tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22205671657293617982024-03-21T21:07:52.709-04:00Angela Devenney•Visual ArtAngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-17719570914990656692012-10-18T22:23:00.002-04:002012-10-18T22:23:44.947-04:00New Blog, Coming Soon!Stay tuned for a new blog, highlighting wedding, event & portrait photography!<br />
Details coming soon!AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-57956131638293173902010-11-03T21:17:00.008-04:002010-11-03T22:09:59.138-04:00First Friday Portland at Mayo Street Arts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiSu9wKJ-ee_gEOzGeKt8v1sDn_Xbnm78zu203xAVsdXupdiboMiXnV4xTT602RHzQsLHw3x0dijBpr6wLh1oyDlaLspXqsFTr3ZQO3JDNQyzfhievpfXgdOJbUlsUOZ1c0_-CmI8t9HE/s1600/moth+announcement+las+alas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiSu9wKJ-ee_gEOzGeKt8v1sDn_Xbnm78zu203xAVsdXupdiboMiXnV4xTT602RHzQsLHw3x0dijBpr6wLh1oyDlaLspXqsFTr3ZQO3JDNQyzfhievpfXgdOJbUlsUOZ1c0_-CmI8t9HE/s320/moth+announcement+las+alas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535510320201135378" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Come check out </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">las alas (the winged ones) </span></span></i><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for </span></span><a href="http://www.firstfridayartwalk.com/listings.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">First Friday</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> at </span></span><a href="http://mayostreetarts.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mayo Street Arts</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in Portland.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px; font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">Angela Devenney, Gil Corral, Hogfarm Studios: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">new paintings by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://freshlowtech.com/">gil corral</a>, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">dia de los muertos altar installation by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.hogfarmstudios.com/">hogfarm studios</a> & </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">insect assemblages by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.angeladevenney.com/">angela devenney</a>.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">opening: Friday, November 5th, 5-8pm </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"><i>las alas </i>runs through November & December.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Directions to </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">10 Mayo Street:</span></span></b></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> From 295, take exit 7 to Franklin Arterial. Go left on Cumberland Ave, take third left onto Mayo Street. Ample parking on Mayo, Oxford, and Boyd Streets.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:17px;"><br /></span></span> <!--EndFragment-->AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-21232932945414671962010-04-30T10:42:00.006-04:002010-04-30T11:44:31.867-04:00CMCA Student ExhibitionJoin us tomorrow, Saturday, May 1st, for an opening of student work at the <a href="http://www.artsmaine.org/">Center for Maine Contemporary Art</a> in Rockport. My children from the <a href="http://rileyschool.org/">Riley School</a> will be exhibiting a variety of photography, including black and white silver prints, pinholes and photograms, accompanied by a wonderful sampling of digital imagery. Below is a sneak peek at some of the Riley kids' photography.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib44NRBvb3k4BYkuy-o30KfZeNShuatfdTyOGgmMwt3vo-tNAq9aerJlBQwrE00S9T825VplbkOwk2rzwE_tzzgU2Rt_WCkOwSmCQJubzjIBnj_SOktY46EIoEOkPkRtwnfLUquZnGvdyd/s1600/Riley_Photo_Collage+BLOG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib44NRBvb3k4BYkuy-o30KfZeNShuatfdTyOGgmMwt3vo-tNAq9aerJlBQwrE00S9T825VplbkOwk2rzwE_tzzgU2Rt_WCkOwSmCQJubzjIBnj_SOktY46EIoEOkPkRtwnfLUquZnGvdyd/s320/Riley_Photo_Collage+BLOG.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465953381335219506" /><br /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bYVd7l9w8xw-O4G0xEfjc172DeG_rAJwPT0lbnTgvC1qyewokSii3tabOmDAE1mDGfAM4RMyoFpW29FmWBxYcRLfdb4qvrin0OZ9kGp10j-zDWSXlNN4hxS03pAj195vQdMQ3WAZge2O/s1600/CMCA+student+posterFINALsmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bYVd7l9w8xw-O4G0xEfjc172DeG_rAJwPT0lbnTgvC1qyewokSii3tabOmDAE1mDGfAM4RMyoFpW29FmWBxYcRLfdb4qvrin0OZ9kGp10j-zDWSXlNN4hxS03pAj195vQdMQ3WAZge2O/s320/CMCA+student+posterFINALsmall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465941976139962930" /></a>The Student Exhibition is the season opener for CMCA and will be on view until May 9th. Painting, wood sculpture and pottery from Riley will also be on view.</div><div>The opening is from 3-5 p.m. Hope to see you there!