tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48327632805034511862023-11-16T04:31:35.378-08:00Into the StudioThe Journal of a Mixed Media PhotographerMary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-38204336660177788602015-04-12T21:47:00.002-07:002015-04-12T21:47:44.266-07:00My Blog Has Moved!<br />
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Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-32303556289006091292015-03-17T15:34:00.000-07:002015-03-17T15:38:08.961-07:00The Wolf is Here!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am so excited to share that <b><i>The Wolf Who Ate the Sky</i></b> has been published by Heyday Books! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When my daughter Anna was 3.5 years old, we created this story <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">during</span> car rides to and from preschool. In telling it again and again, it grew into the story that is now in this book. My father, artist Charles Hobson, did a fabulous job illustrating and designing it. This 3-generation project is now on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Who-Ate-Sky/dp/1597142980/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426615344&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wolf+who+ate+the+sky" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://heydaybooks.com/">heydaybooks.com</a>, and in local bookstores. Signed copies will also be at my <a href="http://marydanielhobson.com/exhibitions.html" target="_blank">next Open Studio</a> on April 25 & 26 in Muir Beach.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is a taste of the plot: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"A very hungry wolf eats the sky, plunging the whole world into darkness, but a brave boy and a menagerie of animals are determined to bring back the light." </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Below is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EGU7IN46RQ" target="_blank">very sweet video of Anna at 3.5 years old</a> telling a version of the story. Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-24271523192566793132014-12-16T13:26:00.003-08:002014-12-16T13:34:54.638-08:00Artist Talk at Gallery 291: Watch It Online<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am so excited to share that my Artist Talk at <a href="http://www.gallery291.net/" target="_blank">Gallery 291</a> can now be seen online thanks to Steve Wynn at <a href="http://www.baysideentertainment.com/" target="_blank">Bayside Entertainment</a>. He did a beautiful job recording and editing it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In this talk, I start with my photography background and how my graduate studies of Surrealism led me to work in mixed media. Then I share the stories, inspirations and techniques behind the six different series on view at Gallery 291 - from the layered collage of <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/mapping.html" target="_blank"><i>Mapping the Body</i> </a>and <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/milagros.html" target="_blank"><i>Milagro</i>s</a>, to the sculptures of <i><a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/bottle.html" target="_blank">Bottle Dreams</a></i> and the still lives of <i><a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/sanctuary/sanctuary.html" target="_blank">Sanctuary</a></i> and <i><a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/evocations/evocations.html" target="_blank">Evocations</a></i>. I conclude with my newest work, mixed media collages that are about reaching into the darkness and finding an unexpected gift or blessing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can watch the video here on Vimeo:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I would love to know what you think. </span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-86151049408885603342014-11-06T13:36:00.002-08:002014-11-06T13:36:57.125-08:00Gallery 291 - Installation Shots<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here are a few pictures of my exhibition at <a href="http://www.gallery291.net/" target="_blank">Gallery 291</a> in Mill Valley, CA.
This is the biggest show I have ever had, with 105 pieces of art! Some
works were made as long ago as 18 years while others were completed just
days before the show opened. I am really looking forward to
sharing the meaning and inspiration behind this work at the <a href="http://www.theimageflow.com/events/mary-daniel-hobson/" target="_blank"><b>Artist Talk on Thursday, November 13th at 6:30pm</b></a>. If you are in the area I hope you will be able to make it. </span><br />
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Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-87044585946455218492014-10-15T11:29:00.002-07:002014-10-15T17:48:47.484-07:00New Work<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today I am sharing a few of my new pieces. I am so excited to have them be part of the <span style="color: #990000;">Gallery 291 exhibit, opening this Saturday, October 18th at 6:30pm in Mill Valley, CA.</span> For more details, please visit <a href="http://www.gallery291.net/">www.gallery291.net</a>. If you are in the area, I hope you will get to see the show, which is up through the end of November. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Solace,</i> mixed media collage, ©2014, 7 x 8.5"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Nesting #2, </i>mixed media collage, ©2014, 14 x 10"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Blessing #6,</i> mixed media collage, ©2014, 7.25 x 7.25"</span><br />
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mixed media collages and am really excited to be sharing them in a solo
exhibit this October and November at <a href="http://www.gallery291.net/" target="_blank">Gallery 291 in Mill Valley, CA</a>. At
the heart of the new work is the experience of reaching into the
darkness, the unknown, and having an unexpected gift or blessing arrive.
