SDA Conference 2013 Gallery Hop: Part 4

Next up is the exhibit at the University of San Antonio Art Collection Gallery in the Durango Building. There were so many amazing pieces. Here is some of my favorites:

entrance to the exhibit

The Phenomenology of Impairment
by Katherine Hobbs

Close up of
The Phenomenology of Impairment
by Katherine Hobbs

Knebix
by Delaney Smith

Close up of
Knebix
by Delaney Smith

 

The next 3 pieces I couldn't find the artist names or titles in my notes but I thought they were too memorable not to post.

 

 

The final gallery was Say Si Gallery that featured the SDA Member exhibit.



Smadar Knobler in front of her artwork.

Marie-Laure Ilie's artwork

 

"Wanted"
by Diane Sandlin

"May Day 16 Flight"
by Laurie Carlson Steger

"Ode to Marge"
by Marty Jonas

"Functioning System I"
by Mary Giehl

"Duality"
by Naomi Adams

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SDA Conference 2013 Gallery Hop: Part 3

Onwards to the next gallery. Before we entered the International Center, fiber artist, Julie Kornblum, yarn bombed the metal sign outside the building. Very cool!

The exhibit inside was called "Earth Friendly Alchemy: Explorations in Natural Dying." Here is a sampling of the artwork.

artwork by Joan Morris

artwork by Bhakti Ziek

artwork by Elin Noble

artwork by Valerie D. Walker

artwork by Sara Goodman

artwork by Lisa Grey

artwork by Jay Rich

Check back tomorrow for more gallery photos. Thanks!

SDA Conference 2013 Gallery Hop: Part 2

The next 2 galleries that we visited while at the SDA Conference was the Parchman Stremmel Gallery and AnArte Gallery.

At the Parchman Stremmel Gallery, Janet A. Lasher exhibit called "Conscription" was the featured at this gallery. Each sculpture took the artist 1 week to finish. They were cast using a positive mold with abaca paper pulp and stitched using sinew.

This exhibit was a very powerful in the presentation due to the number of pieces and excellent execution of each sculpture.

Janet A. Lasher "Conscription" artwork

front close up - Janet A. Lasher "Conscription"

back close up - Janet A. Lasher "Conscription"

Janet A. Lasher explaining her process for making each piece.

Then on to the AnArte Gallery with the "Looking Through" exhibit featuring the artwork of Elise Deringer and Kelsey Viola Wiskirchen. This exhibit explores the internal self, the external world and the space between simultaneously. (Forgive me, I didn't note the titles of the artwork.)

Elise Deringer and Kelsey Viola Wiskirchen

Elise Deringer's artwork

Kelsey Viola Wiskirchen's artwork
 

close up of Kelsey Viola Wiskirchen's artwork

SDA Conference 2013 Gallery Hop: Part 1

I'm still in the process of organizing all the photos I took at the SDA Conference in San Antonio, TX.  I finished up the photos from the 6 galleries that we visited on the first day. I'm going to start with some of those photos first in a series of blog posts this week. Some of the artwork are missing their titles. All of the artists and gallery owners allowed us to photograph the artwork, which was a rare treat.

The first gallery stop was at Gallery Nord featuring the artwork of Eun-Kyung Suh , Kathryn Clark, Maria Shell and Nathalie Miebach. 

Eun-Kyung Suh created what she calls a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for individual, family or social memory and history. These vessels are inspired by Bojagi, a traditional Korean art form.

artwork by Eun-Kyung Suh

close up of the stitching
artwork by Eun-Kyung Suh

artwork by Eun-Kyung Suh

close up
artwork by Eun-Kyung Suh

Nathalie Miebach looks at the interaction of meteorological and oceanic systems in the Gulf of Maine for her "Changing Waters" series.

Nathalie Miebach "Changing Waters" artwork

close up of Nathalie Miebach "Changing Waters" artwork

close up of Nathalie Miebach "Changing Waters" artwork

Maria Shell's series "Color Grids" is her exploration of simple grid pattern. In my opinion, her pieces are far from simple.

Maria Shell "Color Grids"

artwork from Maria Shell "Color Grid"

Kathryn Clark's foreclosure quilts were a very emotional part of this exhibit. She started this series in early 2000's.

Kathryn Clark - Foreclosure Quilts

Kathryn Clark - Foreclosure Quilt



Kathryn Clark - Foreclosure Quilt

Stay tuned. More photos to come in the next few days.

Photo Friday

I noticed this artwork as I was leaving the San Antonio Museum of Art. This quote is from Theodore Dreiser and the artwork was made by Gary Sweeney, a local San Antonio artist.

More photos from my trip to San Antonio, TX for the SDA Conference to follow.

SDA Conference 2013 - San Antonio, TX

Last night (early this morning,1am), I arrived home from the SDA Conference in San Antonio, TX. I'm in the process of weeding through all my photos and notes. In the meantime, I want to show a photo of the wooden block stamps that I bought from my friend, Chetna Mehta, who lives in India. She was one of the vendors who was there selling their wares. Along with the wooden stamps, she sells beautiful scarfs and fabric. She doesn't have a website. If you're interested in seeing her work, let me know and put you in contact with her.

I can't wait to use these stamps in my art.