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East Syracuse Free Library & Me

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I just installed my art show at the East Syracuse Free Library, 4990 James Street, Syracuse, NY 13057.

It is a combination of three different art series:  Echolalia (2005), Talisman (2008) and Arcadia (2025).

Echolalia is a series of cats frolicking in a geometric field – oil & collage.  The Talisman series is about love – oil & collage.  Arcadia is built on targets – encaustic & collage.

I love the way they look together.  They are colorful, which corresponds with the library’s summer reading program, “Color Your World”.

This show will remain on display through August 2025.  Please check their website for summer hours (they will not be open on Saturdays and Sundays during the summer months).

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Pouring Rain

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No, not the weather.  No rain here.  We are in a blissfully satisfying heat wave in Syracuse, New York.  Last night I remembered to take the garbage out at 1:00 AM and  when I walked out of my house it felt like all the nights I spent in South Florida when I lived there!

I am referring to the adage – when it rains it pours.  For months I have been in the planning stages of a seventy-two painting strong art show at the Fayetteville Free Library for the month of July.  I have the tags ready and will work on the signage tomorrow.

Turns out I have been offered an additional show at the East Syracuse Free Library for July and August!  Yes, I have plenty of art to exhibit, no worries.  So I will add working on signage for that show to tomorrow’s agenda as well.

I am also, possibly going to exhibit at ANOTHER library as well.  Stay tuned for the updates.

If I schedule an artist talk I will let you know for sure for sure.

Karen Tashkovski

Stroll

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Hi, besties!  Thank you so much for supporting me at my art reception yesterday afternoon at the East Syracuse Free Library (4990 James Street, East Syracuse, New York 13057).  The art exhibit will be on display until November 30, 2024.

For those of you who asked how “retirement” is treating me – these pictures are for you.  It is such an amazing gift to be able to take a stroll around my happy place in Autumn – in the morning on a sunshine and blue skies day.  So beautiful!

Welker Hagenlocher used to say to me – Someday this will all be yours.  Today was that day. <3

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Next Up

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Thank you to everyone who visited my booth at the American Legion Post 88 in Cazenovia, New York for the Cazenovia Art Trail.  I was there yesterday and Saturday for several hours each day chatting about art.  It was an amazing experience and I appreciate you!!!

This morning I installed my exhibition at the East Syracuse Free Library (4990 James Street, East Syracuse, New York 13057).  The artwork will be up through November 2024.

These are paintings in my Bungalow series created this year coupled with some Angel series pieces to fill in the gaps.

The Bungalows are little encaustic houses mounted on chalkboard and framed.  I have attached items to them that I found while metal detecting my backyard, a one-hundred-twenty-four-year-old bungalow.

The Angels were created in 2017.

The paintings are displayed on table easels.  These are not included in a purchase.  The paintings are for sale and will be available at the end of the exhibit.

There will be a reception on Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 4:45-6:45 PM.  The food and drinks will be in the party room at the back of the library.