New Hope

The New Hope Arts Center has a gallery opening this weekend (Jan 11) and out of the 120 artist in the show, they chose mine as one of three to represent the show in this article from the Bucks County Herald newspaper!

The Heidi Gallery

I was honored to be accepted into a show at The Heidi Gallery (that’s it’s name!) in Livingston, New Jersey. The show runs through December.

 

“Summer” at the Medford Arts Center

You can see my work at the Medford Arts Center in Medford, New Jersey from now till September 5th! Click here to hear me talk about it in a video!

My piece “The Doctor’s Tea Party” came in second, which was very nice! Here’s what the judge said about it: “This tells a story and I want to know more. It has a sensibility about it that pleases the eye. It carries colors nicely throughout, and the composition is pleasing. I like the flowers coming down, the glasses match the mouse, the browns are represented nicely and so are the greens. The focal point of the yellow bow just completes the composition.”

The opening was amazing. There was a huge storm that hit just before, felling trees and knocking out the power. People had to look at the art with the flashlights on their phones!

So I am currently showing here, at the New Hope Arts Center, at the Baum School of Art, at A Mano Gallery, and of course in many Ripley’s Believe it or Not Galleries around the world. In October, you’ll also find me at the Heidi Gallery in Livingston, New Jersey!

Be sure to join my Instagram page for twice-weekly demonstrations of my current work.

Here are some pictures from the opening!

New Hope Art Center Opening

I had a great time tonight at the New Hope Art Center’s opening of their latest show: Structures and Constructions in Fiber. It runs through August 18. My “da Vinci in Dryer Lint” piece got some nice attention there!  Click on a picture to enlarge it.

Women’s Expo 2024

I was honored that two local state representatives (Maureen Madden and Tarah Probst) invited me to be a part of their annual Women’s Expo in my hometown today!

What galleries want

I had a nice chat with Jim Evansiko who owns Gamut Gallery. If you’re an artist looking to get into galleries, you should watch this! We discuss what galleries are looking for, how to impress them, how to find the right one for you, and how to avoid scams.

An update

Heidi’s husband Michael here.

Those of you who are friends of Heidi’s on Facebook or follow her on Instagram know that a little over a month ago, she fell, dislocated her shoulder, and broke her upper arm. Because of the lymphedema she suffers in that arm, they could not put a cast on it, so they just have it restrained. This means her arm is all swollen from the lymphedema since she cannot get into her massaging machine to reduce the swelling, and she is in constant pain. She’s pretty much been bedridden for the past month, and is expected to continue to be that way for quite a while.

As a result, she has not been able to make any artwork at all.

She very much appreciates the cards and lint people have sent her, as well as those who have joined her Patreon page in support. Most of the packages that were sent to her (which obviously contain lint) have been unopened for now until she is better, but she hopes to send everyone thank you notes later. If you sent something and have not received one of her 2024 calendars, please email her and let her know. (And if you want one but are not one of her lint providers or Patreons, we can send it to you postage paid for $15 assuming you’re in the US.)

So thanks again. New artwork will be eventually coming, we promise!

The address to send things is Heidi Hooper, PO Box 333, Tannersville, Pennsylvania 18372.

Another art opening

Gamut gallery in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania has a new show that opens this weekend, September 16, and runs for a few months. I hope my local friends can make the opening!

Penn State Art Opening

I had a great time at the gallery opening tonight at Penn State Lehigh. Did a few interviews for the media, met some new friends, and really enjoyed myself! It will be there for a few months.

Art opening September 7

I’ll be featured in a new show with fellow artist Marissa Grello in a new show at the Community Gallery at Penn State’s Lehigh campus. Hope to see some of you there!

My latest work

If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Facebook, you would have seen me working on these pieces, as I post updates so you can watch the progress!

Mr. Fluff Steals the Shrimp

Rodeo Rabbit

Larry’s Proposal Goes Horribly Wrong

The Mouse Trampoline

Latest updates!

I had a great time at the Balticon convention recently, and my panel about creating dryer lint art had a nice crowd!

ALSO: If you’re not a friend on Facebook or a follower on Instagram, you’re missing a lot of my posts! I’ve been doing daily updates of all the pieces I’m working on, so you can see the process happening bit by bit and make comments. Come join me!

My latest work!

Here’s my latest work, which includes my friends Ben & Amy, who are getting married soon!

Ben & AmyDina is Not Happy with her New Sewing Machine Mr. Bellamy Demands a Rematch

Atlantic Highlands Art Council Show

Today, I dropped off my “Magritte in Dryer Lint” piece to the Atlantic Highlands Art Council for their show “Faces and Facades.”  The opening reception is next weekend (November 19) and the show runs through December 24th. I unfortunately won’t make the opening because I will be showing at Philcon, the Philadelphia Science Fiction convention.

After dropping it off, I then spent the day with my husband Michael, watching the seagulls and enjoying the ocean breeze with a nice view of New York City in the distance.

At the Pennsylvania State Museum

Some of you may be aware that I have been going through radiation treatments for breast cancer lately, so I’m way behind in my projects and in updating my web page.  I thank all of you who sent kind words.

In the meantime, I was thrilled to once again be accepted in the Pennsylvania State Museum’s “Art of the State” show in the capital, featuring the top 100 artists in Pennsylvania. This was my second year applying and my second year being accepted!

ART OF THE STATE

Here I am, turning in my artwork that was accepted for the “Art of the State” show at the Pennsylvania State Museum, which annually shows the best artwork from around the state. Thousands enter, and only a hundred get in. This is my second year for being accepted!

 

What I’ve been up to

Those of you who are patrons or friends on Facebook know that I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I have had one operation and radiation treatment is next. So I haven’t been as productive as I would have liked to have been.  I thank all of you who have sent me kind thoughts and words and who have joined my Patreon page in support. It means an awful lot to me, and it comforts me.  In any event, here are some pieces I have completed in the last few months. I hope you’ll enjoy them!

Ukranian Refugee

A Cold One After Work

Is It Here Yet?

Sir Aloysius P. Throttlebottom

The Clam Digger

 

My latest work!

“Professor Byrd Hopes for a Grant”

“Miss Anne Elk Reaches for the High Note”

“Y. I. Otter Photobombs Eleanor”

 

Art From the Heart

You can now see my work at a visual on-line gallery from the Limehouse Art Foundation in London, England.

The show is called “Art from the Heart.”  Here’s the link, and here’s a capture of the page with my work!

Access Hollywood

I was a guest on Access Hollywood today! Here’s picture of host Mario Lopez showing off the dryer lint piece I did for him. You should see his expression when it was uncovered!