First Snow!

Woke to a beautiful snow flurry outside my window.....big smile.
Perfect day for it thank you as I have the house to myself and am doing laundry and wiring art and quiet things inside. I put on my Emilie Simon CD...my most 'winter-ish' music (thank you julie)with eerie bells and sounds of crushed snow...

Cloud in My Hand

Made my coffee and spent a little time with my bookjournal...much as I am so excited to go to Miami for the fairs I am always a little wary of not having time to Process life at the slower pace I love.. I'm going to try to really enjoy down there...not try to make it to all the gazillion fairs...just a few at a slower pace..really try to See some art and talk with artists....and hang around the Aqua one most of all. be present.It's a hope anyway. I might get swept up in running all around. And that's ok too. Just going to flow with it.and try to really enjoy.

LI Pulse article

Article on my art just came out in LI Pulse Magazine...in print and online..:)!

Communities and Connections in Art
Darlene Charneco
by Pat Rogers


"Glistening snatches of Candyland worlds, populated by plastic green houses and color-topped game pieces of beautified nails. The pieces seem suspended in motion as they pause in lush green backyards by aqua pool sides or set on picture-perfect pavement on their way to see friends, family or go to the store. These miniature worlds are drenched in hot pinks and vivid green with plenty of bright colors and topped off with extra shine.
If the art both attracts and repels in its Stepford-wife perfection, that’s a good thing. You’ve just caught one layer of Southampton resident Darlene Charneco’s artwork. There are stacks of more meaning where that came from. ...."
read the rest here