March Issue

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Issue 12 • June 2012

REIF ERICKSON

“El Capitan” Gregory Kondos

FEATURES 3 CEO Letter Looking Ahead 8-9 Gregory Kondos Ninety and Beyond 12 Member Profile Father/Daughter Duo 14-16 Sue Fegley Learn more about this veteran gift gallery artist!

WHAT’S HAPPENING 4-5 Current Exhibits

6-7 Upcoming Exhibits

10-11 Highlights from Exclusive

Preview 20-21 What does he see?

Check out what staff photographer Lang Lew sees with his camera 24 Calls To Artists EDUCATIONAL 18 Saturday Create + Learn

March Schedule of activities

19 “Spring Into Art”

Don’t miss out on art Spring Camp 23 Acrylic Landscape Painting Join local artist Helen Plenert for a hands on workshop SPECIAL THANKS 26-27 Donors and Sponsors List of community members 25 E-Zine Contributors Check out who helps make this magazine possible.

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From the CEO....

Blue Line Arts has marked the 5th year with another striking installation of two remarkable artists, Gregory Kondos and Mya Louw in Landscape Interpretations.

Working in collaboration with The Crocker Art Museum, the staff has redesigned the Coker Family Gallery to shed new light on many of Greg and Mya’s most important artworks. Together, these sections recreate nature to reflect the beauty of our landscape.

Pop! Goes the Art, featured in the Westpark Workshop Gallery is an amazing selection of pop art inspired work from a collection of more than 20 artists, featuring brilliant color and contemporary works who entered this daring call to artists. It’s certainly a favorite among all ages.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS I’m constantly impressed with the work that the President JULIE FIELDER CEO, AyurNomics children in the community create and the teachers and parents who educate them at becoming creative President Elect DAVE COOK, RCH Group thinkers and makers. Endless Possibilities Artwork, featured in the Eli & Edythe Broad Children’s Gallery Past President from the students at the guiding hands school, is E. HOWARD RUDD, Integral Financial Management another exhibit where the work from children’s hands is expressed through art.

Secretary GEORGE PHILLIPS, Phillips Land Law For those who are interested in learning more about Treasurer the arts and taking a class, I encourage you to sign JOHN ALLARD, Molly Maid of Placer County up for our adult workshop series or children’s youth Directors camps and classes. The instructors have been hand RAZEIH BAGHERI, Rima Boutique selected to educate and demonstrate their techniques JENNIFER CRISOLOGO, New England Financial for popular expressions in the arts. Youth spring camps are almost sold out-so don’t delay sign up today!

KRISTA FENSKE, Sticky Graphics Finally, there are many opportunities arising soon. This DEANNE GREEN, Brookfield Residential year, Blue Line Arts will have 6 weeks of a clay showcase.

ED GOLDMAN, Goldman Communications, Inc. The opportunity to compete in Ceramacom, our WILLIAM ISHMAEL, Artist annual competition, is approaching on March 20. The 3rd Annual Totems & Plates will surely impress us all JEFF JONES, WestPark Associates once again beginning in April. And, we’re excited to RASHIDA LILANI, CPF ®,LilaniWealth Management announce our partnership with The Art League of Lincoln to present America’s Clay Fest (formerly Feats KELLY PETERSON, Layers of Color of Clay) following the Totems & Plates Exhibit.

SUSAN ROHAN, Mayor of Roseville It has been a truly amazing five years, and I would like JOHN SINCLAIR, Sinclair,Wilson,Baldo & Chamberlain to take this opportunity to thank you for being a part CINDY STRICKLAND, Art Consultant of this effort. I hope you continue to engage with Blue Line Arts as it grows into the future.

HOLLY TICHE , Placer Ranch = Staff KATHLEEN MAZZEI Operations Manager KATIE CURLER Gallery Operations LAUREN HOSTETTER Gallery Operations TONY NATSOULAS Exhibitions Consultant

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POP! GOES THE ART

CURRENT EXHIBITS

Coker Family Gallery

“Landscape Interpretations”

by Gregory Kondos & Mya Louw February 21 - April 13

WestPark Workshop Gallery “POP Goes the Art” February 21 - April 13, 2013

Eli & Edythe Broad Children’s Gallery DAY OF GIVING FOR THE ARTS APRIL 29, 2013

“Guiding Hands School” February 16 - March 14, 2013

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Larry Harrell Fotoware

I REALLY like Marilyn!” says, Karen Fetterman Schaefer.

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES Civic Center

REACH photos February - March, 2013

Sutter Medical Center Joe Strickland Mid March - April 2013

Roseville Downtown Library TruFit Artists March 16 - April 17, 2013

Roseville Chamber of Commerce Judy Jacobs - abstract painting works March - May 3, 2013

Paramount Equity

“Remembering to Forget: A selection of paintings & photographs”

by Lang Lew Through February 2013

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Can’t wait to see it!” says, Lynette Baugh Masztakowski.

