Velvet da Vinci : Stacey Lee Webber - CHANGE.

Comment by AB: Stacey Lee Webber makes art out of change-- pocket change, spare change-- that kind of change-- coinage. She transforms these coins into sculpture, jewelry, and objets de vertu by bending, twisting, welding, hammering, folding, patterning, and especially by sawing the portrait heads out of 'em-- and not just a few-- hundreds. Some of her works approach mind-boggling in terms of intricacy and degree of difficulty, and that, dear artsters, would indicate that Webber's dedication to her craft is above and beyond the call of something, but I'm not sure what. So uh... let's see... I gotta give her some kind of award. Wait a second. Lemme check the awards drawer. OK. I hereby declare Stacy Lee Webber an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Order of Repetitive Stress, and I'll throw in a rare and highly coveted "How Do Dey Do Dat?" Award for good measure.

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Needles and Pens : Tara Jane Oneil & Vanessa Renwick - Cackle, Cackle, Rackle.

Comment by AB: And energized evening of eclectic melange courtesy of talented Portland, Oregon duo-- artist, filmmaker, and founder of that venerable and revered institution, The Oregon Department of Kick Ass, Vanessa Renwick, and artist/musician Tara Jane O'Neil.

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City Art Gallery : The San Francisco Show.

Artists: Amy Levine, Carol Ceres, Heather McFarlin, Angelo DiPietrantonio, Leslie Morgan, Katie Gilmartin, Lynn Mechanic, Mary Patterson, Trish Tunney, Garrett Robinson, Ford Minton, Maria Rodriguez, Nicole Bauguss, dk haas, Kate Knuvelder, Richard dodds, Biff Moshe, Colin Sjostedt, Glenn Hummel, Dorothy Fullerton, Glenn Caley Bachmann, Brad Robinson.

Comment by AB: Group show themed on good old Ess Eff. City Art Gallery is a neighborhood cooperative artist owned and operated space.

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