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| Yukie's dish at the Spring Garden Art Show |
Last year
Yuuco contacted me about a trans-Pacific art exchange which I thought was a brilliant idea. She sent me a box with her paintings inside, as well as art from
Shingo Akiyama,
Ms. Pen Artist Santaac,
Kanae Nagashima and
Ikecoo. I gathered together some U.S. artists:
Chiori Tasaki,
Trina Chow,
Toni Rica, Yukie Nakanishi (and me!) and we held our
first show last December at Claymates, followed by a
second show in January at the Bay Street Cafe' (grandly titled The Trans-Pacific Art Show). Along the way, a few pieces sold, many new people enjoyed the works and we had a lot of fun.
I had one more show planned ~ the Spring Garden show at Yukie's Studio ~ where the art made its appearance one more time last weekend. Yukie displayed and sold her ceramics, along with her friends Della and Akio, plus many of her pottery students. Additionally, there was glass jewelry by Margie, all in the beautiful garden setting (curated by Larry).
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| Della's ceramic display |
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| Ms. Pen's book covers & Ikecoo's sculpture with Yukie's cups. |
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| Yuuco's watercolor with Yukie's ceramics. |
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| Paintings by Rica, Trina & Shingo with printed bags by Yuuco. |
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| Yukie's pottery with Ikecoo's drawings. |
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| Shingo's artwork with Yukie's ceramic creations. |
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| More of Yukie's pottery with Kanae's triptych. |
Unfortunately, I was not able to bring any of my work to the show, nor to coordinate much with the other artists, because I caught a terrible cold that lasted a full week. I barely managed to get all the trans-Pacific art up; I went early to set up when no one was there and left before the guests began arriving and then fell straight back to bed! I was really sorry to miss out, but Rica and Yukie both told me it was a great success with many visitors attending.
It was definitely a beautiful setting and many people came to buy things for Mother's Day, so the timing was good. When I returned to break down our art I was feeling a little better. If I can, I will set up another show in the summer before we get ready to send our U.S. art to Japan for display there. It's an exciting exchange that is helping all the participants reach out across the ocean to a new audience.
I must thank Yuuco for the great idea and Yukie for hosting us at her garden studio with such style!
