Hello! I have been laying low since my L.A. trip. My daughter had the flu, then we went skiing, and then I scrambled to get a collage framed in time to ship it out to California.
This is the piece for the Regime Change show at Swarm Gallery in Oakland. Here is more information about the show:
Swarm Gallery is proud to present a small works show, REGIME CHANGE, in celebration of our new representation in Washington. Little hints of optimism have begun to enter our minds once again, and our idea is to fill the gallery with smaller, hopeful works that address this contemporary (and hopefully not temporary) state of mind.
All works are under 12 x 12 inches and priced less than $500.
REGIME CHANGE is in conjunction with John Casey's solo exhibition "Distant Cousins." Please join us for the reception on Friday, April 3, 6-9PM. We will also be celebrating Swarm Gallery's 3rd year in operation! Come out and support the artists and the gallery.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Alfred Steiner, Amanda Williams, Amy Ross, Andy Vogt, Barbara Holmes, Casey Jex Smith, Chris Pew, Chris Sicat, Dan Nelson, David Higgins, David King, Ema Sintamarian, Ernest Concepcion, Fred Muram, Fumiha Tanaka, Gregory Euclide, Jaime Cortez, Jessica Serran, Jim Rosenau, Jordan Essoe, Joshua Hagler, Kathy Aoki, Kevin E. Taylor, Linda Braz, Mayumi Hamanaka, Michael Hall, Narangkar Glover, Pete Glover, Sarah Emerson, Sarah Smith, Terry Furry, Treasure Frey, Vaughn Bell, Vicki Walsh, Zach Houston
In other news, the skiing this past weekend was amazing! Crisp, cool air... ice-less slopes... and I did my first double black diamonds of the season. It was pretty magical.
And I guess the flu was bound to hit us at some point. My daughter and I did some low-key craft projects together while she was home from school. We -- or should I say I -- made little dolls out of this fabulous matryoshka fabric I've had stashed away for months. I did the cutting, sewing, and stuffing, but she chose the backing fabric for each doll and assisted with handing me supplies and assessing when they were stuffed just right -- not too squishy and not too firm. These things are important, you know.
Now that winter sports and winter ailments are behind me (knock wood on the latter!), I'll be back in the studio for the rest of the week. See you again soon.