THE STUDIO OF NICOLE MERKENS

I am pleased to announce I am In "The Potter's Hands" Exhibition up at Alpharetta Arts Center. The reception is this Saturday from 4:30-6:30pm. Come say hi and see wonderful art.  Peace- Nic  February 8 – April 8, 2022,  The Potter's Hands Gallery Exhibit    Opening February 19, 2022 4:30-6:30pm   Alpharetta Arts Center Gallery 238 Canton Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009 Open during Arts Center business hours

Thank you to everyone who came out to my show Friday Night ! Xxoo

  I am thrilled to say I was accepted into "The Potter's Hands" In Alpharetta. If you are in town for the reception stop by and say, "Hello" Show details: February 8 – April 8, 2022 The Potter’s Hands Gallery Exhibit  Reception February 19, 2022 4:30-6:30pm Alpharetta Arts Center Gallery 238 Canton Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009 Open during Arts Center business hours

  Save the Date!!! Feb 11, 2022 from 6-8pm. We are having an opening at the Gallery Space we ( The Atlanta Street Art Collective) show in, complete with music by DJ Steel. It will be in the Roswell Depot Shopping Center next door to our studio space.  408 S. Atlanta Street Roswell, Ga 30075. I am very excited for this show.  Drinks and desserts will be served and it is fun outing to include in your Valentine's weekend plans. So bring your honey and come party with us in the name of Love and Art.  https://www.instagram.com/atlantastreetartcollective/ 

  Happy New Year! I hope the holidays treated you well and you were able to celebrate. Even though my whole house has been vaccinated and boosted my husband who travels to New York quite often came down with Covid after a trip right before Christmas. We were forced to "Pivot" like the rest of us have been doing for two years now and he had to quarantine. So our plans to travel drastically changed and he lived in "My Haunted Basement" for almost 2 weeks. It was a bummer and I am just getting over yet another disappointment from this horrible epidemic.  I decided to branch out and bring some artwork to a really cool little neighborhood in Alabama called "Homewood". If you haven't been, its very artsy, with a very cool metaphysical shop  called Ritual+Shelter and home to the most delicious cookies I have ever had;  "Cookie Fix" .  Ritual+Shelter is an amazing store and really vibes with my work. They posted a photo of my work to their Instagra...

  Ho Ho Ho!!! Can you believe it's that time of year again? I can't and am sad that time is strange these days- nothing to gauge it on since we have all been in a holding pattern for so long. Well, I hope you can make it out to the annual Holiday Works in Clay Show at Roswell Art Center West. I will have a table and some of my "Dinner Guest" Series Big Heads will be on display. Here's the 411... Holiday Works In Clay   Reception and Meet the Artists Thursday Dec 2, 2021 7 pm to 9 pm   Roswell Art Center West 1355 Woodstock Rd Roswell, GA 30075 www.roswellclaycollective.com

 I am so excited to announce that my Tarot Card Designs are available on Tee Public Link = https://www.teepublic.com/user/artgirl253?utm_source=designer&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SfAsRAUXsys  So while I continue to design my ultimate tarot deck - my designs live an alter ego life as T-shirts, totes, phone cases, stickers, pillows, tapestries, etc. It's so satisfying to see my work in a new format and I keep all the rights to my work. It's funny, this outlet reaches a new audience and is giving the work a rebirth.  Check it out.