Farrington Smith Gallery

We’ve refined the plan for our first group show.

Adam will be participating in the Marigny Bywater Open Studios event on Oct. 7th and 8th, so you will be able to preview the show and check out his studio on those days between noon and 5:00 p.m.

Adam is fond of modifing his own tools and using found parts.

This does something…and I think he found it.

I know he put this together…but really, he’s the one around here who knows all this, so you should come by and find out from him what all this stuff does and where it came from. I’ve only had one welding lesson, so what do I know about it? Come to the Open Studio.

And then on Saturday Oct. 14th from 6-9 p.m., you’re invited to the artists reception for our All Star Group Show. There will be drink and probably food…I’ve even heard that Gina Phillips will play her guitar out back in our tiny yard. And art! There will definately be lots of art.

I’ll be sending an email about it to those of you on our mailing list, and making a more official post soon. If you want to be on our mailing list, email us at farringtonsmithgallery@gmail.com.

-Amy

It’s pretty late on Friday, but I wanted to post that Adam will be at the art market tomorrow! It’s the first time he’s ever done it, so we’re excited.

He’ll be bringing some smaller paintings and sculptures, plus these prints he makes…he cuts an animal or symbol out of metal, then prints it on a handpainted background on wood. Sometimes he uses the metal piece more like a stencil, and usually he adds glitter. I, personally, am a total sucker for anything sparkly, so I have a red glitter chicken on a pink background hung on our kitchen wall.

Each print is unique, but here’s a couple so you can get an idea of what they’re like:

These look great in multiples hung next to each other. It’s fun to see which ones people pick out…I suppose that’s true for all art.

Hope to see you at the Bywater Art Market. The gallery will still be open from 10-5, so stop by here as well if you’re in the ‘hood!

-Amy

Friday was the Mayor’s Arts Awards Luncheon with the Arts Council of New Orleans, and Adam was asked to do the centerpieces this year. This is one of his steel vases, but they have variations of shape and colors of glitter.

His artist’s statement about them reads: “Rust is just a crustier form of glitter, which I think is evident in this series of vases. It is metaphoric of New Orleans as a whole, with its showy duality and swampy utopianism.”

I think it was neat he was asked to do this project this year in particular; every annual thing these days is not just another event, but the first since the flooding. It all feels at least somewhat monumental; every continuing tradition is a statement about the resiliency and the strength of this city’s culture and people.

We had fun talking to children’s book author/illustrator and TV/movie producer William Joyce before the ceremonies. He has a sad but funny story about his hurricane and Mardi Gras-themed New Yorker cover drawing getting bumped after Dick Cheney shot his friend…here’s a link that tells that story in more detail. Now he’s going to sell prints of the cover-that-wasn’t, and the profits will benefit Louisiana artists and arts organizations. The email address to inquire about buying a print is katrinarita@nadersgallery.com.

So that is all very cool, but we really liked Mr. Joyce because he’s into odd antique toys and kinetics and things like that.

Overall, we’re both glad to have participated in this event. Adam donated 100% of the centerpiece sales to the Arts Council, and we got to get to know some of the staff as well as some interesting guests. Can’t argue with that, although we do wish the mayor had showed up.

-Amy

ETA: The link wasn’t working, but should be fixed now.