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Beasts of Burden in NYC

“Beasts of Burden”

I’m excited to announce that an expanded version of the 2012 show “Beasts of Burden,” curated by Jane O’Hara, will be on view in New York City, October 20 – 22, 2017 at TUF Gallery, 208 East 73 Street.

Opening night reception is Friday, October 20, 5-8 pm.

The exhibition includes the work of 14 artists exploring our complex relationship with animals:

Tony Bevilacqua
Denise Lindquist
Ariel Bordeaux
Nancy Diessner
Karen Fiorito
Raul Gonzalez lll
Adonna Khare
Wendy Klemperer
Jo-Anne McArthur
Moira McLaughlin
Moby
Jane O’Hara
Julia Oldham
Gedas Paskauskas

My series “Twelve dox-ZENs” will be on view. This time they will be for sale individually ($400 each) or together ($2400). I’ll have another post on this soon.

The show is part of the Compassion Arts & Culture and Animals Festival, a weekend-long celebration of song, artistry, discussion, film, and performances reflecting our multifaceted relationships with animals and the earth we share.

The festival is presented by two prestigious entities: Culture & Animals Foundation, a non-profit committed to supporting artists and scholars in advancing our understanding of and commitment to animals, and Compassion Arts, a creative arts and education initiative dedicated to expanding the way we see animals, nature, each other, and ourselves.

In addition to the exhibition, curator Jane O’Hara will perform a multi-media reflection on “Beasts of Burden” featuring song, video, spoken word and art in collaboration with singer-songwriter Joy Askew and poet Gretchen Primack, Saturday night at 7:30 pm at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, NY, NY.

Tickets for the performance are $20 each or $25 day of show ($10 for children and students). Click here to order yours.

There are many other animal-centric events throughout the weekend you might be interested in.

Visit Compassion Arts Festival for more information.

September 20, 2017
NYC Dog-Art Tour

Howling Canine, 5th or 6th Century Mexican Ceramic at the Met

In honor of the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show that starts on Monday, Randy Kennedy of The New York Times takes readers on a dog-art tour of New York City. He has some nice picks spanning sevearal centuries, continents, and mediums, but my favorite aspect of his article is that he’s settled for me my own style guide quandary, something I’ve debated since I began this blog almost five years ago; dog-art has a hyphen. Read Kennedy’s article Sit. Stay. Good Art.

2.12.12 Update: Oops. Dog art is not automatically hyphenayted. Thank you dog artist Leslie Moore for this clarification:

A quick grammatical note from a recovering English teacher: dog art should be hyphenated when the two words are both adjectives modifying a noun, i.e. when Randy Kennedy describes New York City as a “dog-art town.” When the single adjective “dog” modifies the noun “art,” no hyphen is necessary.

Boy with a Greyhound by Paolo Veronese, 1570s at The Met

Miss Mary Edwards by William Hogarth, 1742 at The Frick

A Woman with a Dog by Jean Honoré Fragonard, 1769 at The Met

Hunting Dogs with Dead Hare by Gustave Courbet, 1857 at The Met

Boodgie and Stanley by David Hockney, 1993 at The Morgan Library & Museum

Hat tip to my mom, and dog artists Barbara Grossman, and Natalie Timm for sending me links to this article.

February 11, 2012
Lauren Grabelle’s Dachshund Session

Photographing a Dachshund is tricky. The breed is long, low, and typically willful. Mine tends to turn his back on me whenever I reach for my camera. That's why I so adore this photo session by Lauren Grabelle of Malinda Grommet and her three Dachshunds: Maxie (mini longhair), Wilson (red smooth), and Brownie (Doxie/Spaniel mix). Lauren uses the challenge of getting Doxie noses, eyes, and ears all in focus to showcase each pup as an individual while celebrating the exuberance of the pack. I just love the kissing, nuzzling, licking, laughter, and politics of life with Dachshunds that comes through in this session. And, even with all the frolicking, Lauren still manages to make everyone look gorgeous. Yes, her subjects are stunning, but Lauren's knack for capturing the decisive moment is extraordinary.

Lauren Grabelle is a fine art photographer based in Bigfork, Montana who specializes in weddings, dogs, and documentary. I have been a big fan of her work since I featured her intimate dog and owner portraits in 2009. Visit her website for more information. She also has a terrific blog where she writes about her new life in Montana (she used to be a Jersey girl) with her dog Sugar.

P.S. This photo session was a birthday present to Malinda from her friends. I can't think of a sweeter gift for the dog lover in your life. Book now for the holidays.

