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I had meant to blog about my students' art show earlier, but time got away. (Some weeks are just like that.)
First, I'd like to thank University Art Supplies Store for hosting the students' art reception on Saturday, March 12th to kick off the exhibit, which will be displayed in the window for the rest of March and all of April.
University Art is a marvelous art supplies store that provides several programs for young people, as well as classes for all ages. They are located at the corner of 26th Street and J Street. You can learn more about their products and programs
HERE, (and please "like" them on Facebook
HERE. )Next, I'd like to thank the South Natomas Community Center for being so supportive of the after- school art club. They purchase materials for me and store them at the center. All I have to do is go in and teach, and students already love art before they ever come in. The center offers a variety of services and classes for the community. You can learn more about their programs
HERE Now -- on with the Second Saturday art reception and exhibit. For those who don't live in Sacramento, "Second Saturday" each month is when art lovers go from gallery to gallery, enjoying receptions for new art exhibits. The receptions often feature wine and munchies, but our artists served punch and cookies. Below are the 17 pieces of art displayed, along with pictures of some of the students and their families. Enjoy.
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Students range in age from 6 to 14, although the class is mainly set up for 8-to-12-year-olds. But some are returning students and go farther with the lessons, and some have older siblings in class, which keeps the class from becoming geared to 1st or 2nd-graders: The younger ones simply keep up and constantly amaze me with their grasp of what are basically lessons for older kids. Below are pictures of some of the students who came to the reception (in shifts, between noon and 2:00 p.m.) and their proud families. It got pretty hectic at times, so I didn't get a chance to photograph everyone who came.
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| This artist is seven. |
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| Her cousin, artist on the right, is nine. |
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The artist on the left just turned eight.
Hopefully her brother will join one day. |
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| Another seven-year old artist. |
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| This artist just turned seven. |
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The artist on left is ten. Shy sister on
right is too young for the class.
Her thirteen-year-old sister, a fine
artist, was sick and couldn't attend. |
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Two artists, sisters; the one on left is
seven; the one on the right is eleven. |
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I didn't get a photo of these two artists
before they left, so this is last year's
photo: The artist on the left is nine
this year; on the right, fourteen.
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The artist, eleven and dedicated,
is almost hidden by her two
younger siblings in this picture.
Being involved with these students gives me a special boost each week. I always come home rejuvenated by their energy. We have two more classes this year, and then the art class is over until November. While I have other projects that need tending to, I'm going to miss them.
How about you? Are you an art lover? Do you do any volunteer projects that give you special enjoyment?
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The Library of Congress will host the “First Among Many: The Bay Psalm Book and Early Moments in American Printing” exhibition.
With this project, the curators will explore the early history of printing during American colonial times. An opening date has been scheduled for June 04, 2015. The closing date will take place on January 02, 2016.
Here’s more from the press release: “At the centerpiece of the exhibition will be two copies of the Bay Psalm Book, officially titled The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre (1640). One copy will be drawn from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress. The second copy, which belongs to Rubenstein, will be on display from June 4 through Saturday, Aug. 8. Americans will see these texts together for the first time.”
I promised pictures of my students' art exhibit, and here they finally are. The exhibit went up March 14th, and it's coming down tomorrow so that I can pass back the art pieces Thursday (our last class this year.) The art club is one of the great joys of my life, and I am especially grateful to the South Natomas Community Center on Truxel (Sacramento) for supporting these classes, and to University Art Store on J and 26th Streets for holding the exhibit this year. We had a little reception on the opening day (punch and cookies) and whole families turned out to see it. The students are normally 8-to-13-year-olds, but this year I had one 7-year-old and two 13-year-olds.
Enjoy: (I've only named the artists - all others are "sib", "sis", parent, etc.)
