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Austrian Countryside photo by Alicia Hunsicker

The newsletter with photos and stories from my Austrian Residency and CERN journey has been sent out.  

Included are also updates from the studio, an exhibition announcement, and Kickstarter reward updates.  I have received lots of great feedback from some of you who have had the chance to read it already. I hope that those of you I haven't heard from get a chance to read it soon... enjoy!  xo~Alicia

Particle Collision Paintings: Winter Show and Studio Notes:

I have completed 5 new small paintings (5” x 7”) that will be exhibited at Gallery in the Woods, Brattleboro, VT. in the Winter Show which opens Friday, Jan. 4^th, 2013 from 5 to 8 pm. 

These new pieces were inspired by my visit at CERN and will be the basis of the 5x7 kickstarter rewards that will be finished toward the end of Jan. and early Feb.

The wands and postcards have been sent. The coasters are prepped and being painted in the studio now.  I will be sending them out as I finish them so those of you who pledged for them you can expect them in the mail sometime this coming month.   

There are a few of you who still need to send me your mailing address. If you haven't done so yet please do. I would like to be able to thank you with a reward.

I am finishing up the newsletter with stories and photos from the Boundless journey and will be sending out that in early Jan. as well.

I have been thinking about the coming year and wondering what it will bring…last year was full of challenges and rewards.  Anything is Possible! Wishing you all a Happy New Year!            xo~ Alicia 

Boundless Article in Life & Times

Particle Collision #2, 35" x 38", mixed media on paper,
Alicia Hunsicker, 2012

This is Particle Collision #2, The second painting I completed during my residency in Austria. It is featured today in the Recorder article "Boundless" written by David Rainville. The article is available on-line at: http://www.recorder.com/lifetimes/

 

My Sincerest Thanks



Particle Collision #1, 35"x38" Alicia Hunsicker, Austria, 2012

The Boundless project was a great success for both my artistic and personal growth.
It was a challenging and rewarding journey that most assuredly has changed the way I see the world.

Boundless: Artist Residency in Austria and Journey to CERN

Sept. 26, 2012 – October 14, 2012

Places visited:

Geneva, Switzerland
Mallnitz, Austria
Lyon, France

Activities of Note:

Switzerland by train
CERN
D. Fleiss East West artist Residency and Symposium, Mallnitz, Austria
Exhibitions at BIOS National Park Museum, Mallnitz, Austria and ARTour Brussels, Belgium
Day trips to Grossglockner and Raggaschlucht in Austria.

City tour of Lyon, France which included Roman ruins.

This was inspirational, educational, challenging, supportive and most of all joyous adventure.  It was a wonderful few weeks of art, travel, new friends & cuisine. The paintings I created while at the residency were well received and have continued to open new directions for me as an artist. The image above: Particle Collision #1 is now in the collection of the D. Fleiss East West Foundation.  Austria was amazingly beautiful and I hope to go back someday.
 

This journey wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of my Kickstarter project backers and the wonderful friends and fans that helped me get the word out about my project.  Without your pledges, posts, and encouragement I wouldn’t have had such a successful project.

Thank you so much!
Love and Blessings to all, xo ~Alicia

Natalie Abrams Artworks

Karin Bartimole

Barb & Peter Wozniak
Aunt Jean

Penny and Brian Adams

Sandy Hunsicker

E. J. Barnes

Gary Simpson

Brenda Cirioni

William York

Susan Brown

Alli Berman

Betsy Lewis, The Walkabout Woman

Anonymous

Lilly Pereira

Deb Zucowska

Tracey Fournier

Denise

Mira Bartok

Dara Herman Zierlein

John Polak

Shanna Galloway

Janet Masucci

Rosemary Carstens

Sylvia Brallier

Peggy Twardowski

Briana Taylor

Jenny Ruhl

Jocelyn Almy-Testa

  Lauri Denyer

  Karl Jacobs

  Ariel E Churnin

Joyce Conlon

  Pamela Saturday

Andrea McCann Filipkowski

Marlene Rye

  Danita Thomas

Sean Patrick Hill

Blake Brasher

'nlitn! media group

Dyan and Jared

Michelle Manley

Nancy Natale

Sarah Bliss

Lisa M Hyatt

Terry  Jarrard-Dimond

Pam Beachell

  Sugati

Maggie Nowinski

Shutao Liao

K Lenore Siner

Annie Bissett

Allison Alaoui

Sharmon Davidson

Zeren Earls

Ryan

Merry Lein

Travis English

Pam Farrell

  Christine

K Lea Rosen

Susan Barocas

Gloria

Chantal Hardy

Bronwen Hodgkinson

Linda Marcille

Dyan Marie, Bloordale BIA +BIG: Bloor Improvement Group

Kassandra LaPrade

Mitch Fillmore

Nina Rossi of Nina's Nook, Turners Falls

Christina Roney

Carolyn Asbury

Eric

Terry Jenoure

Trace Meek

Lee Cauley

Wendy Mooney

David Vincent Aquino

Danielle Graham

Janet Morgan

Howard Mcginn

Suzanne Harding

Mary Lombard

Catherine Loughman

Cornelia Reid

Chris Bluelamb Toubeau

Jason Mark

Julie Deyo

Laura T. Garcia

Jennifer Paris

Jaime Hyatt

Daniel A. Brown

Suzy S.

