Jon M Ryan's Posts - crafthaus2024-03-29T01:23:57ZJon M Ryanhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/JonMRyanhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/357622170?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://crafthaus.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=1of4dxa2a0yxu&xn_auth=nomy work in an upcoming show in Seattletag:crafthaus.ning.com,2011-05-13:2104389:BlogPost:2384622011-05-13T22:28:11.000ZJon M Ryanhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/JonMRyan
My work will be in a show during the SNAG conference in Seattle this month. It's called "Art by Attrition" and it's at <a href="http://www.koboseattle.com/category/main.aspx">KOBO at Higo</a> gallery. The theme of the show is artwork made by the subtractive process. The show will be May 26th - June 25th, 2011.
My work will be in a show during the SNAG conference in Seattle this month. It's called "Art by Attrition" and it's at <a href="http://www.koboseattle.com/category/main.aspx">KOBO at Higo</a> gallery. The theme of the show is artwork made by the subtractive process. The show will be May 26th - June 25th, 2011.back in my studio for a whiletag:crafthaus.ning.com,2011-05-09:2104389:BlogPost:2362712011-05-09T05:20:16.000ZJon M Ryanhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/JonMRyan
Two weeks ago I came back to the US after spending the last year teaching English at a high school in South Korea. It was a good experience and I'm glad I did it. I had been thinking of teaching English in Asia for about the past 15 years, and I finally did it. When I left for Korea last year I was totally burnt out working in my studio, and sick of the things I was making. I thought taking at least one year off would be good for me and my work. The year flew by and it was so good I…
Two weeks ago I came back to the US after spending the last year teaching English at a high school in South Korea. It was a good experience and I'm glad I did it. I had been thinking of teaching English in Asia for about the past 15 years, and I finally did it. When I left for Korea last year I was totally burnt out working in my studio, and sick of the things I was making. I thought taking at least one year off would be good for me and my work. The year flew by and it was so good I decided to spend another year in Korea after a one or two month visit to the US, during which time I could make some new work. <br/> <br/> I was looking forward to being back in my studio till I actually got here. One of the problems was the year in Korea seemed to go by so fast, it didn't seem like a year at all. I came back to my studio and felt like I didn't have any break at all. Another problem is coming back to the US has been kind of depressing for me. In Korea I had friends, I did things on the weekends, I had a job, I was in a foreign country and everything was so different and exciting. Here in the Chicago suburbs I only have a couple friends, no job, nothing to do, and no where to go. <br/> <br/> I have my studio set up in my parents basement. I go down there to try to do some work and I work a little till I get distracted looking for a tool that's packed away somewhere, or decide I would just rather surf the internet, or play Xbox or read about traveling to anywhere but where I am at now.Saul Bell finalisttag:crafthaus.ning.com,2010-11-13:2104389:BlogPost:1510322010-11-13T07:22:15.000ZJon M Ryanhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/JonMRyan
<p style="text-align: left;">My scale necklace is a finalist in the 2011 Saul Bell competition in the silver category. The piece is at my parents house in the US, so I'll have them send it in for the final judging by mid January. The winners will be announced at the beginning of June 2011.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">My scale necklace is a finalist in the 2011 Saul Bell competition in the silver category. The piece is at my parents house in the US, so I'll have them send it in for the final judging by mid January. The winners will be announced at the beginning of June 2011.</p>
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