Final First Friday

It's hard to believe, but tomorrow will be my last First Friday. I do plan on coming back when I get the chance, see some friends, have some shows and participate in the art walks, but at least for another 6 months, maybe a year, I will be away.

So we're going to make tomorrow's First Friday memorable! About a week ago, ASU interviewed me over at Providence Gallery, and I will be playing the video at my booth tomorrow. I can't wait to see it. Tomorrow will be my first chance to see how it turned out. {Thank you ASU and Jason for the interview. I really enjoyed the interview. }

I'll also have prints of my new piece as well as new Numberism Trading Cards along with my usual assortment of prints.

I hope you can make it down to see me. Stop in and say hello/goodbye! If you can't catch me tomorrow, my VERY last art walk will be the Chandler First Wednesday next week.

"En Memoriam"

Your Choice

I'm working on new Numbersim Trading Cards and I'm open for ideas. I've had people ask me to draw certain things before but couldn't afford a large commission drawing at the time. If you have something in mind that you've wanted me to draw in numbers, this would be the time. If I like the idea, I'll draw it and bring it with me to First Friday. The Trading Cards are $35 each, and these are 100% original. :) However, for this, unless you order from me when you give me the idea, it will be available to anyone and everyone who comes by my booth. So if you want this for yourself, you better tell me.

First on my list: a dragonfly for someone who asked for it a good long while ago. I still think they're really strange looking! Like aliens! But for you, I will do my best to show the beauty you seem to see in them.

You can comment here with your input or email me at Sienna.Morris@Gmail.com

Here are some of the cards I've done so far. Notice that the numbers in the cards are larger than in my Perpetual Motion series, as the cards are much smaller( 2.5" x 3.5"), so keep this in mind. Highly complicated and detailed scenes will not translate well.

Sneak Peek

Here's a shot from my new time lapse of my latest piece from the next Numberism series. This series will focus on moments we need to move on from so as to live more effectively now. There will be a lot of darker images in this series, pulling from regretful, painful and embaressing facets of our lives.

Mourning is probably the most difficult to let go of. I've watched loved ones battle with this for years, with one foot in the moment and and the other anchored to loss. It's almost as though until they can deal with the pain and move past it, half of them dies along with the deceased. I've also seen them come back from it though, which gives me hope.


I will be working on this piece at Providence Gallery this Thursday.

Providence Exhibit

I'm excited to say that this Thursday (April 23rd) I will be at Providence Gallery for the Scottsdale Thursday Artwalk, working on my latest Numberism piece. I'm even more excited to say that my work will be up on their walls, beautifully framed... finally!

You are all invited to visit the Providence Gallery from 7 - 9pm and see what I'm working on. On display currently is "Falling To Pieces" and "Anticipation" as well as a 3 ft 1st edition canvas print of "Gotham" and a 1st edition 24" x 20" canvas print of "Falling To Pieces". The original "Embrace" will be there soon.

Email me with any questions: Sienna.Morris@Gmail.com

Providence Gallery
7036 East Main Street Scottsdale, AZ 85251 480 946-2297






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"Gotham"


"Anticipation"



"Falling To Pieces"

Farewell Phoenix

I've never lived in any one place for longer than three years. So it's no great surprise that my feet are itching now. Yes, that's right; I'm moving.

My husband and I were on the lookout for a new place with more space for an art studio, when we got the opportunity to move to Portland, Oregon. It's been on our list for a while now, and I've always wanted to go. The news that will be surprising to folks who don't know me very well is that we're moving in mid May. I've moved with shorter notice before, but the truth is, I don't want to just up and leave so fast this time. So we have about a month before we tally ho. I will be here for May's First Friday and First Wednesday.

I have mixed feelings about leaving.

I'm a little less than normal in the fact that I thrive on being uprooted and dropped in a new place with new people, new streets, and even sometimes a new language, so a large part of me can't wait for the adventure. I love chaos. Not knowing what will happen next, not being sure what life will consist of when you land. There's so much opportunity in chaos. Hey, if you don't believe me, landing in China lead to me and my friend (whose not exactly Brad Pitt) modeling for magazines, acting for commercials and music videos, and not to mention singing at clubs and bars all around the Guandong Providence (my friend didn't participate in the last one, though if he had, I'm sure it would have been hilarious). Chaos is so much more eventful than the alternative.

