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BANG TIME!

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It's time for BANG* - the annual small works show at 1978 Maplewood Arts Center...
The artsy show with the bawdy name is back! 
Saturday & Sundays, December 3rd & 4th and 10th & 11th         
11 AM - 5 PM each day.
 
This year there are over 45 artists, hundreds of works of art - small and affordably priced for holiday giving. 
Or, even better, you can be just like Herb and Dorothy and start or embellish your own collection with artwork from local and regional artists. 

I have a few Strange Tales and encaustics on display, as well as prints of the large scale drawings. 

Some of my favorite pieces from local artists this year include Maya Bloom's lovely jewelry made of seeds and pods, as well as her Beads of Peace necklaces:

Jo Bradney has prints and notecards of the pink donuts painting, Sugar Spiral (the original of which is also on display, and a painting that I adore and want, but I am just not sure about living with a work of art that makes me want to lick icing...)

Suzanne Henning has a great selection of embellished prints:

And, there is the local treasure, ceramicist/painter Phyllis Carlin...I have my eye on Stravinsky Immersed In The Creation of Spring:

Drop by, say hello, enjoy the hot mulled cider, and, better yet, avoid the mall and support local artists and 1978!

*Bawdy?  absolutely...and, just because someone complained several years ago and insisted on changing the name, I now refuse to - so BANG it is! 

"Counterparts" Fall Art Salon

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I have four drawings on display in Alfa Art Gallery's New Brunswick Art Salon "Counterparts". 

From the gallery's press release:

“Counterparts” is an exhibition that highlights the collaboration of opposites. Contained in this collection of works is a variety of contrasting elements that complement each other:  representational with abstract pieces, conversations from past to present, narratives from experienced to imagined and styles that are dynamic and tranquil. Featuring Ellen Weisbord, Jamie Greenfield, Lisa Pressman, Nilufer Ozturk, Sarah Petruziello and Theodosia Tamborlane, this exhibition, varied in style and medium, demonstrates an extensive scope of aesthetic sensibility, where concept is executed into art from different viewpoints, and brings together an explosive showcase of cooperative diversity.

Opening Reception:     Friday, October 21st   6:30 - 10:30 PM

Exhibition Dates: October 21 – November 10, 2011

Alfa Art is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Directions are here.

August odds and ends

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First on the list of odds and ends for August: I now have a twitter account and I just set up a public Facebook page for my artwork. Yes, I set these up just in time for everyone to switch to Google+. Seriously, I wanted to be able to tweet my blog posts and coordinate that with Facebook. Plus, since I have been reading my husband’s twitter feed to skim over the news article links, he suggested that I could get my own account.

Twitter is here: sarahpetruz

And, you can be a fan of my artwork on my new Facebook page (come on, be a fan!!!)

Of course, the rss feed is still over there on the right. That works, too.

Next up on odds and ends: my friend, fellow artist, and mentor Barbara Minch has started a blog on creativity - the artist’s idea factory - and you can now see her artwork on her new website.

And, to close out the list of odds and ends: several months ago I gave permission for one of my drawings to be used on the cover of the Turkish edition of Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire. The publisher did a wonderful job with the design (click here to see) - and beautifully integrated the image with the text (and the image works so well with the concept of the book itself). For those of you who knew about this from the beginning, I am happy to report that they did pay for the use of the image (I have not received a copy of the book, although they forwarded a high res pdf of the front and back cover). I know that a lot of artists get cheated by not getting compensation for their work when it is used outside of the US; sending digital files, only to discover that there is no reasonable legal recourse when payment is not made is a frustrating and belittling experience. In my case, I trusted they would pay, and fortunately they did. But, if anyone wants to start up an international visual art image broker available for all artists (in the style of Getty or Corbis, but with the unrestricted accessibility of an eBay, that would function in a PayPal manner - payment made by the client first, and then distributed to the artist when the files are uploaded) take my suggestion and please do. And, let me know when you get that started up – or, if one already exists, someone please let me know, because it is rather shady and unsure out there in copyright/compensation land for the individual artist.

I might actually end up in the black this year with art sales and such …not so bad after 17 years in the studio.  Next week's blog...jpegs and my sanity.

Virtual Studio Tour 2011

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The SOMA studio tour was quite enjoyable this year - thanks to all who made it out last Sunday to say hello and look at my new drawings, as well as visit the rest of the artists on the tour. It really is an annual reminder of how thankful I am to be in a community with such support for the arts.  There were a lot of new (to me) visitors, and some of the familiar faces who make it out to do the tour nearly every year.  This year's virtual studio tour is below (2009 is here and 2010 is here). 

 

Well, that is all for the virtual studio tour 2011.  On the agenda this week is to get the next piece finished (the work in progress above - this involves gold leaf, pencil, watercolor, and garnet and peridot beads).  Next up on the drawing board is to start the 4 x 6 foot drawing using the War Paint portraits  - over a year in the planning and making - it is finally time to get it all pieced together.