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Showing posts with label Frida Kahlo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frida Kahlo. Show all posts

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Chicano Pop-Art - A few new non-jewelry items

~picked up a paint brush for the first time in 8 months & it made me so happy~

After spending months in the hospital, I finally found the time in between hospital visits to pick up a brush. What a relief! Finding my hands a bit wobbly, I was still able to put together two gift items that I felt okay about. If I had felt focused enough during my 8 months of hospitalizations and treatments to paint, I would of. Unable of course to paint in my hospital room, I couldn't seem to find the motivation to paint in between my visits. As my treatment and hospital visits come to an end (2 MORE LEFT!!), I see an end in sight and a new beginning. I can see my studio time coming back to me. One thing I'm absolutely sure about is that I am too restricted when I paint at home. I am too worried about staining the sink with my paints, dropping paint on the hardwood floor or getting paint on the cabinets. I paint in the kitchen and hate the thought of mixing paint with our food or utencils. Am I being too anal? Probably. Possibly. I just have an alternaitve space to work out of and it is coming back to me. Two more visits and Studio 318 is mine again!





Thursday, July 9, 2009

The Many Faces of Frida


So one of my most favorite artistic / crafty chicas in the Bay Area, Rachel-Anne Palacios is curating a Frida Kahlo show in Oakland called "The Many Faces of Frida." Rachel-Anne has selected the work of over 30 artists in California who have interpreted the likeness of Frida using their own particular talents. I'm included in this list of 30 and will have 3 mixed-media paintings on display plus 2 Frida dolls I created. The show is being held at the State of California Office Building Atrium in Oakland. Here are the details.

The Many Faces of Frida

July 13th – August 28th
The State Of California Office Building Atrium
1515 Clay Street-Atrium
Oakland, CA 94612

Opening Reception: Thursday, July 16th 5:00pm – 8:00pm
-6pm opening ceremony with in xochitl in cuicatl mexica dancers
-6:30pm-7:30pm live music with Tara Linda Music
-9pm-11pm Post Reception/cocktail party SOMAR bar and lounge www.somarbar.com


If you live in the Bay Area or are visiting, please come to the opening. It should be fabulous! If you can't make it that night, stop by for a viewing. The show closes on August 28th.