dianaarand: 2010

Monday, October 4, 2010

S.O.S. Art Exhibition

The S.O.S Art Exhibition, put on by the Bridgeport Art Center on September 10th, was an art exhibition responding to the BP oil tragedy.

The event was a great success and received great press! The Chicago Sun Times featured my piece :) http://www.dianaarand.com/ChiSunTimes9-10-2010.pdf
Honorary sponsors of the event were the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, and Baseball Wives Charitable Foundation. All proceeds benefited the Greater New Orleans Foundation, Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund.

I presented my piece, Beauty Bloom, as a guest artist at the exhibition.

Relating to the oil spill, Beauty Bloom shines through the black ocean maze. This glass mosaic hums to the sweet scents of nature, winding white shades of stained glass to celebrate life's delicate beauty.

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 24in. x 24in.]

Haley & George, 2010

Made for friends Haley and George to celebrate their wedding! Haley, represented in warm colors on the left, leans in and faces George, the cool colors on the right. Haley’s flowing blonde hair consumes the left corner and bolts of energy explode from the middle as the couple reaches for each other. In the midst of the energy in and around them, the couple is calm together as their blue eyes meet and rest with each other in the center of the piece.

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 24in. x 26in.]

MySoiree Art Rocks Show

Art Rocks Event

The Art Rocks Show came to Chicago on July 27th at Reggie’s Rock Club! The San Francisco based MySoiree.net is putting on the traveling show this year, visiting 11 cities across the US with the winners from all shows coming together for the final show in Las Vegas! Guess who was the Chicago show winner!! :) :)
A BIG thanks to family and friends that voted! See you in Vegas!!

Dani & Garrett, 2010

This piece was custom made for newlyweds Dani & Garrett! It was custom designed for them by the maid-of-honor who wanted to include certain images important to the couple.

The key images include (mapped out below):

1. Cardinal (flying in when your eye meets the piece)
2. Tribune Building (depicted with transparent blue glass)
3. Chicago Skyline (Willis Tower & the Hancock)
4. The Lake (begins with a golden sunset and ripples out to sail boats and blue glass waves)
5. Acapulco (where the blues of the water meet the palm tree on the right, lining the right edge of the piece, white buildings representing the shoreline of Acapulco)
6. Apples (a basket of apples underneath the palm tree)
7. Football (the green checkered glass pattern in the bottom left of the piece represents the grassy patches of a football field with white hash marks dividing the areas, the greens move right leading into the brown spotted glass resting under the tree as a football)

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 20in. x 18in.]

Cas & Trey, 2010

This vibrant piece was made to celebrate Cas and Trey! Trey, represented by blues and cool colors to symbolize his strong humble personality stands on the left of the piece. To capture his love of a melody as a musician, strings of a thin glass harmony begin in the bottom left and round glass beats through the piece to the top right.

Cas’ vibrant energy shines through the warm colored glass. Her favorite color pink displays a bold highlight as her beautiful hair blows and she leans back to hug Trey.

Cas & Trey, Close-up Detail

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 21in. x 31in.]

Friday, June 18, 2010

Longhorn Jubilee, 2010

The Lone Star Longhorn was custom designed as a wedding present for a couple who are big Texas Longhorn fans. The Longhorn shape in browns and oranges is the focus of the piece, with silver bands to symbolize the marriage creating energy and celebration in the background around the longhorn.

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 20in. x 20in.]

Zebra Bee Spotted! 2010

Zeebra Bee Spotted! 2010

Zebra Bees is rocking and ringing as the season's change! This glass mosaic hums to the sweet scents of Spring, winding white shades of stained glass to celebrate the beauty of the great outdoors.

The piece was donated to the Teen Parent Connection’s (http://teenparentconnection.org/) Lullaby Ball that took place April 24th 2010 and raised $50,000.

Thank you to Sourlis Glass Studio (http://www.sourlisglassstudio.com/) for donating the beautiful glass to make the art piece!!

The Mission of Teen Parent Connection is to serve the community through education on the realities and responsibilities of teenage pregnancy and through long-term assistance to adolescent parents for their development of self-esteem, parenting skills, and empowerment towards self-sufficiency.

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 36in. x 12in.]

Good Morning Gorgeous! 2010

A stained glass functioning mirror created to encourage two steps:
1. Waking Up
2. Being Fabulous

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Chicago, Singing with her Sunshine, 2010

Glistening to the city beat! Chicago, Singing with her Sunshine, intertwines bolds and sky blues to show off the Windy City’s beautiful energy.

The piece was donated to The Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR)’s 9th Annual Fundraising Gala, Resolution Royale that took place on March 11th 2010 at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Thank you to Sourlis Glass Studio (http://www.sourlisglassstudio.com/) for donating the beautiful glass to make the art piece!!

The Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) is a Chicago-based non-profit organization providing free mediation services for issues of community concern. Through its mediation services, CCR streamlines the judicial process, empowers individuals to find solutions to their problems, and ensures that mediation is available as an alternative to litigation, regardless of ability to pay.

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 36in. x 12in.]

Monday, March 1, 2010

Vinic Wine Co.

My glass work is currently on display at Vinic Wine Co., 1509 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL. Stop in for some great wines and saweet glass mosaics!

Learn how to read a wine bottle with Vinic’s owner Sandeep! http://shopthenorthshore.com/video/how-to-read-a-wine-label :)

Glasswork at Vinic Wine Co:

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Shamrocks Shakin' the Day Away, 2010

Chicago, show that Irish pride! This glass mosaic is a play on glass, joining greens and golds to reflect the shake, shine, shimmy and shuffle of an Irish celebration, particularly when the river’s glowing green in the Windy City!

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 24in. x 24in.]

The piece was made for The Junior Council’s annual black tie event, Snowball 2010 (www.cmhjc.org/snowball). The auction was a success, as was Snowball: The Junior Council donated $115,000 to The Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS & HIV Clinic of Children’s Memorial Hospital!

Thank you to Sourlis Glass Studio (http://www.sourlisglassstudio.com/) for donating the beautiful glass!!

The Snowball 2010 Silent Auction:

Love at First Sight, 2010

This piece was custom made for a new mother, Wendy from her husband Jeff as they had their first baby girl!

Love at First Sight depicts a side view of the mother holding her baby in front of her with love and soft energy as her face calmly focuses on the newborn. The baby shines of soft, neutral colors for innocence and yellows highlight the face of the new glowing mother. The silver, black, and white pattern at the bottom was put in to match a rocking chair in the couple’s nursery, and the blues enhancing the piece emphasize Wendy’s favorite color. Congratulations Wendy and Jeff!

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 15in. x 27in.]

Dream On, 2009

Dream On! Taking elements from ‘Hello Gorgeous!’ and ‘Blue Eyed Boy’ this piece lets you dream on! Relax as the silver clouded glass takes you dreaming!

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 24in. x 12in.]

Go Blue! 2009

All you wolverine fans enjoy the side view of twisting yellow, gold, and blue patterns with a side view of the Michigan football helmet!

[Stained glass and grout on wood, 36in x 24in.]