Anne Birkholz is a wood turner, making beautiful bowls and vases from discarded wood piles. She says, “Wood is my passion. Putting a piece of wood on the lathe is like opening up a present. I can’t wait to see what Mother Nature has wrapped up inside!”
Rick Badgley is a furniture maker who focuses on quality reproductions or modified Arts & Crafts style furnishings. He is passionate about continuing the legacy of this era and its master craftsmen, creating beautifully hand-crafted pieces for his clients’ homes. He has long been attracted to the strong, simple lines of Gustave Stickley’s masterpieces and many of his furnishings are original Stickley designs.
Website: rbwoodworking.com
Roof of Rick’s underground studio…with wildflowers starting to bloom.
Rick Badgley sitting inside his underground studio…
Jeffrey Jay debuts his guitar-making studio on STUDIO TOUR TEN. He has been making guitars since he was a teenager and says, “I custom build classical, steel string and resophonic acoustic guitars from the finest quality tonewoods. I also offer rare top quality repairs, re-fretting services and instrument setups for both acoustic and electric guitars of all types.”
Website: bluejayguitars.com
Mona Selph is a veteran of the Three Rivers Artists’ Biennial Tour, having participated in the all the previous nine tours, and now opening her studio for the tenth one in March. She works so beautifully in a multitude of media, recently diving into monoprinting with great enthusiasm.
She taught art to all ages, from elementary to collage levels, and is well loved and appreciated by her students and art fans. Her love of art and art-making permeates her life.
“During my years of teaching I learned much. Not all of it came from my research and practice, or even the serendipity of discovery. Some came from the wonderful attempts and struggles of my students. Working with the ideas and materials at hand, I have always loved the exploration and the play involved in the visual art process. I find that play and discovery in words and poetry as well. The visual and the verbal keep trying to mesh together into my creative projects. Often my paintings are narrative: they insist on telling a story. I guess that is ok, since I love stories. Everything is a story, isn’t it? That face, that building, that river, that moon, that star studded sky…..even if we can understand or read but a little.”
[all images © Mona Fox Selph]
Jana Botkin has been a full-time artist since 1993. “Cabinart” is what she calls her Studio and her art collection. Her work is about her unique and personal local art vision, which, as she describes it, is in “finding, showing off, and focusing attention on the good parts of living here my entire life.” She loves to share her view of Tulare County, California, where she has lived since birth.
Website: cabinart.net
Jana journals frequently on her art blog: cabinart.net/weblog
Originally working with pencil on paper, she has evolved into oil painting…recently coming full circle back to the pencil medium to work on a new series of historic cabins that will be published as an art book in the near future. As she explains, she loves the medium of pencil because it “is the best way I know to freeze every detail, emphasize the shapes, textures, light and shadow of almost any subject. My favorite, of course, is cabins!”
She paints in oil because, as she says, it is “the classic medium for changing a 3- dimensional world of color into a 2-dimensional visual reminder of a place, thing or event.”
Jana has a special reputation as a mural artist, with several of her murals in Three Rivers and in nearby Exeter, California. She says, “They changed my life. When we began the project in Exeter, I had no intention of learning to paint, let alone paint huge pictures in public. Look what happened!”
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STUDIO TOUR TEN tickets are available here.
Each of the images link to the individual artist page on the STUDIO TOUR TEN website…
Special earlybird $15 ticket price until March 4……..Buy Tickets Here
What is Holistic Marketing?
by Andrea Adler, Founder of Holistic PR
and the author of The Science of Spiritual Marketing and Creating an Abundant Practice
There has never been a time in our history when an innovative, inspired approach to marketing has been more important. Understanding that intention and energy are behind every word and image we use in our materials and in our outreach, makes a huge impact as to how we are perceived and whom we attract. Everything we do and say directly impacts the prosperity of our business. Traditional marketing methods no longer work. We clearly need a new paradigm.
Holistic PR integrates both spiritual and practical principles into our mindset, materials and outreach. Instead of using traditional applications, which are not sustainable over time, Holistic PR offers a spiritual and holistic approach that creates a somatic, sensory response—the body in its wholeness, the mind, heart and the spirit as a unity—so that our audience resonates energetically with who we are and what we have to offer. It infuses all aspects of our marketing with the essence of our work.
