tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73778819576077256032024-02-07T23:45:06.185-05:00LaurescopeLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-64777481126503268842010-05-04T11:47:00.001-04:002010-05-04T11:47:39.288-04:00Studio studioSo the last blogging attempt didn't work out, but on Sunday I spent two very sweaty hours organizing in my studio ... And it's starting to look like a workspace! Here are some pics:<br /> <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/05/04/729.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/05/04/s_729.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/05/04/746.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/05/04/s_746.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/05/04/749.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/05/04/s_749.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/05/04/754.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/05/04/s_754.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Tonight I need to bring over a few more things and install shelves, but it will be totally ready on May 13th! Why? For open studios! My building, Indoor Rooftop Studios, is having a 2nd Thursday event with food and beerage (I meant to type beverage, but that works too), music, and lots of art in and out of studios. It starts at 9pm! Come!<br /><br />-- Post From My iPhone<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-49320184340405118452010-03-27T14:33:00.000-04:002010-03-28T20:55:40.654-04:00Print Fever Finale ... Or is it?We finally finished - printing over 100 prints over two days and taking a third day for finishing. Here's a shot of Farrar signing some of the edition in my new studio (north 2nd street):<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/03/27/779.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/03/27/s_779.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />The 60 best, most consistent prints were wrapped up for the Library Company of Philadelphia and featured as a souvenir print for their exhibition "Philadelphia on Stone." <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/03/27/782.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/03/27/s_782.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />The prints are available for purchase with a donation of $35 or more to LCP. I know they sold at least one at their opening reception last Thursday! Check out their exhibition page at http://www.librarycompany.org<br /> <br />-- Post From My iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=S%2020th%20St,Philadelphia,United%20States%4039.947966%2C-75.175370&z=10'>S 20th St,Philadelphia,United States</a></p>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-4099350197895595702010-02-25T21:28:00.001-05:002010-02-25T21:28:47.642-05:00Print Fever Part 2Farrar and I took advantage of our latest snow day to finish up the drawing on our stone - here's a photo!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/02/25/1159.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/02/25/s_1159.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />We've got the first etch done and will get back to it on Saturday. 60 prints, here we come ...<br />-- Post From My iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fleisher%20Art%20Memorial&z=10'>Fleisher Art Memorial</a></p>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-59861274832029024882010-02-19T15:22:00.001-05:002010-02-19T15:22:37.064-05:00Print FeverMy buddy Farrar and I are working on a litho edition for the Library Company of Philadelphia. The print will be available at their Philadelphia on Stone exhibit in late March. So far we've just begun working on the stone, but here's a preview:<br /> <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/02/19/774.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/02/19/s_774.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-- Post From My iPhone<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-14785390882046008202009-10-14T18:41:00.003-04:002009-10-14T18:45:58.988-04:00Last Weeks of Enrichment - Books and Prints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGZOudP1XwK5K5shKZ5GlZCaTkfTJFhdiLYrn4XpjAFwglu4Qm9bSulZzU4yBNToZ4qAlZ3sOyfOOgRWQFXPOhdM65jTkfmOGm7WmW9RBHrB0Ov1h0C55fpfvCes5uISR7iC1qBQoP7CP/s1600-h/IMG_0274.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGZOudP1XwK5K5shKZ5GlZCaTkfTJFhdiLYrn4XpjAFwglu4Qm9bSulZzU4yBNToZ4qAlZ3sOyfOOgRWQFXPOhdM65jTkfmOGm7WmW9RBHrB0Ov1h0C55fpfvCes5uISR7iC1qBQoP7CP/s320/IMG_0274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392590580476870866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldp7Z6QEww9dKy-IjR13qVQMfcJntMVxlfRJ7cB8czBxw4wzrmJnik98SvqRWJwlVxNClnbpIgHpB3yAn3Vs3JqlXbO4kcSq9e2jjI4NHhsBmgMPA0XSHQZAuwS1pn5eAvrMXjI3z-qJX/s1600-h/IMG_0276.