the card for: KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', which ran from October 13 - November 12, 2006, at Cinders Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC

Sto, a co-founder, with Kelie, of Cinders, greets guests at the opening, KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, with her mom, JUDY, who came up from Florida for the opening. though Kelie now lives and works in Brooklyn, she grew up in Florida, and received her BFA from the University of Florida. KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

the small framed watercolors, were arranged in 'themed' groupings, and sometimes accented by handpainted elements, in this case a leafless tree, on the gallery wall. KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, the first wall of watercolors, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Let's move to the country', ($300), 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'BFF', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'No pain, no gain', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Bloody Slumber', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

at the base of the tree painted on the first wall, KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery', Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'The fall bed', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Save the tress', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

moving along the first wall, KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Distant Memory' ($80), 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

moving around the room, KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Community Project', ($800), 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'This will only hurt for a little while', ($400), 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'At least I am not alone', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Key master', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Bro's before ho's', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'I made a mistake', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'I want you back', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Don't follow me this time', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Don't go', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

along the last wall, KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure, Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Fuck the community', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

up close, KELIE BOWMAN, 'Neighborhood meeting #1', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'We'll be ok', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

KELIE BOWMAN, 'Make a wish', 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

at Kelie's opening, friend, and fellow artist, LAUREN LULOFF, KELIE BOWMAN, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006 - Lauren showed her work at Cinders in the summer of 2005

JACOB CSINSI, a DJ at COCO66 in Greenpoint, at the KELIE BOWMAN opening, 'In preparation for your departure', Cinders Gallery, Oct 13, 2006

Cinders also sells limited edition artist & small Indie production merchandise ('merch') such as hand crafted one-of-a-kind fingerless gloves, and textile patches, as well as artist books, comics, calendars, albums, and prints etc. They used to sell one-of-a-kind clothing, but they cut back on that, though they still sell artist produced t-shirts. Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

the gallery exhibits are in the front, the merch section in the back. the configuration changes to accommodate the exhibits, co-founder STO does the in-house carpentry and graphics. Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

on the bookshelf, 'the drips' - the limited edition ($8) comic book by TAYLOR McKIMENS, Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

'the Drips', a comic book by TAYLOR McKIMENS, Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

from 'the Drips', by TAYLOR McKIMENS, at Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

from 'the Drips', by TAYLOR McKIMENS, Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

from 'the Drips', by TAYLOR McKIMENS, Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

'the Drips' was produced for TAYLOR McKIMENS by PICTUREBOX INC., Cinders, Oct 13, 2006 - ? is the man in the illustration, Taylor's buddy-in-art - Brian Belott, aka RUDY - sure looks like it, down to the one-time 'string' belt he used to favor.

also to be found on the Cinders shelves, the album, 'WOHAW' by local cult heroes, 'the USA is a Monster', Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

some more of the one-of-kind artworks, drawings, and limited edition artist prints, Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

... another offering of artist-made merch, such as one-of-a-kind wallets (on the left) and some artist produced (2007) calendars. Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

'FARM LIFE' - 2007 calendar ($9) by JILL BLISS & SAELEE OH, Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

'THE TIME IS NOW' - 2007 calendar ($19) by NIKKI McCLURE - Nikki had a show of her cut paper artworks at Cinders a little while back. Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

NIKKI McCLURE, 2007 calendar, all the images are made from paper cut with an Xacto-blade. Cinders, Oct 13, 2006

Cinders Gallery