Final exhibition in Tilburg at Tijd voor 3

Last Thursday was the unofficial opening of the final exhibition of Fishes and Birds.

The work of Caroline and Kitty as an eyecatcher to invite people to go look downstairs.

The book on a very red table, which nevertheless made a great combination.

An impression of the opening. 

 For anyone who still wants to  have a look: the exhibition can be seen untill October 13th at gallery and giftshop 'Tijd voor 3', Langestraat 65, Tilburg.

De Zilverfabriek, Leiden

The book and 14 framed prints are now at the Zilverfabriek in Leiden (till July 31st).

I forgot to bring a camera, and I need to go back and shoot some pictures of the loverly city and the front of the gallery. But Barbara Falke, one of the owners, took some snaps with her Iphone for the time being. They show part of the space.

Thanks, Barbara!

Alexandra Hedberg: seperate exhibition

"Under Ytan" - Under the Surface - is going on in Lysekil, Sweden, until the 12 of February 2011. Here you can see some photos from the exhibition.

New expo in Utrecht: jan. 4 - feb. 13

Kunst/Werk Lijsten, Wittevrouwenstraat 34, Utrecht
di-vr. 10-17.30u, za 10-16u.
Januari 4 - Februari 13 2011

 Ingrid van Veluwen, the owner, straightening things up.

This is a very white wall but I could not get the picture corrected!

 The Wittevrouwenstraat, leading right into Utrecht city center.

in the papers today

Pictures of the official opening in Meppel

Drukkerijmuseum Meppel

november 19 2010, end of the afternoon

Francis forgot to bring her camera after all so I took pictures - and will just post a few here for fun. No real clever selection, just snap shots. And mainly of us, the participants ourselves, who could make it to Meppel. Caroline Ellerbeck could not, which was a real pity. As usual I am not in the pictures. I spoke to a lot of people, including a very nice lady whom I know only from Twitter. Really weird, since both of us hardly use it.

Francis and Inge (right)

Francis

Titi

Inge

Klaartje and Inge

Titi's poetry act 

Taking a peek in some other rooms

And yes, Sinterklaas has arrived from Spain.
On December 5 he will hand out presents to all Good Dutch children
while the Bad ones will be put in a burlap sack and be transported to Spain!
Which is surely very cruel punishment.

About printing in Meppel...

Drukkerijmuseum Meppel
http://www.drukkerijmuseum-meppel.nl/

This is the Drukkerijmuseum Meppel, the Museum of Print. I went there last Monday to install our Fishes and Birds exhibition. In the northern Dutch town of Meppel printing is still a main activity. Years ago Meppel publishers stuck their heads together to try and save the old printing methods and machines. Hence in 1985 a small Museum of Print was founded. It is a friendly place where tourists visit and kids throw birthday parties. For me personally the museum reminds me of the time I lived in Norway. There are many such small museums over there: run with lots of love for the history of the town and the old professions they celebrate.

Jannie Rolfes and Jan van Os

Meet Jannie Rolfes, who owned TS Media, a publishing studio for books and printwork, and who, now retired, is the museum's PR agent. Even though her back ached she offered great assistence - she helped me transport all our works to the museum. Once there Jan van Os, a Meppel painter and member of the exhibition commision of the Museum, very efficiently grouped the works. I took this picture after our work was done.

The Fishes and Birds harmonica book

Not everything is fully ready here, as you can see: the windows still need to be covered with white paper so that Juliana's mobile - which I love - will get more attention. I chose to group all entries that are series together.

Jan is going to work on the lighting on this wall some more

See you all on friday, or check back on monday when I will post pictures of the opening!

Francis Kilian

Alexandra Hedberg: seperate exhibition

The exhibition Blodrött, Nattsvart, Snövitt - red as blood, black as night, white as snow - at Mimers Konsthall, Kungälv Sweden, will be on until the 8th of Januari 2011. Here you can see some photos from the exhibition.

Nov. 19: Official opening Of Fishes And Birds expo in Meppel

Alexandra Hedberg: seperate exhibition

The exhibition "Bilder av Lycka" - Images of Hapiness - at Galleri Hörnan, Falun Sweden, will be on until the 22 november 2010. Here you can see some photos from the opening.

Life Is A Rabbit

Inge Koenen's new exhibition is on! For a reportage go here.

