golden woman in leather frame

At the Rotary Centre for the Arts 421 Cawston Avenue in Kelowna  the Potters and Painters show runs November 13th, 14th and 15th.

Fire one of the series of Elements: Feng Shui

I will be showing my newer pieces, some hand made doorstops and various hand made cards which are one of a kind.

Neon Weave with Gold metallic foil

Also, leaning against my way in my studio waiting to go out into the world are the pieces that I have created for the Livessence Show which will run the same weekend of November 13th to 15th at the Rotary Centre. As well, I have been asked to do a piece a show home in Homes for the Holidays tour. That hadn’t been finalized as yet, so it looks like some furious last minute work there.

From November 4th until December 16th I will have work hanging at the Kalamalka Gallery in Vernon.Vernon has a brand new art gallery.

Kalamalka Vertigo is located at the Kalamalka campus of Okanagan College and presents a selection of art works by Gallery Vertigo studio artists. Kalamalka Vertigo represents a new joint venture between Gallery Vertigo and Okanagan College. This is the newest incarnation of the ongoing partnership between the two institutions.

I am also loading up my etsy sight with hand made doorstops, cards, small hand painted magnets and some of the purses that I have collected over the years. CHERIEHANSON27.etsy.com

The pearlescent cloud of soft beauty surrounds resting woman

Because I like life in the slow lane, I am currently also putting together an all candidates forum at the Senior’s Centre #17 at the corner of Richter and Fuller. Inviting all of the published candidates and the various neighbourhood associations is done. Now to do a press release and ask my favorite sound guy for some help. “Oh, honey….”

This would be the year for people to buy something handmade, local and of real, long lasting value. The gift of beauty.

Check out the new issue of YLW magazine that has a feature article about Kelowna artists who show all over the world. Great pictures and informative.http://www.nxtbook.com/dawson/ylwconnection/2009fall/#/0

Open to Passion inspirational doorstop

Then when the ego appears, remember discipline. Gentleness. Not anger is the way to a calmer co-relationship. My ego is a chimpanzee much like the one who used to be in the Tarzan series on TV in the 50′s. Her name is Cheetah and she puts up a god awful racket.

Open the Door to Passion inspirational door stop on Etsy

She can talk, she can swing agilely from one idea to another, from one branch to another with her lips curled out. She is also amazingly clever. A real entertainer is this ego creature. But don’t be fooled. She has teeth and will either attack or throw her long arms about and sulk noisily if she doesn’t get her way.

Consequently, I need every tool I can find to deal with 65 years of programming. This is where the idea for my newest art pieces came from.

Open to health

My husband has pieces of wood left over when he made our back gate. “Doorstops,” he said. “You like to paint everything. Why don’t you make doorstops?”

Open to Health from Etsy shop

So…. things have been slow because I have been going to physio twice a week trying to get the pressure on my nerve from my neck to my hands to lessen.

Open to Health from Etsy Splash Over Designs

I have used the time between appointments and recovery from appointments to do this small project. OPEN THE DOOR Inspirational pieces have been really fun and not laborious. My mind is quiet when I paint.

Cheetah sleeps somewhere in the overhead trees.

Open to Love waves of color with green jewels

Here are the pieces that I have completed so far. All are for sale on my Etsy shop SPLASH OVER DESIGNS at $20 each.

Open to Joy rhinestones on flowers

What fun! In anticipation of teaching hand crafted books for UBC O Extention Services, I made five handmade books including my poetry and digital imagery for sale in Vernon. The task was engaging and allowed me to explore the interaction between my poetry and my visual/digital art.

My plan is to continue to produce these books and to make versions that are not water soluable. I don’t want to make mass produced items but simply to explore how to produce books that are more sturdy.

Last week I worked ten hour days on marketing and production. I will be loading up images of the new small mdf magnets that I have been painting called “miniature masterpieces” for my site next week. I have also begun to find places to hang my art in the business or corporate setting. The eight pieces I have up at my doctor’s new office are stunningly appropriate for the setting. I always intuited that my work would work best in a contemporary setting.

Coldwell Banker is thinking about putting pieces up in their office and I will produce some giant works for a new furniture store in the Mission area of Kelowna.

I am waiting to receive the catalogue from the Trevisan “Traces of Memory” show in Ferrar, Italy. Photographs of the show are forth coming.

Always more to do in terms of getting my work out into the world. Stay tuned I will be adding links and images soon.