Todd Bartel's Comments

Thanks so much Todd! I look forward to being more active here on the site and getting to know everyone's work and exchanging ideas and feedback. Appreciate the kind words.

thanks to your Blog!

No digital imaging. These pieces are very hard to photograph. There are three layers that you "see" as you look at the piece. I used paper, a transparency of the girl and a piece of mica.

I do, Todd,  if you click on the photo you will see the title for each. 

Todd, I'm very inspired by your work which I've now had some time to explore...the relationship with nature, and the commitment to collage and assemblage (which is nature itself) and also the ultimate recycler..something you recognized as your calling early in your career. You've given me inspiration, and confidence.  LS

http://www.beatricewood.com/gift_shop/book_i_shock_myself.html

See if this comes through.  If not, put I Shock Myself in a search engine...you'll also find lots of images.  LS

Love the reference to Duchamp...In my former life edited the autobio of ceramicist Beatrice Wood, I Shock Myself.  She was one of his lovers, and her work was  influenced by him...in fact, she had a piece at the 1912 NY Armory Show (which is getting some recent attention).  Duchamp was the first to bring pure function into the definition of art... LS

Thanks Todd.  Yes, modularity is a form of collage.  Thanks for seeing that!  LS

Thank you for going above and beyond as a curator, artist and teacher, not only going through the rigors of the selection process, but then putting together a book of "Strange Glue", and even a virtual exhibition of those who didn't make the physical space, http://thompsongallery.blog.com/image-gallery-strange-glue-virtual-exhibition-3/
Your energy must be boundless!

Great! I'm looking forward to it.

Thanks Todd, nice to meet you too! I'm building my profile. Yor profile is very interesting.

Hi Todd,

Speaking of the best stuff on this site, are you going to document Strange Glue?

Catalog/book, maybe?  A lot of work but could be stunning.

Regards,

Ken

Just discovered this site, nice to see fellow travelers. I think your stuff is the best thing on here!

Thanks so much Todd - it's mutual appreciation - I love your work!

Yes I'm very much drawn to anything pre 1940 really it's the colours, textures and smells of the materials - I particularly love the memories and emotions they might hold. I pick up stuff that has been discarded and hope to work it back in to say something about the emotions all of us experience and how we experience memory.

Thank you!

Will be back next week to upload stuff and have a more careful look. your work looks very interesting as well!

Hi Todd--thanks for your kind comment.  The combination of history, landscape and materials you put together is worthy of many viewings.    Lili

Thanks, Todd. Love your work, especially intrigued by your materials, e.g. moose hair.

WIll post photo of my work when I can figure out the mechanics.

Gwenn

Hi Todd, I wish I could say there was a guiding principle but right now I really relish the little things, the opportunities and connections that present themselves when I sifting through all my detritus looking for that right piece. The spontaneity is the thing for me lately...maybe that is a guiding principle?

How about you?

Thank you Todd for your kind message! I love your artwork!