We Made the New York Times!

White River Junction and Tip Top Art and Media made today's New York Times travel section as a travel destination! Be sure to select the slide show option to see photos of the town, including one of the orange wall in the lobby of the building, displaying work by the visual artists at Tip Top.... Way down to the left is my painting, "Eagle #2".

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/travel/13surfacing.html

Cowboys and Cowgirls

I've had more requests for "Clint Eastwood" kirigami so last night I cut these two. In my Etsy shop there are more cowboy boots. As you see, these are pretty detailed, so each one is a one-movie creation.

Cards, anyone?

I'm almost finished packing, what seems like way too much stuff as always. In a few days we'll be in sunny Sydney and before long I'll be getting my studio there up and running.

I don't usually take much work Down Under, but I am packing an old deck of playing cards. I've recently been creating collages on playing cards as the background. Not only is this tiny size very transportable, but it's an interesting challenge to create images on such a small scale. I've finished five so far, so have at least 47 more possible works in store.....we'll see where that all goes.

Here are two that are completed:


Barbara Bartlett

Harry Potter

Cynthia Emerlye: I was watching Harry Potter videos the other night while I was madly cutting kirigami to get ready for my Snowflake Party. Since I don't make patterns or draw on the paper (I cut free-hand whatever occurs to me at the moment) I began cutting images of magic: wizards, owls, and a friendly dragon. Here's what came out:

Dueling Wizards

Friendly Dragons

Owl Crossing

Holiday Open Studio Weekend at Tip Top

This has been an exciting couple of weeks at the Tip Top as we worked to get ready for this weekend. Brochures should arrive today and with lots of measuring and leveling and taping, the downstairs wall has been striped a lighter tint of orange....

Yesterday, we artists met and hung our work and added the finishing touch -- the sign at the top....

Later this week we'll finish hanging the first floor gallery just in time for our Open Studios this weekend. Please come visit Upstairs at the Tip Top Friday from 5 to 8, and Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5, at 85 North Main Street, White River Junction. I will be working in my studio and serving refreshments.

In addition to supporting Upper Valley artists by purchasing their work, there will be free activities all weekend long. Friday, at 7:30 there will be a gallery talk by photographers Sara Wight and James Patterson at the PHOTOSTOP Gallery, followed by an opening reception for “Winter’s Depths” from 6 to 9. At 6, Georgina Forbes will be demonstrating her unique technique of pouring liquid color washes onto canvases positioned on the floor. On Saturday, at 2 Kathy Parsonnet will offer an interactive session on color and space and at 4 Larissa King will give a wire sculpture demonstration. On Sunday, at 2 Rebecca Gottesman will show how she moves from vision to canvas.

Come and join the festivities!

Looking Back

It's time to update my website.....in fact it's way beyond time to update my website. It is one of those things I procrastinate about. But the good news is that it is offering me an opportunity to look at the work I've created in the past 12 months. I am being forced to consolidate and evaluate what I've done and decide what I'd like to present.

I'm also for the first time seeing images of work I did nine months ago in Sydney and remembering the process and experience of being in that very different place. Having two separate studios is a special experience and allows me to work on various projects in each place that may have no resemblance to one another. And because I don't carry much work between the two spaces I can create works unique to each.

So here are a couple of images of pieces from earlier in the year that I will probably include on my website. Now just to do it!

The Paper Cuts Book is Printed!

Cynthia Emerlye:

This morning when I collected my mail, I discovered the long-awaited Paper Cuts book in my box. To my surprise, one of my kirigami keepsake cards is on the cover! The book includes a basic explanation of different kinds of papercutting and many examples of projects you can make. Two of my items are presented: the kirigami card and a kirigami mandala. I chose very simple designs to present because the kind of complex work I do would be too difficult for most beginning papercutters. Also, kirigami involves cutting through many layers of paper, which is much more difficult than cutting through single sheets, which is the case for most paper cutting methods, such as scherenschnitte. Shown above is the book cover. You can find this oversized paperback on Amazon.com for pre-order HERE.


In case you are not familiar with my work, here is an example of my most recent mandala:


You can find similar items for sale in my Etsy shop: www.EmerlyeArtsKirigami.com

I hope all of you in the USA had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday yesterday. I wish you and yours the best.