Inspiring Stamps

As I look back at 2012 I see that the 2011 Project continues to play itself out as a sketchbook for future work.  The stamp thing all started with this little piece back in January 2011 (shown above).  Now I’ve added a number of new and larger stamp pieces with certainly more to come in 2013.

Día de los Muertos

One of my favorite holidays and one of my favorite pieces from the 2011 Project.  I think I got a little carried away this year.  My entire apartment smells like marigolds.

Pink Week

Pink is admittedly not the most common color in my palette.  But with 365 pieces for the 2011 Project, there were inevitably going to be a few pink pieces.  This one titled Keep This Coupon is going up to Sacramento for Pink Week.   

This year’s Pink Week show will be at Bows & Arrows at 1815 19^th Street in Sacramento.  The show opens November 2 with an opening reception from 6-9 p.m. and runs through December 5^th, 2012.

Keep This Coupon, 4"x4", mixed media on canvas

Travel-Themed 2011 Project Pieces

Travel was a theme that came up in many pieces for the 2011 Project.  And many of the mixed media pieces used travel-themed ephemera like maps, postcards and ticket stubs.  This Sunday, on September 16^th, my new installation Imagining Val Travel opens and it will include some of the travel themed pieces from the 2011 Project.  

Featuring Magazine

Issue 2 of Featuring Magazine has an article called Mapping it Out. I am one of three artists featured in the article that talks about my work and the 2011 Project. Plus there is a photo of one of the new pieces that will be included in my installation Imagining Val Travel as well as one of the pieces from the 2011 Project.  

Another look at Sidewalk Topography

I just got a peek at the second issue of Featuring Magazine.  It is due out any day now.  There is an article about my work and I see this is one of the images they selected for the article.  I forgot how much I really liked this one and am reminded that I still need to do a much bigger version of Sidewalk Topography.

Travel Stuff

Some of the travel-themed pieces from the 2011 Project

Travel was a recurring theme last year as I did the individual pieces for the 2011 Project.  I certainly enjoy travel, but it also is not surprising considering my collage boxes are full of travel ephemera (yes, I keep boxes of treasure just waiting to be used in art).  In September I am showing over 30 pieces of new work, all of it travel themed.  It is all part of site specific installation called Imagining Val Travel (it opens September 16, click here for details).