July 2nd, 2009
Hey everyone. Please note our change in hours over the holiday weekend:
Friday July 3rd: noon-4pm
Saturday July 4th: CLOSED
our normal hours of operation will resume:
Sunday July 5th: 10am-4pm
Sorry for any inconvenience and hope you all have a wonderful and safe 4th of July weekend!
A Miniature Ocean: New Work by Darla Jackson
June 10th, 2009
Everyone knows about the birds and the bees, but have you ever heard the one about the birds, the bees, and the baby rabbits who live under the ocean, breathing through straws until a momma rabbit comes to pick them up with the little boat on her head? Yeah, us neither…at least not yet anyway. But starting on June 27th you can come on over to Mew Gallery to check out a miniature ocean, an exhibition of new work by Darla Jackson.
Jackson, known for creating strange animal sculptures, uses animals and symbolism to tell bizarre tales. Yet as far out as some of these stories may seem, they’re all rooted in expressing the duality of human emotion.
a miniature ocean was conceived by Jackson shortly after she had found out that she had conceived…a baby. After having read scary book after scary book on the birthing process, she came across a much less scary book that compared her belly to “a miniature ocean”. Jackson ran with the idea, putting her own spin on it, of course.
The exhibition opens on June 27th and runs through July 30th.
A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, June 27th at 5pm atMew Gallery 906 Christian Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Please visit www.darlajacksonsculpture.com for more information.
May 29th, 2009
hey everyone,
there’s a lot going on in the city this weekend. Craft fairs-a-plenty EVERYWHERE!
here are 2 that we’ll be representing at…
SATURDAY May 30
Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar
1200 E. Passyunk Ave (around the corner from Pat’s and Geno’s)
1-5PM
Stop by and say hello- I’ll be selling my jewelry (Aviaire Timepiece Jewelry)- necklaces (for guys and gals), earrings, cufflinks, tie tacks, lapel pins, etc. SUPER DISCOUNT PRICES!
also new leather cuffs and some close-outs such as guitar straps and hats!
then SUNDAY May 31
Fleisher’s Artspiration
A Free Community Arts Festival
for the Whole Family
10am-4pm
Our wonderful pal Erin will be selling some of her cute wares as well as some of ours- stop by and say hello!
Fleisher Art Memorial presents the third annual ARTspiration! — a FREE community arts festival. This outdoor festival will take place between Fleisher’s 719 Catharine Street and 705 Christian Street buildings and along the 700 block of Catharine Street. Family-oriented activities will include free art-making activities, a plant and herb sale, bake sale, book sale, art and craft sale, free performances, and a prize raffle. Neighborhood food vendors will also be on hand selling refreshments and treats for the whole family.
Booths will include new and familiar faces. Eggplants, cantaloupes, peppers, bananas and tomatoes will make their return at the popular “Play with Your Food” booth, where young people can transform them into zany creatures and colorful characters. Other returning booths will include face painting, printmaking, button-making, sidewalk chalking, portrait drawing, and more.
Also stop by the Art Star Craft Bazaar down at Penn’s Landing- a handful of our artists will be selling their wares both Saturday and Sunday!
See you out and about!- Carolynne
May 14th, 2009
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Miss Koco Upcycle Workshop Series!!
May 1st, 2009
Tuesday Night *Upcycle* Workshop Series
with Miss Koco!
Workshop #1 Junkmail
May 12th from 6pm to 8pm
(get $5 off the fee if you register for this one by Wed. May 6th)
Overwhelmed by Junkmail? Learn how to turn it into one of a kind journals and stationary! Upcycle all that extra paper in your life and learn how to create super easy journals and stationary. Maps, menus, magazines, and newspapers work too! You’ll be amazed at how useful this “junk” actually is.
Workshop #2 Denim Jewelry
May 26th from 6pm to 8pm
It seems like everyone has a few pairs of jeans that just don’t fit right… or they have the whole sandblasted butt, low-rise thing you can’t rock anymore…or they’re just so worn they’re un-wearable… What can you do with them? Make them into jewelry! Miss Koco will show you how to give your old denim new life.
Check out Miss Koco’s Coop shop here at Mew Gallery or visit her Etsy page for more examples of her genius work!
$30 per workshop
*includes all materials and light refreshments
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required no later than the
Friday before each class: 215-625-2424 or mewgallery@yahoo.com
*Upcycling: The practice of converting waste materials into products of greater value.
-UrbanDictionary.com
CO-OP reception will be RESCHEDULED!
April 24th, 2009
hey folks,
just a note to let you all know that Co-op reception originally scheduled for tonight will be re-scheduled. please check back for more details.
enjoy the great Spring time weather!!
xo Carolynne
Artists’ Coop Guest Blog & Craft Talk
April 14th, 2009
Hi guys -
Don’t forget to sign up for next week’s Tuesday Night Workshop!
