My interview with CA-Modern Magazine / Eichler Network

Feel free to take a stroll through my world via Adam Martin who was fantastic at translated my creative vision. Here is the link to what will appear in the Summer 2013 issue. There is an  on-line version as well.

The upcoming show that I am a part of at the La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles.

Along with: Edward Robin Coronel, Horacio Martinez, Harold Fox, Sage, David Natale, Josh Stebbins, & Emi Motokawa. We were all jury winners from March's spectacular LALUZAPALOOZA  annual group show and were invited to be a part of a special showing with featured artist: Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros. 

La Luz De Jesus
4633 Hollywood Blvd  Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 666-7667

Opening Reception: Friday, August 2nd, 8-11 pm 

It will be a FANTASTIC evening jam packed with excitement… I have been to more then a few and their openings are ALWAYS amazingly fantastic…

My pieces for the Ft Lauderdale Mid-Century Modern Architecture Tribute Show at the Harold Golen Gallery

Click here to see my pieces that are still available.

Artists interpretation of Ft Lauderdale's most prominent Mid-Century Modern buildings.

Artists:

MICHELLE BICKFORD

EL GATO GOMEZ

DAVID PARISE

CHRISTINA LIHAN

DAWN FRASIER

Opening Night:

Saturday, May 11th, 2013

6:00pm-11:00pm

Show runs through to:

June 7th, 2013

Harold Golen Gallery

2297 NW 2nd Ave

Miami, Fl 33127

Wynwood Art District

305-989-3359

I am finally on Facebook

Here is the direct link to my art page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-Of-Michelle-Bickford/142324435830160

… I will add content in between creating art so stay tuned…

Available at the Harold Golen Gallery

Bunny Yeager Self Portrait

12 x 14

sold

[This has since been sold but here is a link to what is still available at the Harold Golen Gallery]

The HAROLD GOLEN GALLERY present:

 BUNNY AND BETTIE Artist Tribute Show

Opening night: 
March 9th  on Saturday March 9th, 2013  6:00pm - 11:00pm 

The show will run from 9th- April 6th, 2013.

 Photographer Bunny Yeager will be attending the event to sign her new book, by Petra Mason and Rizzoli Publications, BUNNY YEAGER’S DARKROOM. In addition to Yeager’s appearance, the gallery will exhibit a group show featuring each artists’ interpretation in portraits of Bunny Yeager and Bettie Page, executed in painting, sculpture and photography.

Featured Artists:

KIRSTEN EASTHOPE, ALEX MEYER, SAM GAMBINO, DEREK YANIGER, RICHIE FAHEY, MICHELLE BICKFORD, KEN BERNSTEIN, ROD NORTH, JASON SNYDER, EL GATO GOMEZ, BUNNY YEAGER, MARK GEORGE, CARLOS BENTANCOURT, OLIVIA BERNADINIS, REG THEAKSON, NATHALIE RATNER, SERGIO PORRO, TYSON MCADOO, STEVE BAIR, MIKE BELL, SUE ZOLA  

"The Morning After"

Out of 15,000 submissions,  I am once again proud to announce that I will be a part of the spectacular LALUZAPALOOZA annual group show at the
La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Hollywood CA

"The Morning After"
9.5" x 11.5" x .75" in 15.5" x 17.5" x 2" frame
SOLD

This piece has esince been sold but if you would like to see what is still available you can find them here. 

The show runs through March 31st.

[ all the artists fabulous creations can be seen here ]

 "This gigantic, no-theme group show features works from many of the freshest and most relevant artists working today. Over 15,000 individual images were submitted by commercial illustrators, graphic designers, tattooists, scenics, students, animators, outsiders and working gallery artists which we narrowed down to 220 pieces created by 120 or so artists hailing from six continents. The (tastefully) jam-packed, salon-style exhibition features a lot of names familar to the readers of Juxtapoz and Hi-Fructose, alongside an impressive catalog of work from a brand new batch of undiscovered, emerging talent."

Here are pictures of the install courtesy of  Lee_Joseph's photostream

Here is the list of all of the featured artists:

