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Ed's Juice Bar
MY FIRST SHOW
September 2015
MY FIRST SHOW
September 2015
Please find the first version of The Cottage, 2015 in this slide-show. It was special for several reasons. One, it's painted on a scrap counter-top board that was part of a huge workbench in my shop. And two, it was big and bold- I had a vision for this piece that would serve me well THREE years later when its third version was featured in Emily Henderson's Portland Project home(click to see her blog post on this project)(or scroll down to see my work in this amazing home). Woohoo
How This All Started:
My daughter, the youngest of my three children, was starting Kindergarten in September, and I knew I wanted to do something- some kind of work. With my two elementary school children off at the EARLY time of 2:15, I couldn't imagine how to just go and get a job! What would I do with the kids for half a day while I finished work? I had been the house spouse/stay at home parent for 11 years. In that time I had accumulated quite a few skills that had me building furniture, all phases and types of home renovations, designing lighting, sewing, landscaping- I am a very CAN-DO person! I had even created ART for our walls....hmmm....and since having low overhead was key to my decision, I decided to give making art was worth a try. My plan was to use discarded wood boards found in dumpsters and at various remodel sites I'd come across in the neighborhood. I already had a large selection of paints, as I had been purchasing mis-tints from the hardware store for years. And my frames would be milled from salvaged scrap wood, also found at construction sites or given to me by friends.
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Jola Cafe: John's Landing- PORTLAND!
About this show: It turns out these new pieces were an extension of my About the Wood series(click) released in earlier December. In this show teak sided ply and wood panel sheets are used for the first time as my canvas and I am so pleased with the outcome. More focus was put on my stroke and layering for depth. I looked for chaos to be captured and kept with intent- happy accidents remain as delightful moments of detail and character.
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Arrows
Please click here for available arrows and pricing....
Another use for wood scrap. Each part is hand cut, sanded then sealed with tung oil to bring out the grain and expose its full potential. Colors are then chosen and hand wrapped making each a one-of-a-kind work of art. While I do have a few of these beauties on-hand at the moment, I am happy to build a custom arrow just for you! Just send me a note HERE.
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Pencil Box, 2018. 19.25 x 4 x 4.75T inches. 1.5 inch pencil compartment. Hard wax finished finger-jointed cedar box, stained hand milled fir removable dividers. 120 Artist's Choice colored pencils and battery pencil sharpener. 155 Pencil Box, Large, 2016. 27.25 x 4 x 4.75T inches. 2.5 inch pencil compartment. Tung oil finished finger-jointed cedar box, stained hemlock sided ply removable dividers. 120 Artist's Choice colored pencils and battery pencil sharpener. 185 |
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Just some close-ups of my work. Notice the carved lines that have been filled with paint. Each color field is painted in layers with sanding in between. This process continues until the depth and color that I'm looking for is achieved.
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Holiday House: Sculpture, 2018I have been wanting to make these for a while- another life for my piles of beautiful scrap. I knew going into it that this was going to be a detail oriented process. Every single cut made one at a time-sometimes needing a second try at centering the roof peak! Each side sanded first with 120 grit, then 240 using a clamped 18x3" belt sander. Then each house is touched up once more with extra fine steel wool, getting every last wood fiber from the edges. Finishing wax is then applied and diligently worked into wood grain. After allowing to cure, each piece is buffed, and if needed, fine sanded once more. More wax applied if necessary, then buffed again! Metal findings were formed using copper and steal wire. Again, each wire piece is measured, formed, hammered, adjusted, hammered again, then attached. I hope you enjoy- from my hand to your Home.
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NEW!! Hanging now at..... LARK cafe!!
Here it is! It might be too much! I actually had MORE to hang, if you can believe it...but I already wonder if maybe I over hung. My plan is to switch this up in a couple weeks. I want to hang more smaller, 'gift-y' sized options with the holiday coming up.
PS. The quad grouping of Horizons: Details is NO LONGER hanging at LARK. Two sold, and the other two are at home with me in my home studio! |
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These pieces created JUST for.....