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series as well - so it feels a bit like mid-career retrospective. If you
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">And if the world needs your work, it will come and get you. And if it doesn’t, do your work anyway. You can have fantasies about having control over the world, but I know I can barely control my kitchen sink. That is the grace I am given. Because when one can control things, one is limited to one’s own vision.”<br />-Kiki Smith</span><br />
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<br />Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-87758697706053324972014-04-16T07:51:00.001-07:002014-04-16T21:18:34.605-07:00Making Art Together - The Traveling Postcards Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Six of us, myself included, gathered on a recent Monday evening in my studio to celebrate a friend's birthday by making postcards for the <a href="http://www.travelingpostcards.org/" target="_blank">Traveling Postcards Project.</a> Amid the sounds of shuffling paper, scissors slicing and easy conversation, we each crafted a 4 x 6"card for an anonymous woman in need of support. It was a lovely way to channel our creative energy into a meaningful gift for someone else while enjoying tea and chocolate birthday cake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.travelingpostcards.org/" target="_blank">The Traveling Postcards Project</a> was founded by Caroline Lovell, and the cards created are delivered by her organization to women in shelters recovering from abuse. As Caroline says, "Creating postcards that incorporate both art and words may seem like a small action, but it is exactly what most women want; voice, visibility and compassionate caring. Receiving a card that is both beautiful and meaningful from a stranger is empowering. Knowing that you are not alone and that someone is trying to help can create resiliency. None of us can hope to effect change single handedly, but together, through collective action, we can help each other."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For me, it was so inspiring to create art as an anonymous gift for someone else. I also loved offering a hands-on artmaking event in my studio. I realize, although I have hosted many events - from Open Studios to mentoring, group critiques, artist gatherings and more - that I have rarely pulled out the art supplies and invited people to just create with me in my studio. It was such fun and I look forward to doing something like this again soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You could see the postcards we made that night on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152108009173195.1073741858.265225793194&type=1" target="_blank">Traveling Postcards facebook page</a>. If you are interested in learning how<a href="http://www.travelingpostcards.org/make-a-card" target="_blank"> to make your own card, please click here</a>. </span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-89927448602244671072014-01-10T10:38:00.000-08:002014-01-10T10:38:18.240-08:00Creativity & Grace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have been having fun and working hard this week getting the studio ready for my Fall Open Studio tomorrow, Saturday, October 5th. It's always a treat to re-hang my art for these events and see it fresh. Plus I have been organizing paints so kids can decorate flower pots, and baking biscotti and other treats. Here are a few photos of the studio as it is getting ready. If you are in the Bay Area it would be great to have you come by!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">hosted by Mary Daniel Hobson, <a href="http://www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com/" target="_blank">Wendy Johnson</a> & Peter Rudnick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Saturday, October 5 from 10am - 4pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1795 & 1815 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach, CA </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Offering fine art, organic plants, art activities for kids and tea & treats and more.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Questions? Please </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/contact.html" target="_blank">email me</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Image #1:<i> <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/bottle_dreams/machupicchu2.html" target="_blank">Machu Picchu II</a></i>,<i> <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/milagros/conserve.html" target="_blank">Conserve Ecology</a>,</i> <i><a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/lv/ascend.html" target="_blank">Ascend</a></i>, and a new piece called <i>Open</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br />Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-88009503383894603382013-09-20T10:20:00.002-07:002013-09-20T10:22:26.656-07:00Celebrating Fall with an Open Studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have always loved the fall season. The back to school energy feels like a fresh start. The abundance of apples and garden vegies makes me appreciate the generosity of nature. The summer fog of Muir Beach gives way to crisp bright sunshine. I feel sharper and brighter myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's a wonderful time of year to open my studio, and so I will be hosting an <b><span style="color: #990000;">Open Studio in Muir Beach on Saturday, October 5 from 10-4.</span></b> There will be a wide assortment of my mixed media art from <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/bottle.html" target="_blank">photographs bottled in mineral oil</a> to <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/mapping.html" target="_blank">layered collages</a> and more, plus postcards & notecards for sale. There will also be art activities for kids and tea & treats, and my neighbors, <a href="http://www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com/" target="_blank">Wendy Johnson</a> & Peter Rudnick, will be opening their home garden and nursery too. Please see details below, and <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/contact.html" target="_blank">contact</a><a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/contact.html" target="_blank"> me</a> with any questions. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, it would be lovely to have you stop by!