Big Sale at Northcoast Open Studios this year!

I am planning a move to Santa Rosa in the nextyear, so I am avidly shedding possessions - including most of
my paintings, after over 30 years
of living and working in the same space.
I see the move and the load lightening as clearing the
way for new creative and life explorations.

I'm going to have a box of $10 each or 3 for $20.
and another box of $5 each or 3 for $10 plus more
surprises.

Feel free to call for a studio visit if you'd like to
see more of my work, or stop by Arcata Artisans Cooperative,
where I am a member and regularly exhibit my art.

Raven-haired Angel

This is a mixed media angel on paper.
I'm listing it on etsy. She is a bit timid, but
also right at home in nature. She is standing
in the winter with a sleeveless shift.

I like to do angels because they are sort
of like self portraits of my better self.
They are also ally/helper spirits that get
me through difficult times or commemorate
events in my life.

The Changing Face of America

Buy JOY DELLAS ART on PAYPAL

Enter price in the blank and the item will be
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with a credit card.

Garden Gate - February 2011

Arcata Artisans Cooperative Art Gallery

Don't forget that tonight is Arts! Arcata.
The second Friday of each month Arcata merchants
hold an art walk. This is a great social activity if
you are looking for something to do.

Arcata Artisans Cooperative Art Gallery: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

My Upcoming Show (July) at Arcata Artisans

I'm getting ready for another show at Arcata Artisans. As a member, I get to have a show with two other members in the Featured Artist Gallery every year.

It's been 8 years now, and each time I try to come up with something "new" to display. I've created a lot of different bodies of work to do this. Among them "the Art of Food" - pictures about food and eating, "Maps" -
 a series exploring the journey of the heart, mind and what regions look like from the perspective of my vision; "Early Botanicals" - a series of drawings and paintings based upon very early scientific drawings and "Ordinary Angels and Goddesses" and "the Lost Family" - pictures painted on fence boards that depict
young men and women with a background of stars and stripes.

This time it is "Alchemical Diagrams" - based upon very early drawings about chemistry. Alchemy is the transformation of base materials to precious materials.It is a metaphor for transformation - the process of becoming wise.

It's awkward coming up with new work. I know I can always rely on the old tried and true Dog and Cat painting. But it is also rewarding and challenging to try new things. The more I push myself, the more I learn about myself, and art, and the world.