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">CMCA</span></span><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-size:9px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">162 Russell Avenue, Rockport, Maine 04856</span></span></li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-size:9px;"><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Phone</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: 207.236.2875</span></span></li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-size:9px;"><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Email</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: </span></span><a href="mailto:info@cmcanow.org" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">info@cmcanow.org</span></span></a></li></span><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-53930136066842885972010-03-27T11:59:00.009-04:002010-03-27T12:55:28.183-04:00100 Birds for Haiti • Art for Health Care<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNv7Y2szUTFJ3urIohATuups9ouS8jywNwZE-b17DhoMMfr7HRm3CR4lqrgo0qeGWda8rrhmITqSmJJySlOKdPWt8ZxqE3_3cLU5iODK9dc1hcqohqJ6v76i_O2ibMTypUIAHybDeLHuuP/s1600/IMG_0094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNv7Y2szUTFJ3urIohATuups9ouS8jywNwZE-b17DhoMMfr7HRm3CR4lqrgo0qeGWda8rrhmITqSmJJySlOKdPWt8ZxqE3_3cLU5iODK9dc1hcqohqJ6v76i_O2ibMTypUIAHybDeLHuuP/s320/IMG_0094.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453346671769472178" /></a><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yesterday my husband and I ventured out to see the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">100 Birds for Haiti </span></span></i></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">exhibit at </span></span><a href="http://www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Heartwood College of Art</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, in the aptly named gallery, pictured below. I've long created artwork and imagery that incorporates <a href="http://www.angeladevenney.com/gallery.php?category=Birds">birds</a>. I am fascinated by their varied appearances, behaviors, abilities and symbolism. My parents have always been curious and knowledgeable about birds. I absorbed a bit of their interest throughout my childhood and teenage years, but my curiosity in the species as a whole peaked during my junior year of college, when a hawk landed on my fire escape and caught a sparrow for breakfast. I remember feeling like I was watching a Nat Geo special, but the whole event took place just a few blocks away from Fenway Park. I have uploaded my pieces included in <i>100 Birds for Haiti</i> throughout this post.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnimGBWmfEfSP4RvHQ4JhRXyk9gxTNJwz3wxZhfsubwSDetigBdNcReI_Hp_nVo9hBZjernJZn_3CF3ZEGQECF-E-1YziCAm_O1Phia1Fn5PPyXcLyCcgq26nxvrxouHO4xHA9ukzVJRc/s320/IMG_0087.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453344542024799762" /> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">100 Birds </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is an exhibition of small bird images (and some tiny ceramic sculptures too), of which </span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">35% of sales will be donated to the </span></span><a href="http://www.konbitsante.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Konbit Sante</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> organization</span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a partnership to save lives and improve health in northern Haiti. Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien Health Partnership is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation organized in the State of Maine in 2000.</span></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXX9429Tin1DjKj6AjCdNiuISeBUWzlLM-YLWgXkbYeWUtLN6mfc9SkO7aweSI_806j6nhuvxeQ9VoznbgCi-DsE3qJEIYDRnQ_lz8pSPdfraD9nlH6_LXfh-JO4ofhzURkNwhGfR-uMko/s320/transcendence4x6+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453349695996068642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Transcendence: Sparrow Profile / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">Digital Pigment print made from a 4x5 film photogram</span></span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Konbit Sante's Mission </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (excerpted from their </span></span><a href="http://www.konbitsante.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">website</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">):</span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> "To support the development of a sustainable health care system to meet the needs of the Cap-Haitien community with maximum local direction and support."</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">About their name:</span></span></b></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> "In Haitian Creole, a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">konbit</span></span></i></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is a traditional Haitian method of working together to till your friends' fields as well as your own - a cooperative effort. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sante</span></span></i></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> means health. So the name means working together for health. We have chosen a Creole name to show our respect for and friendship with the people of Haiti and the dedicated local professionals who serve them."