Open Studio on 23rd St

Susann Whittier, Theodora Merry, Langdon Graves and I presented an Open Studio this weekend in our 23rd St Space in preparation for the moving and transition that will be occurring soon. Susann and Langdon are in grad school limbo studio wise and Theodora and I are on the lookout for another space since the development of this block is inevitable with the Market now open and the parking lot gleaming beneath my windows.

I loved the thirteen years I spent working on Fulton Hill but I can't move into another space owned by developer or a space within the path of a developer. Moving a studio is exhausting, expensive and disruptive to my creative process. Picasso managed to avoid this issue by putting a padlock on his door when he moved into another atelier. He left whatever inventory may be left there for his estate and the French Goverment to squabble over after he was long gone.

The image above depicts Harry with a wall of my work from the past few years on display. The images below show Theodora's installation in the large studio downstairs. She's been focusing on materials that relate to 20th C domesticity: tupperware, upholstery fabric, etc. I think her work looks great in the natural light.

I enjoyed seeing everyone's work on the walls and hearing people's comments. My time there was limited due to a teaching conflict I had but I enjoyed every minute that I could be present.