tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25444424146095232712024-03-13T07:09:16.590-07:00jeanie thornJeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-74625757142483219372016-09-18T14:01:00.000-07:002016-09-18T14:05:14.048-07:00the (im)perfection of things<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I struggled to write this post because I wanted it to be
perfect. How ironic is that, a post about imperfection that I want to be
perfect? It just goes to show you how we stress about something we can never
achieve. Trying to be perfect will kill your creativity and your desire to try
new things. What's more ironic is that I love rusted steel, peeling paint, and wonky ceramic mugs. There's something
magical about them. Here are some of my favorite quotes and images of things imperfect....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“To escape
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Better
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“There is
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Usefulness
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” – Anna Quindlen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> “There is a crack in everything, that’s how
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Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-82501886223679504522013-03-26T20:39:00.001-07:002013-03-26T20:39:55.038-07:00seems like yesterdayWell the opening has come and gone and I couldn't be more pleased. There was a nice turn out, several sales and most important a really good response to my new work. I'll let the pictures tell the story.<br />
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It's funny how once a big event happens it always seems so long ago. My plan now is to take a little break, clean my studio and shop, and enjoy the wonderful spring weather here in Phoenix.</div>
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Well, the photos have all been taken, the invitations are out (see below) and all that's left to do is hang the work. It's been a wild ride getting ready for this show. It's taken almost a year to get to this point. But it was so worth it. It allowed me the time to create a body of work that really represents who I am as an artist. And it's given me lots of ideas for where I want to take the art in the future. </div>
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All the new work is up on the <a href="http://www.xanadugallery.com/2013/Artists/ArtistPage.php?ArtistID=481" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Xanadu Gallery website</span></a>.</div>
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Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-64378836069808871512013-01-27T08:48:00.000-07:002013-01-29T17:08:08.855-07:00opening night<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A little rain didn’t dampen the spirits on Friday night for the opening of the show at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum. There was a great crowd to see some great art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pardon my back…that’s me talking to <a href="http://jencushman.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Jen Cushman</span></a>, <a href="http://www.createmixedmedia.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Tonia Jenny</span></a> and her husband David. It was great to see them.</span><br />
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I am honored and thrilled that my art has been chosen to be exhibited in the Mesa Arts Center Museum's 34th Annual Contemporary Crafts show. The opening is Friday January 25th from 6-9pm. If you're local please come by. For more information visit their web site <a href="http://www.mesaartscenter.com/art-exhibitions-contemporary-art-gallery.html"><span style="color: orange;">http://www.mesaartscenter.com/art-exhibitions-contemporary-art-gallery.html</span></a><span style="color: orange;">.</span></div>
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Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-10536018854855030022012-11-18T09:18:00.000-07:002012-11-18T09:18:04.954-07:00night shots<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I often read on other artist’s blogs how their husband or wife or significant other is not interested in their art. Artists are a strange lot and not everyone can have the same passion for creativity. For some that may be a good thing. Many of us like to be alone in the studio however we all want to be understood by our partners. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones. My husband Gary totally enjoys my artistic lifestyle and is very supportive. To help me have more time to do what I love, make art, he began taking the photos of my work for my website and for the galleries that represent me. What started out as a task has turned into a real interest for him. And as time goes on I see that interest turning into a passion. A week ago he took a class in night photography at the local arts center and here are a few of what I thought were some very cool pictures.</span></div>
