october 2014 issue

october 2014

~ Crocker-Kingsley deadline Wed. 11/5, 3PM

~ Shop local this holiday season! 1 1/22 & 11/23

~11/22 Join us for the last 2014 music performance

‘Alameda County Fair ’ Tiffany Schmierer

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Staff

JENNIFER ADONA Membership & Development

Coordinator

KATIE CURLER Education Coordinator

KATHLEEN MAZZEI Operations Manager

TONY NATSOULAS Exhibitions Consultant

It’s with great pleasure to introduce our 4th Annual Plates & Totems Exhibit curated by Tony Natsoulas. This is one of the community’s most attended exhibit (and my personal favorite.) Over 125 artists are participating this year with plates and totems that tell stories for everyone. In addition to this exciting exhibit, Debra Oliva showcases her ceramic work in the WestPark Gallery in her exhibit titled White Noise. You may recall that Debra was the 1st Place recipient to the CeramaCom competition from 2012. Her use of the medium is exceptionally precise with delightful detailed carvings. Of course, the gallery wouldn’t be complete without our youth participation. The Eli & Edythe Broad Gallery hosts our children’s work from the “create a plate” free workshop. Children have been sponsored to participate and to take their work home after the exhibit. We hope you’ll consider sponsoring a child or two at $25 for their one-of-a-kind work!

RIGHT IMAGE DETAIL: ‘White Noise’ Grid Bowl

Debra Oliva

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Don’t forget to mark your calendars for some of our year end events that include Brazilian Guitarist Stephen Holland on November 22, the annual holiday craft sale November 11-12, and of course children’s workshops and camps for the holiday season. As always, we have a wonderful gift shop with original hand-made works from our Blue Line Artists for that special person in your life.

Operating a state-of-the-art, museum quality gallery and art center takes many hands. And, for that I wanted to share my thanks to those special volunteers and staff that make it all possible. Blue Line Arts is your community resource, made by you.

Sincerely,

Julie MAKE YOUR YEAR END

DONATIONS NOW!


FEATURES

2 CEO Letter

6 #rx3 event photos

14 Current Business Partners

16 Holiday Sale 22 Artist Profile: Ray Gonzales

26 Rules for Painting: Jacinto Rivera

34 Salmon Celebration Winners

36 Rachel Lauren Photos

WHAT’S HAPPENING

10 Oct. - Nov. Calendar

18 Current Exhibits 20 Upcoming Exhibits

24 3rd Saturday Shots

38 Past Exhibit

EDUCATIONAL 28 Professional Artist Workshop Series 2014

30 Creative Cards & Handmade Paper Workshop

32 2-Day Art Play!

Top: Jerrod Edwards PhotographyMiddle: Sweet Jean PhotographyBottom: Ray Gonzales Emerald Isle Plate

RENTFor information: bluelinearts.org/about/rent-blueline

YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY COULD LOOK THIS GOOD!


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Thank You to the following Sponsors!

BARBIERI COMMERCIAL, INC.


#rx3

Thank You Wine Wall Sponsors

WISE VILLA WINERY

PAZA ESTATE WINERY

CANTE AO VINHO WINERY

ROSEVILLE COMMONS SENIOR COMMUNITY

DAVIS DEAN CELLARS

SIERRA VALLEY WINE SERVICES

CRYSTAL VALLEY CELLARS

INDIAN ROCK VINEYARDS

MIRAFLORES

VINA CASTELLANO

TITLE WINE & FINE DINER SPONSOR

TITLE BEER SPONSOR


EVENT SHOTS BY JERROD EDWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY

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Brazilian Guitarist Stephen Holland

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NEW VOLUNTEER

ORIENTATION

T H A N K Y O U T O O U R M E M B E R S

BLUE LINE SOCIETY ($1000+)

Dave & Janice CookDavid & Dolly FiddymentDavid & Linda BreningerDeanne GreenEd GoldmanEmily LeffEric McIntoshGeorge & Jeniffer PhillipsGranite Bay DevelopmentGray AllenJeff JonesJennifer Crisologo Kimberley FossNorth Valley BankNorman AshcraftPlacer Community Foundation Susan RohanUnion Pacific FoundationWilliam Ishmael

BENEFACTOR ($500+)

