a stitch in the ditch

working in Indiana

2011-12-30T01:36:00.001-05:00

parts

2011-12-30T01:34:00.001-05:00

The meterial

2011-12-30T01:30:00.001-05:00

just the two of us

2011-05-22T10:24:00.003-05:00

day two!

2011-05-19T21:42:00.001-05:00

Working away, reviling the second layer, I found lots of hair in the mortar today.

new work , Rooms to Let Art Space

2011-05-18T22:49:00.003-05:00

Here are some images of my work in progress at the Rooms To Let Art Space. My process involves chiseling out an imagined room-scape in two layers. The space has a few indicators at to who previously occupied it, predominantly there were several Hanna Montana stickers. I decided to trace the room as if it was occupied not so long ago, while in a second layer illuminate an older occupant. In this process I am considering the future of the house that will be gutted, and rehabbed with new walls. The gutting of traces of former occupants became interesting to me and an attention to address this loss as well as renewal.

Melissa Vogley Woods new prints

2011-05-04T21:56:00.000-05:00

Melissa Vogley Woods new prints

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Melissa Vogley Woods new prints

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Melissa Vogley Woods new prints

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Melissa Vogley Woods new prints

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Work from the shows in Germany

2010-07-13T11:16:00.004-05:00

I realized I had not posted images of the work that went overseas, here are a few images.
Quilted house 2, A quiet street, and Dialogue , 2010
xo M

Curating, houseWARNING

2010-07-13T11:11:00.003-05:00

Here is the mailer for an exhibition I am curating that opens up in August, It have been a lot of work but equally rewarding experience. This exhibition came from my current fascination with houses. This experience has really shown be what goes into the organization and execution of putting on a show like this, whooo hooo!

key works in Progress...

2010-02-26T11:22:00.002-05:00

Thanks everyone who sent me you r key pics! If you want to participate, send a photo of you keys held up by your house key

Thanks!!

sewing with pliers

2010-02-13T09:16:00.002-05:00

I got these large banners made months ago, and finally figured out what to do with them.

working on the wall, literally

2009-10-20T21:56:00.002-05:00

writing

2009-10-02T13:26:00.002-05:00

it's the season of writing proposals, here I am in my studio materials behind me, computer in front of me, and a window.

SBS

2009-09-29T14:16:00.000-05:00

New projects

2009-05-22T20:17:00.002-05:00

what am I up to... Well, the Exhibition I direct is gearing up and this is the time of the year this blog gets a little sparse! I am still committed to daily blogging on studio snapshot.

have a great summer!Go to studio snapshot !

Today at Studio Snapshot

2009-05-15T11:17:00.006-05:00

the Beerhorst's share thier world with us at Studio snapshot...have a look.

boarded up love

2009-05-06T23:34:00.003-05:00

new drawings

2009-05-03T14:48:00.000-05:00

2009-04-23T15:35:00.003-05:00

I am posting daily at studio snapshot, during this time of promoting my work and looking for galleries, this blog has become a bit neglected! I don't want to loose you all together, so please check out studio snapshot.

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2009-04-21T19:06:00.001-05:00

colossal stack of show I am entering...wish me luck!

2009-04-20T14:58:00.001-05:00

See this stack of papers! I am sending out applications for shows!! Sort of like casting out 50 fishing lines to get a bite! Hee Hee!

felt

2009-04-15T10:02:00.003-05:00

Here is a peice that was created for the show made of felt, this was the first felt piece, I was thinking of the remaining pieces of clothes once all the quilt pieces where cut out of them. I thought I would chart the life of objects by just there profile. Also I thought of representing a family unit, and there is a red thread weaves them together.

drawing

2009-04-13T14:59:00.002-05:00

Drawing on my photographs, sorry this pic i took with my computer camera, the old cannon needs a charge

blow off

2009-04-09T23:15:00.003-05:00

I think after several trips out these past few weeks that it is time for me to print and draw.

black and white

2009-04-08T21:32:00.000-05:00

community quilt bee, quilt is finished!