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Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-39455369857610897982012-08-26T10:33:00.002-07:002012-08-26T10:33:45.236-07:00ready, set....<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm often asked if welding is enjoyable. The short answer is yes, most definitely, but the amount of time spent welding is pretty small compared to designing, cutting metal, grinding and general setup. Here's the latest piece I'm working on and you can see the amount of preparation needed before I actually pick up the welding gun. I guess it's a lot like pinning fabric pieces together before you start sewing. That's where the fun begins and it's so worth it to see the final results. I just hope nothing moves....</span></div>
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Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-19905117547786249672012-08-21T11:36:00.000-07:002012-08-21T13:01:10.954-07:00how did you score?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I try to limit my time on the computer or else I’d never get any art made. But every now and then I’m glad I did search around because there are some really wonderful blogs out there. </span><a href="http://lissahunter.com/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lissa Hunter’s</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is one I consider worth mentioning. It’s thoughtfully written about thoughtful subjects. Just last week she wrote an interesting post on evaluating your art by using the same criteria as they do for certain subjectively scored sports at the Olympics such as gymnastics. Here’s what she suggests:</span> <br />
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<em>2nd scoring criteria: <u>Artistic Expression</u></em><br />
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<li><em>Does it look as if you, and only you, made it? </em></li>
<li><em>Is it derivative of your previous work or the work of someone else?</em></li>
<li><em>Does it “say” what you intended? </em></li>
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<li><em>Was it challenging to make this work? </em></li>
<li><em>Did it turn out exactly as you expected or did it surprise you? </em></li>
<li><em>Did you learn something from it? </em></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am totally intrigued by this concept and think it would work for all visual arts including jewelry, sewing, assemblage, etc. and as a reminder of things I should be thinking about as I design I intend to post this list in my studio. Who knows I may even try it out on a future project. At the very worse it may expose some weaknesses but at the very best it will let me know what I’m doing well. Either way it will help me to critique my art with less emotion and be more mindful about the process. If I do an actual tally I’ll let you know the results in a future post and if you try it please let me know how it worked for you and maybe how you scored.</span>Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-45726329465663785712012-08-14T11:02:00.000-07:002012-08-14T11:05:54.779-07:00when creativity and humor combine<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-76248894347325763382012-05-29T18:51:00.000-07:002012-05-29T18:53:33.727-07:00studio visitI was super excited when Jason Horejs the owner of Xanadu Gallery who represents my art work here in Scottsdale visited my shop and studio last week. It actually forced me to "finally" clean that last 10% of my studio that never seems to get organized. But more important I got the opportunity to explain and show him the process I go through in creating my art. Jason wrote a very nice description and included pictures of his visit on the gallery blog....<a href="http://www.xanadugallery.com/wordpress/index.php/studio-visit-xanadu-artist-jeanie-thorn/"><span style="color: orange;">http://www.xanadugallery.com/wordpress/index.php/studio-visit-xanadu-artist-jeanie-thorn/</span></a>...please check it out.<br />
<br />Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-56449488190288642252012-05-26T08:42:00.000-07:002012-05-26T08:42:20.822-07:00there's metal in the air<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lots going on in the Phoenix area regarding metal. First SNAG, Society of North American Goldsmiths, is in town for their annual conference and last night Mesa Arts Center had their opening of an amazing metal arts show. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Mesa Arts center has a wonderful gallery building, it's really museum like in it's atmosphere, but totally festive. On opening night there's music, last night there were steel drums which was very fitting, food and a great turn out.</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-90025995163472114332011-12-30T10:46:00.045-07:002011-12-30T11:31:10.042-07:00night at the galleryLast night was Art Walk for the downtown Scottsdale galleries. <a href="http://www.xanadugallery.com/home.asp"><span style="color: orange;">Xanadu</span></a> which is one of the galleries that represents me did a small feature on my work in Art Collector magazine and invited me to come in and do a meet and greet. It's always a fun time and there was a great turn out of art lovers enjoying the festivities.