"Creativity is contagious, pass it on." -Albert Einstein

Thank you, Abby, the Vitale family, and everyone who makes art part of their lives. Look for Abby Franzen-Sheehan’s work around town and beyond; it is incredible. The Vitale sculptures are permanent and part of the growing Garden. And congratulations to Dave for winning Best Of Show at the 2024 Mt. Lebanon Artists Market.

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy + Double Dog Studios!

Join the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy on Saturday, November 16, from 9 a.m. to noon as we plant trees at Double Dog Studios at 317 2nd Ave Carnegie, PA 15106. Come out to help plant trees and learn about different types of native trees, proper tree-planting practices, and tree care. All are welcome to volunteer at this planting, which will be held rain or shine.

Tree placement

Double Dog Studios and Gardens

Please join us for a reception on Saturday, October 12, from 5-8 pm.

INSIDE

Abby Franzen-Sheehan

At Home With War

Forest Fight, 2021  Screen print on paper, digital print, collage

Abby Franzen-Sheehan (AFS) is an artist and designer with decades of experience in studio practice, graphic design, museums, and art publications. As a professional artist exploring the nexus of feminism, politics, and history, she has created paintings, prints, collages, and sculptures that examine the complexities of faith and reality as constructed by human experience. She is greatly influenced by poetry, philosophy, religious thought, and intuitive insights.

At Home with War, features Franzen-Sheehan’s silkscreen print and mixed-media collages. The works explore human proximity to difficult things – a near and far-relationship to violence in America and in the world. Franzen-Sheehan references domestic spaces which are erected to nurture life, while simultaneously distancing those within from the barbarity of ever-present warfare. The work examines the perpetual desire to be better than we find ourselves and the search for divine intervention into the human condition of perpetual strife.

Franzen-Sheehan’s collages are made from layers of silkscreen prints on paper, fabric, and other materials. The prints are made from computer-manipulated images appropriated from old engravings, maps, illustrations, and games. The source materials reference a wide range of subjects, including the medieval crusades, wars in Europe, the American Civil War, biblical stories, creatures from folklore and myths, and children’s songs and stories.

The exhibit runs October 12 - November 9, 2024

OUTSIDE

The sculptures of Anthony R. Vitale

6’ x 10’ Steel wind catcher, 1983. Gift of Philip and Jean Salvato

Anthony R. Vitale (1924-2006), a welder, inventor, and self taught Pittsburgh artist, combined “movement” and “steel” to create fluid, balanced sculptures. His work can be seen locally from Pittsburgh’s North Shore to the nationally recognized “Sundial” on Main Street in his hometown of Carnegie, Pa. We are premiering two large-scale sculptures as part of a permanent collection honoring his legacy.

On her way to RISD!

It was great having up-and-coming artist Logan introduce her work at Double Dog Studios on her way to the Rhode Island School of Design.

James P. Nelson

Saturday, April 27 - May 25, 2024

James P. Nelson is an American painter living in Pittsburgh who has created a body of work over the last 50 years that has been exhibited and collected widely.

A Carnegie Mellon University BFA graduate, Nelson's work retells personal experiences through symbolic landscapes. 

Nelson splits his time between Pittsburgh, PA, and Southern New England.

We’re celebrating the world's most famous groundhog

Punxsutawney Phil limited edition 13” x 19” signed prints by Dave Klug.

The holidays are here…

…stop by and help us spread joy. Our store is open Fridays and Saturdays from 11-4, or text Dave anytime at 412.343.5584 to swing by.