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Current Shows February

There are two group shows I am proud to be a part of this month. The Tech Know show at the Ridley Gallery at Sierra College showcases recent projects from students majoring in Applied Art and Design, Computer Information Systems, Drafting and Engineering Support, Early Childhood Education, Fashion Design, Mechatronics, Metals, Photography, and Technical Theatre. The exhibit also includes work from a new photography class at Sierra,  Alternative Processes, offered for the first time this last fall. There of my salt prints are on display. Jan 23–Feb 23, 2013 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Rocklin Campus LR 102 (Library)5000 Rocklin Rd., Rocklin, CA 95677Mon – Fri: 11:00 AMam – 6:00 pm __________________________________________________________________Eye Heart the Art is a group show at BodyTribe Fitness Center. For this “heart” themed show, I have 4 of my small collage tiles up and a painting! Feb 9 – Mar 8, 2013920 21st St., Sacramento, California 95811Mon – Fri: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

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Alternative Lifestyles

Wow, my last post was in August right after the opening of my show. You may think I am quite the slacker, but that is not the case. I just moved out of heavy internet promotion mode back into school/making art mode. I gotta admit, I like this better.A couple weeks after the show opening, the fall semester started at Sierra College. I am only taking one class and it happens to be the best class ever! The class I have been waiting for all these years. The first of its kind at Sierra:Photo 92 –  Alternative Processes!And the angels sang!Before I go any further, maybe a brief explantion of what alternative processes are would be helpful. Basically we are making prints outside of the darkroom by coating watercolor/printmaking paper with various chemical solutions and then laying a negative on top and exposing the print in the sun or a UV box. FUN!These are contact prints, so the final image is only as large as the negative you use, so you really need to have a large format camera. (I’m giving you links – learn as much as you like!) And so we would have negatives to work with, we…

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