On|Off introduces new venue for 2011

Running from the 18-20 of February 2011, On|Off will take place at its new venue, Mercer Street Studios, 16 Mercer Street, London WC2H 9QE. This is an intimate venue that will create a unique environment for designers and buyers.

On|Off will be producing a collaborative 3D film to premiere at an exclusive unseen location during London Fashion Week. As well as a schedule consisting of nine selected catwalk shows and three presentations, the space at Mercer Street Studios will also feature a selective elite designer exhibition.

GUARDIAN ANGEL III

This Angel painting has lots of textures. Painted on 20x16 inches stretched canvas. Artwork is painted all the way to the sides,so it is ready to hang. No frame needed.

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Etsy Shop Update!

It's about time I added new items "en masse" to my Etsy shop and the start of the new year was the motivation I needed.


Hop on over to my shop and check out the new additions. These are just a sampling.


All but one of the new pieces added have been published in Somerset Studio, Cloth, Paper, Scissors or Somerset Studio Gallery magazines.


As always I appreciate your taking the time to visit and for leaving your kind words.

Happy New Year!

Collages available in my Etsy shop.

© Nancy Lefko

Unraveled

New Years Day was spent cutting loops, tying knots, and couching the edge to finish this piece.

 

Unraveled II - 13"x 23"

At least, I think that's the title.  "Unraveled" may be what I end up calling the series.  I know there will be at least one more.

This may look just as you remember it from previous posts, so here's a side-by-side of it mid-way done and then finished.

It's now a bit more tamed, but still retains a wildness to the mass of yarn.  I left some of the loops, but most are cut so the sections would hang in a less messy more contained way.  I wanted to expose more of the background fabric to help the eye make a visual connection ... that those loose yarns could be the same as those woven in the ground fabric.

I'm pleased with the result.  I love the shiny, bright, pure colored silk rectangles played against the coarse, dark, muted background that seems to be unraveling.

Somerset Studio Jan/Feb 2011

It is always with great satisfaction and gratitude that I share my latest piece to be published. The call put forth by the editors of Somerset Studio magazine was POPPY PERFECTION.


I knew that I wanted to create a mixed media piece in the manner that I will be teaching this fall at Art Is...You: The East Coast Art Retreat. This technique renders a piece rich in texture and allows me to "paint" the focal image with the control of water-solluble crayons.



I share the page this month with the very talented Kathleen Nesi whom I will have the chance to meet this year at "Art Is...You." How fun is that?

Images © Nancy Lefko, Kathleen Nesi and Stampington Inc.