Hens Rene, the latest from FiberGraf

August art openings in New York

In August, many New York galleries go on vacation. The ones that stay open tend to have large group shows, and to show more experimental work.

At top is a photo of me in front of my Were I So Besotted pieces at "Condition X," an exhibit at the School of Visual Arts curated by Keren Moscovitch in consultation with David Gibson.

The photo below is of Jon Baker, the graffiti half of FiberGraf, in front of our piece, "Henz," at Kunsthalle Galapagos in a huge group show, "Can't Hear the Revolution," curated by Julie McKim, Albert Shelton, Eric Hougen and Gracie Kazer. Both exhibits are on view until August 20th. If you're in the New York area, check them out.

Bustin' out...

In this piece, I decided to embellish the model by adding a French knot necklace. I also cut out the inside of the letters in "Hens," Jon's tag.

Spray Kings from FiberGraf

This is the latest piece from FiberGraf, my collaboration with graffiti artist, Jon Baker. I started working with this image in 2009. I've worked on it on and off for the past 2 1/2 years, and finally feel as though it's finished. As you can see, I selected certain areas to cover with stitches, leaving others "flat" and sans embroidery.

HenZ

This is the latest from FiberGraf, my collaboration with graffiti artist, Jon Baker.

We are dreaming up ways to translate the complexity and detail of pieces like the one at left to something replicable on clothing and bags...Can you picture it? More to come very soon on this idea.

FiberGraf Henster edited

I wasn't satisfied with the original version of this piece - I felt as though the composition was awkward and incoherent. I have added many more French knots, and bring you this final version of "FiberGraf Henster."

FiberGraf update

My FiberGraf partner, Jon Baker and I recently visited a beautiful book arts gallery in Dumbo, Central Booking. We met with artist/curator Maddy Rosenberg, who will be showing some of our work in 2011. Thanks, Maddy. We're excited about this new development.

At left is a new FiberGraf piece composed of Jon's marker on recycled envelopes, collaged together with my French knots.