Noveltea Cafe

On Display

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I left for Truro around 4:30. The drive took just under an hour. I’d taken a friend with me – conversation always shortens the trip. We had time for coffee (and a sliver of peanutbutter cream pie – yum!) before Christene Sandeson, the person with whom I’m sharing the gallery space for July/August at NovelTea Cafe, arrived.

We got work straight away – each of us laid out the work we’d brought, tentatively placed it on the various display shelves then moved pieces around to better balance size and colour against one another and against the background walls. Didn’t take long – we were finished in less than 45 minutes.

Without discussion we intermingled our work – it just seemed to look better with Christene’s and my pieces side by each rather than trying to cluster each of us separately. We were both happy with how the final hanging looked.

We’ll meet again at the end of August when we arrive to take down the art. Perhaps we’ll make time then to have coffee or a meal together!

The View
Huntington Beach
On Deck / Two Boats / Study In Pink

Modern Flowers
Two Boys From Minerve

Black Rock Beach
Fall Day 2007
Morning Conversation

[These pieces are for sale – contact me: newman.judith@gmail.com for a price list]

Where Does Time Go?

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I see it’s been three weeks since I commented on what I’ve been working on – that’s because I’ve been busy with all kinds of stuff, including a short trip to Toronto (more about that tomorrow), picking up the quilts in Parrsboro, knitting socks, and I don’t know what else. Time has disappeared on me.

On the way back from Parrsboro last Saturday I stopped at the Joy Laking Gallery in Portapique. As always, her paintings are worth a stop. What also caught my attention was her front porch – gorgeous iris beside the path:

Blue Flag Iris

This flower will likely become a 6×6 piece in the near future. And on her front stoop:

Geraniums

Love the colour composition. I can see this photo becoming a photographic hanging (without the downspout in the background).

In about an hour I leave for Truro to hang nine photographic wall art pieces (plus three others) for the next two months in the NovelTea Bookstore and Cafe on Prince Street.

Ready For Showing

I stabilized each hanging with a piece of foamcore that extends 1/4″ below the hanging so that it can sit on a shelf without impacting the lower edge of the hanging. I’ve put a note on the foamcore saying it’s a temporary solution so I can display the piece, it can be removed for hanging (or not). Textile hangings are, of course, soft not rigid. To display them on shelves I had to improvise a solution. This seemed the easiest way to accomplish that.

I’ll post picture of the show in the Cafe Gallery when I get back.