Symbiosis
Opening Party, Wed. 4/28, 6-9
4/28/10 - 5/29/10

above, postcard artwork including "Ambiguity" by Carol Webb.


SYMBIOSIS:
Celebrating the connection between
the Heart and Hand
35 Artists create work that speaks to
the connection between...
the MIND that moves the HAND,
the HAND that obeys the HEART,
and the HEART that inspires their work.
Utilizing two of the most important visual icons in Tom's work, his friends
and colleagues apply their own critical eye & technique to the creation of spectacular personal expressions.

Participating artists include:Cathy Cooper, Kristin Diener, Jeanne Flint, Dee Fontans, Mark Garcie, Christopher Hentz, Deb Karash, Ginger Kelly, Stephen Kraft, Charles Lewton-Brain, Micki Lippe, Terri Logan, Thomas Mann, Barbara Minor, Valerie Mitchell, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Natalie Nichols, Rone Prinz, Susan Saul, Biba Schutz, Julie Shaw, Holly Stein, Kate Updegtaff, Carol Webb, Karen Gilbert, Sara Jane Hassler, Valerie Hector, Jeanne-Pierre & Carol Hsu, Shana Kroiz, Lee Marraccini, Ayala Naphtali, Ray Scioneaux, Christine Simpson-Forni, Connie Verrusio

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The Where's the Money Show
Artists contemplate the economic fiasco
10/03/09 - 11/14/09
Opening Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, 6pm - 10pm

Dollar$ and $ense, at left, background image is a detail of a necklace by Kristin Diener. Inset, rings by James Thurman.

SHOW CONCEPT by Thomas Mann
I don't know about you, but on my side of this economic meltdown the world is lookin' a little raw and very fragile. I have always thought that our belief in the value of our money was akin to the "matrix". It worked as long as we all believed it worked. Punch a conceptual hole in that belief and inside the illusion you'd find a coupla guys pullin' switches and punchin' buttons...experimenting by adding perturbations (waves) to the existing monetary system just to see what happened.

So, to the point of the show...we invited a select group of metal & jewelry artists to MAKE a piece that speaks of the utterly incomprehensible economic fiasco we are suckin' down right now. The WW2 term for this state of reality was, SNAFUed (Situation Normal All Fucked Up), So IS this the "MATRIX"...or WHAT? What the hell am I lookin' at dude? Is this money real?

Here's our reality...this show opens for Art for Art's Sake (New Orleans' citywide arts gala), Saturday, October 3, 2009.

Participating Artists include:Vitrice McMurry, Boris Bally, Bryan Petersen, Kristin Diener, Marlene True, Marcia McDonald, John Greco, Charles Lewton-Brain, Dee Fontans, Aaron Kramer, Barbara Minor, Chris Hentz, Matt Hollern, Margo Manning, Dawn Nakanishi, Cathy Cooper, Jeanne Flint, Kem Alexander, Jaclyn Davidson, Kathy Buszkiewicz, Connie Verrusio, Robert Ebendorf, James Thurman, Deanna Ooley and Thomas Mann.

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