June 2010 News:
STUFT Exhibition July 11, 2010
This should be a wonderful whimsical exhibition:
"STUFT"
One Day Event
July 11,2010 1pm-5pm
800 South Palm Ave #1, Alhambra CA 91803 (626) 975-4799
Join us at MA ART SPACE in support of the Artists who are creating their handmade Creatures/Art
Creations By Artists: Carol Es, Connie Rohman, Lauren Gonzalez, Victoria Delgadillo, Yolanda Gonzalez, Edward Escamilla, & More to be announced
CHILDREN encouraged to attend!! It is important for our youth to see the creative process!!!
Feel Free to bring all your friends.
Long Beach Quilt Festival - Lecture: Color Story - Sat July 24, 2010 1:30-2:30pm
I will be lecturing at the SAQA Lecture Series, at the Long Beach Quilt Festival on Saturday July 24th at 1:30pm.
The lecture will start with a discussion of color's story: what it is, where it comes from, and how it has been used. We’ll explore cultural and historical trends in color. Then, we’ll have a little color theory & tips for the quilter: easy ways to pick colors for a quilt, how to achieve color balance, and how to fix color problems. Come learn little known facts about your favorite color, and leave with more confidence in working with your own color schemes.
I will also be volunteering at the SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) booth at the Long Beach Quilt Festival on Saturday July 24th from 3:30 to 5:30. Stop by and say hello!
Lummis Day Art Exhibition - June 6, 2010
We had between 1,300 and 1,500 people attend the art exhibition at Lummis home during the Lummis Day Festival 2010. Best year ever for art! The exhibition was a smashing success. the art looked fantastic, we had artists there talking to people, and people liked seeing the art as well as the Lummis home itself.
This annual art exhibition showcases emerging as well as established artists, all who live and work in our Northeast Los Angeles neighborhoods. My curatorial goal was to include a range of artistic mediums that would speak to Charles Lummis’ passion for art and craft. We exhibited sculpture, painting, assemblage, wood bowls, ceramic tile, fused glass, digital art, and printmaking. The arts movement in Northeast Los Angeles that was started by Charles Lummis continues to this very day.
November 2009 News:
Discovery Tour 2009
Once again, I will have an open studio on the Discovery Art Tour. This year fiber artist Rebecca Janes will join me, and will be exhibiting her wonderful fiber art pieces (http://janesrebeccaart.com/). This tour is chock full of great talent. Stop by, and bring friends! Here's the info:
Note: If you're intimidated by this long list of artists (how can you possibly see all these art studios in one day?), then get your map & ticket at the Lummis House, come up the hill to me, and I'll send you off to my personal favorites. Then again, you could also consult the photo board of artist's work at the Lummis House and pick your own favorites. Whatever you do, it'll be fun!
October 2009 News:
I went to the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas in October. More than 50,000 people attend this exhibition. My piece, "Proustian Memory" was juried into the exhibition.
June 2009 News:
Long Beach Quilt Festival -- Gallery Walk
As part of the SAQA Lecture Series, I will be giving a gallery walk through "Masters: Art Quilts" at the Long Beach Quilt Festival. Come see these vibrant art quilts and hear the stories about them:
SAQA LECTURE SCHEDULE
Friday, July 24th
10:30-11:30 Connie Rohman - Gallery Walk through "Masters: Art Quilts"
Saturday, July 25th
10:30-11:30 Connie Rohman - Gallery Walk through "Masters: Art Quilts"
Casa de Adobe Art Exhibition
We had a very successful art exhibition at the historic Casa de Adobe in Highland Park, as part of the Lummis Day 2009 Festival. Over 750 people came throughout the day to view art by J.Michael Walker, Jose Villeneuva, Raoul de la Sota, Julie Nagesh, Rick Willson, and Heriberto Luna. It's easy to for me to curate a show when I have access to such great artists. For information about Lummis Day, go to www.lummisday.org. Hope to see you next year!
Artist J. Michael Walker with one of his artworks, done entirely in colored pencil. (photo by: Al Strange)
Check out the Mt. Washington Association website
As Culture/Art/Historian Chair for the Mt. Washington Association Board, I will post an article each month or so about one of our many talented Northeast Los Angeles artists. Go to www.mtwashington.org to see our artists. This month we are featuring Mt. Washington Plein Air painter Rick Willson.
May 2009 News:
Go to http://www.homeworkshop.com/category/art-craft/ and scroll down to see the interview that Kathy Barlow did about me and my work. It's a great website to visit too, full of design musings and ideas.
