Blog: Jersey City

When Artsy Friends Take Time Off

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One of the greatest things is when your art making passion that you share with others, turns into friendships …over Continents and States. Two weeks ago my friend Birgit Koopsen came from The Netherlands not only to teach a workshop together with me but also for a  week long visit.

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And what better reason to get the Art House crew back together- and have Jenn Mason coming from Boston and Julie Fei-Fan Balzer from NYC. The four of us had a great time touristing in New Jersey and New York City just taking a time off from everything and have some good old girly fun. So here is some picture overload …

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Birgit loved playing with her panorama mode. Sometimes it worked…

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and sometimes it didn’t when she tried to get all four of us into the picture at the dinner table – LOL

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Strolling around in Jersey City…can’t beat our view of the city :)

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and our street art is also pretty cool. (mural by Fintan Magee)

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Lot’s of evenings on our deck enjoying sunsets

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The Brooklyn Bridge had to be stepped on

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Dim Sum had to be eaten in Chinatown …lot’s of it…

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And Bubble Tea had to be drunken …once….and never ever again as Birgit and I agreed on – LOL

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We took the ferry to Ellis Island

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and showed AMAZING photo skills taking photos of the FOUR of us WITH the Statue of Liberty

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We waved at Lady Liberty and the long lines to get to her

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By which time one of us had finally figured out how to shoot a photo of all five of us :)

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We found Julie’s grandparents inscribed on Ellis Island

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and had Jenn sing Country songs to the amusement of the two Europeans in the group.

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I took Birgit to a walk through Liberty State Park while the two Americans made their way back to the City.

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And joined the two the next day again where we decided at MoMA that art is often taken way to serious

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I mean… WAY TO SERIOUS

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And because Birgit and I were by then used to daily 14 miles walks…we walked the Highline…where she became part of a billboard

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…and we walked

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and had even my husband joining us walking…it was a whole Forest Gump Troop

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And made sure to fulfill Birgit’s wish to find a Yankees Shirt. That is one triumphant face for Julie…who is a Red Sox Fan – hey Julie: Take that – we rubbed the Yankees Shirt onto your TV sofa…LOL

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And got an amazing shot of the three of us and the Rockefeller Center

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And looked from the Top of Rock over all the areas in Manhattan and Jersey City we had been walked through.

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And that is the end of a fab inspiring and relaxing week with my girls …It was loads of fun and I miss Birgit a lot.

But I know we will see each other next year…for sure ;)

What did you do the last time you took some time off?

Have an amazing day!

 

 

 

 

 

Nat

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Love all the photos and how cool that Julie found her grandparents on the plaque. I always enjoy the pics of street art that you find Nat. The last time I hung out with my girlfriends we took the dogs for a long walk on a beach and it was a blast. Followed by some delightful food of course.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      That sounds wonderful Sue! Nothing more fun then playing with the dogs at the beach! I miss having a dog sometimes!

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  • Sofia

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    You lucky girls!!!

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  • Laura S

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    Looks like you girls had a wonderful time. I want to try some dim sum. It looks so yummy but you don’t like Boba Tea? What?! You have to try the Strawberry and Banana! Best Smoothie, ever! Thanks for the tour. I enjoy your pics so much :) Hugs, Laura

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      LOL Boba Tea – bah – LOL. You should have seen Birgit and my face :)

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  • Carol Jones

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    Love this. Everyone needs time off with their friends!

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  • Be

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    Great photos! Looks like you guys had a blast. New York is on my list of places to see. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

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  • Birgit Koopsen

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    Love it, love it, love it! Made me relive it all over again and laughing again too! Boy, did we laugh a lot!! :D Miss you too, but it will be next year before you know it!! <3 xxx

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Whose Front Yard? – Canvas

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A new canvas finished – I had a great time painting. It took me quite a while to finish it deciding when to finish :) That is always the hardest part, don’t you think?

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I used Liquitex Soft Body and Heavy Body Acrylic Paints as well as Markers, Inks and Spray Paints. I made a lot of marks with the Liquitex Freestyle Palette knife – I love using it to create texture and marks into the wet but also into the dried paint.

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I am thinking about having this one scanned, too, and make it available as prints. What do you think? (I will add the prints to my shop as soon as they are ready.)

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Wishing you an amazing start into the week!

Nat

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  • Nurse Ratchet

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    I love that in your world the sea gulls are pink and orange!!

