Category Archives: What’s goin’ on

The Risk to Blossom

March 7, 2016 by Chris | 0 Comments

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom” – Anais Nin

Mile Marker 423, 22" x 34"

Mile Marker 423, 22″ x 34″

 

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May I Have Your Hand

January 22, 2016 by Chris | 0 Comments

I’m pleased to announce that my image “The Wedding” was published in The Hand Magazine, Issue #11, January 2016.

 

The Wedding

“The Wedding” ©Chris Dahlquist

 

“The Hand Magazine is dedicated to being the world’s premier forum for innovative and experimental uses of reproduction-based media. We are interested in how artists include their own hand in the art object while utilizing mechanical or reproduction-based techniques.”

 

The Hand Magazine was founded in 2013 by Kansas City based photographer and educator Adam Finkelston who I am happy to know and be inspired by on a regular basis. He and his business partner, printmaker James Meara, began the publication to create a forum for artists working in photography and printmaking allowing artists access to a larger audience. Thank you Adam and James!

 

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Contact Me to purchase a print of “The Wedding”.

 

 

 

 

Making Plans

January 15, 2016 by Chris | 0 Comments

I know where I will be July 4th. Do you?

I’ve just added two of my favorite shows to my 2016 schedule and I am getting itchy feet to get the travel season under way.

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Des Moines Arts Festival
Des Moines, Iowa
June 24-26, 2016

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Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Denver, Colorado
July 2-4, 2016

 

I am continuing to hear from shows, so my year’s travel schedule is not fully completed. If you want to make sure that you’re invited to any shows I am doing in your area, or know someone that should receive an invitation, be sure to get on my email list and you won’t miss a thing!

 

Hear a little song

October 19, 2015 by Chris | 0 Comments

“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meister’s: Apprenticeship and Travels

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Guanajuato Callejon

Kyle and I leave tomorrow for our beloved town of Guanajuato, Mexico where we will get to experience, for our first time, the world renowned music and art festival, Cervantino. To say we are excited would be a bit of an understatement. More to come about this adventure I’m sure…

Evolutions

August 27, 2015 by Chris | 0 Comments

As I was laying in a comfy bed this morning, I was struck with a fun realization. Namely, that as my studio practice and career have evolved since I began traveling to art festivals, so have our accommodations on the road when we’ve had time for camping between shows! Here’s some pictorial proof of our progression:

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Small tent in Pennsylvania (3 day max) Continue reading »

Idaho to Nashville

August 13, 2015 by Chris | 0 Comments

 

Kyle and I are ridiculously lucky that most of the time we are on this crazy artistic adventure side by side; in the art studio, in the van, at his shows, at my shows, hearing his rehearsals through the kitchen door.

But this week was different as we took on our own adventures

Almost immediately after our show in Sun Valley, Idaho Kyle flew, as if by slingshot, across the country to Nashville to record with our good friends Victor and Penny for their upcoming album. I stayed behind in the Wood River Valley for a few days of camping, biking and READING. While solo camping has given me ample time for reading (2 books in 4 days!) and I am super proud of the music they are recording, I am really ready for his return so we can continue this adventure together…Montana here we come!

 

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Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival

August 5, 2015 by Chris | 0 Comments

 

 

Come See me!

Sun Valley Arts Festival
Ketchum, ID

August 7-9, 2015

Booth #F6-7

Friday 10am-6pm

Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm

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I Trust in Nature

April 20, 2015 by Chris | 0 Comments

“I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time.” — Robert Browning

Dahlquist landscape photograph

Mile Marker 466, 16″x22″

Masks for Aid

April 17, 2015 by Chris | 0 Comments

Distance Brings Clarity

Last fall I, along with 11 other artists, was honored by a commission from the HNC Living Foundation to make a special piece of artwork to raise awareness and bring financial support for survivors of head and neck cancer. I was charged with using a thermoplastic mask, one that had been molded to a cancer patient’s face as a tool for focusing radiation treatment. The mask is embued with so much meaning for the patient – for some a symbol of torture as they are immobilized on the table, for others a symbol of their own strength and healing. But for me, after living with the mask in my studio for the winter, Continue reading »

Lights of the Earth

March 30, 2015 by Chris | 0 Comments

“I am going to notice the lights of the earth, the sun and the moon and the stars, the lights of our candles as we march, the lights with which spring teases us, the light that is already present.” —  Anne Lamott

Dahlquist plains photograph on gold painted steel

Mile Marker 291, 22″x34″

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