Resurrect: Opening Reception

On Friday night I went to the opening reception for the Resurrect:Art of the Reclaimed Object show at Mesa Art Center. The opening was well attended and the show was laid out beautifully (as always). I love Mesa Art Center, they have the most gorgeous space, everyone that works/volunteers there is wonderful and they always have awesome shows!

Here are some views of the gallery:This was the piece I had in the show:

Lock for a Lost Love

Found silver platter, copper, glass, embroidery, pearls, hair

12"x12"x2"These are some of the pieces from the show that I really liked:This one above I thought was really funny.

Cindy Imhoff

Place of Magic

Collage on TileTom Shields

Family

Found furnitureFrancesca Vitali had 3 pieces of jewelry that were really cool to see in person, check out photos of her work by clicking on her name.

Also the work of Marlene True.

St. Elise

Tin, Steel, Enamel Paint

Denise Laws

My New Panties Series

Wallpaper, hoop, mixed media

Lilyana Bekic

Life is Splendid (Bustle)

Splenda Wrappers, cotton, plasticMargaret Whiting

Deforestation

Law Books The Sergei Isupov show Androgyny was still up, and his work is amazing in person! The textures and shading are so unbelievable!
This is one of his pieces (above).Here are some shots of the art center...it really is a beautiful place!

They had a live band playing which was really fun.

The Fragmented Landscape public art pieces by Ned Kahn.

The Mesa Art Center Store. Be sure to stop in if you go to the show, I have jewelry for sale there!

30th Annual Mesa Contemporary Crafts Opening Reception

The opening reception for the Mesa Contemporary Craft Show was on Friday night. The show was really great and a wonderful display of what is going on in the craft world today. I wish a bit more work had been included in the show, I never mind if a gallery is a bit packed (just means more to look at), but the juror did a great job selecting pieces that were very diverse, while also complimenting eachother.
I had so many friends and family come to support me and I appreciate you ALL! Thanks so much to everyone who came. Really. You guys mean a lot to me:) My mom always takes a picture of me by my work. I get really red and embarrassed every single time, but I love her for it. Thanks mom! See, you always said someday I'd thank you:)
Anyway, the show was awesome and you should all go see it if you can. It stays up until March 15th.
Just in case you are curious, here are some of my favorite pieces in the show:

Orange Fruit Bauble by Angela Cunningham.

Vital Entity by Helen Otterson. Booster Series by Natalya Pinchuk.

Stonehenge Bookends by Seth Rolland.

Siren by Lilyana Bekic.