Florida Museum for Women Artists Inaugural Exhibition opens on November 13, 2009

Gypsy Spirit
vitreous enamels in kiln-fired glass


The Inaugural Exhibition of the Florida Museum for Women Artists has finally arrived! The preview showing will be Friday evening and the ribbon cutting on Saturday will officially open the museum. My piece entitled "Gypsy Spirit" was chosen for this exhibition. It is an exciting time and I am proud to be part of the museum's inaugural event!

From the eMuseletter from the museum:

"Of the hundreds of applications received, the committee has chosen for “The Florida Museum Women Artists Inaugural Juried Exhibition” to include works by: Kristin A. Anderson, Beth Appleton, Barbara Balzer, Leslie Anne Chanove, Terrie Corbett, Jaimie Cordero, Joelie Dietrick, Nancy Baur Dillen, Mary Erickson, Lilian Garcia Roig, Kathleen Giddens, Jean Goddeau, Julie Guyot, Holly Hanessian, Mary Klein, Grace Leal, Susan Martin, Luisa M. Mesa, Melissa Miller Nece, Lesley Nolan, Terry Trambauer Norris, Florence Putterman, Becki Rutta, Jacquelyn Modesitt Schindehette, Joan Brechin Sonnenberg, Jennifer M. Surgent, Kathleen Wilcox, Charity Wood, M. Laine Wyatt, Valeria Yamamato, Donne Bitner, Gwyndolyn Fryer, Kathleen Erickson, Bettina T. Edwards, Emily Arthur Douglass, Constance Bransilver Barrow, Florence A. Roghaar.

On the exhibition, David C. Swoyer, Museum Services Consultant and NovaFolio Gallery Owner says, “This exhibition will make the visitor fully aware of the great expressive strength in the art by contemporary Florida women artists."

Also on Friday night, the opening reception for "Art in Gadsden" will be held at the Gadsden Art Center in Quincy, Florida. This is an annual juried event. I was delighted to have a piece accepted for this exhibition.

It is a busy time! Hope everyone has a good week!

Mattie Kelly Arts Center - Vitriforms: Contemporary Glass Art opening on September 11, 2009

Form-u-lation - a triptych
vitreous enamels in kiln-fired glass
Opening on September 11th at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Vitriforms: Contemporary Glass Art featuring glass artists Terrie Corbett, Lesley Nolan, Bob Rubanowice and Cheryl Sattler.

Our opening is this coming Friday. For anyone in the Niceville, Destin, Fort Walton Beach area please stop by. The exhibit will run from the September 11th until October 18th. I have some new work and I'm excited about the opportunity to exhibit in the beautiful space. I will have 21 pieces in the exhibit. The piece shown here, Form-u-lation is one of three triptychs I will have on display.

I hope that everyone is having a nice holiday. I have just returned from blowing leaves off the porch to my studio and I'm getting ready to watch the game this evening! Chuck went fishing with a friend of our yesterday and caught a 26 inch Redfish! They had fun out on the boat.

I have discovered some interesting old photographs and I am trying to decide where to display them. They are of photos of my Mom and Dad before I was born. I also found some of me when I was little - all those eons ago!

I spent yesterday working on a lino cut. It has been years since I have attempted any printmaking at all. It shows! I enjoyed making it more than I liked what it looked like when it was printed!

Well, let's all go out and have a good day! FSU over Miami - yeah! Go Noles!

Rest in Peace, Senator Kennedy

LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts, Glass, and the Mattie Kelly Arts Center are on my mind!

Singular Sensation
vitreous enamels, kiln-fired glass

Well, it has been over a month since I jotted anything down! I have been busy preparing for an exhibit at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center on the NW Florida State campus in Niceville, FL near Fort Walton. There will be four glass artists displaying their work. We all work in a different fashion, so I am hopeful that it will be an interesting and varied exhibition. For anyone who may be in the area, the opening is on Friday September 11 from 5-7pm CST.

The Mattie Kelly Arts Center is a visual and a performing art space. There is a nice video tour of the center on the web.

Everything else is going well. My husband is helping me by fabricating the backs that go on my work. He does an excellent job of that! I really appreciate it. The critters are all doing well. My Mom has been working on her stained glass pieces and she is enjoying that. She is really doing a nice job!

I started a Face book page and that has been fun. I haven't been on there for very long, but I can see its value as a communication and networking tool.

Fall is in the air! It is still hot, but the students are returning to town, football will be cranking up soon and I'm certain that we will be experiencing some nice weather before too long.

