New Start

Unfinished 24" X 30"

Dancer Series

WHAM

I blew my anniversary budget at the 5th Annual Winter Holiday Art Market organized by Spacetaker!!! Yeh for me!

Soooooooo many artists(well, around 60 if you want to know:) and so much stimulation in one space left me more of a 4 yr old than my daughter:) It was a perfect end to my weekend and the best part - my husband and I both got gifts that will last forever. The environment was light and there was music in the air...literally, keyboardist Kris Becker was performing.

So let me get to the good part. Here's what I bought!!

A beautiful copper ring from Eduard Onecic's jewelry collection. Just the display and the care he took to explain how I should maintain my little piece is an indication of quality I think.

 A clay, canvas style rendition of this tiny bird for my daughter's room by Betsy Evans. The texture begs you to touch it. All the pieces there had a practical side to them. The little candle holder can moonlight as a vase in a second...talk about versatility!

And this absolutely amazing version of a tea kettle from Loes Berendschot! It is a perfect fit for my whimsical side. Her pieces look fierce but are surprisingly light! They are all hollow inside and she used the egg form to create most of the pieces on display.

Who wouldn't love this lovely message box? It is one of those tempting things that as a woman I cannot resist. Heather Beliveaux creates these cute little boxes with messages and a little token inside. I had to get one for a globe trotting friend of mine. And the kicker..it comes with this really adorable miniature envelope and blank card AND a 'Goddess' pouch! I am sure she has elves helping her cause the amount of detail in her work is astounding. Creating miniatures of anything has to be difficult.

So that was my damage for the weekend! But this post is so incomplete without mentioning some of the artists I interacted with and liked. More pictures of course!



Olga Nicolaevna Porter - Oil Paintings - http://www.olgaporter.com/



Collaboration of 12 print makers - http://www.printmattershouston.org/



 

I have to mention the Teen Council of The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. A group of young people working towards their passion. It was obvious they were having fun but took their work seriously.

Cannot wait to see what WHAM 2011 has in store...should start planning..hmmm

Betsy Siegel's Holiday Show

A beautiful concept. One that is exclusive and still has the aura of warmth and welcome. House to 16 artists this year for three days, Betsy Siegel's Holiday Show is like an evening with friends, only very talented and extremely creative friends:) The show is held in Ms.Siegel's house. The artists come, clear out the furniture, take over the first floor and voila! All through this post, I will be jumping in tangents talking about the artists and their works here and elsewhere, so forgive my ADD:)

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The earthy clay and porcelain works had me in awe. No stone unturned, no wheel unchurned.

I have to mention a couple of artists here, Pat Johnson, Gary Huntoon and Lebeth Lammers. Lebeth is also represented by the 18 Hands Gallery and is their featured artists for the month of December.

Have you seen Origami jewelery?????? This was such a revelation that paper could be classy! Joan Son is one such artist who is not only a fun person to be with, her take on this discipline is intriguing. I had to buy this pair of earrings from her 'cause ahem,...god told me to :O Talking of paper, Nanci Engle is another paper artist whose meticulous creations are a gifter's delight! 

And of course there is my favorite Kiki Neumann who works with Recycled Garden Items and does she work it! Her current creation is dustpans made of license plates! How cool is that! And she takes custom orders too! (Unfortunately, photography is not my specialty as you can probably tell,sorry kiki!)

All in all, it was a fun evening that left me feeling all gooey and elated at the same time. Thank you Ms.Siegel, it is artists like you who are generous enough to open up to others that leaves us spellbound:)

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