March News:
Artists In Discussion Panel
As part of the SAA Squared Exhibition,
Sunday, March 22, 2009 from 2-4 pm
Please join co-curators Connie Rohman and Kathy Mas-Gallegos, along with many of the SAA Squared artists for an informative discussion on the various processes, techniques used, and aesthetics of fiber art
Spend a lively Sunday afternoon with fiber artists from the above exhibition. Moderator and Juror Connie Rohman will open the discussion with a brief introduction to the field of fiber arts. Then, the artists will take questions and talk about their work in the show.
Come, bring your friends to enjoy coffee and a fun, engaging discussion in an art filled environment.
Refreshments will be served
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
323-258-1435
http://www.avenue50studio.com
Photos from the SAA Squared Opening Reception:
Below, left to right: Maureen Cox, President of SAA (Surface Art Association; Diane Nunez, winner of Juror's Choice Award, Connie Rohman, Juror and Curator; Supervisor Gloria Molina (LA County Board of Supervisors); Kathy Gallegos, Juror and Curator, and Director of Avenue 50 Studio.
SAA Squared Exhibition
“SAA Squared”, a small works fiber art exhibition, opens at the Los Angeles art gallery, Avenue 50 Studio on March 14th. Extending through April 5th in the gallery’s main space, this unique fiber arts exhibition is sponsored by the Surface Art Association, an arts organization that promotes fiber art and provides support for local fiber artists.
Artists from all over the world were invited to create small fiber works that are 12” square. Jurors Kathy Mas-Gallegos, director of Avenue 50 Studio, Connie Rohman, curator and fiber artist, and Honorary Juror and fiber artists Gloria Molina, LA County Supervisor, chose work from Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, and Spain, as well as from all over the United States.
“SAA Squared” will be on exhibition from March 14th to April 5, 2009. LA County Supervisor Gloria Molina will present the Juror’s Choice Award at the opening night reception. The opening reception, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Saturday March 14, is part of NELA’s Second Saturday Art Tour in the Highland Park and Eagle Rock neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
Where: Avenue 50 Studio, Inc., 131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042.
When: Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday through Thursday 10 am – 12 noon, Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 4 pm
Duration: March 14 through April 5, 2009-02-21
There will also be an Artists Discussion Panel on March 22, and a Fiber Arts workshop taught by Rebecca Janes on April 6th. For more details about this exhibition,go to the Current Exhibition tab here on my website.
Here is the list of accepted artists for "SAA Squared":
Roberta Chalfy Miller, Carol Ann Waugh, Cynthia St. Charles, Binah Waite-Williams, Carol Larson, Cidne Harte, Cicely Gilman, Sandra E. Lauterbach, Georgia Freedman-Harvey, Susan Lasch Krevitt, Meredith Strauss ,Joanell Connolly, Mary Beth Schwartzenberger, Maureen M. Cox, Smadar Knobler, Uwimana Moore, Karen Valderrama, Linda Miller, Mary Ellen Latino, Ann Darling, Madeline Bajrachary, Regina Marzlin, Kathleen McCabe, Georgianne Kandler, Linda Laird, Alison Muir, Sally Gould Wright, Heather Hoggan, Gwen Jones, Shelly Brucar, Debra Thomas, Phillippa Lack
Pamela Price Kiebaum, Diane Nunez, Mavis Leahy, Jessica Drummond, Ruby Horansky, E. Vereycken, Pam Lowe, Phaedra Cheydleur, Patt Blair, Nalia Aladdin Sanders, Ann Loveless, Rebecca Janes, Janett Rice, Mirjam Pet-Jacobs,Marka Harwell-Bentley, Raoul De La SotaAnn, RidgeHarumi Iida, Gwen Freeman, Deborah Weir, Jamie Fingal, Dellis Frank.
February News:
In January, I was invited to exhibit at "An Evening of Art" at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Barnsdall Park.
I am currently working on two commissions. I will also be jurying the SAA SQUARED fiber arts exhibition, along with Kathy Gallegos and Gloria Molina this month.
January News:
DEADLINE EXTENDED: January 31 2009 New Deadline for SAA SQUARED
LA County Board of Supervisors Gloria Molina is Honorary Juror
Email me at crohman1@yahoo.com for the entry form.
