Fall Into Fall

After two moves upon reaching Rhode Island, one from San Francisco and then one within the state, I have finally settled and am gearing up to begin my journey here at RISD. I am no longer a Jewelry/Metalsmithing major. I have in the past month changed my major to Sculpture and am thrilled to be working in larger scale. I think I have always known that this was a love of mine, but was restrained about going after it. Well, after auditing summer courses and working on new pieces it became abundantly clear that I live for working in a large variety of mediums and that I thrive in the realm of larger scale works. I am so pleased to have been able to change majors before the semester begins and I look forward to what is to come. I am beyond excited!

In celebration of my coming semester start and also in homage to those artists who have influenced me along the way, I want to share this work by Kazimir Malevich entitled White on White.

I will also be making a practice of coming bake here to discuss works, upcoming projects and overall thoughts of things on a more regular basis. Cheers to Fall, Cheers to September and Cheers to Me :)

Continua Continues

My painting "Continua", which was shown at a gallery show at Live Worms Gallery in San Francisco in the spring and was also selected for a juried show to be shown at the deYoung Museum for their show "Matter" kept me very busy throughout May. I had the pleasure of building up the piece not once but twice for two different commissions. Below you will see the two pieces after they were finished. Each one is 5 feet x 3 feet and the molded paper pulp is mounted onto a massive canvas panel. The medium is paper, acrylic and canvas. Please contact me if you are interested in this piece for your private collection.

Spring Wrap Up

Well, here we are in June and it has been many weeks since my last post. In that time I have finished my last semester at CCSF and graduated, moved all my belongings to Rhode Island and have moved into a new place. There have been so many changes that I hardly know where to begin.

I am spending my summer acclimating to my new environment with its 80 and 90 + temperatures. I have been meeting lots of students who are doing the Summer Foundation Program at RISD as is my partner. The campus is so incredible, so beautiful and inspiring. I cannot wait to jump in full force in September, but until then I will be challenging myself and keeping my abilities sharp. New territory, new layout, new people, just one big helping of newness. Here goes nothing!

Photo is taken by Garcia Sinclair and is on the First Baptist Church in the US.

Bay Honors Consortium Honors Research Symposium

Today is the second lecture in two years I am giving at UC Berkeley for the Bay Honors Symposium. What makes today extra special however is presenting the only visual art, performance work in front of a large audience with my partner of 10 years. This is a wonderful way to cap what has been a tumultuous academic year. It's been one of the best and one of the most challenging yet but here we are still standing. Today should prove to be a wonderful day. There are 81 selected presenters showcasing their year of research on an abundance of topics ranging from the sciences, art history, to history, social issues and now visual art. I am excited for what the day will bring.

Check out the Symposium info below.

http://www.losmedanos.edu/honors/research/

RISD Bound!

It's Official! 

RISD aka The Rhode Island School of Design will be my new home for the next few years! I couldn't be more thrilled to join their Jewelry and Metalsmithing Program on scholarship. The icing on top of course is that my partner was also accepted. I cannot wait to continue my work at such a prestigious and well loved school. The move can't come soon enough! What a dream come true!!!

Cai Guo-Qiang's Exhibition Film w/ Volunteers

What an honor it was to participate in the creation of works for the Geffen in LA. I will treasure the time I spent working with Cai Guo-Qiang. Here is a short film that is currently playing in the exhibition that illustrates Cai's process. The short film also captures the energy of the workers around him from his incredible studio staff and volunteers to the pyrotechnic teams. Just a wondrous and magical time.

Cai Guo-Qiang: Two Weeks After Sky Ladder Opening

The MOCA did an amazing job as host and facilitator for Cai Guo-Qiang's newest exhibition entitled Sky Ladder. I love especially that they caught the ignition of 40,000 fireworks from a multitude of angles. What a stunning way to capture such an amazing event. Two weeks gone from LA and I am still learning more about myself through this experience. I am inspired. Click the link below for MOCA's website. I'm sure you will be as impressed as I.

http://www.moca.org/mysterycircle/