Barnsdall Arts Sunday: Jaguar Masks!

Posted on Sep 29, 2018 in Barnsdall Arts Sundays, blog, Sculpture, Wall Art | No Comments
Barnsdall Arts Sunday: Jaguar Masks!

Construct your own jaguar mask at Barnsdall Arts Sunday. The ancient Maya worshiped the mysterious and powerful jaguar as a god. The figure of the jaguar figures prominently in Mayan art.  In the chamber at the top of the sacred temple of Chitchen-Itza is the famous jaguar bench where ritual human sacrifice took place. Jaguar […]

Barnsdall Arts Sunday: Calder Mobiles and Stabiles

Posted on Jun 30, 2017 in Barnsdall Arts Sundays, blog, eco art, Sculpture | No Comments
Barnsdall Arts Sunday: Calder Mobiles and Stabiles

Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of kinetic sculpture made with delicately balanced or suspended components which move in response to motor power or air currents. Calder’s stationary sculptures are called stabiles. This Sunday at Barnsdall Arts, you’ll make your own mobiles and stabiles inspired by […]

Papier-mache Workshop at the Museum of the San Fernando Valley

Posted on Apr 24, 2017 in blog, eco art, Functional Art, Sculpture | No Comments
Papier-mache Workshop at the Museum of the San Fernando Valley

WHAT: Papier-mache workshop and Artist Talk WHEN: 2-4PM on Saturday, April 29, 2017 WHERE: Museum of the San Fernando Valley, 18860 Nordhoff St., Suite 204 Northridge, CA 91324-3885 All the supplies are provided by the artist. I will provide step-by-step instructions on how to make artichoke bowls pictured above. Your $10 donation goes directly to […]

Totem Poles at Barnsdall Arts

Posted on Jul 22, 2016 in Barnsdall Arts Sundays, blog, Sculpture | No Comments
Totem Poles at Barnsdall Arts

Totem Poles at Barnsdall Arts Sunday at Barnsdall Art Park

Hearts & Flowers 2016

Posted on Jan 22, 2016 in blog, paper mache, papier-mache, Sculpture, Wall Art | No Comments
Hearts & Flowers 2016

Don’t miss Hearts & Flowers 2016 at the Folk Tree in Pasadena, located on: 217 S Fair Oaks Ave Pasadena, CA 91105 The reception is from 2-6 pm on Saturday, January 24th. But, if you can’t make the reception, the show will run through Valentine’s day and beyond. For a sneak peek at the wonderful […]

Zero Sum Game at the Folk Tree

Posted on Sep 30, 2015 in blog, Functional Art, Sculpture | No Comments
Zero Sum Game at the Folk Tree

The Day of the Dead is upon us and there is no better way to celebrate, than attending the 32nd Annual Day of the Dead Show at the Folk Tree in Pasadena. My entry this year is a riff on the Mayan Ball hoop at Chichen-Itza in Mexico. If you haven’t been, add it to […]

Seascapes & Seashores Celebrated at Santa Clarita City Hall

Event: Seascapes and Seashores Where: Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355 When: Through March 29th 2015 Reception: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 7:00-9PM Please join the City of Santa Clarita’s City Council, City of Santa Clarita Arts Commission, and Arts and Events Office on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, from 7:00 […]

Solo Show at UUCC in Santa Monica

Posted on Dec 30, 2014 in blog, mirror, paper mache, papier-mache, Sculpture, Wall Art | No Comments
Solo Show at UUCC in Santa Monica

Solo Show at UUCC in Santa Monica

Grand Opening of Cope Studios in Glendale this Friday

Posted on Jul 16, 2014 in blog, Sculpture | No Comments
Grand Opening of Cope Studios in Glendale this Friday

I’ll be there at the behest of Jacqueline Myers-Cho, artist in residence at the studios. She will be showing her work along with 20 other artists. There will be food, music, and live demonstrations. I’m so excited that there is such a large and vibrant artist colony right in Glendale and that I  have been […]

Welcome to the Amazon!

Posted on Jun 12, 2014 in blog, eco art, paper mache, papier-mache, Sculpture | No Comments
Welcome to the Amazon!

Everybody loves Amazon. If you don’t, you are lying. Who wouldn’t want to buy something more cheaply than anywhere else and have it delivered to your door? My husband has ordered everything from a flat-screen TV to shampoo, and he’s not alone. For him and many Americans, Amazon *is* Santa Claus. Me, I’m like babies […]