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Celebrating Five Years: Navigate open house party on Friday
An amazing and wide-ranging collaborative art show called NAVIGATE comes to Boise Guest House from Bricolage in September. To navigate is to find one’s way—to choose a direction—to follow a path. Each artist was given an 11×14 wood panel and a metal school compass, then asked to interpret this theme in his or her own way using any medium and incorporating both props. From encaustic to pen and ink, from plastic flowers to bulky hardware, this collection of fine artwork deeply explores the idea of navigation, produced by a fantastic cross-section of Boise-based (or Boise-bred) style and artistic talent.
NAVIGATE stars April Vandegrift, Becca Fuhrman, Ben Wilson, Bingo Barnes, Brienne Oliver, Byron Folwell, Conrad Garner + Cale Cathey (aka Meatbag), Elijah Jensen, Erin Cunningham, Grant Olsen, Heather Bauer, Jeremy Oliver, Jon Sadler, Julia Green, Karen Lilly, Kirsten Furlong, Kyler Martz, Laurie Blakeslee, Jennie Jorgensen, Noble Hardesty, Sarah Masterson, Toby Robin, Travis Campion, Willow Socia, and more!
See NAVIGATE all month in the Travel Suite, with an open house launch celebration held on Friday, September 7 from 5 to 9 pm featuring musician Dan Costello. Learn more about the project in this Boise Weekly article.
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Hand-sewn Pillows by Julianna Thomas
in Treetop Suite
mixed fabric media 2011
about the artist
Julianna Thomas is a dancer and collaborator of District 19 Flamenco. Find her amazing sewn flamenco skirts at the Boise Coop and see her performance schedule at District 19 Flamenco.
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Tress by Longfellow School
in Nature Suite
make and media 2009, watercolor and encaustic on birch plywood, 8 x 10”
price $250 for set
about the artist
These paintings were created with the children in Mrs. Cook’s 2nd grade class with Julia Hanrahan to benefit the art program at Longfellow School on 8th and Ada in Boise.
Travel Exhibition by Bricolage
coming to the Travel Suite in summer 2012
about the artist
Bricolage fashions and sells “high-brow crafts and low-brow art” at their charming local and handmade focused store/art gallery located between the Boise Weekly offices and the Flicks movie house on 6th Street. Browse, buy and learn more at www.bricoshoppe.com.
Bricolage is partnering with Boise Guest House on a travel themed exhibition for the suite in summer 2012. Stay tuned for the showcase.
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Fish by Marilyn Lysohir
in Animal Trophies Suite
make and media 2011, glazed porcelain, 4 x 14”
price $150 each
about the artist
Marilyn Lysohir is an Idaho artist with an impressive resume. Her work is currently in the private collection at the Boise Art Museum and has been exhibited internationally. Learn more at www.marilynlysohir.com.
Story Story Night Posters by Neighborhood All-Stars
in Story Suite
make and media 2010-2011
price $25 framed
about the artist
Story Story Night is a live storytelling program that presents true stories on a theme, told live on stage and without notes. Neighborhood All-Stars, a husband-and-wife team made up of Toby Robin and Laura Loftus, is the program’s longtime design partner, and each month, they create a tongue-in-cheek masterwork in poster form on the storied theme. Neighborhood All-Stars took home the “best of show” award in the 2011 statewide Rockies advertising awards for the Story Story Night poster series.
Boise Guest House is a prize partner for Story Story Night, donating a free night’s stay to the story slam winner at the flagship event held on the last Monday of every month. In addition, Story Story Night founder and driving force, Jessica Holmes, is also an independent copywriter who wrote this website. Learn more at www.wordupholmes.com.
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Who What Where When Why by Idaho Poster & Letterpress
in Story Suite
make and media 2010
price $100 framed, artist proof
about the artist
Idaho Poster & Letterpress is an old-fashioned letterpress printing studio that specializes in posters and big wood type.
Bingo Barnes, the owner and a local artist, offers letterpress classes and takes on special projects like wedding invitations and letterpress business cards. Come down and shop for interesting prints and see how the antique letterpresses work. See more at www.idahoposterandletterpress.com.
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“Bucky Sr.” Cardboard Deer Head by Uncommon Goods
in Animal Trophies Suite
make and media 2011, cardboard
price $52
about the artist
From Uncommon Goods, this cardboard deer head, dubbed “Bucky Sr.,” was captured from a whimsical catalog of unusual crafts at www.uncommongoods.com.
Language Scattering by Eve-Marie Bergren
in Animal Trophies Suite
make and media encaustic on panel, 2001, 18 x 48”
price $750 each
about the artist
Eve-Marie Bergren is an artist and designer/owner of the Boise Guest House.
Learn more about her on our curator page.
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