Digging for Gold

Digging for gold! This post is my own contribution to the Buried Treasure collaboration. Links to each and every participating artist can be found in the previous post on my blog.

This online collaborative process has been held on my blog since 2009. If you want to see what I "dug up" in prior years, you can follow these links:

2009

Revolution

2010

Handbook

2011

As Night Falls

2012

Billboard

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My choice of post for 2013 was not easy. And in the end, breaking my own rules, I have chosen to link to one post and to re-post a second. Artist prerogative! The thread that links these two posts is community...

First, a link back to a post that first went live on in March 2009. I asked the question that I think is always on the minds of bloggers: just who is it that visits our blogs? The post itself was very brief. The beauty is in the response: 75+ comments answering the question. Well worth a read or a re-read. Wonder if these comments would still hold true today?

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My re-post focuses on collaboration, something near and dear to my heart. I chose one of my many collaborative art projects that I completed in 2011 with Bridgette Guerzon Mills and Jen Worden.  Called Contexture, it stills reflects my art aesthetic. And I love the fact that I used these pages to experiment and have noticed that several different "techniques" have found their way into artwork that I have completed since.

Front Cover

Back Cover

Sign in page

Bridgette

Jen

Seth

Bridgette

Jen

Seth

Bridgette

Seth

Seth

Seth

Seth

Seth

Special Choice

Tri-Fold: New Perspectives on Book Arts at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn just closed on Saturday. Three different curators had selected pieces related to book arts for that show, including my Handbook. The show was very well attended and I was happy to hear that Yuko Nii, the curator who had chosen my piece, had decided to extend her portion of the exhibition with new selections added as well.

Special Choice: Book Arts Part 1 & 2 will run at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center from December 4, 2010 to January 9, 2011. If you are in NYC during the run of the show I hope you will stop by and visit.

Tri-Fold

I am happy to share with you that Handbook will be exhibited at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn as part of the show Tri-Fold: New Perspectives on Book Arts. This handmade book is very special to me and I am thrilled to have this opportunity to have it on exhibit.

The opening reception will be held on Tuesday October 12 from 6-8pm. The show runs through November 27. If you live nearby, I invite you to stop by the center at anytime. For those of you far away, I will post about the opening next week.

The Williamsburg Art & Historical Center is located in Williamsburg, a Brooklyn neighborhood that in recent years has become a magnet for indie culture and the art community. The center is housed in a landmark building built in 1867 at 135 Broadway. Exhibition hours are Wednesday to Friday 1–5 pm and Saturday and Sunday Noon–6 pm

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I Have Been Thinking About...

From a post dated April 27, 2008:

I have been thinking about…hands. The importance of hands. The utility of hands. The beauty of hands. The meaning of hands. I use my hands to draw. I use them to paint. I use them to write. I use them to turn the lens on my camera and to press the shutter button. I am using them to type this post. Hands as nouns. Hands as verbs. Hands as adjectives. Raise you hand to ask a question. Raise your hand to answer a question. Lend a helping hand to your neighbor. That piece is handcrafted. This piece is handmade. And what beautiful handiwork they both are.

Hands up. Hands down. Hands on. Hands off. Hands across America. Clap your hands to show appreciation. Handles open and handles close. Handle with care. I can’t handle it anymore. He is handy. I've got my hands full. One hand washes the other. Employees must wash their hands. All hands on deck. The winning hand. Hand out. Hand it over. I want to hold your hand. On the other hand...

Handcrafted

"Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art”
Leonardo da Vinci



Handbook continued...

On the Other Hand

Handbook: journey on...


A glimpse of me, sheathed in armor
Lock or key, take your choice.
An offer made is now rescinded
Break the silence, hear my voice.


Fragments of a dream you once had
Lost my bearings, such is life.
A deep regret comes to the surface
A shattered conscience pierced by strife.


In an instant, endings happen
No guarantee, you understand.
What's left is right, there's nothing to it
You find yourself on the other hand.