CALL FOR ARTISTS, Encinitas "Shop Small Saturday", November 28th, E101 Mainstreet

Hello Artists,

E101 Mainstreet would like to invite you to participate in our Shop Small Saturday event on November 28 in Downtown Encinitas. We are in the process of creating a year round campaign to encourage our community to shop small and to shop local.

This event will feature local merchants in our downtown as they offer BIG discounts that day in conjuncture with American Express' Shop Small Saturday.

We also wish to promote local art during this event and that is where you come in! We will be reserving an empty lot along Highway 101 to feature local art for sale. It will be much like a mini art bazaar with live music and live art demonstrations.

Please let me know if you are available for this event. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Contact: Irene Phyun at ipyun@encinitas101.com.

E101 New Art Exhibit with Michael Sussna - Mathemagical Images, June 25 - July 30

Numbers are his game, Geometric Yet Organic – Mathemagical Images by Michael Sussna, Ph.D.

Encinitas, the E101 Gallery unfolds the magic of art using fractal imagery, and takes you into an incredible journey into the mind of our July artist, Michael Sussna, Ph.D.

Michael explores undiscovered worlds of exotic scenery filled with exquisite shapes in colorful profusion. This journey into the wilds of magical fractal imagery is made possible by and is a reflection of the beauty of mathematics. These intricate designs serve as snapshots capturing panoramas from the limitless uncharted realms of inner space and often feature spirals speaking spiritually to us of infinity. Michael describes his artwork as “geometric yet organic”.

A self taught artist, his works are unique, and extremely expressive. No wonder, this talented artist born in New Jersey, has a BA in Philosophy from Sonoma State University, an MS in Computer Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego. Michael began developing software in 1973, and creating fractal art in 1985. He is also a published poet and has done original theoretical work in number theory, multi-valued logic, physical chemistry, semantics-based information retrieval, and the statistical analysis of baseball and had the cover article in a prestigious computer graphics journal. Michael’s works are sought after nationwide and housed in private collections.

Many traditional artists have embraced computer graphics to enhance representational depiction. Other digital artisans have employed these new capabilities to create previously un-imagined visual abstractions. The variety of both the potential imagery and the virtual equipment for manipulating it is in effect inexhaustible. Fractal digital imagery is a relatively young yet already rich field. Though different from traditional art, this digital medium also demands a well-developed aesthetic sense. Mastery of an ever-evolving tool-set permits results perfecting form, color, texture, and composition.

Stop by on July 3rd, 5:30 - 8:00 pm during the 1st Thursdays in Encinitas, where the artist will be on hand to answer your questions about the magic of fractal imagery art at the E101 Gallery located at 818 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA. All art is for sale and you can contact the artist directly at: msussna1@san.rr.com, 858 453-6558 and visit his website at: http://www.sussna.com.

E101 Gallery - CALL FOR ARTISTS

Stop by on May 1, 2014, 5:30 - 8pm at an Artists Reception and check it out~

Tree Top Terry in Maui a former Encinitas local Artist

Promised and delivered from Maui, Treetop "Terry Weaver" is sharing his story of Encintas, CA and his artwork in the City.  Tales from the Tree House - 
Cont. from January; Mosaic Mon, Terry Michael Weaver.Encinitas – Subject Streetscape 2001 Award “The Story”.

Back in March, 2001, while visiting family and friends in Encinitas, I ran into a good friend and then Arts Commissioner, Thomas Soto. Tommy mentioned to me that the City of Encinitas was looking for local artists for the Downtown Encinitas Streetscape project. The Arts Commission wanted to incorporate public art into the street improvement project to make it more interesting. Tommy said, “they should have your mosaics downtown.” He directed me to city hall where I obtained specifications for the art –(16) 36” round medallion to be placed at specific locations. I took this very seriously as both my youth and my heart are rooted in Encinitas. The Downtown Encinitas Streetscape project offered me an opportunity to give something creative back to my hometown. I had only three days to prepare my presentation to the City Council. I had learned the importance of a good presentation while working in architectural firms, so I spent the entire three days preparing. I made 2 images: a horse jumping a gate and a classic Woodie. I printed them to actual size as requested on the spec sheet. I also included a real mosaic which was hung in our family’s dome house- a 2” round lion tile mosaic that I had made back in the early 80’s. I waited patiently as I was the last name in the competition to be called. I proposed that each of the 16 medallions would depict different aspects of the city. I then rolled out the 2 full size images and displayed my round mosaic lion. 

The Council was able to have a true visual of the actual sized art for the medallions. The votes followed and I was awarded the medallion project. I was excited and a little nervous. Reality was, that not only was I a commissioned artist, I was part of a major street renovation project that impacted the businesses on Highway 101. I realized how daunting 16 different image mosaics would be to design, manufacture and to also keep pace with the City’s construction schedule.

Meanwhile back  at home: The Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational (MPAPI) is a weeklong art event held every February in Lahaina on Maui, Hawaii. The MPAPI event is a great event where the public can watch professional plein air painters create their artistic visions of Maui, its people, the landscape, and historical buildings. Terry’s tree house is always a popular subject and this year no fewer than 5 of the 25 showcased artists chose this unique setting as their subject.



Next month: the Art Council and process of creating 16 pieces of art begins