more teacups

As you know, I have been working on teacups. This is the second cup - a yellow cup with flowers that I bought at the Antique Garage Market. It is from Japan - I think. There are three versions. Some very sketchy, one more finished. I have glued the painted paper cups onto reproductions from these magazines that I bought at the Met for $1.00 each. I like the added meaning. They are all about 5 inches square. The last one is circular.

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Childhood Reverie from Elizabeth Bisbing on Vimeo.

I just opened a vimeo account. This is a very early - very rough version of the video animation I am working on.

small clip

For some reason, I am having trouble uploading video. I made a very, very short clip of my newest project entitle "Childhood Reveries." Maybe I should change that to childish reveries. Don't know. In this piece, Little Betty Jane will be trying on all the fantasy cards that were in my last exhibition. She also does cartwheels, dances, and ....

This link should work. If it doesn't - let me know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqaIq0bRBXY

New Work - Blue Teacups

After my show in March, I guess I was at a loose ends. I find I am interested in tea cups. This is a recurring interest. I think they speak to the feminine and the domestic. These are issues I think about a lot in my work.

This Weekend - the Affordable Art Fair

Affordable Art Fair
Soho20 Gallery Booth A9

WHEN: May 5 - 8, 2011

WHERE: 7W 34th Street (7 West 34th Street)

PRIVATE PREVIEW
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 6PM - 9PM

FREE ADMISSION
WHEN: THURSDAY, MAY 5, 6PM - 8PM

Ticket Information

or call me for passes.

Fundraising Tote Bag

I made a few tote bags with the image from my exhibition card. They have the Soho20 Gallery logo on the back. The gallery is selling them for $20.00. They are a fundraiser for the gallery. If you are interested, contact me bisbing@ebisbing.com
or the gallery -
soho20@verizon.com 212-367-8994.

writ small - installation shots

Here you can see the performance installation on the right and the animation installation to the left. There are collages all around. The next two shots are from around the video screen.






These are the illuminated manuscripts. Even the writing is made from cut paper.



Little Betty Jane fantasy card set with a couple of larger views below.

And, again, the performance area installation. Images from the performance are in the post just before this one. It should be below this post.