Saturday, February 16, 2013

tales of the heart

a delightfully challenging piece of mine, reliquary of childhood memories, recently took first place in mitsubishi materials corporation's Tales of the Heart juried competition. a dear friend of mine, an innovative and prolific artist of many mediums, catherine witherell, was a winner as well! i'm not sure how close catherine came to getting her photos in by the deadline, but i cut it pretty close...

i only finished the piece late the night before submissions were due, so how would i get photos when i worked 9 am-6:30 pm at the goldsmithing shop r & i patton the next day?  i was unhappy with the photos that i took between 7 and 8:50 am before heading to work, so one of my best friends came to the rescue on my lunch hour-- bill, who happens to also be a skilled and gifted  photographer--used my gradient paper, a plastic chair on the porch of the bajo el sol gallery (they show my work!), his camera and tripod and a little flashlight to work his magic on my newest automaton. he does good work under pressure, don't you think? thanks bill!


reliquary of childhood memories
fine and sterling silver, bronze, brass, copper, 18k solder, 24k foil, olivine, local cotton, india ink, found object
2013
photo by william stelzer

reliquary of childhood memories
fine and sterling silver, bronze, brass, copper, 18k solder, 24k foil, olivine, local cotton, india ink, found object
2013
photo by william stelzer


my work is now at bajo el sol gallery

i received a most unusual and happy christmas gift this past holiday, unexpected and surprising--the owner of a gorgeous local fine art gallery, bajo el sol,  accepted my work for display.  what is so wonderful is how excited tom and his wife livy were about the pieces that i brought to show them! they were happy with my choice of display furniture and comfortable with the details of my finicky packaging--i just love them! if you are ever on st john, visit their exquisite gallery filled with local artwork treasures in all mediums and don't miss livy's paintings--her specialty is capturing the inner spirit through portraiture, and she can also be found with her paints and easel at the local resort caneel bay, where she is a resident artist.



hmmm, how to set up a display with only what you have in your house? keep in mind that i cannot go to ikea or even to a flea market--i live on a little tropical island accessible only by boat/ferry/barge! this is my first attempt, which i knew would not work, but you have to start somewhere; somehow i usually start with the most ridiculous thing...


this is what i ended up with. i will be working on bringing the tags more in tune with what i am trying to convey, but for now, they are just some of my favorite quotes, ones that can transport you...