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">MUIR BEACH OPEN STUDIO & GARDEN SALE</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">hosted by <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/" target="_blank">Mary Daniel Hobson</a>, <a href="http://www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com/" target="_blank">Wendy Johnson</a> & Peter Rudnick</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>"New ideas always find me this way way, ramshackle, delightful, and unexpected. And I am convinced that ideas are everywhere, like wild daisies, there for the picking. We all have access. Anyone can snag the corner of an idea and give it a tug, pulling down from the firmament some fragment of greatness. It's not a lack of ideas that stops us from creating great work; it's that we make too many excuses and lack the courage to dream thing real. It's that having the guts to yank an idea out of the ether and toss it into a cycle of rapid prototyping, drafting and revising requires focus and risk. The creative process is always an encounter with the unknown, and demands a willingness to veer off course and be transformed." - Christina Rosalie from A Field Guide To Now</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">New ideas are finding me. I am working with them, chipping away and bringing them into form like the new series of prints in progress pictured here on my studio work table. I am practicing diligence and patience. And I am feeling very blessed to have the capacity - the space and the time (though I always crave more) - to take my visions and make them tangible and real.</span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-55197996609945871962013-02-04T20:16:00.002-08:002013-02-04T20:28:59.913-08:00Clearing the River<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>"Be wild; that is how to clear
the river. The river does not flow in polluted, we manage that. The river does
not dry up, we block it. If we want to allow it its freedom, we have to allow
our ideational lives to be let loose, to stream, letting anything come,
initially censoring nothing. That is creative life. It is made up of divine
paradox. To create one must be willing to be stone stupid, to sit upon a throne
on top of a jackass and spill rubies from one’s mouth. Then the river will
flow, then we can stand in the stream of it raining down."</i> -Clarissa Pinkola Estés,<i> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Women-Wolves-Clarissa-Pinkola-Est%C3%A9s/dp/0345409876/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360037974&sr=8-1&keywords=Women+Who+Run+With+the+wolves" target="_blank">Women Who Run with the Wolves</a></i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have been blessed this week with time to "clear the river" -- meaning large chunks of time in the studio to open the flow of creativity. Today I started a new journal with this quote above, cleaned my space, and shot fresh images of my hands. I am excited to see where all of this will take me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image above shot this past Saturday at Muir Beach with my iPhone 4S ©marydanielhobson </span></i></span></div>
Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-11509699736987043652012-12-31T23:52:00.000-08:002012-12-31T23:58:38.281-08:00Prayer for the New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you a New Year full of </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Prayer</i></b> ©2012, kodalith and mixed media collage, 5 x 7" (framed)</span><br />
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Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-75704024468432997462012-12-15T14:44:00.000-08:002013-01-22T10:36:01.121-08:00My Favorite Books of 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/When-Women-Were-Birds-Fifty-four/dp/0374288976/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355322042&sr=1-1&keywords=When+Women+Were+Birds"><b><i>When
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b><i>by Terry Tempest
Williams</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Written by one of my <a href="http://www.coyoteclan.com/">favorite authors</a>, this is a book about
voice, silence, motherhood, family, loss and creativity. One of the highlights
of my year was seeing Terry read from it at Commonweal in May – you could hear
it too, thanks to the <a href="http://www.commonweal.org/new-school/TNS_Library2012.html#TTWilliams">New
School’s podcast</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rebecca-Norris-Webb-My-Dakota/dp/1934435473/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355322455&sr=1-1&keywords=My+Dakota%20%E2%80%9C"><b><i>My
Dakota </i></b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b><i>by Rebecca Norris Webb</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">It is a rare thing in my
experience for a photography book to possess the depth of emotional content
that this one does. Rebecca Norris Webb made this series of powerful
photographs after the untimely death of her brother, and I could feel her grappling with the edge between the
living and the dying in these pictures. Her handwritten text runs throughout
the book adding personal and poetic meaning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chris-McCaw-Sunburn-Allie-Haeusslein/dp/0984573925/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355323573&sr=1-1&keywords=Sunburn+by+Chris+McCaw"><b><i>Sunburn</i></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i> </i></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.chrismccaw.com/Home.html">Chris McCaw</a> has created a
fabulous series of photographs that are simple yet profound renderings of the
path the sun and moon make across his paper negatives – literally burning the
paper at times with the extreme length of exposure. I love how one of the very
first images has a burn mark right through the paper page as if it were one of
his prints – it’s so tactile and succinctly describes his process. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Book-Elephant-Piggie/dp/1423133080/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355323403&sr=1-1&keywords=WE+Are+in+a+book"><b><i>We
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">With two young girls in my
house, most of the books I read are for the 2-4 year old. <a href="http://www.mowillems.com/">Mo Willems</a> is a master in that category.
