Gallery Night on the Ithaca Commons

Two chairs of mine will show at "Home Green Home" on the Ithaca Commons as a part of Gallery Night. These two chairs are painted with non-toxic, eco-friendly, clay-based paints that are available at Home Green Home. Ben Marlan is curating the show at Home Green Home, which will include work by Alice Muhlback, Christi Sobel, Renata Wadsworth, Adam Batliner, David Van Nostrand, and more. Come and see! 5pm-9pm, Friday, March 7th

Community Arts of Elmira has a new website


Community Arts of Elmira has a new website, complete with artist statements and photos. Check it out: www.communityartsofelmira.com

New Display at Spirit and Kitsch

Great things are moving and shaking at Spirit and Kitsch in Ithaca, NY, and each artist is spiffing up his or her display. Inspired by my recent shows, I've decided to finally pull my chairs off the floor... and put them on the walls! Don't worry, you can still take them off the wall, sit on them, and bring them home with you... in fact, please do!

Show Moves: ABC Cafe to Smart Monkey

Well, the show at the ABC Cafe was a success (the owner bought two of the chairs!), and the art is now showing at the Smart Monkey Cafe in Ithaca. Go and see it! It will be up for the month of January.

Show with Ben Marlan at the ABC Cafe

Come see our show at the ABC Cafe in Ithaca, NY this December!

Mon Chairie at Spirit and Kitsch and Cezanne

For the holiday season I will have chairs both at Spirit and Kitsch in Ithaca, and at Cezanne, the holiday art show organized by Community Arts of Elmira (CAE) in Elmira, NY. As the semester draws to a close, I'm feeling optimistic about painting over winter break, so go ahead and place a special order!

Spirit and Kitsch is open 12-5 Sundays, and 10-6 Monday-Saturday (extended hours coming soon)

Cezanne is open 12-4 Thursday through Sunday from Nov. 10th to Dec. 24th

Collaboration Show at Spirit and Kitsch

September 7th through October 3rd

"The artists of Spirit and Kitsch have teamed with each other to make some wonderful and cool new work. For example: what do you get when you cross a chair artist and a mobile artist, a potter and a painter, a jeweler and painters, a fabric artist and an artist of all things? And there are so many others you'll surely want to check it out."

(Chairs painted by Emily Hurst, seats woven by Phil Syphrit)

Next!

(photo by Emily Hurst)

Another batch of chairs is finished and on display at Spirit and Kitsch! See more photos on Flickr (click the link on the right hand side of this page)

New Photos on Flickr

(photo by Emily Hurst)

I've uploaded new pictures of some of my most recent chairs onto Flickr. You can check them out by clicking on the link on the right-hand side of this page.

Sketches for Chairs at Viva Taqueria

Comission at Viva Taqueria

I'm diving into a commission project for one of Ithaca's Mexican restaurants, Viva Taqueria (www.vivataqueria.com)! I've picked up five of their dining room chairs and 15 pails of paint left over from other interior design projects. I'll work on at least these five chairs and a dozen stools for the taqueria side of the restaurant, and then perhaps some more chairs for the cantina side if the first five work out. I got some great advice from the folks at Ithaca Paint and Decorating Inc. about what materials to use on "high traffic" chairs like these. I'm looking forward to the weekend--great chair-painting weather has been forecasted!

Happy Summer!

I am officially finished with school for the year, and am ready to plunge into painting chairs full time for the summer! As of today, I've sold two chairs at Spirit and Kitsch, received two personal commissions, and in June will begin working on some of local Mexican restaurant Viva Taqueria's chairs (at least for their taqueria, and maybe for their cantina as well: www.vivataqueria.com). It's looking like it's going to be a busy summer!

Spirit and Kitsch

As of today I've officially joined the dynamic community of local artists who work and show their art at the "Spirit and Kitsch Art Garage," a gallery and shop owned and managed by artist Alice Muhlback in Ithaca, NY (spiritandkitsch.com). I'm excited and honored to be a part of this group. A big thank you to Alice, and to Ben Marlan for encouraging me to join. Go check out their new location on Elmira Rd!

(photo courtesy of Phil Syphrit)

Exhibit at the Tatkon Center

Thanks to everyone who came to my show at Cornell University's Carol Tatkon Center this month. I'd say it was a success! I really enjoyed seeing my chairs mounted up on the wall as if they were sculpture rather than furniture; my work already plays with the line between "art" and "craft" (if there is one) but this show brought that dialog out in the open.

Special thanks to Mandy Suhey and Laurie Fuller at the Tatkon Center, and Phil Syphrit, Ben Marlan, Laura, and Amanda Brief for helping me set-up and break-down the show and reception. Also thanks to Nathaniel Thompson and Phil for taking pictures!