Pictures from ETA #13 Show

Thanks to this super fan for sending me pictures of their art purchasing experience at Nahcotta.  I love it when people send me pictures.  Since I'm not close enough to see the set up in person (I reside in Colorado now), I live through these photos.

Thanks Amy!

Don't they look so cute on the wall all lined up so neat and pretty?

They're selling fast!

Amy is one happy art loving customer!

Thank you so much for sending me the pictures and for all the love!

xoxoxoxoxoxox!

If you are interested in purchasing a piece while they are still available do check here.

My next show at the Nahcotta Enormous Tiny Art Show Spring 2013 in Portsmouth NH

In my haste to mail off my new pieces for the next Nahcotta show, I forgot to take pictures of the pieces I made! Silly me. I did scan them but I'm not so happy with how those came out.   SO, I have the first piece from this series (it's going to a private collector) so I can at least show you that one and an extra one I have still.  I sent 16 pieces to Nahcotta for the Enormous Tiny Art Show coming up next week! All of the pieces are different colors but with the same symbol/message:

'Speak Love'

Each original piece is appx 2.3 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and india ink, mounted on a bamboo board, ready to hang.

As you can see, I need a hand model.  Any volunteers?

I just loooove the bamboo boards.  I searched and searched until I found these ones.  They are handmade in Portland. Aren't they beautiful?

Each piece is titled, numbered and signed

They are a simple, small, visual message and reminder to speak love to those around us.  So often we get wrapped up in the annoyances and negative things that are so easy to point out all around us.  It's nice to have a gentle reminder to think and speak love to and about the people/things in our lives.  Even if they can't hear us, even if we don't know them, even if it's just the talk that is going on in our heads.  Speak Love.

Can you remember a time someone said something kind or loving to you?  did or does it still effect you in some way today?

Speaking loving words towards others can change the world.  As important as that is, I think it's even more important to speak love to ourselves.  That's right, to yourself.  How many times do we beat up on ourselves mentally, verbally or in action?  These little pieces of art are reminders to speak loving words to yourself too!

The show runs February 1-25th 2013. Opening night is Feb 1 st 5pm-8pm.

This is my favorite show and at my favorite gallery!  If you are even remotely close to Portsmouth, NH at all- it's worth the drive, every time.

If you can't make it you can see/shop virtually here.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for supporting the arts!

Also-You may remember similar work I have done for the art-o-mat machines.  I wanted to continue that series on a more mature platform, the bamboo boards and curating make for the upgraded pieces you see in this show.

The Modbo Small Works Show

If you are in the Colorado area, this Friday is the Modbo Small Works show opening!  I have six small pieces in the show.  There are about 100 local Colorado artists participating with over 400 pieces to see.  All art will be under 24 inches (in all dimensions).  So opening night is this Friday, December 7th at 5:30 till midnight.  It will be busy so come early to see the art and remember this is a cash and carry event.  Perfect for unique and local Christmas presents.  The show runs until January 4th.   Hope to see you Friday night :-)

Getting settled in Colorado

We are getting settled in Colorado!

Just look at this gorgeous sunrise on the mountains. That big one in the middle is Pikes Peak.

The view from the highway...the mountains are always so much bigger than I remember.  The air is SO fresh and crisp...and dry.

Found the perfect house that meets the needs of two people working from home.

Moving day!

Our first fire Tommy made on a snowy night.  It's super toasty and cozy inside :-)

Thanks for all the well wishes and to everyone who has cooked for us and is helping us get settled in!  You are SO appreciated and loved!!  We are lucky to have so many wonderful friends and family members :)

And of course Miss Kitty says 'hi' to all and is happy to finally be out of the car and back to snoozin!

Pillows!

I'm SO excited to have my art on pillows for the first time ever!   OHHDEER.COM is offering them for a limited time (a few weeks) so buy them while you can.   And of course they are vegan pillows. No animals were plucked or killed to make them. yay! These would make great Christmas gifts!

Mr Squirrel

and

Mr Beaver

The Start of a New Art Collection

I got a lovely email this morning with this picture of one of my Art-o-mat pieces along with three other artists pieces. They were purchased in a Las Vegas Art-o-Mat machine and are now in her daughters playroom. How cool to grow up with original art on the walls!  I'm excited to get my first feedback from someone who bought a piece!

The beginning of a life long collection :)

What is your art collection like? Do you have tiny art? big art? dreams for art?

Pictures from the Enormous Tiny Art show at Nahcotta. show ends Ocober 1st.

Here are some beautiful pictures from the ETA show at Nahcotta.

A nice Portsmouth kinda day.

I just love seeing my art on the walls!

So. much. cute. stuff.

I could easily live in here.

