Pushing the Ocean Down the Road - Roy Jenuine

Photo by Roy Jenuine

Pushing the Ocean Down the Road
Artist: Roy Jenuine
Materials: salvaged plywood and wood, cardboard, wire, clay, decoupage and paint.

The ritual of surfers using their boards to walk over the rocky shallows and the sticker-graffiti bridge at San Onofre inspired this one. Also an inspiration is what we put in and take out of the ocean to get down the road. It always seems like I am pushing the ocean somewhere when I do this. It's a moment of pause and contemplation. The weight of the world may be on your shoulders but the seagrass is always beautiful between your feet.

I use wood, found objects, and some paper mache when wood gets too heavy for the wall. Whatever it takes. I like serious emotions but to stay with them I need some humor and play. I like to read as long as it doesn't interfere with daydreaming. Things that interest me are the ocean environment, Santa Ana winds blowing through lonely campgrounds, people camping, people camping with dogs, hiking in our coastal canyons, living in southern California, and, of course, woodworking.


Bio:
Roy Jenuine was born in 1953 in San Gabriel, Ca. and grew up in southern California. In 1977, he worked and lived at Arcosanti, an experimental green-designed city in the Arizona desert. He attended Humboldt State University before graduating San Diego State University with a B.A. degree in Fine Arts- Furniture Design in 1979. In addition to working for private clients, he worked in Japan building furniture for a wedding chapel in Karuizawa, Japan in 1988. He has taught woodworking and furniture design at Mira Costa College. His work has been exhibited at the Boehm Gallery, Palomar College; Mesa Art Center, Mesa Arizona; Simayspace, San Diego; San Diego Museum of Art; and the Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad. Roy has resided in Leucadia, Ca. since 1983 where he continues to work.

Jane Johns - Sacred Hearts

Sacred Hearts : The idea for my altar came from my experiences with the birth process and my connections with people.

We are all connected in many ways and I tried to show that with this piece.

Fabric, safety pins, babies, spirituality, flowers, and birds all remind me of these interwoven connections.

Life isn't separate or clean cut but always overlapping and crossing over one another. I wanted all those pieces to be visible and obvious.

Bio: Jane Johns: the 4 B's birth, babies, breasts, and bouquets these are some of favorite mediums I work with. I love helping women with their birth process and I love doing flowers and cooking especially when I see people enjoying what I have created.

Karen Kozlow

Photos by Karen Kozlow 

At the car wash I met a little girl with the cowgirl and cowboy dolls from Toy Story. I said, “Are they new?” (As she had them kissing each other). Her mother said, “Not so new.”

I had just finished viewing Toy Story 2 and 3, and had tears in my eyes at the end when the old toys were united with a new playmate who would take good care of them. What a good message to children in our throw-away society.

My shrine pays homage to old toys. Recycle and love again. My father made this altar for my mother who had an angel in it that disintegrated many years ago. It gets to live again with some of my broken pottery and a found wood toy – cemented and painted into new life! This piece is now one of my latest pieces in my Disaster Works series.

Karen Kozlow

Veteran of the arts and craft movement, Karen has discovered her niche in life is designing ceramics professionally. Kozlow has created whimsical pieces in clay since 1976, coming from a fine art background in painting. She has shown at the A.C.C. craft fairs, which are the marketing arm of the American Crafts Council. Also, she has shown at the Contemporary Crafts Markets, and Buyers Market of American Crafts, among others.

One person shows include Nieman Marcus Traveling Show, Tiffany's windows Beverly Hills, the La Jolla Art Center - now La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, UCSD and San Diego State.

Rodney "Rodrigo" McCoubrey - "Amor Y Luz"

Bio

Rodney "Rodrigo" McCoubrey

Somewhere around 12:51 AM, the 7th of February 1954, in the Southern California town of Whittier, I checked in. Ever since then, it's been an up, down, and all around adventurous journey of passion, rhythm, learning and living all of life's textures. The nature of my work is "FUN". The materials I incorporate in my pieces are primarily recycled and found objects. My resources remain readily available, from dumpster's to roadsides, empty lots, shorelines, to my most favorite of all, Baja California dumpsites (every town has at least one!). The direction of my work depends upon life's inspirations and those emotions that dwell within me, ever changing and constantly evolving.