Tuesday night workshops,
with instructor Rose Drew
April 21: Intro to Color Theory
Learn how to mix the colors you want
May 5: Intro to Gouache/Watercolor Painting
Get familiar with handling these paints
May 19: Greeting Card Painting
Create original cards with painted images
$25 per class*
*includes materials, light refreshments, and a 10%
discount on Mew Gallery boutique items.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required no later than the
Friday before each class: 215-625-2424 or mewgallery@yahoo.com
*Coming up in May & June: Tuesday night workshops with Miss Koco!
More info to come!
Also - Keep checkin’ our new Artists’ Coop Page! Soon, you’ll find our coopers guest blogging for your reading/procrastinating enjoyment. Right now, we have a link to Phea Jean’s Mew Gallery “Creepy Cool” Wishlist.
Since it’s a rather bleak day, here are some gold shiny pants to brighten things up for all you craft nerds out there:
Exhibits and Events and Workshops, OH MY!
April 7th, 2009
hello everyone,
just wanted keep you all updated on all of the going-ons here at MEW.
Stop in and check out our current exhibit: “Lessons Learned: New Artwork About Old Things” by Lea D. Sorrentino.
the exhibit runs thru May 7, so don’t miss it! in addition to all of the really great (and AFFORDABLE!) artwork on the walls, Lea has also constructed a really awesome 6ft. tall cut paper tree and a silhouette clothesline strung across the gallery.
I create art to understand the development of human perception and emotion. I use my artwork to tell stories, and use those stories as a vessel to create emotional connections with people. Many of the themes I use in my work are personal experiences that I feel are emotionally charged, but are universally related to. I am trying to guide my viewer into seeing that struggle is not defined by the cause, but by the emotion that cause leaves behind. I also use my artwork to explore the connections between a person’s class and their behavior.
Visually I try to make my work approachable. I use bright colors and simple drawings to express difficult experiences of my life. I want the viewer to assume that what they are about to see is secure and familiar, but in reality deals with adult subjects that can be awkward or uncomfortable. I use a “comic” style to make my artwork feel youthful and inviting, which helps push the juxtaposition of the content. I also try to use text not just to inform the viewer or push the story, but to guide them through a path around the piece.
My current work specifically deals with my experience becoming the person I am today. When you are younger you have the same emotions that you currently experience daily, but you do not have the knowledge to understand those emotions. With this work I am trying to make a time line of human growth and development. I want my artwork to be used as a way to discuss the aspects of emotion and struggle that are not individual, and are shared by all humans. -Lea Sorrentino 2009
Tuesday night workshops,
with instructor Rose Drew
April 21: Intro to Color Theory
Learn how to mix the colors you want
May 5: Intro to Gouache/Watercolor Painting
Get familiar with handling these paints
May 19: Greeting Card Painting
Create original cards with painted images
$25 per class*
*includes materials, light refreshments, and a 10%
discount on Mew Gallery boutique items.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required no later than the
Friday before each class: 215-625-2424 or mewgallery@yahoo.com
*Coming up in May & June: Tuesday night workshops with Miss Koco!
More info to come!
Join us for our Spring Fling Co-Op Artists’ Reception!
Friday April 24
Just in time to get those mother’s day gifts! come in and meet our amazing Co-Op artists, have some drinks, eat some snacks and get some great discounts!
- more info to come!
-carolynne
April 1st, 2009
So this dude came into the store the other day and told me he has a webshow about grease trucks. If you are like me and enjoy eating unadulterated cheese- coated garbage then you will enjoy this show very much: http://www.vendr.tv/
Watch it and drool. Then give up on your dumb vegan, organic, whole grain cardboard diet. Philadelphia wasn’t voted the fattest and ugliest city for nothing, people.
Get with the program.
-lauren
March 27th, 2009
Hello! look! we’re having another exhibit and offering some classes. Check it out!
Winter Blues? Relief is in sight!
Spring has Sprung!
Colorful Spring Painting Workshops
at Mew Gallery
906 Christian Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-625-2424 mewgallery@yahoo.com
Tuesday night workshops, with instructor Rose Drew, starting on March 31, from 7-9 pm:
DON’T MISS IT!!
March 31: Easter Egg Painting
Paint on hollowed-out eggs
(Registration for egg painting is open until Sunday, March 29)
April 21: Intro to Color Theory
Learn how to mix the colors you want
May 5: Intro to Gouache/Watercolor Painting
Get familiar with handling these paints
May 19: Greeting Card Painting
Create original cards with painted images
$25 per class*
*includes materials, light refreshments, and a 10%
discount on Mew Gallery boutique items.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required no later than the
Friday before each class: 215-625-2424 or mewgallery@yahoo.com
Also, coming SOON:
March 28 - May 7
Opening Reception:
SATURDAY APRIL 4 from 5- 9
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