another new-ish tool to make art with

a stylus, and an emery pin-cushion ring.
paper makes needles and scissors very dull i tell you, dull.

having fun tools makes things very un-dull.

rather fun, actually!!

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Italian Chrome Scissors

Letters translated into Flight Paths

I have some new letters in Flight Path formations that I posted in the shop.

Each letter has a coinciding atlas list of World-wide locations that begin with the same letter featured.
Actual flight path lines are calculated from the first location on the list to the last = creating an abstract line "drawing" that I sew on with embroidery floss.

Consider yourself you, consider those you love and what they mean to you....and that is the Point.


Point to Point series.
$28 each.

refrigerator philosophy

forget analytical fortitude and fabrication perfection.

i'm going for controlled chaos and effortless compulsion!!!

Another Kindred Spirit; Evelin Kasakof

Found this amazing work through another blog.

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!

Art Los Angeles Contemporary Special Event this Weekend

SPECIAL ART FAIR & PRIVATE COLLECTION EXPLORATION
- Exploring the new art fair - Art LA Contemporary
- Understanding the mechanism of the Art Market, and its relation with the Aesthetic Judgment
- Discovering the Art of Collecting as a rare opportunity to build simultaneously emotional, intellectual value

SUMMARY

Art Gate offers a special Art Collecting seminar to begin with a guided tour of the Art LA Contemporary fair and several informal talks with prominent gallery owners. An enlightening Art Market lecture clarifies how prices are made and why there is a growing disconnection between the financial and the aesthetic value. After a casual lunch with some collector guests, we will head to a cutting-edge private collection in Hancock Park, where the collector and noted art advisor Dorothy Goldeen will provide us with smart tips on how to build a sophisticated and valuable collection.

Note: This session is the third part of a 3 session seminar entitled WHAT IS ART?, but it can work independently. We also offer the opportunity to take only one part of the seminar, according to your availability. (See below)

DETAILED PROGRAM & SCHEDULE

Saturday Jan. 30 from 11 am to 4 pm.

Part I: Morning at Pacific Design Center	11 am – 1 pm
Art LA Contemporary Fair tour	11 am – 12 pm

Special guided tour of the Art LA Contemporary fair and informal talks with gallery owners.
Led by art & philosophy writer Frank Navarro.
Potential galleries to be confirmed according to actual exhibitions:
Angles Gallery, Blum & Poe, Regen Projects, Honor Fraser, Peres Project, Mark Foxx, Marc Selwyn, Susan Vielmetter, Otero-Plassart, François Ghebaly, Kathryn Brenan

Art Market Rules, Trends & Forecasts (Lecture)	12 pm – 1 pm

Place: Carl Berg Projects (Pacific Design Center, www.carlbergprojects.com)
• Art market evolution and structuring: from the Academy to Contemporary Art
• Main players and their relationship (artists, galleries, collectors, auction houses, museums…)
• Art as a financial asset. Evolution & Forecasts.

 

Lunch Break	1 pm - 2 pm
Part II: Afternoon at a cutting-edge Private Collection (Hancock Park)	2 pm – 4 pm

Collector will guide us through his collection, share his collecting experience and answer all of your questions, and our special guest art advisor Dorothy Goldeen will give a us some complementary precious professional tips about art collecting

THE ART OF COLLECTING
When practiced with sincerity, consistency and subtlety, collecting becomes a rare opportunity to build simultaneously emotional, intellectual, and financial value.
We'll provide you with some precious advices on how to build a coherent and valuable collection.
(Developing your eyes, revealing your underlying tastes, getting more sophistication and subtlety in your choices, finding works reflecting who you are, buying the best works you can afford, etc.)

PRICE: $90 for the seminar including admittance into the fair
Special Group of 2 people and more fare. $75 each
Possibility to take only part of the seminar: Part I: $50 – Part II: $50 (including admittance to the fair) 
Reservation: www.art-gate.org/reservation --E: info@art-gate.org -- P: 323 448 6156.