Winter Down at Crane Arts January 8th - February 10th

Weekend Recap

Wow...what a crazy weekend that was, packed from start to finish. Friday night we started off at Indy Hall for the In Progress show, celebrating their expansion into the first floor of 20 N. 3rd Street. The show was great and the space was packed!

 

Here are my snake and rabbit sculptures on either end of the table, with Terri's deer in the middle.

Justin and Gus's work.

 

Olivia was umbrella obsessed and had a whole bunch of admirers on our way from the car to Space 1026.

 

Jake Henry's show, It's a trap!, at Space 1026 was really fabulous. It was a mix of wood and metal sculpture, both free standing and some wall mounted pieces, and paintings, which all worked beautifully together. I especially liked the giant trap at the far end of the room, although I kept being afraid of Olivia getting into it (which she tried!)

 

Welded teeth

And I loved this little welded bear trap...

After the openings, Jenny and I went to the Crane Building to set up for the 2012 Philadelphia Truck Expo. We were given a pickup truck to use and everyone had to create something in it, around it, on it, etc... It was Jenny's great idea to do a natural history museum type display of all the amazing things we found in our building while renovating...

Our truck full of fabulous specimens!

Detail.

The opening was really fun and all the trucks were really varied which I loved. Ryan and Tim did a great job pulling it all together. Thanks for having us!!!

Lastly, we got some great donations this weekend, including a fridge (Thanks Gus!) and kitchen set up for our member lounge (Thanks Joe!) and some wood carving and leather working tools (Thanks Victor!). And big thanks, as always, to the amazing people who come help make it happen, Jenifer, Brynn (aka the Zen master), Gus, and Jenny. We could not do it without you guys.

(Sidebar. Anyone wanting to remove paint from windows, make a paste of washing soda and spread it on. Let it sit for a while, keeping it moist. Then use a scraper and a wire brush to take it all off. We have these horrible textured glass windows that grabbed the paint like it was its job, and this worked to get the paint off, and is non-toxic (Take that Paint Stripper! Booyah!)!)

2012 Philadelphia Pickup Truck Expo

We'll be participating in the 2012 Philadelphia Pickup Truck Expo this weekend at the Ice Box in the Crane Arts Building. Come see what craziness the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym puts together!

2012 Philadelphia Pickup Truck Expo
June 2nd, 6-10 pm
The Icebox at the Crane Arts Building
organized by Timothy Belknap and Ryan McCartney

PHILADELPHIA, PA-

We are proud to announce the 2012 Philadelphia Pickup Truck Expo, to be held in the Icebox at the Crane Arts building June 2nd from 6-10 pm. Over a dozen pickup trucks representing artists, galleries and arts organizations will be parked in the Icebox on this evening. Each truck will house a unique artwork in its cargo bed, built specifically for the exposition. In addition, all hoods will be lifted to showcase various and handsome engines; attendees are encouraged to sit and daydream in the driver's seat of each truck.

Participants have been asked to work alone or assemble a team in order to source a pickup truck, then create and install a piece within its cargo bed for this exposition. Trucks will be allowed into the Icebox 24 hours before the public opening- each piece will be assembled during this time.
In addition to the opening Saturday, June 2nd, there will be several truck themed events occurring, including a movie night May 31st at 8 pm and a motor oil/ transmission fluid leak monoprint show on Sunday, June 3rd after all trucks have departed.
Details to be updated at the Crane Arts website: www.cranearts.com

Participants include:

Philadelphia Sculpture Gym
Grant Cox
Ben Will
Katrina Chamberlin
Rebecca Saylor Sack
Jess Perlitz
Nick Lenker
Kali Yuga Zoo Brigade
Chris Vecchio
Kaci Crooks Vecchio
Matt Giel
Eric Miller
Fabian Lopez
Second State Press
Timothy Belknap
Erin Riley
Matt Brett
Jonathan Santoro
Shanna Waddell
Piper Brett
Shaun Baer
Ryan McCartney
Matt Belknap
Christopher Davison
Space 1026
John Roebas
Bryan Goodhart

Refreshments will be served!!

I am Not Animal and Longing, Loss and Anger at UD@Crane

Save the date! I'll have a piece or two in this upcoming show at UD@Crane, in the Crane Arts Building on American Street. The opening reception is Thursday, April 12th (2nd Thursday!) Also showing that night are friends Steven Earl Weber and Shane Jezowski! Come check it out!

Launch at Space 102 featuring new work by Terri Aluise

The amazing and wonderful Ms. Terri Aluise (fellow sculptor and the fabulous Philadelphia Sculpture Gym intern) has a piece in this show at the Crane Building, which opens on March 3rd, 2012. The exhibition is part of FiberPhiladelphia 2012, a city wide celebration of fiber arts. Congrats Terri!!

POST THIS WEEKEND! October 15-16 12p-6pm...Come visit us!

This weekend is Philadelphia Open Studio Tours East of Broad and Justin and I will have our studio open to the public on Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th from 12-6pm both days! Come on by, say hi, have some fancy drinks (Like SNAP and cider...my favorite!) and fancy food, talk to us about the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym, meet the famous Olivia! 

Our studio is currently located at 1513 N. Hancock Street in Fishtown. We're easily accessible by public trans, car, or even walking if you are in the area! We're not far from the Crane building and there are lots of other fabulous artists to check out in the area.

Hope to see you there!