Chairs at Twelve Chairs Opening

A festive gathering seen through the 100 Chairs Installation

Mingling in the wonderful Twelve Chairs shop.

Festive jazz throughout the night provided by Andrew Halchak and Band

Miggy and Roisin of Twelve Chairs Boston

Cupcakes!

The artist Kate Castelli (center) and friends.

Thank you everyone for a wonderful and festive opening!

All photos courtesy of Jodie Baehre.

Kate Castelli: Inspiration

What inspires me?
Living in the city, wandering, stuff I find on the ground, line. And at the moment...

1. Chairs: I have been exploring chairs as a subject for a while now. My fascination with them is complicated.
2. Traveling: is good for the soul and the eyes.
3. Ephemera: I love paper.
4. Used books (and used bookstores): are good for browsing and raw material.
5. Bones: another recent subject matter I'm exploring, as structures and as parts of a whole.
6. Dada: They understood the absurdity and the beauty in this world.

--Kate
http://katecastelli.blogspot.com/

Kate Castelli: (work) Space

Hello!
I'm Kate Castelli, an artist living and working in Boston. I'll be showing as an AIB alum in the upcoming Glovebox Illustration Show.

I'd thought I'd give you a glimpse into my work space.

One of the many joys of living in the city is condensed space. My work space consists of a 6 foot long oak table my father made for me, a set of flat files full of ephemera and paper, and lots and lots of piles everywhere.



Currently I am in love with J.Herbin inks. They are deeply saturated and have delightful names. Poussiere de Lune (moon dust) is actually a deep purple color.



Assorted sketchbooks. I am never without a sketchbook, I usually finish 2-4 a year. I am currently on number 14.




A palette of embroidery thread. I incorporate a lot of hand-stitching into my work.



This is a current project I am working on for an upcoming show of artists books at Climate Gallery in NYC. It is a combination of a DaDa prompted "found" poem and woodblock illustrations of constellations.

To see more art, thoughts and assorted whatnot, check out my blog Wandering but not Lost.

--Kate