Treasure Valley Artist Alliance "Souvenir"

Announcing

Souvenir

August 16, 2013 through September 20, 2013

The Creative Access Art Center (CAAC) is a new venue for our TVAA exhibition.  This is the same place that we have our bi-monthly meetings.  While Boise State Public Radio (BSPR) is being remodeled we are pleased to be able to take this opportunity to work with CAAC and to take advantage of their location in downtown Boise.  Because of their great location we will have a second opening (which we're calling a Mingle) on the First Thursday in September.

August 16, 2013 - Opening Reception at CAAC, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.  No host bar with wine and beer will be provided by Boise River Catering.  We will also have some tasty finger foods provided by artist Felicia Weston.

September 5, 2013 - First Thursday Mingle at CAAC, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. No host bar with wine and beer provided by Boise River Catering.  Felicia will be cooking up something delicious for us once again.

Prospectus
An exhibition showcasing small works with a travel theme: Mementos of escape from our normal routine, small enough to fit in your carry-on luggage. Memories of favorite trips, childhood vacations, the monument inside the snow-globe, the miniature Eiffel Tower, the postcards, and the stamps from other countries...What did you do on your summer vacation? 

This was the perfect show for me to enter as this fits most of the work I do!
These are the two of mine that got accepted.

Road Trip
8 1/2" x 5 1/2" 
$35

This small piece contains a replica of the 1976 corvette that I used to have when I was single. It brings back good memories but once I had kids it was no longer practical.

Mola #1
$35

This 8" x 8" mixed media piece highlights some of the treasures found south of the border.

Can't wait to see what everyone else has done! Hope to see many of you at the opening! 

Dia De Los Muertos 2010

My little home display that I have set up. With my art, my daughter's art (the mirror in the center) and a piece I bought from Michael DeMeng at Art & Soul in Portland last year.

I bought this piece last year when taking Micheal's class at Art and Soul in Portland and then when I was at my friend Marianne's last night I saw this magazine with the cover article on how he makes these pieces.
Here is my version but instead of plastic I used a porcelain sculpture and a metal lamp fixture. I antiqued it, covered it with a varnish and added some Apoxie clay since last posting of it.

Mola Art

8" X 8" square $30 each or 2 for $50.

These 2 pieces started when I found 2 miniature hand stitched mola's at a thrift store for five cents each! But I don't sew and I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them. I also had two wooden frames that someone had started to decorate but then abandoned and they wound up at another thrift store. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them, it was hard to find anything to fit in the square opening. Last weekend on my garage sale shopping I found the two handmade dolls, and started putting everything together. I have some small old tin cigar boxes and upon taking them apart at the hinges, they fit perfectly in the opening. I dyed them with some alcohol paints, glued them in the opening and put a mola in each one. I collaged and painted each frame and added other 3D elements I thought would go with the colors and theme.