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The opening reception for my In Her Eyes show this past Saturday was a fabulous, fun filled affair, attended by friends, family, fellow artists and supporters and a small but sizable number of people I had yet to meet. The evening passed in a whirlwind of greetings and chats wonderful but not nearly long enough. A few pics of the evening are posted here but the bulk of images from the evening are on my Flickr site, here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/42284018@N06/sets/72157623200117436/
photo by Sarah Clifton
photo by Sarah Clifton
photo by Jason Schultz
photo by Jason Schultz
I would like to thank all those who came and wo supported me throughout the creation and preparation for this show, there are many of you!
Thank you also to Snap Victoria for sending out a photographer, Jason Schultz, to take pictures of the evening for their magazine.
Thank you to Martin Batchelor for allowing me to have the show at his elegant gallery.
A special thank you to all my fellow models and photographers without whom I could not have created such inspired works for the show.
The show will continue until February 4th, 2010, gallery hours are Mon - Sat, 10am - 5pm.
712 Cormorant Street, Victoria, BC
It takes a village to put on a one woman art show!
In Her Eyes, detail
Three new posts up on my blog:
The Art of Navel Gazing – or how one self portrait snowballed into an entire year’s work.
“Go in or go home.” – or how a hobbit showed me the way
and most recently:
More Than A Portrait – Or how one photo shoot spawned an ‘out of comfort zone’ stampede.
In preparation for my upcoming show in January at the Martin Batcheor Gallery I have decided to keep a blog of the artwork being created for it. You can read about its beginnings here: http://chiaink.wordpress.com/
This year's show proved to be a very special one for me, not only winning a Juror's Choice Award, thank you Catherine Moffat, but also selling both pieces in the show. Being very personal works of art it was both gratifying and humbling to see how well they resonated with others.
Tibetan sand mandala, the white continuous string, a Pat Martin Bates corner and prints!, lovely, exquisite prints by Rembrandt and Goya and, my favorite of the night, Kathe Kollwitz. Add two amazing dance performances, funky DJ Longshanks music and schmoozing with fab friends, old and new, to make for one memorable evening at the art gallery. Can't wait for the next one!
Thank you Rumon for the use of your lovely photograph. Many more wonderful photos of the night can be found here: http://rumoncarter.com/front.html
photo by Rumon Carter
The promise of a wonderful afternoon of entertainment brought out a wonderful turnout of guests who were not disappointed in the beautiful melodies and recitations offered. An extraordinary musical performance followed by exquisite poetry made for a magical afternoon. A heartfelt thank you to our guest performers, Alcvin Takegawa Ryuzen Ramos on shakuhachi and Satomi Saeki Edwards on koto and guest poets - Pat Martin Bates, Patricia Young and Terence Young. A special thank you to Elaine Limbrick and the West Shore Arts Council who made this day possible.
As hoped, our opening last night was an absolutely delightful evening of celebrating with our friends and supporters. A huge thank you to all who attended and shared this 'moment' with us.
We are now doing last minute preparations for our Afternoon Tea on Sunday, June 14th. With musical performances by Alcvin Ramos on shakuhachi and Satomi Edwards on koto and poetry readings by Pat Martin Bates, Patricia Young and Terence Young, this promises to be an even more exciting moment we are honored to share with the community.
Got some wonderful publicity today. An article on our show was published in Focus Magazine's June issue (page 17).
Thank you, Leslie Campbell and your wonderful team at Focus for your support!