My first solo exhibition at Catherine Couturier Gallery in Houston will be on view through Saturday, May 13, 2017.
Despite having a broken arm and being on pain killers, I captured these quick iPhone pics in the gallery to give you an idea of how things look.
If you are not already aware of it, Catherine Couturier Gallery — the premier photography gallery in Houston — represents my work, and it’s a major honor to have a solo show there. (Big thanks go to Catherine, and to fab framer Arnaud Couturier, and to gallery manager Ileana Yordan for getting everything up on the walls so nicely!)
If you have any questions about any of the pieces/images, or about anything else, shoot me a message!
Gallery info: 2635 Colquitt Street, Houston, TX 77098 (map). Phone 713-524-5070. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Email: gallery [at] CatherineCouturier.com
MARCH 2015 UPDATE: My upcoming market & gallery exhibition dates & more info!
[A.K.A. Where my (Molly Block) art work & creative-reuse work can be found in person in the coming months, in addition to being found online on Etsy in the Molly Block Finds shop here, & on Facebook here.]
MARKETS:
Saturday, March 7 – The Dallas Flea, 2900 Bataan St. at Trinity Groves, in Dallas – I’m psyched about being a first-time vendor at The Dallas Flea, an upscale, curated, indoor market that’s been in existence since 2009. Everything from clothing, jewelry, furniture, food, home decor, and art items – including prints of my photos and pieces of my upcycled film jewelry – to items for children and pets, and more, can be found at the 90 or so booths here. (Unframed and framed prints, including some canvas wraps, like this one, of all my Dallas-Fort Worth-area vintage neon sign photos shown in the collage above, plus others, will be available.) For details, check out the Web site:
http://thedallasflea.com
Sat., March 21, and maybe Sat., April 11 – Rice Village Flea in Houston – I had such a great time in February as a first-time vendor at the Rice Village Flea that I’m signing up for future RVF markets, where I’ll be selling prints of my photos and pieces of my upcycled vintage-film jewelry. The mix of local artisans/makers who participate in the RVF varies a bit from month to month, so it’ll be fun to see who’s here in March and beyond!
http://ricevillageflea.com/new-events-1
Friday & Saturday, May 8-9 – Vintage Market Days in McKinney, Texas – A variety of vintage-y things, including some antiques, furnishings, decorative items, and wearable objects – plus good things to eat, can be found at this indoor market, which is held over 2-3 days in various cities. McKinney in May will be my first Vintage Market Days market! (My photos and vintage film jewelry will be for sale.) 80+ vendors. Check out the VMD info for McKinney and other cities throughout Texas and in Oklahoma:
http://dallas-mckinney.vintagemarketdays.com/
GALLERIES:
Opening this week:
Fri., March 6 - Sun., April 12 – Affaire D'Art Gallery on Postoffice St. in Galveston – Two of my framed prints will be for sale in this great gallery in Galveston. Opening reception: March 6, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
http://affairedart.com/
Ongoing:
Now through Sat., March 7 – West 46 (project space for photography) in Vienna, Austria – The work of two sign geek friends, Achim Gauger and Steve Spiegel, is featured, and they’ve included some small prints from some of us other sign geeks from around the world.
http://west46.at
Now through Sat., March 14 – The Gallery at Round Top in Round Top, Texas – Three of my prints (+ unframed prints) are for sale in this juried exhibition, along with some really great pieces by other artists.
http://thegalleryatroundtop.com/Exhibitions.html
Now through Fri., March 27 – 40 West Arts in Lakewood, CO – A framed print and a canvas print (+ unframed prints) of two of my Denver-area photos are for sale in 40 West Arts’ juried exhibition, “The Four Seasons of Colfax: A Year in the Life,” at 40 West Gallery, 1560 Teller Street, in Lakewood.
http://40westarts.org/Exhibitions.html
OTHER EXCITING NEWS:
Psyched to say that a bunch of my ready-to-hang prints will be hung in the Dining/Event Hall at Night Bird Ranch – a fab event center and B&B in Ledbetter, Texas. (Near the towns of Round Top, Warrenton, Giddings, Brenham; a little over an hour away from Houston and Austin.) A batch of my ready-to-be-framed prints will be for sale here, too. All thanks to owner Kiki Teague. [Thank you!]
Dates: Before Antique Week: mid-March -?
http://nightbirdranch.com/
More to come!
P.S. My house is *still* outfitted with a sophisticated security system that includes security cameras and other motion-detection gear and alarms, plus a strong man who’s very adept at using guns, in addition to a large, loud, easily angered dog, plus very watchful neighbors who keep an eye on everything happening nearby. So burglars: Stay away!
Bluebonnets – on a street corner in central Houston – *not* in a spot where you’d expect to see Texas wildflowers growing. What a great sight!
The street corner serves as a METRO bus stop.
[Photo snapped by yours truly (mollyblock) on my trusty iPhone 5 on April 17, 2014, and posted on Flickr here.]
Pay phone booth repurposed as a tiny library — a “take a book, leave a book” little library.
I LOVE THIS — a creative reuse and community win!
This micro-library sits in Houston, Texas, outside local coffee house Black Hole — with a laundromat next door — near the University of St. Thomas and Houston’s Museum District.
(photo by me, Houston-based Unconsumptioneer, mollyblock)
Earlier Unconsumption posts on creative new uses for pay phones and phone booths can be found here, and library-related items here.
Bookshelf of the week, hands down.
Old Houston, on N. Main Street. The building’s long gone. Sweet that this sign was left standing.
(by mollyblock)
![In landmark art preservation news:
It’s hard to miss the 70-foot-tall blue saxophone as you drive down Richmond Avenue [in Houston].
Its name is Smokesax, and it has been at that location on 6025 Richmond for the past 20 years. But Wednesday, the …](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a74557e4b0b80ded0421f1/1437979111051-LDHSAT41TZ9D7F4RUMR3/image-asset.jpeg)
In landmark art preservation news:
It’s hard to miss the 70-foot-tall blue saxophone as you drive down Richmond Avenue [in Houston].
Its name is Smokesax, and it has been at that location on 6025 Richmond for the past 20 years. But Wednesday, the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, a local folk art organization [mentioned previously here], announced it is going to acquire the oversize horn, which is made out of car parts, oil field pipes and a surfboard, as well as an entire Volkswagen Beetle that forms the U-joint at its base.
The big brass was built by legendary Texas artist Bob Wade as a special installation for Billy Blues Bar & Grill. It was fully restored three years ago, and the current property owners, Kensinger Properties Ltd., said they wanted the Orange Show to ensure the piece would be preserved for future generations.
The saxophone will be removed from its current location at 10 a.m. on Feb. 28. The process to remove the massive piece will take a full day. Then, Smokesax will begin its 13-mile journey from Richmond Avenue to Munger Street. Artist Bob Wade will be overseeing the entire removal and transportation. Once at the Orange Show, it will be housed in the organization’s warehouse until an exact location has been chosen for permanent display.
(via Orange Show Center for Visionary Art to acquire Smokesax - Houston Business Journal)
Missing today’s Houston Social Media Week #Instacrawl. Instead, I’m hanging out with great City of Houston staff and talented Houston-area students who are interested in learning more about recycling. We’re judging students’ work in using salvaged materials to decorate recycling carts. Love this one covered in plastic bottles and cardboard. Not a typical Saturday, but a good one!