Monday, October 21, 2013

Congratulations to Bonnie Smith - 2014 Niche Award Finalist


Bonnie J. Smith's fiber artwork "Pescadero" was selected as a finalist for the 2014 NICHE Award in the Art Quilt Category. The NICHE Awards are sponsored by the Rosen Group creators of NICHE and American Style Magazines. The NICHE Awards competition is open to professional craft artists who reside in America or Canada and are actively involved in the design and production of craft work.
Winners of the 25th Annual NICHE Awards will be announced at a ceremony held during the Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA January 19, 2014.
 
Pescadero  
 

Monday, October 14, 2013

WCA Peninsual Chapter Monthly Meeting

The October meeting of the WCA Peninsula Chapter will be held on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:30PM at the Coastal Arts League Gallery, 300 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA.  We hope to see you there.


Sunday, October 6, 2013

"Swimming Upstream" Exhibit by Bonnie J. Smith


Bonnie J. Smith discovered the healing benefit - mind, body and spirit of creating fiber art and swimming after a work related injury left her confined to a wheel chair more than ten years ago. Creating the fiber art series "Swimming Upstream" not only healed her but tossed her into championing the rights of individuals disabled on the job.


The exhibit runs October 7 - 24 at the Polk State College Arts Center, Lake Wales, Florida. Artist reception and talk is October 10, 2014, 5 - 7:00 PM. Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 10 - 4 PM.

                                                 "Companion", fiber art, 65h x 35w

Monday, September 30, 2013

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Sculpture by Francine Survilo in 7th Biennial Sculpture Exhibition





Francine Survilo has had her sculpture, "Thus We Shall Walk,"  accepted into the 7th Biennial Indoor Sculpture Exhibition sponsored by the City of Santa Clara and its Cultural Advisory Commission.
 
There will be an opening reception for the public to meet the artists on September 28, 2:00- 4:00 pm.  Award presentations will be held at 3:00 pm.
 
The show in Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Ave (across from the Triton Museum of Art) will be on display from September 28 through February 28, 2014.
 
Exhibition hours are 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.  Closed on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays.  For more information, call (408) 615-2210.
 
 
 
The title for this bronze comes from a poem by Yves Bonnefoy. 
 
Thus We Shall Walk
 
Thus we shall walk on the ruins of a vast sky,
The distant landscape will come into fullness
Like a destiny in the vivid light.
 
The long-sought most beautiful country
Will lie out before us --land of the salamanders.
 
Death is in it.
This is the secret lamp burning under our gestures,
Thus we walk lighted.
 
 

Sunday, September 15, 2013

WCA Peninsula Chapter Meeting - September 17th

The WCA Peninsula Chapter will be meeting on Tuesday, September 17th at Noon, at the Peninsula Museum of Art, 1777 California Drive in Burlingame.

This is a departure from our evening meeting routine - we are trying out a quarterly daytime meeting to accommodate our members.  We have a busy agenda to work on - we have some exciting exhibit opportunities to talk about.  Bring a brownbag lunch if you like.  




Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Bonnie Smith Creates a Coloring Book for All Ages

Bonnie J. Smith's, a coloring book for all ages that depicts her series "Swimming Upstream" is finally ready for purchase.
The book has all twelve of the images to color plus four pages of the artworks in full color including her personal story about the series and how it came to be created in fiber. The book can be ordered through her web site, price is 15.00 or by contacting Bonnie directly, shipping within the United States is free.
1-408-298-7898
 

Friday, August 30, 2013

A Family Affair of Art - Cristina Velazquez


The Alvarez-Velazquez Family of Artists will be exhibiting at the South First Billiard Gallery in San Jose.

Please join us for our first family exhibition:
 
All in One is a collaborative art exhibition between three members of a family.    In their first family show, this unit of artists—mother, son, and father utilize different media and expressions, which is evocative in their artwork.
 
Efren Alvarez is a painter, who uses the traditional medium of oils to expose highly satirical messages on border issues.  With his overtly prolific collection of hundreds of paintings created, Efren has captured the eyes of many local collectors and has recently exhibited at MACLA, in San Jose, and will be in a group exhibition; We Are You Project, at the Joyce Gordon Gallery in Oakland in August of this year. 
 
Cristina Velazquez is a mix media seeker, who employs the use of your recyclables to transform what has been discarded into pieces of fine art.  Although considered trash, the outcome will not be such.  Until we can eat our own trash, we will continue to have a garbage problem; Velazquez shares about her site-specific installation, Eat My Trash.  Recently has exhibited at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, with an upcoming show at Pam Foss Fine Art Gallery in Maryland in November. 
 
Pedro A. Alvarez-Velazquez, at his early 15 years of age has accumulated a vast portfolio of images captured through his different lenses.  A photographer with an expansive view on high art, shares part of his collection in this art exhibition.  As a young photographer he has render different colors and textures, that where shot in passing moments on hikes, at site seeing outings, and on everyday life with camera on hand.  Pedro has an acute eye for details and expands his repertoire of images by engaging in the most minute to the grand and showy of objects.  Recent exhibition with awards of merit at the Redwood City Annual Spring Art Show, where he won first place, and second place in the Middle School Division—Fine Arts with an award of  $25.00 check from the San Mateo Credit Union.
 

South First Billiards 
Address: 420 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95112

Exhibition:  August 2 – September 30,

Reception: September, 6th 2013 7pm-10pm.
 

Please visit all the links:



Promoted on El Observador, of San Jose, paper:


For questions about the location and artwork, please contact Cristina Velazquez (650) 387-7603

Live performances:  7:00 P.M. through 1:00 A.M.

Poets:  Aquiles Borges, Jorge Vargas, Laura San Pablo, Miguel Gonzales, & Umbelina Martinez
Singers:  Aldo Adrian, Laura San Pablo, Nikita, & Rodrigo Vargas
Rock Band:  Los de 1 Dia

Pedro Alvarez-Velazquez - SILVER PLANE

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Yvonne Newhouse at the Jennings Pavilion



Yvonne will exhibit several recent paintings along with other local artists at this juried exhibition.

 Join us at the Jennings Pavilion, 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton, CA, 94027
 
 

Cosette Dudley in California Printmakers Show

Cosette Dudley has one of her prints in the California Printmakers Exhibit - Celebrating 100 Years of Printmaking.  The exhibit runs through September 5th, 2013, at the Firehouse Art Center, 4444 Railroad Avenue in Pleasanton.