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Monday, September 28, 2015

Terri Myers Wentzka - Drawing and Watercolor

Terri Myers Wentzka


Name:  Terri Myers Wentzka
City/State:  Shoreview, MN
Email:  terri@naturalhistoryarts.com
Instagram:  terriwentzka

Bio:  Terri Myers Wentzka is a drawing, watercolor, and collage artist whose work is inspired by mysteries of the natural world and by mundane human detritus. She received her BA in Painting from the University of Minnesota, and has returned to making art after spending many years as an award-winning writer and filmmaker. Her work has been exhibited at numerous local venues, including the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, the Bloomington Center for the Arts, and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts.

Tell me about your work? What are you currently working on? How is this different from past projects?
Right now I’m finishing work for a show that opens at TuckUnder’s Leaky Sink Gallery on October 8. This will be my first site-specific installation, so it’s challenging my thinking in some different ways and I’m enjoying that process. I’m also getting ready for Art Attack (at my studio in the Northrup King Building) the first weekend in November, and for a show at the First Unitarian Society at the end of November. While all that’s going on, I’m noodling about ideas for the new series I’ve recently started, which is about protection. Some of the early, small pieces will be at TuckUnder, but I’m also planning to make a number of large drawings next year. They’ll be bigger than anything I’ve done to date, since I’ve always worked relatively small. So I’m doing tests, and research, and figuring out how to proceed.



How did you decide to become an artist?
It wasn’t really a decision. I always knew I was an artist, despite the years I spent attempting to do other things. So the decision wasn’t to become an artist, but rather to allow myself to return to art. I never feel quite right unless I’m making art, even if I’m doing something else creative, so I simply had to.

What was the best advice given to you as an artist?
Draw. Actually, this is good advice for anybody, even non-artists. It’s not possible to draw too much, no matter what medium you work in.



Many artists struggle to find ways to sell their art. How do you sell your work? How do you market yourself? (Include links to your Esty store, finartamerica.com, your website, etc.)
Selling art is hard. Most of my sales have been during studio crawls:  Art-A-Whirl and Art Attack. I’m currently stepping up my efforts online with Facebook and Instagram and learning all I can about art sales and marketing.

Instagram:  terriwentzka

Who are some of the Minnesota artists you enjoy? (Provide links)

Scott Wentzka  http://wentzka.com
Terry Genesen Becker  http://terrygenesenbecker.com
Mary Bergs  http://marybergs.com
Jantje Visscher  http://jantjevisscher.com
Brandon Kuehn  http://brandonkuehn.com
Wing Young Huie  http://www.wingyounghuie.com

For every person I’ve listed, there are probably five more wonderful artists I love, but I have to stop somewhere!



If I were to follow you around to see art in Minnesota, which places would we go? What would we see? (Links)

I don’t know if I’m a good person to follow anywhere (I might hide if I know you’re up to such a thing), but these are some of the places I like to go:
Groveland Gallery  http://grovelandgallery.com
Artistry at Bloomington  http://btacmn.org
Bockley Gallery  http://bockleygallery.com
2001: A Space  http://2001aspace.com



In addition to www.Local-Artist-Interviews.com, where do you go online for good art resources, whether to find a new artist, or to see what is going on in the art world locally and otherwise?

Hyperallergic  http://hyperallergic.com

Those are a few. There’s so much information everywhere these days that random tidbits seem to come from everywhere. Many bread crumbs to follow.



Choose one:
Do you have any exhibits to promote in the near future? What can we expect to see from you in the future?
My solo show, Hideaway, opens October 8 and runs through November 15, in the Leaky Sink Gallery at TuckUnder Projects. It’s all recent work that reflects upon the real and illusory ways humans and other creatures protect themselves from all manner of threats, while also exploring the mysteries of bathroom cabinets and found papers. The show will include drawings and watercolors that allude to scientific studies in their composition, but upon taking a closer look it becomes obvious that each one incorporates the text of someone’s discarded grocery list or other scribbled notes. Hideaway takes advantage of the mysterious nooks and crannies of the Leaky Sink Gallery, with art and collections of objects of uncertain purpose hidden away in cabinets for visitors to find. 


