Daydreamers : 2-person Show, Compound Gallery. May 2013.

another massively backlogged entry here - my one big show for the year was back in May, Daydreamers, at Compound Gallery in Portland, OR - a 2-person show alongside the sweetest new artist,  Suite Charlie.

i created a lot of smaller, fun artworks that are different than my usual larger-ish paintings for many reasons, for this show, but mostly because i knew/remembered that the gallery is on the smaller side.
but i feel that i ended up creating way more than i thought i needed to (slight drama leading up to the show : the initial artist dropped out a month before the show so i thought i had to fill out the gallery).


installation view : my Nantarka series wall to the left, and Suite Charlie's wall to the right.

below are my pieces for the show - and most of these pieces will be available soon via my shop!
(although you may email me before i post them, if you see something you like).


+ WARNING : IMAGE HEAVY BELOW +

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{ Paintings }

Waiting for Spring   |  11"x14". Acrylic on Wood. © 2013.

 
I'm Yours, You're Mine (ii)  |  11"x15". Mixed Media on Rives BFK. © 2012.


{ Drawings & Inks }

 
Eris 1  |  9.5" x 13". Graphite & Ink on Rives BFK. © 2013.
 
Eris 2  |  9" x 12.5". Graphite & Ink on Rives BFK. © 2013.


 
Ratri 1  |  9" x 12.75". Ink on Rives BFK. © 2013.

 
Ratri 2  |  9" x 12.5".  Ink on Rives BFK. © 2013.




Lune  |  8" x 11.5". Graphite on Watercolor Paper. © 2013.

 
Ananke  |  8.75" x 12". Graphite on Watercolor Paper. © 2013.

 
Sadra  |  8.5" x 12". Graphite on Watercolor Paper. © 2013.

 
Freyja  |  9" x 12". Graphite on Watercolor Paper. © 2013.

 
Hemera  |  8.25" x 11.25". Graphite on Watercolor Paper. © 2013.

 
Kore  |  8.75" x 12". Graphite on Watercolor Paper. © 2013.



{ Nartaka Series }


Nartaka 1  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 2  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 3  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 4   |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 5  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 6  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 7  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 8  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 9  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 10  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.

Nartaka 11  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 12  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 13  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


Nartaka 14  |  5" x 7". Ink & Watercolor on Aquabord (Masonite). © 2013.


{ Watercolors on Paper }


Be Still My Heart   |  6" x 8". Watercolor & Ink on Paper. © 2013.

 
Into Nothingness   |  6" x 8". Watercolor & Salt on Paper. © 2013.


Borrowed Silence 1   |  6" x 8". Watercolor & Salt on Paper. © 2013.

 
Borrowed Silence 2  |  6" x 8". Watercolor & Salt on Paper. © 2013.

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please check my SHOP soon for the sales of these pieces!

edit : some photos from the show my husband took :

{ amazing pieces by Suite Charlie above }

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this show was one of the roughest shows to pull off, mentally, perhaps.

although everything is small in this show it wasn't the easiest show to work on as far as non-art matters went. the initial artist the curator at the gallery had set for the show dropped out at the last minute, then i was asked to find another artist for them or do a solo there, to my horror... which is why i ended up overdoing the number of pieces, thinking i had to fill out the walls (never a good reason).

but in the end, i did do a lot of fun works that were small and more experimental (like the last few watercolors up there), and i had a lot of fun being in portland and meeting lots of cool people - especially suite charlie, who i knew from instagram, turning out to be such a genuinely sweet, talented young artist, making it all better and worthwhile! still i have mixed feelings about this show after all these months have passed - ah well!

i'm probably going to be creating maybe one more new work from here on out this year... although there are still some more shows left in the year for me - mostly because of this little big news... :)

In the Process : Sketchbook Show, May 2013

Sketchbook spreads 1, 2, & 3. 10"x7". Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper. © 2013.

first, apologies (if anyone is out there reading) for this much much belated post/update for this year's shows - i'm months late on this.

these above pieces were my contribution to my friend Monica Choy's show she curated at Hellion Gallery in Portland, OR - In the Process,  a group show of artists' sketchbook pages!
i had a lot on my plate at the time, but i couldn't pass up a sketchbook show - my favorite kind of art!
she even sent out this amazing hand-made accordion sketchbooks for artists to fill them with, but alas, my first attempt at this (6-page spread finished sketchbook) was lost in the mail. :(

it looked something like this :
cover - with my stamp prints.
one view of the accordion.

anyway, i mourned the loss a bit but quickly re-made the above version with my own paper (which wasn't as good as the original nor was it bound into a nice sketchbook) at the last minute, after wrapping up this show in the same town (across the street, actually). but oh man, did i thoroughly enjoy this show - and the opening too!!!

hopefully the lost one, somewhere out there in this universe, landed in some nice appreciating person's hand, or will come back to me one day. or it's probably been decomposed into worm meal already. -_-
either way, it's the journey that counts, right?

some coverage of the show here :


you can view more opening night photos on the actual Hi Fructose website page - HERE!

+ edit : some images from the show my husband took below :

 with sweet monica, the curator extraordinaire who put together the show (i've known her since 07!)

the wall with my works & amazing accordion fold out by Souther Salazar (how i intended mine to be displayed too before it got lost in the mail  T__T) below my framed pieces. 

we were having too much fun at this show to have taken any more photos! yikes.
there are more photos in the hifructose link above, though.

Art Collector Starter Kit at Corey Helford Gallery, March 2013

In Between. 12"x12". Mixed Media on Wood. © 2011.

this is an older piece i sent out for the Art Collector Starter Kit group show at Corey Helford Gallery/CHG Circa back in March (!!). they asked the pieces to be 12"x12" and i had this piece at hand from 2011.

i had a soft spot for this piece, i felt like i was able to get a little closer to what i want to say... so to speak. i'm glad it went to a good home now.