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ph5TLN-Au74/Tv3vpuXgoZI/AAAAAAAAAWg/4UKtx8ZrDfw/s1600/Xanadu-Jeanie+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ph5TLN-Au74/Tv3vpuXgoZI/AAAAAAAAAWg/4UKtx8ZrDfw/s400/Xanadu-Jeanie+001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's me and gallery owner <a href="http://www.amazon.com/22Starving-22-Successful-Artists-Getting-Galleries/dp/0981986420"><span style="color: orange;">Jason Horejs</span></a> standing in front of some of my new work. In addition to running the gallery Jason is also the author of two great books, </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>"Starving to Successful, The Fine Artist's Guide to Getting Into Galleries and Selling More Art" and "How to Sell Art". They're very informative and helped me a great deal in presenting my work to galleries. <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T-wPfc12Y5w/Tv3xZ2tqbGI/AAAAAAAAAW0/k3fxdmfdSDc/s1600/Xanadu-Jeanie+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T-wPfc12Y5w/Tv3xZ2tqbGI/AAAAAAAAAW0/k3fxdmfdSDc/s400/Xanadu-Jeanie+007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite artists and good friend <a href="http://www.davenewmanstudio.com/"><span style="color: orange;">Dave Newman</span></a> is also in Xanadu. His work is on the left wall. He does amazing mixed media art and his Fender guitars are to die for. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0zbgPHSAi0/Tv3y76KFF_I/AAAAAAAAAXA/2lDWYZYdHSI/s1600/Xanadu-Jeanie+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0zbgPHSAi0/Tv3y76KFF_I/AAAAAAAAAXA/2lDWYZYdHSI/s400/Xanadu-Jeanie+004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another of my favorite artists is <a href="http://www.johnhorejs.com/Johnhorejs/"><span style="color: orange;">John Horejs</span></a> standing in front of his wonderful landscapes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fFDXhxUkULk/Tv3zw3y1PeI/AAAAAAAAAXM/cpJhMrW9mts/s1600/Xanadu-Jeanie+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fFDXhxUkULk/Tv3zw3y1PeI/AAAAAAAAAXM/cpJhMrW9mts/s400/Xanadu-Jeanie+013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so pleased (and flattered) that Jeff Reich and his wife Farraday Newsome came out to see my art. Jeff constructs sculptural ceramics (they're very architectural so I especially like them) and directs the ceramic program at Mesa Arts Center. Farraday also makes ceramics and is known for her colorful, luscious forms and surfaces. Together they publish a great newsletter from their <a href="http://www.indigostreetpottery.com/Site/Home.html"><span style="color: orange;">Indigo Street Pottery</span></a> studio. I recently took a clay class with Jeff and am now adding clay to my steel pieces. Stay tuned for pictures in future blogs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lBFPCZ9LOmE/Tv36IUUheGI/AAAAAAAAAXY/OMIoH_3cwYU/s1600/Xanadu-Jeanie+018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lBFPCZ9LOmE/Tv36IUUheGI/AAAAAAAAAXY/OMIoH_3cwYU/s400/Xanadu-Jeanie+018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My good friend Janet Quan also came out to see me. She always makes me laugh and really cracks me up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RW8ZGWTOyxo/Tv36syDXYLI/AAAAAAAAAXk/1v1OkmzbZHo/s1600/Xanadu-Jeanie+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RW8ZGWTOyxo/Tv36syDXYLI/AAAAAAAAAXk/1v1OkmzbZHo/s400/Xanadu-Jeanie+016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see it really was a great turn out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kOcvq-KbN4I/Tv36-yO4fHI/AAAAAAAAAXw/CAwIT-dcVF0/s1600/Xanadu-Jeanie+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kOcvq-KbN4I/Tv36-yO4fHI/AAAAAAAAAXw/CAwIT-dcVF0/s400/Xanadu-Jeanie+024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gallery from the street.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OmyOK3879Y0/Tv37QQsOlYI/AAAAAAAAAX8/1mlH-IqAHJQ/s1600/Xanadu-Jeanie+035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OmyOK3879Y0/Tv37QQsOlYI/AAAAAAAAAX8/1mlH-IqAHJQ/s400/Xanadu-Jeanie+035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You couldn't ask for a better gallery director than Elaine. So supportive and always smiling. That's another one of my steel pieces behind us. Hopefully last night's energy is an indication of a great gallery season to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-42853165822410525652011-10-19T19:05:00.001-07:002011-10-20T13:05:05.557-07:00iron oxide<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Iron oxide also know as rust is the chemical reaction between steel and the elements of water and oxygen. Simply put it's a form of decay...and I think the stains are wonderful.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KimZsT4f63Q/Tp32ZT3l_sI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/3MGww5Qfcto/s1600/rust+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" oda="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KimZsT4f63Q/Tp32ZT3l_sI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/3MGww5Qfcto/s400/rust+001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"It is the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete." *</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fU-8Z7QtbQM/Tp32nbp8i8I/AAAAAAAAARE/sx8igZ-jlRU/s1600/rust+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" oda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fU-8Z7QtbQM/Tp32nbp8i8I/AAAAAAAAARE/sx8igZ-jlRU/s400/rust+014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"It is the beauty of things unconventional." *</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_1-QYWt3GI/Tp324y512PI/AAAAAAAAARU/xo-jOL9XCtg/s1600/rust+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" oda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_1-QYWt3GI/Tp324y512PI/AAAAAAAAARU/xo-jOL9XCtg/s400/rust+010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"The suggestion of natural process...expressions of time frozen." *</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">*Quoted from Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers by Leonard Koren.