By working with the emotional, physical, linguistic and ontological aspects to achieve a depth of attraction, we invite clients and workshop participants to embark on a journey called, The Science of Spiritual Marketing: Initiation into Magnetism. Why magnetism? Because, when we are in alignment with our true destiny on an energetic level, we are in sync and we magnetize those synchronicities, coincidences, and people that we want to bring to us—effortlessly, gracefully.
This unique and proven process can easily be taught and applied. Whether you are a large or small business owner, an entrepreneur, a student or a real estate tycoon, or an artist, the principles are exactly the same. Holistic PR’s holographic approach will provide you with clarity— an entire A to Z marketing strategy—to support you in creating dynamic marketing materials that magnetize you to the audience you want to attract.
For over thirty years, I have had the privilege to guide business owners from all professions in holistic marketing principles. The adventure of engaging in this conscious intention and awakening people to their fullest potential is my commitment and highest reward.
All rights reserved ©Andrea Adler
Three Rivers Biennial Artists’ Studio Tour
March 23-24-25, 2012
Visit twenty-two art artists in their art-making studios on this self-guided tour.
| featured artist is handweaver Nikki Crain |
“Life is in the space between. We focus on words, people, clothes, houses, cars, jobs, food, trees… Mostly, we dwell in pauses; we inhabit the openings between gestures and relationships. In traffic, in line, at the desk, at the table, on the path, we wait; we stare out the window; we muse; we worry; we laugh; we confuse; we clarify; we explore. Most of the time, we ignore the gaps. In our ignorance, we miss a major aspect of life.”
“The edge is the unknown way into thinking, speaking, acting and dwelling in wholeness. Though people have lived in wholeness before, we have the possibility of entering a new, global wholeness. The edge in this transformation is creating and employing technology, culture and personal modes of living that point beyond their individual forms to the underlying wholeness that connects them all. The edge is living a spiritual life without the fracturing influence of dogma or self-righteousness. The edge is expanding beyond the personal viewpoint to recognize and live the comprehensive field of vision we already are. I see the world this way, because this is where I am.”
“I don’t create the sacred, I acknowledge its presence and remove what hides our perception of it. For me, the sacred is the whole of life. The only thing that could be considered not sacred is the fragmented viewpoint that attempts to divide the world into sacred and profane. In the all-inclusive, indigenous awareness of the sacred even the fragmented view is within the circle of the sacred. The sacred view engages the totality of life as a breathing conscious being/process encompassing creation and destruction devouring itself to continue its existence.”
“I avoid beginning a design with a preconceived symbol or pattern. Overlaying prefigured forms on a client or the land prevent the design from emerging within the circumstances of the project. Instead, I listen and look for the patterns that already exist within the project. I work to reveal those patterns. For this purpose, there is an image of the design process that guides my work: the participants in the design gather in a circle, we peer into the space within the circle, watching what patterns arise from formlessness into form.”
[Quotes are from an interview with Anthony Lawlor on January 10, 2011 by planteshifter on Open Myth Source]
Meet Anthony Lawlor at the Arts Alliance Mixer and Potluck Dinner on Friday, October 28 at 6 pm, at the Three Rivers Arts Center. And, come to his workshop, on October 29, called Creative Alchemy: Releasing the Artist’s Soul. Call 559-561-4671 to sign up for workshop. There are still some spaces open at this late date.
37736 Road 197, Elderwood map link to location.
For information call 559-564-2331.
The semi-annual art gathering at John Sundstrom’s Studio in Elderwood will include Mark Alhstrand, Toni Best, Moni Mauch, Andrea Guay, Linda Hengst, Jeri Burzin, Jeff Kelly, Deb Nolan, Amie Rangel, Matthew Rangel and John Sundstrom. This is a lovely setting in the foothills and on the lawn at this home. You can see more about the Sundstrom’s home and studio in the August 2011 edition of Lifestyle Magazine.
“In Between” acrylic on canvas © John Sundstrom
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Sponsored by the Springville Community Club, the Apple Festival is held annually, the third weekend in October, and attracts more than 30,000 visitors each year. The Apple Festival is a non-profit, self sustaining, family oriented festival that is: Safe, friendly, entertaining and appealing to all age groups, and is committed to being a drug and alcohol free festival.The Festival consists of over 200 booths. Craft booths are juried to ensure quality merchandise, selling handcrafted, hand-embellished arts and crafts items. Food booths offer a large variety of choices.
