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2010 SHOW SCHEDULE
(Show dates may be added, check for updates.)
Dates
April 24-25
May 1-2
May 8-9
May 23
May 29-31
June 5-6
July 10-11
Aug. 20-22
Sept. 4-5
Sept. 11-12
Oct. 2-3
Oct. 9-10
Oct. 16-17 |
City
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City
Rochester, NY
Philadelphia
New York City
Norwich, NY
New York City
New York City
New York City |
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 Arts & Crafts Exhibit
Washington Sq. Outdoor Arts & Crafts Exhibit
Corn Hill Arts Festival
Folk Festival (suburban Philly) - www.pff.org
Washington Sq. Outdoor Arts & Crafts Exhibit
Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival
Crafts on Columbus, Columbus & 81st St.
Crafts on Columbus, Columbus & 81st St.
Crafts on Columbus, Columbus & 81st 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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