Recommend some studios?

[cos]

Somerville Open Studios this weekend!

Wanna pitch a studio you think people should see, and tell us why, and where it is, what we may see if we go there?

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[totient]

Mad Oyster studios, site number 91, has two interesting things going on this year. One, Rachel Mello has a new space in the building and it is spectacular. Two, Molly van Nice rarely shows but she is showing this year. Her work is worth a trip -- in fact I made a trip to DC to see it when it was at the Smithsonian.

[cos]

What is Molly van Nice's work?

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

I was going to recommend her, too. Her stuff is sort of like travelogues from an alternate universe.

[totient]

She's an installation artist. http://www.artnet.com/magazine/features/dixon/dixon9-5-6.asp is a typical if rather small subset of her work. The level of detail and texture and story is pretty insane.

[fefie.livejournal.com]

I never miss a chance to see Molly Van NIce's work. Here's a photo of one of her artists' books:
http://www.marylandprintmakers.org/images/content/newsletter/2005_03/van_nice.jpg

[cos]

Thanks for this recommendation. I loved her display.

[rachelmello.livejournal.com]

If you check out the photos on the SOS website, http://somervilleopenstudios.org/visit/photos.php, and scroll about 2/3rds of the way down you'll see Debra Olin's sepia/earth-tone prints of the human body, and then M.L.Van Nice's very white studio installation, followed by one of her artist books (looking worm-eaten).

[ron_newman]

Museum of Modern Renaissance, 115 College Avenue (SOS map #16) is always worth a look. See art by two Russians, covering every wall and ceiling surface. Their web site will give you some idea what to expect.

[anu3bis.livejournal.com]

Much, if not all, is based on early Russian folklore. It's freaking _amazing_.

[cos]

Museum of Modern Renaissance is one of my favorites; I try to go every year it's open. Was it closed last year? I seem to recall that. Also, they seem to add a bit more each time. I think the paintings on the outside are new since two years ago.

[ron_newman]

The fantastical sculptures of Hilary Scott (#87) are always worth a visit. You get to roam his entire house, yard, and garage.

[redheadedmuse.livejournal.com]

Molly Tomlinson will be doing her excellent photo booth project in the community space at the Armory again.

[cutieperson]

the Artists' Choice Exhibit at the Somerville Museum is worth checking out in and of itself, but also as a way to preview what's out there across the city. the Museum opens at 11 during SOS weekend so you can check it out before everything else.

Martha Ingols does some amazing stuff with color and pattern via quilts. she has functional pieces (purses, bags, cellphone holders) as well as decorative.

[totient]

If you haven't been to the Artists Choice exhibit, you might not know how awesome Mara is at hanging a show that is more than the sum of its parts. And you can go days ahead of time, to help with planning. Definitely pick up a map-book and peruse the web site and make a plan -- there's no way to see all the art in Somerville, even with Friday as an option this year.

[noire.livejournal.com]

Well, there's my stuff.
Site #59
Glass InFusion
I make fused glass table ware, like the plate in the icon.

[ron_newman]

A reminder to everyone: SOS starts on Friday night this year. Check the SOS booklet or website to see which artists will be open on Friday.

[rachelmello.livejournal.com]

http://www.madoysterstudios.org lists all our artists and indicated which will be open on Friday night.

On Saturday and Sunday we'll also have music by Yani Batteau, and a treats and snacks sale to benefit the Pets In Need cat shelter. (If it's a day like today they'll have hot chili and hot chocolate).

[sparr0.livejournal.com]

Artisan's Asylum (http://artisansasylum.com/) should have a dozen or so artists showing their work, and plenty more hanging out and working in the background. It's a makerspace, a shared/collaborative workshop for a hundred or so makers, crafters, geeks, and other interesting folks.

[ron_newman]

they've got some sort of Firefly event going on there, too.

[secretlyironic.livejournal.com]

Arts at the Armory will have a bunch, including the always-interesting Grace Durnford (http://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artists/artist_profile.php?artistID=953), and if you like prints, check out Mixit Print Studio, home of, among others, Elizabeth Nicula (http://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artists/artist_profile.php?artistID=85).

[gingicat]

Martha Ingols is displaying her quilts and other fabric art at 9 Lexington Ave.

http://ingols.org/martha

[majordomo.livejournal.com]

Alas, you lost a three there -- I think she's at 39 Lexington Ave. (Though I bet the folks at 9 Lex are quite nice!)

[majordomo.livejournal.com]

This looks like a pretty awesome list already! I'd like to add one vote to #65 — the Little House Studios. If I'm remembering the place correctly the artists there are imaginative and a little weird, all in an old house with impossibly steep attic stairs.

[majordomo.livejournal.com]

Um, the art is a little wierd, and the artists are imaginative. I'll avoid speculating on the weirdness of the artists themselves :)

[pennylane291.livejournal.com]

This is a great list of recommendations! There is also Mudflat Studios, site #94, which I go to every year. They throw a great party on Friday night and have tons of ceramic artists participating. Their new building is at 81 Broadway.

[ron_newman]

If you have the printed map, Mudflat is shown in the wrong (old) location. Walk a few blocks east on Broadway to get to the correct location.

[stefan62.livejournal.com]

Resa Blatman (http://resablatman.com/paintings/index.html) (2nd floor, 6 Vernon Street) is showing her two latest paintings which are really wonderful and frightening.

This year she's sharing her space with silk screener James Weinberg (http://weinbergdesign.com/?page_id=23) who does great prints. The two have collaborated on two silk screen prints, based on a design by Blatman, specially for the weekend.

[ron_newman]

Skunk's robots and other welded works are always worth a visit. 75 Bartlett Street, #49 on the SOS map.