As usual I was reluctant to leave the house. I am a bit of a homebody, enjoying spending my time in the warm womb of my home and hopefully, sometimes, the studio (which is just as warm, though a bit less womby).
Unfortunately Tabitha insisted. Tabitha from Compulsive Jewelry, aka The Girlfriend, aka The Pants, aka Some Other Words That I Better Not Say.
So we headed out recently to the open studio of Thea Clark, with Tabitha smiling and thinking what a good time we will have and me grunting the opposite. My pessimism had nothing to do with Thea, quite the opposite as I am well aware of her work and enjoy it very much. No the pessimism is some learned behavior I must have picked up while I was busy living. Or I got it from a toilet seat. Either way, it's a vice that I haven't completely let go of yet. It's also one of those things that Tabitha says is, "Un-Stevie B.-Like", and that I need to "work on it".
So there we were in front of Thea's house, with me "working on it" and grinding my teeth.
"Fifteen minutes," I said between grinds.
"Huh?", Tabitha smiled. A blue bird landed on her arm and tweeted a love song while a brown bunny and a gopher danced in a circle around her legs. Well, that's how it seemed anyway.
"Fifteen minutes," I repeated. "Then we are out of here."
Tabitha didn't respond as she floated toward the door, rose petals leading her.
We left three hours later and only because Thea's daughter kept on insisting that she needed to be fed and that she, along with the rest of the family, was starving. Like kids need to eat everyday or something...Sheesh!
Obviously I ended up having a great time. Thea was warm and welcoming, and the three of us talked for what seemed like hours, which it was.
While at Thea's Tabitha and I also joined the New Jersey Metal Arts Guild.
So in the end what did I learn? That perhaps I shouldn't be so pessimistic about going out? That sometimes, despite myself, I end up having fun? That Tabitha is sometimes right?
BAH! I refuse to learn a thing!
Except that maybe sometimes it's really fun to be wrong.
-Stevie
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
UPDATE: The Art of Opening: Bottles & Their Toppers
The bottles that go with the bottle stoppers have been posted online at Online Exhibit.
It's really interesting to see what the glass artisans made to go along with each piece.
It's really interesting to see what the glass artisans made to go along with each piece.
Monday, May 4, 2009
The Art of Opening: Bottles & Their Toppers May 1 - July 18, 2009
The Art of Opening: Bottles & Their Toppers
May 1 - July 18, 2009
The Art of Opening: Bottles & Their Toppers, will run at the Center through July 18, 2009. Here is one exhibition that is bound to make truly unique gifts for wine lovers and collectors!
To push the frontiers of American and International Craft, the Wood Turning Center sent out a prospectus calling for original hand-made, limited production corkscrews and wine bottle stoppers. The Center recruited two internationally known artists, Boris Bally and Michael Hosaluk, as guest curators for this exhibition. Each juror reviewed the content, forms, materials and construction methods utilized in the corkscrews and bottle stoppers. This highly-imaginative exhibition is shown in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) annual conference, Revolution, in Philadelphia, PA, from May 20-23, 2009.
In an exciting collaboration that evolved from how to display these works, the Wood Turning Center and WheatonArts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ, have partnered to work with local glass artists to create one-of-a-kind glass vessels inspired by each bottle stopper. These hand blown glass vessels and bottle stoppers will be on display.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Corkscrews and Bottle Stoppers Exhibition
Stevie B. is happily amazed to be participating in
Corkscrews and Bottle Stoppers Exhibition
The Wood Turning Center is putting together a juried/invitational traveling exhibition of corkscrews and bottle stoppers. Internationally known artists Boris Bally and Michael Hosaluk will curate this exhibit. We are looking for original corkscrews and wine bottle stoppers for a show scheduled for May 2009 in conjunction with the 2009 SNAG Annual Conference in Philadelphia.
More images are available in the resin & more gallery of my main web site.
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