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| Danielle, Edgar & their father |
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| Claire (center), mother & grandm. |
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| Karla with sib & friend |
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| Yaritza (right, w. mother & sibs. |
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| Antonio (2nd fr. left) w. parents & sibs. |
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| Kailee (right), mother & sis |
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| Maya (in red), Ella ( in pink), parents |
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| Brennan and mother |
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Angeline (center), parents, sibs,
and grandmother |
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Savannah (center), mother (right), and
Emily (left) |
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| Miranda and mother |
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Madison (2nd from left) and mother
(next to her), grandmother & sib. |
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| Kiley and mother |
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Ian (left), sis, and father.
(Older sis, Kate, artist, was absent) |
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Erica (in red), Vanessa (in front of her),
mother (right) grandmother (left) and
youngest sister. |
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Kiley (left), Emma, (middle),
and Madison (right) |
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| Alyssa and father |
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| Reina (right) sisters and mother |
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And that's it -- for another year.
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I hope you enjoyed
meeting them and
seeing their work. |
I am thrilled to be a part of the lovely group exhibition Everyone Can Fly at the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg, PA. The show opened on March 20th, and will be up through the end of May. If you find yourself in the Harrisburg area I hope you'll drop by the beautiful museum and enjoy a visit.
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| photo credit: Jonathan Bean |
From the website:Everyone Can Fly is an exhibition of original illustrations from a group of award-winning children’s books with a focus on literacy and its relevance for the youth of our region. The centerpiece of this collection will be all of the original artwork from Tar Beach by internationally renowned author/painter/quilter/lecturer Faith Ringgold. This magical story was the recipient of the 1991 Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book choice. Another feature of this unique exhibition will be the addition of local and regional illustrators. Artists on view:
Friday, May 15- Free Family Evening! Join us to meet the illustrators, enjoy light refreshments, music, and hands-on activities. Free admission 5: 30 – 8:30pm.
By: Mike Cressy,
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That's me in the chair in, posed with the other artists in the exhibit (from left to right) Craig Orback,
Richard Jesse Watson, Julie Paschkis, along with the director Stephanie Lile in front of one of my murals.
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I recently went to an exhibit at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street and 5th Avenue in New York City. It is titled “Why Children’s Books Matter”. This exhibit walks you through the history of children’s books from early colonial times through Manga and the graphic novels of today. I really enjoyed the displays that included some of my favorites. From Alice in Wonderland to Winnie the Pooh, to Where the Wild Things Are, all the classics were represented. There were examples of children’s books from Russia and India, a history of the origin of children’s books, and a reading section where kids(or adults for that matter) could sit and read from the shelves of children’s books available. Some of the displays included props that I have never seen anywhere else.
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| The Original Winnie the Pooh & Friends |
I think that kids will really love some of the interactive displays there. There is a replica of the car from The Phantom Tollbooth, a life sized fireplace from Goodnight Moon, and a rabbit hole from Alice in Wonderland for kids to crawl through. Even if you don't bring any children, there is still enough on display to invoke memories from your own childhood. The original Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal was on display along with Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger. Mary Poppin’s umbrella was alongside the original book and clips from the movie were playing on the adjacent wall. Across from this exhibit, original drawings from the Wizard of Oz hung on the wall.
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| My First Introduction to Poetry |
What really made me feel like a kid again was seeing a vintage copy of Mad Magazine on display. This magazine helped fuel an irreverent sense of humor which I still have to this day. It also introduced me to poetry and taught me the concept of rhyme and meter before anyone else. Before I had ever read Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in school, I read Rhyme of the Modern Skateboarder in Mad Magazine. Like any good children’s book, this exhibit doesn't preach to you. It doesn’t tell you why children’s books matter. It simply shows you the work and lets you draw your own conclusions. But I do know why children’s books matter to me. They introduced me to a vast array of ideas and different ways of thinking. They taught me about the world and about myself in ways that I could relate to. They also influenced me in ways I would not fully understand until much later on in life. After all, who knew back then that I would wind up recommending that budding poets read vintage copies of Mad Magazine to sharpen their poetry skills? If you get a chance, I highly recommend seeing this exhibit.