This is my personal favorite among his many wonderful titles, because he did
something so clever in this book that breaks down the distance between the
reader and the characters of Piggie and Elephant. I will let you read it to
find it out, as it offers a good chuckle for kids and adults alike. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steal-Like-Artist-Things-Creative/dp/0761169253/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355323426&sr=1-1&keywords=steal+like+an+artist"><b><i>Steal
Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being An Artist </i></b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">I am always on the look out
for a good book about the creative process -- this is my pick for 2012. It is
light-hearted in size and style, but the wisdom is spot on. One of my favorite
bits of insight was the permission to work analog even in this digital age – to
work with the tools that best suit your own rhythm. This book is one I am
keeping in the studio to flip through whenever I need a little creative
inspiration.</span></div>
Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-6685228734563514532012-11-09T11:56:00.002-08:002012-11-09T11:57:26.363-08:00Making Mail: Holiday Open Studio Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Relishing the meditative practice of handwriting envelopes, adhering postage and return address labels, and embellishing envelopes with rubber stamps...my next Open Studio card is in process today. I love the tactile process of making mail. It helps build my anticipation for my next <span style="color: #990000;">Open Studio in Muir Beach on December 2 from 11-5. </span>If you would like to receive a mailed invite, <a href="mailto:danny@marydanielhobson.com" rel="nofollow">just send me your address</a>. </span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-46052642831248131212012-08-24T12:39:00.000-07:002012-10-15T13:49:46.752-07:00Work In Progress: Ocean Music<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFwTg_pOj0GG2dSFaPGnU_d_AciGQm-IrdZ_PbhAXevb8ruzOKznFnNka0VpGRiLUaMGXSFqkeeM7Pgn2HyEMaPQiNQjLKPT5n-dP9Hl5hteBLaWh-OzePnXkUAYAh9HFHT3yeZfPXxUw/s1600/OceanMusic1_SM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFwTg_pOj0GG2dSFaPGnU_d_AciGQm-IrdZ_PbhAXevb8ruzOKznFnNka0VpGRiLUaMGXSFqkeeM7Pgn2HyEMaPQiNQjLKPT5n-dP9Hl5hteBLaWh-OzePnXkUAYAh9HFHT3yeZfPXxUw/s400/OceanMusic1_SM.jpg" width="252" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This bottle has sat on my studio shelf for months with just an image of the ocean inside, waiting.... Today I finally picked it up, literally dusted it off, and began to form it into the piece you see here. I layered sheet music and a handwritten text about the music of the ocean. I rolled some of the sheet music into scrolls - one in the front, and three in the back. The big breakthrough for me was placing the scroll in front of the photo inside the bottle...I have never tried that before, and I really like the effect - it pushes the photo away from the glass, giving it a little more space to move. I poured in mineral oil so that the elements can move and shift together like they would if they were in the ocean's water. It still needs to have its lid adhered with silicone, and then I will take a more professional photo, but for now I just wanted to share the progress made today. </span></div>
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I have been thinking a lot lately about how nothing is wasted...there are so many ideas I have for art, so many objects and images I collect in my studio, and all in due time the parts come together to form new art. The trick is patience. This piece reminds me that completion is not a race, but rather a gentle allowing and trusting my own timing. </div>
Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-49525628837672422052012-06-10T21:19:00.001-07:002012-06-10T21:19:34.960-07:00Art Plus Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am getting ready for my next exhibition called "Art Plus Life," a group exhibition at a really lovely venue. <a href="http://www.commonweal.org/" target="_blank">Commonweal</a> is a center for healing, research, and inspiration in Bolinas, CA. I will exhibiting some of my large-scale mixed media collages from <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/milagros.html"><i>Milagros</i></a>. In this series, I photographed people's arms and asked them to write a wish for a positive change or miracle in their life, and then I created a collage combining the two with the intention of creating a visual affirmation of that wish. Pictured here is one of my pieces in the "Art + Life" exhibit - called "Kindness". And if you look closely at the original you will find the handwritten wish in the forearm, stating "What about kindness becoming infectiously popular - among close relations and strangers - unknown kindness mischief." I am so delighted to be showing this series at a place so committed to transformation and healing. I hope that if you are in the area, you will get a chance to see the exhibit.<br />
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June 23 - September 21, 2012</div>
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Commonweal Art Gallery</div>
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451 Mesa Road, Bolinas, CA </div>
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Artists: Bob Demmerle, <a href="http://www.lindagass.com/" target="_blank">Linda Gass</a>, Mary Daniel Hobson, <a href="http://www.jamesonfineart.com/">Elizabeth Jameson</a>, Daigon Lueck,and Maud Zimmer<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Image Info: "Kindness" from the series Milagros, 28 x 10", mixed media collage, $1750 </i></span></div>
