My booth at Jackalope last month

Wow, this last few months has felt like a marathon. From art fair prep, to the fair last month, set design, creation and installation, photobooth prep and events, Reid learning lines for the largest role he has ever had in the shortest time, me teaching three classes two of which were portfolio, with portfolio reviews, volunteering, meetings, oh and all the regular life stuff like homework and managing to eat (we mostly left out the cleaning part. But this gorgeous gray morning I am managing to finally go through some of the pics from Jacakalope so I can send out a thank you to folks who stopped by. Sharing these with you.

You're invited! Jackalope Art Fair • April 25+26 • Old Pasadena

​Hello Everyone!

I have exciting news! In less than a week a brand new Art and Craft fair is coming to Central Park in Old Town Pasadena. I am thrilled to tell you, I was chosen to be a part of this inaugural event!  I would love to see you there!

The Jackalope Art Fair! 

Date:
Weekend of April 25th & 26th 2015 - 11:00am to 6:00pm (that's less than a week away! Mark your calendars now:)

Jackalope is a weekend shopping destination at Central Park in the heart of Old Pasadena, featuring over 200 local, curated and hand-selected artisans, crafters, and DIY enthusiasts.  Shoppers can expect to find trendsetting indie goods including original fashion and jewelry design, ceramics and paper goods, innovative home decor and housewares, art and photography, plus much more.  

  
Location: 
Central Park, Old Pasadena
275 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena CA 91105
This location is open to all ages and is handicap friendly

Details:
The Jackalope Art & Craft Fair is FREE to attend, and open to the public.  See the full list of participating vendors HERE! In addition to the 200+ vendors, a series of free to the community workshops will take place throughout the weekend at the fair: including natural dye demonstrations, sewing lessons, art classes, and more.  More details on workshops available HERE! And all else Jackalope Pasadena Here!

With this event, I am stepping out of my primarily fine artist role and have been experimenting to design and make functional objects. Pieces that I will be selling are along the lines of what I shared with you at the ra-di-ant pop up shop this past December. (Thank you again most sincerely to all those who stopped by! That was such a fun weekend)

My Functional and Fine Art Objects available at Jackalope Pasadena include:

• NEW limited quantity hand-painted ornaments (previous versions sold out)
• NEW limited edition screen printed tote bags

• NEW archival art boxes (combining prints and hand drawing and painting)
• NEW fine art and illustration work.
• Handmade archival greeting cards. (NEW designs!)
• As well as NEW business cards and stickers!

You can preview many of the pieces via instagram @aliciagorecki or my blogs aliciagorecki.com and aliciasillustration.blogspot.com.

I am in booth #90 (highlighted on the map), not far from the workshop area, just above the northwest corner of the croquet court. 

To RSVP, click on the the event page link, JACKALOPE ART FAIR EVENT PAGE. I love seeing your name pop up on the attendee list.

Jackalope Art Fair: Pasadena April 25+26

Yesterday I got the news, I was selected by the jury to be included in the upcoming inaugural Jackalope Arts Fair in Old Town Pasadena. This event promises to bring together more than 200 local artisans running the gamut from fine art to hand crafted goods.

This week also brought the Illustration Friday Topic: Reflection

So in honor of both I combined in this illustration.

More info on what I will include in my showing at the event coming as I work all that out. 

10x14 watercolor/gouache and ink on arches

Detail of "reflection"

There is a facebook event page set up  https://www.facebook.com/events/1488165881455014 for more information or if you would like to rsvp.

Items online!!!

Finally, I have a few items available online! Thanks to the wonderful response from so many of you at the POPUP shop last weekend. I was so nice to see so many in person, stop and chat for a few, once again thank you! Some of the inventory from the shop is available here for those who couldn't make ithttp://www.ra-di-ant.com/catalogue.html 

As you know much of my work available is in either very small quantities (the cards) or the one and only. For example there is just one hand drawn wooden ornament left! If you are looking for delivery by Christmas, T-shirts and light sculptures must be ordered by the 18th and all else by Friday the 19th.
http://www.ra-di-ant.com/catalogue.html I would sincerely appreciate if you are so inclined to share:)

Happy Holidays Everyone!!!

Illustration Round Up!

This is a round up of my side illustration work from the last few months, if you don't keep up with my illustration Blog or on Instagram. I post weekly drawings based on singular words from Illustration Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

Radio	new sketchbook	Vintage
peace	sizzle	fragile
fragile detail	beard	crosswalk
summer	contraption inverted	king
metamorphosis	skull	contraption
small	vanity	time
voyage	wycinanki (cut paper)

Autohomography 12: Pasadena reverse self-portrait

Autohomography 12: Pasadena reverse self-portrait

Autohomography 12: Pasadena reverse self-portrait
22"hx38"w diptic
mixed media
(ink, collage, conte, acrylic on black paper
mounted on reclaimed screen printing frames)

Continuation and new iteration of my autobiography through homes I have lived in.
My Autohomography.

This offers a memory based aerial view from the behind my
current home toward the foothills that nestle the city of Pasadena.

Education History= Utility

Utility is defined as the state or quality of being useful.

My second utility box design was installed! It sits at the corner of Los Robles and Walnut at the edge of the Playhouse District in Pasadena. It honors investment in education, reflecting and remembering the history of what once stood on the corner opposite its position, in sketchy line, stitched at the seams.

Big thanks to the wonderful Playhouse District Association  for sponsoring the project and so much beautiful public art in the district. 

Thank you also to WrapAds in Pasadena for the amazing print and installation work!

"Local Hero" Canvas Tote Bag

This tote bag was a commissioned version of my Local Hero painting of the Colorado Bridge here in Pasadena. The wonderful Organization
http://ielts.org/ licensed this vector version of my painting to be screen printed on tote bags and given out to administrators at their national meeting this summer. They also produced a t-shirt, which I have yet to photograph.

Thank you IELTS!

Postcards: "Local Hero"

I was recently commissioned to turn my painting "Local Hero" (colorado bridge) into single color vector illustration for screen printing on gift tote bags and t-shirts. I will post pics of the final products later, these are postcards that will accompany the gifts when they are delivered to national meeting attendees.

Imagination = Utility

the installation

The first of the two Utility Boxes I was commissioned to create was installed just a few weeks ago, next week the final goes in.  This one lives at the corner of Oak Knoll and Union in the Playhouse District of Pasadena, California. (Thank you Playhouse District Association for the above photos:)

The flat plan.

Archival Print Signed Greeting Cards

Paper Doll Evening Dress Cards

Paper Doll Striped Dress and Guitar greeting cards

Haunted House Greeting Cards

Radio, Vox Amp, and Striped Base Greeting Cards

Warthog and Lost Greeting Cards

Projector, Apothecary, Write Greeting Cards.

Tall house, Blue Dress Form, and Castle Green Greeting cards

All cards are archival, sealed, and signed and hand assembled.  These pictures were taking as I dealed each card in preparation for a recent art walk.  They will soon be available on the Etsy shop I am building.  I have print versions of all of my work. If you are interested in getting a card or two before the Etsy shop is up, send me an email (aliciagome@gmail.com), they are $5.00 each plus postage (you can frame them).