But like I said, I have mixed feelings.

Phoenix is where I came up with Numberism. It's where I finally started coming into my own with my art and design. Maybe that's because I spend so much time in my air conditioned house, drawing instead of braving the Phoenix sun, but I don't think that's it. Phoenix has been integral to me in my artistic development. So for that, and for the sea of artists and art lovers I've met here, I am a bit reluctant to say goodbye.

But the tide is picking up and every day I'm looking forward to the new chapter more. So without getting too melodramatic, it's been a blast, Phoenix. I'll see you next time.

I will be here for May's First Wednesday and First Friday, but that will be my last. :(

Tomorrow, being Third Friday, I will be swinging by Blink Gallery where four of my pieces are up. I'm planning on stopping by at around 8pm.

Next Thursday I will be at Providence Gallery in Scottsdale where I have some originals up! While I'm there, I will be working on the first piece in my next series (with photos of my lovely model, Jessica White). The last series focused on holding onto the present, while the new one will focus on letting go of the past.

I'm aiming to do as much as I can and see as many people as I can before I leave. Email me, call me, and comment.

Blink Gallery:
610 E. Roosevelt St. Suite 133 Phoenix, Az 85004
ingrid@theblinkgallery.com
480-363-2225



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Providence Gallery:
7036 East Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480 946-2297
E-mail: Scott@providencegalleryaz.com






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Artwork at HobNobs Coffee Shop

I've recently put up new artwork at Hob Nobs coffee shop in Downtown Phoenix. Firstly; thank you to those who purchased the last batch! Let me know if you have any questions about framing, and please keep sending those pictures of your pieces once you get them framed! I'm building a collection and soon I'll post all the pictures I have.

I've added a special addition to my HobNobs pieces this month with a first edition canvas print. Harmony is #1 of a series of 100 large canvas giclee prints. On the back, it is numbered, titled and signed.

Along with Harmony are some of my favorites, including "The Butterfly Effect" (Photo by Helen Bascom), "Falling To Pieces" and "Ice And Fire" (Photo by Jay Cougar).

From Top Left to Bottom Right:
"Ice and Fire" Originally Acrylic on Canvas 20"x16"
"Harmony" Numberism Piece #1 of 100 limited edition print 20"x 24"
"Butterfly Effect Color" 20"x16"
"Falling To Pieces" Numberism 16" x 20"

10% Off RedBubble Items (April)

I'm in good spirits, so I've marked everything in my RedBubble store down 10%. For the month of April, this is all you have to pay for my Redbubble products:

*These products are available for all of my pieces. You have the choice of matt and frame color along with sizing options.*

*Greeting Card: $5.16*


*Matted Print: $36.81*


*Laminate Print:*
*Small:* $22.09 *Medium:* $36.18 *Large:* $70.68


*Mounted Print:*
*Small:* $58.90 *Medium:* $80.99 *Large:* $110.40


*Canvas Print*
*Small:* $88.35 *Medium:* $117.80 *Large:* $161.98 *Extra Large*$198.79


*Framed Print*
*Small:* $117.80 *Medium:* $147.25 *Large:* $198.79


*Poster*
*Small* $29.45 *Medium* $51.54



*T Shirt* $29.93 (Long sleeved = $32.78


*Price does not include shipping.*

Last Days at Su Vino

I will be taking my big limited edition giclee canvas prints down from Su Vino Winery in Scottsdale this Tuesday(April 7th), so if you're one of the people who asked me how to get the larger prints, you should swing by Su Vino Winery before I come and take everything down.

I have 16 x 20 canvas giclees of Harmony, Embrace, Falling To Pieces, and The Butterfly Effect (Each are $375 each). My favorite piece there is the 36" tall first edition cavas print of Gotham (The clock tower). It's goreous, and if no one snags it, I'm keeping it for my new studio!
(Gotham is running for $800)

All of the canvas prints are #1 of 100 (I think one of them is 2 of 100). I also have a couple 20 x 24 canvas prints there (also first edition), inlcuding Falling To Pieces, Anticipation and Butterfly Effect. (Each of these are $600 each)

I don't know which ones have sold, so I can't promise you it's still there, but it's worth the trip.