</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPd-RZy6_lJ9m9HqDRr5_z31SiPF16kglLxAjFId9aUrNqZajNnLxw5UMMdC-Vfz0CjCWCmiw-HXwyOVffYpdUYKrWLfJWpYwHIg6A-LbeZoG_qqmM_7zb59UdxBBEcxQA9exvETpmHsNB/s320/100+bird+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453349154321180130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 103px; " /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> En Route / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">color photogram<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">, Winter Starlings </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Little Blue Angels / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">scan-o-gram</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjena_4tplIKKtAOgJwtaV9vbAteVn0_1c8odNTwTabdzwj96CE10elPMT6zahYvPn8_txpapuZZPj6jboIjJxOTOqyEDE91r6T57fEjAD61cqtkylDmLmFEynRU_0QGotMgAzOYffoXVlx/s320/january+memory+4x6+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453349388007219090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">January Memory II (Sparrow Wing), </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photogram</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">100 Birds for Haiti</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> runs</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">from</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> </span></span></b></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">March 24-April 29, 2010. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Heartwood College of Art / 123 York Street (Rt 1 south) / Kennebunk, ME /985-0985</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><a href="mailto:hca2@HeartwoodCollegeofArt.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">hca2@HeartwoodCollegeofArt.org</span></span></a></span></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman";font-family:";color:black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman";font-family:";color:black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-62511517755848946912010-03-08T20:30:00.007-05:002010-03-10T06:28:17.424-05:00Lyme Disease: Art & Awareness<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My sister, Nina's statement about her work - which has been quoted in several local publications describing the opening of the show </span></span><a href="http://angeladevenney.blogspot.com/2010/02/group-of-four.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Group of Four</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - explains the origins of her brightly colored, soft, fabric sculptures, pictured below.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcFl6fEEJQBzeReq5tLyLLy2iPU8kClIwUkUGA88pfeLuVBUDSeX8QbcEdHOl5fTrHcK8mHJtYuZ9SC-HCJ14LI3JSuE_3c_F0omt6FfaEf26ApimdjBcTKWQWGqC7n94di02XCVNXiqA/s1600-h/Devenney.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcFl6fEEJQBzeReq5tLyLLy2iPU8kClIwUkUGA88pfeLuVBUDSeX8QbcEdHOl5fTrHcK8mHJtYuZ9SC-HCJ14LI3JSuE_3c_F0omt6FfaEf26ApimdjBcTKWQWGqC7n94di02XCVNXiqA/s320/Devenney.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446446649919181890" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">About her latest body of work, Nina Devenney, the youngest of the "four," said that after being diagnosed with Lyme disease at the start of 2009, she experienced a slow healing process for the duration of the year that led her to thoughts concerning health and the mysterious connections that link the human body to the external natural world that we inhabit and call home.</span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"I began to think of my body as a habitat, a home all on its own. I found it ironic and beautiful that the internal place I live is filled with elegance that mimics my external environment. I realized the composition of my very self is a sheer reflection of the beauty I see outside," she said.</span></span></i></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Nina’s work is visually curious, fun, and playful. Ironically, this work was a fusion of experiences caused by illness and ailments of Lyme disease. Below is her artist's statement.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><!--StartFragment--></i></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><b><i><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="color: rgb(238, 105, 101); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Artist Statement</span></span></i></span><span style="color: rgb(238, 105, 101); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> • Habitat</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="color: rgb(238, 105, 101); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This body of work is a reflection and a positive distortion of a recent experience of illness and desperation. Diagnosed with Lyme disease at the start of 2009, I experienced a slow healing process for the duration of the year that lead me to thoughts concerning health and the mysterious connections that link the human body to the external natural world that we inhabit and call home. Throughout my illness, I began to think of my body as a habitat, a home all on its own. I found it ironic and beautiful that the internal place I live is filled with elegance that mimics my external environment. I realized the composition of my very self is a sheer reflection of the beauty I see outside.</span></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="color: rgb(238, 105, 101); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This piece is the result of a desire to create a habitat for humans to exist in: a world that is comprised of forms inspired by organs, nerves and skeletal structures residing inside us and our fellow species, along with forms that make up our external natural home, such as eroded rock, prehistoric fossils, seaweed and driftwood.