Have you seen Kondos & Louw’s Exhibit yet?

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UPCOMING Coker Family Gallery INTRODUCING SIX WEEKS OF CLAY “Totems & Plates Invitational” April 19 - May 4, 2013 “America’s ClayFest” FORMERLY FEATS OF CLAY May 10 - June 1, 2013

WestPark Workshop Gallery “CERAMACOM” April 20 - June 1, 2013

Eli & Edythe Broad Children’s Gallery “Annual High School Exhibit” March 19 - April 13, 2013

New Members Gallery

Introducing the newest artist members to join our community. Stop by and check out the exciting space next to the executive offices reserved for our new Blue Line Artist members!

EXHIBITS Civic Center

City of Roseville Staff Exhibit “Highlighting Creativity“ March 22 - May 31 2013

Sutter Medical Center Joe Strickland Mid March - April 2013

Roseville Downtown Library Oakmont High School Students April 20 - May 15, 2013

Roseville Chamber of Commerce Drew Shade May 3 - July 12, 2013

Paramount Equity

Timothy Mulligan April 12 - June 21, 2013

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What a privilege to show with this great artist. A highlight for me.” says, Artist Mya Louw.

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GREGORY KONDOS In the months leading up to his ninetieth birthday, Gregory Kondos’ exhibits at Blue Line Arts and The Crocker Art Museum offer an opportunity to reflect on his prolific career. Having achieved international recognition as a master of color and form, he still humbly credits art as the driving force that has kept him alive and alert through it all.

After leaving the Navy in 1946, Gregory was uncertain about his future. He recalls doodling in his sketchbook during long days on the aircraft carrier — a spark which led him to pursue an education in painting with a bit of assistance from the G.I. Bill. His parents, both hard-working Greek immigrants, backed him one hundred percent in his decision.

His studies led him through the French countryside and over the endless blue seas of the Greek coastline. While in Greece, he learned the joys of rural life and honored his rich heritage. In France, he explored the old stomping grounds of post-impressionist painter Paul Cézanne while developing the bold style for which he is so well-known today.

Although Gregory has painted some of the most majestic landscapes nature has to offer, he insists that even the tiniest flower is a worthy subject for a painter like himself. Anything that shows strength of life, he explains, is cause for awe and admiration. By recording scenes both large and small on canvas, he pays them the recognition they are so often denied in our busy everyday lives.

Gregory’s advice to young artists is poignant but concise: art is a luxury and a privilege, subject to change with the fluctuating stock market. Artists should embrace their talents, but may not always be able to rely on them in tough times — keep at it, but don’t forget to have a fallback plan!

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW

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PHOTOS BY LANG LEW

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(right) Big Mac of the Bush by Kevin Linn (left) Forbidden Love Conquers All by Serena Linn

M E M B E R P RO F I L E Father/daughter duo, Kevin and Serena Linn, have only been members of Blue Line Arts for a short time (Kevin actually followed in his daughter’s footsteps, signing up for his own membership in 2012, a year after she) but they have already made a great impression, participating in numerous events, volunteering, and producing their own artwork. Kevin and Serena originally joined Blue Line Arts for an opportunity to share their own artworks in exhibits for the WestPark Workshop Gallery and Gift Gallery. Serena currently sells her whimsical jewelry in the Gift Gallery (under the name “Serena’s Colors”), while her father, Kevin, an avid photographer, sells greeting cards featuring his photography. The Linns are 12 • Blue Line Arts Magazine • bluelinearts.org

a busy, on-the-go family, now living in Sacramento; read on for more about this creative, artistic pair.

Q: What prompted you to join Blue Line Arts?

Serena: I love to paint and make jewelry. After the first painting I entered of a spring scene at the gallery, I decided to join Blue Line Arts to be able to enter more call to artist activities and to be able to sell my jewelry. Kevin: I wanted to find a good place to show and sell my photos and photographic greeting cards. After seeing how well my daughter Serena had done at Blue Line Arts, I decided to join.

Q: Looking back on the exhibits from 2012 at Blue Line Arts, do you have any favorites?

S: My favorite exhibit of 2012 is the Members Show where they had a catalog with all of the artwork that was in the exhibit. K: I liked the membership show, as it had many different styles of art.

Q: Who are your favorite artists and why?

S: My favorite artist is Linda Green. Her paintings are amazing. Also, she has been my private art teacher for a number of years now and I have learned so much from her. K: My favorite artist is Ansel Adams. He is my favorite because he is a pioneer in photography.

Make sure to visit Blue Line Arts’ Gift Gallery to see the Linn’s fantastic pieces!

