Singular Vision Exhibition

Ken and Julie Girardini will be featured in the Singular Vision show in DC. Also on display will be art by Joan Konkel and Sue Klebanoff. Suzi and I will be attending Friday the 5th for the opening. Let me know if you want to tag along.

Sept. 5-28:
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday
Noon-5 p.m. Sunday

Zenith Gallery
413 Seventh St. NW
Washington, DC
• Information: 202-783-2963
• Price: Free
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1153274&venueid=791851

Internship 8-29-08

I started today with finishing the brass side bars for the curves clocks so they can be welded. After that it was full speed ahead to get my prototypes done. The first, a tabletop clock is shown after being welded by the talented Ken! He also makes an excellent backdrop holder as you can see in the pic.





This is the wall version waiting for welding! After these are both finished then we turn around and make two identical ones. Hooray production work! I can't wait to show everyone the final pieces!

Internship 8-26-08

So I finished up sanding the 25 rings needed for the faces of the curves clocks. After that it was work on your very own clock time! My first tabletop clock was ready for welding by the end of the day! Next time I'll show pictures!!!

Internship 8-25-08

<-SOLD!
Today we prepared the mailings for Julie and Ken's opening coming up on Sept. 5th and 6th. We wrapped and shipped items, J&K have already sold an ornament holder in August! Julie, Suzi and I had a design review of our sketches and picked which prototype we want to start with. Then I started cutting away at parts!

Internship 8-20-08

I brought in my ICFF book of collected images from the show to show Ken, Dave and Julie since they couldn't go this year. We discussed some of the designs and their strong points. We also got a chance to look at Dave's sketchbook which was a fabulous example of sketching. (I was jealous! Me and pencils don't get along. My sketchbooks are reminiscent of a 3 year olds doodles. ) Later, I worked on cutting pieces for a series of Curves clocks. I cut the square rod with the rotary saw, sanded them on the belt sander and then scotch-brited them so they're smooth. I worked on the Osaka Lamp pieces. I had to grind the bases in a three step process. Suzi meanwhile sanded panels that Ken will later patina. I had a chance to watch the process for that which is more complicated than one would think. Overall, it was a pretty busy day and we managed to get caught up on a lot of work.

Internship 8-19-08

Today we had a patina demo on how Ken makes his steel paintings.

This is a before picture. It shows the steel with just one section being colored.




Here Ken is hand painting a section on the piece.
I can't go into detail on the actual process but it's very interesting and meticulous.







This is the final product. Pretty snazzy if you ask me.








This is another piece he finished that day.
The final product can then be hung on a wall just like an oil painting.

Internship 8-15-08

Today we discussed merchandising, catalogs and pricing for pieces. Julie talked to us about out-sourcing and ways to start promoting your artwork.
We later worked on the final finish on the Ornament Displays and cut rings to begin a production cycle of about 25 of the Curves Clock.
These are pictures off of the Artful Home website of the different pieces we have worked on thus far.
The Osaka Lamp is shown above.


The Flying Dragon Clock









The Hanging Lake Vase (aka the Evil Tension Vase.)








The Luma / Bloom Vase








The Curves Clock ( This is what I am currently cutting pieces for.)








The Asian Wall Clock








The BAC Clock







These we haven't made any as of yet but have packaged or assembled them, this is the Triple Arc Candleholders.








The Double Circle Clock and below is the Easel Clock.