December News:
Tallit Workshop: Feb 22 & Mar 22, 2009
Temple Sinai of Glendale Adult Education Committee presents:
Create Your Very Own Tallit
(Jewish Prayer Shawl)
With Temple Sinai Member, Connie Rohman
Sundays
February 22 and March 22, 2009
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Do you have a friend or relative who is about to become Bar/Bat Mitzvah? Or, would you like to make a Jewish prayer shawl for yourself or a loved one? Here’s your chance to learn how to create a unique and distinctive tallit of your very own, using quilting and surface design techniques.
Similarly to what Connie taught a few years ago, in this class you will learn how to design and make a tallit in accordance with Talmudic and Rabbinic Law. Create your own design, sew the atarah (name band), and tie the tzitzi (prayer fringes). Connie will show you everything you need to know in order to complete your very own unique design. All levels of experience are encouraged!!
About the teacher: Connie Rohman is a member of our Temple Sinai community. She is a fiber artist, creating fabric collage, fiber wall art, and art quilts. She hand dyes her fabrics, and uses traditional materials and methods to explore abstract shape, line and color. Connie has won numerous awards for her work, her pieces can be found in private collections in the United States and Canada.
Class size is limited, please register by February 15, 2009
To register contact Tina Lowenthal: (818) 248-2395 or e-mail – Tina.Lowenthal@caltech.edu
There will be a fee of $20 for members and $40 for non-members for both sessions. Students will also need to purchase their own supplies. A list of supplies will be provided at the first meeting.
November News:
The Arroyo Arts Collective Re-Discovery Tour: Connie Rohman's annual Open Studio
SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 2008
You've been wondering, you've been asking: When is that artist tour in Northeast Los Angeles, anyway? Shouldn't it be coming up? Well, mark your calendar. This year's tour was written up in the November issue of Sunset Magazine, and promises to be bigger and better than ever, with over 130 artists.
This year, there will be free shuttles going from the Lummis Home. These shuttles will provide a quick overview (ten minutes at each stop) so people can see many studios and come back to spend more time at the ones where they would like to purchase work and/or talk with the artist.
Shuttle Three (RED LOOP #1) will come up the hill to my house: it leaves Lummis Home at 10:30am and arrives back at Lummis Home at 1:00pm.
Come visit my open studio and see my new work.
When: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 9:30am-5:00pm
Where: Begins at the Lummis Home, 200 East Avenue 43, Los Angeles, CA 90031 (Free Shuttles!)
Preview Party: November 8, 7 - 10 pm at Future Studio, 5558 N. Figueroa Street, LA 90042. Examples of the Tour artists' works will be on display.
Tickets: $10 (plus $1 handling) advance on-line purchase, or $15 at the Lummis Home on the day of the Tour.
October News:
Connie Rohman's First Solo Exhibition at the Southwest Museum
Meet fiber artist Connie Rohman for art, conversation, Mexican chocolate and pan dulce.
Date: Saturday, October 11th, 2008.
Time: 7:00pm -- 10:00pm
Place: Southwest Museum, 234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles CA 90065
Parking: available at museum.
Connie Rohman's exhibition is part of the NELAart 2nd Saturday Art Tour. NELAart is an association of galleries, artists and arts related organizations located in Northeast Los Angeles. The goal of NELAart is to increase the visibility of the thriving arts community in our neighborhoods. Maps of the other art galleries with opening receptions that night will be available at Connie's exhibition, or you may go to www.NELAart.org.
Hope to see you there!
Photos from Opening Reception at Southwest Museum
September News:
Connie Rohman's Open Studio
The Arroyo Arts Collective Re-Discovery Tour is Sunday, November 23, 2008. It begins at the Lummis Home at 200 East Avenue 43, Los Angeles 90065, where the gates open at 9:30am. Artists' studios are open 10:00am to 5:00pm. Tickets are only $10.00 in advance and $15.00 the day of the Tour. Tickets are available on-line at www.arroyoartscollective.org, and will be available at Galco's, 5702 York Blvd in Highland Park after October 15th. If you have any questions, email Connie.
August News:
I have been invited to have a Solo Exhibition at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, California. The exhibition will be in October 2008, with the opening reception held on October 11th as part of the NELA Art Tour. Please check back for more details.
I will also have my annual Open Studio as part of the 16th Annual Discovery Tour, during the weekend of November 22nd, 2008. Please mark your calendars now, and check back for more details:
Connie Rohman's Open Studio on the Discovery Tour, November 22 & 23, 2008:
Connie Rohman and other artists throughout the Arroyo area open their studios and homes to visitors once a year, in the month of November, for the Discovery Tour. Sponsored by the Arroyo Arts Collective, this year's 16th Annual Discovery Tour showcases the artistic riches of the community. The neighborhoods of Highland Park, Mt. Washington and Eagle Rock are home to one of the largest concentrations of artists in Los Angeles. Artists will open their homes and studios for people to tour and purchase art. With over 80 participating artists, there will be plenty to see, including fiber art, oil and acrylic painting, fused glass art, assemblage, and other art forms.
