News at fogdog gallery

We will be closing our doors on Dec 23rd for the holiday.

But fear not! Our doors will open at our new location, 233 North Olympic Avenue on January 7th, 2012! Feel free to stop by the first week of January and watch me run around like a crazy person! Hanging art.... it's a full contact sport!

** UPDATE ** We are sorry to announce that, due to circumstances beyond our control, our September fogdog friday event with Tia Kramer must be canceled. We hope to reschedule in November.

Fogdog gallery is delighted to invite the public to our September fogdog Friday. We are delighted to present the amazing recycled sterling silver and handmade paper jewelry of Seattle artist Tia Kramer.

This special event will be held on fogdog Friday, September 30th from 6 until 8 pm.

Tia Kramer is an installation, sound and adornment artist who has been integrating handmade paper into her work for the last nine years. Her distinctive paper jewelry emerged as three-dimensional models for a commissioned permanent sculpture installed at Macalester College in 2003.

Tia is influenced by daily interactions with the environment and movement. Her adornments are performative sculptures for one's ears architecture for the body. She states: "I look closely at our everyday lives: telephone wires suspended amidst tall evergreens, negative space stretching between neighboring skyscrapers. Using cold-form fabrication, I build organic and geometric wire forms that pare down these environments to simple line modules. I then wrap translucent handmade paper around sections of each form creating taught little kites of vibrant color. On the wearer, my adornments come alive. Like leaves on a tree limb, my jewelry punctuates the wearer's movement and expression."

View her collection at www.TiaKramerJewelry.com

Beginning on Thursday, August 11th from 7 to 9 pm, and again on August 25th, you're invited to join in the celebration of poetry with poet extraordinare Ms. Sharmagne Leland-St John. This exciting event will co-feature the work of Ms. Rebecca Titus.

There will be an open mic session after the featured poet presentations. Please arrive at fogdog at 6:30 the evening of to claim a time. The fun continues into fall with bimonthly readings and a planned poetry slam competition.

Ms. Leland-St. John, 4 time Pushcart Prize nominee, is a Native American poet, concert performer, lyricist, artist and film maker. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the poetry e-zine Quill and Parchment.com. Sharmagne spends time between her home in the Hollywood Hills, in Southern California and her fly fishing lodge on the Stillaguamish River in the Pacific Northwest. She tours the United States, Canada, and England as a performance poet. She has published four collections of poetry Unsung Songs (2003), Silver Tears and Time (2005) Contingencies (2008) and La Kalima (2010). Sharmagne is co author of a book on motion picture design, Designing Movies: Portrait of a Hollywood Artist (2005).

Rebecca Titus is poet and photographer from Baltimore, Maryland. She has received the Kratz Fellowship for Creative Writing and the Spencer Award for Fine Art from Goucher College. She is currently spending a month in Washington State to experience Native American culture through the Canoe Journey, Seattle's poetry scene, and the wild, natural landscape of the Pacific Northwest. She will graduate this December with a BA in Creative Writing and a minor in Photography.

Spread the word with a fogdog Poetry Poster

Fogdog gallery is delighted to invite the public to our first 'fogdog friday' - featuring Arlington photographer Katrina Dartnell-Lane. This special event will be held on Friday, July 29th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. This visually stunning show will continue through the month of August.

A photographer of extraordinary strength and clarity, Dartnell-Lane presents her latest collection - the Marble Series. Dartnell-Lane states "The Marble Series has been an exploration of taking a childhood toy and taking it beyond its physical self. Although the main subject is identifiable, it is placed outside of its original intended use and offers an opportunity to explore and envision worlds unknown."

View her collection at www.KatrinaKandu.com

Founded by Enrico Casarosa, the idea of SketchCrawl is that of a global drawing marathon: taking a day to journal and draw all that is around you. Fogdog gallery invites all to bring their art supplies and join in Arlington's first SketchCrawl on Saturday, July 23rd from 10:00am - 4:00pm.

There is no cost, no age limit, no requirements for materials used, no expected skill level and no reason not to participate with artists from around the world on a day of sketching. Simply visit fogdog gallery that morning to register then go out and sketch! When done, bring your art back to fogdog where it can be scanned and posted on the World Wide SketchCrawl site to share with artists from around the world. Don't worry - it won't be shared unless you wish.

The fogdog gallery welcomes the two latest artists, Clary Reinsma (Woodworking) and Katrina Dartnell-Lane (Photography).

The fogdog gallery opens up to the public today, June 1. The official grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, June 4.

We will offer mixed media, monotypes, oils, pastels and acrylic paintings, fine glass, hand crafted jewelry, driftwood art and fabulous bed spring chandeliers. Please visit and be inspired!