Last month, in order to focus more on my own work, I felt it best to resign my position as Artists' Representative on the Board of Directors at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. I am still an ardent supporter of LeMoyne and want to encourage those in the region to attend the wonderful exhibitions they will be mounting in the upcoming season. Please attend the Art and Soul Event which will be held at the University Center Club on September 24th. Make your reservations now! There will be a live and a silent auction,featuring artwork and things for the "soul." Dinner will be served and there will be awards and entertainment as well. It was a beautiful and successful event last year. This year the participants in the Windows Project will also have their work on display and for sale. Call LeMoyne today for ticket information!

Well, I have to go back to the studio. It seems the glass will neither cut, nor paint nor fire itself!

Til later!

It is Chuck and Terrie Corbett's 42nd Anniversary!

Wow! Can that be possible! Well, here we are in 1967 signing our marriage license. Two years ago, we renewed our vows and the photo below shows us during that ceremony.

We've been very lucky.

Many years ago I dedicated my first art exhibit to my husband. I placed a small drawing I had done of him (from my sketchbook) at the beginning of the show. . . the notation said "For Chuck: who has supported me with love - encouraged me by example - shared my thoughts and dreams." And now all of these years later that is still true. Just last year in an exhibit entitled "Art and Soul" at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts, we were asked to write something on relationships. I wrote an open letter to my husband which contained those same thoughts, plus additional insights gathered over the years. I extend them again today:

In our beginning, we pledged the promises of youth and passion -- loving what we knew about each other and trusting what we did not.

As we begin this our (now) 42nd year together, I joyfully renew those promises. The patina of our relationship is as varied and rich as our journey, the memories we share, and the love that we know. You are my husband, my lover, and my best friend. You have lifted me up when I needed it most. You have supported me with love, encouraged me by example and share my thoughts and dreams. You are the laughter in my day, the music in my night, and my heart's greatest joy.


Have a nice day everyone and remember to be grateful for those loved ones who are part of our lives - part of who we are.

"The best way to know life is to love many things." Vincent Van Gogh

Rest In Peace Michael Jackson

Hot, Hot, Hot!!

Well, we broke 100 degrees today! it is unbelievable! Here in Florida, the humidity can really get to you! I have lived here for 27 years and it still amazes me. Luckily we live right beside the woods. If you walked down the ravine about 20 feet, I swear it is 10 degrees cooler. Amazing really.

It has been a busy couple of weeks. I was looking through some of my photos and found this one of my brother, my Mom, and me that my husband made when we were at a local nursery. We look like we are enjoying being outside and it wasn't too hot, so I thought I would put it in today's posting!

We are meeting with the architect about our "outside room" on Thursday. Actually seems kind of crazy to be thinking about one with this heat, however, there will be a covered walkway to the room from the house and it will extend down into the woods. The walkway and room will be about 10 or 15 feet off of the ground, so it should be very nice in the Spring and Fall. It will be screened in and will have a small deck on the southern end. Since it is a two story structure, the "underneath part" will be storage. I hope we can get it approved.

Well, we have an early morning tomorrow...have to take the car in for a check up. I'd better sign off for now. Hope everyone has a good "rest of the week."
Til later.

Just This Side of Crazy!

Have you ever had one of those weeks (or months) when you think "Why did I agree to this or to do that?!" and sometimes things just "keep on keeping on?"

Well ------Welcome to my world! (Actually, we do what we think we can do, right? And, with just a little more effort we can accomplish what needs to be done)!

Moving on . . . .

Last Friday was the opening of "Allegro" at LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts and "Pinnacle," a nationally juried exhibit, at Foster Tanner Gallery. In the Allegro exhibit, in addition to two of my paintings in kiln-fired glass, I also have some of my drawings (the "Sound of Forest Water" series). I have another painting in kiln-fired glass entitled 'Joy in the Morning' at the Foster Tanner Gallery. They are both nice shows.

Tomorrow night, "Five Rings of Passion" opens at the Florida State University MoFA. I have 3 of my pieces in that exhibit. The piece shown here is "Celebration Manifesto."
I hope that everyone will try to stop by.

'Til later!

Art Happenings

Moonflowers
vitreous enamels and kiln-fired glass

Hello everyone! There are several art happenings over the next several weeks. On First Friday, June 5, if you are in Tallahassee, then please stop by the "Allegro" exhibition at LeMoyne. On that same night, there is an opening at Foster Tanner gallery at Florida A & M University. It is the national exhibition entitled "Pinnacle."

I will have several pieces at LeMoyne and one piece at Foster Tanner. So come on out and support not only your local and regional artists, but take the opportunity to see work from other parts of the country.

Well, our garden is starting to produce a little. We have a squash that should be ready to pick tomorrow. Soon we hope to have some eggplant. I noticed two jalapenos as well! Mom has had some grape tomatoes and a few herbs.

