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"Cat Daddy" on view until 1/16/2022
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"Cat Daddy" on view until 1/16/2022
I have two works in the show "Cat Daddy" up at AHA Fine Art in Brooklyn this month and into next month. The works (see below: Lala Conjures and Calle de Empedradores) are both from my collection Toto with Moon.
Where: AHA Fine Art, 56 Bogart St, Suite 109, Brooklyn, NY 11206
When: Dec 17 - Jan 16, 2022, Fri - Sun 1-6pm and by appointment or view online
Textile Commissions
I really enjoy working both in a series and working on custom projects for friends and clients. If you are interested in a custom textile work for your home or office I would love to make one for you! This helps support my art practice. If you haven't noticed, I've been in the studio a lot this year. I'm balancing my business as an art curator/producer, my art practice, and producing a podcast/video series (First Coat). I consider all of these projects as part of my art practice, but currently consulting brings in the majority of my income. Please consider commissioning a textile work from me to help me earn money and get a unique work for your home or business. Learn more here.
Course for Artists Who Want to Work in Public Space
I get a lot of questions from other artists about how to start working in public space, which is funny because I have a mainly studio practice these days. However, I have curated and produced many projects in public space through my business Distill Creative and I have worked with a variety of artists and clients. I'm putting my expertise into an online course to help other artists get their materials in order and start getting commissions. If you are interested, sign up here for more info.
happy holidays,
Stephanie
Lala Conjures, 36 x 24 x 0.75", oil and wool on canvas. Available for purchase via AHA Fine Art.
Calle de Empedradores, 11 x 15", watercolor, ink, colored pencil on paper. Available for purchase via AHA Fine Art.
Gowanus Open Studios
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This Stays Here
in ART, Exhibition
your home is your castle
your dream maze
on stilts above the water
one to two million dollars
might collapse
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this stays here is a weekend exhibition at eche verde, a townhouse/gallery in greenwood heights, brooklyn. material memory and company, familial inheritance, refuge/grounding, and (dark) play tie the artists’ works to each other and to the structure of home itself.
we welcome you.
ON VIEW: october 9th — 11th, 12pm - 6pm daily
OPENING RECEPTION: october 8th, 7 — 10pm
RSVP on Facebook or on Eventbrite
WHERE: Eche Verde, 163 23rd st, brooklyn, ny
**vaccination required**
Artists
DEAD ART STAR
Eric Saudi
Erin Schiller
Ian Miyamura
Lena Youkhana
Stephanie Eche
Thuy-Khanh Tran
Curators
Eric Saudi
Sonja Roach
Digital Design
Ian Miyamura
This program is made possible by the New York City Artist Corps.
Soft Offerings - Online Talk for Textile Arts Los Angeles and Textile Month 2021
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This artist talk is a 40 minutes conversation between five artists: Kathie Earle, Erin McQuarrie, me, Stephanie Eche, Kathie Halfin and Elizabeth Tolson whose practice lies in weaving and textile arts. These artists are inspired by the themes of weaving as a form of spirituality and world building that appears in many origin stories around the world.
In conversation artists reflect on how the weaving tells the story of the woven fabric and helps us to make the sense of the world by weaving new connections with the past, honoring planetary gifts and initiating an exchange that is essential to the functioning society today.
All linked in some way through their manner of working, these artists push the framework of fibers as a medium to incorporate sculptural elements, to draw, to dye, waffle, wrap, wind and bind. Artists respond on how their work and textile practices touch upon magical and mundane to unify individual threads into something altogether new.
Vistas Enredadas (Tangled Views) Exhibition Opening - 9/3
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I’m excited to share the opening of my solo exhibition “Vistas Enredadas” or “Tangled Views” up at eeeee gallery and studio space in Ciudad México. This exhibition features new soft sculptures and paintings.
When: Friday, September 3rd, 5-10pm
Where: eeeee, General Salvador Alvarado 140, Escandón, CDMX
Free and open to the public!
Vistas Enredadas shares my perspective of being in Mexico City during the worst wave yet of COVID-19, which I did not intended. I drew inspiration for this body of work from my daily walks around the city. By observing and slowing down, I took note of everyday things like the window protection bars on every house, the designs on sidewalks and walls, random hanging electrical wires, the shuffle of the street vendors, and the constant movement of people, cars, and bikes.
I kept a daily sketchbook and then used these drawings and notes to inform my paintings and soft sculptures. To create my work, I focused on repetition of techniques, colors, and materials. In my paintings, I drew from my drawings to create scenes or abstract geometric landscapes. I created stencils and repeated them in different colors of gouache to create a motif that repeats in many of the paintings. In my soft sculptures, I used an eclectic assortment of wool, plastic, and cotton yarn and thread, all sourced in Mexico City, to create free standing forms. I repeated a simple hand crochet stitch over and over to create shapes that resonate with my experience.
Vistas Enredadas comparte mi perspectiva de estar en la Ciudad de México durante la peor ola de COVID-19 hasta ahora, que no era mi intención. Para este cuerpo de trabajo me inspiré en mis paseos diarios por la ciudad. Al observar y reducir la velocidad, tomé nota de cosas cotidianas como los barrotes y rejas de protección en las ventanas de cada casa, los diseños en las aceras y paredes, cables eléctricos colgantes al azar, el movimiento de los vendedores ambulantes y el movimiento constante de personas, automóviles y bicicletas.
Mantuve un cuaderno de bocetos todos los días y después usé estos dibujos y notas para informar mis pinturas y esculturas suaves. Para crear mi trabajo, me concentré en la repetición de técnicas, colores y materiales. En mis pinturas, extraje ideas de mis dibujos para crear escenas o paisajes geométricos abstractos. Creé plantillas y las repetí en diferentes colores de gouache para crear un motivo que se repite en muchas de las pinturas. En mis esculturas suaves, utilicé una variedad ecléctica de lana, plástico y tejidos de hilos de algodón, todos encontrados en la Ciudad de México, para crear formas independientes. Repetí una simple puntada de crochet a mano una y otra vez para crear formas que resuenan con mi experiencia.
Durante mi estadía aquí he tenido una afluencia de emociones debido a los cambios en mi vida personal y la ansiedad constante de la pandemia. También he reflexionado sobre lo que significa ser chicana sin parientes en México y pensando en la historia y herencia de mi familia.