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GEMS V

Exquisite, Intricate, Intimate, Small Works of Art

Exhibition Dates: November 19th – December 18th, 2022

Susan Aulik, Juror

Juror’s Bio + Juror’s Statement

Arts Benicia Member and Artists Preview: November 17th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Opening Reception: November 19th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Sponsored in part by Olson Realty, Amports, Hamann Real Estate, and Happy Life Pottery

 The exhibition features small-scale works in a variety of media.

To purchase a work, please email info@artsbenicia.org and an Arts Benicia staff member will contact you.
Arts Benicia members receive a 10% discount on purchase of artworks.

Artist’s Works: A-L (See below)

Artist’s Works: M-Z

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Participating Artists:

Valerie Allen | Dina Farris Appel | Salma Arastu | Valentina Arenas | Lynn Arnold | Charlene Asato | Steffani Bailey | Carla Marie Bratt | Mark Bremer | Joel Brown | Margie Caldwell-Gill | Melanie Christie | Helen S. Cohen | MJ Coleman | Jane Yuen Corich | Mary Lou Correia | Adele Crawford | Rick Crawford | Carol Dalton | Vicki Dennis | Jamie Dietze | Barbara Duvall | Linda Ellinwood | Mary Pat Ettinger | Amanda Eve | Donna Fenstermaker | Linda Fitz Gibbon | Larnie Fox | Deborah Benioff Friedman | Susan Fuller | Shelley Gardner | Jayne Garvick Boyd | Virginia George | Josie Grant | Saira Grube | Vicki Gunter | Margot Hartford | Karl Hauser | Michelle Headstrom | Lynette K Henderson | Frank Hoeffler | Hannah Klaus Hunter | Clint Imboden | Sharon Jeniye Cohen | Carolie Jensen | Lesley Jensen | Rose Kelly | Mary Frances Kelly-Poh | Stephanie Kolpy | K. Daphnae Koop | Joseph Kosdrosky | Diana Krevsky | Charles Kruger | Carol Ladewig | Ninette Larson | Diana Lawrence | Karen Leoni | Judy Levit | JoAnn Lieberman | Fernando Lopez | Patricia Ludovici | Steve Mainini | Susan Marcus Sachs | Pamela McCauley | Elizabeth McKinne | Cecile McNulty | Tanis Meyers | Sidney Mullen | Ebba Navas | Jann Noddin | Anne Morrison Rabe | Nancy Roberts | Judith Rohrer | Stephanie Rosendorf | Michiko Sakai | Maggie Sanftleben | Robert Schwarzenbach | Margaret Seamer | Arena Shawn | Kim Smith | Charlene Steen | Melissa Stephens | Akiko Suzuki | Patty Taylor | Sabine Thompson | Dee Tivenan | Toby Tover | Nancy Vachani | Cathy Valentine | Mark Vogel | Morrie Warshawski | Jack Weaver | Sue Weil | Angela White | Mira White | Jared Wickware | Kathryn Wills | Angela Windin | Ruby Wolfman | Melissa Woodburn | Misty Youmans

