North Park Nights opens this Saturday!

In North Park

University Av. and Utah St.

Art Class for Children with Lynn Susholtz

I took the children to an art class, at the North Park Recreation Center. My friend Christine told me about it, she came with her children too. They took the class last school year and they really enjoyed it. Lynn Susholtz, the art teacher, is the dedicated director of Art Produce Gallery in North Park. When we arrived four tables were ready for the class: one with small cups filled with paint, Q-tips (the brushes) and paper. One with a still life composition (pumpkins in a basket), oil pastels and paper. One with materials to build things. One with clay, paper plates and instruments to work the clay. The children choose at which table they want to seat and can change anytime. Lynn spoke at the beginning to explain with humor different useful things to know before to start. She asked some questions and also showed to the children some examples of still life paintings in a book about Impressionism. Then the children started working on their "project".
It was interesting to see that some children really enjoyed experimenting without apparently looking for a result.
It was the first class of the season. The kids had a great time. I think we will be there next week!















North Park Recreation Center
Art Class for Children - Free
Teacher: Lynn Susholtz
Every Thursday from 4:00 to 5:00pm
4044 Idaho Street
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 235-1152

Anza Borrego

"Territories Series: Anza Borrego", 2008, 12x12",
acrylic on wood panel

Walking on the sky

Thursday afternoon, Pacific Beach

"Left, Right and Center"at OT Gallery in Tustin

Old Town Gallery: "Left, Right and Center"
"Left, Right and Center is a project in collaboration with the national Art of Democracy exhibition coalition. The Art of Democracy seeks to attract individuals and artist organizations from around the nation to help amplify their message of civil activism, reform, dissent and protest. They aspire to bring together artists' energies on a national scale. This is not a single show but an affiliation of shows."

Artists: Diane Abt, Jared Millar, Kathi Flood, Christie Reynolds, Nick Gerhard, Kimberly Rose, Steve Greenberg, Brigitte Schobert, Michele Guieu, leslie Sokolow, Dirk Hagner, Tom Stubbs, Lanyi Janos, Zan Trout, Joel Joseph, Elisabeth Wallace, Philip Laber, Chelsea Weiss, Carolyn Liesy, Joyce Weiss, Jennifer Magsino, Ashlee Weitlauf, Emet Martinez, Etram Wolff, Ryan McJunkin.

The curator is Patrick Merrill. Two of my digital prints are selected.


There's Plenty of Time for Politics #1, 2008,
digital print on paper, 30"x60"


There's Plenty of Time for Politics #5, 2008,
digital print on paper, 30"x60"

The Show runs from October 8 to November 8, 2008 Artist Reception: Sunday, November 2, from 2:00 to 5:00pm.
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday 12:00 - 5:00pm.

OT Gallery
150 East Main Street
Tustin, California 92780
(714) 734 9088

Six Feet Under

We enjoy the series "Six Feet Under". We just watched the episode where Nate Fisher dies. It is just a movie, but I cannot help being very moved. The loss of a child is for me an information impossible to process. Even though I know life is about changes and that anything can happen anytime. I do not live my life thinking about what could happen, I try to enjoy every day and I spend a lot of good time with my children. But still.

In North Park today, coming back from Artifact Studio

The Great Spider Hunt

Jim Berrian, one of San Diego's top spider experts
and an associate in Entomology
at the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Last Saturday we took a nice walk through Rose Canyon in San Diego, with entomologist Jim Berrian, who can identify any spider in about 3 seconds and tell interesting stories about each species. He handed out bug boxes to the children and we examined plenty of different spiders and insects along the way. It is amazing to see what one can find when one is closely paying attention!

Friends of Rose Canyon
City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department
rosecanyon@san.rr.com

Call for Participation

Women Artists on Immigration: Crossing Borders, Confronting Barriers, Bridging Identities.Organized and presented by Women's Caucus for Art with the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles.

Exhibition Dates: February 20 - March 6, 2009
Opening Reception: February 27, 2009
Deadline for Receipt of Entries: November 14, 2008
Juror: Alma Ruiz, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA),
Los Angeles.
Download the prospectus at http://www.scwca.org
Questions: Contact Ann Isolde
E-mail,annisolde@scwca.org

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Juror Alma Ruiz

In this election year, we're seizing the moment to engage all women artists in California on the important topic of immigration. Each subtopic - Crossing Borders, Confronting Barriers, Bridging Identities - offers useful starting points for selecting or creating work for this show. Like the many current and prior related exhibitions on this subject, this show seeks to inspire an ongoing conversation and examination of the formation of our cultural, personal and political identities.

We encourage California-based women artists at all career levels whose work addresses the topic of immigration to submit work. Submissions will be selected by Alma Ruiz, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, and exhibited in the contemporary art gallery of the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles from February 20 - March 6, 2009. The work of accepted artists will be featured in a color catalog to support the inclusion of this show in the cultural record.

The opening reception on February 27, 2009 will take place during the annual conferences of the Women's Caucus for Art (WCA) and the College Art Association (February 25 - March 1, 2009).