~An Unearthly Child/ALLYSON MELLBERG

. . . last weekend to catch – one of the best shows in town !!

ALLYSON MELLBERG – ‘An Unearthly Child’
show runs thru Sun Oct 10, 2010
CINDERS GALLERY – 103 HAVEMEYER ST – WILLIAMSBURG


above: the show’s card – ALLYSON MELLBERG – ‘Loutus Eater’, 2010. egg tempera & walnut ink. 11 x 14 in. ($500)
IMAGE COURTESY: CINDERS GALLERY

PIX – FROM THE OPENING – FRIDAY, SEPT 10, 2010


ALLYSON MELLBERG and CINDERS CO-FOUNDER, STO.
ALLYSON currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her artist husband JEREMY TAYLOR.


CINDERS CO-FOUNDER – KELIE BOWMAN with PETE VOGL of BOW RIBBONS.


ALLYSON MELLBERG, ‘Compulsive Consumption’, 2010. egg tempera & walnut ink, 11 x 14 in. ($500).


detail, ‘Compulsive Consumption’.


ALLYSON MELLBERG, ‘Parasite Planet’, 2010. egg tempera & walnut ink, 22 x 30 in. ($1,500).


detail, ‘Parasite Planet’.


detail, ‘Parasite Planet’.


detail, ‘Parasite Planet’.


ALLYSON MELLBERG, ‘Eventually You Get Used To It’, 2010. egg tempera & walnut ink, 11 x 14 in. ($500).


the tiny porcelain ‘vases’ – on the back desk – are by Allyson, too.


she also has included 3 large free-standing sculptures in the show . . .


ok. a few more images of her works on paper . . .
ALLYSON MELLBERG, ‘Big Black’, collaboration with JEREMY TAYLOR, 2010.
egg tempera & walnut ink, 8 x 10 in. ($300).


ALLYSON MELLBERG, ‘Waiter’, 2010. egg tempera & walnut ink, 16 x 20 in. ($800).


detail, ‘Waiter’.

check out: STO interviews ALLYSON MELLBERG and JEREMY TAYLOR on their use of non-toxic materials and their exploration of alternative homemade inks, dyes and paints !! – aka Painting Naturally – for READYMADE !!

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