Posts made in June, 2006
Lessons in Eccentricity
Being at the International Sculpture Conference in Cincinnati last week gave me the opportunity to meet and learn about some artists I hadn’t known about before. Chakaia Booker, who makes sculpture out of tires, was the keynote speaker. This piece was in the Carl Solway Gallery, but I actually like her larger installation pieces better, and you can see them on her website. Everywhere...
Read MoreStudio B Opening
The opening at the Studio B Sculpture Invitational was a great success and the buzz of the International Sculpture Conference. Probably between 400-500 people showed up throughout the night. I’ve posted some more great photos of the opening on RuBert Studios blog, but will post more about the conference later. Between the conference, all the parties and shows, I need a...
Read MoreUrban Camping Deluxe
Just so you know, urban camping in an old warehouse isn’t bad, in fact it can be a lot of fun. I found an IGA near here with a little sushi stand inside. The sushi man makes it fresh everyday, so I pick some up for lunch. I actually cleaned off my “desk” so we could eat dining room style. Russ got romantic and built us what he calls a little “urban campfire” using...
Read MoreUrban Camping
If you’re wondering where I am (and I’m sorry, won’t be able to answer questions from my last post until I get home next week) — I’m in Studio B which is an old warehouse that houses artist studios Over-The-Rhine in Cincinnati. As you can see here, I’ve already built a little office using a metal box and some old paneling that I found on the first floor of the...
Read MoreFabric Portfolios Finished!
Well, here it is after weeks of labor in the PaMdora sweatshop (I sweating have I been, over a hot iron without aircon in the studio). And golly, that stack must be at least 3.5 inches high! Actually it would have been more like 4.5, but I’ve already mailed two off. The rest I’m going to take to Cincinnati with me, because next week the International Sculpture Conference will be...
Read MoreFabric Portfolios 3
Here’s the front of my new book. I’m glad so many of you told me to leave off the bindings, because that’s the direction I was already working. Actually, I’m not opposed to bindings, you’ll notice that I put funky stripey bindings on most of my big quilts. But you’re right, for such a small project the bindings were taking too much space and time. It’s a...
Read MoreFabric Portfolios 2
You guys are great! I knew when I got stuck, that I would get lots of suggestions if I posted my work-in-progress. And you all really came through. Thanks for all the great ideas. This weekend I changed my approach completely – dropping the binding and doing a pillow-case finish on the covers. It helped speed things up, because I’m really not that great at bindings. Actually I...
Read MoreFabric Portfolios
I’ve been making little books for two weeks. The covers are fabric but the insides are paper. I got started doing this because I was asked by a curator to send information about my quilts, and I’m worried about sending photographs to someone who’s never seen the real thing. I don’t think the photos tell the whole story. So I’m trying to design a printed portfolio...
Read MoreI feel like a Genius today
Monday the Uncommon Threads museum show came down, and I got this quilt back. I didn’t have time to take a proper photo of it before the show. Since my work has been getting bigger, it’s getting harder to photograph, and when Lisa Call posted photos of her portable photo wall, I started thinking about building a photo wall in my studio. Before today, I had one of my design boards on...
Read MoreIllustration Friday: Portrait — Pounds for Sculpture
I know know why I had artist’s block last week. The idea for this self-portrait was blocking everything else out, so I finally bowed to my compulsion to illustrate Russ’s installation at Grounds for Sculpture last month. As he worked his gizmo magic on his neon-aluminum sculptures, my job was to remain on stand-by as my great talent for holding things in mid-air while he decides what...
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I'm an artist who makes humorous quilts and drawings and shares a studio in an old peanut butter factory with my husband who is also an artist and sculptor. You can also see more of my art at PamRuBert.com
