The Gallery
Within the Creative Center, we proudly showcase the work of talented artists who
push boundaries and inspire through thought their creativity.
push boundaries and inspire through thought their creativity.
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Each artist brings a unique voice and perspective, contributing to
a dynamic collection of work that challenges, connects, and captivates. As part of Flockworks' mission, we are dedicated to fostering artistic expression that sparks conversation and enriches our community.
Explore the stories and artworks of our featured artists and discover the passion and vision that drive their craft.
JANET SELF Presents transformations: The Creativity of Change (April 2025)
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About the artist: Janet’s passion for fostering community arts and creativity began with her founding a nonprofit organization dedicated to these goals. She started the Art@OddFellows series in Mendocino, which she led for 12 years, organizing 135 exhibits that showcased thousands of local artists, including youth and children. The series attracted 14,000 visitors annually and became a central hub for community engagement. Janet also spearheaded the Children’s Banner Project, which took creativity into the streets and schools with murals, classroom projects, and special events.
Her project, The Ocean Upwelling, focused on highlighting the coastal ecosystem while engaging youth through art, science, and activism, in partnership with the Noyo Center for Marine Science. Beyond her leadership in these initiatives, Janet is also a mentor, advisor, and ally to other community artists, exhibit leaders, and youth interns. |
In addition to her work in community arts, Janet explores a wide range of artistic mediums, with a recent joy being ceramics. She loves to take old art pieces of hers and reinvent and transform them, bringing fresh perspectives and life to her past creations. It’s this constant drive to innovate and transform that continues to fuel her passion for both personal and community growth through the arts
OMA ART -SHARING JOY! A GIFT FROM ME TO YOU AIMED TO FOSTER KINDNESS, CONNECTION AND JOY!
ART OF CONNECTION APRIL 2025 AT FLOCKWORKS’ COBALT GALLERY, FORT BRAGG.
ART IS SIGNED AND NUMBERED. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT ABOUT CONNECTIVITY. CHOOSE YOUR ART, THEN EMAIL ME WITH THE NUMBER, WHERE YOU’RE FROM AND DID THIS MAKE YOU SMILE? YOUR KIND HELP IS APPRECIATED.
JANET SELF, ARTIST
ART OF CONNECTION APRIL 2025 AT FLOCKWORKS’ COBALT GALLERY, FORT BRAGG.
ART IS SIGNED AND NUMBERED. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT ABOUT CONNECTIVITY. CHOOSE YOUR ART, THEN EMAIL ME WITH THE NUMBER, WHERE YOU’RE FROM AND DID THIS MAKE YOU SMILE? YOUR KIND HELP IS APPRECIATED.
JANET SELF, ARTIST
Robert Ross Presents KIMONO (May 2025)
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ARTIST STATEMENT:
I GRADUATED FROM THE COOPER UNION IN NEW YORK IN 1965, INTENDING TO RETURN TO NYC, GET A LOFT, AND “BE AN ARTIST.” I VISITED A FRIEND AT THE MENDOCINO ART CENTER DURING THAT SUMMER, CHANGED MY MIND, AND MOVED TO THE NORTH COAST. HERE IT IS SIX DECADES LATER, AND I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR MY YOUTHFUL SPONTANEOUS SWITCH. I KNOW FOR SURE THAT RELOCATING TO THIS AREA GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MY WORK, LEARN WHAT’S NATURAL TO ME, WITHOUT BEING SUBJECTED TO THE TRENDS AND COMPETITION OF THE ART WORLD. IT’S PRESENTED OBSTACLES TO A WIDER AUDIENCE, BUT I’M LUCKY TO HAVE ESTABLISHED MY WORK AS A PERSONAL PRACTICE OF LEARNING. AND THIS MOVE ALLOWED ME TO RAISE MY FAMILY IN A BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT AMONG A COMPLEX, ACCOMPLISHED AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. |
AND TO CONTINUE LIFE WITH MY WIFE IN A SETTING THAT NOURISHES US. I THINK THESE ARE GREATEST GIFTS.
