UPCOMING EVENTS:
March 13th, 6:00-8:30 Whimsical Hats Workshop, The de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
March 31st, Recycled Art Earth Day Assemblies, Stevens Creek Elementary School, Cupertino, CA
April 24th, Japanese and Hawaiian Flower Ornaments, International Day, Drew School, San Francisco, CA
May 7th to May 29th, Animation Workshops, Horace Cureton Elementary, Alum Rock, San Jose, CA
May 9th Tenderloin National Forest Grand Opening, Hats for butoh performance, San Francisco, CA
May 13th Artist In Residence, International Kite Workshops, Wornick Jewish Day School, Foster City, CA
June 5th The Sub Zero Festival, South First Street, San Jose, CA
June 6, 2009 - January 3, 2010, The Perfect Fit; Shoes Tell a Story, The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
June 23rd, Pied Piper Costuming Workshops, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
June 29th, 4pm - 6pm, Monoprinting - Expressing Yourself, Palo Alto Libraries teen workshop, Palo Alto, CA
Week of July 6th and week of July 20th, Thinking Outside The Box -Summer Animation Workshops
January 2009 to January 2011, Pluralism in America, Art in Embassies Program, Brussels, Belgium
RECENT EVENTS December 2008 - January 2009:
Corinne Okada Takara Presents:
"Rhythms in Space"
The deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA.
Artist Reception December 13th from 3 to 5pm
(Artist-in-Residence at the de Young Museum December 3rd to January 4th)
Rhythms and Space explored the assembly of recycled materials into airy three dimensional tapestries and wearable art. Corinne Okada Takara blends recycled objects with a whimsical creativity while presenting a visual footprint of diverse Asian cultures at home and in Diaspora.
Motifs pulled from the de Young Museum’s textile collection along with visual patterns observed in the museum’s surroundings were interwoven to form these tapestries.
Visitors were encouraged to create a tapestry tile of wire, paper, produce netting and recycled materials. These tiles were linked together forming a colorful, evolving wall hanging that invited reflection on the discards of everyday life.
Reception included a mini fashion show of Takara’s dramatic fashion hats as they emerged from the tapestries and were paired with beautiful designer gowns by San Francisco couturier Colleen Quen.
Live music at the reception by composer Scott Perry. And a special thank you to Mr. Perry for composing original music for the fashion portion of the evening. Hair and Make-up by Armando and Christopher of Get Your Do Up!
The de Young is located in Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
Click on image below to see more images from reception on photographer Lori Paladino's website:
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