Shows!

Hey All! Check out my shows that are currently up around Corvallis! (There are three of them!!) I am in the Howland Community Open Exhibition at The Arts Center,  The Many Faces of Africa show at LaSell Stewart Center, and have a glass case of my sculptures up at LBCC's Benton Center (in Corvallis), so check out these shows and some of my sculptures! 

New Website!

Hey folks!

I have a brand new website! That's right I set it up all by myself, so there for being technologically incompetent. So check out the brand new website - http://jlgraff17.wix.com/jessgraff. Soon it will be under my own domain but I am still working on figuring that out.

In other news I also have an About Me, which is a website designed to consolidate all of your separate pinterest accounts, websites, blogs, etc into an easier to see format so ta da! http://about.me/jess_graff so check that one out too! My most excellent and artistic friend Rachel tipped me off about this one.

Also, I have recently been able to take some new photos of my work, thanks to another artistic and helpful friend, Nina. So check out the website, the About Me, and my photos (more on the website).

Thanks for all the support!

My Crazy Life

Oh my life. It's so crazy. One week I am lamenting the problems of being an artist (not enough shows, feeling uncertain about my work, not enough studio space nor opportunities) and the next I am getting opportunities like crazy, getting into shows, becoming an artist assistant for a couple of great established artists, getting to work in the studio, and becoming really excited about the work that I am doing, and getting new opportunities to teach and work on projects. Connor (my stable, wonderful, and constant boyfriend) is right; I just need to chill out, trust in my work, and in all the effort I put in, and know that I can do this.

Next week I will update about where you can find my upcoming shows, and the new work that I am doing. Also, pictures!

Thanks for all your support!

It's not always easy

Art is fun, but it's not always easy. This term is starting out a bit rocky. As many of you know, one of my primary means of supporting myself as an artist is through teaching, this section has not been starting off as strongly as anyone would hope. Both of the organizations that I teach through have had extremely low enrollment resulting in cancellations, meaning that shortly I will probably need to be looking for additional supplemental gigs.

The silver lining? I may get much more time to focus on making work, figuring out a website, and applying to art shows and galleries. We shall see, good thoughts would be appreciated.

In good news, I was just published on a women's travel website! You can find it at http://herpackinglist.com/2013/01/the-one-little-thing-wet-wipes/

And with all the free time I am finding myself with I have been able to do some extra adventuring, most recently to Chicago. For stories about that visit my travel blog- http://jessgraffandthetravelbug.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned for new pictures of work, starting up an etsy for my smaller work, and figuring out my website! 

Oh Hey! Guess what! I sold stuff. Yes, that is right, art stuff. I have within the last couple of months sold quite a few small items and, as of the last show that I was in, sold a larger item too. It's pretty exciting to in the last year have gotten an award and also started to sell my creations.

It has also been fun to hear stories from people relating to my art. For instance, a neighbor had purchased an ornament at a craft fair (not realizing that it was mine even!) and when they took it to the ornament exchange that they have with friends every year it kept getting stolen by other people who wanted it! Hopefully this year I can double (that may be pushing it) the number of shows that I am in and keep up the good momentum that I have been having.

Also, I am doing guest post on a Women's Travel Website this month. Woot! Stay tuned for details!

Jess