Kirkin' Out

It's Artomatic time again!

2008-05-05T14:13:00.002-04:00

What would you say to ~1000 artists and musicians coming together for a month in DC to showcase their work? Those of you that aren't saying "Get a life!" may appreciate the following information:

Artomatic
May 9 - June 15
1200 First St NE, Washington

I plan on being at the event a lot during the next month, and will definitely be there the following days...

Friday May 9th, evening
Sunday May 18th, 2pm (for a Washington Glass School tour!)
Thursday May 22nd, evening (my band is playing, see below!)
Friday May 23rd, 5-10pm
Friday June 6th, 5-10pm
Sunday June 8th, 2pm (for a Washington Glass School tour!)

...if you can make it down while I'm there, I'd be happy to show you my work and the work of my favorite local artists. Or if that makes you uncomfortable, we could just glance at each other and quickly look away.

I should have pictures of my artwork at Artomatic posted to this blog soon.

For those of you planning to attend the opening night party: once you've had your fill of art for the evening, head over to The Red and Black just a few blocks away and come see my band, OmegaBand, top off a night of local bands. More info on that show here.

For those of you that can't get enough of OmegaBand: we'll be playing at Artomatic on Thursday May 22nd, 8:30PM!

Blog Press for Glass3

2008-03-04T13:45:00.002-05:00

Daily Campello Art News posted a review of the Glass3 exhibit in Georgetown. Among others, I was mentioned....

" I also liked Sean Hennessey’s and Kirk Waldroff's wall pieces, where both artists excel at using glass as a mean to deliver complex visual works that demand interpretation, rather than just admiration."

View the full review here.

Glass3

2008-02-13T00:07:00.008-05:00

I've just finished work on three new pieces in preparation for an upcoming exhibit entitled: Glass3. Glass art institutions in three cities (Washington, DC, Toledo, Ohio, and Sunderland, England) that have a strong tradition in glass art (read more about that here at: Daily Campello Art News) have hand-picked artists to represent them here in Washington, DC in the heart of Georgetown. The opening reception will be Thursday, February 21st 6-8pm at The Shops at Georgetown Park. 3222 M Street, N.W., Wisconsin Avenue Entrance

More about the exhibit here, also at Daily Campello Art News
Here are the pieces I'm hanging...

The Serpent and the Elephant. 30"x16"x5", glass and spruce

The Willow and the Mole. 30"x16"x5", glass and maple

Our Slow Sinking. 30"x16"x5", glass and spruce

Artomatic 2007

2007-04-14T13:11:00.000-04:00

After a steady two weeks of frantic preparation, last night Artomatic opened in Crystal City. Some early favorites of mine -- Elizabeth Lundberg Morisette, Katie McKelvie, Steve Strawn, and Novie Trump. As in previous years, there's a lot of not-so-good, BUT, as always there are definitely some gems. Not that I ever want to become a critic, but the four mentioned above are certainly worth checking out.

I'll be at the event the following dates/times:
Sun April 15th, 11:30 - 4:30
Wed April 18th, 6-11
Fri April 27th, 6-11
Sat April 28th, 11:30-4:30

Here are some (poor) photos of the work I'm showing this year....

Press for Lovebirds

2007-02-12T19:41:00.000-05:00

Robin Tierney mentioned my name (along with Washington Glass School guru Michael Janis and a few others) in the Washington Examiner in a review of the Lovebirds exhibit. Thanks again to Elyse at Gallery Neptune for the opportunity, and thanks to Robin Tierney for the mention!

Read the reivew here!

Here are my pieces in the exhibit.

Illustration Friday - crash

2007-02-10T18:44:00.000-05:00

Another Illustration Friday post...

Press for Lovebirds

2007-02-10T18:36:00.000-05:00

Local arts writer Robin Tierney wrote a piece about the Lovebirds exhibit I'm in at Gallery Neptune for the Examiner. Read it!

Illustration Friday - Sprout

2007-02-05T22:36:00.000-05:00

Another Illustration Friday post. Inspired by an image a good friend put in my head about sprouting wings.

Lovebirds at Gallery Neptune

2007-02-01T00:48:00.000-05:00

I'll be showing three prints at Gallery Neptune this month (February 4-24) along with Lisa Brotman, Elyse Harrison, Laurel Hausler, Michael Janis, John Lancaster, Matthew Lawrence, and David Wallace.

There will be a gallery reception Sunday February 4th from 2-5, and I'd love to see you there!

The show is entitled Lovebirds - can you guess why? Here are the prints I'm showing, they are of a dear friend Jamie Look and her beloved bird Poppy...

"I'm a Frickin Genius" 8"x8" Woodcut on Unryu

"Yo Quiero Taco Bell" 8"x8" Woodcut on Unryu

"Poppy and Jamie" 16"x8" Woodcut on Unryu

(btw, "I'm a Frickin Genius" and "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" are two of many phrases Poppy loves to say)

I'm teaching a class at the Washington Glass School

2007-02-01T00:38:00.000-05:00

Attention glass artists and printmakers!

I'll be teaching "Translating Wood Cut Printing Blocks Into Glass" - a three part class at the Washington Glass School (Thursday, Feb 22, March 1, 8). Learn how to create a three-dimensional glass panel using the same carved wood used to make a woodcut print.

