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Contact Info: PO Box 1510 El Granada CA 94018 (650) 464-4736 |
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Visual Artist: mixed media |
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 Earth Calligraphy |
 Remains 1 |
 Matsuoka |
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Artist's Statement I go on material treasure hunts to salvage yards and 2nd hand shops; to forests and beaches; to other countries and to my grandmother’s musty forgotten closet in Lodi. Sometimes things just appear to me when I’m not even trying to find them. Typically I work with old, used and sometimes decaying matter of wood, metal or plastic; combining their industrial, manmade quality with organic items like oyster shells, pine needles, and raffia. The union of these juxtaposed materials explores the conflict and union of the mechanistic and the mystic worlds, and my desire to merge my spiritual and everyday life in a more holistic manner.
The assemblages also convey my stories, emotions, and Self exploration journeys. Often an alchemical process occurs as I put together my sculptures - through burning and weather effects of sun and rain. These methods acknowledge changes I am making in my life.
My ancestry is an area of richness for me. I feel by meditating on and honoring their stories through my art, I am providing healing for my family – past, present, and future. Some of the sculptures are tributes to my family matriarchy – my grandmother and my mother.
My work is a form of meditation. The repetition puts me in another state. I recently punctured a mannequin over a hundred times with a paper clip and inserted pine needles dipped in glue, one by one into each poked hole. It was a process in patience which I enjoyed. I appreciate the focus and attention of being in my art. Nothing is more important than being present in creation.
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Education Masters of Transformative Art, JFK University, Berkeley, in progress Bachelors of Science in Graphic Design, San Jose State University, 1980 Art Teaching Resume
TRANSFORMATIVE ART FACILITATOR, November 2004 - present Journey Card Workshop, Enso Yoga Studio, July 2005 Exploring Self through Our Family Roles, Enso Yoga Studio, Feb-April 2005 Alzheimer Creativity Workbook for Families, developed March 2005 Mourning Your Unborn Child Through Creative Ritual, Enso Yoga Studio, Nov 2004 |
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Solo Shows In a moment, M Coffee, Half Moon Bay, December 2005 Connections, John F. Kennedy University Arts & Consciousness Department Reception, Berkeley, November 2004 Transitions, Downward Dog Yoga Studio, Pacifica, May, 2002
Group Shows 4 Artists Brave the Elements, M Coffee, Half Moon Bay, December 2005 The Dreaming Mind - The
Conscious Mind- A collaborative exhibition between John F. Kennedy University Arts & Consciousness Gallery, Berkeley, March 2005 Community B Show, John F.
Kennedy University Arts & Consciousness Day of the Dead Show, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, October 2004 Enso Holiday Show, Enso Green House, Half Moon Bay, December 2002
2 x 2 Show, John F. Kennedy
University Arts & Consciousness Gallery, Berkeley Transformative Art Seminar
Show, John F. Kennedy University Arts
Curator Coastside Children’s Programs
- Young Human Art,
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© Copyright Judy Shintani, 2006 |
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