Valerie Allen (Midland, MI)
Calais Collection II
Acrylic
$350
Valerie Allen (Midland, MI)
Calais Collection IV
Acrylic
$350
Dina Farris Appel (Vallejo)
Desert Tortoise: The Time is Now Past
Acrylic paint and Collage on Board
$300
Salma Arastu (Berkeley)
Tiny Creatures-17
Acrylics, Pen and Ink on Paper
$500
Salma Arastu (Berkeley)
Tiny Creatures-19
Acrylics, Pen and Ink on Paper
$500
Salma Arastu (Berkeley)
Tiny Creatures-21
Acrylics, Pen and Ink on Paper
$400
Valentina Arenas (Vallejo)
Step forward
Acrylic on Wood Board
$230 SOLD
Lynn Arnold (South Haven, MI)
Inkblot
Collage, Acrylic, Pencil and Ink
$400
Charlene Asato (Mountain View, HI)
Fiery Energy
Artist’s Book
$350
Charlene Asato (Mountain View, HI)
Touched by Sunrays
Artist’s Book
$200
Steffani Bailey (Hollywood, CA)
Complete Arrangement
Oil on Wood, Assemblage
$650
Steffani Bailey (Hollywood, CA)
Small Ikebana
Oil on Wood, Assemblage
$800
Carla Marie Bratt (Fiddletown, CA)
Long Life
Collograph
$230
Mark Bremer (Benicia)
Bronze Door Knocker
Pencil on Paper
$350
Mark Bremer (Benicia)
Rio Terra Del Assassini
Pencil on Paper
$425
Joel Brown (Hartsdale, NY)
Foundation 2a
Wood Fired Stoneware
$350
Joel Brown (Hartsdale, NY)
Structure No. 64
Wood Fired Stoneware
$350
Margie Caldwell-Gill (Orinda)
Music Box
Acrylic Paint and Paper on Wood Panel
$300
Melanie Christie (San Jose)
Dainty Blue
Mixed Media Sculpture
$900
Helen S. Cohen (San Francisco)
Behold 2
Collage, Acrylic, Graphite on Canvas
$400
Helen S. Cohen (San Francisco)
Holding Things Together
Mixed Media on Panel
$600
Helen S. Cohen (San Francisco)
Welcome to the Neighborhood
Collage, Acrylic, Graphite on Canvas
$250
MJ Coleman (Concord)
Chilling
Dry Point Etching & Watercolor
$250
MJ Coleman (Concord)
Peaceful
Watercolor, Monotype
$185
Jane Corich (Walnut Creek)
The Next Step
Acrylic
$275
Mary Lou Correia (Walnut Creek)
Grazing Carmel Meadows
Oil
$350
Mary Lou Correia (Walnut Creek)
Sonoma Hideaway
Oil
$350
Mary Lou Correia (Walnut Creek)
Up Country Maui
Oil
$250
Adele Crawford (Oakland)
British Soldiers
Mixed Media
$500
Adele Crawford (Oakland)
Forest Jewels
Mixed Media
$500
Adele Crawford (Oakland)
YES
Mixed Media
$500
Rick Crawford (Astoria, OR)
Port-Hole Slab Series #9
Wood Sculpture
$1,800
Carol Dalton (Benicia)
Catch
Collage
$225 SOLD
Carol Dalton (Benicia)
Flag
Collage
$225
Carol Dalton (Benicia)
Two Clubs
Collage
$225
Carol Dalton (Benicia)
White and Black
Collage
$225
Vicki Dennis (Benicia)
Helios 2
Acrylic and Collage
$240 SOLD
Jamie Dietze (San Luis Obispo)
Blue Acid Day Study
Oil on Canvas
$350
Jamie Dietze (San Luis Obispo)
Cayucos Pier, 1979 Study
Oil on Canvas
$350
Jamie Dietze (San Luis Obispo)
Hippies at the Lake Study
Oil on Canvas
$350
Jamie Dietze (San Luis Obispo)
Porch Bath Study
Oil on Canvas
$350
Barbara Duvall (Benicia)
Everybody’s Dog
Acrylic on Canvas
$200 SOLD
Barbara Duvall (Benicia)
Waiting On the Path
Acrylic on Canvas
$200
Linda Ellinwood (Oakland)
Curious Critter
Oak gall, Eucalyptus Pods, Date Palm Stems and Seeds
$200
Linda Ellinwood (Oakland)
We’re In This Together 1
