Archive for September, 2009

Every One Fits In
Karen Fridy
Art Quilt – incorporates paint stamped puzzle prints, teeny wonky strip piecing, commercial batik, printed text on fabric, FMQ, and a hand painted and gloss varnished puzzle piece using Lumiere paint, sewn on with hand dyed floss.
8 x 9.5 inches

This is Karen Fridy’s second year participating in Art Now for Autism. She writes about this piece:

This year seems to have been an especially trying one for my friend whose son has Aspergers. He will be starting 6th grade soon…middle school. The time in life where friends start to move in new directions to new schools. My friend worries about how her son will adjust…that’s a big transition for any kid, where they leave the security and familiarity of elementary school, the place of friendships nurtured since preschool, and seek to find their way in a whole new realm. Where will he fit in?

I thought about that for a long time…it’s like a puzzle. Where do all the pieces fit? Is there a place for all of them?

Think about the hardest puzzle you have ever done. It takes time to sort it all out and to begin to put the first pieces together. Some of the pieces look exactly the same…some look like they couldn’t possibly belong. Yet, the picture cannot be completed without all of them. And usually the most unique ones are the ones everyone wants to find. At our house there’s always a race to find them and to be the one who gets to put the last piece in place.

So this year’s creation gives voice to my reflections. The size is a little off “standard”…the strip piecing goes this way and that…the puzzles pieces are scattered and there’s no telling yet where they fit. But in the end it all comes together.

And I know him…he will find his place too.

Karen also graciously allowed us to use this quilt on Art Now for Autism t-shirts. Check it out along with other new designs including a new one by Keight Eplin.

This wonderful piece and many others will be availabe in this year’s Art Now for Autism. October 1-10, 2009. To receive an email when the exhibit opens please click here.

Crysalis
Judi Hurwitt
fabric, stretched canvas, acrylics, beads
12” x 16”

When Judi Hurwitt emailed me her piece, I really wished that I could touch it. This small cotton quilt has a fringe top, hand-dyed in a low-immersion bath, and beaded with Judi’s fabric and paper beads, as well as commercial beads and vintage buttons. The fully-edged quilt is mounted on a stretched canvas, which has been painted with layers of acrylics. Really beautiful! Please stop by Judi’s web site at http://approachable-art.blogspot.com/

Remember! We are only a few days away from the big Art Now for Autism opening on October 1st!

Contemplation
Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson
Collage with acrylic on panel
8×8 inches
http://www.nelsoncreative.com/gallery
http://elizabethsthilairenelson.blogspot.com/

Art Now for Autism Update…

It is hard to believe that the exhibit is just one week away! I am hard at work preparing the exhibit, publicizing, blogging, etc. I can’t wait to share this year’s exhibit with everyone! 89 artists are participating this year!

Art Now for Autism
October 1-10, 2009
October 1 – 4 : Preview of Art. Art exhibit will be open online at www.artnowforautism.com.All work will be viewable but not on sale.
October 5 & 6 : Reverse Auction Opens AT 9AM EST. All Art is $90
October 7 & 8 : All Art is $60 starting at 9AM EST on Oct. 7.
October 9 & 10 : Last two days. Final price starts at 9AM EST on Oct. 9. Any remaining art is $30
Everything starts at the same price with price cuts every two days. It is an auction in reverse! The first person to buy the piece gets it. So don’t wait too long for your favorite piece.

For Participating Artists
I am will keep you updated as the reverse auction starts. Once your piece is sold and paid for, I will send you the buyer’s address so that you can ship the work directly to them. I really appreciate your participation this year!

Blogging Like Crazy!
Every day I am posting a new piece from this year’s exhibit on the Art Now blog. Please be sure to check it out! http://www.artnowforautism.com/blog It really gives you a glimpse into the vast array of art that is available this year.

T-shirts, Bags, and Sigg bottles!
A bunch of new designs have been added to Art Now for Autism’s CafePress shop. Many thanks to Roberta Schmidt, Austin Ksiazek, and even my own son – Jacob Intner for contributing! A couple more designs from other artists are in the works and will be added shortly. Remember: CafePress gives $1-2 from every item purchased back to Art Now for Autism. These funds are used to help pay for running Art Now and the remainder is donated to Autism Speaks. http://www.cafepress.com/artnowforautism/

Publicity
Want to help with publicity? Stop by Art Now’s web site and download the official flyer. Hang it up all over your town! Mail to friends, family, and art buyers! Get creative in spreading the word! You can also get a copy of this year’s press release if you want to forward it to your local media outlet. Stop by the media page for these downloads… http://artnowforautism.com/media/

Have a blog or web site? Even if you aren’t a participating artist, we would love to have you link to Art Now’s site or write a blurb about the exhibit and reverse auction. You can even add our logo but cut and pasting the following code onto your page…
<a href=”http://www.artnowforautism.com”><img src=”http://www.artnowforautism.com/images/artnow_sm.gif” border=”0? alt=”art now for autism” width=”150? height=”84? /></a>

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MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
- Claudine Intner
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Art Now for Autism
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Art Deadline: September 1, 2009
Exhibit and Reverse Auction: October 1-10, 2009
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