Tinker Exhibition Success!

Greetings friends.

I wanted to share a few pics that I snapped at the Tinker Exhibition last weekend. It was really cool to see my work in the house, on the chairs that inspired it!

Thanks to all who came out to support me. It was a fun night!

I also have to thank my pal Cindy Karnitz, Tinker's Executive Director of Administration for offering me this commission. It was awesome to have a patron sponsor a body of work! I'm really proud of the work I did and feel like I've grown artistically in the process.

I'm now working feverishly to prepare for my first outdoor show of the season. I'll be at the Lower Town Arts and Music Festival in Paducah, Kentucky, May 18, 19, and 20th. Kentucky you say? Paducah has a thriving art community and is less than an hour away away from home. Very excited!

I'll be sharing some of the new work I'm creating for this show shortly. Wanna sneak peek? Check out my Facebook Fan page.

Happy Sunday. Ta-Ta for now!

Commission is done. Now it's time to party!

Hi! It's been a while. Sorry about that...I have been trying to put all of my effort into finishing up my Tinker commission....And now......It's complete!  What a relief!

Piece #9 features furniture that the home owner, Robert Tinker made himself.  This beautiful table and chair set is all made of root-wood, that was masterfully jigsawed together. This was a tough one to do....Lots of little nooks and crannies to render.

The last piece features a chair I found in the upstairs hallway, that overlooks the study.  The amount of care and craftsmanship put into this house is amazing to me....I mean, even this seldom seen hallway has a beautifully carved fireplace!

I will be delivering the works up to Tinker this weekend so that they can be installed for the opening on April 13th. I'll be there with bells on! Hope to see you there too.

Here are the details:

Opening Reception
Friday, April 13, 2012, from 5-9pm

Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum

411 Kent Street, Rockford IL 61102

All 10 pieces will be on display inside the Tinker house.
Prints and greeting cards featuring my new Tinker works will be available for sale.
The works will also be on display on Saturday, from 3-9 pm in the Tinker Visitor Center.

The opening is in conjunction with Rockford's Spring Artscene, so make a night of it and see art all over town. http://www.springartscene.com/

To get a sneak peek of all 10 of my new works, visit my new website:
http://jenniferjohansson.com/

Ta-Ta for now! 

Tinker Swiss Cottage Commission - 2 More to Go!

Happy weekend friends! I hope that you were able to make the most of the amazing early spring weather. Matt and I just got home from a beautiful hike in Shawnee National Forest.

Since my last blog, I've completed 2 more pieces for my Tinker Swiss Cottage commission.  It was fun to get to use a new color (green) in this last one, which I've entitled "Sitting in the Sun." It's quite St. Patrick's Day festive, isn't it?  I remember the day I took this photo at Tinker, and I loved the way the sun streamed in from the windows and lit this little vignette.

"Window Seat" comes from the same room as my last work.  Wouldn't you just love to sit here for a spell with a good book?

All 10 of my pieces will be on display in the Tinker house on during the first day of Spring Artscene, Friday April 13th, from 5-9 pm. (And I'll be there too!) The works will be displayed in the rooms that they depict so you'll be able to compare the art to it's subject.  I'm excited to see how each piece stands up to the actual space. You will also be able to view the works during the Saturday Artscene hours (3-9) but they will be on display in the Tinker Visitor Center.

Time to get back to work.  Ta-Ta for now!

Snopocalypse!

After more than a foot of snow and subzero temperatures, school has been closed for the last 2 days. Though it's a little frustrating, (I have so much more material to cover with my AP Art History kiddies before the May 3rd exam!) this mini-break could not have come at a better time. I have been able to finish up 3 more pieces for tomorrow's opening and caught up on my sleep and house work.

I got a sneak peek of the gallery this week and it looks fab! I can't tell you how exciting it is to have an entire room filled with only my art!

Doc Slafkosky, curator of JR Kortman Gallery, wrote a great little explanation of my show and the work on the website. Be sure to check it out.


"In My Place" opens tomorrow, February 4th with a reception from 5:30 - 9:00. Dennis Horton will be tending bar and selections from Anne O'Keefe's iPod will be playing. Hope to see you there!

What: “In My Place” an exhibition of works by Jennifer Mullin

Where: Kortman Gallery, upstairs at J.R.Kortman Center for Design, 107 North Main, Downtown Rockford

When: Opening reception, Friday, February 4th, 5:30pm-9:00pm. Gallery open Monday–Saturday, 10 to 6pm. Exhibition runs through March 19th, 2011. Free admission. 

Information: 815-968-0123 or www.jrkortman.com

Save the Date!

"My Heart is a Flutter" 4"x4" mixed media on cradled hardboard

Ciao-Ciao friends!

In just three short weeks, my first solo art show will be up at Kortman's!  I've spent many long (but enjoyable) hours in the studio preparing for this event.

"In My Place" will open on Friday, February 4th, at JR Kortman Gallery and I'd like to invite you to join me in the celebration. Doc and Jerry (the fabulous owners of Kortman's) will host an opening reception from 5:30 - 9:00, upstairs in the gallery. There will be drinks, snacks and just an all around good time. 

The majority of the work in this show will be brand new and never before seen. It's hard for me to keep anything a secret, but I am sure trying to keep much of this show under wraps. If you are dying for a sneak peek, you can see a selection of my newbies on my flickr. 

Hope to see you on the 4th!

Happy Sunday.

The Sibylline Still Life: Art Opening this Weekend

My friend and former teaching partner Jeanne Ludeke is having a solo show at JR Kortman Gallery, in Rockford. The exhibition titled “The Sibylline Still Life: A Return to Painting” opens Friday, June 4th.

After a long absence from painting, Jeanne wanted to polish up her painting skills. She spent the last nine months challenging herself to create a painting a day and blogging about it.

Preferring to work from life, she sets up and paints from small still lifes in her studio, that often feature delicious looking food! Every painting just gets better and better. Her eye for detail, design and color makes each piece so alive and inviting.

Inspired by Jeanne’s art, locally made gourmet cupcakes will be available at the opening. Caked is a brand new company that makes all sorts of exotic and delicious cupcakes like Red Velvet, Horchata and Smores! Recently I was able to taste the Almond Twist, an almond cake filled with pudding. Heavenly!!!

Jeanne's opening reception will be from 5:30 to 9:00pm on Friday, June 4th, upstairs in the Kortman Gallery at J.R. Kortman Center for Design, 107 North Main Street, Downtown Rockford.

Admission is free!

The show runs through July 15th.

For more information call 815/968-0123 or visit their website.