Peter Adamyan, Jeannie Houston Antes, Susanne Apgar, Briana Bainbridge, Christopher Bales, Davidd Batalon, James Bentley, Michelle Bickford, Winifred Brewer, Michael Brown, Mark Bryan, Erin Burrell, Jeaneen Carlino, Victor Castillo, Adrian Cherry, CHOD, JAW Cooper, Torii Cooper, Edward Robin Coronel, Matthew Couper, Robert Craig, Jessica Dalva, John de Fazio, Dave Dexter, James Dowlen, Mark Edward, Bruce Eichelberger, Angela Ellefson, Jessica Fife, Harold Fox, Don Fritz, Richard Frost, Germs, Mark Gleason, Steve Diet Goedde, Kim Gordon, Max Grundy, Sunny Gu, Walt Hall, Howard Hallis, Hanzel Haro, AshFord Harrison, Derek Harrison, Clare Hebert, Brett Herman, Andy Hernandez, Sam Ho, Scott Holloway, Jason Houchen, Jack Howe, Stephanie Inagaki, Jinx, JoKa, Jessica Joslin, Jason Justice, Brent Kallenbach, Shannon Keller, Billy Kheel, Jaesun Kim, Michael Kortez, Norbert Kox, Lindsey Kuhn, Zoe Lacchei, Mavis Leahy, Dave Lebow, Alexis Lopez, Lizz Lopez, Didu Losso, Carl Lozada, Dion Macellari, Apricot Mantle, D.W. Marino, Ofelia Marquez, Horacio Martinez, Mary Ancilla Martinez, Aya Masuda, Genie Melisande, Miso, Graham Moore, Click Mort, Lyle Motley, Emi Motokawa, Dustin Myers, David Natale, Ron Norman, Daisuke, Okamoto, José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros, Tammi Otis, Leah Parrent, Brian Poor, Matthew Price, Anthony Purcell, Eric Quezada, Cate Rangel, Bonni Reid, Billy Reynolds, Ave Rose, Ken Ruzic, SAGE, Van Saro, Justin Schaefer, Kim Scott, Dale Sizer, Aniela Sobieski, Mike Sosnowski, Spinestealer, Josh Stebbins, Sean Stepanoff, Anna Stump, Hui Tan, Treiops Treyfid, Pamela Tu, Christopher Umana, Eric Van Straaten, Vega, Dave Warshaw, Mirmy Winn, Jasmine Worth, Sandra, Yagi, Mimi Yoon and Kim Zsebe

(…courtesy of  Dionysus Records.com  who took the time to type all the names… for which I very VERY much thank you for…)

Modernism Week in Palm Springs / October 2013

 Another fantastic week in Palm Springs were I took part in a group show at the  M Modern Gallery featuring Shag, Tim Biskup, Glenn Barr, Chris Reccordi, Lynne Naylor, BECCA and Phillip Lumbang, RAD, Aaron Marshall, Kevin Kidney and Jody Dailey, Basko and STONE.

Here are the pieces that I created especially for the big M Modern Retro_A_Rama event.

"Bamboo Oasis"

80" x 16"

SOLD

"The Big Bossa Nova"

40" x 30"
SOLD

"Heading Uptown"

48" x 13"

SOLD

"Primitiva"

23 1/2" x 5" x 1 1/2"

SOLD

"Subsonic" and

"Aquaphonics"

23 1/2" x 5" x 1 1/2"

SOLD

"Starlight Somba" and "Jellyfish Mambo"

23 1/2" x 5" x 1 1/2"

SOLD

I created a total of 9 pieces as part of their "Retro-A-Rama" show to kick off  the week of everything mid-century modern. I will post more pictures and info later.

Now Available:

"Breakfast At Tiffany's"

6" x 8"

SOLD

New work I created for Modern HQ

"It's Never Too Early For A Cocktail"

16"X 24"

Here is a special piece that I created for the folks at Modern HQ. All of the elements are 3 dimensional and floating on different levels so it REALLY pops out at cha.

[…the background also glows in the dark…!!]

Available at the Twilight Zone tribute show opening this Saturday at the Harold Golen Gallery in Florida

 “Long Distance Call”

21 1/2” x 11 1/2”
available

“Stopover In A Quiet Town”
14 1/2” x 8 1/2”
sold
 This piece has since been sold. Here is a link to what is still available at the Harold Golen Gallery. 

The Harold Golen Gallery Presents:

NEXT STOP: "THE TWILIGHT ZONE" 

Curated by Harold Golen and El Gato Gomez

Each artist interprets top fav episodes from the original TV series. 

Starring:

KEN RUZIC, ROBERT JIMENEZ, THE CREEP, KATHRYN DILEGO, BRYAN ANTHONY MOORE, DOUG HORNE, DAVID K. ROSE, MARK THOMPSON, SCOTT SPEAR, JEFFERY LAMM, BRUCE YAGER, MICHELLE BICKFORD, JASON SNYDER, DAN SZCZEPANSKI with EL GATO GOMEZ

Opening Reception:
Saturday September 8th, 2012
6:00pm - 11:00pm
Show runs from:
September 8th - October 6th

Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, Fl 33127
Wynwood Art District

Photos from the 2012 Tura Satana opening at the M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs

sold

…just now able to post… the show was really cool, filled with great art and super jam packed… Haji was there and as you can see in the top photo of her posing with a fan. [She is as gorgeous as ever] And as you can see in the bottom picture, there were some awesome limited edition Tura mugs that went like hot cakes.

That is all for now! Zipping away again to meet another art deadline… new art pictures of what I am working on TK…

The Commission: "Double Aloha" install

 

Side shots of the special risers that suspend everything off of the wall gives the illusion that the whole piece is mysteriously floating in midair.