I titled this piece "Amor Y Luz" love and light...what is symbolically sacred to me about this altar is my deep gratitude and eternal love of my mother and thus i used many icons of the madonna and child to somehow portray the essence and heartfelt sentiment i regard so dearly.having grown up in a predominately chicano neighborhood most of my neighbors usually had some kind of an altar displayed as a centerpiece on a wall or a designated tabletop. it seems that many of thes images somehow still reside within the creative fibers of my inner being,and every now and then work their way through me in one form or another.and the angels seem to represent hope,unwaivering faith,and a direct connection to those omnipotent resources that help us along this journey.hands in the prayer pose represent our ability to find resolution amidst the craziness.as you look closely all the childs images are nustled close in the mothers embrace again representing a sacred place of security and nurturing.almost all the pieces were either recycled,reclaimed or just stumbled upon and somehow given a bit longer shelf life.ingredients are metal wire lathe, carved and plastic angels,the wooden frame came from mexico,the earings/jewelry are from a good friend,steamer parts,rusted nails,metal candle holders are from the san diego 2007 fires via another good bro,and all the other goodies just showed up and wiggled themselves onto their new home...

enjoy and please do recycle...

Roderick Laine Treece

Roderick Treece is the owner of Custom Glass Signs, located in Encinitas, California. He is a fifth generation Californian, descended from the pioneers of the infamous Donner/ Reed party who attempted to cross the Sierra Nevada at Donner pass in the terrible winter of 1849.

Roderick’s father was the director of the graphics department at the world famous Knott’s Berry Farm, which was also one of the first amusement parks in California. Roderick would accompany his father to work, arriving there at 6:30 in the morning, which gave Roderick plenty of time to wander around the park unsupervised. It wouldn’t take long before he was picked up by security guards, and dragged back to the sign shop where his father was working. For the rest of the day, to keep him out of trouble his dad would have him repaint perfectly good signs, under the guise that they needed a color change. Getting into trouble, or rather staying out of trouble, was why he learned to paint signs.

It seemed natural to become a sign painter like his father, but in high school Roderick discovered photography, and that evolved into an interest in the broader fine arts. It was while studying art and photography at Orange Coast College that Roderick realized he could make a life of commercial and fine art.

From those auspicious beginnings was born Studio Zero, which for the past twenty five years has been providing clients all over the world with hand painted signs, TV news cast back drops, trade show booths, and interior and exterior decorative finishes. Working in a wide variety of mediums has enabled Roderick to develop the capacity to design and create an almost limitless array of unique products. Completed projects include sculpting an eight foot tall cell phone out of high density foam for a Boost Mobile display. The phone included illuminated buttons and a functional LED screen. Gotcha sportswear commissioned a giant harlequin head for a trade show booth. The model was sculpted in clay and the booth was constructed of plywood, chicken wire, sculpted foam and fabric. The mouth of the harlequin was a full size entry way to the booth.

Despite all the different mediums Roderick worked in, he always had a special affinity for working with glass. Perhaps it was his father’s influence, who taught Roderick an appreciation for guilding and having respect for the disappearing arts of the old sign painters. His travels to Europe, Indonesia and Mexico deepened this interest. The back painted glass of the Café Florin in Venice, the guilded signs of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, and the reverse back painted glass of Bali, inspired him to research these glass techniques that were in danger of becoming obsolete. His search led him to the master craftsman, Rick Glawson, who was willing to share his knowledge and expertise in the art of glass signs. Rick was one of the founders of the Letterhead Society, a group of sign artist who are dedicated to rediscovering and preserving long lost techniques and materials. Nurtured by these relationships, Roderick has dedicated himself to the art of glass signs and reverse back painted glass art.

Roderick has exhibited his fine art throughout the United Stated including the Newark Museum , Newark NJ , San Diego Museum , San Diego CA and the La Jolla Contemporary Museum La Jolla CA

Roderick Laine Treece

Roderick Laine Treece
CUSTOM GLASS SIGNS & MIRRORS
www.customglasssigns.com
789 Orpheus Ave

Dog by Genie Huey

Photos by Genie Huey

When asked to come up with a project for the " Sacred Altars " show, I immediately thought of a dog. I always smile when I see a dog, whether it is merely walking down the street, or riding
with it's head out of a car window, or sleeping peacefully. I get joy from it's happy tail-wagging enthusiasm - no " don't talk to me, I've had a bad day " attitude common with humans.

So my dog is my " Sacred Altar " , the platform of my happiness and contentment, the key to my heart and soul, and the recipient of my worship and devotion.


And within the heart of my dog is it's altar of happiness - with things like a soft bed, toys to play with, a stick to chew, a tasty bone, and a picture of it's people.


**** This sculpture if made primarily from recycled / found objects. ( legs are old railroad ties - tail and head are old rusty found objects - dog body is scrap copper - dog bed is made from old material lying around - toy ball was found in the street, as was the stick - leather dog leash is an old shoelace - dog collar is chain found in an old parts drawer. The only purchased item is the stuffed toy rabbit.)


GENIE HUEY
( retired - hobbyist - resides in Leucadia.
Likes working with copper, and old rusty metal.)