2009-04-06T15:48:00.001-05:00

The community quilt is finished, thank you to all who participated!

new work

2009-04-02T21:53:00.004-05:00

Some work from my solo exhibition at Wehrle gallery

neighborhood gone

2009-04-01T21:33:00.005-05:00

I am shooting against time, tring to get lots of houses before the leaves burst out and start blocking them.
East side, Columbus

east rich

2009-03-31T23:25:00.004-05:00

Took this photo today, near champion on the east side.

Columbus dispatch, review

2009-03-29T12:59:00.002-05:00

EXHIBIT | OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
Fiber pieces explore notions of feminine identity
Sunday, March 29, 2009 7:15 AM
BY CHRISTOPHER A. YATES

The fiber artwork of Melissa Vogley Woods is about dichotomy and uncertainty.
The pieces on view in Ohio Dominican University's Wehrle Gallery probe many levels of meaning.

Woods contrasts the past with the present, the feminine ideal with contemporary realities and childlike innocence with worldly troubles.

Almost every work is a dialogue with a quilt pattern called "Sunbonnet Sue." The pattern typically features a pioneer girl in a dress wearing a bonnet. Originating in the 1800s, the character suggests innocence and purity, and the pattern reeks of cuteness.

In Woods' hands, though, it becomes a symbol for uncertain identity. As a character, Sunbonnet Sue represents a nostalgic desire for the past. But, because we never see her face, she is, in essence, an empty vessel.

Woods twists the idea of purity with humor.

In a series of six separate images, Sunbonnet Sue is shown carrying different items. The titles all begin with I'm Sorry I Can't Shake Your Hand Right Now, I'm Too Busy . . . and conclude with a description of the object she casually carries under her arm -- trash, a church and a temple. In one, she points a missile.

For The Columbus Dispatch on two translucent layers (one with the image of the White House and one with a church), Leader Confusion questions conflicts between church and state. Multiple Sunbonnet Sues cling to both buildings. A rabbit symbol overlaps the structures, suggesting a need to reconsider values and beliefs.

Works with sheer, layered fabric are the strongest. A union of technique and form, they lead the viewer to thoughts of memory or the passage of time. In Leaning on a Crowd Cloud, a female figure is supported, pestered or perhaps overburdened by a host of Sunbonnet Sues. Stacked on top of one another, they hang from the figure's back and look like the feathers on an angel's wing. With the past on her side, Sunbonnet Sue seems to behave with both constructive guidance and vengeful malice.

At the heart of the exhibit is the question of feminine identity.

Historically, the art world has dismissed traditional craft. Burdened by stereotypes and sexism, quilting has always been "women's work." Expanding on the notion, Sunbonnet Sue is simply a vessel for "every woman." Tossed and turned by societal expectations, she is both driven and conflicted, powerful and weak.

With humor and insight, Woods produces meditations on the complexities of contemporary life. Deceptively simple, her message is clever and engaging.

yellow and orange

2009-03-27T23:33:00.000-05:00

Newark, Ohio

goodbye

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trailer trashed

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Studio Snapshot

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serging, originally uploaded by -astronette-.

Come check out my other blog, I am having so much fun with it! Come meet artists and see inside their studio's!

the shirt I made, now back to work!

2009-03-18T14:25:00.006-05:00

Ohio Dominican University Solo exhibition

2009-03-18T14:19:00.000-05:00

I took photos of the space today, it is so fantastic, thanks ODU!!

I want to make a shirt!

2009-03-16T21:00:00.004-05:00

I have a few friends Alissa, and Amy D who can make any kind of outfit imaginable, and with my" taking it easy week" I am going to attempt a shirt Yikes!! Yes I am scared...stay tuned!

Opening at ODU

2009-03-15T20:50:00.005-05:00

It was great seeing everone! I managed to take a few photos durring the Opening at Ohio Dominican University.