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjaYNM0W0e1BmpUSR72wX4W6NIdBcmqJSlfw3TNZLOl6mkDmlrp7YPZ0f-BCr8Yf8PSnppVM8DHPdVx8-7kPraUBTe2e374HS47Pb_IpiYrXOpHRzpfM4xTRd49TMa3eb-lwPsesuvZPb/s320/IMG_0199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392590061702604914" border="0" /></a>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-45508650255145305492009-10-14T18:36:00.004-04:002009-10-14T18:49:20.260-04:00More Enrichment Projects - Week 2? - Memory Maps and CollageAt some point we also made frottage drawings ... and maybe something else ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCl1gcGgXtwtkXHhaOk0u2Gwr2hW5CqouJs7q-O_niyivN0eTRyoC_ua7p1M_sZfIenKxc3Yw9pWO-ui43_WZycglYrJ_4rCvyYA6b9p_PK9jvp5tPRqHP184HxePFgFT9hJUjBIT422U/s1600-h/IMG_0279.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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We finished the month with a bang, making collograph prints. Now I'm about to do the same project with my college students!<br /><br />Week 1: Name Tags and Jasper Johns Flags<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVOpYZBjl8mR0My47IIG1z10I8eilfQDFUtc8xja5DywZQv5CkEAMAwIbh1BFGLPxVOjIUi6jT8DXevDtB_sBNnrK6WF6lRWVy4exN8QhFhTdFDWqKrwcci4geAhuHHySv_v8mM5pVTqo/s1600-h/IMG_0154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVOpYZBjl8mR0My47IIG1z10I8eilfQDFUtc8xja5DywZQv5CkEAMAwIbh1BFGLPxVOjIUi6jT8DXevDtB_sBNnrK6WF6lRWVy4exN8QhFhTdFDWqKrwcci4geAhuHHySv_v8mM5pVTqo/s320/IMG_0154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392587222744446946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOlk33eMKn3zs8sHJbzEHh76FtHcBtvVmghqLQQN3dVizFQtM51wlbO8uyDOR_qqxj8pYI0FnxoqJkcy64eoHlzegRFyOW7OlLgrnxe1dEf-HnpqageYs8Nc_zfT_39je1ilplyx-iXAn/s1600-h/IMG_0165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-bTajlsZ11AkvZlqBxahGptRkkOd6aIevQpC-KkRpouWtBhkGvCNS407vLdq6o3DT5DRHckc6TogehhdcubIUhSBbVHk5Gpk5J2389tp-4RF7nmLflZPSxe5RUbiCp6uAnrx-MYqh4v4/s320/IMG_0168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392587935111274514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWW7Y2yoLqBQVwr46j4-b1bF-mrasSSwaYPJI0xNtAZp3xr7DKpePnD_FT1MQi_EDr6bOpkDaGdIybJSH8O_XXyfGzEvjH5hfBE_SlzNoS8vMWyUfQEy6m3bhP70ITMUqWJqONwQEPmAk/s1600-h/IMG_0167.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWW7Y2yoLqBQVwr46j4-b1bF-mrasSSwaYPJI0xNtAZp3xr7DKpePnD_FT1MQi_EDr6bOpkDaGdIybJSH8O_XXyfGzEvjH5hfBE_SlzNoS8vMWyUfQEy6m3bhP70ITMUqWJqONwQEPmAk/s320/IMG_0167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392587927074216162" border="0" /></a>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-2716211475820216332009-08-07T16:12:00.003-04:002009-08-22T10:13:06.903-04:00Teaching Summer Enrichment in NE PhillyThis July, not only did I work at the Rosenbach Museum & Library, but I also took on a teaching artist position with Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership. Three days a week I'd drive up 76 to H.R. Edmunds Elementary in northeast Philadelphia to work with 45-125 students grades k-9 ... it was an experience. I think the kids made some great work though (when they weren't running around screaming and choking each other), and I'll have a few posts of the different projects soonish. (My iPhone blog app keeps crashing with the multitude of photos ... oh well.) One thing I learned: you definitely have to roll with the punches when you're dealing with the school district (and there are a lot of punches).Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-84620506923860156742009-08-07T15:53:00.001-04:002009-08-07T15:53:10.931-04:00Mosquito WeekIt's the height of summer ... You don't see the swarm swimming through the humid air ... All of a sudden ... mosquito attack!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/07/382.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/07/s_382.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> <br /><br /><br />-- Post From My iPhone<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-25863109854449473422009-08-07T15:51:00.001-04:002009-08-07T15:51:34.609-04:00Work<br /><br /><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/07/381.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/07/s_381.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' align='left' style='margin:5px'></a><br />-- Post From My iPhone<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-77097681481352847202009-07-31T10:59:00.000-04:002009-07-31T11:00:02.618-04:00<a href="http://philaculture.org/action" target="_blank"><img height="100" width="200" alt="Save PA Cultural Funding!" src="http://philaculture.org/sites/default/files/image/Buttons/Advocacy%20Buttons/blue_200x100.jpg" /></a>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-16029566427818052012009-06-27T15:00:00.000-04:002009-06-27T15:11:15.499-04:00Balancing work and artwork<br />I've been carrying around a little sketchbook my cousin gave to me (thanks, Alyce!) ... When all else fails, doodle.