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| "Wait 'til you hear what happened today!" --Mike |
| CHANCE-OF-A-LIFETIME COMES TWICE to Mike Ochonicky Being asked to design the Official Missouri Ornament for the 2010 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was a real surprise. But when the request came again from the Missouri Governor's Office in 2011, I couldn't believe it! An email from the National Parks Foundation convinced me I wasn't dreaming. It was an indescribable honor to design Missouri's official state ornament for the National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington, D.C. for a second time! I'm still speechless. To watch Great Day tv segment, click here. View the making of the 2011 Ornament To read newspaper interview, click here Click here to watch the 2011 National Christmas Tree Lighting |
NATIONAL MAGAZINE HONORS MIKE OCHONICKY
April 2011 - Michelle "Mike" Ochonicky, of Eureka, Missouri, ranks as
one of the top traditional artisans in America, according to a panel
of experts convened by Early American Life magazine. The experts --
curators from such prestigious institutions as the Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation, George Washington's Mount Vernon,
Hancock Shaker Village, Kent State University, National Council on
History Education, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Old
Sturbridge Village, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Strawbery Banke
Museum, and WInterthur as well as antiques dealers, independent
scholars, and professional instructors --- selected the top
craftspeople working with traditional tools and techniques for the
magazine's 25th annual Directory of Traditional American Crafts.
Ochonicky's handcrafted scrimshaw showed mastery of the art
form, heritage techniques, and workmanship, according to the
judges.
This is the fifteenth time that Ochonicky's scrimshaw has been
selected for this high honor. The Directory of Traditional American
Crafts is a special listing that appears in the June 2011 issue of
Early American Life magazine. The Directory has been used for the
past two decades by curators at living history museums, owners of
traditional homes, and motion picture producers for finding
artisans to make period-appropriate furnishing and accessories for
displays, collections and use.
"The judges look for authentic design and workmanship, whether
the piece is a faithful reproduction or the artist's own interpretation
of period style," said Tess Rosch, publisher of Early American Life.
"Scholarship, as well as use of period tools and techniques is
particularly valued in this competition."
One goal of the Directory is to help preserve traditional American
crafts, part of our culture that is rapidly being lost in the digital
age. Many of these skills were passed down from master to
apprentice for hundreds of years, but now few new people choose
to learn and master them, "If our traditional arts are lost, we have
forgotten a part of who we are as Americans," Rosch said.
"The Directory is a source for collectors and historic museums
eager to own fine, handcrafted, period-accurate objects and a
means of supporting those who perpetuate the art forms that are
such an important part of our nation's heritage," Rosch said. To
learn more, visit www.earlyamericanlife.com.
April 2011 - Michelle "Mike" Ochonicky, of Eureka, Missouri, ranks as
one of the top traditional artisans in America, according to a panel
of experts convened by Early American Life magazine. The experts --
curators from such prestigious institutions as the Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation, George Washington's Mount Vernon,
Hancock Shaker Village, Kent State University, National Council on
History Education, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Old
Sturbridge Village, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Strawbery Banke
Museum, and WInterthur as well as antiques dealers, independent
scholars, and professional instructors --- selected the top
craftspeople working with traditional tools and techniques for the
magazine's 25th annual Directory of Traditional American Crafts.
Ochonicky's handcrafted scrimshaw showed mastery of the art
form, heritage techniques, and workmanship, according to the
judges.
This is the fifteenth time that Ochonicky's scrimshaw has been
selected for this high honor. The Directory of Traditional American
Crafts is a special listing that appears in the June 2011 issue of
Early American Life magazine. The Directory has been used for the
past two decades by curators at living history museums, owners of
traditional homes, and motion picture producers for finding
artisans to make period-appropriate furnishing and accessories for
displays, collections and use.
"The judges look for authentic design and workmanship, whether
the piece is a faithful reproduction or the artist's own interpretation
of period style," said Tess Rosch, publisher of Early American Life.
"Scholarship, as well as use of period tools and techniques is
particularly valued in this competition."
One goal of the Directory is to help preserve traditional American
crafts, part of our culture that is rapidly being lost in the digital
age. Many of these skills were passed down from master to
apprentice for hundreds of years, but now few new people choose
to learn and master them, "If our traditional arts are lost, we have
forgotten a part of who we are as Americans," Rosch said.