Fishes and Birds in Joure

Titi Zaadnoordijks exposition in the Friesch Grafisch Museum at Joure has opened

(till november 13).

 Titi's lino's

 

And one of the walls and the displays are dedicated to Fishes and Birds.

Thanks, Titi! It is looking great.

New Exhibition Inge Koenen

In case you are wondering.. yes, this is Inge! Stressed out from filling up all these rabbits!

Interview from Colombia

I have been interviewed by Catalina López, a Colombian designer and correspondent of the Spanish art magazine Arte y Parte. She also has a wonderful association called Fundación Promedio. They are making really interesting work, such as the documentary Tumaco Pacífico, that shows the life of the fihsermen of the Colombian pacific coast. She asked me about my work in the Of Fishes And Birds exhibition. Here is a traslation of what I answered. I hope I was accurate.

Q: Could you describe briefly the Of Fishes And Birds project?
A: Of Fishes And birds is a collective exhibition organized by three Dutch artists: Kitty Kilian, Titi Zaadnoordijk and Inge Koenen. Each one of the artists taking part, has been invited by one of them. The project is a leoporello with screen prints, etchings and photographies on the subject of the fishes and birds. It will be up on different galleries between 2010 and 2011.

Q: How did you become part of the group?
A: Kitty Kilian had seen my work on Illustration Friday. IF is a webpage where you send an illustration related to the subject they propose each week. Every friday they choose a “pic of the week”, and that week mine had been elected. Kitty contacted me and we started emailing each other. She invited me to the Of Fishes And Birds group and I accepted delighted.

Q: What challenge has there been in this exhibition for you?
A: The main challenge was technical. It was a requirement that the artwork would be 30 x 30 cm. I don't have space to make a print that big, so I proposed to use my Print Gocco instead. PG is a Japanese toy to make scree prints at home. The screens are 10 x 15 and come with the emulsion applied. The machine imprints the design onto the mesh. As a challenge, I forced myself to use the whole space of the paper. Even if that meant that my image would have to be fragmented.

Q: Which work do you participate with and what was your intention creating it?
A: I have submitted two artworks: One, is the print that came out of all that Gocco process. It is a fish, cut in three and some birds on it. Mi intention was to create a bit of a disturbing image. I also wanted to use a Colombian species. I didn't want to use a parrot or a hummingbird. I had seen, on flickr, a bird called Paradise Tanager. It is found in the amazon of Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia. They are black, with blue breast and an apple green mask.
One of the subjects I wanted to explore with this work, was the first impression paradox. We've been told that the first impression is what counts. But when one leaves his cultural references aside (eg. When you travel), the prejudice behind that idea becomes evident. In my image, one doesn't know if the birds are nesting or looking for something. The look like thugs, the fish is dead and in pieces. Why are they there? Are they good, or bad? Are they looking for something? Or have they found it?
The second piece is a mobile of the fish and the Paradise Tanagers. I like the space mobiles create. And to play with the weight and the length of the sticks. In this artwork the birds have nested in the fish.

Scheene Art Route 2

We went back to Scherpenzeel this weekend to visit the Scheene Art Route and to attend a conbcert at daybreak by Nynke Laverman. It started at 6 AM!

Picture taking was not allowed. But sheep, cows and birds woke up during the concert and made themselves heard, which was amusing and charming. Afterwards we all had breakfast right there next to the concert tent (where Titi sold postcards):

 Lovely wild flowers on all the tables

And then we went en route...

..along the Scheene river. 

Book of fishes / Visboek van Adriaen Coenensz (1577)

Fisherman Adriaen Coenensz started writing and illustrating a book about everything he knew about the sea and its inhabitants in 1577. The Dutch Royal Library has put the entire book online. Leaf through it here. (Sorry, no English translation)

Art route/ kunstroute Scherpenzeel

The art route in Scherpenzeel (Frisia) starts on august 12. We installed Fishes and Birds today in De rietnymf, a former school now in use as an nature education centre.

Entrance, the main hall

Far end of the hall (eye catching):

A view of the far end:

Textile market, lapjesmarkt Utrecht

I needed some material to cover the tables the book is going to be exhibited on so we went to the local Utrecht textile market this saturday morning. Thought I'd share some pictures of this fantastic market for those of you who like textile. It has been held every saturday for ages.

You can get anything there, from upholstery material to leather to lace for bridal gowns. It is one of my favorite outings!