</div>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-45509819462218348412012-04-10T12:03:00.018-07:002012-04-10T14:45:11.442-07:00Spring Open Studio & Garden Event<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdt5-vOD6ar9byW8Co3JvKbpX7GecgETX0VWh8n4O2X95wXoZs6lMeEHbwaGXH5Ik95jmMN0YNmXoZDj-YP7tcGFuwCXrA3aUYzWkpjRzk8hTPUljC2LeAkjk2QWoLEfCkp1cBcS2uHsoT/s1600/OpenStudio_2012April_flier.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdt5-vOD6ar9byW8Co3JvKbpX7GecgETX0VWh8n4O2X95wXoZs6lMeEHbwaGXH5Ik95jmMN0YNmXoZDj-YP7tcGFuwCXrA3aUYzWkpjRzk8hTPUljC2LeAkjk2QWoLEfCkp1cBcS2uHsoT/s400/OpenStudio_2012April_flier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729859604836615970" border="0" /></a></span><br />Today I am working away in the studio getting ready for my next </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Open Studio happening Saturday & Sunday, April 28 & 29, 10am-4pm each day. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I always look forward to these events for a few reasons...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1) I get the opportunity to share my art and process in person, face to face. Having events like this in my</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> studio makes it easy to show my working methods, techniques, and sources of inspiration. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I love the feedback, good conversation, and sense of being connected to others who appreciate creative work.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmTaxprNN0d5SSqyomDiADGM2ZdZS1_SsxgIAeqoVg8r35zr6Uw8hTT9NRoBGNHkd4jC5sLI4MWGlD4VcMfbKz2N5RkPlJtZ7X7fm1Drbad-HS5-6PLVGgaLPg7b2StEk7epukQPtJ4XU/s1600/OS_garden2011_sm.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmTaxprNN0d5SSqyomDiADGM2ZdZS1_SsxgIAeqoVg8r35zr6Uw8hTT9NRoBGNHkd4jC5sLI4MWGlD4VcMfbKz2N5RkPlJtZ7X7fm1Drbad-HS5-6PLVGgaLPg7b2StEk7epukQPtJ4XU/s200/OS_garden2011_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729857162306160770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2) I get to collaborate with my wonderful neighbors, <a href="http://www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com/">Wendy Johnson</a> and Peter Rudnick who host an Open Garden and Plant Sale at the same time. Wendy and Peter used to run the gardens at <a href="http://www.sfzc.org/ggf/default.asp">Green Gulch</a> and are masters at farming and cultivating the soil. Hosting this event with them enhances t</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">he feeling of neighborhood & community.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />3) </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9fJkKNV5xpg9ILG_Lnu91c0gzfF-NK8DTsC4M84FSw-LMKnT4soOkiaKGkpV3HZE_8jfSEnZnXc9RyfkD1w5_uxybXjaB2s9vcwfQ8k832WN3aI_LMWzNb5Qoxq7mA5IWqvF-6fmSGT3/s1600/OS_kidart_sm.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9fJkKNV5xpg9ILG_Lnu91c0gzfF-NK8DTsC4M84FSw-LMKnT4soOkiaKGkpV3HZE_8jfSEnZnXc9RyfkD1w5_uxybXjaB2s9vcwfQ8k832WN3aI_LMWzNb5Qoxq7mA5IWqvF-6fmSGT3/s200/OS_kidart_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729857564917663666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's a family friendly art event.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> As an artist and a mother, I love that this event integrates those two roles. My young daughters are here with me, kids come and play outside, and there are art supplies for them to explore. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last time, children painted pots at my studio and then took them over to Peter and Wendy's for soil and seed. I think we will be doing that again this time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, it would be lovely to have you come by for tea and treats, fine art, and springtime plants. See details below.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Muir Beach Open Studio & Spring Plant Sale</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Saturday & Sunday, April 28 & 29, 10am-4pm</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />1795 & 1815 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach, CA </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Click </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com/Directions.html">here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> for directions</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-12916493650109926682012-04-05T20:10:00.011-07:002012-04-10T15:04:16.682-07:00"Femmescapes"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/mapping/nocturne.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 418px; height: 510px;" src="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/mapping/nocturne.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was a wonderful surprise this past week to get an email query from a Mills College student about this piece pictured here called </span><a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/lv/nocturne.html"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Nocturne</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. She is is helping to put together <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">an exhibit from the collection of Lenore </span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Pereira </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">& Rich Niles which will open on April 14 in San Francisco</span>. It is really delightful to hear out of the blue that my work is going to be shown publicly. Once a piece sells and leaves my domain, it finds a new home and depending on the circumstances, I may not even know where that is. This mixed media collage now dwells in some great company in a private collection focused on contemporary women artists. This exhibit, called </span><a href="http://mcam.mills.edu/exhibitions/upcoming.php#upcex3"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Femmescapes</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, "explores the</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> relationship of a woman’s place in the environment, woman as environment, and the</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> environment as woman." It features artists including Ann Hamilton, Louise Bourgeois, Lisa Kokin, Ana Mendieta, and Kiki Smith - wow!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Nocturne</span> was created in 1999 as part of my series <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/mapping.