Salon Christine is pleased to announce its summer of 2010 Gallery Crawl event, once again. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is an incredible and valuable organization that keeps this city rolling continuously and creatively in the arts development . Salon Christine is graciously located in the center of all of this gorgeous art. Salon Christine is featuring the following, for this July 16th Gallery Crawl. We always enjoy your attendance to appreciate and acknowledge yet another incredibly talented native of our beautiful city, Pittsburgh!
As always, Salon Christine is fortunate to have Pittsburgh's top live wedding dj, Kelli Burns, create the musical ambiance for the evening. Please visit www.kelliburns.com for your personal events coming up!

 

FEATURED ARTIST

This show is a mini segment of Pittsburgh Artist, Curtis Reaves, illustrating his select photographic works featuring,

'People & Found Objects from the past 25 years."

Curtis is a Video Artist & Photographer, whose work has been shown both locally & nationally at some of the most prestigious museums across the country.

Curtis is best known for his traveling exhibition, John & Sarah - A Family's Journey to Freedom and Elders - An African American Oral History.

Some of his other accomplishments include: Being chosen as a Millennium Artist for the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, receiving various Artists & Residencies and conducting Community & Educational Workshops.

 

Regarding this particular show, Curtis states that, "For me, 'Image Interlude: Episode in Time,' is about the Exploration & Manipulation of Imagery. It's all about the Rhythm, the POP and the Interlude of the Composition."

 

Image Interlude: Episode in Time, Vol. 1. - Come, Experience & Enjoy!

For more information visit: www.curtisreaves.com

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FIRST SHOWING OF ARTIST MICHELLE MARONI

We are more than excited to show yet another Pittsburgh talent, Michelle Maroni. MIchelle specializes in Encaustic and Fiber art which will be for sale on this fine evening of Gallery Crawl. Michelle's is also an art teacher in Washington County. MIchelle is more than happy to have you handle her work and wants you to know that all of it is for sale in cash or checks.

July 1, 2010. Oh, approximately 7.30 pm. I got home from work and poured a glass of wine and sat outside amongst my hearty herbs in gloriously coloured pots, twinkling lights strung whimsically across tree fallen winter branches. The outdoor rug is a recycled bohemian gypsy woven colourful plastic spread. I happen to love my tiny outdoor paradise. The chiminaya was filled with locally grown organic twigs and the night air was settling in with a cool july 1 , 52 degrees. Oliver loves to sit outside with me, by my side or on my lap. I always have his harness on when we are in this tiny patio area, but this night, i neglected to put his leash on. He was eating his dinner and staring lovingly thru me, and snuggling up to my lap. Oliver decided to snatch a little french olive from my plate. Not wanting him to swallow it, i asked him to "drop it". On this night, my Oliver, now 17 months of joy, young, decided to tease and play. He took off running thru the cobblestone alley way. I ran after him, trying to tempt him with a banana treat. In a split second, Olivers tiny perfect swimmers muscular body was struck by a speeding car. I screamed and screamed and then collapsed inside of the cobblestone ancient covered walkway outside of my back courtyard where only moments ago, we were peacefully sitting together. Olivers head was hit and i watched his body propelled thru the air and slam into another building. I dont know what happened immediately after that, but i found myself screaming and hyperventilating as i ran with the neighborhood, after Oliver. Oliver took off running in a traumatic frightened and shock filled state. He ran all the way to the new nationally known state of the art, childrens hospital. He was foaming at the mouth when i finally had my arms around him. 

Within 30 minutes, Oliver was taken immediately at the Camp Horne Road emergency vet hospital. Hours later, xrays and bloodwork, my Oliver came home with me. His bones are intact. His organs are intact. He was sent home with pain medicine. 

Tonight my Oliver is doing much better. He is bruised and not exactly himself and his happy little spirt yet. He ate my mothers "made from scratch free range organic chicken broth" that i mixed with his familiar dry kibble and chopped up bananas and skinned granny smith apples.

It takes only a moment for your entire joy and life and love to change. Every moment that your animal is happy, is a gift. 

Thank you for all of your loving support, to heal Lord Oliver. He is one heck of a loved puppy, as well as the love and light of my entire life.

Welcome back, Lord Oliver!!! 

I am fortunate to experience dynamic women and men, all day, every day at my salon. Most of you are working non-stop and wearing an incredible amount of hats of responsibility and performance per day. You are daughters and sons, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, grandmothers and grandfathers, aunts and uncles, husbands and wife's,  leaders at home and in your job and community. You fit absolutely everything in, from work responsibilities to family responsibilities. You do it all and you do your best and you do a really good job because you care.

I find that in my travels from Pittsburgh to Santa Fe New Mexico, that east coast people are running themselves into the ground. Everything is on a scheduled time restraint. Everyone is creating an atmosphere of "this is due immediately and so is everything else". As a matter of fact, i lost a guest this week because i myself, was running 4 minutes behind schedule. FOUR MINUTES! What does this say about people, their expectations of others as well as themselves, and the lack of allowing any grace time for anything or anyone. On the same afternoon that this guest left due to "the condition" of my running 4 minutes late, i also gained 2 lovely new guests. Both were looking for complete peace, time to themselves, and interaction with me to give them a better cut than what they walked in with. Both left happy and rescheduled. (i was still running 4 minutes behind for both of the happier guests that day)

People come to Salon Christine to be pampered. People come to Salon Christine to relax and take a deep breath. People compliment Salon Christine's staff for being cordial and professional. Salon Christine is known for excellent personalized haircolour and haircutting. The atmosphere is always comfortable, the music is always easeful and the service is professional. Bonus...everyone has the opportunity to hug our seriously happy and polite, Lord Oliver.

I encourage "you" to remember to relax and take the time to enjoy a much needed break. If you are spending your days rushing from one appointment to the other, i suggest taking a look at your personal calendar and scheduling some "you " time asap.

When you are enjoying your service at Salon Christine, ask us about our summer cool minty foot soak to peacefully enjoy while your colour is processing. Ask us about our extra special Aveda leave in moisturizing treatments to enjoy after a haircut or colour. Ask us about a quick polish change before or after a cut or colour. Ask us about our really awesome custom Aveda chakra balancing aromas to take home with you.

We are all individuals with busy lives, but it is "you", that must take the time to be better to yourself, because it is "you" that is leading examples for our future balance of responsibilities and peace.

Namaste,
Christine Goodis

Friday, April 23rd 5:30-9 PM

presented by:

Department of Education and Community Engagement

Salon Christine is always ever so proud to be a part of the growing gallery crawl in the Pittsburgh Cultural District. Because of our multi-venue space, we provide a dynamic atmosphere that attracts between 500-800 people per gallery crawl, each and every time. This gives Pittsburgh talents, incredible exposure, the opportunity to network and sell their art, in a super beautiful and fun atmosphere.

Enjoy the following, at Salon Christine:

Please stop by and see us on this lovely evening!

If you would like to showcase your talent at Salon Christine, please click HERE