CircleInASquare

Small Works Show

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:19:57 GMT

I am excited to report that these four sushi pasintings:

have been accepted into the ArtWorks Downtown "Small Works" show!! Opening reception 12/11 from 5pm-8pm.
http://www.artworksdowntown.org/AWDEvents.html

Rumor has it that when the jurors were choosing which of the in the show 12 would be in the show, they picked them as if ordering off a sushi menu.

:)

2nd Fridays Art Walk

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:38:54 GMT

Woiw! the turn out for last Friday's Art Walk was incredible!

October 9, 5 - 8pm (Friday)
� 2nd Fridays San Rafael Art Walk
� RECEPTION for Dia de los Muertos
� RECEPTION for Shade Reminiscence

Thank you all who stopped by to say hi and see my new work :)

Circle In A Square - Sushi

acrylic on canvas
4x4 inches

$35 ea.

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coming soon!

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:13:31 GMT

Oh yeah. A fresh stack o' joy just waiting for me to have more studio time:

Six more canvases prepped and ready for some new sushi paintings!
Stay tuned....

Honor your Child's Truths

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:59:49 GMT

This is a little break from my art posts, as I cam across this excerpt tonight and wanted to share the profundity of it. It's so true, and so easy to forget. Parents - honor your childrens truths.

"Your children and not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you."

- excerpt from Kahlil Gibran's book, the Prophet

set of 12

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:45:32 GMT

(please pardon our parallax)

acrylic on canvas
4x4 inches

$35 ea.

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sushiByNumber III

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:23:56 GMT

acrylic on canvas
4x4 inches

$35 ea.

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sushiByNumber II

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:23:03 GMT

acrylic on canvas
4x4 inches

$35 ea.

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sushiByNumber I

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:19:29 GMT

acrylic on canvas
4x4 inches

$35 ea.

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Press on Control

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:34:03 GMT

Article in the San Jose Contemporary Art Examiner

by Erica Goss

Control opened August 6 at SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco. Curated by Karen Gutfreund and juried by the Guerrilla Girls West, Control features the work of seventy-nine artists: ninety-two pieces in all. The opening was a success, as visitors to the gallery viewed works that ranged from Monica Rickler Marks' mixed media assemblage "Control VS. Letting Go," which "explores the struggle between attempting to control every detail in life," to Ruth Waters' "Home, $weet Home," a sculpture created in the shape of a tiny house, depicting that "home is the most dangerous place for women."

In the curator's notes, Karen Gutfreund writes, "What does one control? How have political, social or economic controls shaped one's life and the lives of others?In what ways does the media and popular culture dictate and control?" The introduction by the Guerrilla Girls West, who juried the show, asks, "Is 'control' a euphemism for the role of women?"

Each artist responded to the prompt, "control," in her own personal, provocative and individual way. Many of the works are painfully honest, taking on issues of gender, war, politics, domestic and sexual abuse. The show is required viewing for anyone who wants a strong, unflinching look at the world through the eyes of women visual artists.

The South Bay's Cristina Velazquez ("La Mujer Tiene que Ser Curander/Woman Must Be a Healer,") Lucy Liew ("The Core,") and Trina Merry ("Imperial Wartime Jellyfish") are represented in the show. To learn more about Cristina Velazquez, read my article Cristina Velazquez: transforming life into art.

Control runs from August 6-29 at the SOMArts Main Gallery, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA.

http://www.examiner.com/x-13997-San-Jose-Contemporary-Art-Examiner~y2009m8d12-South-Bay-artists-shine-at-Controls-opening-night?cid=examiner-email

Opening Reception for Control Show

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:08:01 GMT

There was a great turn out for the opening!

I am so honored to be a part of this remarkable show with so many amazing women.
Check out the show if you can - a collection of some very powerful work.