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Catherine Bell Smith: March 2012
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Thursday, March 1, 2012. CAW : Creating Our History. Nine hours later, Ascension is installed. 14' x 8' x 8'. Sycamore bark, steel, jeweler's wire. CAW : Creating Our History. First day of install for Ascension. At the Shot Tower Gallery. These are 15' ceilings! The Exhibition of large works by 28 artists from Creative Arts of Women. Runs from March 5 - April 20, 2012. The opening reception is from 6-8pm Thursday March 22. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). NEW WORK IN PROGRESS. Mother Artists at Work (MAW).
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Catherine Bell Smith: April 2010
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Friday, April 30, 2010. Forests of Dawn Redwood. The cones in this series were collected over several years with permission of the owner of two wonderful specimens in Upper Arlington along my daily walk. Imagine my surprise and satisfaction when a simple curiosity led me to uncover such a profoundly moving story. There are infinite connections to find when we remain open to quiet inspiration. Is on exhibit in MAW's Hard Labor. Show at the Sean Christopher Gallery in Columbus, Ohio through the month of May.
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Catherine Bell Smith: March 2013
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Thursday, March 7, 2013. I am currently exhibiting at Haiku. Through the month of March. Is an exhibit of a series of seed mosaics that I work on between larger installations. They are simple landscapes and designs inspired by my travels through rural and small town Ohio. Constructed of seeds, bark, pods, and shells, these small-scale works are a quick, expressive means for exploring ideas and experimenting with materials collected from the very places I try to depict. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Catherine Bell Smith: October 2011
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011. It's always good to try new things. Honing a skill is the perfect reason to give myself permission to be a little messy, a little careless, a little off topic. Since my next series is "All About the Crown," I plan to shrink my world and enter the realm of the jeweler. Much easier said than done. 1 1/2" x 7 1/2". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). NEW WORK IN PROGRESS. Living Fossil, an installation for Patterns. MAW will be at Tacocat Gallery from May 4-June 22. Ohio Art League (OAL).
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Catherine Bell Smith: Taking Flight
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Sunday, December 22, 2013. I love the quick sketch quality of the smaller seed mosaics. They are such a relief from the large scale installations that require tedious planning and repetitive processes. But working on Taking Flight was an invitation to slow down, be with the piece awhile, play with scale and movement, maybe create a narrative that would bring comfort to a grieving heart. Catalpa and milkweed pods, sycamore bark. In the collection of Jeanne and Bill Weggel. NEW WORK IN PROGRESS.
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Catherine Bell Smith: May 2010
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Milkweed Series, Weed 1,2,3,4. Weed: a plant of no value. Graphite on rag paper. Weed: a plant of no value. Was included in the Ohio Art League's One Night: Absolutely Absurd Exhibition in May. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). NEW WORK IN PROGRESS. Living Fossil, an installation for Patterns. MAW will be at Tacocat Gallery from May 4-June 22. Mother Artists at Work (MAW). Creative Arts of Women (CAW). Ohio Art League (OAL). Cleveland West Art League (CWAL). Book By Its Cover.
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Catherine Bell Smith: Leap of Faith
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Sunday, December 22, 2013. By far the largest seed mosaic that I have undertaken, at 20" x 28", Leap of Faith was created for the CAW. Group exhibit, House on Fire, what matters. At High Road Gallery. Catalpa and trumpet vine pods, sycamore bark. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). NEW WORK IN PROGRESS. Living Fossil, an installation for Patterns. MAW will be at Tacocat Gallery from May 4-June 22. Mother Artists at Work (MAW). Creative Arts of Women (CAW). Ohio Art League (OAL). Its been too long.
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Catherine Bell Smith: October 2010
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010. The Sycamore tree, belonging to Earth’s oldest clan of trees, Planataceae, presides regally over every landscape it graces. Look out over winter’s bone yard when the sky is this planet’s deepest blue and linger on the pristine white branches of these iconic giants. 4' x 3" x 18". Was included in Birds of C.A.W.-An Art Exhibition. Curated by Helma Groot at C.S.Gallery in June, 2010. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). NEW WORK IN PROGRESS. Mother Artists at Work (MAW). Book By Its Cover.
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Catherine Bell Smith: February 2011
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Friday, February 25, 2011. Longhorns (Chocolate Pecans and Caramel). Chocolate box, paper, mesh and milkweed seeds. A submission for Eat, Drink and be Merry. Rural Routes (not your traditional landscape). An installation about impressions, memory, distances,. And place and the route that connects them. 4' x 8' x 35'. Fountain grass, wire mesh, steel columns. In April, I am privileged to exhibit at the Ohio Art League. Claire E. Smith. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). NEW WORK IN PROGRESS. Ohio Art League (OAL).
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Catherine Bell Smith: I met Randall Perkins today
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Friday, April 13, 2012. I met Randall Perkins today. I met Randall Perkins today. He was seated at a table, pencil in fine-fingered hand and paper already filled with images. He had only just arrived at Open Door Studio. From his silvery brush-cut hair and his grizzled chin to his softly rounded Buddha belly he oozed charm and cheer. Eyes bashfully down he mentioned he needed a shave then asked if I had a coke. I’m in love. I met Randall Perkins today. 56" x 24" x 24". Kentucky Coffeetree pods and seeds,.
