Wednesday, August 26, 2015

SNHU McIninch Gallery Show Information!

Discomfort Food

Sellios Luxuria
Curated by Professor Deborah Varat
September 10th to October 10th, 2015
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 10th; 5:00 to 7:00pm

There has been a dramatic coming together in recent years of the disciplines of high art and food. Contemporary artists have used food as a medium, food photography is a growing and lucrative profession, exhibitions have been held in major museums on the theme of food. This exhibit will focus on a particular theme running through contemporary food-related art, namely the strange and alien nature of food when taken out of its natural context.

Artists include: Stephanie Chubbuck, Harold Edgerton, Emily Eveleth, Beth Galton, Michiko Kon, Nate Larson, Ilana Manolson, Vera Mercer, Tara Sellios, Richella Simard, Kathleen Volp.

Image Credit: Tara Sellios, Luxuria Untitled No. 1, 2014, 30x24 inches, Digital C-print. Courtesy of Gallery Kayafas

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Turn for the MFA Blog


Ok, so all of you who have followed or are following I am going to be using this blog for a professional artists blog now. As noted, a name change, and other alterations on the blog to adjust it properly. Those of you who may be current MFA students and using it as a resource can access all my posts made during the MFA program, artist connections I have listed with websites, and previous selected (earlier) written work from my MFA. Most likely my Thesis Paper will be posted in its own page here as well so if you are interested in reading that, watch for it. I will have an updated resume as well. 

Continue to look and learn as the travel of a growing artist continues! 

As always, thanks for your support. 

Check out the website as it also continues to grow into what I want: www.richellasimard.com

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Website

This is completely under construction but you should check it out. Ill post when its complete. Give me a couple weeks. 
New things are happening! Set up my darkroom with all the right fixings....bought new lights.....starting new ideas.....getting ready for a photo shoot. That and a lot of other things. Ill be away next week at a week long AP Workshop in Acadia Maine at Schoodic Intitutes, super exciting. I have entered into a couple shows and am working on some more entries as we speak. Stay tuned as always...

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Installation view from my graduation exhibition!

Enjoy!

Website Coming Soon!

Hi all!

Just wanted to send an update, I know I have been on a little hiatus lately, that I will be working on my new website soon! It is : www.richellasimard.com . Looking forward to putting final bodies of work up on the site. If you have any questions about the work because most of it on my blog is not professionally shown here, please contact me. I have many scans, edits, and final bodies of work that are not shown here on my blog. This blog was originally created for my MFA program and although I will continue to use it, I also want to make people aware that most of the work here is ideas and not completed.

Again, contact with any questions, I would love to send some files or direct you to a place to view my work other than the blog. I also have a Facebook page at : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Richella-Simard-Photography/307369489287562 and an SPE profile that I am currently working on(which may only be viewed by SPE members): http://www.spenational.org/members/richella-simard

Thanks for looking!
Richella

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Relationships!

Some images, these have only had a quick edit but I find them still enjoyable and wanted to share. Take a look :)







Thursday, January 15, 2015

Last residency

I am starting to feel like I have no idea what I am talking about anymore……since the last residency. Oh shit. What to do.

Cross those fingers….my show is in about five months!!!! Posts will not be as regular anymore due to my focus on my thesis paper and exhibition. Nervous already but thats ok, it means I care right?

Anyways, thinking mold and food. Sound familiar? Im sure I will be dabbling with some presentation ideas soon once my Amazon shipment gets in. Im thinking about creating my plates for use on Monday….oh boy!


Tuesday, November 25, 2014

I swear I have been working on a LOT of things…..just not blogging.

Here is a sneak peak to some things. I made my own Pantone Postcards! Using artificial foods and the dimensions of a card along with the ingredients of the food. Super awesome!




I also did some film. I have no shots of some of the relationships I did, not sure but I forgot to take digital images, but here are some of the compliment studies I have been interested in. Going to work with the anthotype process again to make an actual compliment to this piece. Look for them next week!!!!!



Monday, November 17, 2014

stay tuned

Guess I should say I am getting the camera out…..this week is going to be a big one. Keep your eyes peeled for some new sketches and work prints….looking forward to bringing the color and food back into the blog. Excited about what awaits me and the work, so like the title, stay tuned!!!

Ingredients

Wow. check this out. 10 items…..lots of names I have no idea what they are. Shouldn't food be simple? Like an apple is an apple.

