a quickening force: art show

Monday, April 20, 2015

The Brokechella Project

What a thrill it was to be asked to contribute original artwork to Brokechella 2015! In addition to the four pieces I made last year for Elizabeth Birnbaum's exhibit on corn, I created four new original pieces centered on the theme of water. The drought in California, to be more specific: a San Francisco fountain, an Oakland waste bin, a pitcher of water on a restaurant table, and rows of dry farmed crops in San Juan Bautista. Each of these images illuminates one facet of the complex and devastating shortage of water facing this state and country. I am very pleased with how they've turned out, and look forward to listing them for sale on Etsy in the near future. In the meantime, enjoy these process photos!

The beginning stages = lots of measuring

test-driving the placement of hillside and crop

This design ended up being discarded in favor of another.

I place some elements while I figure out the rest...

This one is my favorite! from the Conservatory of Flowers, SF

The red backgrounds match the "severe" color on California's drought monitor map

See that blue spray bottle? Eyeglass cleaner helps me keep everything lint-free!

Have to be careful not to use too much glue

The finished "San Francisco" piece

"San Juan Bautista" in its final format

"Berkeley" features a table from downtown favorite La Note restaurant

The street structures of "Oakland"

Monday, June 11, 2012

Ice Cream and Illustration

I recently put up, and subsequently took down, my first solo art show! Tara's Organic Ice Cream in Oakland's hip Temescal district played gracious host to my small offerings - the largest image is 5 x 7", the smallest 2 x 2.25" - and complimented my work with unusual, exquisite ice cream flavors. As the theme of my show was 'Traveling Home', I paired each Bay Area illustration with a quote from one of my (past) travel journals; the list of works went "Telegraph/Buenoa Aires," "Berkeley/Morocco," "San Francisco/Barcelona," etcetera. At the opening I was pleased to hear many viewers share their own stories of traveling to these places...

My apologies for the fuzzy pics. I wanted to give those of you who weren't able to step into the shop, a taste of what you missed. My thanks to those of you who did come out to support me. Many of the pieces are still available for sale. Email or call me for more information!