This special commission was for a private collector's beautiful Mid-Century-Modern showcase home in Palm Springs. A framed piece would have thrown off the whole balance of surrounding ceiling and wall angles, as well as it's surroundings. Much consideration was necessary to harmonize my piece within the space.

Now, I am beginning to work on new pieces for the M Modern Gallery for the upcoming 2013 Mid-Century Modernism week in Palm Springs, CA… so stay tuned…

The Commission: Completed

"Double Aloha"

9.5" x 64"

Exotic Wenge Wood with Black & White Ebony highlights floating off the wall on custom standoffs

With a total of 10 sanding by hand [with the grain] between each layer of Crystalac and gloss Poloycrylic, my piece is finally complete. I quickly laied it out for a photo before heading out to the install. Here is a quick shot of the bottom, including the ebony signature piece:

Next: The Install

The Commission: part 3

This is what the section pictured below looked like from the front, after hand sanding, pre- hand edge shaping, pore filling as well as staining the edges so the whole piece pops off the wall.

After 3 coats of Crystalac, it is now ready for multiple layers of Polycoat with more hand sanding between each layer. 

…who needs to go to the gym when you can just sand your way to shapeliness…

Next post: finished Polycoating and inner ebony highlights.

Commission: part 2 [still the view from the back]

Fully shaped. 

Next came the sealing in of the inner frame. But first I had to create the edges to retain the resin. The bolts are for making sure the riser openings are not filled. 

The end result. 

Tomorrow: The sneak peak view from the front.

The commission I am working on for a private collector.

A while back, I was approached to create a wonderfully large piece for a designated space in a beautiful Mid-Century Modern home. My design is shaped from exotic wenge wood with black & white ebony highlights. I have been working on this for the past 3 months. […so maybe you will understand why I am not on back on Facebook yet…] The area has very specific design requirements and needed to be free-form with no frame. When finished, it will be over 5 feet tall and only 9 1/2 inches wide and will float off the wall via a custom riser system as if hovering there by magic.

Here is beginning of my process, the starting with the back view.

Before any shaping of the actual design could take place, I had to have an inner metal skeleton water jetted in order to give the wood a core as well as inner strength.

Special holes were tapped in the metal to accommodate the custom riser system. I then routed an inner pocket into the back the piece so the metal frame could be flush fit.

I then epoxied the aluminum frame in place and clamped it down as it cured.Next: the shaping of the design. I will post new pictures all this week and wrap up with the final design when installed.

Tura Santana tribute piece for the M Modern Gallery

Inspired from the Russ Meyer's cult classic "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" It is 3 dimensional with glow-in-the-dark telephone lines and sun. I created the frame with a vintage black lacquer look in mind.

 "Splatter"

19" x 13"
sold
 "Splatter" has since been sold but you can find the one below, as well as a few others by clicking here. 

 I grew up watching old movies and TV shows and was thrilled when saw that Tura Satana Productions was putting on a tribute show at the M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs. Opening reception: Saturday, Sept 15th, 7:30pm to 10:30pm. 

 If you want to find out a little more about Tura's amazingly colorful life, here is a fantastic and insightful interview.

Here is the current list of the participating artists:

SHAG, JOHN MULDER, DAVE CALVER, ROD NORTH, HELEN MACFARLANE, NGAIO MACFARLANE, NICLOLE STEEN, EVA MOESENEDER, MARY BETH ACOSTA, FIONA MACFARLANE, KIRSTEN EASTHOPE, GREG REYES, ANDI GEE, MARTHA POWER, ANDREA SWEENEY, ANTHONY CARPENTER, SUSANNAH MOSHER, ELSTABO ART, ZOEY STEVENS, ARON GAGLIARDO, DARREN WONG, RICK MORRIS, JAKE DAVIS, MICHAEL BERMAN, GARILYN BRUNE, SARA RAY, MICHELLE BICKFORD, NANOO DES BOIS, ERICA HESSE, JANICE SORIANO, SCOTT ALCHER, RHOBBY, MICH O'CONNELL, THE PIZZ, DOUG HORNE, COLIN JOHNSON, GREG HERGERT, SANDI LANGMAN-FUTURE, NIKKI DYER, JOHANNAH O'DONNELL, TONY CAMPAGNA, LORD BUD DEEGAN, ADAM ANSELL, BOB WYNNE, ROBERT JIMENEZR, REX MUNGER, ALEX WALD, GEOFF GREENE, BIGTOE, GLENN L BARR, SUSANNAH MOSHER, RICHARD J FROST, ROXY B MONTOYA, MARIE MEIER, KEN STEIERT, CHRIS TIRRI, JULIE ZARATE, LIZ CARROLL, DAVID MCNELEY, GP WATSON, CHAD SCHERES, CHAD SCHERES, STEVE PARKER, HOLLY MARDIS, CHRIS TOPHER, CANDY WEIL, JIM OWENS, PAIGE PUMPHREY, DESIGN NURD DIEGO GOMEZ