Techniques, Ideas for using words in your own work:
As promised in my SAQA lecture at the International Quilt Festival Long Beach, here is a list of different ways to use words and language in your art quilts:
1. Photo Transfer – using products on market for printing from computer.
2. Citrasolve – print out the words on your computer's printer, xerox them, then use a cotton ball to dampen the back of the xerox copy, burnish with a spoon, as in Rayna Gilman's work.
3. Markers – use permanent markers to write with, pens. Prismacolor pencils work well.
4. Ink – Tsunineko ink with their markers. Or try a stick from your backyard with india ink.
5. Fabric Paint – use brushes and fabric paint.
6. Hand Embroidery – use water soluble pen and embroider over it.
7. Hand guided machine quilting – use water soluble pen and quilt over the line, or just quilt free hand.
8. Applique – Iron interfacing onto fabric, then cut out letters. Machine applique onto quilt.
9. Reverse machine applique - as in my AE's Journal piece.
9. Airpen - as in Susan Shie’s method.
10. Discharge techniques: Could paint words with discharge paste, or use thiox paste in syringe.
11. Screen printing - as in Angela Moll's method.
Hope this helps. Have fun trying out different methods until you find one or several that work for you.
July 2008 News:
Come hear my lecture, "Using Words in Art Quilts" at the International Quilt Festival, Long Beach.
It will be at 10:30am on Saturday, July 26th, as part of the SAQA Lecture Series. Also, if you are at the Long Beach Quilt Festival, come look me up at the SAQA booth: I will be there on and off throughout the festival. Hope to see you there! (Int'l Quilt Festival at Long Beach: weekend of July 25th--July 27th, Friday/Sat/Sunday at the Long Beach Convention Center. Friday & Saturday hours: 10:00am to 7:00pm. Sunday hours: 10:00am to 3:00pm. For more info: go to www.quilts.com/home/shows.)
SAQA booth at Long Beach Festival: Jamie Fingal and I are the Southern California Co-Reps for SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates). Come stop by the SAQA booth at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach and say hello. It's always great to put names to faces, we'd love to meet you.
June News:
The "Casa de Adobe Art Exhibition" at Lummis Day was a smashing success. Over 420 visitors toured the art exhibition. We are looking forward to another strong show next year.
The "Anything Goes: A Small Works Show" is continuing at the Folk Tree Gallery in Pasadena. The opening reception was very well attended. The exhibition is wonderful, and contains fiber art, painting, sculpture, mixed media, and assemblages. For more information, go to www.folktree.com.
May News:
I will be exhibiting work in "Anything Goes: A Small Works Show" at the Folk Tree Gallery in Pasadena, CA during June. Please go to the Current Exhibitions tab to see more information on this exhibition.
I am curating the "Casa de Adobe Art Exhibition" for the Lummis Day Festival on June 1st, 2008 in Northeast Los Angeles. This will be a multi media exhibition of local artists in the historic Casa de Adobe building. For more information, go to www.lummisday.org.
I will be the juror for the "Fiber Art Exhibition" at the San Luis Obispo Art Center in December, 2008. For more information and entry forms, go to www.sloartcenter.org.
April News:
Note: The Cutting Edge: New Works In Fiber Art exhibition will be having a closing reception on Saturday, April 12th from 7pm to 10pm. This well attended exhibition was extended to April 13th. Come to the closing reception, and then head on out to see the rest of the art galleries open on NELAart's Second Saturday Art Tour.
I will be exhibiting work in the "Layers Of Meaning" fiber arts exhibition at the Loft Gallery in San Pedro during April and May. Please go to the Current Exhibitions tab to see more information on this exhibition.
I will be attending the SAQA/SDA conference in Philadelphia during the first two weeks of April.
March News:
Fabric Collage Workshop: Connie Rohman, teacher
Saturday, March 22, 2008 noon to 4pm
Acorn Gallery: 135 N. Avenue 50, Los Angeles CA 90042
Fabric collage with rough edges is a simple and exciting process. This class will free you to do and try things you thought you couldn't do with fabric. Students will complete a fabric collage of a fish, or any other image you choose. Come and have fun with your fabric scraps! Hand or machine sewing is optional. Materials provided, but bring fabric scraps and pieces if you have them. This workshop is presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective, and is being provided free for participants. For more imformation, email crohman1@yahoo.com, or go to the workshop link at the top of the page.