I’VE PAINTED IN OILS, WATERCOLOR, ACRYLICS; PRINTED EDITIONS FROM WOOD AND LINOLEUM BLOCKS AND ETCHED METAL PLATES; MADE COLLAGES AND FREEHAND
PAPERCUTS; AND CONTINUED TO PRACTICE CALLIGRAPHY.
I’VE PAINTED IN OILS, WATERCOLOR, ACRYLICS; PRINTED EDITIONS FROM WOOD AND LINOLEUM BLOCKS AND ETCHED METAL PLATES; MADE COLLAGES AND FREEHAND
PAPERCUTS; AND CONTINUED TO PRACTICE CALLIGRAPHY.
BUT THERE’S NONE OF THIS WORK THAT’S BEEN MORE INFLUENTIAL IN MY DEVELOPMENT THAN DRAWING. AT 85 I’VE FILLED SCORES OF SKETCHBOOKS, MADE THOUSANDS OF FIGURE STUDIES.
I DRAW IN ORDER TO REFINE THE ORGANIC FLOW BETWEEN MY EYEBALL OBSERVATION, MY INTUITION AND MY HAND, AND MORE BASICALLY TO KNOW WHAT I’M LOOKING AT. MY EYES ARE ORGANS OF PLEASURE. I FIND BEAUTY EVERYWHERE -- THE HALF-LIT VIEW OF A DUMPSTER UP AN ALLEY; THE SHAFT OF LIGHT FALLING ON UNEXPECTED PORTIONS OF A HOUSEPLANT; THE ENDLESS VARIATIONS OF HUMAN ANATOMY; THE UBIQUITOUS LETTERFORMS IN MY ENVIRONMENT.
I THINK IT IS THESE CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE OBSERVATIONS WHICH FEED MY APPETITE FOR NON-REPRESENTATIONAL WORK. REALLY, THE ‘ABSTRACT’ PART OF, SAY, A PORTRAIT IS THE PERSON, THE RE-PRESENTATION OF A PERSON. ABSTRACT BECAUSE THAT’S THE PART THAT’S NOT REALLY THERE. WHAT’S ACTUALLY THERE IS THE PAINT, THE
COMPOSITION, THE COLOR, THE PALPABLE BRUSHSTROKES; THAT’S THE “REALISTIC” PART.
MORE AT ROBERTROSSSTUDIO.COM
I DRAW IN ORDER TO REFINE THE ORGANIC FLOW BETWEEN MY EYEBALL OBSERVATION, MY INTUITION AND MY HAND, AND MORE BASICALLY TO KNOW WHAT I’M LOOKING AT. MY EYES ARE ORGANS OF PLEASURE. I FIND BEAUTY EVERYWHERE -- THE HALF-LIT VIEW OF A DUMPSTER UP AN ALLEY; THE SHAFT OF LIGHT FALLING ON UNEXPECTED PORTIONS OF A HOUSEPLANT; THE ENDLESS VARIATIONS OF HUMAN ANATOMY; THE UBIQUITOUS LETTERFORMS IN MY ENVIRONMENT.
I THINK IT IS THESE CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE OBSERVATIONS WHICH FEED MY APPETITE FOR NON-REPRESENTATIONAL WORK. REALLY, THE ‘ABSTRACT’ PART OF, SAY, A PORTRAIT IS THE PERSON, THE RE-PRESENTATION OF A PERSON. ABSTRACT BECAUSE THAT’S THE PART THAT’S NOT REALLY THERE. WHAT’S ACTUALLY THERE IS THE PAINT, THE
COMPOSITION, THE COLOR, THE PALPABLE BRUSHSTROKES; THAT’S THE “REALISTIC” PART.
MORE AT ROBERTROSSSTUDIO.COM
LEE ALTMAN PRESENTS ACROBAT THRESHOLDS (JUNE 2025)
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Artist Statement:
I studied poetry at the U of W in Seattle during the sixties with Elizabeth Bishop and later with Galway Kinnell in Portland, both Pulitzer Prize winners who influenced a descriptive narrative voice in my own writing. Recently, my wife and I published two books of my poetry with my visual illustrations, called Ruins of Index and O Tender Path, Salt Poems. Both will be available during my gallery exhibit. With early-age encouragement from my |
GRANDMOTHER ARTIST, I WENT ON TO STUDY THE VISUAL ARTS WITH A FOCUS ON PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING. AFTER GRADUATING FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY IN 1976, I STAYED TO TEACH DRAWING AND PRINTMAKING FOR A YEAR DURING NATHAN OLIVEIRA’S SABBATICAL. SOON AFTER, I STARTED ASSISTING OTHER ARTISTS IN printmaking, such as Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud. Gradually, I started teaching at different schools in the Bay Area, and settled in at Saint Mary’s College where I taught a variety of subjects such as Sculpture, Drawing, Art History, Filmmaking, Printmaking and the Great Books in seminar classes.
My wife and I lived for 20 years in Benicia, both of us commuting to teach at various colleges and exhibiting in the Bay Area, as well as in national and international venues. We moved to the wonderful North Coast from the Bay Area about five years ago, to establish a new home and studio in Fort Bragg. After living in an artist colony in a gritty industrial area on a deep river port, we were able to start a new life of healthy peace and quiet in Nature.
My background in painting and printmaking is showcased at Cobalt Gallery, in my bringing together two different series for the first time — Acrobats and Thresholds — a metaphor between figures and abstraction. Everyday we step outside into the abstraction of Nature, hopefully with the agility of acrobats and find ourselves absorbing and affirming both qualities with gratitude.
More at paintsong.com
My wife and I lived for 20 years in Benicia, both of us commuting to teach at various colleges and exhibiting in the Bay Area, as well as in national and international venues. We moved to the wonderful North Coast from the Bay Area about five years ago, to establish a new home and studio in Fort Bragg. After living in an artist colony in a gritty industrial area on a deep river port, we were able to start a new life of healthy peace and quiet in Nature.
My background in painting and printmaking is showcased at Cobalt Gallery, in my bringing together two different series for the first time — Acrobats and Thresholds — a metaphor between figures and abstraction. Everyday we step outside into the abstraction of Nature, hopefully with the agility of acrobats and find ourselves absorbing and affirming both qualities with gratitude.
More at paintsong.com
Linda Grebmeier Presents Play Things (July 2025)
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Artist Statement: My journey had been a circuitous route along the western states: younger years in Palo Alto California, educational degrees in Washington, teaching in Oregon, then back to California where I’ve painted and taught at colleges, served in administration, and exhibited locally and nationally. I met my husband in California, who interestingly was raised in Washington, and we discovered mutual friends in both states. We’ve lived in the Bay Area and North Bay, then spent 20 years in an Artist Community on the Benicia waterfront. Now settled
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ALONG THE NORTH COAST IN RURAL FORT BRAGG, WE TRULY ENJOY WALKING TO OUR STUDIOS SURROUNDED BY REDWOODS, FOX AND DEER.
MAKING VISUAL IMAGES IS MY PREFERRED LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS MY INSTINCTS AND EMOTIONS. MY IMAGINATION HAS BEEN CHALLENGED BY PAINTING MASTERS, RURAL LANDSCAPES, INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT SHIPS, DECAYED FACTORIES AND NOW TOYS. I FIRST STUDIED SCULPTURE IN COLLEGE THEN SHIFTED TO PAINTING AND DRAWING. SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND RECOGNIZABLE FORMS BECAME MEANINGFUL TO ME. THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM IN SPACE GENERATES POWERFUL NEGATIVE SPACE THAT SUPPORTS POSITIVE SHAPES — INTERTWINED, EACH AS COMPELLING AS THE OTHER. BUT MORE IMPORTANT TO ME IS THE PAINTING PROCESS ITSELF — BRUSH STROKES, COLOR, VALUE, COMPOSITION — AS IT OPENS AN EMOTIONAL GATEWAY FROM MY INITIAL RESPONSE TO A SUBJECT AND OFFERS UNEXPECTED PATHS.
MY PLAY-THINGS SERIES (STILL LIFE PAINTINGS OF TOYS AND OBJECTS) BEGAN RIGHT AFTER COMPLETING MY YUBA SERIES THAT REVEALED LIGHT FILTERING THROUGH A DECAYED FACTORY PRIOR TO ITS DEMOLITION. SEEING TOOLS AND DEBRIS CAST ASIDE, REMNANTS FROM A CENTURY OF HUMAN ACTIVITY, EVOKED A GHOSTLY FEELING TO ME. THAT PROMPTLY LED TO A RENEWED APPRECIATION OF THE PLAYFUL TOYS AND FIGURINES THAT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS.
DIALOGUES EMERGE BETWEEN: THE TOYS, THE LIGHT, THE SHADOWS. SOMETIMES A SIMPLE ATTITUDE BETWEEN FIGURINES TAKE PRECEDENCE. AT OTHER TIMES CAST SHADOWS TAKE ON A PHYSICAL PRESENCE LARGER THAN THE OBJECTS. OCCASIONALLY, A SUBTLE DARK IRONY SURFACES IN CONTRAST TO THE JOYFUL TOYS. EACH PAINTING LEADS ME IN ITS OWN DIRECTION, AT TIMES SUCCESSFUL AND ALWAYS IN A PROCESS OF DISCOVERY.
MORE AT PAINTSONG.COM
MAKING VISUAL IMAGES IS MY PREFERRED LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS MY INSTINCTS AND EMOTIONS. MY IMAGINATION HAS BEEN CHALLENGED BY PAINTING MASTERS, RURAL LANDSCAPES, INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT SHIPS, DECAYED FACTORIES AND NOW TOYS. I FIRST STUDIED SCULPTURE IN COLLEGE THEN SHIFTED TO PAINTING AND DRAWING. SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND RECOGNIZABLE FORMS BECAME MEANINGFUL TO ME. THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM IN SPACE GENERATES POWERFUL NEGATIVE SPACE THAT SUPPORTS POSITIVE SHAPES — INTERTWINED, EACH AS COMPELLING AS THE OTHER. BUT MORE IMPORTANT TO ME IS THE PAINTING PROCESS ITSELF — BRUSH STROKES, COLOR, VALUE, COMPOSITION — AS IT OPENS AN EMOTIONAL GATEWAY FROM MY INITIAL RESPONSE TO A SUBJECT AND OFFERS UNEXPECTED PATHS.
MY PLAY-THINGS SERIES (STILL LIFE PAINTINGS OF TOYS AND OBJECTS) BEGAN RIGHT AFTER COMPLETING MY YUBA SERIES THAT REVEALED LIGHT FILTERING THROUGH A DECAYED FACTORY PRIOR TO ITS DEMOLITION. SEEING TOOLS AND DEBRIS CAST ASIDE, REMNANTS FROM A CENTURY OF HUMAN ACTIVITY, EVOKED A GHOSTLY FEELING TO ME. THAT PROMPTLY LED TO A RENEWED APPRECIATION OF THE PLAYFUL TOYS AND FIGURINES THAT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS.
DIALOGUES EMERGE BETWEEN: THE TOYS, THE LIGHT, THE SHADOWS. SOMETIMES A SIMPLE ATTITUDE BETWEEN FIGURINES TAKE PRECEDENCE. AT OTHER TIMES CAST SHADOWS TAKE ON A PHYSICAL PRESENCE LARGER THAN THE OBJECTS. OCCASIONALLY, A SUBTLE DARK IRONY SURFACES IN CONTRAST TO THE JOYFUL TOYS. EACH PAINTING LEADS ME IN ITS OWN DIRECTION, AT TIMES SUCCESSFUL AND ALWAYS IN A PROCESS OF DISCOVERY.
MORE AT PAINTSONG.COM
Tibisay Guerrero (October 2025)
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Tibisay Guerrero was born in Venezuela in 1959. Graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute with a BFA in Filmmaking & Painting in 1985. In 1996, she obtained her MFA degree in Pictorial Arts at San Jose State University. Currently resides in Fort Bragg, CA
ARTIST STATEMENT: Thematically, my work exists in the juncture between nature and civilization. Art history, politics, religion, humor, horror, our basic biology, become texture layers forming interference patterns that invite the viewer in detailed looking and search for meaning. |
Hopi Breton (November 2025)
WORK-IN-PROGRESS FOR LAND BLANKET, MENDOCINO COUNTY
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HOPI BRETON IS A BAY AREA ARTIST AND A FACULTY MEMBER IN THE ART DEPARTMENT AT DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE WHERE SHE HEADS THE SCULPTURE PROGRAM. SHE HOLDS A BA FROM LOYOLA UNIVERSITY IN NEW ORLEANS, AND AN MFA FROM MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE HAS A STRONG TECHNICAL BACKGROUND IN METAL FABRICATION, METAL CASTING, AND MOLDMAKING, AND WORKS IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA.
IN ADDITION, HOPI SPENT A DECADE TEACHING AND CREATING IN NEW ORLEANS WHICH STILL INSPIRES HER TO CREATE LARGE SCALE BACKPACK PUPPETS AND TO ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC PARADES. HOPI HAS ORGANIZED AND WORKED WITH STUDENTS AND PEERS TO CREATE CAST IRON ART PERFORMANCES NATIONALLY, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL CAST IRON ART CONFERENCE AT SLOSS FURNACES IN BIRMINGHAM, AL, THE WESTERN CAST IRON ART CONFERENCE, IN DENVER, CO, AND THE FIRE ARTS FESTIVAL AT THE CRUCIBLE IN OAKLAND, CA. HER WORK HAS BEEN SHOWN NATIONALLY, AND THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA AND MENDOCINO COUNTY. LEARN MORE AT HOPIBRETON.SQUARESPACE.COM INSTA: @HOPIBEART CONTACT: [email protected] |
Ken Berman (January 2026)
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NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST: T H E A R T O F K E N B E R M A N
SHOW STATEMENT: THIS EXHIBIT IS A CHRONICLE IN IMAGES, A TAPESTRY OF TIME WOVEN FROM THREADS OF IDEAS, TECHNIQUES, AND MATERIALS. AS THE VIEWER FOLLOWS THE UNFOLDING TIMELINE OF MY ARTISTIC JOURNEY, IT UNVEILS A WORLD ONCE |
MASKED IN SHADOW AND DARKNESS, NOW ILLUMINATED IN TECHNICOLOR BY DISCOVERY. I MOST SURELY WANDERED, BUT I WAS NEVER LOST.
BIOGRAPHY B. 1966 KEN BERMAN IS A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SELF-TAUGHT OUTSIDER ARTIST WHOSE WORK COMBINES THE ENERGY OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WITH THE MECHANICS OF OUR MODERN AGE. BORN IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, KEN’S JOURNEY BEGAN AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDYING ARCHITECTURE AT LEHIGH UNIVERSITY IN BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA WHERE HE WAS INSPIRED BY THE RAW ENERGY AND VISUAL POWER OF THE OLD BETHLEHEM STEEL MILLS.
AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, WHILE HE WAS STUDYING TO GET HIS MASTER’S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE AT NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KEN WAS INVITED TO A BOOK-SIGNING AT ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG’S HOME/STUDIO IN NEW YORK CITY IN LATE 1989. THIS CHANCE MEETING INSPIRED KEN TO PURSUE HIS OWN ARTISTIC VISION CENTERED ON THE CONCEPT OF LIVING A BALANCED LIFE IN A COMPLICATED AND TECHNOLOGICALLY SOPHISTICATED WORLD.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME HERE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT MY WEBSITE: WWW.KENBERMANART.COM. THANK YOU, KEN
BIOGRAPHY B. 1966 KEN BERMAN IS A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SELF-TAUGHT OUTSIDER ARTIST WHOSE WORK COMBINES THE ENERGY OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WITH THE MECHANICS OF OUR MODERN AGE. BORN IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, KEN’S JOURNEY BEGAN AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDYING ARCHITECTURE AT LEHIGH UNIVERSITY IN BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA WHERE HE WAS INSPIRED BY THE RAW ENERGY AND VISUAL POWER OF THE OLD BETHLEHEM STEEL MILLS.
AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, WHILE HE WAS STUDYING TO GET HIS MASTER’S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE AT NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KEN WAS INVITED TO A BOOK-SIGNING AT ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG’S HOME/STUDIO IN NEW YORK CITY IN LATE 1989. THIS CHANCE MEETING INSPIRED KEN TO PURSUE HIS OWN ARTISTIC VISION CENTERED ON THE CONCEPT OF LIVING A BALANCED LIFE IN A COMPLICATED AND TECHNOLOGICALLY SOPHISTICATED WORLD.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME HERE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT MY WEBSITE: WWW.KENBERMANART.COM. THANK YOU, KEN
Drew Jackson (May 2026)
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Artist STATEMENT:
Photography has been a part of my life for over forty years. When I retired from life as a classroom teacher, I was drawn to become more physically connected to the work I produce. I began exploring and producing more tactile forms of art. It was at this time that I discovered Encaustic painting. Encaustic painting, which involves working with melted wax, and image transfer techniques, eventually opened the door to abstract art forms and informed my artistic practice in ways I never could have envisioned. New avenues of expression opened up: alternative printing techniques, including water and polymer-based ink transfers, salt printing, and abstract encaustic painting. Some of these methods, such as encaustic painting, date back to the Roman Empire, while others involve the newest polymer technology available today. |
MY JOURNEY WITH ENCAUSTIC MEDIUM BEGAN IN 2010 WITH A WORKSHOP BY KATHLEEN MCCALLUM IN SONOMA COUNTY, AND CONTINUED WITH MIRA WHITE AT MENDOCINO ART CENTER AND A STUDY IN ENCAUSTIC MONO PRINTING WITH RAE MILLER AT THE ART INSTITUTE IN SAN MIGUEL ALLENDE, MEXICO.
MY JOURNEY WITH ENCAUSTIC MEDIUM BEGAN IN 2010 WITH A WORKSHOP BY KATHLEEN MCCALLUM IN SONOMA COUNTY, AND CONTINUED WITH MIRA WHITE AT MENDOCINO ART CENTER AND A STUDY IN ENCAUSTIC MONO PRINTING WITH RAE MILLER AT THE ART INSTITUTE IN SAN MIGUEL ALLENDE, MEXICO.
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IT WAS THE EXCURSION INTO MONO PRINTING THAT CHANGED MY FOCUS FROM TRADITIONAL, HARD SURFACE PAINTING TO WHAT I’M ENGAGED IN TODAY, THE CREATION OF DIGITAL ENCAUSTIC.
SIMPLY PUT, WHAT I DO WITH DIGITAL ENCAUSTIC IS PAINT WITH A MEDIUM SPECIFICALLY TO PHOTOGRAPH. THE SUBJECT CAN BE A DRY, COOL ENCAUSTIC PIECE, BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THE PIECE IS MOLTEN ON THE HOT PLATE WHEN I PHOTOGRAPH IT, CAPTURING A MOMENT IN TIME. EMBEDDING MATERIAL IN THE WAX FOR TEXTURE, DEPTH, COLOR OR DEFINITION IS A TECHNIQUE I OFTEN EXPLORE. I ALSO USE MUCH MORE THAN JUST ENCAUSTIC MEDIUM IN MY ART. MY WORK IS OPEN TO INTERPRETATION. WHATEVER EMOTIONAL OR COGNITIVE RESPONSE YOU HAVE TO MY ART IS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN YOU AND THE PIECE OF ART. I LOOK FORWARD TO WITNESSING YOUR REACTIONS. |
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Sally Rodriguez (June 2026)
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SALLY HAS SERVED AS AN ACTING BOARD MEMBER SINCE NOVEMBER 2023, CONTRIBUTING TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS. SHE IS NOW THE TREASURER.
CURRENTLY, SALLY TEACHES ART AT NOYO HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE HAS WORKED FOR FIVE YEARS. SHE CHERISHES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH HER STUDENTS, COLLABORATING ALONGSIDE THEM AND WITNESSING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ART. AS A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST AND PAINTER, SALLY BEGAN HER CREATIVE JOURNEY IN 2003 WHILE LIVING IN MISSOULA, MONTANA. HER |
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND HAS ALWAYS CENTERED AROUND COMMUNITY ART. SHE STARTED TEACHING AT WALNUT CREEK CIVIC ARTS IN 2005 AND HAS WORKED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITIES, FROM MISSOULA TO GUANAJUATO, MEXICO.
SALLY HAS ALSO LED WORKSHOPS IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT, HOT SPRINGS, MONTANA, AND MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA. SHE HAS A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN CONNECTING WITH HOMESCHOOLERS AND UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH.
ALWAYS INTERESTED IN ART AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION, SALLY ENJOYS HOBBIES SUCH AS BONE DOWSING AND BUILDING SMALL FORTS.
SHE APPRECIATES THE INTERACTIONS WITH FELLOW FLOCKWORKS MEMBERS AND THE SENSE OF CONNECTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
FLOCKWORKS WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION SHE SOUGHT OUT WHEN SHE ARRIVED ON THE COAST IN 2019, AND AS A MARTINEZ/CONCORD DELTA NATIVE, SHE FELT AT HOME AMONG LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS.
A FUN FACT IS SALLY HAS A UNIQUE TALENT, BEING ABLE TO WHISTLE IN 11 DIFFERENT WAYS AND SKIP A ROCK AN IMPRESSIVE 22 TIMES.
SALLY HAS ALSO LED WORKSHOPS IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT, HOT SPRINGS, MONTANA, AND MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA. SHE HAS A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN CONNECTING WITH HOMESCHOOLERS AND UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH.
ALWAYS INTERESTED IN ART AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION, SALLY ENJOYS HOBBIES SUCH AS BONE DOWSING AND BUILDING SMALL FORTS.
SHE APPRECIATES THE INTERACTIONS WITH FELLOW FLOCKWORKS MEMBERS AND THE SENSE OF CONNECTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
FLOCKWORKS WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION SHE SOUGHT OUT WHEN SHE ARRIVED ON THE COAST IN 2019, AND AS A MARTINEZ/CONCORD DELTA NATIVE, SHE FELT AT HOME AMONG LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS.
A FUN FACT IS SALLY HAS A UNIQUE TALENT, BEING ABLE TO WHISTLE IN 11 DIFFERENT WAYS AND SKIP A ROCK AN IMPRESSIVE 22 TIMES.
Richard Weiss (July 2026)
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Retrospective
by Richard Weiss Richard Weiss, a French native and California painter, has established his home on the captivating Mendocino coast where he has honed his craft in creating mesmerizing 3D interactive optical illusion paintings that seem to be in motion, |
provoking a playful complicity between the artwork and the viewer.
Infused with vibrant hues and intricate details, his whimsical acrylic-on-wood Pop Art
exudes a sense of joy while subtly poking fun at societal quirks and addressing pressing
social and cultural concerns. Weiss cleverly juxtaposes icons, symbols, and elements of
popular culture in unexpected settings, inviting viewers to partake in a playful
exploration of his compositions.
With a desire to surprise and engage his audience, Weiss cultivates an experience that
transcends age barriers, delighting both adults and children alike with his imaginative
creations.
ARITST STATEMENT:
HENRY MATISSE HAS SAID: “WE SHOULD ALWAYS SEE LIFE AS WE DID IN CHILDHOOD.”
ADHERING PLAINLY TO THIS STATEMENT, I ENJOY CREATING WHIMSICAL AND PLAYFUL MIND-BENDING INTERACTIVE OPTICAL ILLUSION PAINTINGS.
MY 3D PAINTINGS SEEM TO BE IN MOTION, BUT THE MOVEMENT IS IN THE VIEWERS MIND. IT’S QUITE A CHALLENGE TO SUCCEED IN MAKING A WORK IN RELIEF APPEAR LIKE A CONVENTIONAL FLAT PICTURE. BUT THE RESULT IS WORTH THE EFFORT
MY KINETIC PAINTINGS DISPLAY THREE DIFFERENT IMAGES, DEPENDING ON THE ANGLE FROM WHICH THE PAINTING IS VIEWED. VIEWERS ARE ABLE TO CREATE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE BY DIRECTING HOW THEY WISH TO SEE THE IMAGE MORPH INTO ANOTHER.
I USE ACRYLIC ON WOOD, WITH AN EASILY RECOGNIZABLE PALETTE OF VIBRANT HUES BEST SUITED TO MY WHIMSICAL POP ART STYLE. POKING FUN AT SOCIETAL QUIRKS, AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONCERNS, I JUXTAPOSE ICONS, SYMBOLS, AND ELEMENTS OF POPULAR CULTURE IN UNEXPECTED SETTINGS, INVITING VIEWERS TO PARTAKE IN A PLAYFUL EXPLORATION.
MY GOAL IS TO CREATE MESMERIZING MIND-BENDING PAINTINGS THAT SURPRISE AND EXUDE A SENSE OF JOY. PAINTINGS THAT ENGAGE A PLAYFUL PARTICIPATING COMPLICITY WITH THE VIEWER THAT TRANSCENDS AGE BARRIERS, DELIGHTING BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE.
https://vimeo.com/659623113
Infused with vibrant hues and intricate details, his whimsical acrylic-on-wood Pop Art
exudes a sense of joy while subtly poking fun at societal quirks and addressing pressing
social and cultural concerns. Weiss cleverly juxtaposes icons, symbols, and elements of
popular culture in unexpected settings, inviting viewers to partake in a playful
exploration of his compositions.
With a desire to surprise and engage his audience, Weiss cultivates an experience that
transcends age barriers, delighting both adults and children alike with his imaginative
creations.
ARITST STATEMENT:
HENRY MATISSE HAS SAID: “WE SHOULD ALWAYS SEE LIFE AS WE DID IN CHILDHOOD.”
ADHERING PLAINLY TO THIS STATEMENT, I ENJOY CREATING WHIMSICAL AND PLAYFUL MIND-BENDING INTERACTIVE OPTICAL ILLUSION PAINTINGS.
MY 3D PAINTINGS SEEM TO BE IN MOTION, BUT THE MOVEMENT IS IN THE VIEWERS MIND. IT’S QUITE A CHALLENGE TO SUCCEED IN MAKING A WORK IN RELIEF APPEAR LIKE A CONVENTIONAL FLAT PICTURE. BUT THE RESULT IS WORTH THE EFFORT
MY KINETIC PAINTINGS DISPLAY THREE DIFFERENT IMAGES, DEPENDING ON THE ANGLE FROM WHICH THE PAINTING IS VIEWED. VIEWERS ARE ABLE TO CREATE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE BY DIRECTING HOW THEY WISH TO SEE THE IMAGE MORPH INTO ANOTHER.
I USE ACRYLIC ON WOOD, WITH AN EASILY RECOGNIZABLE PALETTE OF VIBRANT HUES BEST SUITED TO MY WHIMSICAL POP ART STYLE. POKING FUN AT SOCIETAL QUIRKS, AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONCERNS, I JUXTAPOSE ICONS, SYMBOLS, AND ELEMENTS OF POPULAR CULTURE IN UNEXPECTED SETTINGS, INVITING VIEWERS TO PARTAKE IN A PLAYFUL EXPLORATION.
MY GOAL IS TO CREATE MESMERIZING MIND-BENDING PAINTINGS THAT SURPRISE AND EXUDE A SENSE OF JOY. PAINTINGS THAT ENGAGE A PLAYFUL PARTICIPATING COMPLICITY WITH THE VIEWER THAT TRANSCENDS AGE BARRIERS, DELIGHTING BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE.
https://vimeo.com/659623113