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Stroll Through The Hood – July 2014

DISCLAIMER: In this Blog Post I make fun of Americans…or maybe more about their vegetation…or maybe it is just nothing – anyway– some might think that nothing is totally inappropriate . If you have a problem with this, you might be better off reading something else . Don’t email me to complain and don’t visit my blog anymore because I might post things like this again  !

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This Paste Up made me smile

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And for the next one I had to do a double take – so fun!

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And I love the frog by Mike Maka

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And mural next to it is by Case

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Other than that I really enjoy the summer here ….and you know since everything is bigger in America …

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This flower is as big as my head- and believe me – my head is not that small!

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The tomatoes grow like weed and they grow so fast…they need to develop stitches to keep intact. This one is probably a Frankenstein species. Delicious – Jersey Tomatoes are awesome!

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And these are …Red Noodle Beans …I mean come on…these are not beans anymore…these are gigantic NOODLE Beans  -very yummy and the whole name is Chinese Red Noodle Bean …so maybe they are not really from America ;)

And now the kicker for my European friends….

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They put LOBSTER in a sandwich roll! Yes…you heard right…Lobster- the stuff that is super duper luxurious and expensive in Europe. The stuff you eat at a fine dining restaurant …they sell that out of a food truck in a sandwich…and it is pretty delicious ;)

Guess they have enough Lobster here .

And what does the Cat say to all this?

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Oh ..sorry Niles-I forgot you are on a diet and you are mad with me

Well -I wish you a gorgeous day and see you soon for the next stroll…I promise I won’t make no fun anymore…;)

Nat

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  • Ursula

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    Hallo Nat, sind die Blüten von letzter Woche? echt riesig – und die Lobster scheinen hier wohl der “Ersatz” für Backfisch zu sein ;)) und im Chelsea Markt konnte nur Tims Kommentar “iss sie und du stinkst drei Tage nach Fisch, da kannst du bei meinen Eltern schlafen, seine Fee vom Stürmen des Hummerladens abhalten …………….. Bin gespannt auf weitere “Nachbarschaften” …………… und HH ist ein Dorf sag ich dir, weiß ich jetzt ;)) LG Ursula

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  • fran

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    Oh Nat, you are such a classic….love your humour, and being an Aussie I really appreciate your take on the American “bigness” . Gwe sometimes see them that way LOL

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  • Laura S

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    I want to go on a stroll with you! We don’t have Lobster Sandwiches like that in Texas, but I’d eat one in a New York minute!!! Yum!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Well you better make some more fun next time too.
    Hello Niles. How do you like your new home?

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  • Jean Marmo

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    I just love your strolls! That lobster sandwich looks so delicious!!

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    • Cheryl Waters

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      Was fun seeing you here Jean and I agree. The stroll made me chuckle.

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Witnessed – Canvas

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A new canvas is done- I call it “Witnessed” . It shows the Stanley Theatre on the right – a very beautiful theater here in Jersey City- right across another beautiful one- the Loew’s Theatre.

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As the story goes the theatre was terribly neglected and falling apart, until it was purchased by Jehovah’s Witnesses. Loads of volunteers worked on brining it back to old time glory- and I heard it looks beautiful inside.

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I find it fascinating how a building can be saved and used for something else as it was intended when it was built. It reminds me on the many discussions if it is ok to use a church that falls apart and turn it into an apartment building.  I am glad this building is still here and I stopped when I walked by and enjoyed and witnessed it’s outside beauty.

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Do you have a building in your neighbor hood that was turned into something surprisingly?

I used Acrylic Paints, Inks, Markers and Spray Paints, as well as some water-soluble wax bars – and some collage items. Here is a list

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  • AnnaB

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    Your paintings are so cool Nat! I love the strong colours and the black details!

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  • Gina Sismilich

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    This is a gorgeous painting – I love your colorful paintings of buildings/cityscapes!

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  • Laura Strack

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    Not in my neighborhood, but in the historical part of my home town, there are old cottage homes that are now little stores that sell vintage and antique goodies or homemade cup cakes etc. It is always fun to stroll their sidewalks and shop till you drop!

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  • Sylvia

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    It’s an amazing building and I am so happy it’s in your neighborhood and you painted it so beautifully!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Not in my neighborhood, but I have been in a small church that was made into an art museum. It was nice and I do consider art to be very spiritual (in many cases).

