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Bird in Hand: "A Christmas Snowbird" by Mary Pollock
11.30.11 Filed in: drawing | returning ARTvision artists
(30 November 2011 :: Atlanta & Charlottesville) Following big success with “Ladies of a Certain Age” and “Nantucket Morning,” Mary Pollock returns to ARTvision with “A Christmas Snowbird,” which is a drawing that my parents sent as a Christmas Card about 30 years ago. (read more)
Framed beautifully by Walt Woodall at Metro Gallery & Framing, the back of the piece features the greeting page of the card that’s been cut out and mounted. “A Christmas Snowbird” is offered to Positive Impact donors for $850.
Mary is sister of the late Betsy Weedon, in whose honor ARTvision was founded. She lives in Charlottesville with her husband, my brother and his family. - WP
Framed beautifully by Walt Woodall at Metro Gallery & Framing, the back of the piece features the greeting page of the card that’s been cut out and mounted. “A Christmas Snowbird” is offered to Positive Impact donors for $850.
Mary is sister of the late Betsy Weedon, in whose honor ARTvision was founded. She lives in Charlottesville with her husband, my brother and his family. - WP
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First-ever 'Quad Collaboration' with "Tis of Thee..."
(15 November 2011 :: Atlanta & Chicago) This is one of the coolest stories of this year’s ARTvision.
The tale begins with AlexisCoram and her website, PhotographProse.com. I’ve been a contributor to this site for some time, most recently with “No Regrets from the Greener Sanctuary,” a poem I wrote set to Zed Boucher-Myers’ photo to commemorate Thom Anderson’s new counseling space.
The point of PhotographProse is to join writers and photographers in an online environment, to collaborate and tell stories and exchange creative ideas. Very much in line with the ARTvision philosophy.
Fast forward to this past September 11, when I loaded a photo entitled “Pride” to my blog, shot on the streets of Provincetown, Mass., to accompany a blog post about the 10th anniversary of that horrific day. Unbeknownst to me, longtime ARTvision artist Brenda Knosher jumped on the site and wrote “’Tis of Thee” as a prose reflection of the image and day.
From that point, I got it in my nutty head to ask my mother, Mary Pollock, to use her expert calligraphy in “typesetting” the poem on a piece of archival art/drawing paper. I found the perfect frame, too, at Binders and have since distressed the interior to match the color of the door.
The quad-collaboration was hence born, and so we’re offering “’Tis of Thee,” to Positive Impact donors for $400. Thanks to Alexis, Brenda, my mother for contributing to this cool storyline. - WP
The tale begins with AlexisCoram and her website, PhotographProse.com. I’ve been a contributor to this site for some time, most recently with “No Regrets from the Greener Sanctuary,” a poem I wrote set to Zed Boucher-Myers’ photo to commemorate Thom Anderson’s new counseling space.
The point of PhotographProse is to join writers and photographers in an online environment, to collaborate and tell stories and exchange creative ideas. Very much in line with the ARTvision philosophy.
Fast forward to this past September 11, when I loaded a photo entitled “Pride” to my blog, shot on the streets of Provincetown, Mass., to accompany a blog post about the 10th anniversary of that horrific day. Unbeknownst to me, longtime ARTvision artist Brenda Knosher jumped on the site and wrote “’Tis of Thee” as a prose reflection of the image and day.
“’Tis of Thee” frame before distressing
“’Tis of Thee” frame after distressing
From that point, I got it in my nutty head to ask my mother, Mary Pollock, to use her expert calligraphy in “typesetting” the poem on a piece of archival art/drawing paper. I found the perfect frame, too, at Binders and have since distressed the interior to match the color of the door.
The quad-collaboration was hence born, and so we’re offering “’Tis of Thee,” to Positive Impact donors for $400. Thanks to Alexis, Brenda, my mother for contributing to this cool storyline. - WP
Our 2011 Artist Roster Is Live
10.14.11 Filed in: general posts
Although not 100% complete, please click over to our 2011 artist roster and take a look at the 20+ artists we will be featuring this year. We thank them for their commitment and artistry!
And check back frequently for updates, new piece announcements and more news.
And check back frequently for updates, new piece announcements and more news.