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SUE FEGLEY Sue Fegley is a prominent jewelry designer at Blue Line Arts. She has been creating beautiful bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and whatever her mind could imagine as long as she can remember. She grew up in Berkeley, CA and attended Berkeley High School. Between the great education she received at her high school, going to operas in San Francisco, and having symphonies at her high school auditorium, this all made for the amazing high school experience that got her into UC Davis for college where she wrote for the newspaper. After being at UC Davis, Fegley decided she wanted to go on to post graduate school to get her teaching credential and now teaches at Sierra College. Everything Fegley has done thus far has made her into what she is today, a successful business woman, teacher, and artist.

might have these prickly parts on them or look all industrial, so it wouldn’t be something you could actually be comfortable in, whereas my jewelry is comfortable and wearable.

Q: If you could purchase one piece of jewelry, what would it be and why?

A: A druzy. It’s a geode and I look them up on eBay all of the time. You would think they would be really expensive, but they aren’t. It’s because they have these sections in them when you cut them open and you can see all of the crystals.

Q: Who has been your biggest artistic inspiration?

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Q: How did you learn the process?

A: I must have looked at some books or something. There’s a lot of information out there now. There’s a variety of gems to choose from, Swarovski crystals are the best when choosing crystals, but you also have to have a wire. And when you choose a wire you have a lot to choose from too.

Though, Fegley does not remember when she got into the jewelry industry, she did say this: “I have always been into make-up.” She thinks her love for jewelry goes back to geology, which is the science of the earth’s structure and substance. She is fascinated with rocks and gems. “I like the ancient idea of beads,” she said. “Some people make jewelry out of fossils! I’ve even made jewelry out of fossil coral.” Fegley says that some rocks show signs of spirituality and power and she admires

that. Even though she dabbled with fossil coral Fegley stated, “I mostly do work with plated metal and sterling.” Fegley is very passionate about her work and her jewelry expresses just that.

blue line arts gift gallery The Gift Gallery is a consignment shop consisting of a diverse range of high quality, one-of-akind art pieces. The Blue Line Arts gift gallery furthers the mission to create ‘a vibrant community through the arts’ by fostering fine artists through sales, exposure, and providing the community with quality, original art pieces at affordable prices.

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SATURDAY CREATE + LEARN Experience a new art lesson each Saturday of the month. Each month has a new theme and a new lesson for ages 4-16.

For the month of March, Create+Learn classes will use the “Pop! Goes the Art” exhibit in the WestPark Workshop Gallery as inspiration; each Create+Learn activity will be inspired by different Pop artists throughout time.

Join us for the following projects:

• March 9th Creative Confections • March 16th “Clink, Splat! Click Clack”

ETIAM NON QUAM

• March 23rd Oldenburg’s oversized donuts

SAPIEN ADIPIS DOLORES NEMIS OMNIS SITS FUGIATS VITAES AMETS

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• March 30th Crazy collages

“Spring into Art” SPRING BREAK CAMP AGES 6-13 Day 1: Monday, March 25 (9am-3pm) Children will channel their inner kinetic artist to create tree mobiles, complete with leaves birds, and other furry creatures.

Day 2: Tuesday, March 26 (9am-3pm) Stop and smell the roses...or at least the tissue-paper roses that you’ll be creating.

Children will plant their own paper flowers in a flower pot, complete with fake dirt and even bugs and worms!

Day 3: Wednesday, March 27 (9am-3pm) Recycled art will be the theme for this mask-making class! We’ll be using discarded newspaper and other fun objects to create paper-mache masks.

Day 4: Thursday, March 28 (9am-3pm) Using the beauty of the spring season as inspiration, children will create their own mosaics.

Programs are free or discounted for members. Not a member yet? Join today and start saving on fun for the whole family.

Full Week & Half Day options available!

REGISTER HERE

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PHOTOS BY LANG LEW HIGHLIGHTS: 3RD SAT ART WALKS, 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, & INSTALLATION DAYS

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ADULT WORKSHOP SERIES ACRYLIC LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH HELEN PLENERT Helen will teach a five hour acrylic landscape workshop with a combination of demonstrations and hands on direction.

Helen Plenert is a native of Sacramento and has studied locally at American River College and CSU Sacramento and studied with John Kaneko and Gary Pruner. Helen has wide knowledge of various materials and applications.

Saturday March 30th 10-3pm Member: $50 Non-Member: $55

REGISTER HERE

CALL TO ARTISTS

Click on the titles for more details CERAMACOM OPEN COMPETITION DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: MARCH 20, 2013 Returning for the 3rd year this year, cash prizes will be awarded to the top three artists and a solo exhibition in the WestPark Workshop Gallery will be awarded to the first-place artist.

