McColl Open Studio on the Lawn - Friday June 10th, 6 to 9 PM

 

McColl Open Studio on the Lawn - Friday June 10th, 6 to 9 PM

P O T L U C K - Exhibtion

In times like these, we find comfort in the humble tradition of POTLUCK, a meal in which members of a community offer what resources they have to be shared by all. This tradition, which grew popular during the Great Depression, feels necessary today, not only as an act of self-care but as an act of radical compassion for our neighbors.

McColl Studio Artists Emily Berger, Wil Bosbyshell, Tamara Conrad, Christopher Holston, Doris Kapner, Taylor Lee Nicholson, Emily Nuñez, Lauren Puckett, Samantha Rosado, and Nill Smith offer up works of art that explore how to survive in an increasingly hostile society.

Welcome to our POTLUCK. You are welcome here.

Above: Insolent Boy, Acrylic on Paper, 7 x 7 feet 

March 5th Open Studio with VAPA Grand Opening!

Thanks to Everyone! - Fall Open Studio

 The Open House was great fun. A big thanks to everyone who stopped by. I sold quite a few paintings and drawings. I will post what is still available after Thanksgiving. It was fun to chat with so many folks about art. Maura even had some of her new pillows on display. 

The drawing above is from the Mountain to Sea Trail in North Carolina. You can see the trail blaze, a white circle, on the leftmost tree. It is still available. It is a graphite drawing 8 x 11, framed, $390 plus shipping. 

Fall Open Studio - Next Weekend!

Join me for my Fall Open Studio on Saturday November 13th (12 to 5) and Sunday 14th (12 to 4). I will have many, many drawings and paintings on display and for sale. My studio is in the McColl Center on the 3rd floor. Address: 721 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202. Park on Tryon Street or behind Charlotte Ballet.

See you there!

Climate Conversation drawings. 

Cityscape paintings. Above South End at Flower Child.

Cityscape paintings. Above South End Hawkers. 

North Carolina trail drawings. Waynesville, NC

North Carolina color pencil drawings. Blue Ridge Parkway field, also on the Mountain to Sea Trail. 

North Carolina color pencil drawings. Wedding Tree, Laurel Springs, NC. 

North Carolina paintings.  Blue Ridge Parkway field, also on the Mountain to Sea Trail. 

   

Climate Conversation Exhibit

The 1st of many Climate Conversation Exhibits. The McColl Center Take-Over show allowed me to test out a few parts of the concept. This included drawings, 3D public interaction, fiber and process sketches. Eventually I would like this to be a group exhibit with other artist interested in climate issues. 

Large fiber pieces. 

Public interaction about how climate effected folks or their favorite memory of a tree in their life. 

 

Preview of Studio Artist Take-Over Exhibit Thursday September 30 from 6 to 8 PM

Studio Artist Take-Over preview video! Join me for a Studio Artist Take-Over Exhibit Thursday September 30 from 6 to 8 PM at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation! 

Drawing Demo using simple texture you can find from Home!

 Drawing Demo using simple texture you can find from Home! 

Studio Tour

Go on a tour of my studio and see my latest Tree Series drawings. 

Tour of my studio at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation

 

Studio at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation

My studio at the MCcoll Center is just awesome. It is in te re-purposed church in uptown Charlotte. Great space. My studio is on the 3rd floor. 

 

Tree Series: Drawing 14 Complete!

Here is Tree Series Drawing 14! While I was at Penland School of Arts & Craft in the NC Mountains this summer I began expanding and experimenting with my Tree Series. For this drawing I choose to use a very textured and lightly colored paper. All previous drawings in this seresin had been on white, 18 x 24 sketch paper. 

I took the paper into the woods near Spruce Pine NC and rubbed it onto a tree in several places. Then I went back to my studio and enhanced the natural texture. I decided to show the most detail in the middle of the tree trunk and allow the details to fade toward the edges. 

Big Announcement - Studio moving to McColl Center for Art + Innovation!

Beginning this summer Bosbyshell Art Studio is moving to the McColl Center for Art + Innovation. I am excited beyond words! I will be with eight other artists on the 3rd floor of the McColl Center. More information to come about when you can come to visit me! 

The images in this post are the ones I used in the studio juried process. 

 

McColl Center for Art + Innovation

McColl Center Studio Application
 

Why are you interested in renting a studio at the McColl Center vs. another studio?

I am an artist deeply committed to my creative practice, and have reached a stage in my career that requires a deeper level of experimentation, challenge, collaboration with other creatives in an inter-disciplinary environment, and broader, more meaningful engagement with the public and arts professionals. As a long-time arts educator who adores teaching, especially to those who are underserved in the arts, I understand deeply the intrinsic value of environments that foster critical discourse, education, and knowledge-building practices, and I feel it is now my time to again become a student in my own education and skill-building. The opportunity that the McColl Center offers for collaboration with other artists and colleagues who can help me stretch and grow is critical. I am also a former resident of the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Budapest, and that powerful experience early in my artistic career served as an important navigator for many years after. I have a strong desire to experience that again in my resident city, so that I can deepen my practice in a meaningful way, and subsequently provide meaningful creative experiences for my community. The McColl Center’s reputation for excellence can undoubtedly provide me access to the resources to become a better artist, innovator, and creative contributor.



What do I hope to accomplish with a McColl Studio?

I have established two primary goals should I become a studio tenant at the McColl Center. The first goal is to become a more multi-faceted, dynamic artist through experimenting with my current practice, using a series called Trees that is in its beginning phases. By testing this series and changing scale, adding 3-dimensional, text, or environmental elements, or incorporating movement/performance into the series, each individual work becomes more impactful and engaging. This is also particularly important for me to enhance and become more experienced in techniques and mediums I have not traditionally incorporated.

My second goal is to use the studio, and the visibility it affords, to spark awareness, dialogue, and action around climate change, using my Trees series as a catalyst. The McColl Center provides a place for artists to respond to any number of critical issues our society faces, and a studio of my own would allow me to build upon that platform to diffuse the messages of climate awareness and activism in our community. My Trees series allows me to express my passion and appreciation for the role trees play in our natural spaces, health, and community prosperity.

McColl Center Benefit Silent Auction Begins TODAY!

The McColl Center’s Benefit Art Sale is THIS Thursday! The Silent Auction begins Tuesday October 27th. Your ticket to the sale + auction on October 29 supports artists like me. Get $20 off with my code ARTIST20 now! McCollcenter.org/benefit-art-sale-2020

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