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New Gallery Show Added For May 2019!

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:38:19 +0100

Come see me on May 24-26 at Signature-Wyland Gallery in South Lake Tahoe, Ca. I will be showing brand new pieces and unveiling a brand new design that no one, not even my husband has seen before!
I am excited to join with Signature Galleries for this exclusive show. Come out and see me and enjoy Tahoe in the spring!

See you there!

Signature Galleries-Wyland Gallery- South Lake Tahoe

The Evolution Of An Artist's Studio

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 01:23:08 +0100

My old studio 2011-2014 RIP My new studio 2014-

Up until 2010 I had always spent my summers in cooler climates. I had never stayed in one place for a full year until I was 31. This is a tradition set by my parents in 1972 when they first started to leave Phoenix with my brothers and I in tow for a cooler place to spend summer where they could make their welded art without the swealtering heat of the desert bearing down on them. This cooler place was typically the Tahoe area. But sometimes we would go to the mountains of Colorado or be on the road for art shows throughout California.

Following in their footsteps, I too would go to Tahoe or Colorado to make my work and do the art festival circuit. I learned how to create a studio space in garages, back yards and car ports wherever I was living at the time. There was no climate problem as I would simply move back to Phoenix in the fall. This all changed when I met my husband in 2010.

When I met Kevin, I knew that my life was going to change forever. I knew there was something there from the very start. We met in a mediation class in August of 2010 and I moved into his home a week before Valentine’s Day 2011. I had been working out of my parents’ garage at their rental in Carson City that summer of 2010. As I spent more and more time with Kevin, I started to think ahead about where I was going to work in Tahoe that would withstand the winter. With his garage out of the question I started to put the word out that I was looking for a studio. Well…not too many people are keen on the idea of a youngish woman wielding a welding torch with two potential bombs (the welding tanks) in their home. Go figure. I asked everyone if they knew of a place. With no luck, I finally just put up my art show E-Z Up tent next to our house. This “pop-up” studio lasted from the winter of 2011 until the winter of 2014 when I finally had a studio built in our yard. The pop-up studio went through a lot. After the first winter wind storm I tied down the tent to the side of the house via the drain gutters. After each snow storm I used a broom to brush off the snow from the top of the tent before it became ice. Sometimes though, the ice could not be helped and within a few weeks in the winter of 2011 I had to replace the tent and had the brilliant idea of covering the top and sides of the tent with large heavy-duty tarps. Eventually, I had an igloo. The snow created a nice bit of insulation to my make-shift studio. For warmth I wore snowboarding clothes and boots (and I have still never snowboarded before) and had a heater for my legs and feet which are the hardest parts to keep warm while working in the cold.

Finally, after making some great sales, Kevin realized that I would really need a “real” studio. I was spending a lot of time actually flying home to Arizona in the winter to work in my parent’s studio and Kevin knew that I would need my own studio to be happy. He had a patient who was a construction worker and he proposed the idea to have a studio built. Together, we designed a great little studio.

And it has made all the difference in the world. With this new studio, I have been more productive in just the last two years than in the pre-studio 5 years of my working combined. Many people have visited my studio and they love to see me work. The studio has been in two newspapers and a magazine, TV and during the Studio Tour, people coming through love to see it.

Tahoe Magazine Article

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 01:25:33 +0100

I was blown away when Tahoe Magazine reached out to do an article on me and my art for their March 2015 spring edition! It was ironic too because I had just finished an article for local artist, Dave Russo who was a student of Picasso and who just turned 90 Feb 5th and whom was written about in Tahoe Magazine years ago! NINETY!! His birthday party was a blast. Full of new and old students and artists whom I am proud to call my colleagues.

You can view the article here.

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Marcus Ashley Gallery

Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:43:59 +0100

Who would have thought that I'd find such an amazing gallery in my own town? I had first approached Marcus Ashley Gallery 9 years ago asking for representation. After their move to a new space, they reached out to me and wanted to represent me. This was last November 2013. In May of this year, a rep from Marcus Ashley came to my home studio and took my whole inventory. That was just over a month ago and they are rocking it.

Thank you Marcus Ashley Gallery!

AZ Fine Art EXPO 2014!! Jan16th-March 30- Open every day 10am-6pm

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:40:53 +0100

http://www.arizonafineartexpo.com

I am so excited to be in this year's AZ Fine Art EXPO by Thunderbird Artists. I had grown up in the art shows and Thunderbird Artists has always been one of my favorites. I was in the first 6 EXPO shows since 2004 and then moved to Tahoe. I am so excited to be back in the show! The EXPO is so much fun; besides all the great art, the atmosphere is electric. The Artists all buzz around, watching art being created in their show mates booths; happy hour at 5pm every day with wine, cheese and other yummy treats; and the sunsets....oh...the sunsets. I love being able to meet the patrons in person and talk with them about the art. I love learning new techniques from my fellow Artists. There are so many events going on at the EXPO during it's ten week run. From music, to classes and books signings. Us Artists look forward to this show every year!

Art Marketing 101 with Kelly Smith Cassidy- Jan 8th, 2014!!

Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:32:33 +0100

Marketing can be elusive and difficult for the Fine Artist. Most would be happiest staying in the studio, creating and staying in the wonderous cloud of creativity. I was very "lucky" that I grew up in an Artist home and actually WANTED to learn the best marketing practices when I started my own Fine Art business. And yes...it IS a business!
Over the years I have learned so much about Marketing, especially when it comes to Fine Art. I would like to share what I have learned with you!
Join us at the South Lake Tahoe Art League general meeting where I will be presenting a demo on Fine Art Marketing. I will unravel many of your questions as well as reveal new and exciting ways to market your work!