Alys Myers

A New Gallery in the Hood…..

Alys — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:10:32 +0000

As you may or may not know, Dorchester is my beloved hood and I’m so excited about all of the cool new changes that have been happening over the last several years. One great

Untitled, Esteban Neumann

restaurant after another and now a new cool gallery, although I’m a bit slow on the . . . → Read More: A New Gallery in the Hood…..

A Special Artist Floating in the Fort Point Channel……

Alys — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:49:08 +0000

Today, on the front page of the Boston Globe, is an article on Heidi Kayser’s floating performance art piece called “The Remodeling Project“. It’s a little 8′ x 8′ piece of heaven that started with a “For Rent” sign and now has AstroTurf, a little picket fence, and depending on when you catch her . . . → Read More: A Special Artist Floating in the Fort Point Channel……

A Delay and Then, A Few Words About Buck…..

Alys — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:42:54 +0000

I know, I’ve been gone a while. There have been a lot of things going on and I’ve been neglectful, but I’m back. Spring has sprung, winter-minor has left us, and I am back in action.

So, a film that has been in my Netflix que for some time now finally came up tonight . . . → Read More: A Delay and Then, A Few Words About Buck…..

A Few Words About Hugo….

Alys — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:47:34 +0000

A few weeks back I saw Martin Scorsese’s Hugo and am amazed at the lack of attention this

Hugo

incredible film has gotten from the media. The detail of every item in the film made me cringe at the cost this film must have racked up, while at the same time ogling each . . . → Read More: A Few Words About Hugo….

A Work In Progress….

Alys — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0000

A Work In Progress

Before the Fort Point Holiday Sale, a few weeks ago, our executive director asked us all for a working shot of a piece or pieces of our work. The shot could, or dare I say “should” be creative and give an idea of process. She also asked for a . . . → Read More: A Work In Progress….

The Joy of Slowing Down and Really Looking….

Alys — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:04:53 +0000

This weekend I went to see the Willem de Kooning retrospective at MOMA for the second time and stopped in the third to last room to just watch people look at the paintings.

de Kooning, Collage

I watched and watched and watched and watched. What I didn’t see very much of was people . . . → Read More: The Joy of Slowing Down and Really Looking….

You Can’t Keep a Good Paintress Down….

Alys — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:39:25 +0000

On Wednesday evening I attended a talk at the MFA by Gail Levin who is an accomplished writer and professor of Art History, American Studies, and Women Studies at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of CUNY.

Lee Krasner

Her newest biography is on Lee Krasner who she knew when she was a . . . → Read More: You Can’t Keep a Good Paintress Down….

A New Piece Gets Noticed…..

Alys — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:14:06 +0000

This weekend was the Fort Point Art Community’s open studios and, though I didn’t participate

Heavy Light Heavy

this year, I did get a new piece done for the group show in the FPAC gallery (which is up right now). The piece is the beginning of my collaboration between steel (my previous medium) . . . → Read More: A New Piece Gets Noticed…..

Featured: Maggie Connors

Alys — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:43:39 +0000

Regularly, our Made In Fort Point store has a segment of wall reserved for a featured artist. Anyone who is a store member can request a stint there and many artists have had their turn.

This month Maggie Connors has graced the wall with her paintings and, when I say “graced”, I truly mean . . . → Read More: Featured: Maggie Connors

Thinking about 9/11 and Why Everyone’s so Obsessed.

Alys — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:32:28 +0000

I heard one of the myriad of radio articles on 9/11 today and one piece of information stuck out in my mind. The reporter was in NYC and was saying how so many people had flocked to ground zero and weren’t sure why they were all gathering there. These were people who may have . . . → Read More: Thinking about 9/11 and Why Everyone’s so Obsessed.