ACCEPTANCE
Black Cat India ink on paper
gouache on paper and canvas
oil on canvas
By Marcy Voyevod
There is strength in acceptance,
Built from debris, sorrow and loss,
Held in balance.
Engineered for safety and stability.
Rest my weary soul and body,
Give way to acceptance and trust.
OPENING PARTY:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th
7:00-9:00PM
Show runs Sept 11-Nov 11, 2015
10am-4pm
10am-12pm FREE cup of coffee or tea
POSITIVE ENERGY
paper collage
By Douglas DeVivo
DeVivo’s collages are intended to hit people on different levels causing them to be drawn in, engaged, constantly surprised, and never able to see it all.
Show runs July 16-Sept 6
OPENING PARTY:
FRIDAY, JULY 24th
7:00-9:00PM
We will set up a COLLAGE table for all to play!
Douglas will bring supplies and guide us in creating group or individual collage projects.
“NOT JUST PRETTY PAPER”
I paint with paper, creating depth and shadow from bits of written history, old illustrated technology and slivers of our own personal histories, all the while hiding the complexity of the collage behind fun colorful imagery. As you focus the layers peel away, revealing new ever-changing stories and perspectives. -Douglas DeVivo
DRAWING YOU IN
drawing with mixed-media and collage
BY DALE DOMBROWSKI
OPENING PARTY MAY 8TH 7-9PM
I have been drawing from a very young age and I feel just now I am at the beginning of my creative journey. My drawing practice gives me the delight of observation and it also allows me to stay engaged with giving form to my dreams. My life as an illustrator and artist has grown out of my many experiences of various fashion / retail involvements during my life.
As a teacher / mentor I have always said to my students that it is important to explore and relinquish the idea of perfect outcomes. Too often we lose our creativity or hold ourselves back from full exploration of our creativity. We forget to play. When we are so concerned with making it look good or wanting it to be perfect we do not give ourselves the chance to fail, and allow our natural state of being to come to the paper, canvas or stone.
I have found my way through my work as my drawings have always given me the courage to go where I would let them take me.
The drawings in this show represent the beauty of the hand drawn line, the flourish and the sudden inspiration of color and gesture. In an age when so much artistry relies on the computer, this becomes a fresh approach to the viewer.
Julie’s opened January 1st 2005. We are celebrating with a retrospective exhibit, which includes “Julie’s Inspired” paintings, sketches, poetry, photographs, stories, textiles and a timeline featuring 10 years of employees and milestone markers.
Anniversary Party will take place on Friday, February 13th 8:00-11:00pm
Join us for Customer & Employee awards, Food, Drink & Merriment. DRESS: FLORAL
Exhibit will run through March 6th
“Full Circle” Modern Wreath III
showing at Julie’s November 20, 2014-January 5, 2015
When I was living on the land, I made wreaths for a living. Although I’ve made hundreds of wreaths using dried and fresh plant materials, I never really felt compelled to hang one in my house, it just isn’t my style. They felt old-fashioned and short-lived. In recent years I realized that what compelled me to keep making them, besides the money they generated, was the deeper meaning that the symbolism of the wreath inspired in me….mainly, the eternal circle.
I started looking at the succession of material objects in my world. Running a cafe has been particularly inspiring for this theme. The never-ending stream of things, from people to broken china, creates a pattern of repetition that is impossible for me to ignore. Making them into wreaths allows me to give new life and beauty to these objects, many of which would be discarded or unnoticed.
This exhibit is a collaborative show which explores the symbolism and tradition of wreath making using nontraditional elements. Artists were asked to use the circle, repetition and the constant flow of material objects through our lives, as inspiration for their creations.
Many thanks to the contributing artists: B. Cisek, Kelly Conley, Karen Jarratt, Marcy Voyevod, Ginny Parsons, Stephanie Rodreguez, Cynthia Winton Henry, Serena Wright, Julia Marchand & Julie Baron
Proceeds from wreath sales will be donated to Midway Shelter of Alameda.
-Julie
NO TIME FOR CATCHING FEELINGS
Acrylic & Mixed Media on Paper & Canvas
by Chaves Smith
September 10-November 12, 2014
ARTIST CELEBRATION: Friday, October 10th 7-9pm
My work is about love, pain, joy, fear freedom, lust, struggle, and societal friction. I try to convey the human experience through augmented portraiture and color. In sense they are a distorted visual representation of us all. -Chaves Smith
The Place I Want to Be
oil paintings & pastel works by Carl Stieger
June 27-September 8th
Opening Party: Friday, July 11th 7-9pm
Artist Statement:
“My art is an attempt to combine the elements of an impressionist landscape with the energy and brushwork of abstract expressionism. I work directly on canvas or paper with no reference, intuitively using the paint to create depth and show movement throughout the picture. I try to create a space that the viewer can explore and experience in a way that is moving, but still feels real. My inspirations come from both the tangible beauty of the natural world, and the intangible but expressive power of music. It is a way to connect the external with the internal, and to convey things that words cannot express.”
Carl Stieger graduated from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1997 and have been living and painting in the east Bay ever since.
To see more of Carl’s work: http://www.flickr.com/
SECRETS EVERYWHERE – Art From Upcoming Public Scavenger Hunts
FEATURING ART BY ADAM DAVIS
show and scavenger hunt runs March 14-May 5 at Julie’s
OPENING PARTY featuring an in-house scavenger hunt!
Friday, March 14th 7-9pm
A message leads to a park bench.
Beneath the park bench is a puzzle.
The puzzle gives a phone number.
Calling the phone number plays a coded message.
Decoding the message gives the combination to a lock-box hanging off a pier.
Inside the lock-box…
Secrets Everywhere is an ongoing scavenger hunt leading participants to the locations of hidden art.
Follow the path, solve the clues, take home the art you find!
The goal is to remove people from their mundane daily routines and lead them out toward adventure.
It is free to participate!
Adam Davis is an illustrator in the San Francisco Bay area. He specializes in children’s illustrations, video-game and music related art. He has worked as a sign artist for Trader Joe’s, a poster artist for Grand Fanali Presents, a full-time touring musician and stay-at-home Dad. He recently completed a dinosaur themed project, funded by The Awesome Foundation, placing one hundred small, hand-painted canvases around the bay area, leaving clues as to their whereabouts. This was the catalyst for the creation of Secrets Everywhere.
UMBRA
photography by Manjot Bal
Manjot has been exposed to multicultural values and ideas through her education and her line of work. She is a graduate of Computer Science and a Post Baccalaureate of Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. She takes pride in SFAI’s rich history and its extensive engagement in the historical, theoretical, sociopolitical, and creative concerns of the contemporary moment.
Her works essentially focus on creating a parallel world, but at the level of the human psyche. She believes that once the outer skin is peeled off, one finds astounding similarities on how a human mind perceives the world despite any differences in race, color, or geographical factors. What fundamentally impacts the mind is how it has been nurtured.
With juxtaposition of elements of dreams, thoughts and what the human mind endures, Manjot intends to create surrealist images that stimulate both the eye and the mind. These works are often accompanied by words of her own. She bases her works on a simple principle, “The body can never reach as far as the mind will. Neither can it endure what the mind does.” She attempts to explore these atrocities and the ecstasies of the mind through her photographs.
Opening Reception:
Friday, Jan 10th, 7-9pm
Show runs Jan 10- March 10