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Archive for the ‘Silicon Valley Open Studios’ Category

Linda Gass (www.lindagass.com) describes her work as “environmental art about water”.  Anyone who has seen the salt flats and marshes around Palo Alto or the Dunbarton Bridge will feel instant recognition of her landscapes.  This is especially true if you are on an incoming flight on an airplane landing at SFO. This is about the borders of the land … the bay… and the air. Marvelous!

Linda Gass "In Transition"

Linda Gass “In Transition”

Linda Gass "The Puzzle of Salt"

Linda Gass “The Puzzle of Salt”

Linda Gass "San Joaquin Merced Revival"

Linda Gass “San Joaquin Merced Revival”

Linda Gass "Wetlands Dream Revisited"

Linda Gass “Wetlands Dream Revisited”

Linda Gass "Owens River Diversion"

Linda Gass “Owens River Diversion”

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Julie Nelson-Gal with Mandala

Julie Nelson-Gal with Mandala

Collage! Printmaking!  Sculpture!

Julie Nelson-Gal 3-D works

Julie Nelson-Gal 3-D works

Julie has it all displayed on her studio walls.

Julie Nelson-Gal with her Joseph Cornell Curtain

Julie Nelson-Gal with her Joseph Cornell Curtain

Separating the adjoining studio from hers is a curtain/banner of Joseph Cornell working in his studio.  Her work references his.

Julie Nelson-Gal Sculpture

Julie Nelson-Gal Sculpture

The beautiful. delicate sculpture incorporates the hair of a friend, feathers, and found objects.

Julie Nelson-Gal Collage

Julie Nelson-Gal Collage

Julie Nelson-Gal Collage

Julie Nelson-Gal Collage

Collage and printmaking are combined.

The artist statement Julie has on her website ( www.julienelsongal.com ) talks of her lifelong interest in photography.

Human habits, memories, and how objects communicate their former functions inform her work.  Of course, the objects must also have aesthetic potential to be included in her combined collage/printmaking work.  A keen intelligence is at work here!

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