Well good day to you all. I have been busy moving all my art into my new Art studio. Working from home was fun but in reality I had so much, that it got real cluttered and I was unorganized. Moving into this new amazing space I will be able to move around and paint as many things as I like. Clutter free and much more organized. Customer service is top priority and having this studio will be much easier shipping orders and making custom pieces more pleasant to handle.
I will let the public come into my space on December 5-6th Saturday 11-6Pm Sunday 11-4 PM
I will have all sorts of paintings, functional art pieces, furniture and prints for sale. My twist on Christmas will be abundant through out my gallery space. A comfortable warm setting for you to shop this holiday season. If you would like to RSVP to this event email me with your full name and number of guests attending and I will have a goody bag waiting upon your arrival. You must RSVP to get your goody bag.You may come at anytime durring the BOOtique hours.

My studio is in the beautiful Historic Shirt factory in Kingston.
Shirt Factory 77 Cornell street Kingston, NY second floor studio 201 Plenty of parking in the parking lot beside the building.

I would like to see many of you and look forward to this fun filled weekend.

I will add more photos as my studio comes to full use :)

My dear friend Jewelry designer Michael Spirito of Exhibitionist Jewelry design is coming out with an affordable line through Sears on November 15th. Mikes "Rock and Redemption" line will have affordable price tags ranging from $40.00-$200.00 in sterling silver and stainless steel. Mikes designs have been collected by Rihanna, Gwen Stefani, and Beyonce. His touch of good girl gone bad, metal twisted with beautiful crystals and precious stones is a must have. Michael will have a range of designs for both Men and women. He is a Featured Designer this month on CFDA "Council Of Fashion Designers Of America". Here is his write up from the CFDA website.....

Beginning early November, Rock & Redemption by Michael Spirito will premier exclusively at Sears’ top 200 urban locations. Rock & Redemption will adhere closely to Spirito’s core creative imagery of serpents, spikes, crowns, crosses and roses, but unlike the designer-priced Exhibitionist line, the Sears brand will retail from $40 to $200, and will be made in sterling silver, steel, and crystal. “My handmade work for the Exhibitionist collection has been featured heavily in the fashion press – by creating Rock & Redemption with Sears my jewelry will be able to reach a broader American audience -- who are looking for authentic rock star style as well as great quality” says Spirito.

At the age of eight, Michael was already fascinated by metal-smithing and design. A decade later this pastime had grown into an income-producing business. Designing and selling jewelry at Grateful Dead concerts and on the streets of New York City, Michael was able to support himself while studying at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. A few more years of training and experimentation later, he launched the jewelry brand that would make his name synonymous with tough chic rocker style. Michael was soon bestowed at Gen Art Design Vision award and in 2007 he was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

For Sears, Rock & Redemption by Michael Spirito will be their first foray into branded jewelry. “Michael has the right look for our younger, hip customers, and we’re very excited to provide them with unique and affordable brands, , in addition to our core fine jewelry assortment.” says Michelle Pearlman, SVP of Jewelry at Sears. For further questions regarding the Rock & Redemption jewelry, please contact Sloan Mandell at rockandredemption@gmail.com.

Mikes website www.Exhibitionist.com

On October 16th the Eclectix Art gallery in El Cerrito, CA will be holding its Fourth Annual Halloween Art Exhibit. I will be one of the demented Artist's offering my work. The show will run from October 16th through November 29th. Check out the Eclectix Gallery website to view a variety of up coming events.

What a fun Weekend at the Garlic Festival. Saturday was full of sunshine and smiling faces, Sunday was lots of rain and very cold. Even though I was damp all day on Sunday I still had a great time meeting new people and saying hi to so many friends. Saturday many of you stopped by and was pleasantly surprised to see my new display for all my art work. I think I did a good job at surprising you all. I will be back next year but until then if you would like to order more pieces including prints keep checking back all month for updated files. I will have some spooky Holiday prints available, including some witchy greeting cards and larger one of a kind paintings.
If I took your picture at the show your photo will be here in the slide below. I hope you had a great time.

Well good evening my friends. The New Paltz Art Show was a Huge success so much that I had sold out most of my art. It was soo wonderful meeting so many new faces and some from the past...I had so much fun! I will continue to paint day and night until my next show September 26-27 at Kantine field in Saugerties, NY..Hudson Valley Garlic Festival. I will have many original one of a kind paintings along with some limited edition prints and of course some beautiful collaborative pieces created by Artist Skip Crank and myself. I will also have some creepy garlic themed pieces available as well to go with the theme of the show...not so much fun for you vampires....lots of fun for devilish me!!
See you soon

My Newest collaboration
Meet Skip Crank..

Skip Crank is a unique Mind of the Art World, Skips creations are sure to turn heads and make you look twice.

I met Skip Crank a few years back via the Internet. Skip is a big fan of my fiendish Devil creatures and bought many pieces from me in the past to add to his ever growing Devil collection. Not knowing anything about Skip at the time he remained a friendly supporting collector. I stumbled upon Skip a few months ago through facebook in a weird yet embarrassing way. That is another story......we have since become great friends..chatting on the phone from NY to CA...he is a true hoot to talk to.

Skip creates his work using a variety of mixed mediums...Assemblage is his thing and he does it very well. Using old dolls...broken glass..sharp objects...to mechanical parts and wires to create his odd pieces. This is only to name a few. As he always finds that element and works with it. In the outcome of it all in my mind with a smile when i see his finished art pieces i always stare and say " I would have never thought of that" but Skip does which makes him truly a great mind.

I now own many of Skips art creations and have them displayed throughout my home and studio. Skips strange creations of old dolls, broken glass,Mixed wire formations even Blood paintings made me ask Skip for this unusual collaboration. Combining my painting and his mixed media works...I am very excited to see the finished pieces. So in the next few weeks I will post photos of our art as we work together..shipping our creations back and forth from New York to California. Some pieces will be available online others will only be available through Art shows here in NY and CA the next few months.

Here is A beautiful butterfly
First completed collaboration between Skip Crank and Heather Gleason



Here is a Slide of Skip and his Artwork..This will be updated often with new artwork


To learn more about Skip Crank and his artwork
visit the following links

www.scary-art.com

"The Devil Made Me Do It"
A vintage western electric Rotary phone from the 60's
Was revamped with Acrylic paints and creepy cool design.
Bright Halloween Orange envelopes the entire phone. Devils taunt little black cats on either side of the phone. Lots of great detail.to much to chat about so I am listing some photos. This phone is in great working order. Has the old fashioned ring no digital stuff here!! No caller ID so you have to guess who is calling. This is UNIQUE and a one of a kind creation by myself. I am offering it for sale on Ebay,Etsy and of course you can always contact me personally to purchase as well.


Well I am off to see Stone Temple Pilots tonight in CT. Very Excited i have been waiting a very long time to see these guys in concert!!

Chow
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