Columbus Alive!

2009-03-12T21:20:00.002-05:00

Thank you so much Melissa, Nikki and Columbus Alive!

Ohio Dominican show going up!

2009-03-10T23:28:00.003-05:00

Laying out a show is like creating the final piece.

new work in progress...

2009-03-06T14:45:00.000-05:00

Hello new artwork in progress, I think I like you!

boarded houses

2009-03-03T10:34:00.005-05:00

I nave been incorporating photography in some work, I just came home from shooting around my aunt's house in Franklinton. here are houses around Avondale St. I went to visit her and it was sad how many houses where boarded up since my last visited.

Introducing: Studio Snapshot

2009-02-28T22:10:00.005-05:00

I am happy to introduce Studio Snapshot, a little blog that will feature people working in their studios. I am fascinated by where people work, how they manage a studio, and how they create a space to make things.

Ohio Dominican University Solo exhibition

2009-02-27T23:11:00.002-05:00

Here is the card for my upcoming exhibition, and an image of one of the pieces. posts are few these days, finishing detail for the show! :)

rabbits

2009-02-24T15:27:00.002-05:00

My second yellow rabbit piece, I cut the original in half, so now I am using the remaining piece, some times you just need to cut your artwork in half!

My show in two weeks!!!

2009-02-23T11:20:00.002-05:00

Ohio Dominican University, Wehrle Art Gallery Needle and Paint: New Work by Melissa Vogley Woods
March 15 - April 24, 2009
Opening: Sunday, March 15, 1-3:30 pm

new work in process

2009-02-17T16:58:00.001-05:00

And the pieces come together.....

new work in process

2009-02-16T20:56:00.002-05:00

A little glimps of my new piece. Side note, I feed crocodiles at a crocodile "Farm" as a collage job. The two aren't related. But I look at crocs with a strange fondness.

new quilt arrives

2009-02-14T22:24:00.002-05:00

SBS in process, looks nice with the yellow tracing paper on top, my favorite paper for drawing and such.

old work

2009-02-12T22:14:00.000-05:00

An early piece, circa, 1994 ish

objects in my studio

2009-02-11T20:02:00.006-05:00

Don't tread on my thread.

new work in process

2009-02-09T23:11:00.003-05:00

This is newish, I stopped working on it for awhile, but, I think it's coming along. This was started in Dresden, Germany and It's one of those pieces the you like/hate/like/hate lets hope it lands on like!

columbus Arts Festival

2009-02-08T13:29:00.002-05:00

Day 2 of the Columbus Arts Festival jurying meeting, well, we are all done! Here are my fellow jurors. Thanks GCAC for having me!

Columbus Arts Festival

2009-02-08T00:39:00.002-05:00

Picture from day one of jurying the Columbus Arts Festival, it was really interesting and fun, there was so much good work!

strange Ohio

2009-02-07T00:38:00.001-05:00

this is not so strange, I just got a thing for log trucks.

speaking in front of cameras

2009-02-05T22:53:00.000-05:00

I spoke to the Columbus City Council today. I was so very nervous, when I saw the take from the television broadcast I didn't sound as bad as I thought, I spoke on behalf of GCAC and in support of arts funding. This is an image of the room.

goal!

2009-02-05T10:23:00.005-05:00

I have a new goal to add to the list! get invited to create produces for artware editions, in this picture, Phoebe Washburn's wall paper design, "Wood wall" WOW

studio snapshot

2009-02-03T19:08:00.003-05:00

Today I stated to take photos of friends studios. this is Rick Borg's tool box. I am starting an "artist's in their studio's" blog and will launch next month. So stay tuned.

new work in process

2009-02-02T23:43:00.001-05:00

In prossess, no title yet ,and still working on how this will hang, but I like the progress, this is the felt piece. it looks pretty nice next to my orange wall.

