Escape in Drawing

Crayon on Paper

Marker on Paper

January & February slipped by in the blink of an artist eye.

The weather is wait a minute change, as I look out my office window to a fierce total white out and think what a perfect day for daydreams and strong black coffee. 

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Please note I would like to express my great appreciation and thanks to all that have worked, helped, hindered, enlightened my path recently.   Life is magic thanks for being there.

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Cohoes Artist Showcase

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the book Final Poems

The words of Rabindranth Tagore from the book Final Poems.
Makes me feel, cutting straight to my emotion.

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Project ART- aT the tImE uNIoN cENTeR, ALBANY ny

METAL SCULPTURE bEAR Just finished for the opening reception.

hOPE YOU CAN JOIN US - miChelle M. Vara

Project Art

Albany Center Gallery is excited to partner with The Times Union for our satellite exhibit to take place at the Times Union Center during The Great Northeast Home Show.

The Opening Reception is February 8, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Saturday 9^th -10am to 7pm

Sunday the 10^th – 10am to 5pm.

Small entrance fee charged.

Hope to See ya there!

Golden Retriever Wall Sculpture

Metal dog sculpture painted in copper fashion, with green translucent mountains in the background, was installed yesterday. Goldie the dog looks awesome in person and seems to lose a lot in the picture transition.   

Thank you Matt and Wanda.

MoHu Events - October Art Events in the Capital Region

1. SAGE College, Schacht Fine Arts Center TI, Division St. Troy NY

-Art Show runs October 1 to Oct 19, 2012- Free and Open to the Public.
-Oct 9th 6pm- Open Gallery with Artist in attendance, in conjunction with MoHu Campus events.
-War of the Worlds, showing - $10 Adults, $8 students and seniors.
Further information - 518-244-4505                  www/sage.edu/theatre

2. Ballard Road Art Studio and Gallery

Open for the MoHu events throughout the tour dates and by appointment.

-Gallery displaying functional and Aesthetic sculpture and paint of artist miChelle Vara with 40 year portfolio of diverse clients throughout the country.
Http://www.michellevara.com      518-587-8706

 

Thanks for the Fun!

Thank you all new and old acquaintances for a wonderful opening reception.

The music, food, work was perfect!  The energy was ecstatic and fun.

So many thanks for your participation and in-put!

~ I appreciate it!

Cherry –mixed media series

Cherry 2012- A mixed media series- 2pcs just finished one sold.

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This one is available
 for purchase but in the works of finishing 6-12 more.  
Of course they are different sizes and attitudes of life’s process and story.

Material:

recycled background (this piece Cherry bed head board)
paint(enamel, poly), brass chips, vinyl,
1970 Bingo chips- Highlighting spirit points & the energetic and intuitive relationship to unique therapeutic function of moving energy , healing.(does anyone remember these bingo chips with the metal edge and magnetic wand to pick them up with. I found a bag in the Schuylerville used store and had to have them. The woman who runs the operation for the school told me they were from the 70’s and what would I want with them?

 I Love the Visual hunt for material items to incorporate in my process of life and digestion, encapsulating a new vibration of visual intent.

Client bosts B.R.A.S. service up!

Client says- "My experience with them was amazing they welcomed me with open arms and showed me around and gave me a tour of the place. I brought my Aluminum welding project and i met with Chad. I must of talked with him for 2 hours before we even started talking about my project. The welds look amazing and it does not leak at all. I would highly recommend them to any one they are just friendly people and are very down to earth. They will be seeing me in the future"- Mike Harm

http://mvarametalandpaint.com/site/2012/01/17/client-comments-about-ballard-road-art-studio/

hApPy NeW yEar!- Bringing in 2012

Happy Holidays!

miChelle m. Vara extends a big thank you to all the collectors , dealers, and individuals who have commissioned and worked with her at the Ballard Road Art Studio, Wilton NY and will in the New Year and years to come.

