Gary M. Freeman: 2010

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Saturday, November 6, 2010

I got a chance to show some of my work at the Frankfort Art Walk. Various downtown locations open their doors to artists to display their work...and the fine KY folk can see the galleries before going to a downtown concert. I have 3 pieces on display permanently at Buddy Pizza (which is on the art walk route), but also got hooked up with a vacant downtown storefront. I showed some of my favorite recent pieces. Nobody bought...but that's o.k., because deep down I really like these and wasn't sure I was ready to see any of them go. It was still great exposure! I got great feedback! I will post pics from the show as soon as I get my computer back up and running. (The library computer wont let me post pictures...so sad)

Monday, September 6, 2010

A long work in progress

So it took many years of saving dum dum wrappers from dum dum lollipops...but here is the final result. "The Dum Dum Vase" The core vase I actually made in college about 17 years ago. It was the only thing I kept from my Ceramics 1 class. ( I 86'd or lost the numerous ash trays I made) I have always liked the biomorphic shape of the vase, and originally it had a brown smoked finish on it. It sat for many years in my various apartments, usually hidden high in a dark corner.
I've never been a huge candy person, but went through a dum dum lollipop phase one Halloween. (I bought them to give away to the trick or treaters, but nobody came ;( ) So I tore through the dum dums myself. I really don't know why I started keeping the wrappers. I guess I figured they would eventually end up in one of my wacky creations.
Anyway, eventually the idea of the dum dum vase came to me, and many years later...it is done!

Hooray for dum dums!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Computer imagery

I have never claimed to be a computer artist...but here are some images I created using that basic 'paint' program that you find on most pcs.

Art Show - Salon @ the Farmer's Market

Sunshine Center

So I was approached to create some artwork for the Sunshine Center in Frankfort, KY. Opened in 1982, the Sunshine Center was formed by citizens concerned with the problem of child abuse and domestic violence. The center offers respite to at-risk parents who are in crisis and struggling with their parenthood.
Here are some photos of what I came up with. The first is a collage of imagery incorporating the symbols of domestic violence and child abuse support (purple ribbons, blue pinwheels). The second is a large abstract painting also incorporating the ribbons.