Happy Turkey Day (cdn edition)

I love long weekends, extra sleep in time, they always seem more relaxed and they always seem to equate to more time in the studio for me. So i’ve been a busy bee, well when I wasn’t sitting and digesting way too much yummy food! Every thanksgiving for me is such a reminder of how blessed my life has been thus far, and while I have many personal things to be thankful for, I wanted to mention publicly how thankful I am to all of you who have been reading the blog over the last few years. You all have made my job very rewarding, so thank you, each and everyone of you!

And in honor of Thanksgiving I figured I had to find some ceramic turkeys for you.

Turkey salt and pepper shakers
by Guy Michael Davis
find them here on etsy.

Finders Keepers Market in Sydney

Deadline to apply is October 16th
The next Sydney markets will be Spring/Summer 2009 held on the 4th and 5th December 2009. The markets will be held at Sydney’s best contemporary art centre CarriageWorks in Sydney’s Inner West. The markets brings together new contemporary independent artists and designers of original and high creative standards. Our aim is to always introduce new designers and new product to cater for a wide range of our customers and supporters.Interested in applying and want to find out more? FAQ and Criteria are all listed here: http://www.thefinderskeepers.com/sydney_markets_criteria.phpOr check out their website here.

2009 Artists in Residence Exhibition ONLINE

Kelly Garrett Rathbone
Apparizione – terra cotta, glazes, sculpted glass

2009 Artists in Residence Exhibition

October 2-30, 2009
Kolva-Sullivan Gallery
Spokane, Washington

To see the show online check out the bray’s website here.
Also make sure to check out their latest acquisitions
to the permanent collection while you’re there.

Call for entry – Stanthrope Art Festival


Closing date: 20 November 2009

The Stanthorpe Art Festival 2010 is an acquisitive art award and exhibition, open to all forms of art media and organised by the Stanthorpe Art Gallery Society Inc. (SAGS). Mr John McDonald will be the Judge for The Stanthorpe Art Festival 2010.

Find more information about the gallery and the application form here.

New works by Brendan Tang @MAI in Montreal

Brendan Tang
Diyan Achjadi & Brendan Tang @MAI Gallery
Sugar Bombs
From November 12th to December 12th, 2009
Art curator: Kristen Lambertson

“Diyan Achjadi’s digital images and Brendan Tang’s ceramics are colourful, kitsch, and playful. Rooted in a neo-pop aesthetic and taking cues from toys, animated cartoons, and manga, their work touches on geopolitics, war, and military culture, often paradoxically glorified in advertising and the media.”

Opening ceremony: Thursday, November 12 at 5:30pm
Guided tour with art curator Kristen Lambertson: Thursday, November 12 at 5pm

www.achdiyan.com / www.brendantang.com
Diyan Achjadi