objects in my studio

2009-02-01T22:54:00.002-05:00

The old sketchbook stack. these have traveled with me for years, I would say they are from about 1986-1995. I seem to sketch my ideas onto scraps and what ever is in front of me these days.

strange Ohio

2009-01-31T23:39:00.002-05:00

I took this photo a few months ago, but thought it would make a good saturday night post, This water tower has since been removed, but I wish I could have been there when that bad boy fell!

objects in my studio

2009-01-30T23:55:00.002-05:00

This is a doll made by Megan Whitmarsh, it hangs on one of my light fixture that WILL eventually be painted orange, or red. This was made around 1990-ish, and was a gift. Sorry Megan if the lady looks grim, its just the lighting, it is actually quite cheery up there.

objects in my studio

2009-01-29T21:30:00.001-05:00

Doll, circa 1989, made in Kansas City, at the time not one of my favorite but it has grown on me.

strange Ohio

2009-01-28T21:37:00.006-05:00

Strangely beautiful house draped in black cloth, downtown columbus

new work in process

2009-01-28T21:30:00.002-05:00

Laying down the second layer......

my view

2009-01-28T17:40:00.005-05:00

a full blown winter day.

new work in process

2009-01-28T17:33:00.009-05:00

A view of my latest "portrait in the in a crown series", the threads will rain down from the crowd cloud.

Sorry my website is down :( click here for my flickr site

2009-01-28T11:20:00.001-05:00

Gorging robins, Sunbonnet Sue river, and Pin cushion ally

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my other job

2009-01-26T15:58:00.003-05:00

Painted at Charles Wince's house today, hello me!

new work in process

2009-01-26T09:33:00.001-05:00

Here is a new piece in progress, no title yet, this in made of wool felt, such a satisfying material to work with, I must say!

scrap pile

2009-01-24T23:23:00.005-05:00

The fury has begun... about 1 month to go untill the Opening at Ohio Dominican. The scrap piles are beginning to look like art to me...hummmmm

plush SBS

2009-01-24T20:15:00.001-05:00

Here cowers a Sunbonnet Sue plush, poor thing, what shall become of her~

nice!

2009-01-23T19:33:00.005-05:00

I found this on calamitykim.typepad.com, NICE!

there are rabbits in my studio

2009-01-22T14:31:00.003-05:00

I got this pink rabit a while ago, I'm sure it was from Amos center, back in my pink art days... I like its pink on pink look.
And yes it has two ears.
And yes, It is a fuzzy rabbit bank.
And yes that is the Bob Ross, The Joy of Painting Book.
And yes, that is the Guide to Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky book...
because you never know....

sunbonnet Sue's in waiting

2009-01-21T15:10:00.001-05:00

In limbo, and its so sad

The other artists in my studio

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Some pages...

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sketch book project

2009-01-16T15:41:00.004-05:00

The before pic of my entry into the sketchbook project, I am painting people I know according to cloth or patterns I most remember them by. The theme of this collaborative project is people you know.

There's a Cat in the studio!

2009-01-15T17:55:00.002-05:00

Cat, the person that is, and thank my lucky stars! Just in time to help me with all the sewing for the upcoming show at the Ohio Dominican University Wehrle Gallery.

my other job

2009-01-13T15:40:00.003-05:00

Here we are, so desperate for warm weather, we decided to paint it!! Well actually, this is Helma Groot and I painting a mural for Nationwide Children's Hospital.

working with children and snake

2009-01-12T18:57:00.004-05:00

studio visitors.

Gary Wong crazy cut outs

2009-01-11T14:45:00.004-05:00

I found this book at the thrift, for the girls, but realized it would be a crime to cut it up!

ED EMBERLEY illustrated children's book circa 1967

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I will periodically feature some of my studio mate here and this one sits on the stove. I love the black and solid color format, and its woodblocky look.

there are rabbits in my studio

2009-01-10T21:23:00.003-05:00

Cute, or creepy??

warming up the studio

2009-01-08T20:55:00.001-05:00

Just the thing to warm up this chilly studio.... A copy of Handmade Nation, by Faythe Levine and Cortney Heimerl.
THANKS CAMILLE!!!!