Natural Found Materials
$150
Linda Ellinwood (Oakland)
We’re in this Together 2
Natural Found Materials
$125
Mary Pat Ettinger (Montrose, CO)
One Step At A Time
Acrylic
$345
Mary Pat Ettinger (Montrose, CO)
Peek-A-Boo At Taos
Acrylic
$475
Mary Pat Ettinger (Montrose, CO)
The Red Shed
Acrylic
$315
Amanda Eve (Santa Clara)
Simplicity
Oil on Canvas
$800
Donna Fenstermaker (Berkeley)
Berkeley Cypress 8.2015
Oil On Panel
$225
Donna Fenstermaker (Berkeley)
Covelo 7.2015-4
Oil On Panel
$225
Donna Fenstermaker (Berkeley)
Swanton Winter Green
Oil On Panel
$225
Linda Fitz Gibbon (Woodland)
Battle of the Sexes
Hand built Ceramic
$400
Larnie Fox (Benicia)
Studies for Hand-Cranked Instrument (Bodil’s Idea) and Wind Harp
Notebook Paper with Ink on Board, Acrylic
$195
Larnie Fox (Benicia)
Wind Harp Studies
Ink, Graphite & Acrylic on Board
$180
Deborah Benioff Friedman (Walnut Creek)
Substance
Wire and Abaca Paper Pulp
$355
Deborah Benioff Friedman (Walnut Creek)
What They Imagine
Wire, Handmade Paper and Paper Pulp
$450
Susan Fuller (Lafayette)
Added Notes
Sculpture
$1,000
Shelley Gardner (Oakland)
Fluff
Wood, Denim Fabric, Hardware
$500
Shelley Gardner (Oakland)
Ruffle
Wood, Denim Fabric, Pearls
$1,200
Jayne Garvick Boyd (Benicia)
Disheartened
Ceramic with Rust Cold finish
$1,200
Jayne Garvick Boyd (Benicia)
Restrained
Ceramic Raku Sculpture
$400
Virginia George (Concord)
Blue Star
Collage
$125
Virginia George (Concord)
City Garden
Acrylic
$80
Virginia George (Concord)
Wings
Collage
$125 SOLD
Josie Grant (San Francisco)
Calistoga Morning
Acrylic on Canvas
$450
Saira Grube (Concord)
Nom de Plume
Mixed Media Collage
$200
Saira Grube (Concord)
The House of Memories
Mixed Media Collage
$200 SOLD
Saira Grube (Concord)
The Road Less Traveled
Mixed Media Collage
$200
Saira Grube (Concord)
Whispers of the Past
Mixed Media Collage
$200
Vicki Gunter (Oakland)
Edge Effect
Clay, Underglaze, Glaze, Screws, Barbed Wire, Faux Stamen
$460
Vicki Gunter (Oakland)
Folktales 2020 – New Era Series
Clay, Nichrome Wire, Underglaze
$500
Vicki Gunter (Oakland)
In Hot Water – Canary & Elephant Series
Clay, Steel Bailing Wire
$2,800
Margot Hartford (San Francisco)
Water Tower 1
Mixed Media
$120
Margot Hartford (San Francisco)
Water Tower 2
Mixed Media
$120
Margot Hartford (San Francisco)
Water Tower 3
Mixed Media
$120
Margot Hartford (San Francisco)
Water Tower 4
Mixed Media
$120
Karl Hauser (San Mateo)
Assigned Seating
Styrofoam, Cardboard, Wire, Resin
$500
Karl Hauser (San Mateo)
The Ice Cream Man
Styrofoam, Resin
$450
Michelle Headstrom (Danville)
Alphabet
Acrylic Mixed Media
$390
Michelle Headstrom (Danville)
Related
Acrylic Mixed Media
$390
Michelle Headstrom (Danville)
Variation on a Theme #6
Acrylic Mixed Media
$285
Michelle Headstrom (Danville)
Variation on a Theme #7
Acrylic Mixed Media
$285
Lynette K Henderson (Chatsworth)
Dog with Cigarette
Acrylic on Canvas, with Wood and Gold Leaf
$325 SOLD
Frank Hoeffler (Germantown, WI)
Flowers in a Clear Vase
Oil on Canvas
$650
Hannah Klaus Hunter (Langley, WA)
Portal
Monoprint Collage
$180