My Aunt went back to NC today. We really enjoyed her visit! She is so much fun! Also, we had another fun visit with my niece, her husband and their little boy. What a joy he is -- so much fun! We enjoyed their brief stay. They will be relocating further north and will be buying a home soon.

Well, onward and upward! Everyone have a good evening. 'til later!

Hope all the Moms had a nice Day!

In celebration of Mothers Day ( and even though it is after midnight), here is a photo of my beautiful Mom and her sweet and 'spoiled' little dog, "Roxie."

My husband made a vegetable omelet and a strawberry/banana fruit treat for Mom's breakfast. Then we gave her some gag gifts and some real presents! Later in the day, we went to some stores to buy a few things and then had dinner at San Miguel's where we enjoyed a pitcher of margaritas and some good Mexican food! It was a fun day.

Hope everyone has a good week!

Til later,

Terrie

Victory Garden, Recession Garden, or just Our Garden!

Wow! are we are having fun with this good earth! Here is a photo of our little garden plus the one that will go on either side of Mom's and our fence. The previous photos are of Mom's raised bed. Charlie is digging, Mom is advising and "Roxie" is trying to contain her excitement for the whole event.







This morning we got a nice surprise. Look at the beautiful squash flowers that greeted us when we went out in the front yard!

We got our first taste of some little grape tomatoes this evening. They were delicious! We finished the bed that is on either side of the fence. I think it is going to be fun to have that space as well as the raised beds.
It is suppose to get hot this weekend -- in the 90's yikes! Almost time for the air conditioning!

I hope that everyone has a good weekend! Hard to believe Friday is almost here!

Til later.

Hey there all you gardeners!

Terrie and Chuck













Mom and Chuck












Well, my husband, Chuck, has been very busy trying to build a raised bed garden for my Mom, and also one for us. For those that have visited us before, you know that we have lots of trees. Since sun is such a valuable "garden growing commodity" we had to place the beds in just the right places.
Hers is now complete and after adding the final mushroom compost (6 bags no less), we finished planting the vegetables yesterday. He designed the beds so that they would be high enough for us to sit comfortably on the little ledge seats he put on both sides. (weeding was never so easy)! It works very well! Chuck built Moms last Sunday and when I arrived home from Chain of Parks, Mom had the wine glasses ready for the "garden toast."

He has worked on ours all day today with some help from Mom and our friend Joe, and hopefully it will be ready for the mushroom compost tomorrow. Then we can begin the fun part of planting some vegetables. We will all work on them together. The bed at Mom's has beans, tomatoes (several varieties), cucumbers, eggplant, bell peppers (green and red), and some hot peppers plus several varieties of basil.

We have had a very beautiful and a very productive weekend!

I finished my residency for VSA Florida last week and tomorrow will be the first Monday in several months that I haven't gone to teach. This residency was a good one and I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate the students' efforts in the art projects I presented and how much I value and appreciate their teachers!

So everyone go out and have a good week. From time to time I will let you know how the veggies are coming along!

'til later,

Beautiful Day but a rough day for Bump!!

What is this? A llama? An Alpaca?














It is my little cat "Bump." I'm writing about Bump today because he had to go to our veterinarian's. Unfortunately, he is a "tripod" for now as he has sustained an injury to his back left foot. He seems to get along famously on 3 legs, but it is just temporary. We are not sure what happened. It is swollen, becoming infected, but has not yet abscessed. Our veterinarian, (since 1983) gave him an antibiotic and some other shots. I'm also giving him some pills. He takes them well compared to some of his 'house mates.' He is asleep right now and doesn't feel 100 per cent but he is on the mend!














It is a beautiful day . . .a little chilly but that's alright. Bump will be enjoying this one on the sofa. Here is photo of Bump and me when he was feeling better. (He got a little "annoyed" at the vets because he was so sore). They know, of course, that he usually is a happy-go-lucky feline (with people) who purrs ALL THE TIME. Really.

Well, I need to get to work in the studio. Let's all go out and have a good day!! 'Til Later.

Glorious Weather!

Sunset Palm
vitreous enamels, sgraffito,
kiln-fired glass

Wow, what beautiful weather! We all face a number of challenges, with the economy or perhaps in our personal lives but I want to take a minute to express gratitude for this wonderful sunny day.

The azaleas are in full bloom which provides quite a contrast to the old banana trees that I left standing from last year. I wanted to see if leaving them would help generate more bananas. That is to yet be determined, however, although their countenance is not very pretty, the sound of those "vestiges of cold weather," the old brown banana leaves rubbing against each other in a warm breeze, is so pretty! It really is a lovely sound.

My husband is outside washing the cars. Someone has made an offer for his old Caprice. He loves that 8 cylindar dinosaur (and he is not a car freak at all), but I know if he accepts it, he will miss the old land yacht!