</span></div>Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544442414609523271.post-68944045010036488962011-10-02T11:10:00.000-07:002011-10-02T16:46:48.680-07:00road trip<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Obsidian Gallery that represents my art in Tucson recently moved to the downtown arts district aka the <a href="http://www.ctgatucson.org/galleries.html"><span style="color: orange;">Central Tucson Gallery Association</span></a>. Yesterday was First Saturday which means all the galleries were open from 6pm to 9pm for an art walk. I didn’t know this when my husband Gary and our good friend <a href="http://www.contemporarycowboy.com/"><span style="color: orange;">Michael Swearngin</span></a> headed down to Tucson to check out the new location but it turned out to be a happy coincidence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Michael is a talented painter who is living the dream of being a full time artist. Something I aspire to (I still have my part time day job). He is very supportive and quick to share his knowledge of the art world. I like to think of him as my “go to guy” when situations arise regarding business and best of all he’s someone I can talk to about the creative process.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tucson is about an hour and forty five minute drive from our house and unfortunately very flat and not very exciting but with good company and conversation the time went by quickly. We arrived, parked the car and began walking. To my pleasant surprise there were some pretty funky spaces and some interesting art. And I’m happy to say there were no traditional southwest paintings of cowboys and Indians and cattle drives. I know there is an audience for that subject matter but it’s not me. I’m a lover of all things contemporary and cutting edge. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And the storefronts of these building were just terrific. Steel frames and doors….</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFX7QHnQHBY/Toih_Sw9iCI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/b8mCnAp_QN8/s1600/store+fronts+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFX7QHnQHBY/Toih_Sw9iCI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/b8mCnAp_QN8/s320/store+fronts+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E9DRGd7Mae4/ToiiY-MWlAI/AAAAAAAAAPY/aAPT9wB1C7E/s1600/store+fronts+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E9DRGd7Mae4/ToiiY-MWlAI/AAAAAAAAAPY/aAPT9wB1C7E/s320/store+fronts+008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love, love, love this stuff and I think I need to make one for the front door to my house which would be the entry to my studio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6a6bFtsK2sI/ToiidC07pyI/AAAAAAAAAPc/rSOtE7BbfiA/s1600/store+fronts+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6a6bFtsK2sI/ToiidC07pyI/AAAAAAAAAPc/rSOtE7BbfiA/s320/store+fronts+009.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.davisdominguez.com/"><span style="color: orange;">Davis Dominguez Gallery</span></a> which is located in this wonderful cavernous space with arched trusses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GrLnokrjif0/Toii05JnWrI/AAAAAAAAAPg/Gt3TO24X6AQ/s1600/gallery_ceiling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GrLnokrjif0/Toii05JnWrI/AAAAAAAAAPg/Gt3TO24X6AQ/s320/gallery_ceiling.jpg" width="271" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner at <a href="http://cafepocacosatucson.com/"><span style="color: orange;">Casa Poca Cosa</span></a> where the food is super fresh and the menu changes every day. We ordered two plates where the chef chooses six samples of what’s on the menu so you don’t know what you’re going to get. It was great.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The paintings of Jesse Wood at <a href="http://www.platformart.com/"><span style="color: orange;">Platform Gallery</span></a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FFeHuGqIpuA/Toj2NcvyUhI/AAAAAAAAAPo/mPrc6H8SSB8/s1600/Jesse-wood-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" kca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FFeHuGqIpuA/Toj2NcvyUhI/AAAAAAAAAPo/mPrc6H8SSB8/s320/Jesse-wood-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And best of all <a href="http://www.ctgatucson.org/obsidian.html"><span style="color: orange;">Obsidian Gallery</span></a> run by Monica and James. My steel work is hanging on the wall behind the ceramic people. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UZg4YmhmWNA/ToiknXLdNTI/AAAAAAAAAPk/sADhSHLgQ3M/s1600/obsidian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" kca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UZg4YmhmWNA/ToiknXLdNTI/AAAAAAAAAPk/sADhSHLgQ3M/s320/obsidian.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love the new location: great downtown vibe with lots of wonderful restaurants and pubs. We even had a beer at the Hotel Congress where John Dillinger was killed.</span></div>Jeanie Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148336596136415438noreply@blogger.com4