The 10th Annual Sculpture IS: at Sierra Azul Gardens is coming to a close. Be sure to get out there and check out the 50+ sculptures that grace the gardens before they’re all gone for the season. This piece from my Hive Series is there nestled into the redwood mulch with small vines starting to grow through and around the pieces. The exhibit is up until the October 31st.
Sierra Azul Gardens
2660 East Lake Ave
Watsonville CA
presented by PVAC Gallery
The Open Studios Art Tour launches this weekend with South County Artists! Studios will be open October 1 & 2 from 11 – 5. Support your local artists and BUY ART!
With over 100 artists participating in the South County area, you can’t see them all so get your FREE guide or download the FREE app to start planning your tour today!
Be sure to include my studio in your North County or Encore Weekend Tour:
North County Studios Open October 8,9,15 & 16 from 11 – 5
Artist #228
2523 C Mission St
Santa Cruz CA
Just a reminder that Santa Cruz Open Studios is just around the corner and I’m looking forward to seeing you at the new studio! I’m looking forward to celebrating my 12th year of participating in the tour. I will have installations & individual pieces in a ranges of sizes and prices so there will be something for everyone! When you arrive at the studio make sure to sign up on the mailing list to get your free BUY ART sticker!
Dropping off art for the 2016 Open Studios preview exhibit at the Santa Cruz Art League today and picking up my big green signs! Be sure to pick up your FREE guide or download the app and grab artist’s postcards to help you chart your tour!
The exhibition is open September 24th – October 16th
Reception September 25th 3 – 6pm
First Friday Reception October 7th 5 – 9pm
Santa Cruz Art League
526 Broadway, Santa Cruz CA
www.scal.org
To learn more about this event visit: Arts Council of SCC
I am thrilled to share that my Studio Visit article has been published in the October issue of Ceramics Monthly. This article is a regular portion of the magazine and features an in depth look into a different artist’s studio life each month. Artists discuss where they work, how they take care of their mind and body, how they market and sell their work as well as advice to younger artists. It is such an honor to be selected especially at such a transitional time in my studio life. Read on here…
I’m so excited for my 12th year participating in the Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour. On typical years it is a huge effort to prepare for this event, but this year, building out the new studio space and getting everything set up has been a monstrous undertaking. But, it’s really starting to come together and I can start to imagine making work in this space.
I hope you can join me on October 8, 9, 15 & 16 from 11 – 5 at the new studio location:
2523 C Mission St Santa Cruz, Artist #228
Keep an eye out for these postcards around town and be sure to pick one up at the Santa Cruz Art League preview exhibit.
For more information about Open Studios visit: Arts Council of SCC
Artist #228
October 8,9, 15 & 16 | 11 – 5
Join us at our NEW LOCATION:
2523 C Mission St Santa Cruz
For more information about the art tour visit:
Arts Council of Santa Cruz County
August is our normal break time from classes and we usually plan an epic trip somewhere but this year, our epic trip will be to the other side of the county! We will be very busy moving the whole studio to our new westside location, so The Dirt will go on hiatus while we move but you can still keep in touch over the next few weeks:
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BUY ART! The online shop is open 24/7 with discounts on the Specimen Series for just a few more days!
Join me August 5th for First Friday at the UCSC Arboretum
Visit my Bone Installation at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts
The specimen series are small wall mounted sculptures inspired by biological specimen collections often seen in museums. They are abstracted version of seeds, fungi, shells and bones made entirely of clay and arranged in an intriguing compositions. Reminiscent of beautifully arranged sushi in bento boxes, these pieces are designed to intrigue. The ceramic boxes create frames which both restrict and enhance the pieces that they contain. The forms in each box have been fused into place through the kiln firing process.
Each box has a simple wire loop on the back and is ready to hang. These pieces are small enough to fit anywhere and bold enough to make a statement in your space. Originally priced at $225, these pieces are now available for $195 through the end of July, browse the available pieces from this series in the online shop.
My Bone Series Wall Installation will be included in the upcoming Reflections | Shadows exhibit at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts in downtown Healdsburg California.
About the show:
The physical aesthetics and conceptual connotations evoked by reflective material or projected dark shapes of shadows may create intriguing design, trick the eye, or distort our view. The exhibit presents artists’ interpretations using these phenomena as design, metaphor, layers of reality, a state of mind or mythology to evoke images of truth and poetry.