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/286.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/s_286.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/287.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/s_287.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/288.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/s_288.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/289.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/s_289.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/290.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/s_290.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/291.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/06/27/s_291.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Next up, animation!<br /><br />-- Post From My iPhone<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-91819058584408654682009-05-14T14:37:00.004-04:002009-05-14T14:41:14.523-04:00Organization is a thing of BeautyWorking as an IT Coordinator, making spreadsheets, filing, copying ... it's got me rethinking charts. The correlations between my paying job and my artwork were never so clear, and I think I need to make more spreadsheets. What should I document? What manual should I write next? This deserves more exploration. In the meantime, I'll be writing a tech manual for a small non-profit museum.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-77632578409729083772009-05-14T13:25:00.003-04:002009-05-14T13:26:52.777-04:00Propsalhttp://www.ipcny.org/exhib/exhib_np/edit_np_sp09/popups_sp09/npsp09_abshire.htmlLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-49544615543302145922009-04-13T15:16:00.002-04:002009-04-13T15:22:30.388-04:00Next UpA new work "Proposal" will be in the <a href="http://www.ipcny.org/exhib/exhib_np/edit_np_sp09/exhib_sp09_pressrelease.html">New Prints/2009 Spring exhibition at IPCNY</a>, curated by Polly Apfelbaum.<br /><br />Image coming soon ...Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-57786089343811176432009-04-13T14:49:00.003-04:002009-04-13T15:16:05.556-04:00Long Time No See<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm going to make a more concentrated effort here ... A few new shows have come and gone since last I posted (especially since I haven't posted about shows since 2007). Here's a list since Sense of Place and American Print!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">2008 </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“GROUP SHOW” 222gallery with otto design group, Philadelphia, PA </span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSUPd_mEF0vJo6M-AKq9wScekLM1gxMpJ66SlkUSK5smpQzTh-0_zpCXvtjKsgRjJvp7YdGzBdz-bsOe8OVD6PEvHhdbMCjkmNiJE11D28CAJ4uUjpcnZvMsuE-EPbS5HKXwaymROTaiR/s1600-h/map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSUPd_mEF0vJo6M-AKq9wScekLM1gxMpJ66SlkUSK5smpQzTh-0_zpCXvtjKsgRjJvp7YdGzBdz-bsOe8OVD6PEvHhdbMCjkmNiJE11D28CAJ4uUjpcnZvMsuE-EPbS5HKXwaymROTaiR/s320/map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324251602760474258" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Projected Drawing Series, 2007)</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-a.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1905/92/51/47900606/n47900606_33150576_3228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 453px; height: 604px;" src="http://photos-a.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1905/92/51/47900606/n47900606_33150576_3228.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(visitor interaction with "Telescope" 2008)</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“New Prints 2007/08: A Benefit Exhibition and Silent Auction” IPCNY, New York, NY</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.ipcny.org/fundraising/edit_auction2008page.html">http://www.ipcny.org/fundraising/edit_auction2008page.html</a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring "Map" 2006</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“New Prints 2008/Autumn” International Print Center New York (IPCNY), New York, NY</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.ipcny.org/exhib/exhib_np/edit_np_au08/Pop-up_AU08/npau08_abshire.html">http://www.ipcny.org/exhib/exhib_np/edit_np_au08/Pop-up_AU08/npau08_abshire.html</a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring "Spyglass" 2008</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“The Green