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The Three Rivers Senior League has sponsored and produced the annual Holiday Bazaar since 1986. The sweet simplicity of this community bazaar makes it a Three Rivers landmark event. It is held on the third Saturday in November each year. It is held at the Veterans Memorial Building, both inside the building and spreading out over the upper parking area, surrounded by the foothills and the beautiful native plant garden on the site.
October 1, 2011
Held at the Three Rivers Arts Center
Free Admission
At the 5th annual Green Faire, one of our long time devoted gatekeepers, Annie Esperanza, Air Quality Specialist for Sequoia and Kings Canyon Parks, will give a morning presentation on the effects of air quality on the ecosystems that include our Giant Sequoias. Her 10 am presentation will be followed at 11 am with a presentation by Janelle Schneider of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. At 2 pm in the afternoon, the California Native Plant Society will present a talk by Melanie Keeley. A variety of information and artist’s booths will round out the Saturday event. We hope to see you there.
“World Tree” watercolor © Mona Fox Selph
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“Trees”
by Mona Fox Selph, artist
and founder of the Three Rivers Environmental Weekend
My first memories are of trees. The shade of the peach tree under which I made mud pies at age two or three, and coaxed my little friend to eat , for which I was punished. I remember the incident because in my childhood fantasy world, I only understood it was wrong after I was punished. At four, the apple tree I climbed with my older brother and a few neighborhood children.
It was there that the other kids shared with me the astonishing facts of life … where babies came from and how they got there. It was so shocking to me that I nearly fell out of the tree. Years later, when I was in fourth grade in Bad Wildungen Germany, a huge spreading tree near a brook was the meeting place of all the American children of the area. We claimed favorite
spots on favorite limbs, and some dared others to climb higher. In my memory, the tree was kind to us children. No one ever suffered more than a skinned knee.
I owe much of my environmental awareness to my father. He almost worshipped trees, perhaps a thread of his very DNA. His ancestors came from the British Isles, home to tree worshipping Druids. The exception was a Cherokee grandmother several generations back. American Indians believed that all of nature was alive and imbued with spirit. Both of my father!s parents were teachers, but in those days almost everyone was a farmer as well, so he grew up on a farm near Franklin, Tennessee, and lived close to nature. My father seemed to know every tree in the South. There are some 750 species of trees growing wild north of the Mexican border. On walks, my father would show us children how one oak leaf differed slightly from another, and so how to correctly name the tree.
As an Army officer, my dad had traveled to many parts of the country and the world, but until his retirement, only briefly to California where my young family ended up. If I have ever seen transcendence on a person’s face, it was that of my father when we brought him and our young children to Sequoia Park for the first time. I thought he would burst with joy when he saw his first Giant Sequoia. He stared in wonder, transfixed. The image of his face that day is burned into my memory.
He was an environmentalist before most people were familiar with the concept. For years, he sent our family gift subscriptions to Rodale Magazine. He and my mother purchased 100 hectares in Brazil, where prior to my brother!s tragic accident that made him quadriplegic, my parents had hoped to retire. After their owning it outright and paying taxes for years, a new mandate from the Brazilian government demanded “development” of the area, including fencing and clear cutting a huge part of it. My father refused, and because of his inability to expend the time and energy to legally fight the decision due to my brother’s medical needs, the Brazilian government confiscated the land. I could recount at least three or four other instances of his personal environmental protectionism of forests and trees.
My ex-husband was a rocket scientist at Edwards Air Force Base in the high Mojave Desert, so that is where we raised our children. I learned to appreciate the special beauty of the desert when it was awash with wildflowers, or blanketed in snow, or on nights brilliant with countless stars. And all the more so in those times, because most days were brown expanses below and blue expanses above, sometimes cloudless and unchanging for nearly nine months of the year. Yet all of those decades, my senses yearned for trees, a craving much like my father!s, perhaps from his DNA to mine.
Since I moved here [Three Rivers] in 1981, I have always said that people here live in “almost Paradise”. The “almost” refers to the air quality and summer heat. The “Paradise” refers to the rest. We have mountains, rivers, lakes and we have TREES. We have trees that are the largest and most magnificent on earth, and nearly the oldest. People come from all over the world to experience them, and we below are the gate keepers. We are charged with the responsibility for their health and well being. Strong and resilient as they are, what we do here below them affects their future. Although they benefit from occasional fires as part of their reproductive and environmental health, they and the other trees of their ecosystem also need clean air to thrive.
In the early eighties, with a few film classes at California State University Northridge under my belt, I assisted in the production of a training film for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, called “Fire Ecology in Sequoia Park”. In 1984, 1985, and 1986, I was part of a team, trained by Dr. Paul Miller and others, that established Baseline plots for measuring ozone damage to yellow pines and other species in Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia Park, and Saguaro National Monument.
Strangely, when my children were small, I had clipped and saved an article from the newspaper about Paul’s Miller’s research into the causes for the demise of many trees in the San Gabriel Mountains. In early controlled studies in the laboratories, he showed that as little as three weeks of gassing of young trees with ozone produced chlorotic mottle and necrosis (death) of pine needles. Ground level ozone is one of several components of air pollution, and in the case of the Los Angeles air basin, increasing vehicular traffic was a large part of the problem. He and others after him continued to do field research in many California forests.
My participation in the establishment of baseline study plots was probably one of the most arduous and difficult challenges of my life, but one I felt very privileged to be part of.
My father died too early decades ago, but I feel blessed that he lived long enough to see his daughter carry on as much as possible, his great love for trees. I know that gave him pleasure in his final days. We at the gateway to our mountains are called to cherish and protect our trees. They and all of the others and their ecosystems elsewhere on the planet are the great lungs of the world, vital to life itself.
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October 2, 2011
Held Throughout Three Rivers
The fifth annual Green Home Tour in Three Rivers is part of the American Solar Energy Society’s National Tour, featuring active or passive solar applications in homes and buildings. The five homes also incorporate many other creative green ideas, some as part of the original construction plan, and others as post construction solutions. Included this year will be one where the home-owners live in a log home, raise and preserve their own food, but have all of the conveniences their off-grid solar power provides.
This year, as in the past, the tours will raise funds to promote responsible building and development in Tulare County. In the past, recipients of the proceeds from the tour have included Habitat for Humanity’s Green Building Fund, Tulare County Citizens for Responsible Growth,and the Sierra Club’s Kern Kaweah Chapter.
Tours are 25 minutes at each of the five home sites reached by carpool caravan, and require advance registration. Tours start at noon and 1 pm. Tickets are $15 per person, $25 per couple. Call Mona Selph at 561-4676 to sign up.
The goal of the organizers of this wonderful annual event is to provide a stage for local and emerging talented individuals in the performing arts. In addition, They are sometimes honored to welcome professionals, who become aware of this event, and wish to add their special flare. Every fall on the last Saturday of September they provide an out-door concert open to all free of charge. They collect donations to defer the costs and to pay honoraria to the performing artists whenever possible. Admission is free.
Schedule for the 2011 Concert
1:30 pm Art Exhibit ~ Arts Alliance of Three Rivers, with live music from Ken Elias on piano and singer/songwriter, Keith Crain
2:30 pm Concert Begins
Lauren Adaska and Daniel Townsend, perform Sondheim medley
Patricia Lacroix, poems
Anna Adaska, dancer
Vanessa Martinez, mezzo, student of Eileen Farrel and Cal State Northridge, performs operatic arias and music from Broadway
~ Intermission ~
Carole Greninger, dancer, with Ken Elias on piano
Bill Haxton, poet and raconteur, presents recent creations
Ken Elias, pianest, performs works by classical composers
Bring a picnic meal and refreshments, and chairs or blankets. Porta-Potties provided. A parking shuttle will be provided until 2:20 pm., when they want their cherished volunteers to find their seats and be able to enjoy the concert. Out of respect to the first act, please allow plenty of time to get here and set up. Come early and enjoy the art and artists.
Directions:
Allow 1 hr & 15 mins travel /setup time from Visalia to 44879 Dinely Drive.
Take Hwy 198 east to Three Rivers (about 30 miles outside Visalia). After the reservoir, the first significant building landmarks are the Comfort Inn on the right, and a little farther along, the post office and Village Market on the left.
Continue on Hwy 198 for another 3.2 miles to Dinely Drive. At Dinely you will see a large faded blue and yellow metal sign on the left for the Lake Elowin Resort. Turn left and cross the bridge. Then bear right and follow the Concert signs for another 2.5 miles, until you are greeted by the parking attendants.
The second season of summer music concerts from Center Stage Strings starts in Three Rivers this week. The music camp came to Three Rivers last year for the first time, and has expanded to a two week session running from June 12-26 this year.
June 13 at 7 pm | Faculty Showcase
Danielle Belen, violin…Diego Miralles, cello…Sarah Sutton, viola…Jennie Jung, piano
Recital showcasing solos by Center Stage Strings Director, Faculty, and Award Winning Violinist Danielle Belen. Also new to our faculty this year, Sarah Sutton and David Requiro perform master works and showpieces for the viola and cello.
Tickets are $12 at the door or in advance at Chump’s Videos.
June 18 at 7 pm | Elizabeth Pitcairn, violin
Internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn performs in partnership with one of the world’s most legendary instruments, the Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius of 1720, said to have inspired the Academy award-winning film “The Red Violin”.
Tickets are $12 at the door or in advance at Chump’s Videos.
June 19 at 4pm | Student Solo and Chamber Music Recital
Featuring Violinists, Violists and Cellists, ages 8 to 19 years old, selected nationwide by audition to attend the camp. They will perform works by a variety of composers, both as soloists and also together in chamber music.
Admission is free.
June 21 | David Requiro, cello
CSS is honored to welcome to our faculty, 1st Prize winner 2008 Naumburg International Violoncello Competition, cellist extraordinaire David Requiro. Mr. Requiro brings cello pieces from around the world to Three Rivers!
Tickets are $12 at the door or in advance at Chump’s Videos.
June 23 at 7 pm | Stars of the Future Student Showcase
A showcase of Center Stage Strings students on the brink of major performance careers. Come and see what these hard working young musicians have been up to!
Admission is free.
June 25 at 7 pm | Chamber Music Extravaganza
Entire Center Stage Strings faculty collaborates in a one of a kind concert of dynamic proportions! Special guests join in the fun to make this a truly memorable evening
Tickets are $12 at the door or in advance at Chump’s Videos.
June 26 at 4 pm | Student Solo and Chamber Music Recital
Performances by student soloists and chamber ensembles. Come and see what these hard working young musicians have been up to in this final concert of the 2011 Center Stage Strings Music Camp!
Admission is free.
June 17 with Elizabeth Pitcairn and June 22 with David Requiro.
Join the students for two master class sessions at 11 am. Admission is free.
June 25-26, 2011 from 10-4 pm
Taught by San Diego artist, Amber George at Saint Anthony Retreat in Three Rivers
Often considered the most spontaneous form of printmaking, monotype is a fun and experimental form of expression. It is closely related to painting and is accessible to new and experienced artists alike. We will be using water based Akua Inks which can be printed without a press and clean up is easy with safe, non-toxic clean up methods.
Instructor, Amber George, will demonstrate a variety of printing techniques. Both additive and subtractive methods will be explored, including stencils, rubbing alcohol resists, viscosity resists and multiple pass prints. An experienced instructor and artist, Amber gives one-on-one attention to make sure that each student is able to express their own ideas effectively and creatively.
All materials will be provided, including 5 sheets of 22×30 paper. Additional paper can be purchased from the instructor. Students will want to bring the following materials: notebook, smock or apron, images for inspiration, stamps, texture materials like burlap, bubble wrap or other materials with an inherent texture, stencils, scissors, cutting knife like X-acto and cutting mat, a package of baby wipes and a roll of paper towels.
Amber George is a painter and printmaker and received a BFA from UCLA in 1994. She currently resides in Fallbrook California, a growing artist community in North San Diego County. Her work is represented by galleries across the country where she frequently shows her paintings and monotypes. Her work was featured in Embracing Encaustic, a book highlighting encaustic painting techniques. She has been teaching adults and children in San Diego since 2001.
Limited enrollment space for this workshop, so sign up early. Registration fee (includes lunch and snacks), if you sign up before June 11, 2011: $195 for non Arts Alliance members; $165 for Arts Alliance members. Add $20 to registration fee after June 11th. Refund will be given minus $25 administration fee, for cancellation if made by June 11th.
Call 559-561-4671 for more information. Download registration form here (see the link at the bottom of the page.)
Judy Shintani, an artist from Half Moon Bay, came to Three Rivers to teach a “Well-Being Mandala Workshop” on March 26, 2011, for the Arts Alliance of Three Rivers. This interview was done with Faith Sidlow on We Are Fresno Live on KSEE Channel 24.
Workshop sponsored by the Arts Alliance of Three Rivers
April 30, 2011 from 10-4 pm
Taught by Three Rivers artist, Elsah Cort and held at her Three Rivers studio
This workshop will introduce you to making paper, using various materials including recycled paper, dried plant materials and scraps of this and that. We will learn about the process of simple paper-making, producing paper that can be used for other art projects such as collage, or simply as an artwork itself. We will make our own moulds and deckles, the screened frames used to make paper. Using blenders, we will make our paper batches and learn how to include color and other materials to add texture and interest. It’s a slightly messy process, so wear comfortable work clothes. Bring a sack lunch. We will be working inside and outside, enjoying the springtime panorama.
Suggested materials to bring with you:
1. Wear old clothes or bring an apron.
2. Bring 2-4 old towels and a sponge.
3. Collect scraps of paper, junk mail, colored paper, pressed flowers, dried or fresh flowers, dried leaves, glitter, kitchen herbs, things to add to your paper pulp.
Required materials to bring with you:
1. Two old wooden picture frames or 2 canvas stretcher frames, both the same size, no larger than 8X10 (screening will be provided by me to make the paper frames, called mould and deckles).
2. A cat litter box to be used for paper pulp batches. I have found these work well.
3. Old cotton material (sheets, pillow cases work well) that will be torn into pieces the same size as your frames, or some felt to cut into the same sizes.
NOTE: if you want to buy a professional mould and deckle or paper-making box, you can get kits from Arnold Gummer. They run between $40-75.
Limited enrollment space of 6 for this workshop, so sign up early. Registration fee, if you sign up before April 16, 2011: $75 for non Arts Alliance members; $45 for Arts Alliance members. Add $20 to registration fee after April 16, 2011. Additional fee of $15 for materials, only if you wish all materials to be supplied for you. Refund will be given minus $25 administration fee, for cancellation if made by April 16th.
Call 559-561-4671 for more information. Download registration form here.
To join the Arts Alliance, download membership form here. Dues are $20, giving you membership through the calendar year.
The Arts Alliance of Three Rivers presents its first workshop for 2011.
Creating a Well Being Mandala
Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 10-4 pm
Three Rivers Arts Center
Taught by Half Moon Bay artist, Judy Shintani
Almost everyone is concerned about his or her health. But, how often do we create art to honor our well being? In this workshop we will have the opportunity to focus on our health using meditation, writing, art-making, and sharing. We will look at the mandala, the sacred symbol of the circle, and why we will be using it as our foundation for this workshop. We can choose to give attention to a particular health issue or to honor our bodies. For example, one could focus on their hands which may be challenged by carpel tunnel syndrome, or their heart experiencing sadness, or pay tribute to strong legs that have carried them throughout their lives.
We will explore and discuss the power of intention and learnings, that arise out of artistic concentration. Examples will be shown of how different cultures and artists, such as Frida Kahlo and the instructor, Judy Shintani, have used art and symbology for healing, health, and expression. She will conduct a short visual meditation during which participants will tap into their own landscape and personal journey, which they can incorporate into their well being mandalas.
A variety of materials will be provided for participants to pick and choose. They may also bring their own media. Shintani will show and discuss layering and texturing techniques incorporating acrylic paint, collage, writing, and incorporating found objects, using sewing and glue guns. Journaling is encouraged throughout the process as surprising feelings and thoughts can arise and transform during the art-making. Everyone will be invited to discuss and share their finished art pieces.
Judy Shintani is an assemblage and installation artist, who focuses on remembrance, connection, and storytelling, with a Masters Degree in transformative art from John F. Kennedy University and a BS in graphic design from San Jose State. She exhibits throughout the Pacific Northwest, and is an educator to creatives of all ages. Her art practice reflects a universal theme of story and healing with an emphasis on art as a spiritual practice. She has conducted workshops throughout the Pacific North West, and lives in Half Moon Bay, California.
Judy Shintani website http://judyshintani.com
Judy Shintani blog http://judykitsune.wordpress.com
She says, “My art focuses on remembrance, connection, and storytelling. I make assemblages, produce installations and create performances, to generate visual stories which often bring vital issues to light. I form objects of healing, similar to fetish figures created by indigenous cultures. My ancestry is an area of inspiration for me. In honoring these stories, I provide healing for my family – past, present, and future. Some of my sculptures are tributes to my family matriarchy – my grandmothers and my mother. Often through my work, others see a universal theme of story and healing that touches issues in their own lives. I am grateful to collaborate with communities as they focus on their own voice and wellness through art.”
Limited enrollment space for this workshop, so sign up early. Registration fee, if you sign up before March 5, 2011: $95 for non Arts Alliance members; $65 for Arts Alliance members. Add $20 to registration fee after March 5th.
Call 559-561-4671 for more information. Registration form can be downloaded here.
The next winter concert from the Three Rivers Performing Arts Institute is quite simply too good to miss. The Jung Trio will perform on Saturday February 26, at 7 pm, at the Three Rivers Presbyterian Church. The program is terrific, too—-Beethoven, Ravel, and Dvorak’s famous Fm Trio.
There are very few trios performing on earth right now that possess the Jung Trio’s combination of technical brilliance, deeply felt emotion and nearly clairevoyant communication between piano, violin and cello. Perhaps because they are sisters each seems to sense what the others are going to do before they do it. They have performed all over North America, Europe and Asia.
“… soul-stirring, captivating performances of supreme artistry. A spectacular group with wonderful musicality at their fingertips” is how one acclaimed critic described their music.
Tickets are $12, now available at Chumps Video in Three Rivers, and also are available at the door.
Three Rivers artist, Denis Milhomme, will be showing his work at the 2011 Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale, considered the country’s most important Western art show. The exhibition runs from February 5- March 20, 2011, at The Autry National Center in Griffeth Park in Los Angeles.
Each year, more than 75 nationally recognized, contemporary Western artists challenge themselves to create and exhibit their very best work. Stylistically and thematically diverse, their works represent the extraordinary range of subject matter that contemporary, historic, and mythic Western experiences inspire.
Denis Milhomme spent his formative years in a small New England town, where he received art lessons from the age of eight. After moving to California he continued his study of art through college and in workshops, and he has been painting professionally since 1983. Milhomme tries to bring to all who view his work a realistic glimpse of nature’s beauty. His use of detail, color, and composition helps create the emotional impact of actually being there and depicts his great love of nature. He has explored the American West from its mountains to its deserts, capturing its grandeur.
Sierra Splendor, oil, 24×36 in © Denis Milhomme
The Autry National Center, formed in 2003 by the merger of the Autry Museum of Western Heritage with the Southwest Museum of the American Indian and the Women of the West Museum, is an intercultural history center dedicated to exploring and sharing the stories, experiences, and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the American West
Running from January 13-February 26, local artists, interested in the future of Yokohl Valley, have contributed artwork to a new exhibit at the Tulare Historical Museum. The artists’ reception will be on Thursday, January 13 from 5:30-7 pm in the museum’s Heritage Room. Artist and violist Paul Buxman will provide musical entertainment. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited.
“Storm Over Yokohl Valley” © Mona Fox Selph
The exhibit will include various media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, photographs and sculpture. All entries will relate in some way to Yokohl Valley.
The exhibit follows a similar show held at Arts Visalia in 2009 intended to bring attention to development plans for Yokohl Valley, located in the Sierra foothills east of Exeter. The J.G Boswell Company wants to build Yokohl Ranch, a 36,000-acre project to be developed in stages with a planned community of 10,000 homes, golf courses, parks and a reservoir.
Mona Fox Selph, a Three Rivers artist, attended an informational meeting on the project in 2008. She became very concerned and wanted to raise awareness about the plans for Yokohl Valley. She organized the first show at Arts Visalia, “Views of Yokohl Valley,” with help from Carol Clum, Laurie Schwaller and Shirley Blair Keller. “It was well attended and received,” Fox Selph said. “I felt that the idea needed to be repeated at other locations so that more people could think about the issue and the impact development would have.” The Tulare City Historical Society, which operates the Tulare Historical Museum, has not taken a position on the Yokohl Ranch development.
Call 559-686-2074 for more information.
Three Rivers Arts 
