January 25, 2012
On January 25, 2012, we visited the Triton Museum in Santa Clara to see the “2011 Statewide Painting Competition & Exhibition.” Member Denise Oyama Miller has a painting, “Working in a Copper Mine” that’s in the show.
Pier 24 Photography Exhibit: “Here”
Wednesday, October 26
Members took BART to San Francisco, had lunch at Ferry Building, and then walked to Pier 24 Photography. The exhibit was entitled “Here.” It presented works produced by 34 Bay Area photographers and included images of San Francisco (emphasis on late-20th century) and surrounding areas. There were over 700 images from 1906 Quake to present day which documented life in the Bay Area. Photographers include: Carleton Watkins, Richard Misrach, JimGoldberg, Eadweard Muybridge, Lee Friedlander, Dorothea Lange, Bill Owens, Edward Weston and numerous others.
Ikebana Flower Arranging
September 28
A special demonstration by Katsuko Biko Thielke, an inventive Ikebana flower arranging artist. Katsuko studied in Japan and earned her teaching degree in 1969. She now resides in Mt. View. In addition to frequent participation in San Francisco Bay Area Ikebana International Chapter events, she has given programs in Sacramento, Monterey and Colorado. For any years she has installed arrangements at the San Francisco Fine Arts Museum’s “Bouquets to Art” and at Filoli Gardens for their annual flower show. Ms. Thielke teaches Ikebana in Los Altos, Mt.View and Mission College.
View photos from the presentation
Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National, Paris
June 22, 2011
Marsha Holm, our favorite Docent at San Francisco deYoung Museum, presented another fascinating lecture/slide show: “Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National, Paris.”
Photography for Beginners
May 25, 2011
Ralph Cooksey-Talbott presented a workshop on “Photography for Beginners.” Cooksey is a member of both OHAG and FAA,a nd his work has been in the Olive Hyde gallery and Holiday Show, in addition to major galleries. For more background information, visit Cooksey’s website.
Oakland Museum of California
April 27, 2011
We visited the newly re-opened Oakland Museum of California, including a private Docent Tour featuring their California Art Collections. View photos
Sketchbook Journaling: at Home or On the Road with Grace Rankin, SWA, CWA, SCVWS
March 23, 2011
Grace has conducted sketchbook/watercolor tours of Scotland, Italy, France and most recently taught aboard a cruise ship touring from Seattle to Skagway, Alaska. Read Grace’s bio.
San Jose Museum of Art February 23, 2011
We enjoyed a San Jose Museum of Art Docent-led tour featuring three photography exhibits: The Modern Photographer: Observation and Intention/Selections from the Permanent Collection; “Portraits” by American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989).
Batik Workshop
January 26th, 10am – 12:30 pm
Place: Olive Hyde Art Gallery
We explored the ancient and contemporary art of batik. For thousands of years, batik has employed a technique of wax resist and dye to create beautiful & unique patterns on cloth. We will review batik applications and see examples from around the world (India, Africa, Indonesia) as well as contemporary designs. Everyone will have the chance to create a small batik, and all materials will be provided. There are no mistakes in batik – the wax drips, dyes spill, and art crackles ~ these are all part of the creative process, which is the fun & challenge of this media. John Tinger, an Oakland based artist, studied batik at the Intendencia Municipal del Florida in Uruguay and has been doing batik for almost 20 years. An experienced lecturer, he is a NEA & DC Commission of the Arts grant recipient, and has shown in many gallery settings across the country. www.BatikFineArt.com
View more photos from John’s presentation and demonstration
Presentation by Marsha Holm, Docent Lecturer, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Date: Wednesday October 27th
Place: Olive Hyde Art Gallery. Her topic is on the second exhibit on loan from France: “Van Gogh, Gauguin and Beyond: Post Impressionism from the Musee d’Orsay.” Marsha’s presentation includes selected slides from the exhibition along with commentary on the artists, their techniques, and history of that period.
Marsha Holm has been a docent with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco since 1979. She gives tours on all areas of the museums’ collections. In addition to being Chair and training docents at the San Francisco museums, she has also assisted training new docents at the Blackhawk Museum, the Oakland Museum, and the San Jose Museum of Art. She has a broad background in many facets of art history and a particular fascination with contemporary art. Her previous lecture on “Birth of Impressionism” was so popular, the Olive Hyde Art Guild specifically invited her to return for the second part of this special exhibition from the Musee d’Orsay.
May 26: Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Mission Room
Marsha Holm, a docent lecturer from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), will be presenting a program on “Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay” which will be opening at the DeYoung Museum in May. The program will also include a slide show along with the lecture.
April 28: Akio Aochi Ceramics Demonstration
Fremont artist, Akio Aochi, presented a ceramics program in the Olive Hyde Art Center Courtyard. This was an opportunity to watch an expert potter work in his medium. In addition to building a piece using a ceramic wheel, Mr. Aochi demonstrated his skill in trimming greenware. Largely creating functional ware, Akio also enjoys making Raku and pit-fired decorative pieces. As a long time member of the Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild, Akio also teaches at Blossom Hill Crafts Pottery in Los Gatos.
Mr. Aochi made a salad bowl, a platter and a casserole dish with a lid during our demonstration. He answered a lot of questions and was also very entertaining. One of the pictures shows him destroying his freshly made creations because of a mistake.
View more photos from Akio’s presentation and demonstration
March 24: San Jose Museum
On Wednesday, March 24 the Olive Hyde Art Guild will travel to the San Jose Museum to enjoy a docent tour of the Wayne Thiebaud exhibit. The exhibit showcases a sampling of 70 years of painting by this California artist. Because of his interest in objects of mass culture, Thiebaud (pronounced “Tee-bo”) is often associated with the Pop art movement, which his work predates.
February 24: Berkeley Art Museum
James Castle – A Retrospective. This exhibit examines the fascinating output of artist James Castle, who spent his entire life making drawings, assemblages, text works and handmade books from found materials on his family’s farm in rural Idaho.
January 27: DeYoung Art Museum
The Olive Hyde Art Guild field trip for January 27th was a visit to the DeYoung Art Museum to view “Amish Abstractions,” quilts from the collection of Faith and Stephen Brown. This showcases the artistry and diversity of the Amish quilt making tradition with 48 full-size and crib quilts dating from the 1880s to the 1940′s, the height of Amish quilt making.
San Jose Museum of Art, Wednesday, October 28, 2009
On October 28, 2009, we carpooled to the San Jose Museum of Art. Martha Crowe, Program Director, secured an excellent docent who encouraged discussion of the many works on exhibit. We all enjoyed the museum’s Dale Chihuly ‘chandelier’ glass work, which greeted us in the museum’s main lobby.
The photo at lower left shows the unique little benches provided by the docent. You take them along as you go from gallery to gallery and it allows folks to sit, observe, and discuss. The museum featured early works of Ansel Adams, colorful mobiles by Calder and works by Chuck Close: Printing and the Process. The on-site cafe and the museum’s gift shop were also popular places Guild members visited.
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San Francisco De Young Museum, Wednesday, September 24, 2009
The field trip to the Dale Chihuly show at the De Young Museum in SF on September 24, 2008 was spectacular. Glass chandeliers, underwater sea objects, Ikebana flowers, boat loads of sea glass, and wonderful views of the City prompted oohs and ahhs from Guild members and guests.
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