Work will be selected by juror Elaine Henry, editor/publisher of the international ceramics journals, ‘Ceramics: Art & Perception’ and ‘Ceramics TECHNICAL.’ “LAYERED AND STITCHED’ SAQA DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: APRIL 19 2013 Blue Line Arts is partnering with Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) in an exhibition to highlight art quilts from SAQA members in the Northern California and Northern Nevada regions.

Submissions will be juried by accomplished artist Merle Axelrad, whose fabric collages are in numerous public, corporate, and private collections, including those of the Ritz Carlton and Kaiser Permanente.

ART DECO REIMAGINED DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: APRIL 19 2013 Blue Line partnered with the Sacramento Art Deco Society (SADS) to hold a juried exhibition of contemporary artworks inspired by the Art Deco period.

Jurors include Adjunct Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism at the School of the Chicago Art Institute, Rolf Achilles and plein air painter and former Advertising Art Director, Chuck Kovacic.

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TALK TO US

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Article Contributions-

Julie Hirota Lauren Hostetter Katie Curler Alexander Breen

Graphic Design- Jackie Su Photography- Lang Lew

Editing/Layout-

Kathleen Mazzei

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THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS

Blue Line Society Westwood Family Cellars Brookfield Residential CarMax Foundation David & Dolly Fiddyment Folsom Lake Bank Deanne Green Hampton Inn William Ishmael Emily Leff John Norman Steve Pease Susan Rohan Ed Goldman John Allard Julie Hirota Sue Garcia Placer Valley Tourism Placer Community Foundation Folsom Lake Bank Sierra Rock & Landscape North Valley Bank Granite Bay Development Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Sutter Roseville Medical Center Taber Creative Group Thunder Valley Casino & Resort Helen Taylor Union Pacific Foundation US Bank Westfield Galleria Star 106.5 Wells Fargo Dick & Louise Wiesner

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Benefactor David Attaway Linda Brown Dave and Janice Cook Monica Crooks John and Julie Fielder First Northern Bank Suzanne Gazzaniga Marcus LoDuca Marcy Friedman, Kelly Peterson George and Jen Phillips Aldo Pineschi and Lesli Goto Roseville Kiwanis Sandor and Holly Tiche Roseville Auto Mall Sammy’s Rockin Bar & Grill Gretchen & Pat Tobin Susan Mansfield Gray Allen Patron Virginia Amick Razeih Bagheri Barbieri Commercial Brokerage Integral Financial Management David & Marybeth Knoll Ursula Johnson Laverty & Chacon Layers of Color Lilani Wealth Management Lion’s Club Roseville Stephen Martinez & Dawn Cooper Michael & Kathy Metzger James & Mary Beth Montgomery

Mourier Land Investment Group Paul Padilla Sierra Vista Community 1st Bank Heron Pacific, Wildlands Westpark Associates Denio’s Roseville Farmers Market Molly Maid of Placer County John M. Sinclair Andrew Klonecke Taber Creative Group South Placer Art in Public Places Chris & Sharon Steele Judi & Dwight Stickney Catherine Vollmer Jim & Diane Williams Williams + Paddon Darla Yetter Janet Wagner Joy Westrup Zoom Imaging David Kelly John Johnson Denise Fiddyment Erica Matney Diane Williams Michael Ziegler Jack Duran David Breninger Janet Dick Sandra Smoley Katy Schardt Christina Richter Sarah Reilly Kim Silvers Mary Shaw

THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS Contributor Pat Abraham & Norm Van Huff Gray Allen Brita Bayless Amanda Broadhurst Barb Brass Evelyn Broyer Annette de Bellefeuille Yuko Carson Edward Chaney Ricco & Susan Ches Leonard Davis Marilyn Festersen Lew Fellows Gina Garbolino Nancy Glatt Pam Herman Clifton Johnson John Johnson Paul & Lisa Joiner Elizabeth Kamrar Karen Kaplan Kelly Karas John and Mary Lathrop Irene Lester Mike Madrid Fred & Linda Mitsch Greg McGovern Marcia & Cameron Murray Janice Metrogen Theodore and Anthula Natsoulas Barbara Newell Geneva Parker Helen Phillips Jack Powell Priscilla Richter Janet Roberts Jeff Ronten Roopal Shah

Roseville Rotary Sandy Sharon Shimo Gayle Streff Jim & Florence Smith Marvis & Jim Smith Eric & Paige Stauss AJ Trombetta Susana Watson Barbara Newell Helen Phillips Jon & Darlene Engellenner Kathy Metzger Roopal Shah David Attaway Jeff Ronten Shimo Beckie Clevenger Please welcome our newest Blue Line Artist members!

Carol Quinn Brenda Louie Anne D’Errico Jenine Windeshausen Fran Quinzon Julie Didion Robin Leddy Giustina Jerry Harrell Susan Hogg Lori Anderson Jean Crawford Danuta Dias Zoran Peshich Roy Tatman Tonia Martin Brenda Boles Vicki Weller