I also have 2 original pencil pieces there going for $7,000 each. The two that are up at the winery are "Light as Air" and "Almost Time".

If you are planning on going to the winery, and you'd like to talk to me about the work you're interested in, let me know and I'll see if I can swing by.


Su Vino Winery
7035 E. Main Street Suite 110
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: 480-994-8466
FAX: 480-837-2908
E-Mail: cory@suvinowineryaz.com


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To The Art Lovers

I just wanted to send out a thank you to everyone who came by my booth for last night's First Friday. It was looking pretty scary there for a while with the crazy wind god looking for tasty art booths to eat. I didn't take pictures of the mayhem because we were too busy batting down the hatches, but it was a bit chancy for a while there.

But, leave it to Phoenicians to brave extreme weather for artwork. Luckily, the wind did eventually die down and the rest of the night was awesome as usual.

There were a lot of people who came back to my booth last night who have been fantastic sources of support for me since I started in Phoenix. I want to send out a special thanks to all of you (and to all the people I met for the first time last night). You have no idea how important you are to events like First Friday and to artists like myself. There is a very clear relationship in this world between artists and art lovers, and without one, there could not be the other. So thank you. I am extremely grateful that there are so many of you in Phoenix, and not just when you buy one of my pieces, but when you buy any of my fellow artists work as well. It's you that create the environment for us to be able to do our work and to show at these events. And it's all of you who have made the Phoenix Art scene what it is.

I'm long winded and I tend to over complicate things, but I don't think the Phoenix community of art lovers have received enough credit for what they've done to support the art scene. The galleries and artists deserve their due credit, but the art community would be nothing if not for you.

Cheers

First Friday April

Par usual, you can find me this First Friday with my fellow artists vending around Garfield st.

If you haven't had a chance to see First Friday, or if you're just visiting Arizona for the first time, you really should swing by and see it for yourself.

When I first landed in Arizona and walked through my very first First Friday event in the middle of the unforgiving July Phoenix heat, I was blown away. I hail from Los Angeles, and have sought out art events whenever I could, but never in my life had I seen an event like First Friday.

I was warned before hand not to expect a big crowd because of the heat. Apparently no one cared too much about sweating out the walk because I must have seen thousands of people wandering the closed off streets.

The most amazing thing though, wasn't the crowd of onlookers, but rather the seemingly endless number of artists. Their work crowded galleries, sidewalks and lined the vendor booths on Garfield st. I couldn't fathom the idea that all these houses I'd been driving by every day actually housed hundreds and hundreds of artists, just waiting for First Friday to come out from behind their doors. If First Friday is any basis, than Phoenix must have more artists per capita than most of the cities I've been too.

See, for me, Phoenix is a bit of a surprise. I'm used to seeing tall buildings, old Victorian buildings, monster transit systems and generally a city that's bigger than life (LA, Chicago, China). Phoenix, though struck me as this small town. Everything about it was small. All the buildings are short and squat and unassuming, the landscape is long and flat save for a few mountains on the horizon that seem more like old rock memories of mountains to me than a real living thing. The idea that these little buildings could be the center for a music scene or popular gallery seemed ridiculous to me. Everyone kept telling me about this amazing art event that I had just had to see, and beyond reason, it was happening in Phoenix. Not LA or New York or Chicago or even Seatlle, but in this smallish unassuming town.

It's still strange to me, but I've got to hand it to these Phoneixians: they certainly make their small buildings seem large when you give them the opportunity.

It's also refreshing to see a community taking such a part in it's reinvention. I've seen art districts rise and fall, and most often, they fell because the community just didn't care enough. It still surprises me, because I just didn't expect it, but apparently Phoenix does.

First Friday is from around 6pm to around 11pm. There's a shuttle that picks you up at the Library. Go to http://www.rooseveltrow.org for more information.