(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . KOS ART EXPO 2023 (New Year's Day) [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-01-01 MT Spaces: Images from my recently-published book “Amsterdam’s Compleat Fools” -- Footsbarn Theatre’s 35th Anniversary Celebration 2006 From Footsbarn Worldwide Pg 555 — all photography by Michael (MT Spaces) Evans Combination of printed photographs and digital images — see if you can spot any sources below! Artists from Australia, Copenhagen, Ireland (especially Puca,) France, Korea, Germany, a Shakespearean company from Chad, Canada, and the USA. I readily volunteered as a driver, since France uses the proper side of the road: I drove 100km a day sometimes preparing for the festival — Luhan was a professional sign poster. I visited the “Montana” region, with three extinct volcanos driving to Clement-Ferrand, and the hot springs at Volvic, with ruins hearkening back to Roman days., ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGMAR Sky-Angmar Water-Angmar Autumn -Angmar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gwennedd: Drowning Poppies Moored Blue Branches ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ GAS presents Dr. Grace I have been producing Grace’s songs for several years while she was an under grad and while working on her PhD in art history. She’s now a professor at a university in Atlanta. We record her songs on a stereo track with vocal and guitar simultaneously. Eventually, I lay a bass and drum track and “color” tracks. The first collection of songs she dubbed “Symphony No. 1” she subsequently recorded eight more songs in various stages of completion. Something a little rockier: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paintings by Ralphdog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Enoch Root Stuff Here are mine for this year — A fractal image I created some fifteen years ago. And a retro V-10 convertible I made with a free 3D modeling program called Blender. ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ PAINTINGS BY GLASTOSARA “Let There Be Snow” is a painting by GlastoSara that she had printed out into Christmas cards. The same is true of the painting below, which is entitled “Christmas Tor” - one of Britain's most recognisable sights, Glastonbury Tor, dressed up as a Christmas Tree! These are your Seasons Greetings from Sara. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Artworks by A Pagan In Arizona Goat Skull. Acrylics on natural bone. 2022. This year I haven't created as much, but the projects I have completed are things I really enjoyed making. My kids found the skull on a hike near our home. Watering Can. Acrylics on metal. 2022. This is owned by fellow Kossack Daphne Whitethigh. My son found a dinged-up metal watering can at a yard sale in Sedona last summer. I enjoy painting on metal (mainly gas tanks for motorcycles and sandrails) and couldn't resist having fun with this. I left parts of it unpainted, since the chipped and faded original paint was not unpleasing in it's own way. Corvid Skies. Acrylics on canvas panel. 2022. The painting above is the most recent thing I've completed and will most likely be the last project I work on in 2022. It's an honor to be able to display my work alongside so many beautiful creations by my fellow artists here. Bright Blessings for the New Year from A Pagan In Arizona. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ A PAINTING BY CMAE This is an acrylic painting called Resigned. Painted in 2022 by Cmae ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ POLITICAL CARTOONS BY HILMBROWN Egoroller (October 2022) — Inspired by the January 6th Committee testimony. How they play (March 2021) - Since I made this, there’s a lot of tape I could add! (voter intimidation, election worker threats, absurd lawsuits, gerrymandering, etc.) As we know, they have a full array of tactics. The Republican Party (April 2018) — Trump is not the disease, but rather an inevitable symptom. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Ceramic Arts by MEL in PGH The Tile Table Saga Nears its End This commissioned project began almost a year ago. It was an exercise in “whatever CAN go wrong WILL go wrong” since several kiln disasters caused the tiles to need to be re-made up to 3 times. Two of the tables are finally completed. There is still one table left to finish. Here are two photos of the tables alone: Small Half-Round Table Large Full Round Table This final photo shows the tables in the client’s home along with the painting they were designed to compliment. I DID NOT do the painting. It is by Didier Lourenco. His works are available from Casa de Tesoro in Tubac AZ. Tables in client’s home with painting by Didier Lourenco The last table will be a small full round table the diameter of the half-round one. It will have the pattern seen on the cat. Recent Selections from the 50 Plate Project I have shown some of the 50 Plates previously and here are a few of the most recent ones. These plates are approximately 4.5 inches across. Plates 44, 47, 48, 51, 55 Plates 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 This project is to provide gifts for a select group of people. I will have made 80 plates in the end to have 50 that I’m satisfied to give away. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Nature Photography by OceanDiver Winter snow and ice moments in the Pacific Northwest during a rare deep freeze, December 2022 Madrona by snowy seashore Swan pair resting on patch of ice Quiet bay, snowy beach ◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘ Paintings by Nolana This first one may be a repeat. I can’t remember whether I posted it before. It is a watercolor of a red-breasted nuthatch, which I made a couple years ago as a birthday gift for a friend. Red-breasted Nuthatch — watercolor, about 7”x12” Next, Lady’s Slipper and Ferns, watercolor. It took me three or four tries to get this one right. Lady’s Slipper and Ferns, watercolor, 8”x10” Lastly, Lilies and Chicory, watercolor. This one took probably over 20 hours, if you include the flower studies, composition studies, initial sketch, transferring to watercolor board, refining and then painting. Lilies and Chicory, watercolor on watercolor board, 8”x10” ◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘ Watercolors by Laurel in CA In addition to my watercolor sketches when I travel, I make little sketches for greeting cards for special occasions for my grandchildren. Here are a few for my grandson over the years. Gandalf stands in front of grandson’s house, inviting him for an adventure (9th birthday.) Inspired by the “Rangers Apprentice” book series, grandson on his 10th birthday appears in the forest, dressed as a Ranger. For grandson starting freshman year at university - inspired by “Magic: The Gathering” cards. This card was accompanied by a large cookie cannister filled with homemade cookies, as portrayed in the sketch, and promise of refills whenever it runs out. (Grandson’s comment later: “My study group loves the cookies!” - so it worked out as we hoped - something to share with new friends.