On the horizon Vara has a new and exciting set of sculpture, canvas, mixed media; offering a fresh expanded dialog from her interior to expose for the New Year. She looks forward to the conversation and opportunities to come and as always welcomes visitors from around the country to visit the studio gallery.

Peace-

One Brown Crafter -Article on Vara’s sculpture

http://onebrowncrafter.blogspot.com/2011/11/artists-showcase-michelle-vara.html

Professional Photographers' Society of New York State - PROJECT 9.11

   Vara is included Thanks to Jim McLaughlin.

Link for newly released October Sculpture

to see all the pictures please click on the link below-

https://picasaweb.google.com/michellevara09/MiChelleVaraSMetalSculptureOctober12011?authuser=0&feat=directlink

5th Annual- D.V. Awareness moth

Please Join us in-

 1- PurpleNight Lights™- residents are encouraged to purchase a purple light bulb and display it on their porch or in their window throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Organizer Sandra Becker from the H.E.R. Shelter says the porch and window light bulbs are available in two sizes and for just a few dollars. The goal is to bring awareness and support to victims and survivors of domestic violence and to send a strong message that “Domestic Violence Has No Place in Our Community.”

2- the Shirts of Awareness

Hang a shirt at the 6 Ballard Road Art Studio Wilton, NY
In remembrance of someone or just to support awareness.
Anyone is welcome to bring a tee shirt to hang and write on.

3-B.J.S. ARTWORKS Show,
10-8 to 10-31-2011, - Opening reception is Saturday October 8, 4 – 6 pm
    Meet the artists and enjoy the acoustic inspirational music by Pam Barker.
miChelle Vara .com is showing metal sculpture-
This body of work is called- “The Soul Perceptible”
“My life nothing more than an investigation left in metal and paint”
The artist mission is to make the soul capable of being realized by the mind or through the senses. Visionary art encourages the development of our inner sight. To find the visionary realm we use our inner intuitive eyes. All inspiration originates here. The visionary embraces the spectrum of imagined space.
I believe best known for this is artist Alex Gray.
Poet William Blake called it “The Divine Imagination.”

In Loving Memory of my friend Dawn Bove Roberts, who lost her life in 2007.

Awareness is the only opportunity to stop this silent epidemic in all communities.
This epidemic is not gender specific so all are welcome to participate.

Sincerely , miChelle M. Vara

911 metal sculpture in Saratoga NY

“As an artist it is invigorating to have been given such an eminent opportunity”…….

The sculpture piece I call “Respectful Remembrances” is meant to reflect the unity of Americans’ in all walks of life, offering an uplifting sense of healing and forward progression, on the home front horizon, without forgetting the past.

 The remembrance of life lost, given and shared, the innocents of a nation changed and our troops on the front, even now, are also meant to be implied in the over all of this piece.

 In overwhelming gratitude, to Rick Bailey for his trust.

 miChelle M. Vara

"Gone 2 Seed"- sculpture

“Gone to Seed” is the sculpture finished and shown for the month of June. This sculpture is made of re-thought metal finished with translucent flip flop color (that dosnt show well in photos) and clear. It opened at a show with John Van Alstine, Gyula Varosy, David Bender, Noah Savett, called “Metal Works” put on by: Jessica Golden. The opening reception was outstanding and the sculpture sold. Detail picture shown below-

A little about the sculpture- The artist says she woke one morning and looked across the sculpture field to see dandelions all in seed sparkling in the harsh morning sun. In the moment she remembered the 3 large buckets of bolts that had been acquired, thinking that would make the perfect material for an extra large sculpture construction. She worked feverishly to the finishing stage at which point she felt translucent flip flop color and clear coat would truly capture the original morning motivation.

Sculpture made of large recycled metal bolts, oil tank, welded. Finished in translucent flip flop sliver/blue and clear.
-Sold
Photos By: Jim Mclaughlin Studio 518-792-5175