</span></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="color: rgb(238, 105, 101); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Through these soft sculptures, I aim to blur the lines of physical places, making it seem that our bodies are our habitat, as much as the earth is. My intention is for the installation to feel exciting, beautiful and safe. After my tiresome, painful, and threatening experience with Lyme disease, that often left me feeling unsafe within my own body, I wanted to create an environment relating to the body that feels secure and protected. By using soft fabric, fiberfill and warm, inviting colors, I hope to activate this effect and make viewers feel intrigued, safe and happy while they explore this colorful and abstract network. </span></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </i></b></span><p></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Lyme disease is a rapidly growing health epidemic. The condition is a serious and frustrating health concern for those who are afflicted.</span></span></p> <span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Below you will find helpful & informative links regarding symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Lyme Disease.</span></span></span><!--EndFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Help prevent tick bites by using </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Permethrin, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">manufactured </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><a href="http://www.sawyerproducts.com/products.htm#003">Sawyer Company.</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> It is an insecticide spray for clothing (it <b>is</b> toxic to pets, birds and fish through contact and ingestion so read instructions carefully). </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Permethrin</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> products are available from such retailers as </span></span><a href="http://www.chinookmed.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Chinook Medical</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, Cabelas, REI and Amazon.com. Ultrathon repellant, a 12 hour time-release DEET lotion, is also available at Chinook Medical. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For safe and effective tick removal, try the </span></span><a href="http://www.tickkey.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Tick Key</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">available at pet stores, hardware stores and outdoor retailers. Check your pets and yourself regularly!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.mainelyticks.com/html/tick_id.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Tick Identification Chart </span></a></span></div><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.lymedisease.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">California Lyme Disease Association</span></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><div><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1268098423_1"><a href="http://www.lymepolicywonk.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Political & Medical Issues Surrounding Lyme</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.ilads.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society</span></span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Lyme Disease Association</span></span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.canlyme.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation</span></span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.lymenet.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Lyme Disease Network </span></span></span></a></div><div><div><a href="http://www.lymemd.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">A Maryland Doctor's Lyme Blog</span></span></span></a></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Watch the </span></span><a href="http://www.underourskin.com/watch.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">trailer</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for the film, </span></span><a href="http://www.underourskin.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Under Our Skin</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> which explores the hidden tales of Lyme.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Author, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.amytan.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Amy Tan's Lyme Site</span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://igenex.com/Website/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Igenex Lab</span></a>, a Reference Lab specializing Clinical and Research Testing for Lyme & Tick-borne Diseases</span></div><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;"><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#757575;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"></span><p></p></span></div></div>AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-79798947740603592802010-02-27T11:44:00.006-05:002010-02-27T11:55:23.922-05:00A Group of Four<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHDTqQoBJ55IWapdJrO5xDAAEfmFX9121pW-CoSS0hSK24gCAQM_CHLkoDxeKys1JIXhrmiThDZzjA2k0N_-e2B-kQ4Su11oSVvyLkGzCj8x2i7ni-QtGzDVDK2zIaAhsKCqDwbXjt9SH/s1600-h/ShowCard_Black_Vista.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHDTqQoBJ55IWapdJrO5xDAAEfmFX9121pW-CoSS0hSK24gCAQM_CHLkoDxeKys1JIXhrmiThDZzjA2k0N_-e2B-kQ4Su11oSVvyLkGzCj8x2i7ni-QtGzDVDK2zIaAhsKCqDwbXjt9SH/s320/ShowCard_Black_Vista.