Greetings!
I just heard Christmas music on a TV commercial yesterday. Must be getting close to holiday time ... and that means holiday shopping for those we love. There are so many lovely opportunities to purchase fantastic gifts and collectibles from local artisans who make one-of-a-kind works of art. I'll tell you about a couple in this newsletter. I've also included my latest blog containing interesting info about my new "True True" mask series and a video of something wacky I did this week.
Thank you for reading and please enjoy your blessings.
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Local Art in Elk Grove - Reception Nov 3rd, 4-7 PM
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EGFAC) in old town Elk Grove opened their doors to additional local artists for the holiday season, and I'm one of them! I have a lovely assortment of specially-priced hearts and goddess wall hangings at EGFAC for your shopping pleasure. The other 20 or so artists there have wonderful paintings, jewelry and sculptures, so come on down on Saturday, November 3rd, from 4-7 PM to get first dibs on original art and gifts.
The gallery is always open Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11-4 PM. The holiday show will run through December 21, 2012.
Location: EGFAC, 9080 Elk Grove Blvd, CA, 95624. There's a free parking lot on Elk Grove Blvd., across from School Street.
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Crocker Holiday Show, Nov 23-25, at Scottish Rite Center
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 I am excited to be a vendor for the 12th time at this annual fine arts and gifts show! I'll have lots of new arty gift surprises for you, including masks and mosaic wall hangings, colorful steel flowers and clay fish for the garden, new goddess art, vibrantly-colored pottery, Kwanzaa ornaments, Spirit Dolls, free jewelry for purchases over $75, and more . . . Location: Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H Street, Sacramento, 95819 Friday, Nov 23: 12-6 PM
Saturday, Nov 24: 10-5 PM
Sunday, Nov 25: 10-4 PM
Kanika's booth: #142 in the main room
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"True True" Mask Series
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 In September 2012, my boyfriend and I came back from a 12-day dream cruise to Spain, France, Italy, Greece, and Turkey. My artist friends kept asking how viewing millennia-old sculptures, architecture, and artifacts would impact my art. I was clueless. The trip was so magnificent, so rewarding, that I really couldn't wrap my brain around the fabulous places we visited and unbelievable things we had seen. I took several weeks to process the trip and massage the 1,000+ photos I took. And besides, my art comes from an Afrocentric place that has nothing to do with Europe. Or does it? My latest BLOG describes my foray into truth (the "True True") - realism in figurative sculpture. This is a sculpture of my two-year old grandson. |
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Artists Sometimes Do the Craziest Things!
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 I recently constructed a glass block wall in front of my kitchen window. This would bring constant light into the small space for the live plants that I bought last month. Unfortunately, because I have a grey tool shed and dark brown fence, overflowing with dark green vines, on the other side of the window, the light that enters the room is dark and grey. Hmmm, maybe that's why I never opened the mini-blinds that covered the original window. Anyway, I hate the color grey! So I had to do something drastic. My granddaughter loves the story "Alice in Wonderland" so I took a clue from the Queen of Hearts in that story. I wantonly painted my green vines white, yellow and red, and then sprayed my ugly grey tool shed with bright yellow and hot orange paint! The new bold painted colors morph and refract in the glass block creating fun abstract patterns in the glass. LOVE IT! And so do my plants. Why not do something crazy in your home too?
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THANK YOU!
I truly appreciate your support of my art. Any time you want to add something extra special to your art collection, please let me know. And if you think someone else would like to receive this newsletter, please feel free to click on the "Forward email" link near the bottom of this page.
Sincerely,
Kanika Marshall
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UPCOMING SHOWS:
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BLUE MOON GALLERY Nov 10, 6-9, Art Walk &
All Month, W-Sat, 12-5 2353 Albatross, Sac Nov 10, 6-9, Art Walk & All Month, W-Sat, 12-5 2837 36th Street, Sac
SUNLIGHT OF SPIRIT Nov 10, 6-9, Art Walk All Month, M-Sat, 12-6 2314 J Street, Sac SCOTTISH RITE #142 6151 H Street, Sac, 95819 Nov 23, 12-6 PM Nov 24, 10-5 PM Nov 25, 10-4 PM  |
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Kanika Marshall's Clay, Metal & Glass Sculptures
