{"id":9698,"date":"2023-02-23T10:39:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=9698"},"modified":"2023-02-23T10:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:39:52","slug":"museum-hopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/museum-hopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Hopping"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t visited enough exhibitions since the first of the year, but last weekend was a start to getting back on the right track. If you are looking to stir the creative juices, here are two suggestions — one online and one local.<\/p>\n

First, the Shelburne Museum<\/a>\u00a0doesn’t open again until May 13th, but don’t let that deter you. They have an impressive and diverse line-up of online exhibitions<\/a> to bridge the gap until then. Each intriguing in its own right, I’m slowly making my way through them all. But\u00a0Action Figures: Objects in Motion<\/a> is the one that first caught my eye…such a treat!<\/p>\n

\"Shepard

Shepard Hardware Company (Buffalo, New York, ca. 1882\u201392), \u00a0Jonah and the Whale Mechanical Bank, ca. 1890 Painted metal, \u00a0Collection of Shelburne Museum<\/p><\/div>\n

Secondly, an in-person trip to the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum<\/a> in Stowe may not be the first place that comes to mind when looking to get an art fix, but go and be surprised. Scott Lenhardt’s<\/a> art for Burton snowboards is fantastic! What I loved most was being able to see more than just the finished product. The compilation of sketches, saved margin notes on designs in process, and overviews of the overall progression from rough idea to finished painting is catnip for anyone interested in behind-the-scenes particulars. Lenhardt’s work is full of wonderful details and raw imagination, and the sheer volume of his output is, well, awe-inspiring. To round out the exhibition, don’t miss Pamela Polston’s article about Lenhardt in Seven Days<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Scott

Sketch for ’04 Powers<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a92003 Scott Lenhardt, Ink on paper \u00a0 I took very few photos at the Lenhardt show because I got so caught up in the work. But this ink drawing is a good example of what I’m referring to when I say his art is full of wonderful details and raw imagination.<\/p><\/div>\n

Meanwhile, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes here in the studio. I held a flash sale for my collectors on Valentine’s Day that went well enough that it’s likely I’ll repeat it next year. Maybe by then you’ll be on that e-mail list too! Anyway, with that goal under my belt I’m now juggling between pieces in progress, the nuts and bolts of getting finished work ready to exhibit, and preparing for a couple of upcoming studio visits.<\/p>\n

\"White

This shows the early stages of a new piece. It’s destined for paint soon, but there’s something about the white-on-stitching that makes me want to explore it further as an end unto itself. This is not a new line of thinking for me, as you can read here<\/a> and here<\/a>. There are always more rabbit holes to follow.<\/p><\/div>\n

Part of my to-do list this week has included framing “Eroded Boundaries” and “Caged Again” for the upcoming show Beacon of Light<\/strong><\/em>, which is due to open on March 15th at Studio Place Arts. <\/a>More about that as we get closer to the show’s opening.
\nIn the meantime, I’m tickled that “House on Fire” was selected for the exhibition SHE,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>at the online art gallery Art Fluent<\/a>. You can view that show in its entirety here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"House

House on Fire<\/strong>, detail \u00a92022 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n

That’s all for now; back to work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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