Your Set or Mine?

Julie and I duke it out on the set of her new
Cloth Paper Scissors Workshop All About Faces.

 Work is good. It always is. Even though I don't seem to have enough time to work on my art, I do get the opportunity to work with creative people in creative ways.
Recently, I was back at Interweave Studios working with a great line up of mixed-media artists. It was nice to be on the back side of the camera helping to produce some great workshops. I did get some camera time while interviewing each of the artists for their future video promos. I absolutely love this picture of the two of us. I think we were arguing over who like the other person more...ok, it was totally staged, but it really is great to work with Jules.

Julie, me, and Jenny from CraftTestDummies.com
on the set of Scrapbook Soup

In this second picture, I've just wrapped up taping two episodes of Scrapbook Soup (no, I didn't teach scrapbooking--I demonstrated a couple mixed-media projects).
Jenny from Crafttestdummies.com stopped by to visit, too.
The next big thing on my to do list at work is to go to CHA (the Craft and Hobby Association convention) in Anaheim, CA. I'll be teaching a really great demonar that has already sold out, and will be helping to judge the Innovations awards. Oh, I'll also be seeing a lot of Julie, and Jenny, and so many more creative, artistic, inspiring, spirit lifting friends! I was at CHA a year ago and my Father-in-law passed away while I was there. I was devastated to be away from my family at this time of such great loss. (I really loved Jeff, and miss dearly every day.) But I was surrounded by my artistic family. Everyone I ran into gave me the support I needed until I could get back home.
So yes, my job is great, the fine line between home and work happily bounces back and forth as my friends become family and work continues to feed my creative needs.
Do you enjoy your work as much as I do? What about your job do you look forward to most?

I’m counting the ways—a new assemblage of love

oh boy, I am definitely in a rut. I seem to keep being invaded by emotions of love while I’m working these days. Perhaps it’s because Matt and I are celebrating our 20th Day-we-met-iversary. (we’ll be married 16 years this July). I’m finding myself reminiscing a lot.

So in celebration of all this love, here is a new assemblage I just finished up, called “I’m Counting the Ways”.

Come see it in person at 55 White Place during Open Studios this weekend, and let me know what you think.

click here to get a map

More Produce! Making art never tasted so good!

Here is more of my work in progress! I’m really enjoying this new artistic path. It’s something I started playing around with last year for my HC Studio show in this piece. Essentially I’m working from a black background instead of white. It makes you look at negative space in an entirely different way.

 

These are the little produce inspired pieces that I promised you yesterday in my Ketchup Post.

At this point they are all about 1/2 way done. This technique requires me to work on multiple pieces at the same time to keep from going mad. You have to keep letting the paint dry before going onto the next step…My mom said patience is a virtue—I say it’s more of a necessity.

Scroll down to take a look at each of the finished pieces!

Better yet, stop by this weekend for

Open Studios in Brookline!

April 30 & May 1, 11am-6pm

brooklineartists.com

I’ll be in my normal location—my house!

55 White Place
Brookline, MA 02445

 

 

 

 

 

More tomorrow as we count down to Open Studios!

Jenn

Getting Ready For Brookline Open Studios 2011

My ketchup in progress…

My ketchup finished!

I dig ketchup. Seriously, when I eat fries (which is not often), I do so purely as a vehicle to get more ketchup in my daily diet.

This is a new direction that I’m trying out. This piece is on the larger side and I have been working on a similar technique with produce in a much smaller size.

Stay tuned for a sneak peak on those!

In the meantime, mark your calendars for Open Studios in Brookline, this weekend!

April 30 & May 1, 11am-6pm

brooklineartists.com

I’ll be in my normal location—my house!

55 White Place
Brookline, MA 02445

Mental Poetry

This and other new art works are showing in the month of March and April at HC Studio.

Stop by for the opening reception
March 28th
3-5pm

If you miss the show, please feel free to come by my studio on May 1 and 2 during Brookline Artist Open Studios
11-6 both days

I'll have extra maps available at my location.

Stay dry and enjoy the onset of Spring!

IF - Fast

Finally!  I have time to work on another Illustration Friday Prompt! (as well as 10 other things going on right now!)
Today I wanted to do a piece about sending love through the mail--Fast.  Sure an email will send the words I LOVE YOU fast, and a text will send it even faster.  You could Facebook it or even twitter it. But is Fast always the best way?  What about the time when Carrier Pigeons were the FAST way to send mail.

But what if we used good old fashioned air mail to send our hopes, dreams and desires to those we loved. Is that the fastest way to send something so fragile? I live with the person my heart has always longed for so there is no need to send him a letter but I need to make sure he always knows his Place in My Heart.
Place in My Heart
Jenn Mason
October 2009
Gelatin Print, Found Objects, Pen and Golden Threads.
If you're here from IF, welcome!  If you're a regular reader, thanks for coming back.  If you're lost and just happened upon here, Have a great Friday and I hope you get back safely.

All Hands on Deck

I'm so excited to be part of this fundraiser!  If you go to the www.alldecksonhand.org website you can look under artists and see all the amazing boards that were turned in.  If you're interested you will be able to bid on line when the auction starts.