Sunday, August 16, 2009

SDA Member News August 16, 2009

AWARDS

Congratulations to SDA member Jappie King Black, who  has been named one of the 2009 recipients of a NYFA grant.  Below are samples of the work that have earned her this highly competitive and distinguished grant award.

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Collection 2009 is a mixed media installation, approximately 12' x 30' x 4'. It was made using various techniques: coiling, crochet, twining and wrapping of grapevine, bark, fiber, wood, wire, wax and quills. 

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Three Figures is a grapevine and bark sculpture approximately 6' x 7' x 8'. It was part of Evolution 20 @ 10 at the Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, New Jersey.

Jappie lives in Brockport, New York and teaches during the school year at Kean University in Union, New Jersey.

EXHIBITION NEWS

Larry Schulte exhibition July Nov 09

Larry Schulte exhibition July 2

An exhibition of Larry Schulte’s paper-weave paintings and prints, "Weaving Cosmic Reality into Art" is on display at Bayer Healthcare in Montville, NJ and Wayne, NJ from July 9 – November 4, 2009.

NEW MEMBER?

Are you a new member? We’d like to introduce you and your work to other NY State members on our SDA blog.

LINKS TO SHARE?

Many of us stumble across excellent links to websites and blogs that can inspire, inform or entertain. Please send links and we’ll post them on this blog.

ITEMS TO SELL?

My bullet steamer found a new home thanks to my announcing it was for sale on this blog.  You can list items here too!

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