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Stroll Through The Hood … the new and old one

DISCLAIMER: This Blog Post contains a picture with a peeing panda – some might think of it as totally inappropriate . If you have a problem with this, you might be better off looking at something else . Don’t email me to complain, don’t visit my blog anymore because I might post things like this again and for sure shield your precious kids’ eyes !

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A lot of times I get asked what inspires me. And one of my key answers is always “a stroll through the hood”. It might be street art, it might be thoughts or feelings connected with certain sights, it might be stuff I find to buy…in one way or the other you might find the photos, the thoughts, the feelings, the colors or anything from those strolls in my art journal, a mixed media project or a scrapbooking layout.

I would love to show you once a month what inspired me while strolling through my neighborhood. I hope you like the little insights into my daily life where I live . This is also a wonderful way for me to remind myself on the inspiring things in the hood. Maybe you get inspired by those posts and even invite ME to a stroll in YOUR hood – feel free to grab the logo and leave a comment for me on the post and share!

This time I am showing you some pictures of my stroll through my old hood in Germany – Hamburg (as I was there in May) and through the new hood in Jersey City :)

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Love this paste up by El Bocho and yes it was so right …because I saw it the morning I came into Hamburg right after the red eye flight…gotta love jet lag…not ;)

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Love this – one of my favorite junk stores with this fun sign reminding me of how much I miss German costumer service …not ;) – Sign reads: “The letters cost 1EUR and up! If you want to bargain because you think that is fun, you pay a higher price!”

If you know the rules you are fine, don’t you think? LOL

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Fun fun fun colors and tile art

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Miss this old squatted theater in the hood…yes, I know some of you might think of it as a terrible eye sore…I love it because this building is it’s last domain standing against tearing down wonderful old buildings in this hood and putting up new unaffordable apartment houses or another expensive empty office building.

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This paste up just made me laugh ….a lot

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and this

And now back to Jersey City – I love my new neighbor hood – there is so much to discover still:

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Here is a street in Little India- so colorful and oh the food ….so good!

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I love this probably 50s sign – and the fire stairs…

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The cast iron around the entrances – so beautiful – I guess it makes sense that this is also referred to as the New Orleans Alley. I met Walt who lives here all his life and is a “bit” older, he told me that the steel workers that lived here a hundred years ago, didn’t like this at all because this reminded them of work. I find it so fascinating how these things change with different people – I sure love it but I might think different if you would put computer screens around my entrance or easels !

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I love this mural by Alice Pasquini  – the colors make me swoon!

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Some pictures of a recent bicycle tour on Liberty State Island. It was beautiful -just a couple minutes and you are out there in some nature and you see the city skylines (Jersey City and New York City) and it is amazing – what a million dollar view…for free :)

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and another one for free

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and this…this is the old train station in Liberty State Park. After the immigrants arrived at Ellis Island and went through the whole ordeal of immigration, all the people that would not stay in New York would start their journey to the rest of America from this train station. Which is now falling apart. Sad…such an amazing place, so much history and so many stories behind it! You can almost hear the hustle and bustle.

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And then there is time for a picnic…with a free view of the Lady and crowded tourist ferries landing at her feed…or mine …or whatever.

I hope you enjoyed this stroll through my old and new hood , you must have liked it…I mean… I showed you a peeing panda, that is pretty impressive, don’t you think?  ;)

have a beautiful day!

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  • Vicki

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    I’ve never seen a peering Panda! Thank you!!

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  • Gerit

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    Love all of it, the peeing panda make me lol

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  • Sue Clarke

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    It’s so fun to see what you see Nat. I love the wrought iron and it’s interesting to think about it from a worker’s perspective that they don’t wish to see (at home). I tend to take pics with one shoe in the field of view too so I liked that one especially.

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  • Laura Strack

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    I love going on your strolls. Thanks for taking me with you. Some day, I would love to visit Hamburg or New York and your strolls entice me more and more.

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  • Kathy P

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    Awesome eye for the artistic elegance of a place, Nat! Loved that beautiful mural, too—AND that cute panda!!! You should some day take a trip to Charleston and Savannah- I think you would enjoy much scenic beauty in the homes and wrought iron and cityscapes there so much! Thanks for sharing this again with us here!

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      I love Charleston and Savannah. I have been there on my very first trip to the U.S. in 94- but def wanna go back ! Thanks for visiting me Kathy :)

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An Afternoon at MANA Contemporary in Jersey City

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My wonderful neighbor and new friend Elena (left) volunteers at Mana Contemporary here in Jersey City and told me that I’d had to go and visit it with her. She offered our friend Kim and me a private tour and so we did. We had a great afternoon – three artists – different fields: an actor, a furniture designer and mixed media artist – spending time together. Now, what is Mana Contemporary? Let me explain this cluster of warehouse buildings in the middle of my city or better Wikipedia explains:

“Mana is a cultural center that opened in May 2011. It provides services, spaces, and programming for artists, collectors, curators, performers, students, and community. It includes artist studios, exhibition spaces, and storage and on top an extension of the fine arts transportation department of Moishe’s Moving Systems.”

And so it could go on. Let me show you a video by Mana Contemporary from last year explaining some planned renovations- some of them already nowadays done – and you get a little sense of how huge and amazing that place is:

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So – as said we arrived at this amazing building and Elena took us on a tour  and we started with this exhibition by Milton Resnick :

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The scale of the work and the rooms, the light – just incredible – I am just posting some pictures to tell the story- but in truth- they do not do justice at all- you gotta go!!

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Be still my heart at the texture and brushstrokes of Milton Resnick. There is so much energy involved in this acidic color palette used . Love it.

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Love how his signature is part of the painting .

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Amazing.

Left and right to the gallery you have huge storage space for art work …and you walk past a dance rehearsal space shared by Karole Armitage’s and Shen Wei’s troupes, with a glass wall – because one of the immanent and important things happening at Mana is that you can see the process, visit the artists in their studio, you as a viewer can see the art take shape and that makes the whole thing even way more interesting and exciting. For the artists this is a great opportunity as they come out of their studios and eat together in the Mana Restaurant and talk to each other and can collaborate – what a dream …come true! There is nothing more inspiring and sparking in your work as an artist then the discussion and time with other artists. 

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A wonderful Judy Chicago exhibition – here a prototype of one of the Dinner Plates that is part of her installation The Dinner Party which is on permanent exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.

 

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Here is a part of her triptych Rainbow Man Composite

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We passed the Richard Meir Model Museum, which I would love to see one time

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Took a look inside Gary Lichtenstein‘s Screen Printing Studio ( I wanna work there for a couple weeks and learn all about it- sigh)

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We took a walk through some of the artist studios …hello …you and I have something in common ;)

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And then we walked over in the rain to the Glass Building with the exhibition

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Besides the stunning artwork – that building is just impressive – the light, the construction – and then you start taking in all the art work – again we had the whole space to ourselves – just the three of us…and the work of an unbelievable array of artists featured

Here are a few of my faves: This is by Serban Ionescu – Dow Isolation Town

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Ai Weiwei with Colored Vases

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 Jay Battle – The Execution of History –

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and last but not least I show you this by Will Kurtz

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There is so much more to see – so if you are in the area- go and take in the whole experience. If you are in NYC – it is super easy to get to Mana – and it is well worth it. Am I kinda proud to have this in my hood? – you bet I am – this is cool! You are surrounded by stunning artwork, you get the real deal with the breathtaking building and curation and …no admission…yes you heard right – ZERO…and you get a free tour -so …And btw…guess who is more than excited about the news that in her hood a  Street Art and Graffiti Museum will be opened by Mana too? Yep…yours truly.

And how to get to Mana from NYC? Check out this video ..and if you happen to go…shoot me a message – maybe I will join you and even have a nice coffee with you…because I cannot wait to go again – inspiration right in my hood! And if you do not wanna go…well your loss! ;)

Thank you Elena, for this great afternoon and a great tour – you are such an inspiration !

Nat

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  • Sue Abell

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    If I ever get up that way I definitely want to go there and check it out!!!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    OMGosh…this is such an exciting place to share with us Nat!!!
    The tour must have been fabulous and the space is to die for…of course I love the dogs the most of what you posted. To see the art as it’s created is such a wonderful part of the art experience for sure. I will have to plan a trip at some point when life allows.

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On The Flip Side – Canvas

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My new canvas “On The Flip Side” – Jersey City in the background and “our” Lady Liberty . Why “our”? Well…it is in our yard and faces New York…go figure ;)

What a symbol this statue carries, how much hope and how many dreams are connected with it – amazing.