Aldo Pineschi and Lesli GotoDarla GierczakEric & Paige StaussEric Struck Heron Pacific, WildlandsJon & Darlene EngellennerLinda BrownMarcus LoDucaMarcy FriedmanMichael ZieglerPeg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs Placer Valley TourismRoseville Auto Mall Roseville Kiwanis Susan Mansfield & Tony GarciaSuzanne Gazzaniga


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PATRON ($250+)

Alexander LowChris & Sharon Steele David AttawayDavid & Marybeth Knoll Gretchen SteinbergJanice GageJohn MurrayJoy WestrupKaty SchardtKelly & Tom PetersonKim Silvers Marge DobrowolskiMerle AxelradMichael & Kathy MetzgerMichael & Lonnie MartinMichael Ziegler Nicholas & Laura Udall Rachel Tooker & Dr. Randy RobertsRita Booker & Candace CarterSandor and Holly TicheSandra SmoleyThea GivensUrsula Johnson Valerie WeinbergZoom Imaging Solutions Inc.

CONTRIBUTOR ($100+)

Ann DiamondstoneAnnette de Bellefeuille Beckie ClevengerChristy McCampbellCraig JohnsonDonna Eckwortzel Frey Preston Kamrar Gayle StreffGeorge HargraveHelen PhillipsJeff RontenKathy & Michael MetzgerMarcia Boden Marvis & Jim SmithPat Abraham & Norm Van Huff Paul & Lisa Joiner Roseville Rotary Priscilla RichterShimo Art CenterSusan Duvall-SerotaTina Farinas Real Estate ServicesYuko Carson


Please welcome ournewest Blue Line Artist members!Marie BainElaine BowersCarlaina BrownSusan ConnerChris DyerMark FarmerLezlie Graebel

Jacqueline KubalDona LoveMelanie MescheryAikya ParamLaura ParkerJeanine RobbTiffany SchmiererJennifer SlutskyJohn ThomasHelen Troxel


Show your Blue Line Arts membership card in person and receive 20 percent off your entire purchase. Does not include online orders. Some exclusions may apply.

2601 J Street, Sacramento(916)123-4567

Show your BLA membership card in store and receive a 5 percent additonal discount on all items, including current sales items.

225 Vernon Sreet. Roseville (916) 786-0702

Show your membership card and receive 10 percent off entire in-store purchase. Some exclusions may apply.

5811 Five Boulevard, Roseville (916) 781-7270

DETAIL: ‘Ship of Fools’ Matt KonarDETAIL: ‘Pacific Nest’ Malia Landis


Coker Family GalleryPlates & Totems

October 17 – November 15

WestPark Workshop Gallery‘White Noise‘ Debra OlivaOctober 17 – November 15

Eli & Edythe Broad Children’s GalleryChildren’s Create A PlateOctober 17 – November 15

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Paramount EquityLeah Florence

August 15 - October 24

Roseville Chamber of CommerceChoices Art Program

September 5 - November 14

OracleRuth Hall

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Paramount EquitySuzanne Bell

October 24 - January 2

Roseville Chamber of CommerceMaria Winkler

November 14 - January 23

UPCOMING EXHIBITS

Coker Family Gallery‘Saints & Heroes‘

Prints by Charles Barth and Constructions by David Gilhooly

November 25 – January 3, 2015

WestPark Workshop Gallery30 x 30

November 25 – January 3, 2015

Eli & Edythe Broad Children’s Gallery‘My Retreat‘ Open Competition

November 25 – January 3, 2015Image: Upcoming exhibit ‘Saints & Heroes‘

PHOTO BY SWEET JEAN PHOTOGRAPHY


CURATOR’S CORNER

3RD SATURDAY SPONSORS

Plates and Totems show started four years ago when Roseville Arts! asked me to curate a ceramic show. Being a ceramic artist myself, I knew that sculptures are more difficult to sell than 2D art. So I thought of how I could encourage artists to use a format that would be more conducive to having in homes. Why not have artists make something that is a traditional object that hangs on the wall right along with the paintings and drawings they have already.

Where were people likely to put large scale pieces? Outside and that is where the totems were brought in. I am so proud of how this show has developed, we will have more than 25 totems and more than 80 plates from artists from all over the area..

