This Long Road is a show of individual works as well as collaborative pieces, made by Ben Belknap, Derek Weisberg, and Crystal Morey. All three artists were schoolmates at the California College of Arts and Crafts where a relationship began rooted in the love of figurative sculpture. Each artist has their own interpretation and style of the body as well as emotional content behind the work. In “This Long Road’ the artists will each represent their own work, and then explore the wonder, innovation, and trials of working together on a larger project.

Opening: Saturday, September 12 

Afternoon Tea: Sunday, September 20, 3-6pm

Closing Reception: Friday, October 2, 7-10

I will be documenting the collaborative pieces in progress and posting them here. Enjoy!

Day One: July, 13 2009

It looks like we have a home for our collaboration, just a short amount of time to make them! I like nothing more than a time restraint! We are making 10 frames by August 1st, sculpted, glazed, fired, and painted! The sculpting must be done within the next few days so they can dry. I’ll keep you posted!

I have been working on some collaborations with wonderful artist, Lena Reynoso. The process started in a very organic manner, our studios are right next store, Lena is a wonderful painter, and making sculptural frames seemed like a great project. First I make the frame out of clay, then I add imagery that I like and that starts to build a narrative. The interesting part comes in how Lena responds to the piece — she has studied, and has extensive knowledge of Indonesian and early American folklore.

I will post more pictures as we make them!