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Join me at this new exhibit by Stephanie Lile featuring Ernest Oglby Punkweiler. There are several artists from the Seattle area who have art in this exhibit: Jo Gershman, Craig Orback, Julie Pashkis, Richard Jesse Watson, Karen Lee Schmidt, Tucker Sharon and Paul Owen Lewis.
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I did this for a project that I had been working on at the Tacoma History Museum. I did several murals and the signage. This one was an extra illustration that I threw in because I really liked working on the exhibit, which opens in May of 2014. Stay posted! :D
I am beyond honored to be part of the
Let It Snow! Children's Book Art exhibition at the
Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut! The show runs from December 1 - February 24, 2013. It's a thrill to be included in this group of many of my most favorite illustrators. Go see some beautiful winter-themed art, if you get the chance!
Also, the museum will be running
educational programs for teachers, parents, and children throughout the exhibition. I'll be there on Sunday, December 9th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm as guest artist for
Family Day: Children's Book Day. Hope you'll stop by and say hello!
I'm really excited to be part of the group exhibition Let it Snow! at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT! The show is now open, and will run through most of the winter. If you are near Greenwich, stop by and check out the art and books. As a part of this exhibition, the museum will also be running programs for teachers, parents and kids between now and Feb. 24, 2013. Hooray for snow!
Even though I am working on my rewrite like mad, I am taking time out to share my husband's wonderful photography exhibit in Galicia. Our friends, Terri and David Anderson set it up with the mayor of Ferreira, a small town near our village. The sneak preview was this week-end but it's really for the wine festival which begins June 2nd.
They did an awesome job of setting it up, and I hope you will go take a peek at the album I set up on Facebook on my timeline: here is my FB Timeline site. When you go there, just click on "Photos".(It's the first album. You'll recognize the cover picture.)
Sooo. . . , back to work now! See you in a couple of weeks.
Above artwork from Matt Tavares: read his blog post on the exhibit here.
For anyone within driving distance of Wenham, Massachusetts - be sure to plan a visit to the Wenham Museum's upcoming exhibit: 90 Years of Storybook Art.
The broader exhibit looks great - but I'm planning on visiting during A Celebration of Contemporary New England Children’s Book Illustrators from March 2 to March18, 2012
Here's a quote from an article with all the details:
"This two-week special display features 50 original artworks from today’s award-winning New England illustrators including Pat Lowery Collins, Leslie Evans, Giles Laroche, Grace Lin, David McPhail, Claire Nivola and Teri Weidner.
On Sunday, March 4, 1-4 pm the public is invited to an opening reception of the Contemporary New England Children’s Book Illustrators exhibit. Children are welcome to come dressed as their favorite children’s book character, create block prints with children’s illustrator, Leslie Evans, create collage art with museum educators and meeting children’s author-illustrators Pat Lowery Collins, Leslie Evans, Giles LaRoche, Grace Lin and Teri Weidner at readings and book signings throughout the afternoon."
If you plan on going, post a comment! It's always a treat to see other artists work in person, especially of such esteem. I might bring the whole family to the March 4th opening. It certainly looks fun for all ages!
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The annual Original Art Show is now on exhibit at the Society of Illustrators. Should you find yourself in New York City, you most certainly should stop by. There will be more original art from picture books than your mind can process.
If you do attend, please say hello to Ollie for me. I am honored to have had my latest picture book included in this year's exhibit.
Info can be found here.
This Friday evening there is going to be a celebration of all that is good. You should come! There will be tons of artwork filling the walls of the party space, including this piece of mine. (click to enlarge—you'll see Melvin the turtle made it in to the scene!) Details are
here. Don't miss it!
We were contacted by Terra Nova Gallery in Provo, Utah about doing an exhibit of Dueling Banjo Pigs in their gallery.
They had an opening in their gallery schedule and we want to fill it.
We are opening this opportunity to all artists who have submitted a Dueling Banjo Pig to the "Dueling Banjo Pigs" blog.
The exhibit runs April 1st - 29th.
As you can see, TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE.
Artwork for the show has to reach the gallery by MARCH 25th!
Fortunately, the artwork does NOT have to be framed. The gallery will be hanging both framed and unframed pieces in this show.