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I can see her from my studio window and from the deck and it makes me always happy… What a view when I had my brand new green card in my pocket and we looked for an apartment…it was like a promise for good times to come. So far there are very good times… maybe Lady Liberty is my token of luck ;)

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I played with a different background this time and I like the outcome a lot.

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Have a wonderful and promising day !

Nat

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  • Kelly Belton

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    Wow Nat, I really love this. The colours are beautiful, the painting is beautiful. I think you’re on to something with that Lady Liberty inspiration thing- it really seems to work for you! This is my favorite. More please!

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  • Gina Sismilich

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    Nat – that is a fabulous painting! Really love it

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  • Laurie Hunt

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    Hi Natalie. I don’t leave comments all that often but I’m out in the “blogosphere” always with an eye on what you are doing. I have to say that I am loving your recent canvases of your jersey city home. I especially like what you’ve done with this one. I agree this new background is a keeper. But then I’m a sucker for blues and purples! Lady liberty is also an American icon that I love. I remember seeing her as a kid being amazed that she was green and not shiny brass or copper like the little replicas that I had seen!

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  • Denise Spillane

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    Wow Nat, this is so beautiful! It is sort of the view my dad had from his office in the twin towers. No he wasn’t there for 9/11 he had already passed but I know he would love this painting. Maybe even more then me, that is up for debate. I sure love it.

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  • Kathy P.

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    This is so awesome, Nat, and I am thrilled that you have ‘fallen in love’ with our lady….she is truly something special. I am jealous that you can just look out your window and see her every day!

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  • Brend

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    Love the Statue of Liberty ! I love taking out of town visitors on the Beast cruise (it’s a 30 minute high speed boat ride)for an up close view of her and the skyline.

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  • Amante del Papel

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    is a stunning work!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    How awesome is that for a view to wake up and create to!
    Thanks for sharing your canvas…nice one.

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  • Laura Strack

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    This is so beautiful, Nathalie! What an inspiring view you have from your studio. No wonder your art just keeps getting more gorgeous.

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Dixon Mills ArtShow

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A couple weeks ago we had a little art show with artwork of the artists living at Dixon Mills and for the residents of Dixon Mills. It was a fun social event in our Social Club and I think there were about 60-70 people. It was not only awesome to be able to show some of my work, but also to connect with the other artists in our old factory buildings and to connect with neighbors. It wasn’t a public event- so I didn’t invite everyone I knew – but I had my sweet friend Julie Fei-Fan Balzer and my friend J. coming over. Hubs unfortunately had to travel.

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Kim and Josh from Josh Urso Design showed some of their wonderful knoop (dutch for knots) tables and the gorgeous light below (WANT – I love their lamps too!). They create really awesome furniture and lamps with all kinds of awesome and sometimes unexpected materials and resin.

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Also one of our Residence Artists is Donna Greenberg, a known polymer clay artist. She brought some of her jewelry and beautiful home decor items.

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And here is us waving to our friend Anke: we found out that we both know Anke Humpert from Germany quite well. Anke and I have met several times doing Mixed Media things together and now she is super thriving in polymer clay art and knows Donna well. (The world is so small…it is not only a saying – remember- I met Maeghan at NAMTA in Pittsburgh- she was at the Artshow too- Loveee her – and when we talked it turned out she lives in the same building – CRAZY!)

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There were also lot’s of wonderful photographs, glass painting art, mixed media collages and watercolor paintings – but I stink at taking photos when I talk so much- I always forget to take photos when I am talking with so many people. It was a great little show and a wonderful evening and I got a lot of positive reactions and inquiries about my work – including emails the next day. Yes there will be prints. These originals will not be sold yet as they are part of a bigger work theme. Thank you for all of those there and for being so supportive about my work! Here is my big fat happy grin at the end of the show :)

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This would be the perfect time to stop this post…huh? Wait wait…you have not seen Julie, right? Well- kind of …she is standing behind the knoop table. But – Julie actually slept over and we had a VERY long night, talking and planning and laughing. And then this is how a joint fashionable jammie day looks like ;)

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She wrote all about our Art Slumber Party here. I do love her- what a good friend she is – and how awesome , she lives so close now..It is 45 mins – btw- she is a true New Yorker whining, if they have to travel outside their little island, but over an hour traveling inside the city to Brooklyn is totally cool- LOL. It takes me as long to Downtown Manhattan as her = 20 mins ; tsss ;) But sorry, I was shifting away..here is Julie writing down our evil plans to take over the art world …

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And here is me holding up a hostess gift she painted in my studio, trying out my beloved Liquitex Markers…pretty cool. She made sure I hold it up high enough to cover up my Yankees Hoodie – she as a true Red Sox Fan had a hard time looking at it – snigger (I am not even a fan…I am European – I have no clue about Baseball – it is just a nice cozy hoodie- LOL).

