Janet Trenchard

Galleries? Galleries? What galleries?

2010-06-21T16:19:00.000-07:00

I am appalled and sad that galleries are so few and far between, in fact where are they?

My husband used to be in numerous craft galleries in the greater bay area, which have dropped like flies, one by one. I miss those....they were such rich visual wonderlands, the mix of functional craft and art, so accessible.The art jewelry, the glass, the pottery! And I miss the galleries of paintings and sculptures. What does it bode for a culture when these businesses can't stay afloat?

My prediction?........... A backlash of demand!! I don't know when, but I think we will yet see a renaissance of crafts to rival the seventies! It's out there....in the future, waiting to feed a soul-starved culture ! And that thought gives me hope.

Axis gallery

2010-06-21T16:09:00.000-07:00

Jay and I enjoyed our friend, Richard's, show at the Axis gallery downtown San Jose, a small but elegant space, where drawings and mixed media pieces from his early works were well presented. And they really deserved to be seen! There was one of these blue angels jumping off a train...well you had to see it!

So the gallery is basically a ground floor condo transformed into a gallery, which catches the eye of foot traffic and is just a great location. After the show we went over to the De Anza Hotel for dinner. Without having to get in the car.

OK, I feel another post coming on....but I should make it a separate post. About the demise of galleries.

cool blog by artist friend, beretgirl!

2009-11-21T11:56:00.000-08:00

Isn't this supposed to go over on the side or something??? Anyway, my friend writes and draws this awesome blog! check it out!

http://www.beretgirl.com/blog/

CITS 2009

2009-11-21T09:07:00.000-08:00

Well, "Christmas in the Studio" is over for 2009. It was the 30th year of the show and let's hope we can keep it going. It's a cat rescue benefit and a chance to buy fine crafts from excellent artists. The economy has been hard on these shows, needless to say ....still, I sold many small works and so did the other artists....plus it was great fun!

30 artists... nov. 12.... in Los Gatos!

2009-11-04T21:38:00.000-08:00

We've been busy...so come check us out! opens thur. nov.12

http://www.christmasinthestudio.com/

(I make small assemblages for this show, and show some of my small paintings.)

2009-10-27T14:39:00.000-07:00

cards and the muse

2009-05-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

I am exploring new ways of using my SoulCollage Cards. Like when I am pleased with a finished artwork, I place my Muse card on the altar.

Speaking of the muse, Bea's ceramic sculptures always amaze me! And she does a very nice interactive blog on the creative muse! I like the mix of stuff she presents.

http://eosthecreativecontext.blogspot.com/

found artists

2009-05-07T12:23:00.000-07:00

I love finding artists online whose work is exciting and inspiring.

Here is one, among many. Check it out if you like abstract painting.

http://www.torycowles.com/Gallery1.htm

Learning....

2009-04-30T11:06:00.000-07:00

I joined Mira M. White's blog. http://miramwhite.blogspot.com/

Check it out.

I took her workshop at Mendocino Art Center a few years back, and have somehow kept an eye on her since then. I am fascinated by her use of color and texture.

I will try to learn more about things you can do with a blog... still haven't figured out how to put pics up......hmmm. I'll get there.

Oh, Ok...got a picture up from my desktop, not a very good photo, but bear with me. One of my assembage's.

two more shows

2009-04-09T13:59:00.000-07:00

Jay and I went to the Triton to see Lou Bermingham's work in the Abstraction show...really enjoyed it, very thoughtfully presented. Jay and I agreed that his piece, Redwood, could be "Sinai", so stark and full of yearning, etc., though very existential, as though Moses himself were up there waiting .....for a sign, searching the heavens....(am I really allowed to say these things? that's the beauty of a blog I guess!) (Don't kill me, Lou!)

Then we went to the Los Gatos Art Museum to see paintings by friends, Nickel Gross and Karen Shroeder, which we enjoyed very much as well as those by Ursula O'Farrell and others in a new juried show. Check it out.

Copper Canyon Press Poetry Reading

2009-04-06T11:50:00.000-07:00

Joanna and I made it to Koret Auditiorium to see (and hear) a great reading put on by Copper Canyon Press. Joe Stroud, Ellen Bass, and others made it a fabulous afternoon of poetry! We cruised briefly through the Asian Art Museum also, which was free(!) since it was the first Sun. of the month. (Gotta remember that tip!) We didn't have time to really do the museum too.

Downtown

2009-04-03T09:03:00.000-07:00

Tonight Jay and I will go to Works Gallery downtown to see some of our friends in a show of figurative work that suggests "the beast within!" Looking forward to it!

Next weekend would be a great time to go down and see the jewelry, paintings, etc. being auctioned at the San Jose Art Museum.

I am honored to be part of it. My painting, "Sounding", will be up for auction.

Entrance is free, Apr. 25 and 26, 11-5 at the San Jose Art Museum.

Swan Day and studio time

2009-04-01T14:50:00.000-07:00

I just wanna say that the SWAN (Support Women Artists Now!) day event at Alameda Art studios was a great time! I loved every minute of it. A thousand thanks to Richard, my friend, who got me down there to exhibit in his studio! I also enjoyed hanging out with Richard and his wild paintings! He's painting a lot now, with assistant, Shannon, as he is recovering from a stroke.

I've been in the studio most of today....working on several small paintings to take to shows. Taking a break to work on SoulCollage cards! I love my new cards! I want to just get cozy with about 8 million magazines and make a bunch of new cards. But I just varnished a few and now am getting back to painting. I'm using a new product called string gel. It's pretty fun.

Phone Calls From Antiquity

2009-03-31T17:32:00.000-07:00

Here is one of my assemblages from a series called "Phone Calls From Antiquity." The theme came from a poem I wrote, but that's another post. Each piece seems to have a "voice"....this one is called "Ancient Witness".

First blog

2009-03-31T17:21:00.000-07:00

Hi. This is my first post! I am learning how to do a blog! Beware!