"The Directory is a source for collectors and historic museums
eager to own fine, handcrafted, period-accurate objects and a
means of supporting those who perpetuate the art forms that are
such an important part of our nation's heritage," Rosch said. To
learn more, visit www.earlyamericanlife.com.
| Official 2011 Missouri State Ornament |
| Stone Hollow Studio is eco-friendly, using sustainable materials to reduce our environmental footprint. Materials used for scrimshaw and all packaging are 100% recycled materials. We're green! |
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SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2012 BEGINS
INTERNATIONAL TOUR
Mike Ochonicky is pleased to again be part of the Brooklyn Art Library's
Sketchbook Project, featuring artists from around the globe. It's a
chance to peek into private sketchbooks and see how artists create,
upclose and personal!
To view Mike Ochonicky's 2012 edition,"TRAVEL WITH ME," click here.
(Please enable "Show Info" to read comments from the artist.)
2012 Exhibition Schedule:
Brooklyn, NY Greater Boston area
April 14-30, 2012 July 6-8, 2012
Brooklyn Art Library Lynnarts
103A N. 3rd St., Brooklyn 25 Exchange Street, Lynn
Chicago, IL Portland, ME
May 3-5, 2012 July 11-14, 2012
Hyde Park Art Center Space Gallery
5020 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago 538 Congress Street, Portland
Portland, OR Toronto, ON
May 11-13, 2012 July 18-22, 2012
The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel The Gladstone Hotel
1022 SW Stark St., Portland 1214 Queen St., W., Toronto
Vancouver, BC Philadelphia, PA
May 15-16, 2012 August 23-25, 2012
W2 Media Cafe The Painted Bride
111 W Hastings St., Vancouver 230 Vine St., Philadelphia
Los Angeles, CA Atlanta, GA London, England
May 24-26, 2012 June 2-23, 2012 October 2012
iam8bit Mass Collective The Sketchbook
2147 W. Sunset Blvd., L.A. 364 Nelson St., SW, Atlanta Project Pop-up Shop
San Francisco, CA Austin, TX Melbourne, Australia
June 2-23, 2012 September 8-16, 2012 November 10-25, 2012
The Sketchbook Project Co-Lab Project Space NGV Studio
Pop-Up Shop 613 Allen St., Austin Federation Square
Dates are subject to change.
INTERNATIONAL TOUR
Mike Ochonicky is pleased to again be part of the Brooklyn Art Library's
Sketchbook Project, featuring artists from around the globe. It's a
chance to peek into private sketchbooks and see how artists create,
upclose and personal!
To view Mike Ochonicky's 2012 edition,"TRAVEL WITH ME," click here.
(Please enable "Show Info" to read comments from the artist.)
2012 Exhibition Schedule:
Brooklyn, NY Greater Boston area
April 14-30, 2012 July 6-8, 2012
Brooklyn Art Library Lynnarts
103A N. 3rd St., Brooklyn 25 Exchange Street, Lynn
Chicago, IL Portland, ME
May 3-5, 2012 July 11-14, 2012
Hyde Park Art Center Space Gallery
5020 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago 538 Congress Street, Portland
Portland, OR Toronto, ON
May 11-13, 2012 July 18-22, 2012
The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel The Gladstone Hotel
1022 SW Stark St., Portland 1214 Queen St., W., Toronto
Vancouver, BC Philadelphia, PA
May 15-16, 2012 August 23-25, 2012
W2 Media Cafe The Painted Bride
111 W Hastings St., Vancouver 230 Vine St., Philadelphia
Los Angeles, CA Atlanta, GA London, England
May 24-26, 2012 June 2-23, 2012 October 2012
iam8bit Mass Collective The Sketchbook
2147 W. Sunset Blvd., L.A. 364 Nelson St., SW, Atlanta Project Pop-up Shop
San Francisco, CA Austin, TX Melbourne, Australia
June 2-23, 2012 September 8-16, 2012 November 10-25, 2012
The Sketchbook Project Co-Lab Project Space NGV Studio
Pop-Up Shop 613 Allen St., Austin Federation Square
Dates are subject to change.
The Sketchbook Project
traveled over 18,000
miles during exhibitions
in 2010.
traveled over 18,000
miles during exhibitions
in 2010.