Carol Yamada

Penelope Oakley

Benjamin Ostiguy

Jen Tenczar

Anne Seuthe

Bonnie Clark, Marketing Consultant, Gypsy Wolf Marketing LLC

Stephanie Woerner

Lisa West

Dave

Hope and Feathers Framing

Brian Tamulonis

Tami Goodrich

Laurie M Goddard

Brian, Kathy and Declan Fitzpatrick

Richelle Hanson

Tony Maroulis

Jeff

Johniene Papandreas

Rhonda Lee Wainshilbaum
Ralph Lowen

Ginny Rockwood

Virginia M. Duarte

Jenni Allard

Meredith Munn

Crystall Stillman

Cecilia Tustinski
Deborah Garner
Karen Loomis
Paula and Karen Sayward
Pam Stone

Tish Grier

Priscilla Dodge

Chris Johnson

Charlene and Mike Forgue

Janet Richards

Rita Owczarski

Astrid Heimer
Simone Alter-Muri
Peggy Olchen

Kelly Stazny

Jim Rosazza

Tracey Physioc Brockett
Tess Gadwa and family

Special thanks to:

Dorothea Fleiss and the D. Fliess East West Foundation

Mike and Ben Hunsicker

Fran Beallor

Dan Levin
Ben Brau, UMass Physics Dept.

Dr. Steve Goldfarb, CERN

Laurette Wittner
Judith Motzkin
Kristin Nicholas

Glendon Mellow

Helga and The Hotel Kartnerhof, Mallnitz

Artscope Magazine

Paulina Amador, SuperConsciousness Magazine

Mary Sherman and the TransCultural Exchange
David Rainville, Trish Crapo, and The Recorder

Jennifer Holloway and The Sentinel

I carefully compiled this list from my records.  If for some reason I mistakenly left your name out please let me know so that I may add you in. 

Kickstarter Success!

I have been so busy making plans and getting ready to go to Austria and Switzerland I have not had a moment to blog about the success of my kickstarter project.
I am so thankful to everyone who pledged support to my project.  This is going to be an amazing trip that will inspire me for a very long time!

Dave Rainville of the Greenfield Recorder wrote a nice follow up article about the Residency and the kickstarter compaign.  I will post it if I can find it online.

This is Mallnitz, Austria where I will be living during my residency with the D. Fleiss East West Artists Foundation.  It is the kind of village that they call a "Pearl of the Alps."

Artist Spotlight on the Pagan Sphinx

This just came out yesterday!


Gina Duarte writer of the Pagan Sphinx writes:

“Please visit my blog, The Pagan Sphinx to read my post on Western Massachusetts artist and my friend Alicia Hunsicker. She is a woman of great artistic gifts and keen intellect.
I wish her well in her current fundraising efforts to attend a residency program she as invited to participate in. The residency is in Austria and will include a visit to CERN - The European Organization for Nuclear Research. What does the Higgs Boson Particle have to do with art? Read my article! Best luck, Alicia!”

Half Way There!

Thank you to all my Boundless Backers!
(and future ones too!)


I am a little over the half way mark on my kickstarter campaign for my project Boundless.
13 days left to be exact with an ending date of August 28th.

I am thrilled with the generous support I have received so far!
A big thank you for the special surprise donation I received from Rainer, Washington!

I still need to raise quite a bit more but I am hopeful that it will all work out. Please consider being a backer and getting a great reward in return. I am offering lots of custom made art especially for my backers, eye portraits, hand carved maple burl wands, workshops, and paintings etc.
Check it out…I bet there is something for you!


A successful Kickstarter campaign is usually the result of it being seen by many people, so even if you aren't interested in doing any of the pledges it would be great if you would share this link with friends and family, on facebook and any other social media you are involved with.

Thank you!  :o)

Pledges and Rewards

Besides original art created especially for my backers these are some of the rewards I am offering.
A lot of time and effort went into selecting them, and will also go into making them for this project.

The coasters recently sold out! I have added a few more sets and only one set is left at this moment.

I am trying to come up with an alternate reward for that pledge amount but I am not having any brilliant ideas….yet!



Please consider backing my project and joining me on this journey. Even the smallest pledge can make a world of difference.

Getting Stitched on the Farm



Leyden Glen sheep and neighborhood view photo by Kristen Nicholas

My neighbor Kristin who writes the blog Getting Stitched on the Farm

recently wrote a nice piece about me and the open studio sale that I did last weekend.

I want to thank her for the great post and extra support her followers have added to my kickstarter project: Boundless.

It’s wonderful to live in a neighborhood filled with artists, farms, and small business entrepreneurs. Kristin is not only a wonderful artist, illustrator, and knitwear designer. She also runs a farm with her husband Mark and just across the road is the Lamb shack!
We are big fans of Leyden Glen Lamb’s sweet sausage!

I have recently experimented with a traditional sheppard’s pie recipe by adding the lamb sausage and ground lamb together (instead of Hamburg) topping it with caramelized onions, and then adding the corn and mashed potatoes (I add cream cheese to them!) It has become a family favorite!

