Upcoming Events // On the Horizon

August 2009

SF ACC SHOW / April Higashi Jewelery

Fort Mason, San Francisco
Booth #610
August 14, 15, 16 2009

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September 2009
Ocelot Clothing Fall Weekend Show
also featuring Menswear / Textile Designer Gabriel Russo
Weekend of 9/12th & 13th.

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October 2009

SHIBUSA \ shi-’bu-sa \ n. this aesthetic includes an openness to nature
& an appreciation of the irregularities of form.
Opening Date 10.03.09

Cathy Liu / Paintings

Karen Gilbert / Jewelry
 

Taylor Vogland Dreling / Sculptures
 

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November 2009
Tina Rath / Jewelry
Introduction & artist reception
Saturday 11.07.09

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May 2010
Julia Turner / Jewelry
Dates to be announced

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Happy New Year! Shibumi is 3.

A New Year and a year wiser. Shibumi Gallery turns 3.

To thank you for your patronage, during the month of January please
take 25% off any one item at Shibumi.

(offer excludes custom jewelry work & some sculpture)

Wishing you a 2009 filled with subtle beauty!

Karen Gilbert: Trunk Show

Karen Gilbert is one of my favorite working jewelers. By working I simply mean, she supports herself (& actually her family) on selling her jewelry as art. Her work always continues to evolve with great integrity and thoughtfulness.

Last weekend Karen Gilbert brought new work to Shibumi for a trunk show. She is doing some new pieces with mica. When worn they catch the light and refract with the movement of the wearer. They are beautiful. Her combination of materials are earthy, playful and sophisticated. She never seizes to amaze me with her new directions and explorations.

Karen's jewelery is shown at Shibumi Gallery year round. And for the holidays, we have some great prices on her earrings.

" I see my work from two sides. one is the exploration of materials; the other is the content of my ideas. the functional forms in nature and science, put together, are those we find familiar. i see these most primal forms as road maps for everything we think and feel. the smallest can be a visual representation of the larger complexity. what is underneath the surface is what i choose to explore. i try to question ideas about where comfort and beauty are found. the objects i make are my expressions of a new narrative."--- Karen Gilbert

Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show

A week or so ago I returned from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. It is a very nice juried show and I am honored to be amongst such talented artists. The women's committee that run it are terrific and treat the artists so well!

Here is my traveling booth where Anna & I lived for a week. When I was little I had a Japanese doll in a lacquered case. The doll was so precious and lived in my room beside my bed. We modeled the cases off of this idea. Eric, my husband has made anything metal in my display. He is a metal sculptor so this is a favor. The show went very well & I am glad that the Philadelphia community is so supportive of the arts!

Anna Adair, who also works with me at the gallery came along for her first away show. The east coast weather was nice when we did get out. Very crisp & fall was in the air & on the ground!