Vision Gallery

My artwork is at The Vision Gallery in downtown Chandler!

This gallery is fabulous - it is owned and operated by the city of Chandler (the Chandler Cultural Foundation). I feel really happy to have my work in this space.

Brave the road construction on Arizona Avenue, south of Chandler Blvd and stop in - the address is 80 South San Marcos Place (and yep, it's just south of the San Marcos hotel). In October, the gallery will move to the new city hall building, and the current artwork will probably stay up until then.

I was talking to the curator/director today when I dropped off my pieces, and Eric said I should definitely raise my prices- so I did! But I still want to SELL some - so I didn't make them too high.

Chandler Artwalk is now the Third Friday evening of each month - I will be in the Vision gallery for a while this Friday if you want to come down and say hello. Its not a formal opening, but it'll be cool.

sneak preview of what I have in the gallery:

Opening Up

I have a solo show!
Well, its the coffee shop at church, but it is a nice space and good motivation to work.

I have volunteered to coordinate some art and artist things at "the grove" - and one of the things I get to do is put together a featured artist exhibits each month. So my month is April, (including the first weekend of May)

I have 10 pieces on display - including one BIG ArtQuilt which was completed a few years ago. The rest are pieced fabric, mounted on stretched canvas. They range from 11" x 14" for $75, to 20" x 24" for $160.

So, if you happen to be in the area this month, please stop by "the grove" and see what I have been doing lately. The church is located on Gilbert road between Germann and Queen Creek - south of the 202 freeway. 2777 S Gilbert Rd., Chandler, AZ 85286 480.883.3733. If the coffee shop is closed, ask the receptionist to let you in.


Most recent piece:

"Opening Up"
20" x 24"

This is the most recent in a series of works using greens, browns, raspberry red and golden yellow. Several have images of doors and/or windows, opening into light.
They represent what I hope for and what I am experiencing in my life right now.


North Window 18" x 24"


Orange Chocolate and Raspberry Chocolate 14" x 14" each


One more opening door: I will be showing at the Vision Gallery in Chandler starting in June. Art on Boston closed at the end of March, but I have a few pieces in the Tempe Center for the Arts store. So as one door closes, another one opens, and another, and a window too!

new pieces

I finished 2 more 16" x 20" pieces.
these will go up at Art on Boston next week - through January.


left is
Watermelon Pickles

right is
Keep Knocking . . . and the door will be opened for you

Surprised By Hope

"Surprised By Hope"
by Adriene Buffington
(c) 2009
ArtQuilt (pieced cotton fabrics on stretched canvas)
36" x 60"

Surprised By Hope

WOW!

I finished my big commission - and Ken and Janet loved it...
so do I!



After lots of pondering, I decided to add a golden ring behind the two circles. Probably the most difficult possible construction - but the design was what I wanted.

almost finished

I am almost finished with this amazing and wonderful piece!


photo above is all sewn together - all 3 feet by 5 feet of it. Setting circles into the background was a challenge!
The piecing will be mounted over a stretched canvas, to hang like a painting.

I still want to add one more design element - debating between either a ring or another circle.

(the ring would be stripped fabric - not white)

working on a comission

A very exciting opportunity!

I have been asked to make a piece for a couple who love my work. They have seen several pieces at Art on Boston, but wanted some thing bigger.
36" x 60" to be exact - which IS bigger than the 24" X 18" and 16" x 20" I have been doing lately.

I am very excited about this!!!


I've got a contract and a deposit and 6 weeks to work in. With a lot of freedom. I chose a color palette of red-oranges and blue-greens.


I'd like to play with a spoked-wheel or semi-circle motif; this couple ride a tandem bicycle, and there's a half-circle window in the room this piece will be displayed in.

So far I have cut and sewn several strip-sets. (photos are 3 of these)
Rather than cut into my actual fabric, I decided to take a photo and print a copy, then cut apart a paper version and see if I like the way it looks. (this saves me the anxiety of making a mistake)
Except the printer wasn't working very well, and I needed a new color ink cartridge. I ended up with a new printer! I have now printed a couple copies.

Okay now - back to the studio to play with my printed fabric. This is fun!