South End Art Hop 2015

Please join me for the South End Art Hop 2015 at Brickworks Art Studios. Come visit the studio to see my original art in sizes large and small, from monoprints to mixed media, to aluminum panels and note cards. And see special Studio guest, Rik Rolla with his wheel thrown pottery using obvara
and other alternative firing methods. I hope to see you there!
~ Casey

Casey Blanchard Studio
South End Art Hop Site #46A at Brickwork Art Studios

Rik Rolla Pottery

Rik Rolla Pottery

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Casey@caseyblanchard.com

www.caseyblanchard.com

802.238.7767

Art Hop Studio Special:
$100 off framed art!

September 11-13, 2015

My hours:   Friday:  4 PM – 10 PM
Saturday: 10 AM – 4 PM
Sunday: By appointment

New works, old works & specials
Cash , check, or charge and carry!
 

You’ll find me in Brickwork Art Studios, here's how to find the studio:

On Foot:  From Maple Street:
266 South Champlain - Turn south on South Champlain, head for brick building at the end on the left.  Enter through the peach door.  Come on up the stairs.  We're on the 2nd floor!

From Pine Street:
Opposite the street from Conant, back behind N.E. Floor & Tapna Yoga; follow drive to the right & straight back to the tall brick building at the end of the parking lot.  Enter the lobby, walk straight back, turn right and go through the lounge & follow the sign up to our 2nd floor studio!

By Car:  Parking & Transportation:
For free parking for the first two hours, start your hop at the Burlington Town Center parking garage and head down Pine Street.  Or, you are encouraged to park at Burton, the Innovation Center, or Downtown depending on where you start hopping.   SEABA will have valet bike parking, CCTA & My Daddys Caddy shuttles picking up and dropping off around Pine Street.

Information: Art Hop Program Guides are now available around Chittenden County and at Art Hop Headquarters at 404 Pine Street. There are info booths at this location, and also the Soda Plant. Please follow the Art Hop on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates, great photos, and more info!

Art Installation at the University of Vermont Medical Center's New Garden Atrium

This is a sneak preview of my newest art installation, a Burlington City Arts collaboration, at the University of Vermont Medical Center's new Garden Atrium. This new atrium project is located on the 3rd floor of the East Pavilion of the hospital.

The original size of my monoprint collage of Dragonfly is 16  1/2" x 11". Now,  through the magic of digital enlargement and then printed on separate aluminum panels, the ensemble covers the span of  8' x 6'!

The installation is currently protected from construction debris while the rest of the atrium project is completed. Stay tuned for the unveiling!

Dragon Boats & Waterfront Art!

Celebrating their 10th anniversary, the Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival continues to be one of Burlington's favorite summer Festivals. Part of this exciting event is the showcase of many of Vermont's finest artists. I have a watercolor featured in the "On the Waterfront" art exhibit now on display through August 29 at Main Street Landing's Union Station. Portions of the art sales join all funds going to support the programs of Dragonheart Vermont and Survivorship NOW, cancer wellness programs. If you find yourself down by the water, wander through the Union Station and take in the spectacular exhibit. And visit often, especially to cheer on the paddlers readying for the event and on race day!

Here's a link to the exhibit:  http://www.artsalivevt.org/

~ Casey Blanchard
www.CaseyBlanchard.com

"In the Islands", watercolor by Casey Blanchard

Casey's watercolor amongst other artwork at the "On the Waterfront" art exhibit at Main Street Landing in Burlington, VT.

Digital Reproduction on Aluminum Panels

  

Benefits of aluminum panels: 

·      Each panel is rigid and flat and unaffected by wide fluctuations in temperature and humidity, ideal for both interior and exterior settings.

·      Panels are available in any size. If over 47” x 95”, panels can be tiled.

·      Each panel is treated with a protective overlay to prevent damage from moisture, UV, scratches and strong cleaning agents keeping its maintenance minimal to none.  Colors and general appearance shall be unaffected for 7 years.

·      Panels have a Class A flame spread fire rating.

 

casey@caseyblanchard.com             www.caseyblanchard.com              Cell: 802.238.7767

"Key West Bound" Series on View at Yoga Roots

I am pleased to announce that my "Key West Bound" series of prints is on view at Yoga Roots in Shelburne, VT through June. This colorful and ethereal monoprint series is inspired by the fragile yet thriving ecosystem of the Florida Keys.

When: Through June 30
Where: Yoga Roots, 6221 Shelburne Road, Suite 140, Shelburne, VT 05482
             yogarootsvt.com
Phone: 802-238-7767

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Casey's new business cards!

Over a winter's hot toddy with a friend our conversation veered toward business cards. “Wait a minute… you need to see this…” She handed me a unique square-shaped business card for Birdwalk Press with the impressions of bird tracks in its logo. I loved it! Her son, Ian Johnson and wife Mina, it turns out operate a custom letterpress and design business in Bozeman, Montana. I reached out to Ian right away and the true fun began. At first, I thought of a letterpress front-side and my art printed on the back. Then I thought “why not use my actual artwork for the cards?” From my stacks of work at different stages, I pulled well over two hundred of my prints for Ian to use. Here are the photos of the process and the end result of our work together. It’s been great fun to work with Ian and to see how he does his craft. Every business card is a Casey Blanchard original! All photos courtesy of Birdwalk Press Custom Letterpress +Design

Close-up of the letterpress in action

Used foil

Full shot of letterpress

Magnesium die for foil (press is heated to 240 degF)

Photopolymer plate washing

Artwork cut to size

WSJ article - More Hospitals Use the Healing Powers of Public Art: Hospitals Are Giving Artwork a Higher Priority

Casey would like to share an article, published on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, in the Wall Street Journal about hospitals and art: "More Hospitals Use the Healing Powers of Public Art: Hospitals are Giving Artwork a Higher Priority" by Laura Landro.

To view the article on the WSJ's website, click here.

Monoprint at Fletcher Allen Health Care, South Burlington, VT. South Burlington Staff Offices. Monoprint at Fletcher Allen Health Care, South Burlington, VT. South Burlington Staff Offices.

Casey holds membership with two of the reporting organizations cited: the Arts & Health Alliance, as well as the Center for Healthy Design.

This is a rather timely article, as Casey's popularity is growing in the healthcare industry for just this reason, her natural elements and layering of color find themselves organically on trend, according to the research noted: patients are positively affected by nature themes…that convey a sense of security and safety. Casey describes her art as offering contemplation, serenity, color and nature coming together in a visual rest stop.

The article points out "Hospitals aren't shying away from art whose content is open to interpretation or might make patients reflect." Casey's artwork is found to be both appealing and commanding. As Casey puts it, she intends her compositions "to encourage reflection, introspection and exploration. They allow the viewer a space to engage. It's just the viewer and the art in an intimate field of private contemplation."

She has private collections in two major medical facilities, held at both Fletcher Allen Health Care and at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Casey Blanchard's art can positively affect an atmosphere in an inviting, colorful and powerful way, whether it is in a medical facility, a hotel, or even a home.