September 27, 2009 – 8:08 am
Zen Rocks
Ren Adams
traditional Chinese brush painting
17 1/2 x 16 inches
Ren Adams works with traditional Chinese brush painting. The above piece is called Zen Rocks. I love what Ren wrote about donating art to Art Now for Autism:
When we focus on joint projects, humans can really make a difference. Rather than trying to be all things at all levels of development, though, it’s most helpful for volunteers to work within their specialties. Many artists are eager to help encourage positive change and the transmission of knowledge, and donating artwork is one of the best things we can do. It’s what we know, it gives us a hands-on angle, and it can bring enjoyment to those receiving the art on the other end. Every time they view a painting or piece donated for awareness, they can’t help but remember the cause.
Thank you to Ren and to the other artists participating this year! We truly appreciate your support!
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
Art drops to $60 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.
To receive an email when the exhibit begins, please click here.
September 26, 2009 – 9:04 am
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.
September 25, 2009 – 8:59 am
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!