If you are promoting an event, by what date do you want your interview/profile to be online?
My opening at TuckUnder is October 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. It would be wonderful if you could post this interview sometime between Sept. 30 and October 2.  Thank you very much!!


(Include dimensions and year made if applicable)
Image List: 1. Not Home, 2015, 22 x 14”
2.  Scattered, 2015, 5 x 4”
3.  Bean Guardian, 2015, 11 x 8”
4.  Protected, 2015, 10.75 x 8”
5.  Osprey Eggs with Erased List, 2014, 11 x 9.25”
6.  Curiosity Cabinet #1: Three Eggs & a Cootie Catcher, 2014, 11 x 14”
7. Image of artist
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Marlaine Cox - Metal Artst


Marlaine Cox
Scope.   
Metal, spring steel, magnifying glass, 
Look(again) residency:  Low tech/high joy collaborative, 2013


Name:  Marlaine Cox
City/State:  Minneapolis, MN
Email: marlainecox@gmail.com 
Website: marlaineblog.wordpress.com   
MNartist.org profile: http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=186466 
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marlaine-Cox-Metalworks/192381700785215
https://www.facebook.com/lowtech.highjoy 
Etsy Page: Scrap Yard Siren 

Bio-
Marlaine Cox is a Miami born metal artist who transplanted to Minneapolis in 1990 because her car broke down while driving through.  After settling in to the eternal winter she began constructing found object assemblages, finding inspiration in the broken tools, farm implements and detritus around her. She never managed to fix the car but continued her life anyway.



Tell me about your work? What are you currently working on? How is this different from past projects?

My work is mostly about transforming salvaged bits and metal scrap into functional objects.  I like the challenge of turning a broken tool into a new and unexpected use while trying not to manipulate the objects too much, letting beauty of the original forms show.  My goal is to fit as few parts together as elegantly as possible.  If the objects become humorous or absurd by my subtle manipulations then even better.
Right now I’m working with artist, Karen Kasel, as part of a creative placemaking team called low tech/high joycollaborative.   We are in the middle of a six month artist residency called Look(again) at TuckUnder Projects .  We created scoping devices from salvaged metal, inviting visitors to peer into the yard, finding unexpected oddities and small surprises.

Karen and I have collaborated in the past(The Shanty of Misfit Toys) http://www.artshantyprojects.org/  so formalizing this partnership is very exciting. We explore details in the environment that are often overlooked.

I’m also working on a series of wall sculptures for an upcoming exhibit at Gallery 360, opening on August 24, 2013.  My compulsion is to inject a ‘function’ into everything I create so these purely decorative sculptures are a departure for me.  To combat this, the pieces will have some kinetic component in them, a pulley or a hook, so they still ‘function’ just a little.



How did you decide to become an artist?

When I was a kid I was preoccupied with manipulating my environment. I built hidden book shelves and cubbies in the bottom bunk & I transformed our patio into a ramshackle greenhouse, building shelves into the screen walls and filling it with plants from the yard.  I carpeted my high school locker.  Since I was a bookworm I just thought I would be a writer or teacher or work in publishing.  It wasn’t until I moved to Minnesota when I was 23, disgruntled that college sucked all the fun out of reading and writing, that I realized how much I loved working with my hands.  I loved the immediacy of it, and getting out of my head.



What was the best advice given to you as an artist? 

Try to create something beautiful every day, no matter how small or ephemeral.  The artistic process doesn’t need to be filled with angst and suffering, it can sometimes be simple creative activities that have nothing to do with theory or art history or big ideas.

Many artists struggle to find ways to sell their art.  How do you sell your work?  How do you market yourself?

I sell my line of post-industrial accessories at Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/scrapyardsiren 
and in local shops: http://www.ilikeyouonline.com/ 
http://www.gallery360mpls.com/ 
http://www.gallery360mpls.com/ 
I accept commissions: http://marlainecoxmetalworks.com/



Who are some of the Minnesota artists you enjoy?

David Sollie  http://www.bockleygallery.com/artist_sollie/index.html 
Karen Kasel  http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=2485
Julie Buffalohead https://www.facebook.com/pages/Julie-Buffalohead-Artist/191704760864481 
Faye Passow http://fayepassow.com/ 
Peter Haakon Thompson  http://www.peterhaakonthompson.com/ 
Jan Elftmann http://www.corktruck.com/ 

If I were to follow you around to see art in Minnesota, which places would we go? What would we see?

