the moment, so please be sure to bring cash (there is also an ATM nearby).

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

12pm-6pm
Best Cellars
2855 N Clarendon Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201

Taste some delicious wines while perusing (and purchasing) my fig.ments goods at Best Cellars in Clarendon. I will be selling enamel jewelry, knit gauntlets for men and women, photography and greeting cards.

More information coming soon . . .

Thank you to everyone who came out to Artomatic these past couple months. It was a great experience and with the exception of a few stresses during installation, I thoroughly enjoyed it (once I accepted the stresses, I enjoyed those too). I was particularly excited to have family and friends visit from Philly, NYC and Chicago for the sole purpose of seeing the exhibit. If you had your eye on any of my photos or enameled pendants and would like to give them a home, please let me know as there are still some pieces for sale.

In other news, I have changed the look of my portfolio a bit, as you can see here.

Photo by Phil

Thank you to everyone who came out for the opening of Artomatic the other weekend. I had a wonderful time and it was lovely to see friends and family and meet new people. I am still tickled by some of the reactions I got on my mother’s homemade lemon and lime squares.

If you didn’t catch me at the opening of Artomatic, I will be there both Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend.

When: Saturday, June 13th (7pm-9pm)
What: Meet the Artist night
Where: At my wall on the 4th floor, area 7 (facing the Capitol building)

When: Sunday, June 14 (12pm-7pm)
What: Artomatic Marketplace, I will be selling goods that you can find on my etsy site and more.
Where: First floor of Artomatic, booth 19

Thanks to Phil for taking the fisheye shot of me and my wall opening night.

As an added bonus, look for my “dead body” in Angela Kleis‘ exhibit on the 9th floor. I seem to have lost my arm.