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2013 SHOW SCHEDULE
(Show dates will probably be added, please check for updates or call.)
Dates
April 27 & 28
May 4 &5
May 11 & 12
May 19
May 25, 26, 27
June 1 & 2
June 23
July 13 & 14
July 27 & 28
Aug 17 & 18
Aug 30 & 31
Sept 1
Sept 7 & 8
Oct 5 & 6
Oct 12 & 13
Oct 19 & 20
Nov 23 & 24
Dec 6, 7 & 8
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City
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City
Brooklyn, NY
Rochester, NY
Canandaigua, NY
Stockbridge, MA
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City
Princeton, NJ
New York City
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NAME OF SHOW & Location
Crafts on Columbus, Columbus & 81st St
Crafts on Columbus, Columbus & 81st St.
Crafts on Columbus, Columbus & 81st St.
Bleecker St. Fine Arts & Crafts,
Greenwich Village
Washington Sq. Outdoor Art Exhibit,
University Pl. & W. 11th St.
Washington Sq. Outdoor Art Exhibit,
University Pl. & W. 11th St.
Smith St. Funday, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (BOCOCA)
Corn Hill Arts Festival, downtown Rochester
Waterfront Art Festival,
Kershaw Park, Canandaigua
Stockbridge Summer Art and Crafts Show
Washington Sq. Outdoor Art Exhibit,
University Pl. & W. 11th St.
Washington Sq. Outdoor Art Exhibit,
University Pl. & W. 11th St.
Washington Sq. Outdoor Art Exhibit,
University Pl. & W. 11th St.
Crafts on Columbus, Columbus & 81st St
Crafts on Columbus, Columbus & 81st St.
Crafts on Columbus, Columbus & 81st St.
YWCA Princeton Crafters Marketplace,
Witherspoon School
Crafts at the Cathedral,
Amsterdam Ave. & W 110th St. |
FANTASY CLOCKS
Richard Birkett sees obsolete machines and bits of our past as NOT JUNK, but as objects with the potential for a new life. Birkett dismantles these defunct machines, and incorporates their intricate insides and outsides in his assemblages. Broken typewriters, dinosaur VCR’s, 1950s cameras, and superannuated engineering devices are favorites for rescue and demolition. Making clocks is his form of a romantic quest to save the flotsam and industrial debris of the recent past from ending up in a landfill. These collections of seemingly unrelated objects are juxtaposed to create a new impression.
High-quality quartz movements made by Seiko power the clocks. Parts are securely screwed onto the pine box, which is the foundation of the clock. This makes them tough enough to withstand most hard knocks. Slide viewers are often incorporated into the designs, and the slides they contain are often images taken by the artist himself. Another common element is the “helping hands” cradling a magnifying glass, or empty “clip hands” used to hold bits and pieces of electronics or evocative old photographs.
about RICHARD BIRKETT
Birkett has been making clocks since 1984. He grew up in Spokane, Washington, was an Eagle Scout, and a long-distance runner. He joined the Marines and surved a tour of duty in Vietnam. Upon returning to the states and Spokane, Rick studied painting and sculpture at the Studio School of Spokane and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. After finishing his studies he relocated to New York City. The ideas for his clocks were implanted in his brain when he was captured by aliens.
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