The Art Blog

Ooh la la…The Seattle Art Museum is opening a new Nick Cave exhibition! SAM presents: Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth . The show opens March 10 th and promises to be quite fantastical! I have long enjoyed the playful inventive works of Nick Cave and you can read a little more about him from a Blog post I wrote in 2009. The show will be up from March 10 to June 5 - Check out the SAM for more details.  In the spirit of the Nick Cave show, the SAM Gallery is featuring an exhibition called Transformations also opening this Thursday, March 10 th . Featuring several wonderful artists who recycle, re-purpose and reuse discarded materials to create their artwork. While were on the subject of the SAM… a reminder that my show at Taste Restaurant opens next Wednesday, March 16 th!  For a fun art-filled evening pop in for a cocktail and then head up to the Nick Cave exhibition! Sounds like a perfect evening of art to me!

Ah Xian - Cloisonné Bust The Bellevue Art Museum is currently featuring a show titled, Über Portrait , so I took a day off from the studio this week to see some art and recharge my creative batteries. One of the most compelling works was by artist, Ledelle Moe, (still waiting for a photo image of Moe's work) who creates concrete head forms and sculptures on an enormous scale. Her piece featured in this show is bigger than a VW bug. Click here to visit her website and see amazing sculptures from Ledelle Moe. Portrait of Madam C.J. Walker by Sonya Clark - Black Plastic Hair Combs Another large scale piece that impressed me is this portrait by Sonya Clark . It’s made entirely from black plastic hair combs. Fitting material I'd say for a portrait of Madam C.J. Walker. She made her fortune in the hair care and beauty products industry and was the first black woman to become a millionaire. Sound Suits by Nick Cave - Foreground suit is made entirely of buttons and an abacus face...