Cinco
de Mayo Art Walk Oceanside Art Waves ...
A
celebration of spring for Oceanside art patrons, Artists and
Visitors. Usually May is gray, but not this year, warm and with the
City Plaza fountains in their glory, we had a wonderful trip in the
Art Circle for Oceanside's walk for the Arts.
Starting
at the Oceanside Museum of Art, we found a surfboard like no other.
It was in iridescent blues, violets and greens. Made entirely with
recycled DVDs it shone in the evening light like an ocean gem washed
up on the beach, but of course ending up at OMA. Created by Kathleen Ossiander, ,
she was delightful in her telling the story of how she had these old
DVDs with no function, http://www.oceansideartwalk.org/artists/kathleen-ossiander had an epiphany... A mosaic!...so it happened a
jewel of a surfboard. Of course it does not belong standing up in the
sand, but I being a romantic see it there...giving the old disposables bringing a functioning life masquerading as a newborn surfboard springing from the Sea.
From
there we made our way to Mary and Joe's new location of their
Oceanside Art Gallery at 717 Mission Ave # C , http://oceansideartgallery.com/. As
always they had delicious treats with wine. An artist who is unique
in her work, Blake Kern was there with her original art. http://www.oceansideartwalk.org/artists/blake-kern
My friends bought one one her one of a kind constructions to send to New York. Oceanside Art is getting around...New York even...! Congratulations Blake.
My friends bought one one her one of a kind constructions to send to New York. Oceanside Art is getting around...New York even...! Congratulations Blake.
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| Blake and her magic art works |
We
then walked downhill to Artists Alley. The crowds were large and
happy in the celebration of the night. Energy flowed as did the
refreshments. Music was in the air and dancing vibrations filled my
tired old body.
Entering
the Muramid Mural Museum, we found that the space was entirely
filled with the party atmosphere and the Art Works were indeed to be
admired 3 of which were sold. Joanne Tawfilis was the energy at the
center of this incredible space for Art. Artists Alley has a long
history of ups and downs, but Joanne has taken this old space and
transformed it into The First Mural Museum in the World and in doing
so brought International art and acclaim to Oceanside.
http://muramidmuseum.com/
Leaving
the Muramid, we walked down the hall and found a brand new Wine
Tasting Room in the Art Building. A first for the Art Building and a
nice change of pace from the Craft Beer scene. We did have our taste with the Holme Estate Cellars. http://www.holmeestatecellars.com/ They do have a fine offering. Craig Holem gave us a warm welcome and did the pouring. Located at 216 N. Coast Hwy, the space is
very upscale in decor and we found the tasting exceptional.
All
in all a delightful way to spend a Friday Night and we will be eager
to see what comes next in June, so join us and you too might find a
treasure to take home and bring some Art
Waves into your
life...
Ruth
J Jameson
May
9, 2017