Open Studio Success and Stat Trends

This is a photo taken outside my studio door on Sunday, the day of my open studio. I have written an update about it on my kickstarter project page. Click on the link to read about the great day we had.




I also wanted to share with you this fun Stat feature that will keep you updated on the progress of my project: Boundless! Currently I am 31% funded with 18 days to go. Here is the stat page link on kicktraq.



Please consider backing my project and joining me on this journey. A small pledge can make a world of difference.

Open Studio Event This Sunday: Directions

Alicia Hunsicker:
Open Studio Event
40 Glen Road
Leyden, Ma.

Sunday August 5^th 10am – 4pm

DIRECTIONS:

1. From Interstate 91 exit 26Head east on Massachusetts 2A E toward Main St 0.8 mi

2. Turn left onto Conway St 1.5 mi

3. Continue onto Leyden Rd (Conway St. becomes Leyden Rd once you cross the bridge that goes over the highway)  3.0 mi

4. Continue onto Greenfield Rd (Leyden Rd becomes Greenfield Rd once you cross the town line)  2.0 mi

5. Turn right onto South School House Rd There will be an Open Studio sign posted at the turn.  0.7 mi

6. Turn right onto Glen Rd 0.2 mi

7. #40 is the second house on the right.A Blue A frame.

See you there rain or shine!

Kickstarter Launch! ~ Boundless: Artist Residency in Austria and Journey to CERN

After several weeks of non-stop work I am so excited to unveil my kickstarter campaign tonight! Boundless: An Artist Residency in Austria and Journey to CERN.  Please take a moment to check it out. I have created a wonderful variety of rewards for patrons who decide to back my project.

I hope you will find something you like!  

"It's a constant unfolding" ~Today's Greenfield Recorder Article

Above is today's Arts and Entertainment section of the Greenfield Recorder.

Trish Crapo a Leyden writer and photographer came to the studio last week to take photos and interview me about the Austria Residency.  This lovely article came out today.  I can't seem to find a link online so I took this photo of the paper. I will add the link in when I find it.

Other Studio News:

I have been pulling out work from the small storage area in my studio off and on all week to get ready for the Studio sale and I must say I have a lot to offer! 

Today the process was quickened as I had a surprise Pre-Sale studio visit from a regular collector.  I very happily sold two small works to go toward the Austria Residency Fund. I am that much closer now!
Lastly, my Kickstarter campain was approved!  Tomorrow I will do a last edit and get it launched! All and all a very good day!

Save the Date! Sunday, August 5th ~ Open House and Studio Sale

The D. Fleiss East West Artist’s Foundation has invited me to embark on a journey without borders and participate in an artist residency which includes a Symposia of Contemporary Art in Mallnitz, Austria this October.  From the healing waters of Austria to the particle collisions at CERN, this artist residency presents the opportunity to travel into new territory and create boundary-bending work that will intersect art, spirit, and science.

This is the first event planned to help raise travel funds for this residency. I must raise $4500. for travel costs by Sept. 1st.
 I hope you can make it!

 You are invited! 

Open House and Studio Sale

Sunday, August 5^th from 10 to 4 pm
Location: 40 Glen Rd. Leyden, MA

• Featuring small original paintings, drawings, and prints
  along with cards, magnets and other fun things priced between $5 and $50.
• Medium and Large works will also be available at affordable studio sale prices.
• New paintings in progress can be previewed.
  Raffle of original artwork.
• Refreshments will be served.

Private studio visits: Are also available by appointment for the months of July and August. To arrange a time that is convenient email mahunsicker@netzero.net

D. Fleiss East West Artist Residency in Mallnitz, Austria

Wonderful News!  I have been officially invited by the
D. Fleiss East West Artists Foundation
to an artist residency and Symposia of Contemporary Art in Mallnitz, Austria this October.

After almost a year of confinement because of my broken leg accident, I can’t tell you how excited I am about the possibility of going to this residency.  There are some challenges ahead of me. First of all I must continue to improve my physical strength and stamina to allow me to travel confidently and to enjoy the time I will have creating and exploring in the Alps and secondly I must fundraise for the travel costs.   

I am planning a few different events to reach my travel goal of $4400.

I will be doing a Kickstarter project with great rewards for donors who would like to contribute online, A raffle of an original painting, and an Open Studio and Sale with lots of great deals on paintings with a large selection of small works offered for a steal and for the first time to the public. I will announce the dates soon.

I hope that I can find the support I need to make this incredible opportunity happen. I have my work cut out for me!

Other Studio Updates

I am excited to have my studio back and renovated to enhance my productivity.  I have been painting every day and am looking forward to putting my studio practice back in high gear.   I have started some new explorations which will solidify into a working vocabulary soon and am also working on some grant proposals as well.

Artist, Joyce Conlon stopped into the studio for a visit recently.
She was the first to see the new painting in progress that I am working on.  We had a wonderful conversation about painting and process.  It was a brilliant reminder that all things come in good time….and we must be open to let the work unfold through the process of creating it and to have a little fun while doing it too!