Patchwork pattern maker

Whoa! Sometimes something so great comes along that you just have to spend a little too much time fooling around with it. Such is the great find via Whipup - The Patchwork Pattern Maker

It's a tool which I might just have to use to make my second quilt for daughter Chloe later this summer. She wants a black and white quilt with one spot of color - so maybe I will just have her zip me up a drawing for the pattern maker to create! Or maybe I will use the above pattern I just made using one of my photoshopped photographs ... hmm, that might be a bit much! Anyway, this tool is simply too much fun - try it!

Megan Bogonovich :: Deerakeete

Deerakeete, originally uploaded by artstreamstudios.

Who doesn't need a sweet little deer a keete in their home? Hop over to the shop to find it for sale now and check out it's other little friends ... they are all a little strange and wonderful!

It's summer people ... that special time which we in the New England area dream of for the other 9 months. So sweet it is! Hope your Monday is spectacular!

The Rochester Opera House

Hello Saturday! It is a wonderful warm weekend here - today we pulled up a few of our radishes (yes, we got a late start ...) and some of the mustard spinach will be our lunch I believe.

Last night Mary Jo and I spend the early evening at a gala at the Rochester Opera House. What an evening filled with celebration of our city's crown jewel. It is 102 years old and fully restored and boasts the only moving floor (from raised slanted with seating to flat dancefloor) mechanism in the entire world. It's been a few years since I was on the board and I was completely wowed with the distance that Cathy Taylor and her crew have come in restoring this magnificent historical gem.

The years ahead will bring so much entertainment and culture to our city if everyone pulls together to make it happen.

Other news: upcoming exhibition with Amy Ruppel and her magnificent black wax encaustics are upon the horizon!

Children's artwork

Focus on Chloe. Daughter Chloe brought home a couple of works from this semester's art classes and sort of blew us away. This elephant is made from paper mache and paper towels, (for wrinkles she added) and lots of hours of painting. Going up in our new entry way as it just pulls you into the room. Apparently it's going to be one of many new animals gracing our room as she loves trophy rooms (as an idea - not an actuality) and paper mache animals are pretty cool.

New Foundling jewelry in the shop

Foundling jewelry is so beautiful, so perfect for giving that it is always exciting to open new packages from Betsy when it arrives. This piece is no exception - Lucky indeed who receives this necklace. Available in our shop right here! I hope everyone is enjoying the incredible sunshine we are experiencing here in NH. It just makes my heart sing!

About last week ... what a time it was!

Broken bones and sweet 16 parties on the heels of a public art exhibition launch and a gallery show both for me and for artstream. Hello Monday! How did you take so long to get here?

My mom broke her shoulder in two places last week, just in time for daughter Chloe's 16th birthday bash and an opening of my work over at Lucy's Art Emporium. phew. Exhausted ? You bet!

But mom is on the mend and Chloe's party was a smash hit, she was so happy about it and her friends had a great time too. So what's to complain about? Not much! Looking forward to getting back to normal this week and flex some art skills around the studio. Peeks into new work coming out of the kiln by Megan Bogonovich, scenes from tonight's upcoming end of the year student art show and much more. Stay tuned and happy Monday!

new work from -- me!

8x8x1 inch mixed media "plan" on cradled panel

5x5x2 "sulk" mixed media on paper, framed

Hello all - it's been a whirlwind of activity here at the gallery and personally. Daughter Grace returned home from France this past week, we launched the new Rocks project and opened a new show with Dustan Knight! Personally I finished up some new pieces and have them over in San Francisco at Rare Device, some new birds at Lucy's Art Emporium in Dover for a show this month and new "little black dresses and birds" here at artstream. So yah. I've been busy. Just a little peek at the birds and black dresses ones - Daisy will be showing you more at facebook I think and you can get the ones from artstream right in our shop! Happy sunny Monday!

Dustan Knight : "Lush"

Dustan Knight "lush", originally uploaded by artstreamstudios.

Spring is here and really, it feels almost like summer with the extreme warm weather... perfect time to invite Dustan Knight into the gallery.
Click through the photo to see all of her works which we will unveil in both the shop and the gallery on Friday!
Busy busy here -- daughter Grace arrived home from France and welll, we have got some catching up to do!

