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Oct 5, 2011, 2:53 pm
There is something about temporary art installations that touch my heart. Maybe because they are constantly changing. Maybe because they are only here for moments. I love these beautiful vanishing carpets that must have taken hours to create. You can see how they did it here and see some more ima... Comment - Like
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Aug 2, 2011, 12:49 am
At the reception, I had a few people want to have access to my artist statement,
so I decided to post it here.
photo by Susan Friedman
I dedicate this exhibition, “In Liminal Space”
at Enso Art Gallery to my mother Doris Shintani,
and to all beings in the midst of transformation
Liminality... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2011, 9:16 pm
I stumbled upon http://vyou.com/ via twitter and found it fascinating.
I first experienced questions people asked Deepak Chopra and his video responses. By scrolling on the right I was able to see some of the questions and decide which video I wanted to watch. Check out his response to the question... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 8:05 pm
I’ve become a cutting fiend over the last few weeks. Using small scissors, I’m removing the flowers printed on an old silk kimono. It is a strange and satisfying feeling. So many emotions and thoughts float through my brain as I continue with my obsession.
This all started as a piece about the ... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 7:41 pm
Much fun was had at Renga Arts in Sebastopol, CA. Coastside artist Mauro FF has a show of his piano sculptures and paintings there for the month. He performed on his liberated piano to a full house. Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 6:21 pm
Ok, I’ve heard of seven-layered cookies and seven-layered bean dip, but seven layered tea?! That I want to experience!
Seems I can only get a chance to sip this at Romesh Ram Gour’s shop in Bangladesh. Apparently people will travel hours to experience his specialty that is a closely guarded sec... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 6:08 pm
I’m fascinated by artists who incorporate old technologies into their art processes.
For example, this team that uses a sewing machine that is pedal powered to make caps at NYC New Museum. Their performance art is a great example of self-sustainability.
Read more about this group based in Madrid... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 5:43 pm
I remember taking typing in high school. I was horrible at it, too slow and too many typos. I used to type my reports on my mother’s typewriter. I always had a lot of white out around.
I am delighted to find out about British artist Keira Rathbone, who uses a typewriter to create her work and she... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2011, 9:05 pm
The Senior Coastsiders hosted my 2nd book making class offered in Half Moon Bay. Open to all ages with first class spots reserved for elders, we ended up with a mix of ages. Two women brought their daughters.
I first taught how to make the hard covers and how to integrate that with the accordion f... Comment - Like
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Apr 21, 2011, 5:32 pm
I recently created a piece for the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art exhibition. The theme of the show is “A Sense of Place”.
I wanted to work with the idea of safety, security, and shelter. What is the smallest way of achieving that? I came up with the symbol of the umbrella.
The s... Comment - Like
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Apr 10, 2011, 11:14 pm
Maybe we should have salvaged some of those derelict boats from the harbor to make some of these groovy sheds! These are in Europe.
See more examples at http://hautenature.com/adaptive-reuse-boat-architecture/ Comment - Like
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Apr 9, 2011, 5:47 pm
“Spin Joy” conjures up memories of bicycling, wheel of fortune, playful pinwheels. It offers the viewer a chance at fun, a moment to smile, a little escape.
This newest piece of mine in totally made of recycled materials. The colored disks are plastic lids for drinks! I painted them with acryl... Comment - Like
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Apr 7, 2011, 12:34 am
Had a bunch of fun with the Coastside Childrens’ Programs K-2nd grade artists today.
We made magic footprints by tracing shoes and then designed and colored the prints with markers. The kids made monster feet to sweet heart feet to rainbow and starry feet.
We also finished up installing a collab... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2011, 8:21 pm
I’m in awe of photographer Cecelia Webber who came up with the ultimate collage material – the human body!
Webber said, “…I hope to encourage people to think differently about their own bodies.”
Please check out her work. It is amazingly beautiful and innovative. http://ceceliawebber.c... Comment - Like
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Mar 10, 2011, 9:07 pm
“What if one could use ordinary tools to translate one source of cognitive input into an entirely different sensory experience?” This is the question asked over at Brain Pickings.
I’m not a real musical gal, even though my partner is a musician, but I still found this video fascinating. I pla... Comment - Like
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Mar 6, 2011, 9:04 pm
I just saw a most inspiring and innovative group of shows at the Palo Alto Art Center. They are having their Winter 2011 Exhibitions: Patrick Doughtery, a site specific installation; the Nature of Entanglements; and Architecture of Memory, Mildred Howard. I have to say I loved all three of them. If ... Comment - Like
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Mar 6, 2011, 8:07 pm
I want to tell you the process I went through to create one of my newest pieces, the Deconstructed Kimono.
Since I’ve belonged the ARTTAG group, a subset of the NCWCA (Northern California Women’s Artist Caucus), I’ve been motivated to work with different materials and to branch out and experi... Comment - Like
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Feb 25, 2011, 5:40 pm
I like it when I can use materials I have laying around to make something useful. WikiHow has a great how-to article on how to use newspapers to make seedling pots.
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Feb 18, 2011, 5:52 pm
Kitsune Community Studio had a bit of a break, but things are getting rolling again.
I am expanding to conduct some talks and classes in other locations. So I hope to see you in some of these venues too. I’m planning an open studio evening in April and I’ll keep you posted!
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Jan 17, 2011, 10:30 pm
So clean, so crisp, so magnificant! Click here to be there NOW http://www.visitnorway.com/360/geiranger/ Comment - Like
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Dec 25, 2010, 10:26 am
Not only is it Christmas, but also my parents 54th wedding anniversary. Every year red roses from my father filled the house with sweetness.
