Dr. Jean Gallagher, Professor of Art at CSU Chico was the juror who selected one of my sculptures to participate in the "9th Annual Contemporary Women 2015" which will run May 1 - May 22 at the Chico Arts Center. So to my friends in Davis and Chico - take note I'll be invading your region (at least twice) in the coming months!

9th Annual Contemporary Women 2015
Chico Arts Center
2450 Orange Street, Chico CA  95928
May 1 - May 22
Please come to the reception!
Friday, May 1, 2015,  1:00-5:00pm

A reception for the California Arts Showcase took place on April 2, from 5-9 p.m. concurrently at both galleries.  Awards were presented at the Mistlin Gallery in Modesto at 6 p.m. and at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock at 7:30 p.m. In Modesto, Mayor Marsh was in attendance and presented awards and in Turlock, Mayor John Lazar was in attendance and presented awards. 

I was thrilled to be the recipient of the Best of Show for my work "Strapped". I was very impressed by the body of work that this show attracted and was happy to see other sculptures in the show - I recall one by an artist named Justin Danner that challenged the viewer to crank a handle and when you did, tears streamed from the eyes of the figure.

It's a different kind of Friday. I wake up and instead of thinking about what meeting I have and when, I'm thinking about what the hanging requirements are for my sculptures and I LOVE that kind of worrying!

Today my husband and I will load up the car and make our way out to the Carnegie Arts Center. I'm completely humbled to have my work exhibited in such an amazing facility. Happy Days!

Karen Kienzle (Director of the Palo Alto Arts Center), Dennis Lewis (accomplished painter) and Ronda Schaer (owner of RASgalleries in Napa, CA) selected two of my sculptures for exhibition in the Carnegie Arts Center show "Central California Arts Showcase".

It's been a bit of a rough couple of weeks so naturally I was THRILLED to get this notification in my Inbox this afternoon. It's a bit of a trek but it looks like a fantastic facility! I hope you can make an afternoon drive out and see my work.

Central California Arts Showcase
Carnegie Arts Center
250 N. Broadway, Turlock, California
April 1 - May 8
Please come to the reception!
Thursday, April 2, 2015,  5:00-9:00pm

The exhibition at Artworks Downtown was absolutely fabulous! The variety of work really showcased sculpture: kinetic, ceramics, glass, neon, found objects, and metal to name a few. What an honor to have been selected for this show.  

Little did I know that the amazing and talented Dan Caven - who also works in neon and found objects happens to teach classes at the Artworks Downtown facility.  When the show was hung, Dan reached out to me as he immediately recognized my work (as I would his) and let me know they looked fantastic.  It was nice to meet up with him at the opening as he and I have exhibited before in the same show. Good times!

I woke up this morning ready to make the trek up to Sacramento to deliver "Exploding Time" to the Sacramento Fine Arts Gallery for the "Bold Expressions" show.

Before heading out, I checked my email to discover that Bella Feldman selected two of my pieces for the show "Sculpture as Metaphor" in San Rafael at Artworks Downtown. How exciting! If you're in the area, feel free to come see me at the opening reception! Wow! I'll have two openings to attend!

Sculpture as Metaphor
Artworks Downtown
1337 Fourth St., San Rafael CA, 94901
October 3 - November 14
Please come to the reception!
Friday, October 10, 2014,  5:00-8:00pmo

Theme: Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold! 
There haven't been a lot of shows that have been interesting to me lately but I am thrilled to be participating in a show called "Bold Expressions 2014" at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center.
What's particularly intriguing about this opportunity is that it's 59th year that Northern California Arts has hosted this event. What's more... some of my goofiest friends (and number 1 fans) live up in Davis, California (pictured to the left) so participation in this show insures numerous visits with my favorite peeps in the coming months!

Bold Expressions 2014
Northern California Arts @ Sacramento Fine Arts Center
5330-B Gibbons Drive Carmichael, CA 95608
September 31 - Oct. 25, 2014
If you're in the Sacramento Area, please come to the reception!
Second Saturday @ Sacramento Art Walk
October 11, 2014,  5:30pm - 8:30pm

I stumbled upon this lovely video that was created at the opening reception for the ReTHINK it show at the Vernon Davis Foundation's Gallery 85.

Click Here to Enjoy!

I love it when an email with the subject message "Congratulations!" arrives in my Inbox.  This makes bad days good and good days even better!
Two of my sculptures have been accepted into a show in the South Bay.  The show is called ‘RETHINKIT’ and it is an opportunity to showcase artwork which inspires new ways of thinking about art and the environment.

Since I work with found objects, I use a lot of reused/recycled materials or discarded materials in my work so when I was submitting for this show I felt it was a perfect fit... AND SO DID THEY!

I dropped off my work at the gallery yesterday and the location is very nice and the staff were even nicer! What a nice bunch of people! In any case, if you have the opportunity to join me at the opening... come! I'd love to see you!

The show runs May 22nd - July 31st
The opening is on May 22nd from 6-9pm
Gallery 85
377 Santana Row Suite 1180. San Jose, CA 95128

One of the challenges with having a professional career that isn't your art career is that you can so easily get sucked into that other world. It's definitely an aquatic world as I feels a lot like how I imagine drowning might feel as you bob to the surface grab a mouthful of air and then head back under into the deep abyss. Ok... well maybe that's too dramatic but it's resonating with me! :)

In any case, I have a list of shows that look interesting and I'm submitting... :)  Hopefully I'll be posting about some acceptances in the near future.