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FOUND is celebrating Earth Day weekend with an art show that features artists who do their part by using vintage and recycled materials to create eco-funky art!  For 3 days, April 20-22, FOUND will be filled with things that we don’t normally carry at the shop, but that appeal to our sense of creative reuse of materials. 

Here’s an introduction to the 6 artists in our  first annual Eco-funky Art Show.

 Cre Fuller is the Ypsilanti artist behind Tin Angry Men Industries.  I’ve admired Cre’s incredible robot lamps and sculptures for years and am thrilled that he’s agreed to bring a collection of tin men to FOUND for this show.

 Rena Hopkins is a Detroit area artist who will be bringing “steampunk” jewelry created from such found objects as watch parts, old keys and game pieces, but as you can see on her website, the Divine Iguana wears many other artistic hats as well.  We think you’ll love her jewelry as much as we do.

Many of you know and wear the  jewelry we carry by Ann Arborite  Sarah Stanton.  For this show Sarah is doing wall art with an industrial flair for us!  Sarah is inspired by unusual materials, textures and patterns and loves to work in metal.  We’re looking forward to seeing the larger pieces she’ll bring to this show. 

Hailing from Royal Oak, Marsha Filipiak has been a stained glass artist for a few decades, but recently became facinated by digital minipulation – her use of vintage photos and ephemera as source material is what we like.   Made by Marsha digital collages are mounted on salvaged wood blocks and embellished with found objects for a whimsical effect.

Seamstress and artist Celibeth Donnelly is a jack-o-all-trades and master of many!  She’s the inspiration behind this show and friend of many of our favorite artistic people.  For this show, we’ll feature her new line of bags made from vintage men’s ties, as well as her delightful collage prints and notecards.

Last, but not least, we’re thrilled that John Gutoskey has agreed to participate.  I’ve long admired his creative process and attention to minute details.  We know that he’s bringing the mandala created from salvaged game parts, and look forward to seeing what other mixed media assemblages he’ll have at FOUND for this special weekend show.

Dates and times for Eco-funky Art Show.  April 20-22 at FOUND.

Opening Reception.  Friday April 20  7:00-9:00 p.m.

Saturday April 21  9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Sunday April 22   11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Hope to see you there!

Earth Day 2012 is April 22nd.  FOUND has a special eco-funky art show planned for that entire weekend.  We believe artists who use recycled materials are doin’ their part to save the earth.  Here’s a quick preview of our poster!

I’m really excited to be featuring these 6 artists – all of them use recycled, found or vintage materials in ways that make me very happy!  Watch this space for details about the artists and what they’re bringing.

Here’s a selection from a Michigan TV show that did a feature on Kerrytown.  Here’s the link:

Under the Radar Michigan in Kerrytown

There are just a couple images of our windows…the main businesses featured are our neighbors Spice Merchants and Monahan’s Fish Market.  And the Kerrytown bells.  They did a great job!

Our summer workshop series continues next weekend when Chris Roberts-Antieau comes to FOUND to teach a two-day fabric arts workshop called “Textile Wit & Wonder”. Saturday night we’re hosting a trunk show and you’re invited! 

Chris Roberts-Antieau Trunk Show

Saturday, August 6. 6:00-9:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. Short Artist Talk by Chris

Free Event @ FOUND

Chris is best-known for her “fabric paintings,” which find humor and irony in everyday life and pop culture. Her colorful booth at the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair is always amazing with huge scale applique work. For the FOUND trunk show, Chris will also be bringing some smaller scale pieces, framed prints and cards. She’ll be happy to sign copies of her book. At 7:00 Chris will give a short artist talk, followed by a Q & A about her work and the creative process. We’ll have the documentary film, “The Life of Chris Roberts-Antieau: A Love Letter to Tom Waits”, by Angela Kline running throughout the evening. We hope you can join us in this celebration of creativity!

P.S. We measured the workshop space at the Kerrytown Concert House a couple days ago and decided that there is plenty of room to fit 18 participants, so we added 2 more spots! If you are interested in taking the Sat/Sunday class, register at foundgallery.com.

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FOUND is hosting two mixed media workshops and a trunk show the weekend before Art Fairs with the Whipples.  This is the second year that Lynn and John have agreed to teach. Registration is at FOUND or www.foundgallery.com. They are a couple of our favorite artists from the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair and we’re thrilled to have them back again! 

