Jesse Graves

Opening

This show will feature prints and other works by six Milwaukee Artists

Allison Lindner
Thom Romero
Andrea Lutz
Shannon Connor
Jesse Graves
Kait Marti

JACKPOT GALLERY,   825 E Center St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

These are photos from my mudstenciling adventure in Columbia Missouri.  I was brought down by the wonderful folks at the True False Film Festival to put up work and teach a workshop.  I had an amazing time and was treated very well.  I highly recommend the  festival.

I’m not the best at keeping my blog updated but I have been making a lot of work recently!  If Scott Walkers proposed budget repair bill is passed Wisconsin will be turned on its head and set a precedent for the direction of several other states.  The bill proposes to make all state workers except police and firefighters pay for half their pension, drastically cut funding for public schools and universities, mandate up-to date address on voters ID’s, eliminate unions collective bargaining rights, eliminate recycling, and many other terrible things.  I could rant but I recommend just reading the bill and madison newspapers.  The conservative media has been working hard to skew reality and manipulate public perception.  Fox news claimed there were violent protests in Madison.   This could not be further from the truth.  I have been to the capital several times and it could not be a more peaceful protest. There are Firefighters, police, teachers, other union workers, and workers from the privet sector, standing in solidarity against this bill.  People are sharing food, music and anything else they have.  Our state will be a mess if this bill passes lets keep fighting.

If you are in the Milwaukee area stop by the Watershed Milwaukee show at the UWM art gallery.  This show is a huge collaboration between numerous artists and organizations.  I am one of 9 artists that did public interventions for this show this summer.   Also listen to Betsy Damon Speak February 3ed.

More into about watershed Milwaukee at http://watershedmke.wordpress.com/

Details about the Betsy Damon lecture can be found here

Photo via justseeds.org

Gallery hours are Monday – Wednesday: 12-5pm Thursday: 12-7pm
Friday + Saturday: 15-5pm

Just put up photos of some new work.  See the “Bees Inside” Page above.

These are select photos from my most recent line of Jewelry.  All the pieces are sold but I’m making more in this style soon.

These photos are from the opening for Art of the table at the Milwaukee Art Museum.  The works pictured are by UWM’s Jewelry Metalsmithing department. My piece is the brass goblet with organic forged copper stand.