Gray Loft Gallery ~ Tracing Passages: art, fashion, music & wine

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Ruth Boerefijn ~ All A round installation 

 

 

This Saturday, September 23, 2023, the Gray Loft Gallery will open an exhibition with works by three Bay Area artists entitled, Tracing Passages.         

Jingletown artist, Ruth Boerefijn creates fascinating fiber/mixed-media installations, many with circles, many not (image above).         

Cuong Ta works in clay to form uniquely wild vessels that are more than they seem to be while still teaching math in Bay Area independent schools.        

 

Tom White also comes from a teaching background, UC Berkeley and the California College of the Arts and Crafts. He is now making collage renderings called Drawn and Quartered from his previous work.  

 

In October, Obiko (link below), Art-to-Wear designer Carol Lee Shanks will present her fashions at the Gray Loft Gallery with a sound design by yours truly.          

 

 

Opening Reception: 

Saturday, September 23, 6:00 to 8:30 pm 

Carol Lee Shanks fashion show: 

Saturday, October 21, 3:30 pm

Please RSVP

510-499-3445

Closing Reception:

Saturday, November 11, 5:00 to 7:30 pm

 

 

 

 Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street

Third Floor

Oakland, CA 94601

     
      

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Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed ~ All's well that ends well

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Tom White ~ Self-Portrait summer fireplace screen (reverse side) 

 

 

photos by Styrous®

except where indicated 

    

Yesterday was the last day of the exhibition, Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed, that was showing at the Rhythmix Cultural Works in Alameda. It was a quiet ending but sales were made; after all, it's quality not quantity that counts.     

Tom White resting 

 Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed - 2022

Tom White has been working on a new series he has titled, Drawn & Quartered (link below) and which he showed during the run of the exhibition.         

Ginny Parsons had invited White to show his work with hers; she presented her Bike series on one side of the gallery . . .          

 

 

Ginny Parsons ~  Bike series

photo by Styrous®

 . . . while Tom showed his new work, Drawn & Quartered, on the opposite side of the gallery.       

Tom White ~ Drawn & Quartered - 2022

photo by Styrous®

 

 

White is also showing his work at The Gray Loft Gallery, just across the chanel in Oakland, in it's latest exhibition, Jingletown Originals (link below), until October 29, 2022.           

  

 

photo by Ake Grunditz

 

 

 

  

 

Ginny Parsons & Tom White

 

 

So, remember, Tom will be at at the Gray Loft Gallery, Saturday, October 29, from 3 to 6 PM       

K Gallery          

Rhythmix Cultural Works             

2513 Blanding

Alameda, CA 94501 

510.865.5060

Gray Loft Gallery     

2889 Ford Street

Third Floor

Oakland, CA

94601     

      

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Jingletown Originals

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Palm leaf balls with Ginny Parsons @ the K Gallery     

Ginny Parsons              

Rhythmix Cultural Works                 

Tom White                          

     

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Tom White ~ Drawn & Quartered Summer Fireplace Screens

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Tom White ~ Summer Fireplace Screen - 2022
 

    

Tom White has been working on a new series he has titled, Drawn & Quartered (link below). One part of this new series is what he calls, Summer Fireplace Screens. As they are composed of various materials, most of which are remnants of his previous work on paper ripped up, cut up and reassembled in new configurations, they can't be used in front of a roaring fire, thus, they are meant to be used in front of a fireplace not in use. More photos of these screens below.     

 

There are several of these "fireplace screens" in an exhibition at the K Gallery in the Rhythmix Cultural Works in Alameda. The exhibition entitled, Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed, also features the work of Ginny Parsons, who gallery-sat last weekend (link below). This weekend, Saturday, October 15, 2022, from 1 to 3 PM, it will be Tom's turn to gallery-sit.               

Ginny is presenting her Bike series on one side of the gallery . . .          

 

 

Ginny Parsons ~  Bike series

photo by Styrous®

 . . . while Tom is showing his new work, Drawn & Quartered, on the opposite side of the gallery.       

Tom White ~ Drawn & Quartered - 2022

photo by Styrous®

 

 

The Gray Loft Gallery is presenting it's latest exhibition, Jingletown Originals (link below), which also includes the work of Tom White, until October 29, 2022.           

 

The Summer Fireplace Screens

 

 

 

Tom White ~ Kaleidescape Tumble - 2022

 

 

As with many of the new works that Tom White is doing, some of the fireplace screens are two-sided, a case in point are Self-Portrait and Greek Music Tempo 2007-2022, both below.  

