Open Studios

Tonight was refreshing. Redux Contemporary Art Center held an open studio event where I got a chance to see what was being made here in Charleston, and put some faces to some of it as well. It was nice to get out and be around paint that wasn’t house paint for a change (being that I have been working at Sherwin Williams since I moved here.) Redux is the only establishment in Charleston, that I know of, that runs such a program(s). Not only does Redux have gallery space and studio space, but it also facilitates art classes as well, and a hand full at that. From what I have been noticing in Charleston, there are “galleries” that have the expected beach-paintings and kitschy-home-gear, and then there is Redux and the Halsey, both facilitating to contemporary art and artists. I have been enjoying getting to know the people that run these places (very awesome, helpful, and friendly people), and have been volunteering and helping out when I can. It has been a great way to meet people, get plugged in, and make new friends. I look forward to getting to know them further, and maybe even getting some of my own work on a wall or two while I’m down here.

In The Works

Graphite and Scotch Tape

18x24

This is somewhat of a crummy image of a drawing I just started. I'm not sure that it's finished yet, and to be honest, I'm not quite sure where it's going. But, here it is.

Wheels Turning

For the past month or so my studio has been my room, and, as I mentioned before, I have been working on making my new room here in Charleston a little more homey. So I have finally painted my walls, and already, it is starting to feel more cozy. Obviously I won't be making very large paintings in here like I have done before, but I hope to be productive nonetheless. While continuing on my drawing project with Chole, I am trying to read/write and tumble over some ideas in my head for other works that are more specific, a bit larger, and more central to my thought process. I do have some new ideas, with some new materials, and I hope to start in some way in the near future. God willing, it will be underway soon, if my funds prove stable enough.