dodo at Touchstone

 I am pleased (& bemused) to report that my piece "Pliable" is going to be in the Aug. 8-Sept. 1st show at Touchstone Gallery in downtown DC. The opening night party on Friday, 8/8 is from 5 to 8 p.m. Come say hi!

Wallmountables 2025

 It's that time again! DCAC is having its annual community art show, and I will have work in it, alongside friends of the collective Opulent Tarnish, Taina Litwak, Ursula Seckel, and many more!

The opening night party is tomorrow -- Friday, July 11th -- from 7 to 9 p.m. After that, the gallery is open from 2 to 7 p.m., Wed.-Sun., and the closing night party (& last chance to buy all that fabulous, inexpensive local art) is Sunday, Aug. 10th.

Go to real places and look at real art made by real people! No salesbot will come to your door.

Detail, "Grass Side (Hope)" - DJH, 2025

Ongoing series (DJH)

“Ways To Be Angry” WIP, 2025

Latest iteration (7/4/25) in a series that goes back, unsurprisingly, to late 2016…

An upside-down flag is a distress signal.

Metal

First little projects in Nick Barnes’ metal jewelry class at the Art League. 

Collaboratively minded

Two of us are applying for the COLLAB show at Touchstone Gallery, with works that share ingredients (similar/identical found objects, glass and rust collected on shared explorations) and are otherwise "in dialogue" with each other.

Detail, "(throws the whole world) Into chaos" by Dave Eastlack

Detail, "Pliable" by Dorothy Hickson

We will not hear back until the latter part of July. The show is in August. (Watch this space!)

Current Events

 

The Struggle: Taina Litwak at Crow's Nest Baltimore

Taina Litwak, friend of EFAC, has a fabulous new installation that is currently on view at the Crow's Nest in Baltimore, a gorgeous little art space with a focus on climate and environmental justice. Panel discussion this Saturday! The artwork occupies the big front window of the gallery, so you can see the outward face of it anytime, day or night...

Wintry Mix

 A couple things:

• Tonight's closing reception at Touchstone Gallery is canceled due to graupel (and/or sleet, freezing rain, Chex Mix). The party will instead be tomorrow, Sunday 2-5 p.m. -- which means that if you buy art, you can take it home right away!
  
  
• Please sign on to this Open Letter to Christie's about their gross and pathetic AutoIncorrect [Plagiarism Software] "art" auction. (Link opens in a new window.)

Art? What is it good for?

I participated in a study of health and retirement info. that included a lot of questions about my "current job," which I described as "self-employed artist."

When do I think I will retire? (Um, never?)

Is EFAC "manufacturing, sales, or service"?

How is (art) made??

What is (art) USED FOR???

It was a bit of a challenge.

I replied to "What is it used for?" with ".......Aesthetics."

EFAC is local.

EFAC is not a chain or franchise.

"What are your main responsibilities?"

"I am irresponsible."

The interviewer typed my answer carefully into the computer.

Small Things

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Both of my Small Things in the Touchstone Gallery show have been sold! Visit Touchstone (Wed-Sun. 12-5) by Feb. 9th if you want to see them in all their rusty, boniness. (Closing reception is Feb. 8th from 6-9; they will not have regular afternoon hours that day, but will be open Sun. 2/9 from 12-5. Also, a few extended hours: Jan. 30 & Feb. 5, the gallery will be open till 8 pm!)

Available Things

 These are pieces I have not sold, which are therefore still available through me (no commission! possible shipping costs!) -- inquire if intrigued.

On View Now

 A fellow artist who was working the floor at Touchstone Gallery yesterday sent me the happy news that both of my pieces in the District 51 show have been sold! I am delighted -- this is my first time in a juried show, and the overall quality of the other artwork on display is so high. It's really a lovely show, with a fabulous variety of mixed media, paintings, encaustics, amazing ceramics, etc. You can see them all (including my little assemblages) until February 9th (Wed-Sun 12-5).

"Tarmac" and "Climb"

The back of the thing

 Still writing "2024" on my rust...

(Detail, backside of “Climb” — delivered today to Touchstone Gallery for the District 51 show.)