Leonne Hendriksen: Ice Inspired Mixed Media Installations

These stunning new textural pieces by Dutch installation and mixed media artist Leonne Hendriksen combine the best of environmental awareness and raw sculptural craftmanship. Completed during a residency in Iceland in the late summer of 2009, Hendriken's Roaring Ice & Frozen Fire (2009) series poetically captures the exquisite extremes and polarities of this barren and ever-shifting landscape.



Leonne Hendriksen art work in Reykjavik

To learn more about Leonne's previous projects, visit her artist website.

Winter Workspace Open Studio at Wave Hill

Anne-Katrin Spiess, Floating Thinking Box

Winter Workspace Open Studio
Glyndor Gallery at Wave Hill
Sunday, February 28, from 1pm to 4pm

"This winter, Glyndor Gallery has been transformed into workspace for seven visual artists. Using Wave Hill’s exceptional garden and woodland settings as a source conducive to the creative process, each artist has been developing new work or pursuing a particular project. This Sunday (2/28) artists Kent Henrickson, Eve Mosher and Anne-Katrin Spiess will be in the Gallery where you can engage with them through informal conversation, collaborative art-making and stimulating talks. Free with admission to the grounds."

The final open studio will take place on Sunday, March 21, with artists Kent Henrickson, Rita MacDonald and Eve Mosher.

*above image and text via Wave Hill's website.

Helmet Liners for Soldiers in Afghanistan

An amazing effort by my mother Abigail and her talented knitting friends in upstate New York. They recently completed over 300 helmet liners to be sent to U.S. soldiers based in Afghanistan.

Cheryl LaBar, the mother of a local Gilbertsville - Mount Upton High School graduate, contacted the group recently about her son's recent deployment to Afghanistan:

"I had never heard of anyone making or sending helmet liners before. It was so great to hear about this (initiative) and very generous of the knitters to be doing this to support our soldiers. I do not knit, but I would be willing to help with shipping expenses if you could send some of these liners to my son, Corporal LaBar Thomas, age 21, and his platoon. I think they would really appreciate the thoughtfulness and the comfort that the liners would give them. I am sure you have received many requests, but I thought that it wouldn't hurt to inquire. Thank you for your consideration."

Information on knitting patterns for helmet liners can be found here.

Winter Collaboration with my Twins

(image: Abigail Doan + 2, 2010)


(image: Abigail Doan + 2, 2010)


(image: Abigail Doan + 2, 2010)


(image: Abigail Doan + 2, 2010)


(image: Abigail Doan + 2, 2010)

*Winter collaborative studio work with my 2.5 year old twins. The drawings are theirs and the mixed media includes recycled materials and fiber from the domestic sphere. All created during a snowstorm, of course.

'Jump-Off' by Daria Dorosh at A.I.R. Gallery

Daria Dorosh's new exhibition entitled, Jump-Off opened at A.I.R. Gallery this past week.

"Jump-Off maps a personal geography in textile, text, and wireless technology. Using QR codes ('quick response' code, a matrix code that allows its context to be decoded at a high speed), Dorosh tags six 'story rugs' and six 'fabric bundles.' These codes can be read with QR readers on cell phones, revealing their stories of transformation from fiber, woven into cloth, enabling the cultural story of fashion to be told. The process in jump-off continues the loop, in which clothing is raw material for art, unmasking its material nature and showing its place in the immaterial world of text and theory. The subtext for this installation is a theory of patterns set forth in Dorosh's 2007 thesis Patterning: The Informatics of Art and Fashion, in which information is a process that navigates the territory between art and artifact to reveal shared patterns. A reading room is provided, in which her thesis is on view as a book and in mini comic book format." via A.I.R. Gallery's blog

Paris Bundles (on view in Jump-Off) by Daria Dorosh

I am so sorry to miss seeing Daria's exhibition in person, but for the fashion (recycling) enthusiasts among you, Daria will be leading an exciting hands-on workshop called DIY Fashion Re-boot on Wednesday, February 17th, from 6pm -8pm. Sounds like the perfect antidote to New York Fashion Week.

*Reserve a space in the workshop by contacting Simone Meltsen at info@airgallery.org by Wednesday, February 10th.

Jump-Off will be on view at A.I.R. Gallery through February 28, 2010.

Robyn Love Workshop at Wavehill

Robyn Love's Knitting Sprawl (2009-10)

Winter Workspace Drop-In Program TODAY at Wave Hill
Spinning & Knitting Wool with Robyn Love
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
11AM-3PM, Glyndor Gallery

Artist Robyn Love demonstrates the art of spinning wool, the first step of her House Study/Handmade project. Stop by the gallery to spin or knit with Robyn every Tuesday and Saturday in January and the first half of February. Skeins of yarn are offered to visitors who agree that they will knit (or crochet) a hat that gets returned to the artist. You can knit at Wave Hill or take the yarn to knit at home. The accumulated hats will be displayed in Wave Hill House this spring. Drop by to learn and participate. Ages 10 and up welcome with an adult. Free with admission to Wave Hill grounds.

*Winter Workspace Program
January 4—March 21, 2010
While Glyndor Gallery is closed this winter, it will be transformed into an artist workspace for seven visual artists to develop new work or pursue a particular project using Wave Hill’s exceptional garden and woodland settings as a source conductive to the creative process. With a winter focus on the Hudson River, the artists will engage with ideas about the river. The artists selected include Susan Benarcik, Liz Burrow, Kent Hedrickson, Robyn Love, Rita MacDonald, Eve Mosher and Anne-Katrin Speiss.