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mapping the Body</span></a>, in which I explored the emotions & experiences housed within the body. Here I layered kodalith transparency over sheet music (a Chopin Nocturne), torn paper and skeletonized magnolia leaves. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Nocturne </span>depicts that chrysalis state right before flight - the egg hatching and wings ready. While </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">making this piece, I was thinking a lot about the experiences in life that crack us open - both the joyful ones and the very painful ones. That cracking can be quite uncomfortable, but ultimately yields access to a new territory within oneself...a new sense of self...a new internal rhythm or hum.<br /><br />If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to see this exhibition, here is some more information:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">FEMMESCAPES</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />An exhibition featuring work from the collection of<br />Lenore Pereira & Rich</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Niles curated by students in the<br />Mills College Museum Studies Workshop</span><br />Opening Reception:<br />Saturday, April 14, 2012, 6–8 pm<br />Exhibition Dates:<br />Saturdays & Sundays, April 15 - May 6, 2012,11am–5pm<br />Location: 70 South Park, San Francisco, CA, 94107<br />Learn more by <a href="http://mcam.mills.edu/exhibitions/upcoming.php#upcex3">clicking here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Image Info: <span style="font-style: italic;">Nocturne</span>, ©1999, kodalith and mixed media collage, 13 x 11" framed, </span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">edition of 10 (sold out)</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-29108332085257352572012-02-03T13:46:00.000-08:002012-02-03T14:16:12.924-08:00A New Year....A New Exhibit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNn4kb0escnfZFkwzOp7smoV-Nf75zih1FN8WrEHRb0P33DSyKklQ6etYfvUBBSLNWz2UT05Zgfih4rU6qOy07rvoAMoSWdXNsuPi13YtJ7nERnAKHF0Iy25m87W_DhM23Am3_u0-fo_a/s1600/showannouncement_crop.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNn4kb0escnfZFkwzOp7smoV-Nf75zih1FN8WrEHRb0P33DSyKklQ6etYfvUBBSLNWz2UT05Zgfih4rU6qOy07rvoAMoSWdXNsuPi13YtJ7nERnAKHF0Iy25m87W_DhM23Am3_u0-fo_a/s400/showannouncement_crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705030242362187154" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I am gearing up for my first art show of the new year - wrapping up art today and creating inventory lists to send off a number of pieces from the <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/sanctuary/sanctuary.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sanctuary</span></a> and <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/bottle.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bottle Dreams</span></a> series for a group photography exhibit at the newly-opened Stinson Beach Gallery. I will be at the reception on Saturday, February 11, and I will even be giving a short presentation about my work at 4pm that same day. </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >It would be wonderful to have you come to see the show if you are in the Bay Area.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are the details...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Earth Air Fire Water</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A group photography exhibit</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />February 9 - March 25, 2012</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Opening Reception: February 11, 2-5<br />Artist Talk by Mary Daniel Hobson: February 11, 4pm<br />Stinson Beach Gallery<br />3445 Shoreline Hwy, Stinson Beach<br /><a href="http://www.stinsonbeachgallery.com/">www.stinsonbeachgallery.com</a><br />Artists: <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/">Mary Daniel Hobson</a>, <a href="http://www.rrjones.com/">Ron Jones</a>, <a href="http://www.silverliningimages.com/">Virginia Felch</a>,<br /><a href="http://www.davidlivingstonphotography.com/">David D. Livingston</a>, <a href="http://www.nickallenphoto.com/">Nick Allen</a>, <a href="http://invisiblegraffiti.com/">Andrew George</a>, and <a href="http://www.martyknapp.com/">Marty Knapp</a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-44820312678943326232011-11-03T14:31:00.000-07:002011-11-03T14:49:11.145-07:00Benefitting Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeO4fZCqsc4nmdhCppt_na_Vp_vvJMrP4CI4T5iR5-0oITQNpAvAMUV_kxqMi0Apbok0jkcaD9Ij735N7EzVI0kHjx-hy4Krx-kot-Vc8EL8Oa7du5IK6qK-gaHSectyHOCsGSWWkI-KLQ/s1600/020b.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeO4fZCqsc4nmdhCppt_na_Vp_vvJMrP4CI4T5iR5-0oITQNpAvAMUV_kxqMi0Apbok0jkcaD9Ij735N7EzVI0kHjx-hy4Krx-kot-Vc8EL8Oa7du5IK6qK-gaHSectyHOCsGSWWkI-KLQ/s400/020b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670889576605332578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am pleased that my art can be used to support these two great Bay Area organizations - </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.sfcamerawork.org/">SF Camerawork</a> and </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the <a href="http://www.bolinasmuseum.org/">Bolinas Museum</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I donated </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/evocations/evo020.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Evocation #020</span></a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (picured here) to the SF Camerawork Benefit Auction. An exhibit of all donated artwork opens <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">November 3rd - tonight! It will be up until the auction on December 3rd.</span> You need not be present to bid - they have a great <a href="https://sfcamerawork.org/events/auction_catalog1.php">online system set up - click here to check it out</a>. This print is one of my favorites from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Evocation</span> series which explores the tension between internal and external space and the distortions that can happen between the two.