Art in Sacramento

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Come see the works lighting up Midtown! The owners of Red Dot Gallery are now the proud owners of Gallery 2110 and the Sacramento Art Complex! Main & Loft Gallery Reception // September 6th, 5:30-8:00 PM 2nd Saturday // September 8th, 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Tesia Blackburn and Skip Lee will be showing at the Main Gallery in Gallery 2110 this month. More information will be available soon on the new Gallery 2110 & Sacramento Art Complex website coming this month! Tesia Blackburn Tesia Blackburn is passionate about the formal tools of art; line, shape, color, form, texture and light. She often works in series, taking inspiration from music, architecture and the world around her. Her paintings are built-up of many, many layers of paint - with an eye to translucent color and luminosity as well as a thirst for strong design. The goal of Blackburn’s work is to capture harmony and beauty in seemingly simple elements, resulting in an inspirational visual experience for the viewer. (Top Left) Skip Lee Skip Lee’s dramatic compositions, expressive use of color, and the interplay between dark and light, come together to create a brooding yet sublime conveyance of life. The combination of color, texture, and structure contribute to visual experiences that result in each viewer’s unique interpretation. His paintings can be as serene as a poetic interlude, or illusory as a surreal dream. Lee’s intelligent, and intuitive approach to abstraction, place him in the ranks of this area’s important visual artists. (Top Right) Joseph Mele The abstraction of human form and gesture excite Mele. Working on pieces large and small, he uses a variety of material including canvas, wood, foil tape, metal, charcoal, paint, inks, and mixed media. (Bottom Right) Read more Kathy Oja will be at the Loft Gallery in  Gallery 2110 this month.   More information will be coming soon to the new Gallery 2110 website! Kathy Oja Although she was [happily] artistic during early childhood, as a young adult, Kathy Oja found herself searching for answers to “the big questions.” Quite often, in the world of scientific and medical research, in philosophical inquiries, and in life itself, questions posed lead to unexpected discoveries. After a lifetime of creative pursuits, blended with career and family, Oja now faces her own mortality, and continues to seek answers to the same “big questions.” To her surprise, what she is discovering in the process is herself, and who she is as an artist. This month at  Red Dot Gallery   Don Reich Don Reich was a long-time, prolific Sacramento painter whose artistic style evolved radically over his long career. Born in Martinez to a working class family, he was largely self-taught as an artist. (Top Image)  Read more Lisa Neal Born into a family of artists, Lisa Neal’s creative journey began with surface decoration and interior design. She enjoys blending old and new furnishings to create visually balanced spaces. (Bottom Left) Read more

September 2nd Saturday Event

Chalk It Up with Sugar Skull Art

 This Saturday & Sunday I will be at Chalk It Up Sacramento (in Fremont Park) with Sugar Skull Art by Rob-O. Not as a vendor, but as an assistant making sugar skulls!

(picture from ilovesugarskulls.com)

It's a fun event where you get to see sidewalk chalk art by local artists and it helps fund children's art education programs! There's food, music, if you so desire, you can purchase a square and chalk to decorate yourself - plus, did I mention Sugar Skull Decorating?! Please come out and join the festivities! I know my family and I had a fantastic time last year and I know this year will be just as great!

Open ART Market

We've been having fun at the Open ART Market on the last Sunday of each month at Vox!

Badass Arte!

Donna shopping my Jewels

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Mona Lisa modeling for me

Sac Etsy Party Wrap-Up

The Sacramento Etsy Craft Party was such a fun night! :)

Miss Amy and Candice did an incredible job putting it together! 

Michaels send over a care package of craft goodies and we all had fun riffling through Yoli's box of fun multi craft media!  There was a great spread of yummy baked goods made by Amy and Candice as well as the fantastic variety of Popcycles ice cream push POPs ! We all had fun stepping into the FStop imagery photo both as well! Thanks everyone for such a great crafty night! :) 

Sac Etsy Party Wrap-Up

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Sac Etsy Party Wrap-Up

Last Friday night, IndieSacramento co-hosted the Sac Etsy Party with the GorillaKnitting Crew (thanks Candace and Bella for all your help!).

Beverages & desserts, provided by IndieSacramento & amy is the party & the GorillaKnitting Crew.

Photobooth courtesy of fstopimagery. Check out the photobooth pictures here.

Popcycle Creamery was on-hand selling one-of-a-kind sweet frozen treats. I tried the raspberry lime rickey pop - SOOOO GOOD!

Special thanks to VOX and THIS 'n' THAT Thrift and Gift and to everyone who came out!

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Crazy for Cameos!

I've been working on new projects projects recently - especially since my busy part of the year is right around the corner! 
(Halloween & Día de los Muertos) 

Experimenting with tea staining a few pieces. Wondering if each piece is better with or without the staining. Please tell me what you think: is the skull better with or without staining?! I think it's good for some depth and contrast. But I also crave a bit more color in my work. I think the tea staining helps the whiteness of the subject from seeming so blah!

I know this is a horrible camera phone picture, but I wanted to show that I peyote-stitched bezel set this piece. I feel it's sort of "old school" but please give me your opinion! Like? Dislike? I know I still need to string it into a necklace. I'll get on that and try to post a new photo soon!

And... I just received these beauties in the mail as I was writing this post! I can't wait to play! Ahem, work with these! :)