Lone Buffalo Vineyards Lynne Pearce Interiors

Buca di BeppoVilla Biscotto “Old World Italian Cookies”

Berryessa Gap Vineyards Tahoe Joe’s

Silk Road Soda Company Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Grocery Outlet Putah Creek Winery

The Drum LabTwo Slices Pie Co.

Who is your favorite artist and why? Vincent Van Gogh. His paintings were rich, textured, full of color and movement.

How did you get your start? Drawing on my mom’s wall when I was about 4. I always knew I’d be an Artist. Sorry mom.

What are you most proud of? My beautiful wife Colleen, my 3 sons-Raymond III, Gabe and Jordan + granddaughters Autumn and Elana.

What has been your biggest challenge as an artist? Time. There never seems to be enough of it.

What do you see happening in the next 5 years? Spending more time making Art. Experimenting with new clays, glazes and kilns. Exhibiting more.

What is a hidden talent of yours? I have 2. Calming fussy babies & juggling apples in the produce section of the market- but not both at the same time.


ARTIST PROFILE RAY GONZALES

Artwork: Sunflower Seeds by Ai WeiWei

Author/Writer: Sandra Cisneros

Guilty Pleasure: Dark chocolate

Museum/Gallery: The Louvre

Musician/Band: My sons, Raymond, Tigers Blood & Jordan

Quote: I’m not sure what’ll happen..try it

Escape: My studio

Q&A

FAVORITES

E-mail: [email protected]


EMERALD ISLE PLATE

CHILI CON KARMA

NOW I HEAR YOU ABUELA


3RD SATURDAY PHOTOS BY SWEET JEAN PHOTOGRAPHY


I enjoy reading what other artists have to say about painting since I always strive to learn more about the craft, as well as furthering my own growth in self-expression. All artists have their convictions about what should be done…in order to make a painting; what many contemporary painters concur and their work shows it, is that there are no rules in painting. Some of the so-called “rules” that I have come across seem unreasonable e.g.: don’t use white because it dulls the intensity of the hue or, never use the paintbrush to mix paint.

I don’t pay much attention to dogmatic rules but rather, it is observations that point out aspects of the process of painting what most intrigue me. A straightforward statement, like “painting is about putting the right colors next to each other”, seems obvious and simple enough - until you try to apply it…finding that right color; because the color you mix on the palette is going to look different when it is on the painting. So the execution of that principle can lead to a convoluted system of studies and methods to find the ‘right color’ or - you can just take a stab at it.

RULES FOR PAINTING

DETAIL: ‘MOMENTS OF A SUNSET’ MARK BOWELS


An artist once stated that her job is to “eliminate clichés”. I pondered this idea and it applies to so many phases of creating a painting. Her incentive to avoid her clichés and myself avoiding mine as well, are going to come from our different viewpoints. I want each of my paintings to keep me interested as I work on them, but I find that my resolutions to problems remain unchanged; while knowing that there are a variety of approaches to my solutions. Finding her Idea insightful will help me incorporate these undiscovered solutions and, in doing so, will keep my fascination with the work.

Another rule that I have adopted as part of my process, is to take time to stand back and look at

the painting – look at it a long time. As I paint, all of the art / painting theory goes off into the corner of my mind, because what is happening before me guides my next action and not the rules. So taking time to see where I have gone is important – so as to find out where I am; in standing back, I can see all of my self-imposed rules and all of those that I have broken…all in search of the final expression.

-Jacinto Rivera Artist

•You’ve Got This!

Learn the basics about copyright laws as they pertain to artists. Local attorney, Stephen Davis, will share information about what copyright is, how to copyright your work, and field questions from the audience in this two-hour workshop.

Saturday November 8th, 11AM - 12PM ~Members: $10 ~Non-Members: $15

REGISTER HERE


PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WORKSHOPS 2014

PHOTO BY SWEET JEAN PHOTOGRAPHY


November 7th 9AM - 11AM

$10 to participate

We will now be holding regular figure drawing sessions on the

first Friday of every month! Join us from 9-11AM to practice your drawing skills and draw from a live model. Tables, chairs, and

easels will be provided.

