Translations Gallery show
November 7th, 2008
Façade V, 38 x 63 inches. ©2008 Deidre Adams.
Translations Gallery show opens tonight. After many weeks of preparing, getting new work finished, trying to come up with solid words to articulate my vision, and editing and preparing photos to go with the exhibition, it seems the big day of the opening has finally arrived. In the meantime, I’ve also been working on school assignments and then there was that little thing about an election. (Don’t you just hate people who go on and on about how busy they are? OK, I’ll shut up about that now.)
I went by the gallery yesterday where they were almost done hanging the show. It was a very cool thing seeing so much of my own work displayed in one place. The gallery owner and manager are simply amazing, and I cannot thank them enough for everything they’ve done, including mounting a lot of the work, sending out announcements and press releases, putting together an iPhoto book of my work, and commissioning a video of me talking about my work (currently visible on the home page of the gallery site but will probably move, so I’m not linking to it directly).
There is also another person who makes it possible for me to do what I do, and I am often remiss in expressing my gratitude to him. I’m talking about my husband, Joe, who works tirelessly cooking meals, making canvas frames and boards for me, fixing computer problems, being the parent contact with and volunteering at our son’s school, getting cars fixed, and doing a gazillion other things that free up my time to make art, not to mention being amazingly supportive even when he probably wants to thrash me.
OK, enough mushiness. Back to getting ready!
November 7th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Well done!! Your work looks amazing on the gallery web site and the video was really interesting. I just wish I could see it in the flesh.
November 7th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
What a great video! Seeing your process in motion really helps describe how you do what you do! I hope the show is a great success – you’ve got a wonderful gallery working for you!
November 8th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
LOVED the video! Wishing you the best of luck with your exhibit. Wish I could see it in person.
November 8th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Thanks, everyone. Things went well. They did a really good job putting the photos and textile pieces together. Need to post some photos of the installation.
November 8th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Wow, Deidre, the work is just beautiful. I haven’t looked at the video yet but the piece you’ve posted is so interesting. Your work seems to be growing by leaps and bounds.
Kudos to Joe the Husband! Can we clone him?
And. . . . yes we can. :)
November 9th, 2008 at 10:02 am
congratulations too you! and Joe!
November 13th, 2008 at 10:06 am
It looks beautiful, and it was fascinating to watch the video. Good luck with the show, and I look forward to seeing your installation shots. It’s difficult to pick one, but I think my favourite is Horizon V with the play of dimensions: the feeling of a wide horizontal space although the shape is square, and the inserting of a ‘measure’ up the side. Lovely.
November 13th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Deidre: Ti Salud! Brilliant work. Such a wonderful combination of the complex patterns you sew and simple patches of color. I envy your ability to communicate the texture of your works on the 2D surface of my computer screen. It must be something amazing to behold in person!
November 19th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Hope the show is going well. The artwork on this blog entry (and others, of course) is amazing, so I’m sure the show is a success.