If you are interested in sending the original artwork of your Dueling Banjo Pig that appears on the blog, contact Guy or Stacy RIGHT NOW.
We will get back to you and e-mail you the PDF form to fill out and the information for mailing your Dueling Banjo Pig artwork to the gallery.
All artwork for this show must be for sale.
We cannot make guarantees that all artwork will make it into the show, due to space limitations, but we will do our best.
So, what are you waiting for?
Get in touch with us right now! Let's make this happen!
E-mail Guy or e-mail Stacy.
Tomorrow night is the 30th annual Original Art Show opening @ the Society of Illustrators! This show never disappoints, so hopefully if you're in the area you'll swing by and check it out! (click on the above image for details)
p.s. I was on the jury this year! Here's a link to the post about my experience back in August~
p.p.s. ALFIE is also represented in the show, if you want to see him up close and personal :)
This coming Saturday, October 16th, is the Illustrators Festival at the Brooklyn Public Library. It's one of the events connected to the DRAWN IN BROOKLYN exhibition. Over 30 illustrators will be present, doing readings, workshops, book signings, and there will even be some musical entertainment. I'll be signing three of my books: What Happens on Wednesdays, That's Papa's Way, and Alfie Runs Away. If you're in the area I hope you'll stop by. It should be a great time. Here are the details:
Family Day: Illustrators' Festival
Saturday, October 16th, 10:30am — 3pm
Plaza in front of the Central Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Last Wednesday evening was the opening reception of the fabulous DRAWN IN BROOKLYN exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library, and it was an awesome turnout! Plenty of editors, art directors, designers, illustrators, friends and family all packed the auditorium of the BPL Central Branch Library. I love that the Children's Book publishing world feels like family. Warm and supportive of one another. Events like this remind me just how blessed I am to be part of such a wonderful community... I love my job :)
Here's a few photos from the night:
The Group! press photo, courtesy of Al Pereira
In the Grand Lobby~
My two "process" cases in the Youth Wing~
Awesome illustrators + friends (Paul Hoppe, Selina Alko, Sean Qualls)Thanks so much to everyone who was able to make it out. The show is up through January, so if you haven't had a chance to view it yet there's still plenty of time!
(Also, the show has been receiving some very nice coverage in the press. Here's an article from
Time Out NY Kids. And another from
Capital New York.)
I'll be part of the Nomad Gallery "Snowball Fight" exhibit this Saturday, 5th December 2009, 5-7pm. It will be held at the Los Angeles Meeting and Event Center, 10601 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90232. Tel: 310.597.9670. If you want to purchase prints of my artworks in the exhibit, go to www.themightynomad.com.
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Cristina Acosta
Guadalupe with Crown, the World is Her Heart
La Conquistadora/The Corn Maiden/Dine Spider Woman
When: Summer 2009
Where: El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Click here to see this series of Hispanic Retablos.This is quintessentially female, strong, sinous, visual art. It is a contemporary re-visioning of traditional retablo, hinting at the aesthetic of popular commercial artists like Laurel Burch, but containing a depth of spirit. There is a certain richness, an evanescence emanating from the figures portrayed. Acosta has an ability to make a heart connection with the observer beyond the demands and trends of the marketplace, or the prevailing winds of "fine" art communities and critics. I find Acosta's work to be completely accessible, capitalizing and re-visioning icons from a metizo heritage, as well as feminist ideas of the female God-force.She's also creative in the use of precious and mundane material in the creation of these retablos. In an in depth look at her site, piece after piece reveals she is truly a renaissance woman balancing comerciality with content and succeeding admirably.