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442965151985037106" /></a><br /><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A Group of Four</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> will showcase work created by my family! I can't wait to see how the work plays off each other in a gallery setting. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Much of our art hangs together on the walls of my parents' home, but the task of decisively choosing work to show together to create a cohesive look in a gallery sounded a tad challenging. As we worked together selecting pieces that would compliment each other in a gallery setting, it became apparent we all artistically see and think a lot more like one another than we ever realized! Charlotte Davenhill, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://tidemarkgallery.com/">Tidemark Gallery</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">owner, clarifies this point best in the press release:</span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" Joe, Mary, and daughters Angela and Nina seem to share the special ability of seeing things that others overlook. Working within their respective mediums, the Devenneys strip away the obvious to expose the unseen -- creating thought provoking works of intensity, movement, shapes and wonder."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Media exhibited will include paintings by my mother Mary, photographs by my father </span></span><a href="http://www.joedevenney.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Joe</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(who also designed our wonderful announcement card)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, printmaking and sculpture by my sister Nina, and prints of </span></span><a href="http://www.angeladevenney.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">my photo-based work</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A Group of Four </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">runs from {03.03.10 through 03.27.10}</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Please join us for the reception on</b> <b>Saturday, March 13 from 5 to 7 pm.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tidemark Gallery is located at 902 Main Street / Waldoboro, ME</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tel. 832-5109, email: </span></span><span style="color:blue;"><u><a href="mailto:info@tidemarkgallery.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">info@tidemarkgallery.com</span></span></a></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-28248750880052918642010-02-23T20:25:00.013-05:002010-02-23T22:45:49.490-05:00black and white<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vdUJAsifvZ64h44OQIycM3KHf4VVFist9HEw4gaJE-q4DoQYZCCbAo-g3Z0l__-Z9T_rvjvoRIJZfY3kmw6VXRllVJUBKKHr65Zk0uaAlnUBtHf-D4a4A2floH2m1o8ZnDZmP4iCowVo/s1600-h/ADevenney_Winter.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vdUJAsifvZ64h44OQIycM3KHf4VVFist9HEw4gaJE-q4DoQYZCCbAo-g3Z0l__-Z9T_rvjvoRIJZfY3kmw6VXRllVJUBKKHr65Zk0uaAlnUBtHf-D4a4A2floH2m1o8ZnDZmP4iCowVo/s320/ADevenney_Winter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441648578055548674" /></a><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My photograph, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Winter</span></span></i></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, will be shown in the exhibit </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">black and white</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> at </span></span><a href="http://www.riverartsme.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">River Arts</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. Starlings love to congregate in this tree near our yard. I've paid more attention to them this season, as they are exposed by the lack of foliage this time of year. Starlings are a gregarious species, so this was a unique, tranquil moment for the tree, any listeners, and the two birds.</span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxadsCTU2i8Q-GkbymESPkWLejwrPjNq_RghcMrjg6odQ7FuSqMdrWAi_D9LSBZ4fEtx3RMfkP0gVjE0IvIsK0b_1GbB5cy1XWtsdNnerkr32FOOQofsU5l-J033l-M6ke3a4lvlZtQ7K5/s320/nina_devenney_image.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441647594469382034" /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My sister, Nina Devenney, will also have a piece shown in this exhibit. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Under the Dress, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">{</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">above}</span> </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">is a photopolymer gravure print, in which she combined the use of Photoshop, plate development in the darkroom, and the final step of inking plates to run through a printing press. I have a love for all three processes, but have never used them all in conjunction with each other and can only imagine {and admire!} the precision and time involved. </span></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://riverarts.edublogs.org/in-the-gallery/">Black and white</a></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> opens this Friday, {02.26.10 / 5-7pm} and runs through {04.02.10}. Art critic, curator and art dealer Daniel Kany is the exhibit’s Juror. Kany will be giving a gallery talk and discussion on Saturday {03.14.10 / 3-4:30pm}.