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And that was it…amazing night, amazing day- I was so inspired and full of energy afterwards (despite the fact we slept about 3 hours and I had to teach Friday night ;) ) – I cannot wait until the next Artshow and Art Slumber Party ;)

Have a gorgeous day

Nat

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  • Josh Urso Design

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    We are so lucky to live in a community that is creative, diverse, and FUN! Thank you for the coverage Nat!!

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  • anke humpert

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    Hooo wohh Nat, I totally missed this post and just saw it while trying to chatch up! Thank you for mentioning me and I love, love love the picture of you and Donna!!! I really think I need to get over and see you two and if Julie could also join us, I would absolutly love that.
    Big hugs and take care until or paths cross again ( hopefully soon!)
    Anke

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Yes – come over!!!! We could have a fun day :)
      Huge hugs to you too!!!!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    So is Dixon Mills a place to live as well as a place to have a studio.
    How wonderful to be surrounded by that many creative people in your everyday life. Looks like you and Julie had a fun (almost sleepless) adventure.

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Watertower Canvas or The Yea or Nay Question

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This is my latest canvas which is a 24×20″ one.

It is pretty textured as I layered Cheesecloth, Bark and Canvas cloth onto the painted background. I worked with Liquitex Acrylic Inks and Paints on the Background

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Then used some Liquitex Professional Spray Paints

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and lastly painted and touched everything up using Winsor & Newton Oilbars. (I just bought them and gosh do I love them!)

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I will show this canvas among others in my Gentrification series today at an art show done by artists of and for residents of Dixon Mills here in Jersey City.

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I am excited and nervous to show my work- it will be a small show but still :) My motto today is “The master failed more times then you have even tried” …so here you go, I am putting myself out there and it will be fine :) I am excited to see what people think of it- I am not planning or expecting on selling the work yet but it is the start of whole series with  lot more paintings on the Gentrification topic that I have in mind .  My dream would be a big exhibition on this topic- one can dream, right? But, since a couple of you emailed me and asked if I would sell the one or the other canvas, I was thinking of doing prints of them though- what do you think? Yea or Nay?

Have a wonderful day !

Nat

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Comments (14)

  • Gina Sismilich

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    I’m sorry I never commented before – but I absolutely love your large canvases of buildings and pieces of places you live. They are dynamic and full of marvelous color – I would be surprised if you didn’t sell some-prints – definitely. Good luck with the show

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  • Jeanne

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    Love the texture and color on this canvas!!

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  • Jeanne

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    Love the texture and color on thi done!!

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  • Jean Goza

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    Love the art and the idea of being able to buy a print. I say go for it! Have fun with the show.

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  • Laura S

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    Good Luck at the show!! I’m sure you will sell some of your beautiful work. Yay to the prints!

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  • MaoMaoKitty

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    The show looked great! Can’t wait to plan a collaboration. A colorful and other-worldly collaboration! We were thinking something during the fall Jersey City Open Studio weekend… If you haven’t been before, it can be a pretty big deal. Love ya! Kim

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  • Barb J

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    A big YAY!!!!!!!
    Let us know about the outcome of your art show.

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  • Jackie P Neal

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    I say yea! And I really think you picked a the perfect pieces from your art to show- Love them all! Good Luck!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    One word reply=
    YES!

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  • Antje

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    Love those colors – it’s a great canvas!

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  • Robinn

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    Today’s canvas (5/8) is absolutely stunning!! I like your work but this painting just blew me out of the water!! I hope your show goes well and you sell at least a few canvases!

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  • Karen D'Angelo

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    YES ABSOLUTELY – 100% – Same size too.

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  • Janene

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    I like the subject and layout, but the color puts me off because it looks like the whole place is burning. I would not buy anything that had flames all around the buildings.

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