HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! to all of you. I want to thank all the artists that did a piece for the Dreams to Dreams show. The range of styles was amazing. The opening reception was a big success with over 450+ people coming through to see the show. The positive response to the DCTO form by the Japanese community showed me that I had accomplished my goal, which was to take the traditional Daru
BIG thanks to JANM for welcoming the Dreams to Dreams idea with open hearts.
Also big shouts to Daruma Asset Management, Inc. which sponsored the show.
Here are some pix of the pieces:
Dreams to Dreams: DCTO Custom Show 2008.
Dacosta Bayley a.k.a CHOCOLATE SOOP and the Japanese American National Museum have assembled the first custom toy show held in a museum. 45+ artists have customized his DCTO (Dreams Come True Object) Jibun Project, a futuristic version of the traditional Daruma toy. The theme of the show is "Dreams to Dreams" and is based on the poem of the same title which speaks to childhood dreams, possibilities and looking to the future.
Opening reception will be held on Saturday, December 6th, 2008
The finished art pieces will be on display at the Japanese American National Museum from December 1, 2008 through January 4, 2009. Pieces will be available for sale through the Museum Store.
The show will lead up to Oshogatsu weekend (a significant celebration in Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo area). there will be educational and entertaining programs that tell the significance of Daruma and other cultural icons for the New Year.
Sponsored in part by: Daruma Asset Management, Inc.
Contributing Artists:
Amy Inouye
Angry Woebots
Barry Stephenson
Brent Nolasco
Cameron Tiede
Camilla d’Errico
Charles Hui
Charuca
Chris Conway
Dacosta!
Dan Goodsell
David & Kazumi Svenson
Donna Ikkanda
Gary van der Steur
Itokin Park
Jesse Hernandez
Jester
Joel Nakamura
Judson Beaumont
Julie West
kaNO kid
Kazuko Shinoka (Spicy Brown)
Keith Poon
Koji Takei
Leecifer
Lou Pimentel
MadL
Marilyn Frandsen
Mark Atomos
Mark Nagata
Megan Majewski
Neal Yamamoto
NEMO
PESKIMO
Peter Taylor
PON
Qris Yamashita
Sachiho Hino (Spicy Brown)
Scott Wetterschneider
Shawn O’Conner
Steve Rolston
Steve Talkowski
Stuart Rapeport
Trevor McKay
Yoshii
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Back again with a long over due post...
It's been a minute since my last project update. I think their will be a couple of posts the weekend to catch you up.
"Don't eat yellow snow" they say...
The truth about those mysterious little yellow stains in the snowbanks has finally been uncovered. Very soon you’ll be able to get your hands on the top secret report hidden from the general public by a shadow organization that would like nothing more than to keep us in the dark on such matters. Well NO MORE I say!!! The truth is out there… and it’s yellow…
Back soon true believers
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