Tuckaway Tree Farm locally made gifts!

birch pens

wine stoppers of spalted maple and cherry to name a few ...

birch pens ...

red birch bowls

Two lovely ladies who own Tuckaway Tree Farm stopped by the gallery with some beautiful wooden items which we couldn't resist! They work with fallen trees on their own property as well as some exotic woods to create beautiful bowls, plates, and pens. Each piece is unique and very beautifully crafted. We are always thrilled at artstream to have local artists and artisans on board with us in the gallery and online. Look this weekend at the shop to find all of their work available then!

Megan Bogonovich:and the auction chairs

yoko with the new fabric on the chairs ...
A month back we had a chance to take Ms. Amy Ruppel and Ms. Lisa Congdon to one of our favorite haunts - "the auction". We picked up Megan on the way and were ready for some fun. Over in Concord there is an antiques auction every Thursday night. It's fun, harrowing and hard to resist. Some how I was the big winner that night with four chairs, another single chair, two japanese woodblock prints and something else which I have forgotten about apparently. I realized I really didn't need these four chairs and yet, they were lovely and perfect, except for the fabric so, I gave them to Megan. Here is what she has done with them and I just love it! More photos later with my special chair.

The Working Proof : "on the rocks"

Hey guys -- there are a few more of my original prints over at The Working Proof. So summery and perfect for dads or grads who love the beach! Check out all the other beautiful company which I am surrounded by too. Love the selection and reason for being at The Working Proof.

Sunny Wednesday and hot hot hot. Wish I was on the rocks at the beach, with something ON the Rocks!

Garden weekend...

these iris were from original plants i had given my old neighbor and friend and now are coming back to me. i love them...

tick seed is so pretty even before it blooms!

radishes poking through the soil
This weekend was full of fun and parties on Saturday and a whole lot of gardening in between.

our first bloomer peony starting up!

Our extended dose of great weather has done wonders for everyone's spirits here and we have sunk into our spring mode fully!

morning shadows from hanging pots

Massive spring cleaning and a rigid schedule for this weeks home chores between lots of creating in the studio will *hopefully* render a tag sale on Saturday. Am hoping for big progress before Grace flies home on Monday. Of best laid plans ... we'll see what diversions get in my way this week.

Lindsey Adelman studios

So incredibly beautiful Lindsey Adleman's studios glass lighting! I am totally head over heels for these fixtures. Each one is just a lovely combination of glass and metal. Happy Friday all!

oooh this one was in Sex and the City 2 click here for details!

This one is my favorite ...

something in a creamier look too is beautiful... enjoy the weekend, it's a beautiful one here (so they say... )

Darling Clementine

A cute little company from Oslo - Darling Clementine, sent me a mail yesterday to announce some new work. This woodland collection from their paper empire simply delights me. I love the shapes and colors they have chosen. See more at their site right here: Darling Clementine!

Incredible Print Show goodies

Shuxin Liang

Heather Smith Jones

Laura Berger Cloudburst
Our goal with the IPS is to introduce some amazing artists work at affordable prices to the public. We have kept them in the gallery and around the shop online and on this rainy Wednesday I just wanted to bring a few beauties to light here this morning. Here's the link to see them all at the shop!

NH Business in the Arts Gala

Last night Mary-Jo and I took off to Manchester to attend the NH Business in the Arts Gala. The event was amazing with every discipline recognized throughout the beautiful evening. Joan Goshgarian is the executive director of the organization and we were completely impressed with the event and the hard work she did to create such a beautiful evening! We were nominated in the micro business division and so honored to be part of the evening!

Nice Press!

Lots of nice press about Ashley G's show ... Progress. Big thanks to Jaimers at Design-Milk, Jan at Poppytalk, Apartment Therapy Boston!
Hope that you can all stop by to take a peek. The show looks fabulous and well, we are ready to ship pieces on June 1 from this show. Take a peek too at some of the other pieces we have from Ashley - prints and originals!

Birds in the Bush a new mixed media

Something new from my studio. Monotype with pastel and ink. I am liking it's springy-ness. It's available over here at my etsy. More coming ...

Kitchen progress

Finally getting some shelves up in our kitchen ... just thought I would show a little progress. Lighting going in this weekend I think (right?) and then some paint to follow.

Light Wind by Demakersvan

From Demakersvan

this amazing lamp for your back garden!

Their comments on their lamp are below.

Photos all from Demakersvan.

An outside lamp drawn from our home surroundings. The gently

sweeping Dutch windmills were actually perfect generators on their
own. With that in mind, we made this lamp. With every breeze it
stores energy, enough to enjoy every summer evening until
forever.
Contemporary vs traditional, art vs functionality.
Shaped by its function the big prop spans over one meter on each
side. It is a self supporting light source that marks the landscape.