Joe Streno on wed 11 aug 99
Hello out in ClayArt land ....
I'm seriously thinking of moving to San Diego. Went to visit last week &
loved it. Sun, sand & beautiful beaches .... works for me. : ) Having spent
4 years in Seattle I've found I need way more sun & water I can swim in. I
love the town ... but it's time to move on.
I wanted to hear form other ClayArt folk who might be livin' the life in San
Diego now ... or had been. I need to hear pros & cons. I myself do
non-figurative sculpture . What
I'm looking for is info on studio spaces shared or otherwise that can be had
(cheaply?). I'm also looking for input on an artists life in San Diego. Are
there galleries who show sculpture & or clay? If anyone has gone through the
MFA ceramic arts program at SDSU I could use input on that as well. I'm even
open to the possibility of room mates once I arrive, to help cut overhead.
Hey ... I'll even throw out the wish to find work in the arts down there ...
words have such great power! : ) I'm am open to all the possibilities!
For all those that might have something to offer, you can e-mail me
privately & or post to the list. I'm sure there are others who can use the
info as well.
Thanks ............ Joe : )
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*Seattle WA*
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At age six I wanted to be a cook.
At seven I wanted to be Napoleon.
And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.
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Candise Flippin on thu 12 aug 99
Joe and all,
I moved to San Diego from Santa Cruz, CA. Now Northern CA is a very
nurturing place for an artist to work and moving to San Diego took some
adjustment. One artist I met here described the difference between the
two areas like the difference between a fern and a cactus. The fern
lives in a very lush and nourishing environment, while a cactus has to
be pretty darn tough to survive
With that said I love living in San Diego, but actually selling work
here is a bit of a challenge. There are some very nice places to sell
your work, but it seems that most tourists come to enjoy that same fun
and sun you are seeking as opposed to shopping for art. Many local
collectors are not aware of the significant local talent, also. Some of
this is changing, but slowly. Personally, my sales are better in
galleries in Beverly Hills and Palm Desert.
There are some good networking organizations in San Diego, but shared
studio space will be difficult to find. As for SDSU, it's reputation is
great, but I have no personal knowledge of its programs. I'm sure that
someone else on the list will have first hand comments.
There are many different areas in San Diego County each with its own
personality. The list might find it tedious if I went into detail.
Contact me directly if you would like more specifics.
Thanks, Candise ...where the sun is just beginning to peek through the
fog.
Susan Park on thu 12 aug 99
I grew up in San Diego and have been happily living in Seattle for about 6
years now. The big draw back about San Diego is that the weather is nice ALL
the time. Boring! : )
susan in seattle
Carol Torres on thu 12 aug 99
Joe-
I love San Diego. I usually throw noon to late at night on my patio
throughout the summer until Oct. then in the garage until March. Of course
that's after I come home from my non-art 8-5 job, (so I could live in the
sun). A good resource to contact would be The Nottingham Center for the
Arts, someone there could give you more insight. Dave and Terry are great
guys that run the place. The email address is
dblasdell@nottinghamarts.org. Good luck.
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> From: Joe Streno
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: San Diego 'n' Clay
> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 7:25 AM
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello out in ClayArt land ....
>
> I'm seriously thinking of moving to San Diego. Went to visit last week &
> loved it. Sun, sand & beautiful beaches .... works for me. : ) Having
spent
> 4 years in Seattle I've found I need way more sun & water I can swim in.
I
> love the town ... but it's time to move on.
>
> I wanted to hear form other ClayArt folk who might be livin' the life in
San
> Diego now ... or had been. I need to hear pros & cons. I myself do
> non-figurative sculpture . What
> I'm looking for is info on studio spaces shared or otherwise that can be
had
> (cheaply?). I'm also looking for input on an artists life in San Diego.
Are
> there galleries who show sculpture & or clay? If anyone has gone through
the
> MFA ceramic arts program at SDSU I could use input on that as well. I'm
even
> open to the possibility of room mates once I arrive, to help cut
overhead.
> Hey ... I'll even throw out the wish to find work in the arts down there
..
> words have such great power! : ) I'm am open to all the possibilities!
>
> For all those that might have something to offer, you can e-mail me
> privately & or post to the list. I'm sure there are others who can use
the
> info as well.
>
> Thanks ............ Joe : )
>
>
> **************************************************
> (: *Joe Streno* :)
> *Seattle WA*
> **************************************************
> butisitart@earthlink.net
>
> **************************************************
> At age six I wanted to be a cook.
> At seven I wanted to be Napoleon.
> And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.
>
> Salvador Dali
> "The Secret Life Of Salvador Dali"
> **************************************************
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