Exhibit” Art In City Hall, Philadelphia, PA</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring "Blob City" 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Tyler School of Art 1988 - 2008: 20 Years Fast Forward” Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring "Shift 1" and "Property 2" both 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“New Prints 2008/Spring” New York School of Interior Design with IPCNY, New York, NY Juror: Jane Hammond</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.ipcny.org/exhib/exhib_np/edit_np_sp08/np_exhib_sp08.html">http://www.ipcny.org/exhib/exhib_np/edit_np_sp08/np_exhib_sp08.html</a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring "Borders" 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“You Are Here” Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.laurenabshire.com/cartography2008.html">http://www.laurenabshire.com/cartography2008.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“National Print Competition” Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring Untitled #3, 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Irving Sandler Selects” Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring "Walking Path" 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Salt City Dozen” Portfolio Exchange, Syracuse University Gallery, Syracuse, NY</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring "Ode to Magellan" 2008</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">2007</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“AMPsterdam” Fantasio, Amsterdam, Netherlands Jurors: Terri Anderson, AMP Executive Director, and Paul van Dijk</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring "Sprawl" 2006</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“In the Mix” Visions Gallery Group Exhibition, Lafayette, LA</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Tyler School of Art: Works on Paper” University of Lincoln Group Exhibition, Lincoln, UK</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">*featuring "Phalanges" aka "Finger Islands" 2007</span></span>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-49492644452417815582008-03-25T17:24:00.005-04:002008-03-25T17:36:25.580-04:00SystemsI say ...<br />there is no pendulum<br />there are points of convergence<br />like a choose your own adventure<br />it is a system that is not forever predetermined<br />it seems like forever because our sense of time is limited<br />see E.O. Wilson<br />there are more than two poles<br />it is the reproducing triangle<br />>-<br />(it is the BMW symbol, the propellor)<br />systems create systems in spite of themselves<br />and this is my system<br />perpetuating<br /><br />everyone has a personal system<br />based on personal interests<br />sometimes overlapping like a Venn Diagram<br />or like a thicketLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-42841395629690428582008-03-25T17:23:00.000-04:002008-03-25T17:24:21.901-04:00Feedback Form Help<a href="http://www.thesitewizard.com/gettingstarted/dreamweaver6.shtml" target="_top">Dreamweaver Tutorial: How to Add a Feedback Form to Your Website in Dreamweaver CS3</a>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-33029651668314686192008-01-29T21:02:00.001-05:002008-01-29T21:13:51.375-05:00Animation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEttLD22sxNbtCm1NiH7TEynwTfMPr0vIr01vhyphenhyphen_ZvbX1oeKeQijuppIq__FDUNLcZaRJii5YE07Nnw8vhDTmhSx7Dl0TuJAhF1UIgRaRKs2cxtI9VYNCp71S3Ety7fDPEoOESRAO_Dp95/s1600-h/mapmovie.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEttLD22sxNbtCm1NiH7TEynwTfMPr0vIr01vhyphenhyphen_ZvbX1oeKeQijuppIq__FDUNLcZaRJii5YE07Nnw8vhDTmhSx7Dl0TuJAhF1UIgRaRKs2cxtI9VYNCp71S3Ety7fDPEoOESRAO_Dp95/s400/mapmovie.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161087032353473490" /></a><br /><br /><br />CS2's "Render to Movie" where art thou? I had a choice between an animated gif or a flash file, as far as I could tell ...Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-13713314832239476862008-01-25T14:26:00.000-05:002008-01-25T14:29:22.268-05:00Vote For Me!Go to <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/reflectarts1/FinalistsWomenSHistoryMonth2008RelicsRemembrances">http://picasaweb.google.com/reflectarts1/FinalistsWomenSHistoryMonth2008RelicsRemembrances</a><br />and vote for me to take part in this show in New York. I'm already a finalist, now I need you to pick me!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-25561113417772269662008-01-15T20:52:00.000-05:002008-01-15T20:57:08.814-05:00Empirical ThinkingWhat can I learn from CSI? How can I apply the TV show to my artistic practice? Methodology ... collection ... analytical approaches ... distance from empathy and emotions ... quest for knowledge and truth? As I watch marathon upon marathon of the original CSI, I am trying to figure this out. Or maybe I should go back to school to somehow become a crime scene investigator myself. I like problem-solving.