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Weekend In The Studio

by Emily Hanigan - August 14, 2017

I had quite a productive weekend in the studio! Here's a small sample of current projects I started over the past few days. Ink drawings on paper above and below is an acrylic, ink and gold leaf painting on paper. Stay tuned for more works in progress and to see how the flower painting below turned out!

Also, Boise peeps! Don't forget about my upcoming show at RAW Boise on September 15th! Buy Tix Here! Deadline to order tickets to receive the discount is September 8th. That may seem far away but it's right around the corner! Put away your procrastination pants and put on your get shiz done shirt to avoid paying those extra 8 bucks. Yuck, that's a lot of bucks! (that could be spent on a cute print or something). ;)

Cheers!
EH

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RAW Boise Presents FIXATE

by Emily Hanigan - August 10, 2017

I have some exciting news to share with you all! I wanted to let you know that I will be a featured artist at the upcoming RAW Boise show! I'll have an entire booth with items for sale including my home goods, original paintings, art prints and more. I'd love to see you all there!

In order for me to get "credit" for tickets sold, please use my link below if you'd like to join! (Middle-ish/left side of the page you'll see a "BUY TICKETS" button). Feel free to send this invite and my link to purchase tickets to anyone who you think would be interested.

Buy Tix Here!

Here are the DEETS:

WHEN: Friday, September 15th @ 7pm

WHERE: Revolution Concert House
4983 N. Glenwood St. Garden City, ID

WHAT: RAW BOISE PRESENTS: FIXATE
18+ event, live music, performance art, visual art and more!
See more about RAW here.

HOW: Buy Tix Here!

These pre-sale tickets are $22 if you buy through me and $30 at the door.
(Deadline to buy tix through my link is Sept 8th).

By purchasing tickets through me you're helping me meet my goal (& are supporting a local artist who thinks it's so rad of you to support local artists) so I can spend more money on art supplies and less money on my booth rental!

RAW is a pretty neat independent arts organization and I'm quite happy to be part of their upcoming Boise show.

Cheers friends! Hope to see you there!

-Emily

P.S. Don't forget! HHS is available for custom, commissioned paintings. No painting is too small or tall! See more here.

Up close of work in progress LOVE painting. Prints coming soon and I'm going to do my best so it's ready for the RAW Artists show!

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Studio Boise Gallery Show

by Emily Hanigan - August 03, 2017

I have been meaning to post this for almost a month now. Woopsy. Back in early July I had quite a fun evening at Studio Boise Photography Center.

Before I share the deets, I want to say thank you again to Studio Boise for hosting their 2nd annual photo contest! And thank you to all who came out to support me and my photo. :) Being part of that night made me even more motivated to keep working on my craft. When people ask what I do, I now always include the phrase, "I'm also an artist." Oooo that feels good to say. For some reason it's taken me years to proclaim that, even though I've been taking photographs and making art (mostly for personal enjoyment in the beginning) for ten plus years!

Okay, onto some details of the night..

Studio Boise Photography Center hosted their 2nd annual photography contest on July 8th and also celebrated their 1 year anniversary as a business. (Yay!) The top photographs were chosen by a panel of three judges and I was lucky to be included in those top photographs. I was so happy to see everyone who came out to the gallery show's opening night and to support my photograph and enjoy a (free, wee!) glass of wine/beer or two. Everyone who joined for the gallery opening was given one token to vote for one photograph. The winner would receive a $1k cash prize! Runner up would receive free studio rental time. As the night went on and the votes came in, we all chit chatted and drank and admired photographs with the theme," Idaho Places, Idaho Faces." At the end of the night the votes were counted. I stood among my wife, family and friends and as the owners began to speak into the microphone, I thought, ah geez, that'd be super cool to win, but also just super cool to see all my people in one place rooting me on and to be part of an art community again...and then...runner up announced...and then...the winner was announced and I heard my name. WHAT?! I kissed my wife and walked up to where the studio owners were standing, all well fashioning the giddiest of grins. I shook the hands of the wonderful couple who opened Studio Boise's doors one year ago to the day and graciously accepted my prize. I finally felt like an artist again.

Celebration ensued and hugging of my dear friends and omg moments continued throughout the night and several days after.

I'm just a wee bit giddy.

City of Geese

"I felt lucky meeting one of Boise's many geese as I strolled through the Boise Depot. As I slowly approached and lifted my camera, this curious goose walked a few steps closer then paused and looked right at me, posing for the shot. I walked away that day with a new favorite photo."

[My photo will be on display and available for purchase through Studio Boise until October 2017. Size: 20x26, floating mount w/wire, ready to hang, $150].

Cheers to art.

Cheers to supportive loved ones.

Cheers to community love.

Cheers to getting your make on.

-EH