E m i l y H e n d e r s o n ' s
Portland Fixer Upper -SOLD!!
....be sure to check her out- just click her name!
I had three and a half days before I was lucky enough to be dropping a few pieces off for Emily Henderson's Portland Fixer Upper. Here are the three that I worked on just for her.
Be sure to CHECK. HER. OUT! She is a superstar to say the least! And I've loved her for a very loooong time! Check out what else I left for her to use here. CLICK HERE (and scroll down to find) for my TOP FIVE stand-out design decisions of the Portland fixer that I'd love to share with YOU! Thanks for looking. |
EMILY HENDERSON CONNECTION:
Still huge THANKS to Emily Henderson who used my art in her Portland Fixer!! Scroll through her post on Portland House: The Living Room Reveal here to find my White Horizon, Tiny House Sculpture and Black Roof (Little House painting)!!
Still huge THANKS to Emily Henderson who used my art in her Portland Fixer!! Scroll through her post on Portland House: The Living Room Reveal here to find my White Horizon, Tiny House Sculpture and Black Roof (Little House painting)!!
West Elm
pop-up artist Jennifer Urquhart This happened Saturday, October 27... Hello!!! Here are a few more pictures of my set up at West Elm, Portland last Saturday. I had a most amazing location, everyone who stepped foot in that store had to come right by me, as they proceeded to the cash register. I loved that sweet blue sofa in my footprint. I tried to bring a range of product, because in truth, I really think of myself as more of a maker than just a painter. You'll see, I managed to get quite a few CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS finished- something I've wanted to do for a while. Thanks so much for looking. x
Horizons: details
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New work in Lark Cafe, 1980 Willamette Falls Dr #120, West Linn, OR 97068. Check it out. Or, see a piece you like, send me a note here and I'm happy to see if it's available/hold it for you, no prob!
My work in Emily Henderson's Portland Fixer Upper!!!
Here's the rest of the pieces I left for Emily Henderson and team to style their amazing space! (Scroll down to see my Top Five Portland Fixer Upper design decisions...) First of all, I really can't say thank you enough for this amazing opportunity. Basically it went down like this... I happen to subscribe to Emily Henderson's mailing list. I subscribe to TWO mailing lists: TheSkimm and Emily Henderson. That's it! So, when I saw she posted a CALL TO ARTISTS, I literally flipped out! I emailed them right away. This process has been so well handled- they are pros! It has been such a pleasure working with the whole EHD team! Thank you, thank you Emily Henderson for this opportunity. Here's a peak of MY WORK in the Portland Fixer Upper! It's out of this world. I did get a sneak peak. It. Is. Beautiful! The EHD team has done an amazing job breathing so much life and love into this property- you should really check it out. It's hard to describe, but it is truly luxurious, but super homey and approachable. It's luxurious, but in a you can see yourself living there kind of way. It's just amazing. You have to look for yourself, I promise;)!
My TOP FIVE stand-out design decisions of the Portland Fixer Upper. All of the following are posted and detailed on Emily's blog here: 1. That stair railing (follow link and scroll down a bit)! So beautiful and elegant AND classic. SO CLASSIC! Handrail is a delicious custom piece of oak. yum. 2. Wood beams in Master Bedroom. Total show stopper. Apparently they are original tresses wrapped in Poplar by an amazing wood worker- he mitered the edges and did a seamless job. No small feat! 3. The concrete floor tile leading out from the ground floor. I cannot tell you how happy this tile makes me. It is perfect. 4. Wall paper. So much great classic patterns. By Schumacher. Deconstructed Stripe is my favorite. 5. Master Bath floor tile by Ann Sacks. No explanation needed. Powell's City of Books Basil Hallward Gallery Pearl Room Art/Architecture/ Rare Books June 7-July 3 9 AM- 11PM .........daily |
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Powell's City of Books Show
June 2018
Horizons
It has been such a pleasure working on this show. I feel like I’ve finally come a long way since my first show four short years ago at Ed’s Juice Bar just up the street. I am utterly thrilled to be here at the one-and-only Powell’s City of Books, Basil Hallward Gallery.