The Omega Band - Chief Ike's Mambo Room

2006-11-17T19:38:00.000-05:00

A kind soul shot this vid of my band at Chief Ike's. We play DC bars 'n' such regularly, check out our website...

www.omegband.net

...or our myspace page...

www.myspace.com/omegaband

...if you want to know more, or join the mailing list

The Omega Band with new backup vocals performing live at DIA DE LOS MUTINY - ART and MUSIC CELEBRATION - Thursday, November 2nd 9:00P - Chief Ike's Mambo Room 1725 Columbia Road, NW Wash, DC - Adam's Morgan. Note: 6 artists, 4 canvases, 3 bands, 7 guitars, 21 cymbals...and much more

Press for Three

2006-11-14T23:28:00.000-05:00

Local art critc and gallery owner Lenny Campello mentioned my current exhibit and included a pic of one of my pieces in an article for the Old Town Crier (Alexandria) Thanks Lenny!

http://www.oldtowncrier.com/gallerybeat.cfm

"Three" at Gallery Neptune

2006-10-29T13:38:00.000-05:00

November 2nd through Nov 25th I will be exhibiting at Gallery Neptune in Bethesda as part of an exhibition entitled "Three" featuring work by myself and two other local artists: Kim Bentley and Rion Hoffman.

The owner of the gallery, Elyse Harrision, has written a beautiful piece about the show...www.galleryneptune.com/currentInvite.html

There will be two receptions for the exhibition, please try to attend: Saturday, November 4th 7-9pm (artists' reception) and Friday, November 10th 6-9pm as part of the monthly Bethesda Art Walk.

Gallery Neptune
4808 Auburn AveBethesda, MD
20814301-718-0809
www.galleryneptune.com

brown bag and some blog press

2006-06-09T08:46:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I delivered my first "artist talk" at the Printmakers Gallery. It was very successful...10-15 attended and most appeared engaged and interested. Special thanks to Sean Hennessey who took time off from his busy schedule to help discuss the concrete techniques I used for the show and also to Michael Janis who provided me with very detailed information to present about the glass techniques. Thanks also to everyone that showed up. It inspired me to make a photo journal to descibe the processes I used for the show.

Also, thought I'd note that I got a mention on DC Art News and Sean Hennessey offers his thoughts on the show at his blog Paint and Plaster. ...and drum roll please....Wonkette mentioned the show as "Cute woodcuts by Kirk Waldroff" under the post "6/9 To Do: Bouffants, Buffalonians, or the Homosexual Agenda" (not sure how I fit in there). Thanks Sean, Lenny, and Wonkette for the mention!

my first gallery solo

2006-06-05T12:05:00.001-04:00

On Memorial Day I installed my first solo gallery show at the Washington Printmakers Gallery. The show includes traditional printmaking techniques such as woodcut and linocuts, as well as never before seen techniques that combine new glass and concrete casting processes with the printmaking process.

To view images from the show click here

Art Mondays

2006-03-01T10:50:00.000-05:00

For the past several months, I've been getting together with fellow artists Kristina Bilonick, Rania Hassan, and Sean Hennessy on Monday nights to create collaborative pieces.

It started out as a once a week meeting at each other's studios to make large collages on paper. However, currently we've been meeting out at a bar or cafe to make smaller drawings.

This past Monday, we met at the Argonaut - Rated "Best New Bar" by the Art Monday group - it is by far the best spot we've found to work, and the staff seem to genuinely appreciate us being there! (and they've added a photo of us working!)

We've set up a blog to document our work...Art Monday. Check it out!

Glass Blowing at Penland

2006-02-21T16:44:00.000-05:00

I spent this past weekend at Penland School of Crafts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. 15 of us went as part of a special class offered to the Washington Glass School. Below are some pieces I made along with substantial help from fellow student Lynette and a patient and talented TA - Char...

Illustration Friday - Simple

2006-02-12T17:41:00.000-05:00

My second go at Illustration Friday. I chose Langston Hughes to represent this week's topic of 'Simple' because of his stories about Simple.

Past Illustration Friday posts...
Cats

Getting ready for my June show

2006-02-09T15:36:00.000-05:00

In June I'll be having my very first solo art exhibition. I'm already getting nervous about being prepared because I'm a notorious procrastinator. I'm feeling good about it though, because I'm off to a great start. This past weekend I spent some time at the Washington Glass School working on a glass piece for the show.

I start with a woodblock carving (which I will later pull prints from)...

Then, thanks to the wonders of a technique the fellas at the Glass School have been developing, I create a cast glass replica of the carving...

This opens the door to a lot of possibilities and fulfills a personal goal of mine to expand printmaking methods into other mediums. Imagine how many types of images I can now create based on one woodblock carving!

Many many thanks to Mike Janis, Tim Tate, and Erwin Timmers at the Washington Glass School for their patient and invaluable help on this project!

Max and Emma

2006-01-23T01:38:00.000-05:00

Here's a piece I'm working on for an upcoming exhibition called "Cupidity" at Neptune Gallery in Bethesda. Acrylic and colored pencil on wood.

Illustration Friday - Cats

2006-01-21T11:18:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday is a cool grass-roots-y-ish art project. It's simple, they give a topic each Friday, and everyone illustrates it. Obviously, the topic this week is cats. Thanks to a shoofly and a scenic artisan (both of whom I work with in a collaborative art group) for telling me about it!

Miriam's Kitchen

2006-01-20T00:33:00.000-05:00

I'm tired because I got up too early this morning, and couldn't sleep last night. Why? Who knows about the insomnia, but as for getting up too early...looks like once a month, God willin' and the creek don't rise, I'll be helping out at Miriam's Kitchen. The shift runs from 6 to 8. I'm not writing this to toot my horn, I'm writing as segue to: it's cold and people need clothes. SO if you have clothes that are in good shape that you'd like to get rid of, check out what they are currently in need of. The operation there is AMAZINGLY impressive, so any donations are in good hands.

Oh, and also, there are some talented artists that both eat and volunteer there, so if you're ever up for spending a morning volunteering you'll get to see some interesting stuff.

this is ONLY a test

2006-01-19T10:54:00.000-05:00

this is a test of the emergency blogcast system.