New Year Resolutions may be more like aspirations, and I believe keeping one's aspirations high and not selling oneself short is the best way to achieve, while remaining open to new ideas. This year launches a new kind of project for me, collaborations with couturiers, professional dancers and videographers to achieve what I have dreamt [...]
Putting together a fashion shoot is a long ordeal, first there's Hair and Makeup at 6am, loading the boats by 8 and preparations for the shoot out at Otay Lakes. Model Candice Edwin, Makeup by Cristiam Alfonso, Hair by Melina Aguirre, Photography by An.Drew Fauxtography, all part of Nick Mansfield's local creative production team. It [...]
I met with Blythe Barton from Jean Isaac's Dance Company for a fitting of the Sculpture to Wear- she will choreograph movements inspired by this restrictive yet animated sculptural work for a video shoot in November. Here's just a peek as she swept past the camera... you will have to stay tuned for the finished [...]
Featuring approximately 130 works by over 80 recognized San Diego and Southern California artists, this silent and live art auction is a great opportunity to collect exceptional works of art and support OMA and the artists at the same time. The Art Auction Event takes place at OMA on October 26, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. [...]
A good turn out for the Metalsmithing demonstrations at Mingei on Saturday! Great ideas and teamwork by the Mingei Staff, thank you most to Jackie Hwang, the coordinator. Here you will find photos of arriving, demonstrating, instructing and departing the museum. Thank you to Lisa Slovis for the use of the stand up vice, and [...]
Join us for a family-friendly afternoon of all things metal at Mingei Museum! Talk to local artist-metalsmiths and blacksmiths about the past and future of metal, view demonstrations of different techniques, grab a seat at an anvil and see what it’s like to “forge” clay, participate in a family tour of Struck by Modernism and catch an exclusive [...]
To celebrate the new exhibition, Forging On, Mingei has invited 3 metalsmiths to demonstrate their craft, at a family event on October 5 from 1-4. I will be demonstrating Anticlastic Raising. A METAL AND BLACKSMITH FESTIVAL Join us for a family-friendly afternoon of all things metal! Talk to local artist-metalsmiths and blacksmiths about the past [...]
Looking forward to showing at Terra Firma September 13-14 in the lovely wine country of Sonoma during harvest time!
Featured on the OMA Website, this bold and stylish cuff bracelet was made just for the OMA Art Exhibition and Auction: Featuring work by over 80 artists this silent and live art auction is a terrific opportunity to collect exceptional works of art while supporting OMA at the same time.The Art Auction exhibition opens October [...]
GREAT new article in the UT about the exhibition here. “It’s always about whether the work is contemporary and pushing the envelope of the craft medium of their choice,” said Levi Casias, the group’s president. “And it’s always about the craftsman or artist who is willing to push their content ideas in a new direction.” [...]
