I have decided to submit two of my collage necklaces to the Deliciously Weird show happening in Durango this Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m.    Stop by and appreciate the kind of art you don’t see everyday in Durango.

"She Flies Through the Air" by Jenny Treanor

A solo show featuring the found-art sculptures of Bayfield artist Jenny Treanor will open at the Red House Gallery Annex, 99 West Mill Street, in Bayfield from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12.  This is a one-night only show and is free and open to the public.

Jenny Treanor is a well-known local artist who begins her process by hunting and gathering in antique stores, flea markets, thrift stores, junkyards, trash heaps, roadside ditches and forest litter.

“Items that intrigue my imagination are ones that show wear and tear,” explains Treanor.

Once she gets the bits and pieces home, Treanor allows her intuition to dictate what goes where.

“My process is like putting together a puzzle, while not having seen the finished product,” says Treanor.

The artist, who has shown at the Durango Art Center, Shy Rabbit in Pagosa and many other local venues, says she then matches patinas and works with each piece by noticing how shapes interplay.   When she reaches the point of what she considers ‘finished,’ she often is surprised as what she gets.

“The unexpected message is often surprising and always an adventure,” Treanor says.

Go see Heather’s show at Open Shutter Gallery.  It’s open through Dec. 2.

I stopped by Tirzah’s studio a few days ago and let’s just say I already have plans to add at least one of her new paintings to my collection.

Stop by the Red House Gallery, 118 W. Mill St. in Bayfield, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, for Tirzah’s solo show and see the gems she’s been working on.  We’re calling the show “Painting Postpartum” because this will be Tirzah’s first big solo show since she gave birth to a beautiful little girl.

I’ll post more teaser images of her work soon.

"Hey" by Dakotah Andreatta

A new piece by Nate Schnell

Here’s another little teaser of the next Red House opening June 20, from 6 to 9 p.m.

See you at the show!

I wrote about the upcoming Gastropod performance piece in the next issue of Arts Perspective, set to hit the streets soon!

This Thursday, June 4, from 6 to 9 p.m., the young group of girls behind Gastropod are holding a fundraiser for their show at Open Shutter Gallery in Durango.

Do local culture a big favor and go (it’s just a $10-$20 donation at the door).

At the Spring Gallery Walk in Durango

Lots of cow and animal art at the Spring Gallery Walk

Denver has a lot of the sort of pop L.A.-type art that I and every other young collector around is into right now.  Check out these pieces I found in a Denver brewery:

And as for the Red House Gallery, I’m ridiculously excited about the next show.

Here’s the down-low:  In and out of Line: The work of Two Emerging Artists, opens from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at The Red House Gallery, 118 W. Mill St. in Bayfield. The show will feature the art of Nate Schnell and Dakotah Andreatta. Schnell’s work focuses on precise line work, balance and design while Andreatta’s work focuses on content and color, the later of which often bleeds through his line work for a bit of a chaotic but beautiful finish. The works are different, but similar in their young, pop-art tone

Here’s a piece by Dakotah that caused a stir of excitement at DAWDLE:

The Red House will then take July off and open on August 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. with a solo show featuring the works of Tirzah Camacho, who took some time off to have a baby and is finally back with new works never seen in the area.

I meant to post a link to this article about The Red House Gallery in the Telegraph a long time ago.  Now ’tis done.

The Durango Herald paid our little gallery a visit last weekend and wrote some very nice things.  Read the article here.  Then get out your little black book and mark down the next show, which is happening Sunday, May 17, at 118 West Mill St. in Bayfield.

And if you missed last Saturday’s show, here are a few photos of some of the artwork: