In honor of Valentine’s Day, the "art" of romance is on view in at The Folk Tree in The 25th Annual Hearts & Flowers Exhibition from January 21 – February 18, 2012. The public is invited to a Valentine’s Party and to meet the artists on Saturday, January 21, from 2 – 6 P.M.
Another special event is scheduled to coincide with the reception and also on Sunday, January 22, from 12-5. Hearts & Flowers participating photographer Jessee Torres Camacho will be taking Valentine portraits utlitizing a 19th C. technique developed in the Civil War era. Camacho, a Pasadena native and Art Center College of Design student, specializes in wet plate collodion prints, the prevalent photographic method through the end of the 19th C. when it was replaced by the gelatin silver print. Camacho revives the older form, imbuing her subjects with an air of nostalgia that belies their contemporary setting. Please call The Folk Tree for pricing and other information and to make a reservation.
Love and its symbols are the focus of this show, which features work in all media including jewelry. Approximately sixty area artists display pieces ranging from small scale decorative and whimsical objects to more emotionally-charged works reflecting both positive and negative aspects of love.
An array of related Mexican folk art is also on view, including ceramic figures by the Aguilar family, repousse hearts cut from tin, and paper and cornhusk flowers.
Some show highlights are: paintings by Walter Askin, Cathy Ashworth, Katrin Wiese, and Joe Alvarez; photography by Jessee Torres Camacho and Jose Eduardo Infante; ceramics by Beverly Crist and Johanna Hansen; art quilts by Sumi Foley and Lucia Frances; paper mache by Ulla Anobile; prints by Eva Armisen, Stephanie Mercado, and Christina Carroll.
About twenty jewelry designers are represented. Their materials include sterling silver (Rone Prinz, Lupa Pasquinelli), precious metal clay (Ellen Dinerman), enamel (Suzanne Kustner), glass (Lucia Yang), seed beads (Anthe Wosczyna, Lucia Preciado) and semi precious stones (Bibiana Abello, Juan Sigala).
HEARTS & FLOWERS XXIV is an exhibition for the romantically inclined, offering an eclectic blend of fine art, contemporary crafts, and traditional folk art.
The Folk Tree is located at 217 South Fair Oaks Avenue (just fifteen minutes from downtown Los Angeles, off the end of the 110 freeway and minutes walking distance from the Del Mar Gold Line Station). Hours are: M-W, 11-6; Th-Sat, 10-6; Sun, 12-5. 626/795-8733.
www.folktree.com
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