Our exhibit at the Artport Gallery will soon come to a close. Those in the Tallahassee area please stop by if you can. I also have some new work at Signature Gallery.

Also, drop by my website every now and then. I try to keep updates on things professional and those things happening on the home front.

Have a great weekend where ever you are!

Til Later,

Terrie

Hello out there all you Valentines!

So, on this day after Valentine's Day, look what I got for breakfast this morning! Chuck fixed a "vegetable bread-boat omelet!" It was delicious! This is one of his concoctions. He first carves out the bread, creating the "boat" and cooks it in the oven for a while. Then he adds egg to his vegetable mixture (and they are fresh vegetables) which he has already prepared. It is comprised of fresh asparagus, black beans, onions, broccoli, red bell peppers, carrots, zucchini, and then cheese is added on the top. He then fills the " bread-boat" with the mixture and finishes cooking it in the oven. It is simply delicious! I'm am lucky that he is such a good cook . . . and he likes to cook!

I hope all of you had a very Happy Valentine's Day. We had a nice day. I received a beautiful free-standing crystal butterfly from Chuck and I gave him a very nice piece by glass artist Susan Frisbee.

My printer broke on Friday night, and we went out to find another one. We picked one out, but it was special order so I won't get it until sometime during the week. In the meantime, Chuck came home and fixed my printer. So, he will take it, and I will get the new one! I'm excited.

My Mom came over this weekend and we played Hearts. It was a lot of fun. Both Mom and Chuck win most of the time. (I win more on the computer game of Hearts than I do with real cards)!

Have a good week! 'Til later.

Terrie

What a Difference a Few Days Make!

People! It is beautiful here today! Here is the walkway leading from the porch off of my studio.









This is a photo I made when I walked down in the woods.


 

And, last but by no means least, here is one of "my trusty sidekicks," Bump, checking out a variety of sights and sounds!

Wow, I love a day like this! Florida woods are something special. Although most of the trees (beech, water oak, black cherry, hickory) have lost their leaves, there are a few "greenies" that stay throughout the year like the Magnolias and the little Palms.

Well, I'm going to enjoy the rest of this day. Have a good evening and a good day tomorrow, everyone!

Til later,

Is it cold enough for you!?

"Nap Time"

watercolor

Yikes! 14 degrees Wednesday night and 16 degrees last night! Welcome to the Sunshine State!
However, no fear, the weatherman has promised that it will be in the 70's this weekend. The kitties are taking naps right now.

It has been a busy week! I had also planned to take some photos of the exhibit at the Artport Gallery and post one here and on my website (www.terriecorbettglass.com), but I haven't been able to get back out there since the opening reception. Do drop by if you are flying in or out of Tallahassee. There are 18 of us in this exhibit. There is a wide variety both in materials, concept and execution.

For those that may be in Tallahassee right now, there is a very good exhibition at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. Tonight is First Friday Gallery Hop so it will be opened later than usual. You will definitely enjoy it. It is called "4" and the work of the four artists (plus one in the Hoover Gallery) is well worth a visit! I have been the artists representative on the Board at LeMoyne now for close to a year. It has been a pleasure working with the staff and other board members. Those '4' artists in the current exhibit are: Mariann Kearsley, Jessie Lovano-Kerr, Valerie Goodwin and Denise Choppin.

I recently took some of my newer paintings (in kiln-fired glass) to Signature Gallery. Please stop by and take a look!

Well, stay warm, stay happy, Have a good weekend, everyone!

'Til later

Seating arrangements

"Do you think he looks comfortable? I don't think he looks comfortable."
(Purrble asks as she contemplates Yam's location of choice).

Cute, huh! Stay warm everybody! It's going to be another cold one tonight. Since some of the "guys" choose to go out during the day, I made them a nice "Hay castle." It's cozy and warm. It is on the porch off of my studio which is the south side of the house. Of course, they can come inside at any time (and all 5 of them come inside at night). For some reason during the day, they choose to seek the warmest sun spot and proceed to take a multitude of kitty naps!

Til later!

T

God Bless President Obama

It is a new day - a time of hope and renewal!

Go out and make the most of your world.

Time to Look Ahead

Moonlight Stroll"
kiln-fired glass, vitreous enamels, sgraffito


We have reached the end of the first week in 2009!

The holidays were quiet but provided time to visit with our loved ones and friends. We realize how grateful we are to have them in our lives. This past year, we mourned the loss of a good friend and most recently, a beloved member of our family. We also shared in the grief of friends who lost members of their families.

It is time to look ahead. Be well, work hard, hug someone you love.

Now - back to the studio!

'Til later,

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Let's all go out and have a good year!

Happy 2009!!