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fractals and Poetry by Judith Moffitt (This poem was written in 2020) The Sorrow of the Valkyries The heroes were no longer On the battlefield But in Emergency Rooms And ambulances They fought To save lives Not for land, Politics, Or patriotism The battlefields halted As sickness racked the lands And the Valkyries We wondered what Our role was In this new world I pondered deep This new and unfamiliar scene Unsure what to do They were heroes And then they sickened With the disease They fought so heroically But to take them To their reward Was hard They were needed still To save others When heroes aren't bleeding to death How does a Valkyrie decide Who may live and who may not We watched at first As they became More exhausted Losing hope But still struggling To see one more patient Keeping them alive For one more minute We watched the pain As yet another patient died As they called the families of the dead and the dying When they sickened We had to choose Who would go To the Hall of Heroes For not all may go Choose the nurse Who kept seeing patients Even when he had been given No protective gear? Or choose the doctor Still practicing at 80 Who had every reason To let others handle this Candidates Came from All countries All ages Young nurses In their first year Middle aged doctors With teenage children Pregnant women Risking more than their own lives Elders long past retirement age Who could not lay down the torch And as for the Valkyries There was no rest for us No location that was Free of this disease No place without heroes No silent nighttime As we toiled on For the first time in Centuries We despaired It is usually a joy Collecting the heroes And introducing them To Valhalla Giving them Their first drink of mead But these heroes Weren’t happy to go To a well-deserved rest They begged They pleaded They wanted to Return and fight I took to crying With every hero I choose In the dwindling spaces Between pickups I sorrowed Devastated beyond words Brynhildr was first to give up She stayed behind In the Hall of Heroes She would not be the last Of us to crack Finally, it was down to me, Grimhildr I, too, wanted To take my rest After centuries, Millennia Of service But there were still Heroes to collect And honor And only me to do it ◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘ Photography by gizmo59 Untitled (2022) Morning Dream (2022) [This is a rose Hubby grew from seed, so at this point, it’s unique.] Mt. Shasta (July 2022) ◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘ PAINTINGS BY DESERT SCIENTIST These are old watercolors, mostly if not all on Arches 140 lb. cold press. Fly Agaric Hay bales in Mesilla Park, New Mexico Old Engine, Snoqualmie, Washington ◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘ WATERCOLOR AND INK BY RIVEROFTHEWEST The first one, Storybook House, is a watercolor and ink drawing of the house I have lived in for 52 years. The house is in town but in this depiction it’s on a hill in the country. Artistic license has been taken especially as to landscaping. The 1930 house is basically English Cottage style, but some details are “Storybook” which is one of many styles derived from Gothic Revival. The Storybook House is done in the style of illustrations in children's books of the 1920s and '30s. I expect to do more in this style when I illustrate the Endless Work-In-Progress, my local history book -- it's a fun technique! The second is also watercolor and ink. I have several Christmas cactus started from cuttings from a plant that belonged to my grandfather. Before he died he gave his big cactus to his lawyer who hung it from his office ceiling, which was about 15 feet high. The cactus extended all the way to the floor. I have had my plants for several decades and many cuttings have been given to daughters and grandkids. ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ A PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY TROT Rhyolite 8x10 Oil on Canvas The remnants of an old building in the Nevada ghost town of Ryolyte. Brilliant sun and ghostly quiet make this tumble-down town seem timeless, if creepy. Stately Old Tree Old Santee Canal Park, Monck's Corner, SC My husband and I found this wonderful park last year. We absolutely love it. There are many beautiful nooks and crannies. Over Yonder Photograph The Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the most scenic drives in America. The views almost make you believe you can see forever. I've only been there in the Spring. I'd love to visit in the Fall. ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘ LINOCUT BY MARKO THE WERELYNX Well, this probably won't teach me not to leave things until the last minute, but here’s a look at my New Year’s card in progress. I've been assured that it’s normal for artists who make their own New Year's cards to send them out in late February. “PF 2023” Angle of the photo slightly off— but lit by the dawn of a new year. Linocut printing plate, PVC, pencil and ballpoint pen— glued and taped onto particle board. 44 cm x 50 cm A few more days of work left on it and then I'm getting a friend to help me print it. I'd usually do the printing myself, I’ve been doing one of these linocut cards every year for awhile now, but this year the scale and detail requires a proper press and not an hour of rubbing at the back of the print with the bowl of a spoon. 2022 wasn’t a great year for my artistic projects. Here's hoping this ambitious little linocut kicks off a year of creative endeavors. All the best from your fuzzy-headed friend Marko ◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘ [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/1/2144763/-KOS-ART-EXPO-2023-New-Year-s-Day Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/