Posts made in January, 2008
Sticks and Mosses
Ruth Asawa – tied wire sculpture from www.ruthasawa.com I’ve been studying the art and life of Ruth Asawa, a Japanese American artist who among many other things, crocheted and wove beautiful sculptures out of simple wire with her fingers. You can read my essay on her life and art that I wrote last night for my first contribution to the Ragged Cloth Cafe art discussion blog. What I...
Read MoreUnder the Weather
If you’re wondering about all the spastic changes to my blog lately, I’ve had two flavors of colds over the last week and haven’t had much energy but to sit on the sofa and dink around with it. What is it about computers that can suck up the time? It’s still much more entertaining than watching day-time tv while clutching the kleenex box. Haven’t been able to sleep...
Read MoreFraming Work for a Group Show
Getting ready for a group show I’m part of that will open this Friday at the Waverly House of Contemporary Craft, I’ve been trying some different ways of framing smaller pieces. The figurative pieces are sewn to stretched canvas and framed. This one is called “Cell Cat on a...
Read MoreWorking in a Series with Distinctive Directions
I’m excited to be part of a small group of artists including Jeanne Williamson, Joanie San Chirico, and Deidre Adams who will be showing at the Lux Center for the Arts, in Lincoln, Nebraska, April 4-26, 2008. Lisa Call who is the curator for the show will also have a solo show at the Lux called “Fencing In or Keeping Out.” Lisa has built a website for the group called...
Read MoreMore Distressed Jean Projects
Yikes, someone dropped a plane-load of relatives off at our house over the MLK weekend, so it was off to the studio for Distressed Jeans 201 (for 101 see this post two years ago.) Heather picked pink stars to spell her name and the Japanese symbol for Love, but I was a little surprised when Sol picked a Jane Sassaman fabric to wrap his name around the leg of his jeans… In fact it was...
Read MoreSolo Show at Driskill Gallery
Contemporary Art Quilts by Pam RuBert January 22 – February 13, 2008 Driskill Gallery Jester Learning and Performance Center Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO Gallery hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., M-F Gallery Director: Dianna Callahan 417-328-1651 Although it was short notice, I was happy to be asked to do this one since I hope to have more solo shows in the future....
Read MoreHanging a Solo Gallery Show
Last night as I was packing up quilts for my upcoming solo show at the Driskill Gallery, I was thinking one is easy to roll up and ship to a show, but sixteen is a lot to handle. Then I got to the gallery this morning, and I remembered why I started making art quilts in the first place. Not many other art forms can fill a whole gallery with just a couple of funny-looking burritos. They look...
Read MoreIllustration Friday: Stitch
I drew this guy while watching 60 Minutes. It doesn’t work very well to draw people on tv who are in sit-coms, because they all seem to look alike, but news shows have more interesting faces. Thanks to Jane for getting me motivated to try turning a drawing into a stitched piece. How could I have been about to pass up this week’s Illustration Friday theme? I almost got the fabric cut...
Read MoreThis is Only a Test
If you’re visiting today, don’t be alarmed by frequent changes in the appearance of PaMdora’s Box. I’m just playing around with different themes in WordPress. A girl can’t wear the same thing everyday, can she? Can anyone tell me what the different between “categories” and “tags” are? I’ve finally upgraded my WordPress which includes capa
Read MoreImportant Notes from Another Meeting
Lately I’ve been fascinated by drawing ears and noses. Since I’ve drawing in my sketchbooks on a regular basis, I’ve noticed an improvement since last November’s drawings. Since I draw with a pen, I’m thinking more carefully about each line as I make it. Also, I often complain that I have bad handwriting, but never want to practice writing. It’s interesting...
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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