<br /><br />Then I am working away in the studio on some new pieces for the <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.bolinasmuseum.org/special_event10074.html">Bolinas Museum Miniatures Exhibition</a> - an annual benefit art sale of works that are 6 x 6 x 6 inches or smaller. I love the scale of this show. It's a wonderful assignment to make something for this exhibit that includes many talented West Marin artists. The show will <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">open with a reception on Saturday afternoon, November 19</span>. If you are in the SF Bay Area, I hope you will get a chance to check out both events.<br /></span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-88316817248433085402011-03-31T12:59:00.000-07:002011-03-31T13:45:31.444-07:00Springtime Open Studio & Garden Event<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32GlTK_5vmreBjCtTXZGg3e4Vqq0lTY3-IDzQXVgDeLdfMY85ZlWaQBpVaFS0nKiCkE4yqE8OLMvrxdIlScolRHJFj82ySVd8UPfQr8zsKpEMkr1KejjkWIo2KSVtp6hFUiumpL1AK7gD/s1600/014b.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32GlTK_5vmreBjCtTXZGg3e4Vqq0lTY3-IDzQXVgDeLdfMY85ZlWaQBpVaFS0nKiCkE4yqE8OLMvrxdIlScolRHJFj82ySVd8UPfQr8zsKpEMkr1KejjkWIo2KSVtp6hFUiumpL1AK7gD/s320/014b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590347524070620882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">am so excited this spring to be having another <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Muir Beach Open Studio and Garden event</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">with my neighbors Wendy Johnson & Peter Rudnick over the weekend of </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">April 9 & 10.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />I really love opening my studio this way and having a chance to talk with people, sharing my creative space & working process. These event</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">s also provide such a wonderful way for me to combine my professional and family life. My studio is just across the yard from my home in Muir Beach. My mother Sandra Hobson will be here signing copies of her book, <a href="http://www.charleshobson.com/books/rituals.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Rituals for Life's Milestones</span></a>. My daughters Anna and Jessica will be here, and we invite other children to come play outside in our large yard under the budding apple trees.<br /><br />I also love collaborating with Wendy and Peter who are such artists of the garden. Together they used to run the gardens and farm at Green Gulch Zen Center, and now they have a home nursery selling organically grown vegetable, herb and flower seedlings as well as perennial and native plants. You can find a complete plant list on their web site at <a href="http://www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com/">www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com</a>. A portion of all sales will go to benefit public sch</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ool garden programs in the Bay Area.<br /><br />If you are in the area, I hope you will celebrate springtime with us and come by for tea and treats, garden inspiration, new plants, fine art, and fun. See details below.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Muir Beach Open Studio & Garden Sale<br />Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mary Daniel Hobson: Artist Open Studio </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />open 11am-4pm at 1815 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><br />Wendy Johnson & Peter Rudnick: Open Garden & Spring Plant Sale</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />open 10am-4pm at 1795 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>For directions, <a href="http://www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com/Directions.html">click here</a>.<br />Please park along Muir Woods Road.<br />Questions? <a href="mailto:danny@marydanielhobson.com">Email me</a> or call 415-383-5617.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">IMAGE INFO: Above: Evocation #14 ©marydanielhobson.<br />Below: A photo of Wendy and Peter's nursery<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dq2BxH3oOMymo12DKeqdI03RIhUbhIiTswPLaD0K62G8qBDS7FymkfVFMA1zNnm8ss0Oge-bW1Q2W4ZEklokOyDJbwJV7yrbEUqp3cEUI2Om3NuxIMtRZUk9X2UkYOgOMArKPXCVGLZd/s1600/SpringPlantSale_sm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dq2BxH3oOMymo12DKeqdI03RIhUbhIiTswPLaD0K62G8qBDS7FymkfVFMA1zNnm8ss0Oge-bW1Q2W4ZEklokOyDJbwJV7yrbEUqp3cEUI2Om3NuxIMtRZUk9X2UkYOgOMArKPXCVGLZd/s400/SpringPlantSale_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590343132114279170" border="0" /></a>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-31289355143429962242011-02-12T12:20:00.000-08:002011-03-24T15:58:16.207-07:00New Show at Cavallo Point<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3BjkbHm8hiFqoR-v1q8nYVXbRtuCWfAxJ5azOmViwLeon3uqpbzwM6RGBZ0NkYkZmSdreRrx6c4FmJG0CUXFjdVV7he1gzDvfESBZ756q1gAr87ej-9Q9-RenO9TMbku32Enm3ovqnHy/s1600/Cavallo_2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3BjkbHm8hiFqoR-v1q8nYVXbRtuCWfAxJ5azOmViwLeon3uqpbzwM6RGBZ0NkYkZmSdreRrx6c4FmJG0CUXFjdVV7he1gzDvfESBZ756q1gAr87ej-9Q9-RenO9TMbku32Enm3ovqnHy/s400/Cavallo_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572900819554245202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am delighted to share that I have new solo show at <a href="http://www.cavallopoint.com/">Cavallo Point</a> in Sausalito, CA - both in their art gallery (pictured here) and in their healing center. This lodge at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge has a unique art program. In addition to the gallery, each guest room features original fine art work on extended loans by wonderful local artists including <a href="http://www.hainesgallery.com/artists/Connor_Linda/Connor_01.html">Linda Connor</a>, <a href="http://www.beachplastic.com/beach_plastic/Greetings.html">Judith & Richard Lang</a>, <a href="http://www.candacegaudiani.com/">Candace Gaudiani</a> and many more.