When working on a piece, my goal is to evoke in you what I feel when I look around and see the beautiful Pacific Northwest horizon that surrounds us all. I use photographs while I paint- usually taken from the passenger seat of a Toyota Sienna going 60 mph on the freeway- to help me remember that moment. I know that it doesn’t work to duplicate- everything in exact proportion to each other and its surroundings. Instead, I manipulate proportion and line, with the intent to capture this feeling in my work. I share with you my deep appreciation and love for this amazing area in which we live. I feel balance and calm, and I most definitely feel a sense of home. I marvel at the muted, weathered colors of various structures or layered horizons. I often find harmony in unexpected color combinations. My goal is that you’ll feel this too, when you look at my work. And who knows? Maybe you’ll find a piece that you need to call your own!!
A Little About the Process
Jennifer is a self taught maker of many things. And although she’s been building and making for years, she began focusing on painting and sculpture four years ago. Wood is her medium. 99% of her wood is up-cycled. All sculptures are created from scrap. Her paintings are done on wood, mostly ply-boards. Her paints are watered down acrylics. She uses a dremel to carve the lines. Paintings are done in layers with light sanding in-between. Filling the carved lines with paint is the final step before it is framed. All wood milling, finishing and framing is done personally by her.
June 2018
Horizons
It has been such a pleasure working on this show. I feel like I’ve finally come a long way since my first show four short years ago at Ed’s Juice Bar just up the street. I am utterly thrilled to be here at the one-and-only Powell’s City of Books, Basil Hallward Gallery.
When working on a piece, my goal is to evoke in you what I feel when I look around and see the beautiful Pacific Northwest horizon that surrounds us all. I use photographs while I paint- usually taken from the passenger seat of a Toyota Sienna going 60 mph on the freeway- to help me remember that moment. I know that it doesn’t work to duplicate- everything in exact proportion to each other and its surroundings. Instead, I manipulate proportion and line, with the intent to capture this feeling in my work. I share with you my deep appreciation and love for this amazing area in which we live. I feel balance and calm, and I most definitely feel a sense of home. I marvel at the muted, weathered colors of various structures or layered horizons. I often find harmony in unexpected color combinations. My goal is that you’ll feel this too, when you look at my work. And who knows? Maybe you’ll find a piece that you need to call your own!!
A Little About the Process
Jennifer is a self taught maker of many things. And although she’s been building and making for years, she began focusing on painting and sculpture four years ago. Wood is her medium. 99% of her wood is up-cycled. All sculptures are created from scrap. Her paintings are done on wood, mostly ply-boards. Her paints are watered down acrylics. She uses a dremel to carve the lines. Paintings are done in layers with light sanding in-between. Filling the carved lines with paint is the final step before it is framed. All wood milling, finishing and framing is done personally by her.
LARK Cafe is a beautiful space to show my work. I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to be here. I do my best to rotate works as often as possible. The next rotation coming in mid-late April. I think you may see some florals and a few that are just landscapes!
If you scroll through the slides you'll see a grouping of small pieces I've named Littles- these little color pops are yours for $45 each. |
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ARROWS Just some close-ups of my arrows. I'm drawn to the contrasting woods and the colorful interest the wrapped threads add. I thinks they're better with friends, but you decide for yourself, and let me know!! I will tell you, these take a looooong time to make! Even so, I couldn't stop once I began. I had to finish and see how they'd turn out. After cutting, and sanding and oiling each piece, I then glued and clamped the parts together. The final step before wrapping in thread is one more pass with fine sand paper and some touch up oil. Arrows then graduate out of the shop to the upstairs where I steal any minute I have to dress them up with colorful combinations of cotton thread. |
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Burnside Brewery
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Here is my piece Coming Home and the photograph that gave me the idea. I am really pleased that a good friend of mine has this piece in his office. He is a successful property developer and approached me about artin up his office space with a bunch of my pieces! Lucky me! Thanks to Demian and Beth Heald and thanks to Ten Bridges. |
See the likeness?
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