I was beyond excited and honored to find out that two of my art professors invited me to participate in the Professoriate gallery opening at Artspace/Lima. My Ceramics professor, Gregg Luginbul, had some of his amazing ceramic teapot artwork in the professor's show and included my stoneware dinnerware set in the upstairs gallery for students. My other professor, Andreas (Andi) Baumgartner had some of his incredible digital encaustic work displayed as well . He included my Ariel Ad triptych piece. The gallery reception was a great experience, my friend Meg joined me and we talked afterward about how "cultured and sophisticated " it all seemed and how everyone was so nicely dressed, sipping their wine, eating refreshments, and talking about art. It was a great experience!
After the Artspace/Lima show we headed all the way back to Findlay for the annual ArtWalk. We went to visit Philip Sugden's (another professor of mine) studio in the Jones Building. Phil is a creative, crazy, and all around cool guy. He has some pretty incredible artwork which is mainly based conceptually from his trips to India. Just a random fact about Phil, he has met the Dalai Lama and has given him a piece of artwork!
Phil just finished a year long drawing piece, titled, "Virtually Enlightened" including full-fledged working QR code drawn into his piece that works when scanned with a n iPhone. This is piece is definitely thought provoking and incredibly drawn. Being a student who visited him on his opening day, received a free printed copy of this piece. We also toured through some of the other galleries in the Jones Building as well as the Neon Heater. Again, being able to see your own professor's artwork as well as artists in the area, is a great experience!
Phil just finished a year long drawing piece, titled, "Virtually Enlightened" including full-fledged working QR code drawn into his piece that works when scanned with a n iPhone. This is piece is definitely thought provoking and incredibly drawn. Being a student who visited him on his opening day, received a free printed copy of this piece. We also toured through some of the other galleries in the Jones Building as well as the Neon Heater. Again, being able to see your own professor's artwork as well as artists in the area, is a great experience!
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This iPhone picture of the printed copy of his piece doesn't do his work justice. The precise pen work and conceptual appeal is just incredible!
-Abby
-Abby