Franconia Sculpture Park http://www.franconia.org/ 
Chicago Ave. Fire Arts Center http://www.cafac.org/ 
Art Shanty Projects http://www.artshantyprojects.org/ 
The Ledge Gallery  http://www.theledgempls.com/ 
Walker Art Center  http://www.walkerart.org/ 

In addition to www.Local-Artist-Interviews.com, where do you go online for good art resources, whether to find a new artist, or to see what is going on in the art world locally and otherwise? 

MN Artists http://www.mnartists.org/ 
L’etoile http://www.letoilemagazine.com/ 



What can we expect to see from you in the future?

August 1, 2013: Low tech/high joy collaborative continues the Look(again) residency at TuckUnder Projects
 
August 2, 2013: AlteredEsthetics-Time Honored Exhibition-I’ll be showing three pieces from my post-industrial accessory collection

August 24, 2013:  Gallery 360- Wall Sculpture Series

Tuck Under Gallery


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Monday, October 8, 2012

Karen Kasel - Painter


Hee Haw Hee Haw, The Donkey Says, oil on canvas, 2007
Karen Kasel

Name:    Karen Kasel
City/State:   Minneapolis, MN
Email:     karenkasel@gmail.com
MNartist.org profile: http://www.mnartists.org/Karen_Kasel

Karen Kasel is an artist living in Minneapolis.  She is a painter who
wanders into sculpture and public art as needed.  Kasel began as a
self-taught artist in the early 90’s and returned to college in 2001
at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul to make her title of artist
“official”.  In 2006 and 2007 Kasel participated in the Art Shanty
Projects with the Shanty of Misfit Toys- a shanty with transparent
walls filled with colorful stuffed animals as insulation and
decoration.

She has been active in the Twin Cities arts community for nearly 2
decades.  Past involvements include: volunteering, working and
curating at The Soap Factory and Gallery Manager at the College of
Visual arts.  Kasel currently sits on the board of the Art Shanty
Projects.

Kitty Kitty Drinking Milk.  oil on canvas.  2007

Tell me about your work? What are you currently working on? How is
this different from past projects?
Considering the artwork I have made for the past 6 years has involved
play dough, toilet paper rolls, leaf rubbings, leaf print-making,
shrinky dinks, and assorted collages, the work I am now making with is
quite different! I am working on graphite landscape drawings as well
as mixed media abstractions on paper, and working alone. The work is
not too terribly different from past projects except the drawings are
new for me in both their simplicity as well as the medium of graphite.

Barney, mixed media on paper, 2008

How did you decide to become an artist?
I always had a love for art.  In grade school I won an award for a
drawing I did of a candle, and so it began.  In my early 20’s I began
painting in earnest- watercolor nudes, and I never stopped.

What was the best advice given to you as an artist?
No matter if you make crap.  Keep working and learn to love the questions.

Many artists struggle to find ways to sell their art.  How do you sell
your work?  How do you market yourself?
I don’t actively sell my work.  Generally if I am in a show, I sell something.

Who are some of the Minnesota artists you enjoy?

Map, paper, 2010

If I were to follow you around to see art in Minnesota, which places
would we go? What would we see?
Right now, we’d take a road trip to the Tweed Museum of Art in Duluth.
 Mostly because I’ve never been there, and also to see the autumn
leaves.

Desire (detail) mixed media on paper, 2012

In addition to www.Local-Artist-Interviews.com, where do you go online
for good art resources, whether to find a new artist, or to see what
is going on in the art world locally and otherwise?

Kitty Kitty Drinking Milk.  oil on canvas.  2007

Do you have any exhibits to promote in the near future?
Yes.  TuckUnder Projects (http://www.tuckunder.org).  
Show opens onThursday Oct. 25, 6-9 and runs thru Nov. 25, 2012.

What can we expect to see from you in the future?
A revival of my studio practice!  I’ve been on “pause” mode for so
long.   I will be participating in the Art Shanty Projects “Disperse”
programming with the Sunflower Revolution.
(scroll down to A NewDirection)


Karen Kasel
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