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">River arts is located at: 170 Main Street / Damariscotta, Maine / 207.563.1507</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Gallery Hours:</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tuesday through Saturday 10 – 4 & Sunday 12 – 4</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p>AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-61673518276425130202009-12-07T19:34:00.012-05:002010-01-23T15:58:11.266-05:00'Spineless Wonders, Inspiring Invertebrates' Closes out 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSxsai3gOYjGg0rZNoTgq6M2Ryx7q0U3x1p5NSGsZADiFQRBRGArKNXpsrhJ6cLnTrp_qCcyDvjBxKSV0h-0b7vtR5_q7UTdIQ01AuScwZh-jhhEPDhTFXemOcRp8-NcTK0vRh47SJ97l/s1600-h/butterflykites.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSxsai3gOYjGg0rZNoTgq6M2Ryx7q0U3x1p5NSGsZADiFQRBRGArKNXpsrhJ6cLnTrp_qCcyDvjBxKSV0h-0b7vtR5_q7UTdIQ01AuScwZh-jhhEPDhTFXemOcRp8-NcTK0vRh47SJ97l/s320/butterflykites.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412659072594565730" /></a> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times; min-height: 13.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times; min-height: 13.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">he</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Spineless Wonders </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">exhibit, curated by Robyn Holman and displayed at USM'S Atrium Gallery, was a wonderful show to close out 2009. Full of my some of my favorite subjects - invertebrates- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Spineless Wonders: Invertebrates as Inspiration</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> celebrates the diversity of species for the</span></span><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2009 bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On</span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> the</span></span></i><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Origin of Species</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Invertebrates make up a vast group that includes worms, insects and</span></span><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">their larvae, spiders, jellyfish, shellfish such as crabs and shrimp, squid, and more –</span></span><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">97% of all animal species are invertebrates. Paintings, prints, sculpture, poetry, video,</span></span><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and work in clay, metal, fiber, glass, wood, and stone by 56 artists from around the</span></span><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">country are all part of this multi-dimensional exploration of the invertebrate world</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To view </span></span><a href="http://www.kany.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Daniel Kany's</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> review from the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Portland Press Herald Maine Sunday Telegram</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, click </span></span><i><a href="http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=285681&ac=PHfea"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here.</span></span></span></a></i><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-29510819760284635672009-08-07T09:03:00.004-04:002010-01-23T15:34:05.693-05:00Just Look At Yourself! Opens tonight at CMCA<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just Look at Yourself!,</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> a group exhibition exploring self-portraiture with a focus on</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> un-conventional definitions of this genre, opens tonight at the </span><a href="http://www.cmcanow.org/exhibitions.php?id=193"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Center for Maine Contemporary Art</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div> <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Eclipse </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(at far right below), from my series </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Saliva Self Portraits,</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is included in this exhibit. These images were created by magnifying (you guessed it) spit. I was astonished by how beautiful the patterns within the micro-view were, and amazed by the perfectly shaped circles in my saliva. You can read more about these pieces </span><a href="http://www.angeladevenney.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBHptoPMKqrw4dyUPrJv1hb33ieEiVIg_4fkx1V6sXELEJX1VXxuldFw2QG4TV-ynDXb99z1SXgqEP3b8JUhyphenhyphenizNQJBWcAD0gVn5tuF_4jSATDfJEoQL8WFdlmS-Yb1IYqInJt3gPkDA3/s320/saliva_blog_pic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367220896038267890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 103px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Horizon Approach</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">/</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Perfect Circles</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal;font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> /</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Eclipse</span></span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">CMCA is located at 162 Russell Avenue in Rockport, ME. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Join us at the opening this evening, August 7, from 5-7pm.