Go to http://www.hometown-pasadena.com/ to see an interview with me about the Cutting Edge exhibition!
February News:
The Cutting Edge: New Works in Fiber Art exhibition at the Acorn Gallery is shaping up wonderfully. Mark your calendars and come to the opening reception, it'll be a fun party as well as a great place to see superb fiber art. The opening reception is part of the NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Tour, so there will be other galleries close by to check out. If you need suggestions on places for dinner or drinks in the neighborhood, let me know. Hope to see you there!
Location: The Acorn Gallery, 135 N. Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Gallery Hours are Saturday and Sunday, 12:00pm to 4:00pm
323.850.8566, or www.arroyoartscollective.org
Date: March 8 -- April 6, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 8, 2008 7-10pm (Part of NELAArt Second Saturday Gallery Night)
Here is the list of artists: Karen Bates / Kay Brown / Yaya Chou / Aida Cousino / Cidne Hart / Desirae Hepp / Martine House / Rebecca Janes / Sherry Kleinman / Susan Lasch Krevitt / Phillippa K. Lack / Sandra Lauterbach / Mavis Leahy / David Orozco / Andi Perejda / Cindy Rinne / Karen Rips / Michael F. Rohde / Naila Aladdin Sanders / Joan Schulze / Liz Smith / Annie Tucker / Heather Watson / Deborah Weir
January News:
I am curating a fiber arts exhibition at the Acorn Gallery in Los Angeles. Please enter if you are a fiber artist, and please join us at the opening reception if you live in the LA area!
Cutting Edge: New Works in Fiber Art
Sponsored by the Arroyo Arts Collective.
Location: The Acorn Gallery, 135 N. Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Gallery Hours are Saturday and Sunday, 12:00pm to 4:00pm
323.850.8566, or www.arroyoartscollective.org
Date: March 8 -- April 6, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 8, 2008 7-10pm (Part of NELAArt Second Saturday Gallery Night)
Jurors:
Karolyn Kiisel , Senior Professor, Otis College of Art & Design (Karolyn's extensive experience in the fiber arts field includes design for theater, film and television, and opera. Currently running a design studio in San Marino, her collections include Tara West, Meditationwear, and Jacaranda, special occasion dresses.
Connie Rohman, Fiber Artist (Connie Rohman's artwork can be found in private collections in the United States and Canada. She has won numerous awards for her work, and has exhibited internationally and in museums. Connie's work has been published in several art quilt books.
Meredith Strauss, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion Design Dept, Woodbury University (Building upon 30 years of weaving experience, Meredith Strauss, a textile and weaving instructor at Woodbury University, has created a body of large-scale offloom woven projects using unconventional materials. In addition to the large scale pieces, Meredith also produces a line of scarves and shawls.
Call For Entries:
Deadline for Submissions: January 29, 2008
Email crohman1@yahoo.com for entry form and information.
December News:
Remember to check my Current Exhibitions page to find out about new and upcoming exhibits.
My open studio on the Discovery Art Tour was wonderful. We had about 250 people come by throughout the day, and I sold absolutely everything I had on display. A big thank you to all those who left with my artwork! Now my house has bare walls, and I'll be working on creating new pieces in the upcoming months. Come and visit me next year on the Discovery Tour. It's always the weekend before Thanksgiving.
November News:
The 15th Annual Discovery Art Tour will be Sunday, Nov. 18th. Come visit me at my home and studio on the day of the tour. For tickets and more information, go to www.arroyoartscollective.org. Looking forward to seeing you!
More than 70 artists and craftspeople from the Northeast area will welcome visitors into their homes and studios to see their newest work.
Tickets for the Tour are $10 each, $15 each on the day of the Tour. They will soon be available for purchase through Friday November 16 on the Collective’s website, www.arroyoartscollective.org, and at Galco’s Old World Grocery, 5702 York Boulevard in Highland Park.
October News:
I will be participating in the Pasadena Art Walk, on Saturday, October 13th. On display will be a few pieces from my new venture into oil painting.
September News:
Three of my designs have been chosen for new Torah mantles at Temple Sinai of Glendale. I have also been appointed on the committee for the construction of all eight new Torah covers at this synagogue.