Meditative Motions and Furry Fruit

Some of our Museum programs are fast, paced packed with high energy hustle and bustle.  As a driven and competitive person running around solving problems and watching the commotion, I enjoy these programs very much.  With that said I often forget to slow down and enjoy things that do not include instant gratification or neon lights.  This past Saturday not only did I get to revel in rediscovering my quiet side while being taught how to make soft sculpture by Marisol Rendon, but I also met a handful of wonderful artistic women in the process.  To the plethora of Amy’s, Constance, Marisol, Beth and Olivia, thank you for coming, it was a great Saturday!  I have a sneaking suspicion my small Hobbit hole apartment will slowly be filled with little felt sculptures of funny things.  Here are some images of our fruit and vegetable making day.

Don’t miss Almost Edible Art - This Saturday, August 28, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

 

Join us for Leveled’s first special event!  Participants will delight in communal creation with exhibition artist Marisol Rendon.  Learn how to stuff and sew fabric fruit and vegetable sculptures, all of which may be taken home with you at the end of the day.  This workshop reflects Rendon’s current installation, Esperanto, on view at the Center Museum as part of the current exhibition, Leveled: An Interactive Experiment in Art.
 Tickets: $18.00 for Members, $25.00 for non-members.
As part of the Center’s Student Ticket Initiative, we are offering 4 FREE tickets to any college students that want to attend Almost Edible Art.  These tickets are first come first serve.
To reserve tickets call (760) 839-4100

Leveled, Opening Night

 

Can we say a busy whirl wind of creativity!  There were playful, imaginative and fun filled people bursting from every seam.  I can’t say enough how lucky I feel to have worked with the four artists in the show and how grateful I am to our prep crew.   In addition none of this would have even happened if not for our Museum Director Olivia Luther and President Vicky Basehore, who supported and approved my wacky idea.  I can’t thank you enough.  And to all 600 of you who came, thank you, it was sublime watching the interaction begin!  I can’t wait to see what the next few months hold in store for us.  So for all of you that missed it, or all of you that went and want to relive it again here are some photos of Leveled’s opening night.

North County Times

 

Check out the latest article written about Leveled in the North County Times.
Museum’s new ‘Leveled’ exhibit invites visitors to touch

Leveled’s opening is just around the corner…

 

Come join us for Leveled’s opening night this Saturday, August 14, 2010.

Go ahead and touch it

Check out the latest article written by  Kinsee Morlan on CityBeat  and get to know more about Leveled: An Interactive Experiment in Art specifically two of the works in the show by Doris Bittar and Wes Bruce. 

The Dulcimoon is Born

 

For her work Tec Tang Tarab, specifically the Tarab element, Doris Bittar in collaboration with Diane Gage and Jonathan Glasier created a one of a kind instrument which they have named the Dulcimoon.  Within Tec Tang Tarab you will be able to slide an elegantly designed, richly colored blue metal panel across the wall from left to right and right to left which will pass over the Dulcimoon plucking its strings to create sound.  Below is a link to a youtube video Doris and Jonathan made that gives you a sneak peak of the Dulcimoon. 

End of a long week…. beginning of another.

 

This week was amazing. We saw huge fabric sculptures hoisted into the ceiling. I took my first nap in Wes’ fort and crawled through its maze of rooms to see the delicately intimate items that are starting to fill it’s insides, Ingram rode his ‘green’ tricycle for the first time in the Tower Gallery, kick starting the process of installing his large scale green paintings.  I gave a behind the scenes tour to a select group of Center Members [want to become one, click here] and so so much more. 

These things have amounted to a magnificent balance of creative, buzzing energy paired with a restful atmosphere where all ideas are welcome.   The works have hit a point where you can see the end and it feels good.  With that said this is just the beginning, there are still plenty of surprises ahead…

Sezio

If you have never been on Sezio I highly recommend it as a wonderful place to get information on the art happenings of San Diego.  Check out Sezio to read an article recently posted about Wes Bruce and his upcoming installation here at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum.