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Nurture & Nature

Hello Clamp Light friends!

It’s that time again and Second Friday approaches. This month we have an exciting announcement as well as a fantastic exhibition being installed as I write this!

First to the news, as of September 1 Clamp Light Artist Studios and Gallery is moving to a new location, 1704 Blanco Rd. Suite 104. This is on the northeast corner of Blanco Rd. and Fulton Ave, where the glowing obelisk is (I feel like we should call this area the Hippodrome de Blanco!). Because we are moving into a larger space almost double the size of our current space we are able to bring on two new members of Clamp Light. I would like to take a second to formally welcome Carol Cunningham and Chris Adams to Clamp Light! We are excited to bring in fresh blood and look forward to both of their contributions!

Last February Carol approached Clamp Light about curating an exhibition based around the interaction between animals and humans. She wrote a proposal and we were excited to agree to it. On Friday she will see the culmination of her work come to fruition! Using the whimsy and flamboyance Nurture & Nature brings five artists together to discuss the Sex, Animals, Dripping Cakes, Flowers, and the Everyday Object. The artists include, Ann Woods, Clare Little, Scotty Hensler, Wesley Harvey and Carol Cunningham. Here are the artists websites if you want to check out their work!
Websites: Ann Woods
http://annwoodartist.com/artwork/2964841_Violent_Delights_Installation.html

Clare Little
http://clare-little.squarespace.com/

Scotty Hensler
http://www.saatchiart.com/hensler

Wesley Harvey http://wesleyharvey.com/artwork/3512954_portraits_of_day_dreaming_alternate_view.html

Carol Cunningham
http://cargocollective.com/caroldcunninghamart

Chris Adams (not in this show but one of our artist new residents!)
http://thats-no-moon.blogspot.com

So come out and welcome Carol to the Clamp Light Community this Friday!
Also I would like to give special thanks to Cari Caldwell
(https://www.behance.net/caribcaldwell) for the design of our the show cards!

See you there!

Website Redesign!

Hey Clamp Light crew,

So you might have noticed that the website has gone through a bit of a redesign in recent weeks. Let me take a few minutes to walk you through some of the new features on the Blog. First we have included several new pages to our blog design. The first of these is Exhibition Opportunities. Here we have included a few easy to follow instructions to present your artwork in the Clamp Light Gallery. Next, we have embedded our Exhibition Calendar this will help you keep you up-to-date with all of the happenings at Clamp Light. The next page is the Clamp Light Resident Artist page. This page will take you to a link for each of our websites. Please check all of them out! The next two pages are devoted to Social Media. The first is Clamp Light's Instagram Feed embedded into the page. This will allow you to like photos and keep up with all of the shenanigans that happen at and around these crazy artist! And the final new page is Clamp Light's Twitter Feed embedded into the page. Now clamplightstudios.blogspot.comis the one stop shop for all of the Clamp Light info!

Happy Exploring!

Tom

Thoughts on "I am what you want me to be" new work by Sarah Roberts

I am sitting here looking at the Facebook invite (https://www.facebook.com/events/475577922569275/?ref=22) for Sarah’s upcoming show here at Clamp Light on April 11, and am struck by amalgamation of materials that go into her pieces. The reconfiguration of found materials, held together with simple string and knot work allows the viewer to construct their own narratives, between past and present, person and evidence, and most assuredly between artist and viewer. The work is about communication between memory and self, driving us to be introspective. Sarah speaks about this site-specific installation in terms of creating a womb-like space for the viewer; this expresses to the desire within many of us (speaking for myself at least) to limit the overwhelming sensory input, which we experience on a minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour basis. I look forward to seeing where she is going with these ideas and can’t wait for April 11^th.

See you there,

Tom

Five THINGS that make me HAPPY

Today I decided to get down to business and clean out some things for the summer arrival of my youngest son after graduating from aviation academy. I did what I NEVER thought I would do....
I threw out (not true.... I carefully placed on the curb for recycling :) all of my beloved ..... magazines!

Never mind that they broke my husband's grandma's dresser with their sagging weight or that I can probably find every single image that was ever in them in Pinterest now. It was still a nostalgic moment for me!

5 things that make me happy..... so here goes:

Art and every part of it - Making it, Sharing it, Talking about it, Selling it, and Discovering it...

2. Traveling and seeing new places and learning about new cultures ... getting inspired .... and enjoying their culinary tidbits...

3. ETSY community and a lot of new opportunities and of course more new challenges every day.....

4 . A good book makes me happy - this one I got from my last trip to Paris and now it is on my nightstand... or a new Project Runway episode (... I can't wait for a new episode ... hopefully this summer :)

5. And last but not least, What Makes Me Happy:

My boys' big and small accomplishments and as mom my opportunity to enjoy those small moments together that make for unforgettable memories.....

Congrats!

This list can go on and on .... If my list has inspired you let me know what is on your list of favorites!

LIFE IS LIKE RIDING A BIKE

in order to keep your balance

YOU MUST KEEP MOVING.

Window Shopping in Paris

We have a hard week in traveling it seems, so come and lets do some window and street displays shopping today in Paris. Walk the boulevards with me and let me take you for some divine Parisien store windows to gaze upon, be inspired or just to make you relaxed.

Tea time and desert lovers.....

Look for the luscious colors in just about any patesserie. i've found snapping they pretty little faces is nearly as much fun as testing, but without the quilt :)

Here’s a few for fresh market lovers...

fresh market

For the foodies…

The flowers shop in Paris are divine. Their window displays are pieces of art. and I have a hard time walking by without stopping to gaze at the floral still life....

Antique lovers perhaps....

My camera and I have learned to make the most of those moments, looking anything photo-wothy from my fast randevoux in the trip to coffee shop.

lanasartstudio.blogspot.com

Maxim's Store in Paris

Chocolate

Maxim's

LanasArtStudio.blogspot.com

I took these shots in our closest place. Sometimes it pays to walk around with your nose in the air!!!

Stay with me and do more window shopping in Paris...... soon!

Montmartre in Paris Home of Renoir, Dufy, Poulbot, Valadon, and many others

If you are looking for a special holiday location, you will find Montmartre in Paris a beautiful and historic place to visit and spend time. Montmartre is a small bohemian community of artists. The area is three hundred feet above the other areas and you can have a splendid view of the Eiffel Tower. You will see the artists at work, painting, selling and just talking to all the visitors. This is a vacationer’s delight! My favorite was "le Musee de Montmartre at les jardins Renoir". Here was Auguste Renoir's studio during the early years of Impressionism.

Carrousel in the Montmartre

view from top of the hill

This pictures was taken in the " La Cure Gourmande"store and the product biscuits, confiseries, and chocolates are exquisite!
Love this olives in chocolate - perfect and unusual combination.

Olives in Chocolate

Recharging in Paris.

Would it be a surprise to say that the "stars aligned" in Paris this week? After so much consideration and anticipation, I came to Paris with my darling husband to enjoy the precious moments together and to find new artistic inspiration. It was the perfect alignment of happiness and joy, past and present, and time to enjoy each other's company. We walked and talked and admired the truly beautiful sights of this amazing city. I took this photo at the base of the Eiffel Tower. The purple blossom trees around added so much color and aroma to the park.