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-51039809921438819192007-09-04T20:55:00.001-04:002007-09-04T21:05:42.254-04:00Juried Shows<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPri_JVXRZn7mVmMMzTAzUOvhoN7iZrbhQWjXTvczDKUzn2qJZu_aZqkUYL2sWoSVi55nmLVtIKQmqRjBDSoEs_6JgpJShxgaWSVR9-nsS7TQYil7OebI9p4qT0UomCUJQtw93K6QuNlkF/s1600-h/amprintfront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPri_JVXRZn7mVmMMzTAzUOvhoN7iZrbhQWjXTvczDKUzn2qJZu_aZqkUYL2sWoSVi55nmLVtIKQmqRjBDSoEs_6JgpJShxgaWSVR9-nsS7TQYil7OebI9p4qT0UomCUJQtw93K6QuNlkF/s400/amprintfront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106519613360970578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvrGR9F6jsgZDnC-AcF1oEC12d7vIWW305xgdKuf1zXUu2G9EMoW4cN_3cmtk-sfq8Z0qQ485U529bIOwQJezezCllVrH9kO2Rrk7aP0Phhen9l_LojSp1K6jzrZNcmI0X0agU7QyRcpl/s1600-h/amprintback.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvrGR9F6jsgZDnC-AcF1oEC12d7vIWW305xgdKuf1zXUu2G9EMoW4cN_3cmtk-sfq8Z0qQ485U529bIOwQJezezCllVrH9kO2Rrk7aP0Phhen9l_LojSp1K6jzrZNcmI0X0agU7QyRcpl/s400/amprintback.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106519617655937890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiougsBKBKylUO16B0deZV5QqzeIXAI7PGlMlX6gjilocTeb8vfbclLIwWCtwP-uikxMJToDJpn1BNxm6Y1ziIHqU5lc6NYyquNqTTUKRH79-ToCs-stcDhhQ20XHP2YEEpaE9AuznuQJVJ/s1600-h/senseofplacefront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiougsBKBKylUO16B0deZV5QqzeIXAI7PGlMlX6gjilocTeb8vfbclLIwWCtwP-uikxMJToDJpn1BNxm6Y1ziIHqU5lc6NYyquNqTTUKRH79-ToCs-stcDhhQ20XHP2YEEpaE9AuznuQJVJ/s400/senseofplacefront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106519493101886274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SyUPCnyzFY5Mv8S6oniUmBTtzje-2dCWWXeXi6Q48f24xXRMDVTId00JZYSB2HjXODBb03-2pb0gTVejiSY7j09u94AJDXURfo6rryemboNCOhpR-imQ8AXSy_iRdIsEtW3IaWQiyJdV/s1600-h/senseofplaceback.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SyUPCnyzFY5Mv8S6oniUmBTtzje-2dCWWXeXi6Q48f24xXRMDVTId00JZYSB2HjXODBb03-2pb0gTVejiSY7j09u94AJDXURfo6rryemboNCOhpR-imQ8AXSy_iRdIsEtW3IaWQiyJdV/s400/senseofplaceback.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106519398612605746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I wanted to post copies of the postcards of two juried shows I got into for the summer (a decision I came to while pondering what to do with all the extra postcards ... not that this is a solution). The one that is currently exhibiting as of today is "Sense of Place" at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art in Augusta, GA. The other one just came down -- an exhibit called "American Print" at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO. From CO to GA, I'm working my way to the East Coast (I hope)! The next show I plan to enter is in Japan.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-39072566968809028212007-08-16T17:09:00.000-04:002007-08-16T17:37:01.096-04:00New SemesterA new semester is right around the corner ... really in a little over a week. I am excited to be finishing my final year in graduate school, and a little nervous about it, too. What I'm really hoping is that my artwork will change again ... maybe drastically, maybe not so drastically. All I know is that I feel a little lost right now (fitting for my current art motifs). I am excited about exploring new mapping possibilities - for instance, a new wave of internet mapping that allows amateurs to create maps. I wonder how far that can be pushed ... I'm also interested in mapping tools, and especially the idea of those tools that are now obsolete. I was thinking about that today. With all the technology now, internet mapping and gps and whatnot, some tools, though they still work, are outdated. And yet I feel like those outdated tools provide more of a personality and relationship to the actual experience than the new more efficient technologies. Anyway, that's just one train of thought. Otherwise, I'm thinking about the human need to identify with a location. Where am I? Where am I going? Important questions for me right now in terms of figuring things out in life and art. So I think I do want to continue working with maps and the ideas of mapmaking ... I just have to figure out where I'm going. Reading right now: 'You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination' by Katharine HarmonLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-18565198515914666832007-05-19T12:18:00.000-04:002007-05-19T12:23:09.192-04:00Family and FriendsWhen I started working on my website, I couldn't think of anything to write about myself for my bio. I asked my family and friends to send me sentences, phrases, paragraphs, or anything that they thought I should include ... well, here is what they sent. I'm very flattered by the messages I got (when I wholly expected to get silly responses). Instead ...