Hello people!

You have reached my old website that is no longer actively maintained.

Check out http://ladywillow.sdf.org/alleycatmews for a simpler website.

Social media for art-related posts and announcements: https://www.facebook.com/sarahmorrigan.arts

More about me:

• http://ladywillow.sdf.org/alleycatmews/about.html
• http://ladywillow.sdf.org/about.html
• http://ladywillow.sdf.org/alleycatmews/cv.html  

Siren Nation show ending; Commons and a Nation

Siren Nation Art Show

Ending this weekend.
Albina Press on Hawthorne, 5012 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Commons and a Nation

an open-call, juried art show

Friday, December 5, 2014 -- Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Artists' Meet Up: Friday, December 12, 2014, 5-6:30 p.m.
Red and Black Cafe, 400 SE 12th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97214

Featuring the art of: Diana Karan, Alexandria Oesch, Kyle Key, and Alan Skally

Curated by Sarah A. Morrigan

Due to some miscommunication screw-up with the venue, we won't be having an opening reception for this show. However, we are designating Friday, December 12, 5-6:30 p.m. for an informal artists' meet up.

Copyright reminder for social media, blogs, etc.

Art is to be enjoyed by all. In the 2010s, social media "sharing" can be, and is, a powerful way for artists to gain public exposure and recognition around the world, and to exchange ideas and inspirations with fellow artists without limits of borders and distances.

However, artists' works must be respected and proper credit be given if artists can afford to keep creating in this economy. I recognize that copyright laws and conventions are two-edged swords.  On one hand, copyright and patent laws were devised to encourage creativity and innovation by providing creators with legal protection and economic incentives.  On the other hand, copyright issues have sometimes stifled free exchange of ideas, information, and even social elements of creativity.

To this end, I would like to remind everyone that:
1. Feel free to share any art of mine that you like on social media, blog, or art review website you might own.
2. These images I make available on the web are intentionally degraded to lower resolutions to help save bandwidth and also to thwart some dishonest people from reproducing the artwork for sale (for which I would not receive a dime).
3. Use of these images are subject to the Creative Commons Public License version 3.0 (or later) BY-NC-ND. This means you are not allowed to use them for commercial purposes, or to create a derived product (including unauthorized modifications such as blurring or cropping out identifying watermarks). You are required to properly attribute the author. See https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ for the terms and conditions.
4. If you like my art, please consider contributing some money at http://alleycatmews.tip.me/ .

Art has been one of very few ways for me, for a number of personal reasons,  to earn money through honest, legal, and ethical means.  More importantly, it is one of those pursuits that I can put my spirit into.  Therefore, my creativity provides me with much of my income, and I depend on it.

But I also appreciate the power of social media and the new economy of sharing.  After all, the more people post my art on their timelines and blogs the more exposure I get, and it is a good promotion that does not cost me money that I cannot otherwise afford.

If you love my artwork and would like to print it out on your colour printer (recommended: print it out on a watercolour postcard stock available at any art supply store) for your own personal use, feel free to do so,  but keep in mind that you cannot resell it (giving it away as a gift is fine).  I would highly appreciate if you do this, contribute whatever you can.

If you are in business of making and marketing postcards, greeting cards, posters, etc., I would like to hear from you as I am always open to the idea of residual royalty income.

 

Affordable, personalized art instruction

I am offering a personalized art instruction at an affordable price.

A four-hour session for up to 10 participants is offered for $205. The price is the same whether or not there are 10 people in your group, or if it is just yourself. This means you can have your friends sign up (you handle registration) at as low as $20.50 per person for four hours of intensive training in fundamentals of fine arts.

Subject matters:

• Basic watercolor skills
• Hand lettering and calligraphy

The price does not include classroom/studio rentals or materials, both of which are your responsibilities (If you are looking for a good space for a class, I recommend TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont St., Portland, as the price for a four-hour rental of a classroom can be as low as $32).

This is geared mostly towards adults, though minors between 13 and 17 are welcome with a responsible adult.

For more information, contact me by email or phone.

About me: here's my CV and portfolio.

Paint Your Art Out - September/October 2014

http://sirennation.org/event/paint-your-art-out-2/


Opening night – Saturday, September 6
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Olympic Mills Commerce Center
107 SE Washington Portland OR
Show runs September 6 – October 18

Featuring new works for sale by: Paula Blackwell, Tara Murino-Brault, Jen Mitsuko, Ben Gilbert, Jeni Lee, Holly Beckman, James Boscole, Kayla Newell, Cheryl Eugenia, Lisa Wilde, Leslie Peterson, Liz Walker, Joanna Butterfly Chase, Jennifer Cox, Nicole Gartland, Thérèse Murdza, Lisa Griffen, Kelly Neidig, Cynthia Heise, April O’Connor, Katie Veeninga, Alea Bone, Di Pinsonault, Sarah Morrigan, Carolyn Lindberg, Tatyana Ostapenko, Suzy Kitman, Zeratha Monique Young, Rachel Beyer, Alyssa Kubitz, Laura Hippensteel, Lori Rivers Hanson, Anne Mavor, Lea Keohane, Jenn Feeney, Jacyln Evalds, Megan Valle, Nanci Pretzer, Suzy LaRuffa, Jennifer Lothrigel, Robin Lieberman, Consu Tolosa.
Silent Auction featuring live painters: Brett Superstar, Amy Stoner, Lisa Griffen and Consu Tolosa.

Paint Your Art Out is Siren Nation’s annual visual art fundraiser and celebration. This huge art show and sale features NW artists, and opening night includes live art making demos, an art auction, a kids area, a bar, snacks, and music. The show will remain up for the month of September and sold pieces will receive a red dot – a change from the one night event last year!

Third Annual Recycled Rain Show (May 10-June 14, 2014)

The Third Annual Recycled Rain Project art show will open on Saturday, May 10 with an artists' reception from 6 to 10 p.m. at the historic Olympic Mills Commerce Center, 107 SE Washington St. (in the Eastside Industrial Area). Each artist used rainwater to some extent in art.

I hope you can drop in on May 10 to say hello or see the show at some time during its run through June 14, 2014. You can check out the project's website at www.therecycledrainproject.org.

Preview: https://picup.it/u/84/148/#idViewGallery

Creativity in review!

This blog has been online since March 2009, for full five years!  Before this, it was on Wordpress.  As I look back, I see quite a bit of evolution in my artistic practice.

I have created a downloadable PDF e-book to commemorate the past five years of creativity.

https://db.tt/1CHDxZxI

Prefer EPUB? Here it is: https://db.tt/v0b9ibXH

There are still online portfolios also:

• http://www.myartplot.com/users/iriscat (up to 2012)
• http://ladywillowpdx.deviantart.com/gallery (2013 to present)