1 turn turntable

2009-01-07T09:10:00.001-05:00

My new studio mate has arrived! It actually play pretty good! I would love to change out the speakers..someday!

artists meeting, Ahhhh so nice!

2009-01-06T19:59:00.002-05:00

A nice get together of Artists, what a nice night! And what cool hats!

cause I'm back....back in a quilting groove..

2009-01-05T22:11:00.002-05:00

Look here, my latest victim, Just got this sweet quilt in the mail and the cogs are turning as to what to do to it. It is almost to beautiful to cut up, so I am thinking a whole cloth quilt. also featuring my trusty pin cushion, and my favorite pin color, Yellow.

Thanks for visiting!!

2008-12-13T15:17:00.002-05:00

Margo A. Crutchfield, Senior Curator of Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland and Sean Cooper, Director of OAL visited my studio today, It was so great to have such an opportunity! Thank you so much Ohio Art League for making this possible!!! And thank you Margo for the great visit!

Getting interviewed for documentary, Art strings

2008-12-13T14:52:00.002-05:00

I am glad to have meet Nick and Nicole, Nicole Wydra is working on a documentary project called Art strings, about contemporary artists in craft. Thanks for including me in you film!!

the last bike ride

2008-10-31T17:06:00.003-05:00

a selection of images from my last crisp bike ride, I went for the slab constructed housing units that were constructed during the DDR times

Open studio, Geh8 Dresden, Germany

2008-10-31T16:51:00.006-05:00

Here are some images from my Open Studio. It was fantastic, with a great turn out, I will miss my friends here and this special place!

Open Studio, Geh8 Dresden, Germany

2008-10-22T08:39:00.003-05:00

Melissa Vogley Woods ist eine konzeptuelle Kuenstlerin aus Columbus/ Ohio/ USA,
die auf zahlreiche nationale und internationale Ausstellungsbeteiligungen verweisen kann.

Sie ist Teilnehmerin des internationalen Stipendienprogramms zwischen Dresden und
Columbus/ Ohio - getragen vom Greater Columbus Arts Council, von der Kulturstiftung des
Freistaates Sachsen sowie vom Kunsthaus Raskolnikow e.V. / Galerie.

Melissa Vogley Woods laedt am Dienstag, 28. Oktober 2008, 19:00 Uhr zu einem Besuch
in ihrem "offenen Atelier" bei geh8-Kunstraum und Ateliers ein.

Mit ihren sensiblen Arbeiten, die auf traditioneller, so genannter Quilt-Work beruhen
(einer kunsthandwerklichen Form des Stickens und Wattierens) verbindet sie Tradition
und Gegenwart ebenso wie Bildende Kunst und Handwerk.

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Melissa Vogley Woods is a Conceptual textile artist out of Columbus, Ohio USA.
She has exhibited Nationally and Internationally with her work based on traditional Quilt work.

She is currently participating in an artist exchange facilitated by The Greater Columbus Arts Council,
Kunsthaus Raskolnikoff, and Saxon State Ministry of Science and The Fine Arts,
for the duration of Sept 1-Nov 1 2008.

Melissa has spent most of her time here in Dresden and has maintained a studio at Geh 8.
The work of Melissa Vogley-Woods bridges the often-expansive gap between fine arts and handicrafts.

Her artwork often feature the symbolic elements found in traditional quilt patterns as well as actual needlework.

Melissa will present the work she has created while on this residency,
Tuesday Oct 28th starting at 7:00pm.

http://melissavogleywoods.com/
http://astitchintheditch.blogspot.com/

geh8 - Kunstraum und Ateliers.

Gehestr. 8
D-01127 Dresden

www.geh8.de
mail@geh8.de

mending practice, found at saturday market on the Elbe

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Pics from the studio getting ready for Opening

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