Much thanks to Brett and Suzzy Cromwell of the Lowell Film Collaborative for taking these beautiful pictures! XO

and of course thank you to everyone at Nahcotta for putting on a wonderful show!  The next show at Nahcotta will feature Teresa McCue's work from Oct 5th-28th.

The line up

Here is the line up for the upcoming Enormous Tiny Art Show at Nahcotta this month.   So many creative and poetic forces embedded onto tiny squares to be forever admired and treasured.  ❤❤❤  

New Growth Sketchbook

I'm working on my new sketchbook for the 2013 Sketchbook World Tour.  I'm taking a much different approach to this book than I have the other two in past years.  This one is starting off with an embroidered cover.  Although quite time consuming, I'm liking how it's coming out and it's somehow very comforting and calming to make. I started it during the Colorado fires while talking with family that had to evacuate.  It was then I had the idea to make this book about new growth.  Here's how it looks so far:

What do you think?  Do you have any thoughts about new growth? any inspirational quotes?

New art for Nahcotta

I've shipped off a big box of new work to Nahcotta for the Enormous Tiny Art Show starting September 7th 2012 through October 1st 2012.  This is my all time favorite art gallery and most favorite show yet. Here are the new cuties:

If you see a piece you'd like to buy and you can not make it to the show in Portsmouth, NH or if you want to make sure you get the piece you like before someone else does, then you can purchase it right here.

I will have prints available for sale here.

Which ones do you like?

Lots of loving for Art-O-Mat

They will never again be together like this.  Once these pieces make their way into the Art-O-Mat machines they will go about their own separate ways.  So I wanted share what it looks like from my end when I'm making them.  I love all the colors together. I've completed a total of 300 pieces, that's right, three hundred pieces of little art for this project.    They are starting to get placed in machines and going out into the world spreading lots and lots of love.   I hope they will make people smile and be a simple reminder to 'Speak Love' to others and to ourselves.

Some other blog posts here and here about Art-O-Mat.

Pouli Series

As many of you know I created a series, one for each of my two sisters Crystdo and Cindy Lou.  Well, I've branched out to my Grandpa, Pouli!  He's the patriarch of our big Greek family and he's had a very interesting life.  Now there is no way this little series could capture his whole life, but it offers clips and tid bits of things I remember most about him.  He spent many years working over seas building new power plants.  When I was four years old we all spent Christmas in Egypt to be together while he was working there.

I just mailed Pouli the last drawing (I mail them one at a time for more excitement to build).  So it's safe to share them with everyone now.  I hope you enjoy  :-)

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Who inspires you?

CindyLou Series

Last  fall I finished my darling series called 'CindyLou' .  I just realized I hadn't blogged about it yet.  My inspiration came from my younger sister Cindy.  This series was bubbling up ever since Cindy came to visit us when we lived in Lowell, MA back in 2009 and it came to a finish last Fall.  I shipped her one picture at a time (it's more drawn out and dramatic that way).   Visually, I wanted the CindyLou to be along the same lines as the very first series I did for my other little sister Crystal (The Crystdo Series), so they will maybe someday play together on paper.   Most of the inspiration for these are very personal but some are just lighthearted and fun.

'I Heart White Fros'

I'm always trying to get her to release her 'white fro' and let it be free and wild.  It's beautiful.

 

'Geisha #1'

She has a love for language and especially for Japan.

 

'Geisha #2'

 

'Little Indian'

 

 'Love that Sound'

 

'Olives'

 

'Friends'

When asked why she doesn't eat meat she simply replies, "I don't eat my friends".

My husband and I both became vegetarian after her visit.

'I Heart Books'

We spent hours in book stores and libraries on her trip.  Both of us love books.

'Ride'

 

'The Pack'

'The Outback'

When we were younger and lived in Texas, Cindy (about 5 years old at the time) used to disappear in the field (that we entitled 'The Outback') behind our house and come back with arm fulls of wild flowers.

So that's my CindyLou series.

Where do you get your inspiration?

Sneak peek of my work for Nahcotta's 'Enormous Tiny Art' Show this Fall

Here's a sneek peek of what I've been working on for Nahcotta's Enormous Tiny Art Showhappening this Fall in Portsmouth NH.  I wasn't planning on getting so detailed in these drawings, but that's how they are turning out. super detailed.  I'm only drawing ones that charge me emotionally.

I get to thinking about how these animals have their own little lives and families.  I wonder what they're like? Do they get along? Do they see each other a lot or only on 'special' occasions?

An interested meerkat.

 

This is Mr Snow Pants.

 

 I love the bangs on this highland cow.

Any thoughts?

First batch of art for Art-o-mat shipped out!