October 11, 2011
Jonathan Franzen on Snoopy and Dachshunds

I finished reading Freedom by Jonathan Franzen on Wednesday night and have been crabby ever since. The book is that good. Devastatingly good. I finished it, and now I am mad, bereft, like he broke up with me. Yesterday, I went to the library to find someone new. Every book was stupid, like Joey, a character in Freedom, would say. After two hours I left with Jeanette Winterson's Lighthousekeeping and The Portable Thoreau. Last night I ignored Jeanette and I started Walden because Thoreau was interested in nature and solitude, just like Jonathan. I miss him. This morning, digging around Jonathan's background, I found a dog art connection. He is a big Snoopy fan and wrote the introduction to The Complete Peanuts, Volume 4: 1957-1958 . He also wrote about his love of Snoopy in a 2004 article in The New Yorker entitled "The Comfort Zone: Growing Up With Charlie Brown." The article sheds some light on several characters and events in Freedom and also includes this quote about Dachshunds:

"We laugh at Dachshunds for humping our legs, but our own species is even more self-centered in its imaginings."

It made me laugh.

I know I'll get over him. But it will take some time. Anyone have a good book to read?

December 3, 2010
Happy Easter!

Teetering Easter Bunny Doxies from Persnickety Pelican available at Etsy.

Have a great Easter weekend!

April 2, 2010
Dachshunds Greet Soldier Returning Home

My StatCounter indicates people are searching for this video that shows two Doxies in all their joyful glory welcoming their daddy home after eight months in Kuwait. I found the clip at Carson's blog The Long and the Short of It, which celebrates Dachshunds throughout history, art, and pop culture. He also recently featured an excellent Dachshund Christmas card round up here. Thanks, Carson (and Maggie and Joey, his two Doxie muses).

November 18, 2009
Pricipalities Dog Beds

The Principalities website reads like a fairy tale.

Hear ye! Hear ye! I have just discovered the most beautiful dog beds in all the land. Inspired by the long body of his Dachshund, Edgar, furniture builder Dieter von Deichmann of Liechtenstein looked back to the reign of Napoleon I when the oval shape was all the rage and got to work creating the perfect bed for his little guy. Now, through his company, Principalities, he builds exquisite hand-crafted dog beds that endow every pet with their own dreamy kingdom. Here are some of my favorites.

Sir Snooze

Countess Cosy

Knight Night

Last but not least, the one Sir Darby of Dog Bar would find most pleasing for his royal slumber…

Queen Quicky

Visit Principalities to see more beds as well as houses, pillows, and accessories for your prince or princess. Here is the page translated into English.

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October 2, 2009
Dachshund Snowman

This made my day! Via The Long and the Short of It All for all things Dachshund. Thanks Maggie and Joey!

P.S. I am still working on my art, so posts will continue to be brief this week. Let me know if you would like to to link to your blog. Or if anyone is interested in guest blogging, email me.

March 9, 2009
Dachshunds: The Fashion Dog of Fall 2008

2008 New Year Dog Party, Tokyo

Jill at the fashion blog Trend de la Crème pronounces Fall 2008 "all about the Dachshund" with photos to prove it. Here are some of my picks, but there are more Doxie trends on her recent Wiener Love post.

Well it's official. Darby is goes everywhere with me this season!

Brown Crocodile Dachshund Handbag at fuzzynation.com

Dachshund Wristlet by Classic Hound

Katherine Dejarnette Babin 'Vienna' Necklace at dejarnettenola.com

Long Way Home Sweater at anthropologie.com

See more Doxie fashion statements at Trend de la Crème.

8.28.08 Update: Thanks, Regan, for reminding me of the 1000 Dachshunds recently rescued from a West Virginia puppy mill. It will be a few months before they are ready for forever homes but if you are considering adopting a Doxie this might be something to investigate. Here is an article with more information:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08240/907189-85.stm

Here is a number to the Parkersberg Humane Society in West Virginia that is taking care of the dogs now:

304-422-5541

August 27, 2008
David Hockney and His Dachshunds

David Hockney and his muses, Stanley and Boogie, in front of his Dachshund paintings. The photo is from an invitation to an exhibition at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rottredam, 1995. Via Marlou’s Phoenix Blog.

For more David Hockney visit his new authorized website. Via Mary Adam’s Drawing Etc blog, filled with interesting analysis of his career and excellent links.

To buy the book featuring Hockney’s Dachshunds, David Hockney’s Dog Days, click here.

July 31, 2008