Camaraderie, one of the paintings in my “Futura” series from 2017 and newly framed, will be on display in the upcoming exhibition at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, 410 Canal Place, Little Falls, New York 13365.
The exhibition is titled Women. Art. Voices.
It is scheduled for March 6, 2026 – March 27, 2026 with an opening reception on March 6, 2026 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
Thursday – Saturday: 12 pm – 4 pm
Sunday – Wednesday: Closed
Holidays: Closed
It looks like a church…but it’s not. It’s the Jamesville Community Museum, 6492 E. Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, New York 13078. They are normally open Sunday only from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM and only from April – December but yesterday Curator/Historian Greg Titus opened the doors for Jack Conlon’s Metal Detectives event.
I believe I’ve mentioned that, right? That I am a metal detective? For me, this hobby happens in my backyard. I’d love to venture out to all the secret places where the other members go, but they were very hush hush, saying only “an old farm”, lol. They did, however, share some incredible finds!
Conlon’s finds are epic. And the cool thing is they are pretty much all found in the Jamesville area. In 1979, they drained the reservoir and that was a memorable hunt for treasure! Everything from coins, to keys to even a gun! And plastic doll parts and other vintage discards.
It was a great gathering and also so lovely to visit a museum that honors the community of which I am a part – I’m a Jamesville-DeWitt High School graduate.
They have a lot of lovely vignettes set up – like a little school room and a maquette of the Allied Chemical plant.
There is also an area dedicated to scouting.
So fun!
What was once the Point of Contact Gallery is now the Warehouse Gallery (350 West Fayette Street, Syracuse, New York). Last night I attended the art reception for Ecosystem Of Belonging: 2026 faculty survey, an art show celebrating the work of current Syracuse University faculty of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Artists included in this show:
Adrienne Dagg, Assistant Professor of Painting, Studio Arts, School of Art
Jiangliu Dong, Instructor, Studio Art, School of Art
Meris Drew, Assistant Professor, Painting, Studio Arts, School of Art
Tamika Galanis, Assistant Professor, Film, Department of Film and Media Studies
Li “Lily” Jiang, Assistant Professor, Fashion, the School of Design
Quran Karriem, Assistant Professor, Communications and Rhetorical Studies, Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Yves Michel, Professor of Practice, Industrial and Interaction Design, School of Design
Meri Page, Associate Professor,Communication Design, School of Design
Austin Riddle, Instructor, Studio Arts, School of Art
Rochele Royster, Assistant Professor,Art Therapy, Department of Creative Arts Therapy
The Exhibition runs through March 5, 2026.
Gallery hours:
Tuesday-Wednesday noon – 6:00 PM
Thursday noon- 8:00 PM
Friday – Saturday noon – 4:00 PM
Found two pennies last week! I am up to twenty-seven cents in found money for 2026.
It started snowing at 9:00 AM and now, at 5:00 PM we have already had what I think is eighteen inches of snow. It has been relentless, but, no biggie, because we all knew it was coming.
So happy that my art studio is in my house because I’ve been working all day. I added to the crown paintings – they are almost done.
Before I did that, I heated up the beeswax-filled crockpot then placed three coats of wax on 6″ x 8″ Ampersand hardboards and then traced the tree stencils onto them.
There are twenty-four boards and each will have a different tree design. They are fresh and modern, and fun! I’m excited. I am an avid hiker. I finally realized that trees should be an important part of my encaustic iconography. Today was the day!
In fact, I had a realization about my artwork that I will share with you soon. My series of crowns, horses, fans, bungalows, hearts, targets and now trees are all connected and I hope that they can all be shared together in one (or more) large gallery in the near future.
The overlap is a bit out of control focus-wise because, let’s face it, we are all attracted to the new thing, the latest thing. I don’t want to rush the conclusion of these crowns. I may have rushed adding collage materials today – I will allow the experience to digest and look at the work again with a fresh perspective later tonight or tomorrow.
I am loving my productivity though. I think I am an Existentialist and this is my purpose. A vocation rather than a business. I trust that the business and financial element will follow because I have already secured so many shows for 2026.
In that realm, next up is the Art Haus group show with a drop off in late February and the reception scheduled for Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. I will be at the East Syracuse Free Library during May and June 2026, the Fayetteville Free Library in July 2026, the Hazard Branch Library in August 2026 and the drop off for another group exhibition in mid August at the Edgewood Gallery. That show will be up through October 3, 2026.
While the rest of the nation watches televised weather reports indicating a snow-mageddon approaching the east coast, Penny and I just returned from a trip to Little Falls, New York (from Syracuse) via the New York State thruway, which was dry as a bone, and coupled with the sunshine, it was a glorious, albeit cold, day for a road trip!
I think the actual storm is coming later in the day tomorrow.
We both had artwork in the Christmas exhibition at the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts (410 Canal Place, Little Falls, New York 13365) and went there to pick up our work, as the show had ended.
While in the vicinity of the gallery, we had lunch then decided to check out Showcase Antiques (375 Canal Place, Little Falls, New York 13365).
Over thirty vendors are represented in this wonderful shop! There are several aisles of items in glass cases, as well as individual booths that are curated as mini shoppes – vintage clothing, army paraphernalia, antique furniture, record collections, etc.
It is one of those places you must revisit regularly, as new “old” merchandise is always added.
I will be back for one of these crisp 1963 $2.00 bills (above). Apparently, everything in the shop is pre-1975, which means that fifty-year-old things are antiques. It is really weird to think that stuff I played with as a child is now an antique, lol.
And Pyrex bowls (above) are highly collectable these days. We had the mint green ones back in the day.
I love this desk (above).
And this oak one (above) .
So fun! Thank you, Penny!
I was starting to think this would never happen again. So many places are doing away with money in favor of credit, debit and that weird thing where you just tap your phone at stuff.
Last year’s total: $3.30.
I am officially on the board with this quarter I found near the JMA Wireless (is that its official name these days?) Dome last night.
Twenty-five cents!
Just when you thought you’d seen everything, you know what I mean? Derivatives of derivatives of original artwork, materials driven artwork, Abstract Expressionist wanna-bes, etc., you go the The Everson Museum of Art (401 Harrison Street, Syracuse, New York 13202) and this happens…
…and it is AMAZING!
Laurent Craste is exhibiting his historically accurate vessels, which have been displayed with weapons that have seemingly destroyed them. The juxtaposition of the delicate gold fleur-de-lis patterned porcelain attacked by actual baseball bats, axes, arrows and the like, is jarring. It’s just the oddest thing and yet it speaks to the anger that peasants of the past had towards their regal governments. I guess your reaction will depend on which of the two factions you associate with – are you a have or a have not???
It’s fascinating, intriguing…and beautiful!
from www.everson.org
Iconoclasts marks the American museum debut for French-born Canadian ceramist Laurent Craste. Over the past decade, Craste has committed a wide range of indignities and abuse against his ornate vases and urns, including pummeling them with baseball bats and crowbars and piercing them with arrows. Despite the violence that runs through his work, Craste has a great passion for historical porcelain. Working with porcelain allows Craste to explore the prestige and power of upper-class society, but also inequality and the strain that is placed on working people. The anthropomorphic nature of Craste’s vases echoes the human body, making it no surprise that people feel strong emotions when seeing a helpless vase struck by a baseball bat. Triggering these strong emotions in his audience allows Craste to connect on a deeper level as he asks questions about class, money, and power.
Join us for a special artist talk with Craste on Thursday, February 5, 2026. (see the website for exact time of the lecture)
