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Archive for May, 2009

New Kokeshi Doll for 2009 show at JANM in L.A.

posted by Yellena in Misc., New Work, News

My new Kokeshi is off to Los Angeles to be a part of the JANM Kokeshi exhibit.

Sneak Peek -
“Eva” - ink & acrylic on wood

(The painting will be included in my next originals post on Etsy.. Coming Soon!)

“JANM in collaboration with LATDA and Christina Conway present:
The Kokeshi Show – From Folk Toy to Art Toy
July 11th - October 4th, 2009

LATDA and guest curator, Christina Conway are carefully selecting over 100 artists to customize creative style wooden Japanese Kokeshi dolls to be part of a comprehensive Kokeshi exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California.”

You can view works from the 2007 Kokeshi exhibit HERE

Made the Cover of ROJO® Mag!

posted by Yellena in New Work

I’ve just seen the mockup for the June issue of ROJO Magazine and wanted to share it:

=)

ROJO is a world-class collection of creative talent and this issue promises to be 240 pages of pure art, including 3 or 4 two-page spreads of my work. Plus, the first 200 people to Pre-order a copy will receive a free “Allusion” poster courtesy of ROJO and myself. For more information on this amazing text-free publication, visit them at www.rojo-magazine.com.

I am so thrilled and overwhelmed by the caliber of the other artists involved in this collection! Be sure to check them all out, I’m sure you will find some new favorites:

Jeff Soto, Alison Brady, Natalie Westbrook, Oliver Vernon, Marco De Gregorio, Chloe Early, Herr Mueller, Urh Sobocan, Sarah Maple, Theo Gennitsakis, Emanuele Kabu, Lena Szczesna, Levi Van Veluw, Joey Piziali, Jim Mcbeath, Pascale Mira Tschäni, Michael Husmann Tschäni, Esa Peltonen, Drew Beckmeyer, Andrew Mcattee, Ryohei Hase, José Parlá, Daquar, Anna Thereza De Menezes, Alexander Sterzel, Julien Kedryna, Alex Diamond, Boklet, Chamarelli, James Gauvreau, Anna Pantchev, Jason Redwood, Harry Seifert, Kerstin zu Pan, Maxwell Holyoke-Hirsch, Virginia Echeverria, Natalie Huth, Paper Monster, William Crump, Tate Foley

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY.

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