I worked all weekend and made 50 original watercolor and acrylic paintings, mounted them (on boards that fit the old cigarette machines that they will be coming out of), sealed them with a nice thick gloss, signed, titled and dated each one, wrapped each one with cellophane along with a little note from me about the piece.

 drying with top coat

 

I think they came out pretty cute!

 the little note attached to the back

 

 all lined up

Working with these little blocks brought out the kid in me. I couldn't wait to stack them all up just for fun.

 

All ready for shipping to the Art-O-Mat headquarters where they will find a home in a cool revamped machine and then find their way into the hands of an eagerly awaiting art lover.  Check here to see where the closest Art-O-Mat is to you.  If there is not one close to you, see if you can get one in a museum or gallery in your town.   You'll find cool stuff like this in the machines from over 400 different artists.

I wonder if people will email me when they buy one?  It will be fun to hear where these little guys end up.

Art-o-mat

The first time I heard about Art-O-Mat I fell in love with it.  Old cigarette machines turned into art machines!  Being an ex-smoker and an artist...a "match" made in heaven.  Yesterday I visited my first Art-O-Mat in Boca Raton, Florida.  I plan to check out the two machines in Miami soon too.

This is the Art-O-Mat machine at the Boca Raton Museum of Art.

close-up

A bit blurry, but at this point I  found out I couldn't take any more pictures inside.

 So I moved outside to take a picture of the cool Art-O-Mat coin that I paid five dollars for.

 Of course I couldn't get just one! I got four.

Back at home to get a closer look.  I love them all.

Cool "lomo" photography from Matt Larson.

A cute handmade book by Sue Clancy and Judy Sullens.

A beautiful porcelain clay necklace stamped with the word 'art' stamped on it by Marilyn Kirk.

 

Cactus Blossom Basket. A unique basket made from cactus blossoms with gems.

Art-O-Mat likes my art and wants it in their machines! yay.

Here's what I've been working on for my Art-O-Mat art.

It's a series called 'Speak Love'. Since they come on little blocks I thought it was a perfect size as a reminder to speak love to those around us and also to ourselves.  My blank blocks should be arriving soon. I'm excited to get my first batch of 50 out to the machines!

Portrait of Baby B Strings

A fun portrait I made of Baby B Strings.  I really like their cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Makes me want to play music again!  I found them on Sketchy Miami who has a new section of Miami bands to sketch!

Miami artists

One of the things I love most about being in South Florida is the art scene.  Not that I'm into an 'art scene' per say, but I love that people care about art and there is always an art show to go to and get inspired!  I love meeting new artists and learning about their creative process and what makes them tick.  And of course, the more artist I meet and know, the more sane I feel.   Over the weekend Tommy and I saw a great show at Iron Side(a gem).   Our friends Russ Ronat and Marcelo Daldoce had some gorgeous art at the show.  I have to show pictures and tell everyone which pieces I want to buy someday. 

 I met Marcelo when we were drawing at a Sketchy Miami Party.  I love the colors he uses in his portraits and how the brilliant pigments just drip off the page. very dream like.  Tommy and I both want to add his self-portrait to our collection someday.

 Marcelo, me and Tommy hanging out

 And there was a fire show!  It got hot in there.  A gorgeous gal performed yoga, danced and meditated. I didn't get her name though.

 This was the first time we saw Russ's art and of course love it.   The layering effects he uses give the paintings a great rich depth and make them interesting to look at.  Tommy likes the dark brown beetle the best and my favorite is the deep, bright blue beetle, although they look so great as a set.

 Russ is planning a trip around the World! He leaves next month.  Hearing him talk about his plans makes me think of what I would pack on a trip like that.  I can't wait to see what art he makes from his trip.

 like the 'room divider'?

 And of course we had to end the night at the Mac'n truck. Our favorite vegan food truck. (the only vegan food truck in Miami as far as I know)

 They love me.  I got my very own Mac'n hat!  I love them too.

Francesca hard at work and Mark looking kinda creepy in the window ;-)

We had another fun night in Miami looking at beautiful art and hanging out with awesome people.

New ETSY shop with my art

So it has finally arrived.  I have opened an ETSY store with my art for sale.  I am slowly but surely posting more and more to it every week.  Here it is! www.jenmeyer.etsy.com

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The Three Sages

I finished the sage etchings/carvings (the beginnings can be seen in this earlier post).  Tommy and I have so many people that have positively influenced our lives, it was hard to pick just three.  After weeks of debate we decided on our top three: Ken Wilber, Ram Dass and Wayne Dyer. All living sages. All have a slightly different take and perspective on life and have helped us grow so much.  Now we are always reminded of their wisdom when we see them above our couch...I like how they came out.

Do you have anyone who has positively changed your life?  Who is? and have you told them?