Two Furniture Picks

We were furiture shopping yesterday, so here are two great picks to start off your week - The first is from the Denver-based furiture design firm Housefish Suspended Bed. Made of CNC machined aluminum, stainless steel tension cables. The mattress platform is held completely rigid- it does not swing or sway. The suspended bed is available in a strictly limited edition of 5 pieces, each one uniquely finished and signed and numbered on a laser engraved placard.


The second pick is a desk that was designed and built by my friend Ryan Helsel - who has started a online blog for furniture sales caled let's rebuild. This desk utilizes salvaged wood from a downtown Durham building renovation. It is paired with an Eames inspired wooden chair and it has already sold, but keep an eye on his blog for more great finds like this...

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a postcard made by my good friend and fellow artist Ryan Helsel in one of our first years of undergrad together.

Three new works by Ryan Helsel

My good friend and conceptual artist extraordinaire Ryan Helsel recently posted these text-based works that I was happy to be able to share here.

A picture of New Jersey...

I heart Photograph blog has just released their exhibition catalog for "Is it possible to make a photograph of new jersey regardless of where you are in the world?" available for download here. The page with artists names beginning with "R" (pictured below) features the work of my good friend Ryan Helsel. Congrats Ryan.

Ryan Helsel, "Untitled 10"

page from "Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?" exhibition catalog

Snow-inspired Post

We're supposed to get 3-6" today. Here's some images to add some aesthetic to the whiteness.


"Snowy City" stencil art by JMJ
"Little Tree" by Stark
"New Tree" by Stark
"A Tree Falls" by Stark


from Ryan Helsel's Durham City Photography Project 1.1
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Upcoming Exhibitions to Look Forward To

Mark your calendars - because October is an action packed art month. This week is what's left of Denver Arts Week and there are great shows opening this weekend in Fort Wayne, IN and Carrboro, NC (see below). Next weekend, everyone should be at Limited Addiction on Santa Fe Dr. in Denver for the opening of the new Josh Keyes exhibit. I've mentioned the work of Josh Keyes previously, and I'm really looking forward to that show. Also next week is the opening for the artist in residence at Platte Forum. Here's the outlook:

Kat Rohrbacher, "Chair" Oil on Paper, 11x8"

"Regional Winners"
October 12 - November 21, 2007
Three winners from last year's Regional Exhibition include Dianna Huxhold - clay, Audrey Riley - mixed media, and Kat Rohrbacher - oil painting.
Arlink Gallery, 437 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

"Let's Rebuild", New Works by Ryan Helsel - Opening October 12, 6-9 pm at Nested, 118b E. Main St., Carrboro, NC 27510

Ryan Helsel

Ryan Helsel

Rory Golden

Rory Golden
Exhibition opens:
October 18, 5:30 – 8pm; continues through November 2, 2007
Platte Forum, 1610 Little Raven Street, Suite 135 | Denver, Colorado 80202

Josh Keyes, and Oliver Vernon at Limited Addiction Gallery. Opening October 20
Limited Addition Gallery - 825 Santa Fe Drive • Denver, CO 80204

Josh Keyes, "The Long Afternoon #2", 2006, 12"x9", pencil and gouache on bristol

Josh Keyes, "Treadmill", 14"x17", acrylic and pencil on bristol

Editioned Art and Photography - Lumas and Artocracy

I discovered Lumas Editions at Art Chicago a couple of years ago. They are based in NY and according to their site,

"We created LUMAS with the hope of making the art market more accessible and stirring our passion for photography in a new generation of collectors. With LUMAS, we aspired towards creating a means for experiencing and owning exceptional art photography. Together with an esteemed curatorial board, the LUMAS team spent two years putting together our current, diverse and exciting portfolio.

We offer selected works by these artists as hand-signed original photographs. These editions normally range from 75 to 150 prints, some being available even in full-wall sizes. This allows us to make high quality art photographs affordable to everyone."

Anne Heinlein, from the "Combat Zone" series, "Feld #1"

They update their site and artists frequently and have a huge range of work that is of much higher quality than most places that do editions. I could post a lot of their artists as persons of interest - but go to their site and take a look around. The prints still aren't cheap - but they are reasonable. If you're looking for something more affordable - check out this new site:

Artocracy

Ryan Helsel, "Untitled 10"

At Artocracy you can find prints as cheap as $20-40, with a variety of framing and printing options. Buy Art!