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Calendar and Newsletter - 2011
What's New
No weekend shows for most of 2011
For those of you who see my work primarily at weekend juried craft shows, I am afraid you will have to wait until next year. Other than the Pleiades show in Bethesda in November, I am only doing gallery shows this year, and I have been busy making larger sculptures for those. And I am reconsidering some of my jewelry lines and want to take the time to think things through clearly instead of barging through a crazy schedule. I am still making jewelry inventory, and hope to sell more through galleries (hence my participation in ACC Baltimore Wholesale in February), so if you want to see what I have in inventory, please contact me and we can take it from there.
Paper
Most of my paper work has been focused on sculpture recently. Newer forms include pedestal and wall pieces related to echinoids and blastoids - ancient sea creatures with a five-sided structure, like sea urchins and sea stars. My work is getting bigger and a bit more abstract. Even the shell sculptures have become more skeletal, playing more with the negative space.
Beads
I am still beading, though not as much as before. I have been getting into shows mostly as a handmade paper artist these days, so I have somewhat inadvertantly changed my primary medium from beaded work to paper. I do plan to work on a couple of larger beaded pieces. I continue to have a decent beaded jewelery inventory and commissions are still welcome.
Blogs
Blogging about my work: The blog attached to this site is a way for me to talk a bit more about how and why I do my work. You can get to it by clicking on the "Blog" button at the top of each page on this website, or you can go straight to it at www.jbeelsdesign.com/blog/. Responding to friends' and clients' requests, I have posted a description of how I make my paper. I plan to discuss new projects or pieces as I work on them. I hope you will find this new blog worth visiting occasionally.
Beyond Garbage - Recycled Materials Blog: This blog is about artists working with recycled materials and focuses on a different recyclable or reusable material every two months. If you are interested in learning more about this blog, please visit Beyond Garbage. If you would like to join the project, contact me and I will put you on the monthly tickle list. The site also includes information to help schools and other groups organize similar projects encouraging people to think creatively about their material world and how to make something (fun, beautiful, useful, or provocative) out of "nothing" (free stuff you might have just thrown away or recycled).
Thoreau's Legacy at the Union of Concerned Scientists
I am thrilled to be one of 15 artists whose work has been selected for a year-long exhibition (through February 2011) of pieces reflecting on a new publication from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) - Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories About Global Warming. The exhibition is on display in the 8th floor lobby of 1825 K Street, NW, in Washington, DC. My piece is a wall hanging made from fused plastic bags and reclaimed copper piping - a new direction resulting from my new blog's monthly materials exploration (see above).
Studio Info: Flux Studios and the Torpedo Factory
I am still an Associate Artist at The Torpedo Factory, but I have decided to have my studio space elsewhere for now. So, I have joined Flux Studios in Mt. Rainier, MD. It is a friendly, flexible, and productive environment, and I am excited to have a better work space for all the larger sculptures I have to make over the next year.
...and Etsy
...sort of. My shop name is JBeelsDesign and I am listed as a jeweler (paper jewelry). The direct link is: http://www.etsy.com/shop/jbeelsdesign Because I have to post a picture of the actual item for sale, I will not be listing a whole lot of my inventory at any one time, probably mostly just earrings. But if you want to buy something from me, now I can post an image on Etsy and let you know when it is up, and you can pay me securely through PayPal on the site. We'll see how this works. Let me know!
SHOW SCHEDULE - 2011-2012
Weekend Craft Shows
Saturday, December 10, 2011, noon to 5 pm - Mt. Rainier, MD
Flux Studios Holiday Open House
3708 Wells Avenue, Mt. Rainier, MD
See the Flux Studios website (http://fluxstudiosdc.com/home.html) for more information and downloadable directions to the studio
We will have our sculpture and functional work for sale, as well as some smaller gift-friendly items available at this show.
Other studios in Mt. Rainier (Washington Glass School, Ellyn Weiss, etc.) will be open as well.
Saturday, November 12, and Sunday, November 13, 2011 - Bethesda, MD
Pleiades Jewelry Show
Bethesda Women's Club, 5500 Sonoma Rd, Bethesda, MD
Group jewelry show. Parking!
Show hours, both days, 11 am - 5 pm
Upcoming Gallery Shows and Events
July 16, 2011 - March 11, 2012 - Greenwich, CT
Bruce Museum
1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT
Bijoux: The Origins and Impact of Jewelry
I have a three-piece jewelry set displayed in this show about the materials inolved in jewelry making (in the case of my work, plants/paper)
September 8 - 30 - Germantown, MD
BlackRock Center for the Arts
12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD
By the Numbers - a group show of the Washington Sculptors Group
An exhibition about the mathematics of sculpture curated by Claudia Rousseau
November 11, 2011 - January 2012 - Berkeley Springs, WV
Rare Alignment
Ice House Special Exhibit Gallery
corner of Independence and Mercer, Berkeley Springs, WV
An exhibit showcasing the elegance of the underlying mathematics embedded in art
Recent Events and Awards
2011
The Medium is the Message - Gallery 555, Washington, DC
ACC Baltimore (wholesale jewelry) - Baltimore, MD
Beels, Dahlke, Holtsman - BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD (three-person show)
Bijoux - Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
Ebb and Flow - ArtSpace, Herndon, VA (with Rachel Collins' watercolors)
By the Numbers - Washington Sculptors Group at BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
2010
Washington Guild of Goldsmiths Biannual Show (Jurors' Choice Award) - Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Craft Boston - Boston, MA (April and December)
Washington Craft Show - Washington, DC
Westchester Craft Show - White Plains, NY
Wearable Art/Unwearable Fashion - VisArts Rockville, MD
Personal Armor: Artists' Concepts of Aprons - BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
Thoreau's Legacy - Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC
100 Tea Bowls - Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
2009
Washington Craft Show - Washington, DC
Westchester Craft Show - White Plains, NY
Courage Unmasked - Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
Paradise City Arts Festival - Northampton, MA
Smithsonian Craft Show - Washington, DC
2008
Holiday Crafts at the Armory - New York, NY
Washington Craft Show - Washington, DC
Westchester Craft Show - White Plains, NY
2007
Creative Crafts Council Biennial - Bethesda, MD
2006
Fiber's Finest - Fiber Arts Study Group juried show, Gilchrist Museum, Cumberland, MD
Illuminations - Gallery 11, Hartford, CT
2005
Creative Crafts Council Biennial (2nd Place, Mixed Media), Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD
Translucence: Forms in Paper - Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield, CT
Publications
"Triangle Pillow Earrings," Step by Step Beads, Spring 2003,
Vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 18-21
"Beautiful Boughs," Step by Step Beads, Mar/Apr 2006,
Vol. 4, no. 2,
pp. 30-33
"Beaded Leaves," Step by Step Beads, Mar/Apr 2006,
Vol. 4, no. 2, pp.
34-41
"Stick Earrings," Step by Step Beads, May/June 2008,
Vol. 6, no. 3, p.
44
"Deliciously Diagonal Beaded Bead," Beadwork, June/July 2008,
Vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 64-65
See corrections to instructions at:
http://www.interweave.com/bead/beadwork_magazine/corrections.asp
By-invitation shows and Classes
As always, I am happy to do on-site trunk shows at your home or office (what a way to spend your lunch break!). I teach classes (one-on-one or in a group of up to eight) from beginner's basic bead stringing and repair to advanced bead weaving. My students have been as young as 6 years old.
Let me know if you'd like to be on my mailing lists (regular or email) for seasonal updates. Email or call (202) 361-2609.
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