FIRST FRIDAY FIGURE DRAWING SESSIONS

REGISTER HERE

CREATIVE CARDS & HANDMADE PAPER

Everyone loves receiving something handmade during the holidays, so join us for this fun two-day workshop where you’ll create your own festive cardsand gift tags to give away using recyclable materials! On the first day, you’ll learn pulp and paper basics at the Utility Exploration Center, then cap things at Blue Line Arts getting into the holiday spirit while decorating your cards!

December 5th and 6th, (5PM - 9PM)$45 for Roseville residents$50 for non-Roseville residents

All registration must be completed via the Roseville Utility Exploration Center at www.roseville.ca.us/explore or call 746-1550

DONATIONS NEEDED Each month, Blue Line Arts provides educational art activities for children in the community. We aim to hold a range of opportunities, including drawing, painting, clay, and textile workshops just for kids. As you can imagine, we go through a large amount of supplies every month, so we could use your help in replenishing them. Any donations you have would be greatly appreciated. Currently, we are in need of air dry clay, canvas boards, cardstock and construction paper. Thank you kindly for your helping to make possible these children’s activities. Katie Curler, Education Coordinator - Blue Line Arts


Learn more: bluelinearts.org/exhibits/calls.html

One Day Only Exhibit!CALL TO ARTISTS

Blue Line Arts at the Salmon Celebration on October 4th 11am Blue Line Arts at the Salmon Celebration on October 4th 11am 4pm. Open to all mediums and ages of artists for this outdoor

celebration. Must be original artwork and for sale with full proceeds going to the artists. Anything tied to the outdoors,

salmon, fish, rivers, Auburn Ravine, etc are welcome. Over 500 families will be at this lincoln tradition.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES ONLINE ONLY: SEPTEMBER 15TH. 2014

First Place: First Place: $150 logo designer for next year’s event

Second Place: $100

Third Place: $50

Thank You To Participating Artists

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Noel Sandino

Brazilian Guitarist Stephen Holland & Singer

Florencia Dunayevich

Saturday 11.22.146:30PM Doors Open

Members per person $22.00 Non-Members per person $28.00

$35 per person at the door

LAST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR


C L I C K H E R E F O R A V I D E O S A M P L E O F T H E M U S I C

JAZZ SENSATION PERFORMANCE

PHOTOS BY SWEET JEAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Image: ‘Oh! F*ck!’ Robyn Alatorre


THANK YOU TO ARTISTS FROMPOLITICALLY CHARGED

Special thanks to juror Shelly Willis, Director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission

BREN AHEARNANTHONY AKERYROBYN ALATORRE

KRISTINE ALBRECHTMARTIN CAMARATASERGIO CUARENTARAOUL DE LA SOTA

AFSANEH DEHBOZORGIREIF ERICKSONJON GARIEPY

PHILLIP GLASHOFFWILLIAM HALD

DON HALLMARK HENSON

MARY JOSEPHSONLEE KAVALJIAN

STEVE KELLISONMATT KONAR

DIANA KREVSKYTAVEE MCALLISTER LEE

SHARON LEONGT.S. LINZEY

PAULA MORANRONALD PEETZTHE PIXELADIESDEVON REIFFER

MARIASUN SALGADOJOE SCARPA

RODNEY THOMPSONLIANA TOMCHESSON

CHARLES VINCENT MCDONALDMARIA WINKLER


BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident

DAVE COOKRCH Group

Vice President - Marketing ED GOLDMAN

Goldman Communications, Inc.

Vice President - Development & Artist AffairsWILLIAM ISHMAEL

Artist

Past PresidentJULIE FIELDER

CEO, AyurNomics

TreasurerGEORGE PHILLIPS

Phillips Land Law

SecretaryHOLLY TICHE

Consultant

Board Member at LargeJENNIFER CRISOLOGONew England Financial

Directors

DAVID BRENINGERPlacer County Water Agency

TIM CHING

North Valley Bank

BILL HALLDINHalldin Public Relations Inc.

ED INCHDean of Arts & Letters

California State University of Sacramento

JEFF JONESWestPark Associates

ANTHONY MAKI-GILLSierra College Faculty

ERIC MCINTOSHZoom Imaging Solutions Inc.

KELLY PETERSONLayers of Color

SUSAN ROHANMayor of Roseville

october 2014 issue

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blue line artists

holiday season

attended exhibit

exciting exhibit

annual plates totems

annual holiday craft

westpark gallery

ceramic work