The Whipples started exhibiting at The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original in 2005, the same year that FOUND opened.  My friend and shop assistant, Sylvia Lang brought them to FOUND the day after that fair ended, knowing that the odd vintage hardware and paper we carry would appeal to them.  It’s been interesting over the years to find “rust”, antique epehemera, unusual surfaces and odd dodads for them - and the cadre of mixed media artists - that come to FOUND around Art Fair time. 

If you’ve been to the fair, you probably recognize their work.  Lynn is a mixed media collage and assemblage artist.  John specializes in mixed media sculpture and painting.  Their booths sit side by side near Burton Tower – and you’ll often see Lynn playing the guitar in the grass near her booth.

Below are some links and photos.  What the photos don’t capture is what great instructors they are – you’ll have to come to the workshops to see for yourself!

Here’s John’s website.  A couple images doesn’t begin to tell the story of his diverse ways of getting surfaces to have a look unlike any other artist.  I’m facinated by the way he alters metal – especially rusty metal – to achieve unusual backgrounds for his paintings.  Look closely at his 3-D piece  for bits of old toys and bobbles.  I love the surprise element in his work.

Here’s Lynn’s website.  She is one of the nicest, most encouraging, creative, fun people you could ever take a class from.  Her playfulness and sense of fun just spills out into her art.  Many people know her for her “Ninny” series, but her creativity is alway reaching out in new directions. 

I just love her large multi-layered collage birds.  The Starling collage/painting was gigantic – I missed out on getting it for my living room last summer….

Here’s a short version of our 3 days with Lynn & John Whipple at FOUND:

Friday, July 15th from 6:00-9:00 p.m.  Trunk Show &  Welcome Party at FOUND.  You’ll get a preview of their new art before the official start of Art Fair – enjoy refreshments (we love cheese and the market downstairs has the best) – and maybe Lynn will play a little banjo music…or bring some other surprises.

Saturday, July 16.  10:00-4:00.  Collage! Collage! Collage! day long mixed media collage workshop at the Kerrytown Concert House. 

Sunday, July 17.  10:00-4:00.  Assemblage in a Found Box workshop at the Kerrytown Concert House.

The trunk show and welcome party is free and open to the public.  The workshops are $150/class.  BONUS:  If you refer a friend to come and have fun with you at the class, you’ll both get a $10 FOUND gift card.  If you already signed up and refer a friend, you’ll also get a $10 gift card.  Limit 5 friend bonus.

Register today on this website or by calling or stopping by the shop.  734.302.3060.

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I flipped the calendar yesterday and realized that it’s only 6 weeks until our Summer Workshop Series begins!  

July 16 and 17.  Collage and assemblage artists John & Lynn Whipple will return to teach two separate workshops, both focused on exploring a variety of art making techniques.

Collage! Paper, Picture-making & Play on Saturday.   And Assemblage! In the Found Box on Sunday.

August 6 and 7.  Chris Roberts-Antieau will teach a 2 day textile applique workshop, inspired by wit and wonder!  As she guides you through the process of design, cutting and stitching, her infectious spirit is sure to make this a memorable experience. 

Registration for all these classes is now open!   click on the link on the left or go to www.foundgallery.com for details and registration.

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Here are a few photos from last year’s Whipple workshops.

Recognize anyone yet? Artists like to learn from other artists!

Last summer’s sessions were filled with messy, creative energy!  Look for more of that in Lynn & John’s workshops this summer.  And look for irons and sewing machines and fabric scraps in Chris’ classes!

I’m looking forward to learning something new this summer!

Hope you’ll join us.

Mary

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Welcome to the new FOUND blog!  It’s tied in with our updated website now, instead of on a separate server.   I need to “play” with inserting photos and text and how the controls work for to get used to the change, but I think I’m going to like it.

For now, the old blog is still functioning at  www.foundgallery.typepad.com allowing you to stroll through the history of FOUND….or read some of my old favorites like the series about our trip to Paris.   Any new posts will be on this site.

We hope this updated site makes it easier to keep you informed about what’s happening at FOUND.   

Regards,

Mary

The holidays are pretty special at FOUND.  Thanks annarbor.com for writing about it.

http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/holiday-2010-found/

Thanks Jennifer Xu, for the article about FOUND in the Michigan Daily (University of Michigan newspaper).

http://www.michigandaily.com/content/kerrytown-found-store-profile

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