Up to you to decide.

ingredients

wafer cookie: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dextrose, palm oil with TBHQ added for freshness, contains 2% or less of: cornstarch, cocoa, salt, baking soda, artificial strawberry flavor, artificial vanilla flavor, citric acid.

nutra grain bar: whole grain oats, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), whole wheat flour, soybean and/or canola oil, soluble corn fiber, sugar, dextrose, fructose, calcium carbonate, whey, wheat bran, salt, cellulose, potassium bicarbonate, natural and artificial flavors, mono- and diglycerides, soy lecithin, wheat gluten, niacinamide, vitamin A palmitate, carrageenan, zinc oxide, reduced iron, guar gum, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), invert sugar, corn syrup, raspberry puree concentrate, glycerin, sugar, modified corn starch, natural flavor, sodium alginate, citric acid, methylcellulose, dicalcium phosphate, malic acid, caramel color, red 40.

granola bars: granola (whole rolled oats, sugar, rice flour, wheat flakes, canola and/or soybean oil, molasses, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, calcium carbonate, salt), corn syrup, crisp rice [rice flour, sugar, calcium carbonate, dry malt extract (contains corn solids), salt], chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, anhydrous dextrose, whole milk powder, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, salt, artificial flavor), peanut butter (peanuts, peanut oil), peanut butter chips (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, partially defatted peanut flour, skim dry milk solids, anhydrous dextrose, salt, soy lecithin - an emulsifier), glycerin, canola and.or soybean oil, fructose, honey, calcium carbonate, partially defatted peanut flour, salt, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, ascorbic acid, citric acid, rosemary extract, natural flavor.

cheetos: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, sea minerals(calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate), maltodextrin (made from corn), whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, natural and artificial flavors, lactic acid, citric acid, and artificial color (yellow 6, yellow 5).

tostitos: corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), whole corn, corn starch, whole white wheat, whole triticale, whole oats, whole rye, whole barley, salt, whole millet, whole buckwheat, ancho pepper, sugar, whole brown rice, toasted onion, tomato powder, maltodextrin (made from corn), spices, onion powder, red bell pepper, sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk), roasted red bell pepper, skim milk, sun dried tomato powder, yeast extract, citric acid, natural flavors, garlic powder, roasted garlic, smoked paprika, whey protein isolate, paprika extracts, milk protein concentrate, lactose, and buttermilk.

coconut cookies: sugar, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening (palm oil, hydrogenated coconut and soybean oils, and partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil), corn syrup, coconut, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of: sorbitol, dextrose, cocoa (processed with alkali), whey, glycerine, salt, soy lecithin, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), natural and artificial flavor.

goldfish: unbleached enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin, [vitamin b2], folic acid), cheddar cheese, (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto), vegetable oils (canola, sunflower and/or soybean), contains 2 percent or less of : salt, sugar, yeast, paprika, hydrolyzed corn protein, autolyzed yeast, spices (contains celery), onion powder, tomato powder, torula yeast, whey, dehydrated onions, modified cornstarch, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, molasses, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, paprika extract, caramel color, medium chain triglycerides (coconut and/or palm kernel oil), natural smoke flavor and leavening (monocalcium phosphate, ammonium bicarbonate, baking soda).

oreos: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), sugar, palm and/or canola oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, baking soda, cornstarch, salt, soy lecithin, chocolate, vanillin - an artificial flavor.

choc cookies: unbleached enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), semi sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, dextrose), semi sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, dextrose, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), fructose, brown sugar (sugar, invert sugar, molasses), vegetable oils (palm and/or interesterified and hydrogenated soybean and/or hydrogenated cottonseed), corn syrup solids, cocoa processed with alkali (dutched), contains 2 percent or less of: butter (cream, salt), sugar, cream cheese (milk and cream, cultures, salt, carob bean gum), eggs, dehydrated potatoes, cornstarch, leavening (baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, vanilla extract, nonfat dry milk and sodium phosphate.  

figs: enriched bleached flour (bleached white flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), figs preserved with sulphur dioxide, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, sugar, corn flour, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil shortening (contains one or more of hte following: soybean and/or cottonseed oil), flaked corn, corn binder, salt, glycerin, ammonium bicarbonate, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), citric acid, sodium benzoate (a preservative), potassium sorbate (a preservative), artificial vanilla flavor, natural orange flavor, annatto (for color), and caramel color.


Sunday, November 2, 2014

Relationships

From one matter….to another. Here I study the origin of the product into a processed product. I am trying to decide if i want to keep the plate in the fame or if I should invest in plates to photograph on.