In good company:
Top: On a shelf next to an iconic Elliott Erwitt New York City print — that’s a 15” x 15” print of mine, matted to 24” x 24”.
Center: Several in a vertical grouping.
Bottom: A 26” x 26” print, next to some of Maggie Taylor’s also colorful work, in Catherine’s office.
My Roadside Relics solo show at Catherine Couturier Gallery: It's up; check it out! Also: My arm is broken (scroll down to see photo below), and my car is totaled! But that's a story for another time!
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
Heading to Los Angeles
This is big -- kind of huge for me! Psyched to be heading to Los Angeles!
Next weekend, January 30-31, several of my prints will be at Classic Photographs Los Angeles, thanks to Catherine Couturier of Catherine Couturier Gallery, who will be exhibiting there with other top photography dealers.
Where: Bonhams, 7601 W. Sunset Blvd. More info: classicphotographsla.com
After that, I’ll be in LA for the April 1 opening of a group photography exhibition – photos of vintage neon signs – at the new Museum of Neon Art (MONA). Thrilled that three photos of mine were selected for the MONA exhibition, which will be on the museum’s walls for a couple of months.
If you’ll be in LA next weekend: Come to Bonhams – there’ll be lots of incredible photos there to see (and to purchase)!
And on Friday, April 1: Come to MONA in Glendale – see me, this photography exhibition, and more at the museum!
This is the first that some of you are hearing that I’ll be in LA in late March and early April. Looking forward to seeing many of you during that trip!
![JUNE 2015 UPDATE (brief!) [A.K.A. Where my (Molly Block) art work & creative-reuse work can be found in person, in addition to being found online on Etsy in the Molly Block Finds shop here, & on Facebook here.] Recent past happenin…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a74557e4b0b80ded0421f1/1437979103685-E4BP2CMXFGTH5FKNW448/image-asset.jpeg)
JUNE 2015 UPDATE (brief!)
[A.K.A. Where my (Molly Block) art work & creative-reuse work can be found in person, in addition to being found online on Etsy in the Molly Block Finds shop here, & on Facebook here.]
Recent past happenings in May 2015:
I was a vendor at the Vintage Market Days in rainy McKinney, Texas, on May 8 and 9 – and it was fun! Thousands of people attended the event, despite the rain. And they purchased items there! Plus, I met two women whose fathers owned two of the Dallas businesses that have extant vintage signs that I’ve photographed.
At Texas Art Asylum in Houston: A signed, framed print – an 8″x8″ print matted to 12″x12″ of the “Vacant Victorian” image you see above – sold yesterday, May 30, at Texas Art Asylum in “Show Stoppers,” An American Horror Story-themed show. Artwork sold there benefits Houston’s Center for Recycled Art. Yeah! (Someone at Texas Art Asylum was nice enough to take this photo of the artwork yesterday.)
A small print of mine was included among other small works of art available to supporters of Houston-based DiverseWorks’ annual Luck of the Draw fundraising event. (Here’s a photo I took at the fun event.)
I participated in Houston Center for Photography’s print sale last weekend. And I had a great time! And a bunch of nice photography-lovers bought a bunch of prints! If you purchased one or more of mine, thank you! (Some photos from HCP’s event can be seen on HCP’s Facebook page here and here.)
Upcoming happenings:
Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14 — Pop Shop Houston’s annual Summer Festival, at Silver Street Studios, 2000 Edwards Street, in Houston — Pop Shop Houston’s Holiday Market in November 2014 was the first market at which I sold prints of my photos, and I had such a great experience that I’ve participated as a vendor at one or more markets each month since then! Pop Shop Houston’s upcoming two-day indoor market will have everything from clothing, jewelry, furniture, food, home decor, and art items — including gallery wraps and framed and unframed prints of my photos, plus pieces of my upcycled film jewelry — to items for children and pets, and more, at 90+ booths. Also: Music, food trucks, and more. For details, check out the Web site:
https://popshopamerica.com/event/pop-shop-houston-summer-festival/
After that, I’ll be taking a break from participating in markets, and I hope that some of my work will be available via one or more galleries.
P.S. My house *still* is 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 weapons, in addition to a large, loud, easily angered dog, plus very watchful neighbors. So burglars: Stay away!
June 2015 Update (brief!)
MAY 2015 UPDATE (brief!)
[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.]
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 at the Myers Event Center. More info:
http://dallas-mckinney.vintagemarketdays.com/
(I took this photo of Bill Smith’s Cafe vintage neon sign in McKinney in April 2014. I’m happy to be returning now to that fine city! P.S. Prints of this photo, including a signed, 16″x20″ gallery-wrapped canvas print, are for sale, natch!)
Saturday & Sunday, June 13-14 — Pop Shop Houston’s annual Summer Festival, at Silver Street Studios, 2000 Edwards Street, in Houston — Pop Shop Houston’s Holiday Market last November was my first market, and I had I so much fun that I’m still marketing-going! Seriously, this two-day indoor market will have everything from clothing, jewelry, furniture, food, home decor, and art items — including framed and unframed prints of my photos, plus pieces of my upcycled film jewelry — to items for children and pets, and more, at the 90 or so booths here. Also: Music, food trucks, and more. For details, check out the Web site:
https://popshopamerica.com/event/pop-shop-houston-summer-festival/
More to come …
(Sweet scene spotted on March 30, 2015, while on my way home.)
Mid-MARCH 2015 UPDATE: 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:
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
Sunday, March 29 — The Austin Flea, at the HighBall, 1120 S. Lamar, in Austin — I’m psyched about being a first-time vendor at the Austin Flea, a curated, indoor-and-outdoor market that’s been in existence since 2009. My table will be inside (yeah!). All sorts of good stuff, mainly local, handmade, and/or vintage things, can be found here. Unframed and framed prints, including some canvas wraps, like this one, of my vintage neon sign photos, including the one above that is now gone from Austin, will be available. For Flea details, check out the Web site:
http://www.austinflea.net/
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/
Saturday & Sunday, June 13-14 — Pop Shop Houston’s annual Summer Festival, at Silver Street Studios, 2000 Edwards Street, in Houston — Pop Shop Houston’s Holiday Market last November was my first market, and I had I so much fun that I’m still marketing-going! Seriously, this two-day indoor market will have everything from clothing, jewelry, furniture, food, home decor, and art items — including framed and unframed prints of my photos, plus pieces of my upcycled film jewelry — to items for children and pets, and more, at the 90 or so booths here. Also: Music, food trucks, and more. For details, check out the Web site:
https://popshopamerica.com/event/pop-shop-houston-summer-festival/
GALLERIES:
Ongoing:
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
Now through Sun., April 12 — Affaire D’Art Gallery on Postoffice St. in Galveston — Two of my framed prints are for sale in this great gallery in Galveston.
http://affairedart.com/
OTHER EXCITING NEWS:
Psyched to say that a bunch of my ready-to-hang prints will be hanging 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: This week (before Antique Week) -?
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!