</span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just Look at Yourself!</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> runs through October 3, 2009.</span></div></div>AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-72618804879386483532009-06-25T11:05:00.004-04:002009-06-25T11:22:42.808-04:00What The Boston Globe Thinks about Our Bugs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHylVCA_sr1PJIZ4MXUimUlXrUOYd_0MQ9wdQfoXM6n6kbrNausmh5ZbcMaJu2udHd8p2BEzlPfOs0GT_MWQQVEQA14eOpzD9F1B9Af1Ut3se5ymgHDnDYW7ajtIZAe7J_lJF5mYDa-gc/s1600-h/cocoon+garden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHylVCA_sr1PJIZ4MXUimUlXrUOYd_0MQ9wdQfoXM6n6kbrNausmh5ZbcMaJu2udHd8p2BEzlPfOs0GT_MWQQVEQA14eOpzD9F1B9Af1Ut3se5ymgHDnDYW7ajtIZAe7J_lJF5mYDa-gc/s320/cocoon+garden.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351285102207268722" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Transformation Vessels (Cocoons)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(88, 11, 24); font-family:Verdana;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Last week, (06.17.09), the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Globe</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> reviewed </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WOWbug and Other Micro-Natures, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">currently</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> on exhibit at Khaki Gallery. Here's what they had to say about our work: </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1245940887_6"><a href="http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2009/06/17/kelly_sherman_deconstructs_the_bride/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Boston Globe</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Review</span></span></a></span><a href="http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2009/06/17/kelly_sherman_deconstructs_the_bride/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div><em><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tiny, striking patterns</span></span></span></span></em></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><em><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"WOWbug & Other Micro-Natures" is a fun, eye-popping, up-close examination of tiny critters at Khaki Gallery. The artists Angela Devenney and Jennifer Formica (whose last name, aptly, is the Latin word for ant) use scanners to magnify images of insects, among other things.</span></span></span></em></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div><em><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For "Moth Wings Study #6," </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1245940887_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Formica</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> laid a heap of wings on the scanner. The result is a composition of dramatic, swooping lines, often with feathery fringes, glorious tones, and absorbing patterns. Something about her "Drosophila," a glowing blur of a fly with wings folded in and head tucked, looks eerily like a fetal ultrasound. "Lily Ovulary Megasporocyte" shows a single cell blown up against a black ground in a spectacle of yellow and green, blotted with electric purples.</span></span></span></em></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><div><div><em><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Devenney makes little assemblages and scans them. Her assortments of strings and bugs come across as too precious, but when she sticks to one material, as in "Flies: Passion," a star form made of a small army of flies, the result is all at once formally precise, creepy, and funny.</span></span></span></em></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div></div></div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span>AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220567165729361798.post-10123903747820445852009-06-17T17:29:00.003-04:002009-06-17T17:39:10.219-04:00www.angeladevenney.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGrxNS9aCddf_zRarcpFrfgCrC0zD_8bC0yMSZyIjl075ALT3UT18VdNYsFopYl8BMpWIcdg1Vaaby00FNzCsZX0_OG3xPei1bE-CQTUYY9M-rzsvxrNvTNbSaq6do1b9QS0rKRKJGcFa/s1600-h/splash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGrxNS9aCddf_zRarcpFrfgCrC0zD_8bC0yMSZyIjl075ALT3UT18VdNYsFopYl8BMpWIcdg1Vaaby00FNzCsZX0_OG3xPei1bE-CQTUYY9M-rzsvxrNvTNbSaq6do1b9QS0rKRKJGcFa/s320/splash.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348413356725117906" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I’m so happy to finally have my </span><a href="http://www.angeladevenney.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">website</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> up and running. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">A HUGE thanks to web designer </span><a href="http://www.mattfulton.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Matt Fulton</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> for making it happen! Matt is wonderful to work with – he knows his stuff and is full of helpful suggestions. With only a few thoughts on</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">what I had in mind, Matt took designing into his own hands and I’m so pleased with what he created! Thanks Matt!</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span>AngieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559354816344549804noreply@blogger.com0