Tag: Kelly Kozma

  • Art Star Fun Times – This First Friday!

    This First Friday from 5-8pm we are having a fun little party in the shop!  Our first Artists in Residence, Kelly Kozma will have her studio doors open for you to peek in, meet her and check out her work in progress. We will also have some free beer and snacks from our neighbor, El Capitan.

    PLUS!
    Little Chair Printing will be set up with her heat press.  You will be able to choose from her huge collection of 80’s iron on transfers (think cute kittens, unicorns, etc) and heat press your own Tee.   We encourage you to grab a few, cut them up and create a fun collage.  If you bring your own T-shirt, you can heat press it for just $5.  If not, we’ll have some on hand for you to buy for an additional $5.  Here is a photo of what our customers created the last time Little Chair set up:

    Click on the photo to check out all the pics from our last event with Little Chair Printing!

    Our friends from Cut + Paste Photobooth will be set up with all her fun props for guests to jump in and get their photos taken. You will get one free photo to take home with you too!

    Photo by Chris Kendig, taken at this year’s Art Star Craft Bazaar.

    And there’s more! Our brand new, handmade games will be set up for you to play!  The Ring Toss was made by Cisco Griffin (bowling pins donated by our friends at North Bowl). Play as much as you want during the course of the evening, but each guest will get 1 game where you can rack up Art Star discounts to redeem this night ONLY!  Each large ring you get on will get you 5% off, and each smaller ring you get on will get you 10% off.  If you get all the rings on in one game, you will get 70% off – though it’s pretty hard to do that. Are you up for the challenge?

    Photo by Chris Kendig. Kids playing our Ring Toss at our recent Art Star Craft Bazaar. Handmade by Cisco Griffin with Bowling Pins donated by North Bowl.

    And just for fun… Play our Corn Hole game handmade by Andrew Zangerle!

    Kids playing the Corn Hole game that was handmade by Andrew Zangerle. Photo by Chris Kendig.

    We hope to see you this Friday for these Art Star Fun Times!  Please go to our Facebook Event to invite friends and let us know you are coming!  Free to attend but we hope you will do some shopping too 😉  We’ve got in lots of new goodies!

     

  • Kelly Kozma Solo Exhibition at Paradigm Gallery

    Detail of “Chattersphere” by Kelly Kozma, mixed media on canvas

    As many of you already know, Kelly Kozma is our first Artist in Residence.  If you’ve been at the shop, you might have seen her diligently working in her studio space in our side room that is off of our back gallery space.  For the last couple of months she has been busy finishing up her latest body of work for her solo exhibition at Paradigm Gallery.  Her exhibition, titled “Chattersphere”, will be the first at Paradigm’s brand new and much larger space at the NW corner of 4th and Fitzwater.

    Detail of “Four Words, Sounds Like” by Kelly Kozma

    Kelly’s process driven, mixed media work typically begins as a flat piece of paper or canvas and is meticulously worked with brightly colored shapes and patterns that are created with layers of drawing, painting, hand embroidery, + jewels. The end result is a rich tapestry of abstracted patterns and textures that looks more like a textile piece, rather than the flat canvas or paper that it began as.

    detail of the back of “Four Words, Sounds Like” by Kelly Kozma

    I learned a fun fact about Kelly’s work since she moved into our space –  the backs of each of her pieces are almost as interesting as the front, which led her to create prints of the backs of each finished piece.  These prints are then transfered onto a blank canvas, becoming the first layer of her subsequent piece. This creates a lovely continuity in her body of work.  I’ve seen each piece for Chattersphere and they are all amazing on their own.  I cannot wait to see them hanging all together.  The show is now up at Paradigm Gallery.  Please join us at the opening this Friday from 5:30 – 10. And if you can’t make it to the opening, the show is up through June 21st.

    Important Links
    Facebook Invite
    Kelly Kozma’s Website
    Paradigm Gallery Website 

     

  • Get this Look!

    Our girl Kelly is lookin’ mighty fine in her Art Star duds.  Pick up these fine pieces from our shop & you will be stylin’ for back to school, the office, or out on the town!

    Dottie Skirt by Erin Waxman / Color Block Clutch by On3Designs / Large Hexagon Necklace by Aliyah Gold 

  • Hi! Meet Kelly!

    I can’t say enough how much I love my job!  I get to do fun things like photo shoots with my friends!  What girl wouldn’t love that? The gorgeous Kelly Kozma agreed to model our new collection of clothing & I couldn’t be happier with the results.

    Kelly modeling the Dresden Skirt by Jay McCarroll

    Kelly is the woman behind KKnits, the really cool hand knit necklace/cowls that you may have seen at Art Star.   We have a good selection of different colors and styles in stock now.  They make a great statement piece.  Find out more about KKnits here.

    Kelly in an Oversized Top by Danielle Marie Tobin

    She also creates beautiful mixed media pieces on paper that incorporates hand drawings with embroidery.  She recently had a solo exhibition of this work at the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, which is so impressive! You can view her body of work here. 

    Kelly wearing Supermaggie’s Coyote Hoodie

    Anyway, I wanted to introduce you all to this amazing lady.  She will be helping us in the shop from time to time as we start getting busy with our bazaar prep, so you’ll be seeing more of her.  I had so much fun dressing her up & taking her photo – she’s a natural model!

    Looking Stunning in Malagueta’s Foliage Applique Top

    See more photos from our shoot here 

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