Take a look at what Cristina herslf has to say about her work:Over the past twenty years, my series of Madonna retablos came to me in ebbs and flows via a series of powerful dreams. The dreams started during my pregnancy with my daughter. For the entire pregnancy I dreamt of being a woman on a journey north across dusty plains and through arroyos as I mostly walked behind an oxcart. The dreams ended in a room lit by a wooden candelabra filled with tallow candles and the birth of my daughter, Isabella Pilar in 1993.I called these dreams my Maria Dreams because in the dreams, I/she was named Maria. Seeking the meaning of those dreams over the years brought me down a path I could never have imagined and deepened my understanding of my cultural heritage. Searching for the meaning of my Maria Dreams eventually lead me back to New Mexico, the land of my Ortiz ancestors.My paternal grandmother, Catalina Maria Ortiz Acosta, born in 1904, was the daughter of J. Nestor Ortiz and Maria Elena Salazar, descendents of the original Spanish settlers founding the cities and villages throughout New Mexico. Researching my family genealogy (my grandmother spoke vaguely about her ancestors), I discovered that my direct ancestors had participated in the initial 16th and 17th century migrations of the Spanish, traveling North from Mexico City into the region that is now the State of New Mexico. I read books about the era and became fascinated by the types of experiences my female ancestors must have had while living on the New Mexican frontier for generations. With this research nurturing my experience of my personal history, my calling to paint Madonna’s began to take shape.Born in Los Angeles to an Anglo mother and Hispanic father, early on I was aware of cultural concepts because of the differences between the two sides of my family. Despite their differences, Catholicism was the central theme for my parents. Celebrating their devotion resulted in religious images from the Americas and Europe scattered throughout our home and those of our relatives. Images of Mary the Mother of God as the Guadalupe, Conquistadora and many other versions were always present. Along with those images were displayed American Indian items from the Ortiz ranch.The artifacts from the Ortiz family ranch consumed my imagination from as far back as I can remember. Handmade Indian blankets and pots, and even a gold menorah (referred to as a “candelabra” by my grandmother) made by Ortiz ancestors generations past (some of the men were renowned filigree gold smiths). Those as well as the chili ristras hanging in my grandmother’s kitchen hinted at another world far from the Southern California beach scene of my childhood home. For reasons I can’t sufficiently articulate, the mix of these images and experiences coalesced into my calling to visually explore and create new images of the Madonna as an expression of the feminine divine.Each of the retablos I paint results in a new vision of the sacred. For example, painting La Conquistadora opened the door to re-balancing the dominant patriarchal and European view of the divine with the North American native and feminine. In La Conquistadora I layer symbols of the Dine Spider woman and the Puebloan Corn Maiden, seeking to blend the indigenous ancient female images and concepts harmoniously with the Catholic image of Mary. The result is a Madonna that hints of ancient goddesses many thousands of years old at the same time she conveys the current blend of cultures in the Southwest.I create my work in the traditions of the Spanish/Mexican retablo to reinforce my expression of reverence and convey the intimate experience of sacredness. I find antique, reclaimed timbers for the substrate. I mix gold, silver and copper metals into my oil paintings to both embellish the image and in homage to the gifts my ancestors created for me with their existence. The vintage gold glazed ceramic tiles come from a tile company that operated near my childhood home in Southern California during the 1950’s and 60’s. When I finish a retablo, I write a blessing on the backside of the retablo to convey love to all who view the images.My Maria Dreams from over a decade ago continue to influence this series of work. May you find your own meanings and blessings within these images.
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And from none other than our own recently published Rudy G,
Win a book!Midnight, Friday, June 26 is the deadline to enter to win a copy of the just-released Needles & Bones anthology, featuring a fantastical story by La Bloga contributor Rudy Ch. Garcia. Click here for details.Lisa Alvarado
If you are in the Kennebunk area during the month of July... Please Come.
The WORKING ARTISTS SHOW, organized by some of the artists in the Maine Illustrators' Collective (MEIC), is being held in a gallery space, at the Kennebunk Free Library in Kennebunk, ME. Show runs July 2nd-July 31st Artist's Reception is in Hank's Room, Kennebunk Free Library July 8th 4:30-7:30pm The public is welcome. Come to a totally different kind of art show featuring commercial artists and their art!
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Congratulations!
This is so thrilling. I will try to get to it.
Thank you, Elizabeth! I'd love for us to meet in real life! :-)