Thursday, May 13, 2010

I'm selling custom embroideries for $25.

Hi internet friends. I've decided that I'm going to sell some custom embroideries. They will only set you back twenty five dollars. This includes any small images, words or numbers (within reason and to my ultimate discretion) that will fit in a 4" diameter embroidery hoop! I have attached some quick sample embroideries and the exact kind of hoop that would be included. The "Hip Hop Dancer" is for my little sister upon her request, but the other two are for sale for $25. If you are interested in a custom embroidery (or one of the embroideries shown...) please contact me at shannonyoung20@gmail.com and we'll make arrangements. Yay, thanks!

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

i had a (day)dream.

today i day dreamed that i had a new fun purse with a pocket specifically for my sketchbook and another specifically for my small embroideries. my current purse couldn't hold either of these large objects and my productivity levels have proven to be so much higher when i can carry them around. and sew it was...

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Monday, May 10, 2010

May First Friday

Here are a few pictures from May's First Friday at Railroad Square. It was so packed that I had to park downtown. The B.S. Grad Show was in the 623 Gallery and looked fantastic. I took a photo of Chris Beard, the mastermind behind the exhibit, hanging the final pieces of work. Kelly Boehmer had a few additional pieces in the 621 Gallery, which unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of. However, they were fantastic as expected. I also missed the opportunity to take pictures of Lee Bretschneider's work at Bacon and Bakin' and Strange Circus Gallery. I'm a big fan of his work. (adventuringcompany.com) The Milagros Gallery did a great job at putting on an entire Women's Show. I had an embroidery piece in attendance along side talented artists such as Jessica Gatlin, Felici Asteinza, Courtney Asztalos, Carrie Ann Baade, Amanda Boekhout, Tamar Dachoach, Tina Imel, and more! The needle felted piece I made was called, "Making Friends", and it was showing in the BFA Warehouse. The bone is just another piece of the large embroidery floss installation I'm working on. Saturday was followed up with an incredible roller derby game from the Tallahassee Rollergirls. I got to be an announcer which was very fun. What a ridiculously exciting weekend! I wish I could send a huge hug to everyone I know for being so damn amazing. A hug and a shot of whiskey. Cheers!

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Monday, April 26, 2010

New art stuff...

I can never manage to get in bed before 2am. Ever. Maybe I was just built with robot parts that are programmed that way. Anyway, here are some pictures to show you what this robot has been doing:

I finished the chandelier and I really like how it turned out. It's about 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It's what I have been spending the majority of my time on. Well, that and trying to finish out the semester in general, hence my blogging absence lately. All of the images you see are embroidered, screen printed, or sewed. Now, like jay-z says, I'm on to the next one. There are going to be five total.

The sculpture is in terra cotta and not yet fired. It was my first attempt at working in ceramics and I have to admit that it was a challenge. It slightly resembles my little sister on purpose.

The brain is still a small part of a larger work in progress, but I figured I'd document the progression.

Let me know what you think. Thanks for checking it out, homies.

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

here's my newest art, friends.

hello everyone. thanks for taking a second to look at my new art endeavors. it's 3am and i'm exhausted, so i'll make this short and sweet. the first picture is of a necklace that I made for my good friend voodingi. it's her favorite stone, so I made a sterling silver holder for it that i strung a sterling cord through. i hope she likes it.

next is another embroidery idea i've been playing with. i like the idea of the screen printed dude throwing up all of the beautiful shiny things.

after that is my made up liar. it's a terra cotta face that i toyed around with after sculpting it in my figure sculpture class. after its first firing i sat down and painted the entire face with real make up, attached fake eyelashes and embroidered the predetermined holes i made in the face. i really like how it turned out although the pictures don't really do it justice. i need to figure out a way to seal it with the make up on it that won't be too shiny and distracting. i'm letting the make up dry tonight and see how it looks tomorrow. i'm pretty excited about this piece. it has been the instigator for a hundred new ideas. and for whatever reason ideas were just coming to me left and right today. i guess it was just one of those kinda wonderfully thoughtful days.

finally, here's a sneak peak at a brain i've been working on for another soft/metal sculpture. soft metal sculptures have kinda been my thing lately and i'm not mad about it. this is definitely a work in progress. more to come.

thanks for checking it out. have a lovely end to your week!


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Friday, April 2, 2010

first friday art update!

yo! i have some embroideries up at the BFA warehouse tonight for first friday at railraod square. designed in collaboration with Lee Bretschneider! (http://www.adventuringcompany.com) my old studio mate Heidi Zito (http://www.heidizito.com) also has a show tonight at 621 gallery that i'm sure will be wonderful as usual. plus, another buddy, Chris Burnett (http://www.christopherburdett.com/) is having a show at Bacon and Bakin's grand opening! Bacon and Bakin' is my good friends Jackson and Mandy's new catering service where i'll be having a show soon! (http://baconandbakin.com/) also make sure to swing by my good friends at the Milagros gallery who are always making awesome things. (http://milagrosartcollective.blogspot.com/) and check out Amanda Boekhout's Strange circus gallery! (http://elliottelephant.com/) PHEW! i'm surrounded by unbelievable talent.

since I haven't posted in three days i figured i'd update with three new little things i've been playing around with. the "go" is just a little knot tying textile idea i've been playing with for a different project that i'll be posting pictures of soon. the man in the other images is hand screen printed with embroidery and sewing. yay for friday and art and the beer i'm about to drink!

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