Plastic bag mandalas reveal surprising beauty of throw aways

I just came across Virgina Fleck, a wonderful found object, eco artist. She was featured in a craft tweet. Here is what Virginia says about her work:
Rooted in the American woman’s handcraft tradition of quilt making, Virginia Fleck’s mandalas are as layered with content as they are with color and material. These intricately crafted, large [...]

Tattooed baby doll art

I found this great artist through a craft magazine tweet.
Sherri Wood embroiders tattoos on fabric dolls drawn by female tattoo artists from around the USA. She writes:
I find cloth bodied baby dolls at thrift shops and send them to tattoo artists who then draw original tattoos directly on the dolls. They send the dolls [...]

Floating in timelessness

I helped my friend and fellow JFKU artist, Tomoko Murakami, install some of her show today. Boy, everyone is in for a real visual and energetic experience!

TOMOKO MURAKAMI
MAYURA – Floating in Timelessness
The creative act is, by its nature, a process of movement; inner psychic movement which becomes transformative both for the artist and for the [...]

Venus at the hospital

If you were following my Venus saga (I was not sure if this art piece was going to get into the Alta Bates Hospital Gallery due to a nudity restriction), I just wanted to follow up (I’m sure you were waiting to know!) that she was welcomed into the gallery fine. I’ve included some photos [...]

Reiko’s glass kimono

Reiko Fujii, a fellow JFKU arts and consciousness alumni, is exhibiting her art piece, Glass Ancestral Kimono, mixed media, 2002. It is part of a group show at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek. Reiko is an Asian American artist and explores issues about her identity in relation to her family, her Japanese ancestry [...]

She will be seen!

My Venus sculpture will be featured in the Intertidal Art Show at Alta Bates Hospital! Hurrah! I was concerned that she may not meet the criteria because of a nudity restriction. I thought it may be iffy and so I am glad she will be displayed.
She really was created in the spirit of celebration and [...]

Ocean inspired art creates healing environment at Alta Bates Hospital, reception 5/10

I’ve created five new sculpture pieces which will be displayed at a show called
“Intertidal”
Included in the show are:
Photographs by Jamie McHugh
Photo art by Tara Gill
Collages by Susan Adame
Sculpture by Judy Shintani
May 10 – July 10, 2008
Always open
Artists’ reception Sat. May 10, 5-7 pm
Community Art Gallery
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
2450 Ashby Ave, Berkeley
This show offered some [...]

New toolbox

Found sea shells from my local beach in HMB, have become my latest material in my artwork. I love the smoothness of the random shapes that have been formed by tumbling in the waves. As I collect them I have been placing these treasures in an old Japanese box. The matte shades of white look [...]

Judy Johnson-Williams shows her stuff, May 1 reception

 

One of my most favorite artists and dear friend Judy is having a solo show.
 ARTworkSF Gallery
49 Geary St, Suite 234
San Francisco, CA
415-673-3080
hours 10:30-5:30pm Thurs-Sat
 Her reception is on May 1, 5:30-7:30pm,
with a curator’s talk about her work, at 5pm
Check out more of her work at: http://www.judyjohnson-williams.com/
  Judy Johnson-Williams is a self taught artist, who took a detour [...]

Jojo winter wear and therapy puppets

Joelle, an incredible artist, makes exquisite winter wonderland hats every year. Ander models the fake fur edged red number and I have this year’s new style, the Tibetan Mohawk. I like her color and design sense in the textures and colors Joelle selects to put together in her creations. She says she sells her [...]