SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

COW / LIZARD + BUGS Courtesy of Ray Street Custom Framing + Gallery And what have I been up to? Acrylic paint, toys and bugs! Saturday the 13th, is the opening reception  of " ROBINSON + RODEN " at Ray Street Custom Framing + Gallery in San Diego and concurrent  with Ray-at-Night, North Park's monthly art walk.  Above, COW/ LIZARD + BUGS , is a multimedia piece I created  for this exhibition. Originally the little critter was made for my  Tiny Toyland awhile back, so decided to take the little guy and create  a little scene within a plexiglass box that hangs on the wall. Below is a detail view of the little guy and the bugs. Pretty cool huh?  

RED SUN . . .  SON 24" x 18" pastel + gold leaf SOLD / Private Collector Above is another of my skater pastels included within the exhibit  AIR + WOOD, at Ray Street Custom Framing & Gallery.  Tomorrow is the closing reception from 6 - 9:30 pm.  To add to the excitement, it's also Ray-at-Night's 12th  anniversary, so will be a fun evening!  Click here to read more.

SQUIGGLE TREES 12"h x 24"w pastel on artist canvas  Created by: Olcay Boz,  Penny Clews +  Janetmarie Colby    Here are 2 of the pastels created in the summer class I taught this summer at UCSD Extension.  Above, the artists Olcay Boz, Penny Clews and Janetmarie Colby worked jointly on this piece for 2 hours. And below, the artists were Amy Briere, Amber Francis and VC Groves.  They are on exhibit at Ray Street Custom Framing + Gallery of North Park, with the first of two public receptions this Saturday from 6 to 9 pm.  100% of proceeds will benefit The Monarch School in San Diego, for children impacted by homelessness.  RED + GREEN LANDSCAPE 12"h x 24"w pastel on artist canvas  Created by: Amy Briere, Amber Francis + VC Groves

FREE SPIRIT The summer pastel class I taught at UCSD Extension was  amazing! Everyone worked so very hard and created  exceptional art. Above, Free Spirit , was one of the communal  pieees. We played musical art to give all experience  working on a variety of substrates. After a set time,  the board was passed to the next person to continue.  And now most of the communal pieces will be  framed and sold for a fundraiser to benefit  San Diego's  Monarch School for homeless kids.  The event will be held and on exhibit at Ray Street Custom Framing & Gallery in North Park.  I'll be posting several of the pieces of the art,  as well as additional information of the event in upcoming posts. Stay tuned!

FLY... TO A BETTER DAY deconstruct / reconstructed doll porcelain doll parts, fabric, feathers, metal, tulle + boa $225 + $10 insured priority shipping A reminder that Ray-At-Night is this Saturday, the 10th in San Diego and there is still time to see my show, Frayed at Ray Street Custom Framing + Gallery from 6 to 9 pm. And the little baby dolls are still waiting for a new home. Or you can stroll, daze and loose yourself into the pastel skies. So much to see and so little time - see you there!

SUNSET OF FIRE 20"h x 16" w pastel $1,300 + $25 insured priority shipping Frayed, my collection of deconstructed / reconstructed dolls and pastels will still be on exhibit at Ray Street Custom Framing + Gallery during Ray-at-Night art walk on July 10th from 6 to 9 pm. Additional information can be obtained from Ray Street Custom Framing . Hope to see you there!