Sunday, December 13, 2009

Washington Glass School Open House

We had such a good time! Such a good time I didn't take any pictures except for this little dumpling, the newest member of Red Dirt Studio.
It was so chaotic the last few days with work and trying to get ready for the show I slept in this morning until 10:40 and I'm not sure I'd be up now if Gretchen hadn't called looking for a rolling pin. I met some other wonderful artists and had a great time catching up with old friends. Many thanks to friends & family who came.

Thursday, December 10, 2009


This is one of the works I'll be exhibiting at Washington Glass School on Saturday...

D.C. on Display

The Gateway Arts District, in the Mount Rainier to Hyattsville, Md. area, is holding its semi-annual open house event this Saturday, Dec. 12.

With all the art venues open at one time, it’s the perfect opportunity to check out what is fast becoming one of Washington’s key art enclaves.

The area is most noted for its collection of glass- and clay-based artists who have taken those traditionally craft-related materials and brought them into the fine art world.

Virtually all of the artists in the Otis St. warehouse complex are well-known on a regional level. Tim Tate and Michael Janis of the Washington Glass School are both coming off significant successes at Chicago’s SOFA show and Miami Basel.

Tate is starting to get a decent footing on the international level, and is arguably the best known D.C. artist of this generation. Which is not to slight the rest of the pack here.

If you added up all the significant regional shows these folks have been in, it would likely be well over a thousand. When/if the D.C. arts region gets back on the national map again, it’s likely to happen here first. At this rate, you may not have to wait long to see that happen.

Hours are somewhat varied this time around: Washington Glass School will be open 2 – 6 p.m.; Red Dirt Studio, noon – 5 p.m.; Flux studios, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. All the studios are located in the Otis Street Complex (the 3700 block for map search purposes). The most reliable phone number here is probably the Washington Glass School at 202-744-8222.

The ArtDC.org gallery space in the old Lustine Chevrolet showroom building at 5710 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, Md. has a variety of activities planned for the day from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Of special note: Intellectual Property attorney John Mason, of www.artlaws.com, will be giving a talk at 1 p.m.

Grab an event map, and go studio/gallery hopping throughout the area.


The Northern Virginia Art Beat is compiled by Kevin Mellema.

Monday, December 07, 2009

a video gretchen sent me here
Novie has been one busy girl. Not only does she have an opening at her studio flux on Saturday she has an opening at National Harbor.

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Come to the Washington Glass School Open House....

Image: Erwin Timmers


....because I'll be exhibiting! Mike asked if I'd like to show some of my encaustics. I can't wait!


Washington Glass School Open House

Join the Washington Glass School in its 8th annual Holiday Sale - artwork and craft from over a dozen studio artists and instructors. Artists exhibiting include: Tim Tate, Erwin Timmers, Syl Mathis, Nancy Donnelly, Sean Hennessey, Michael Janis, Rania Hassan, Jennifer Lindstrom, David Pearcy, Anne Plant, Cheryl Derricotte, David Cook, Allegra Marquart, Chris Shea, Jim Manning, Nancy Krondstat, Debra Ruzinsky and more! The surrounding artist studios (Red Dirt, Flux Studio, Weiss-Stewart-Sinel, Janis Goodman, Blue Fire Studio) will be participating in the huge event, along with the Gateway Arts District’s Holiday Arts Events along Rhode Island Avenue.

Washington Glass School & Studio

Holiday Show /Open Studio / Sale

3700 Otis Street, Mount Rainier, MD 20712

202.744.8222

2 pm til 6 pm , Saturday, December 12, 2009

Free and open to the public

For more information

Website: www.washglass.com

Email: washglassschool@aol.com

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009

busy day at NIH, lots going on next week.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Crazy busy day. I'm in Charlottesville. Met with a woodworker in the morning, then off to inventory the storeroom. A visit to McGuffey and a delightful dinner with the designers. Then work tonight planning placement and working on documentation. Big meeting tomorrow.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Earlier this week I installed more artwork at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville New York. What a beautiful job this has been.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Sara Linda Poly



A celebration of FUN, FOOD, And ART!!!!
at our Annual
Gala Open House
Saturday November 14th
6-9 PM
Columbia Pike Artist Studios
932 S. Walter Reed Drive
Arlington, VA 22204

Sara's web site here

Sunday, November 01, 2009

this in from Michael Janis

I was on facebook and saw a beautiful new work by Michael Janis. He is on his way to SOFA - the 16th Annual Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art in Chicago. An art exposition dedicated to bridging the worlds of design, decorative and fine art. Michael, Allegra and Tim are at the Maurine Littleton Gallery booth. Below is Michael’s statement about the work.


"Hi Lillian! Glad you like the new works. The new pieces are a continuation of my frit powder drawings that I have been working on for some time now. The layered compositions allow me to make unusual juxtapositions of imagery.

I work hard to create some kind of meaning out of my artworks - dream-state surrealism using figures, text and common objects, and hint at somewhat voyeuristic questions. The artworks suggest meanings but they encourage the viewers to draw their own conclusions. The work has an intrinsic meaning for me, but remains open to multiple interpretations. I want to encourage the possibility of exploring meanings beyond those I put there – I count on the viewer bringing something to the work."


Michael's web site here

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Birthday KT!

found this image on facebook...

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Beautiful drive to charlottesville. We have a new storeroom at MJH so we spent the morning doing inventory and in the afternoon installed John Grant's work in the sleep clinic. John has an astonishing show at the Second Street Gallery.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009

I had an epiphany in ceramics class today, one of my bowls was a little thick so I did some carving on the inside, what great fun!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

we had a good time at the beach even if the weather was terrible

Saturday, October 17, 2009

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