Hannah Klaus Hunter (Langley, WA)
Rainstorm in Rio
Monoprint Collage
$200
Clint Imboden (Oakland)
Bullets
Assemblage
$100 each
Sharon Jeniye Cohen (Pasadena)
1Q84
Papers, Mercury Glass, Paper, Vellum
$300
Sharon Jeniye Cohen (Pasadena)
Fan and Clouds
Paper, Foil, Vellum
$300
Sharon Jeniye Cohen (Pasadena)
Moon and Waves
Papers, Mercury Glass, Paper, Vinyl
$300
Sharon Jeniye Cohen (Pasadena)
Moons
Papers, Vellum
$300
Carolie Jensen
Satin Sunshine
Ceramic
$150
Lesley Jensen (Lafayette)
Celestial Skies
Ceramic
$75 SOLD
Lesley Jensen (Lafayette)
Epiphany
Ceramic
$100 SOLD
Lesley Jensen (Lafayette)
Mermaid’s Treasure
Ceramic
$75 SOLD
Lesley Jensen (Lafayette)
Swirl Vase
Ceramic
$120
Rose Kelly (Oakland)
Conference of Birds
Sculpey, Tin, Clock Parts, Found Objects
$600
Mary Frances Kelly-Poh (Benicia)
Dried Roses
Watercolor
$150
Stephanie Kolpy (Loganville, Georgia)
A Great Divide: Glory to Ukraine
Drypoint, Monoprint with Watercolor
$950
Stephanie Kolpy (Loganville, Georgia)
GoF***yourselfrussianwarship
Drypoint, Monoprint with Watercolor
$650
Stephanie Kolpy (Loganville, Georgia)
House On Fie
Drypoint, Monoprint with Watercolor
$650
K. Daphnae Koop (Brooklyn Park, MN)
Beholden To the Beauty of the World #33
Mixed Media with Leaves on Joss Paper on Wood Panel
$225
Joseph Kosdrosky (Novato)
I Got This Feeling
Acrylic On Canvas
$150
Joseph Kosdrosky (Novato)
Space Flower Electric
Acrylic On Canvas
$150
Joseph Kosdrosky (Novato)
This Way, Please
Acrylic On Canvas
$150 SOLD
Diana Krevsky (Vallejo)
Tongue Out of Cheek
Clay, Color Glazes
$350
Diana Krevsky (Vallejo)
Word World
Clay, Color Glazes
$350
Charles Kruger (Vallejo)
The Goddess Has Many Disguises
Acrylic & Charcoal
$210
Carol Ladewig (Oakland)
Blue Stripe House
Oil, Wax, Resin, Paper On Wood Panel
$600
Carol Ladewig (Oakland)
Moments #3
Graphite, Prismacolor Pencil, Transfer Print On Clayboard
$600
Carol Ladewig (Oakland)
Moments Reconsidered
Graphite On Clayboard, Acrylic, Paper On Wood
$800
Ninette Larson (Benicia)
Luminous Purple and Orange
Collage of Handmade and Found Papers
$150
Ninette Larson (Benicia)
Stripes
Collage of Handmade and Found Papers
$90 SOLD
Diana Lawrence (Vallejo)
Citizen
Ceramic
$200
Diana Lawrence (Vallejo)
Snore
Ceramic
$200
Karen Leoni (Walnut Creek)
Fruits of Summer
Oil
$450
Karen Leoni (Walnut Creek)
Red on Red
Oil
$450
Karen Leoni (Walnut Creek)
White On White
Oil
$500
Judy Levit (Oakland)
Heatwave 3
Acrylic on Wood Panel
$400
Judy Levit (Oakland)
Heatwave 7
Acrylic on Wood Panel
$400
JoAnn Lieberman (Walnut Creek)
The Devil’s In The Details
Acrylic
$200
JoAnn Lieberman (Walnut Creek)
Tilt
Acrylic
$200
Fernando Lopez (Stockton)
Street Scenes- The Photographer
Acrylic On Canvas
$400
Fernando Lopez (Stockton)
Ballet Scenes- The Spanish Prince
Acrylic On Canvas
$450
Fernando Lopez (Stockton)
Study of a Faun
Pencil On Paper
$550
Patricia Ludovici (Oakland)
Pop
Found Object, Tin Cans, Acrylic Beads
$500
Patricia Ludovici (Oakland)
Static
Glass, Tin Can, Glitter, Lacquer
$1,250

Artists M-Z

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