Tag Archives: Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Fiber Art Quartet on View in the North Bay Area

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Satri Pencak

Once sequestered exclusively to the realm of crafts, fiber arts have leaped off their spindles and looms. This is not surprising since over the past several decades most creative disciplines have morphed, merged, and began to defy easy categorization by … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary Island: Tales of Cuban History and Culture @ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Satri Pencak

Cuba, a small island nation located in the Caribbean, is just 200 miles South of Miami across the Straits of Florida. Yet the name alone conjures up so many things, from food and music, to cigars and baseball, as well … Continue reading →

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Larry Thomas & Handmade Paper @ Sonoma Valley Museum

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Satri Pencak

Tree bark and leaves, seed pods and grasses can be a source of creative inspiration for artists as well as the components of papermaking. Being both delicate and tough, such fibrous elements are the focus of two inspiring exhibitions at … Continue reading →

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Best Bets, 7.9.12

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Satri Pencak

Here are my Best Bets in the visual arts for this week. Currently at di Rosa in Napa, is Entering the Wild, an exhibition that features over thirty pieces by six Northern California artists. Some years back Barry Lopez wrote an … Continue reading →

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