<br /><br />I was thrilled when curator Anne Veh contacted me last fall about showing my work there. I have to say I hesitated though when she told me the dates because the show was to open January 5 - just two days before the due date of my second child. Fortunately Anne was open to creative solutions, so in mid-December when I was very round with pregnancy, we met in my studio and selected all the work, wrapped it up, and she took it with her and stored it at her home until she installed the show a few weeks later. I had to really let go in a way that I don't usually with an exhibit and let Anne truly "curate" - a word whose <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=curate">etymology means "to take care of."</a> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">She has attended to all the myriad details of the show beautifully.<br /><br />One of my favorite parts of this exhibit is the spirit of generosity that is present. 10% of all sales proceeds go to the non-profit of my choice. I selected Lily Yeh's outstanding organization <a href="http://www.barefootartists.org/">Barefoot Artists</a> which "works with poor communities around the globe using art to bring healing, self-empowerment and social change." And then at Anne's suggestion, we created a give-away for every visitor. In the center of the gallery is a wooden bowl filled with rolled scrolls tied with ribbon, and inside each is one of my favorite quotes about the creative process. There are 11 different quotes, so each visitor can intuitively pick the best one for him or her. As you can see from the photo above, the bowl was empty the day I visited as these have been so popular that it has been hard to keep up with the demand, but I have been assured that the bowl is replenished often. If you are unable to attend the show, but would still like the creative inspiration, please <a href="mailto:danny@marydanielhobson.com">email me</a> and I will send you a pdf of the quotes.<br /><br />One of the quotes is George Braque: "Art is a wound turned into light." Anne as a curator really understood right away the healing inherent in my creative process, and chose to emphasize this aspect in the show. She selected a very nice group of over 40 pieces from 5 different series including <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/mapping.html">Mapping the Body</a>, <a href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/milagros.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Milagros</span></a>, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/evocations/evocations.html">Evocations</a>, and<a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.marydanielhobson.com/sanctuary/sanctuary.html"> Sanctuary</a> (pictured in the photo above). I do hope if you are in the Bay Area that you will get a chance to see the show and/or hear my artist talk on March 22.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Mary Daniel Hobson,</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"> Creativity: A Journey of Transformation<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Cavallo Point </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Art Gallery & Healing Center, Sausalito, CA<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">January 5-April 3, 2011<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Special Program & Artist Talk on Tuesday evening, March 22, 2011</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br />For directions & more information, please see <a href="http://www.cavallopoint.com/shop.html#art-gallery">www.cavallopoint.com</a> or call 415-339-4740. </span><br /></span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832763280503451186.post-90716130601456263022011-01-30T14:33:00.000-08:002011-01-30T15:12:39.436-08:00New Year, New Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSx1vD4hisr5Xvk9I8vk-9opnEDSTUqO6AJ26Qz2OvcNBVTXF7rz3vNLFqLJeBMqs9TTfVVLXogyD2T4X-yg3pogtnywt2BptO-xkFb7MZe7L_ISRu-4tLMo-otCrDR8bRvY_KBAyF4yO/s1600/Jes_3wks_sm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSx1vD4hisr5Xvk9I8vk-9opnEDSTUqO6AJ26Qz2OvcNBVTXF7rz3vNLFqLJeBMqs9TTfVVLXogyD2T4X-yg3pogtnywt2BptO-xkFb7MZe7L_ISRu-4tLMo-otCrDR8bRvY_KBAyF4yO/s400/Jes_3wks_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568120102284910482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We celebrated the arrival of 2011 with the birth of our second daughter - </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Jessica Ann - born on January 2. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Since then we have been living in that tender space of nurturing a newborn - not much sleep, but lots of grace. I love </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.superherodesigns.com/journal/archives/2010/12/05-week/">how well Andrea Sher describes this time in this quote </a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">from </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.superherodesigns.com/journal/">her blog, The Superhero Journal</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />"There is a way that birth opens you up, not only physically but in other ways too. This birth cracked me open, not in a traumatic way, but in the sense that I am more open now than I have been in a long time. The feeling that this is a window of opportunity is almost palpable-- a crack letting more light in, more love, and more healing than I ever could have imagined. I am treading lightly with it, not wanting this window to close, wanting to be as conscious as I can to take advantage of all this moment has to give. I almost don't want to say too much about it, just to acknowledge that this time feels sacred and fleeting, and that the possibility of miracles feels unbearably close."</span>Mary Daniel Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037325322658684087noreply@blogger.com6