<br /><br />Submitted Bios:<br />Lauren is the type of person who likes to spend her birthdays on the banks of Marseille or sun bathing on the beaches of St. Marie de la Mer.<br />Well traveled, but down to earth, Lauren started her career in art at an early age.<br />-Marissa Wagner<br /><br />Can you imagine an artist who excels in all mediums of art? An artist who is not only sweet, kind, and thoughful, but also humble and selfless...Well I know where an artist like that exists. Her name is Lauren and you are reading blurbs on her page. She's not only an amazing artist, but also a wonderful person. I've never met anyone as genuine as Lauren. If you know her, then you're blessed. If you don't, then you don't know what you're missing out on.<br />-Jamie<br /><br />Lauren moved to Philadelphia to attend graduate school at Tyler School of Art in August 2006 and her roommate, Brigette, needs only one word to describe her as an artist and friend:<br /> FABULOUS<br />-Brigette Marshala<br /><br />Lauren. A girl with dreamy eyes. Always seeking beauty and adventure. Modest and considerate. Honest and creative with friendships. An over all accurate example for a lovely human existence.<br />-Karl Bernhard<br /><br />Lauren is one of those strong-willed, hard-working creative people who always manage to fit in everywhere they go. She has a personal style that cannot be matched. I guess you could call it glamorous rockabilly, but it’s never too trendy or over-the-top; although, I do recall a certain orange hat that served as a permanent accessory for at least a few months.<br />People always remember her, and it’s no surprise because she is difficult to forget. Her ability to accomplish anything she sets her mind to, her unbounded intelligence, and the way she doesn’t let these two things intimidate every person she meets are what I think draw people toward her. She is the always-smiling, always-laughing, always-charming, always-enlightening girl next door. She appears so accessible, and people see it as an open invitation to get to know her. Her art, like her life, unveils itself as an open door to her soul; however, she would never equate her identity with the views of the world has of her. At times, unseen by many, she is shy, quiet, and soft-spoken. She cares deeply for people and gives from her heart. She is a world-traveler with many dreams, and—knowing her—I am sure she will accomplish them all.<br />-Brooke Breaux<br /><br />So thanks to everyone!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377881957607725603.post-41539458518976796582007-04-13T13:49:00.000-04:002007-04-13T14:07:59.396-04:00Welcome to my blog...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSVS_1yjINjtUzuzGTv0fPcOFJtZZwwbP6HncsPo0GdyNfoaaTf0oAnYwKomE4JTINyJM4fjENi5eW-31TocGkXaA-rs7VAOcDHBoW78f6FqzVvuC5dFzNAO3BlMHhJy-Cs9TTq_yy_Zy/s1600-h/Picture+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSVS_1yjINjtUzuzGTv0fPcOFJtZZwwbP6HncsPo0GdyNfoaaTf0oAnYwKomE4JTINyJM4fjENi5eW-31TocGkXaA-rs7VAOcDHBoW78f6FqzVvuC5dFzNAO3BlMHhJy-Cs9TTq_yy_Zy/s320/Picture+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052976032218400018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://laurenabshire.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://laurenabshire.com/" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />After seeing blogs upon blogs for different friends and artists, I decided to start my own as a more personal extension of the website I'm creating for myself (slowly but surely). That address is <a href="http://laurenabshire.com/">laurenabshire.com</a>, and it is very much under construction. Hopefully I'll finish it sometime soon ... maybe over the summer -- the season of unfinished projects. I have only two weeks of classes left in this semester, and, as excited as I am to have summer right around the corner, I am stressing over not getting any real work done the past few weeks. I definitely haven't made the progress I know I could have ... I've been so busy going to art openings and closings, cultural events for seminar, etc. that I am exhausted with socializing. However, I now have this blog to update regularly ... so I guess I better start accumulating new work to post. Thanks for visiting ... more to come.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650006797298121962noreply@blogger.com2