 

 

 

Tom White ~ Self-Portrait - 2022  

above & below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom White ~ Greek Music Tempo 2007-2022 - 2022  

above & below

 

 

 

  

 

Ginny Parsons & Tom White

 

 

Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed is a two for one experience that makes for a pretty dynamic exhibition. Leave it to the Rhythmix Cultural Works to set up a doozy of a show like this!     

So, remember, Tom will be at at the K Gallery, Saturday, October 15, from 1 to 3 PM.       

K Gallery          

Rhythmix Cultural Works             

2513 Blanding

Alameda, CA 94501 

510.865.5060

Gray Loft Gallery     

2889 Ford Street

Third Floor

Oakland, CA

94601     

      

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Drawn & Quartered           

Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed articles            

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Jingletown Originals

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Palm leaf balls with Ginny Parsons @ the K Gallery     

Ginny Parsons              

Rhythmix Cultural Works                 

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Making palm leaf balls with Ginny Parsons @ the K Gallery

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Yesterday, Saturday, while Ginny Parsons was hosting the Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed exhibition showing at the K Gallery, I made palm leaf balls. I had never made them before and discovered it can be a whole lot of fun. The fun came in the form of the people who were there making balls with me. 

 

 

photos below

    

Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed at the K Gallery features the work of both Ginny Parsons and Tom White. White will take over next Saturday, the last weekend the exhibition is open: Saturday, October 15, from 1 to 3 PM.            

 

While Ginny has her Bike series presented on one side of the K Gallery . . .          

 

 

Ginny Parsons ~  Bike series

photo by Styrous®

 . . . Tom is has his new work, Drawn & Quartered (link below), on the opposite side of the gallery.  

Tom White ~ Drawn & Quartered - 2022

 

 

 

 

photos by Styrous®

except where noted

 

 

 

Ginny Parsons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Siobhán Kotapish was there; her son, Emmett had provided entertainment for the crowd during the opening of the exhibition (link below).           

 

with Siobhán & Ginny making balls

photo by Martha Prutton

Of course, the event wouldn't have been complete without Ginny having made a snack for everyone to enjoy; she made oatmeal/raisin cookies that were deVOON!         

 

 

    

 

 

The stars of the exhibition, Ginny & Tom!       

So, stop on by; you'll see some pretty interesting work! Tom White also has his work showing in the exhibition, Jingletown Originals (link below) at the Gray Loft Gallery across the chanel in Oakland.          

K Gallery          

Rhythmix Cultural Works             

2513 Blanding

Alameda, CA 94501 

510.865.5060

Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street

Third floor

Oakland, CA 94601

      

      

Viewfinder links:       

        

Drawn & Quartered                

Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed articles            

Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed opening            

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Jingletown Originals         
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Rhythmix Cultural Works                      
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Ginny Parsons curtain call @ the K Gallery

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Ginny Parsons & Marty

photo by Styrous®

Ginny Parsons will be hosting, once more for the last time, the Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed exhibition this Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 1 to 3 PM. Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed is showing at the K Gallery until October 28, 2022.        

 

Last weekend while she was "in charge" of the gallery, we got a chance to visit. We had a GREAT time. My friend Pillow (link below) from Alaska was here as well as our friends, Betty Jo Costanzo and Patrick Dwyer from Seattle. BJ and Patrick came to see the Minoo Hamzavi event at the Gray Loft Gallery (link below). Both Minno and Jan Watten came as well. WHAT FUN we had!      

photos below

 

 

Tom White will take over on the last weekend the exhibition is open: Saturday, October 15, from from 1 to 3 PM. Just like Ginny, he's more fun than a barrel of monkeys.       

Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed features the imaginative and innovative work of Ginny Parsons and Tom White.          

 

Ginny is presenting her Bike series on one side of the gallery . . .          

 

 

Ginny Parsons ~  Bike series

photo by Styrous®

 . . . while Tom is showing his new work, Drawn & Quartered, on the opposite side of the gallery.       

Tom White ~ Drawn & Quartered - 2022

 

 

 

 

photos by Styrous®

except where noted

 

 

Ginny with her sister, Marty, who's WAY cool!!!

 

 

Betty Jo Costanzo & Patrick Dwyer

 

 

 

 

Patrick Dwyer & Pillow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pillow, Tom White & Betty Jo Costanzo 

above & below

 

 

 

 

 

 Minoo Hamzavi

 

 

The stars of the exhibition, Ginny & Tom!       

And the The Gang all together . . . 

photo by Marty Parsons

So, have a gabfest with Ginny; you'll have a great time!

K Gallery          

Rhythmix Cultural Works             

2513 Blanding

Alameda, CA 94501 

510.865.5060

      

      

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Minoo Hamzavi         

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Jan Watten            
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