My mom said she rode the NYC subway in her white short dress on a cold Christmas morning to wed my father in a church. A couple of friends were present as w... Comment - Like
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Dec 18, 2010, 6:13 pm
This beautiful Christmas tree in Southern California is created of 86 shopping carts! The artist, Anthony Schmitt, says the carts represent generosity and abundance, as well as empathy for homeless whose “whole world may be those carts.”
Read more about it here. Comment - Like
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Dec 17, 2010, 4:30 pm
Now for something completely different, watch it to the end because it keeps morphing into more outrageousness! Comment - Like
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Dec 15, 2010, 3:41 pm
It is estimated that planning for these bridges took 10-15 years in many cases, and because they grown out of living tree roots, they are considered the most sustainable foot bridges in the world.
These structures are extremely robust, reach up to 100 feet in length and date back more than five cen... Comment - Like
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Dec 14, 2010, 4:12 pm
Wouldn’t it be cool if students everywhere could just pop up their own rooms? I could just see campuses with these innovative structures. Hmmm, not a bad idea!
Check out more on what Dai Haifei created in China http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/01/content_11638327.htm Comment - Like
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Dec 4, 2010, 1:29 pm
This is a great film I saw a couple years ago, and it is still pertinent. Many of the artists are moms which adds a whole other layer of complexity. You can find out more about the film here. Comment - Like
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Dec 4, 2010, 1:10 pm
The Rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen Artists who’ve influenced you and that will ALWAYS STICK WITH YOU. List the first fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Quickly, and in no particular order add your choices to comments!
Here are my choices:
Calder
Kiki... Comment - Like
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Dec 1, 2010, 11:47 pm
I love old suitcases and you gotta see what this artist does with them to make them even more beautiful and functional. bennett goodman: recycled furniture. Comment - Like
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Dec 1, 2010, 11:24 pm
This letter to the Editor ran in the Half Moon Bay Review:
The 4th Annual Doctors Without Borders Art Auction was a roaring success this year!
The exhibition held on November 6, 7, and 13th, was at Kelly St Gallery. 36 artists (mostly coastside residents) donated work based on the theme of compass... Comment - Like
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Dec 1, 2010, 10:44 pm
The 4th and 5th grade kids had a blast designing their own t-shirts. They worked with “the earth” theme first sketching out their designs on paper and then using white chalk to transfer them to black t-shirts. I got the recycled t-shirts from RAFT and turned them inside out so the corporate logo... Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2010, 7:02 am
Request for Stories of Different Kinds of Gifts
Definition of Gift: 1) Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation. 2) The act, right, or power of giving.
I am working on an art piece in that explores generosity. My idea is to provide a way of remembering the small and large wa... Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2010, 8:01 pm
Hey! We're doing it again! Hope you'll join in the fun and check out the incredible art of these very generous artists!
In support of the 4th Annual Doctors Without Borders Fundraising Art Auction, 35 local artists have banded together to create and donate a variety of community and health-inspired... Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2010, 7:25 pm
What do you do with your old digital camera? Whether it is broken or just obsolete, check out 5 ways you can dispose of it and feel great. Scroll down after clicking this link: http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/recycling-donating/5-ways-to-recycle-your-old-digital-camera-130726 Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2010, 7:08 pm
Judy Johnson-Williams and Judy Shintani (me!) collaborated on an installation for SOMArts Day of the Dead, Honoring Revolution with Visions of Healing. Our altar honors construction workers present and past, and the rebuilding of New Orleans. Two skeleton construction workers hammer away on the roof... Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2010, 6:47 pm
What better way to learn about anatomy than with jello? Or maybe a lovely way to end a dinner with your sweetheart? Get it by clicking here. Comment - Like
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Aug 30, 2010, 7:25 pm
What a beautiful offering we created on Sunday! Nine wonderful women came together to focus on an ancestor of their choice in a workshop I facilitated at JFKU, Berkeley. The class was in conjunction with the “Distillations, Meditations on the Japanese American Experience” exhibition that is at J... Comment - Like
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Jul 18, 2010, 1:42 pm
The 16 women, all students of art therapy, have been quietly helping ease the pain of cancer patients, differently-abled children in schools, substance-abuse victims, and the homeless and mentally-challenged women of The Banyan. And they do it all with nothing more than pots of paint, and handfuls o... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2010, 2:56 pm
I recently taught an Earth Art class at the Coastsiders Senior Center on Half Moon Bay. We had a brief talk about Andy Goldsworthy and mandala symbolisn. The elders had bunches of material to work: stones, flower petals, leaves, sticks, and more. Most of the materials were gathered during a walk and... Comment - Like
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May 8, 2010, 3:46 pm
Thanks Dale Dickerson for alerting me to this wonderful video. I got the chills watching and listening to it – beautiful! Comment - Like
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May 8, 2010, 3:21 pm
How’s this for recycling! Would most likely be pretty durable too. For more info go to haute.nature Comment - Like
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May 7, 2010, 9:53 pm
My process of creating still surprises me even after a few years of art making. This year I have taken another route – proposing work to galleries before creating it. This is an interesting and more collaborative way of working with curators. I propose ideas and get feedback from them on fit wit... Comment - Like
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May 7, 2010, 5:53 pm
I am so honored to be in the Re-Claimed show at SOMArts in San Francisco this month. It is part of the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center Festival. Here is some video of the reception 5/6/10.
Re-Claim presents the work of Mark Baugh-Sasaki, Kathy Fujii-Oka, Su-Chen Hung, Christina Mazza, Judy S... Comment - Like
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