Friday May 8, Miss Mindy's Sassy Paper Doll Bonanza book signing at La Luz

"Miss Mindy's Sassy Paper Doll Bonanza"
book signing.


Friday, May 8, 2009 7 pm - 9 pm
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-666-7667 Fax: 323-663-0243
www.laluzdejesus.com

online press release with images:
http://www.leejosephpublicity.com/show/missmindyssassypaperdoll


Hooray for Silly, Sexy Paper Dolls!
Miss Mindy's Sassy Paper Doll Bonanza has arrived, and the cutout lingerie is flying. This first-of-its-kind collection of burlesque girlie-girls is fun and funny as frilly underpants.

More than a dozen scantily clad ladies, each with a matching outfit, are ready to be cut out, dressed up, stripped back down, and paraded through your life. Take one to work with you. Send one to your special guy or gal pal. Use them to corrupt the young and innocent. The power is yours. All you need is a pair of scissors.

Be among the first to fondle these beauties when Miss Mindy signs her new book at La Luz de Jesus Gallery on Friday, May 8 at 7:00 pm. Live sexy girls will be in attendance. Collectible "Sandee Standee" point-of-purchase display figures will be given away to a lucky few. Surprises will be in store.

Miss Mindy's Sassy Paper Doll Bonanza by Miss Mindy, ISBN: 978-0-9778949-2-5, Binding: Soft Cover, Dimensions: 6" x 11", Pages: 64, Price $24.95, published by Baby Tattoo Books: http://www.babytattoo.com/


Miss Mindy has an affinity for past times, and loves to explore mood, expressions and bizarre humor. Her work consists mainly of woodcut paintings, dioramas and shadow boxes, in addition to fluid ink drawings and sketches. Her method evokes a vintage and folk art feel using rough brush strokes and several mediums.

Her stories involve girls and imps, fairies and troublemakers of a most endearing yet bizarre sort. Her narratives find leads in precarious and naughty little circumstances with other players helping along the tales of mishaps and silly shenanigans.

Miss Mindy was born into a family of artists and designers who have been an inspiration. Her grandmother worked as an ink and painter at Disney in the 1930s, her other side of the family were illustrators, muralists and puppeteers, along with her mother, an accomplished mask maker and artisan. In addition, her sister, CJ Metzger has been a collaborator and muse.

In addition to her fine art, Miss Mindy is an accomplished illustrator, concept and product designer for such clients as Hard Rock Cafe Worldwide, House of Blues, Zippo, Distinction Magazine, Warner Brothers, 6 Point Harness, and The Chiodo Brothers. Miss Mindy has written and illustrated two books with Baby Tattoo Books Publishing, "Miss Mindy's Sassy Paper Doll Bonanza" and "Teenie Weenie Tales" which can be found in the "Artists Sisters: Box of Stories" book set. She is currently designing her own line of toys with 'Mindstyle,' a division of The Level 5 Group, and a collaborative set with her sister CJ Metzger. Her artwork can be found in private collections throughout the United States and abroad.

Selected Exhibitions

2007
San Diego Comic and Popular Arts Convention - Booth Exhibition w/sister CJ Metzger
The Wind-up Gallery – "unFOURgetable", w/ CJ Metzger, Lesley Reppeteaux & Shaunna Peterson - Phoenix,AZ - August
American Electric Tattoo – group show, May
Gallery Revisited - "The Secret Lives of Dolls" – Artist Sisters Solo Show, March - April
The Hive Gallery - New Years Group Exhibition
Nucleus Gallery - "After These Messages" group exhibition and window installation
Storyopolis – Exhibition of book artwork – year round

2006
San Diego Comic and Popular Arts Convention - Booth Exhibition w/sister CJ Metzger
Discovery Tour - Open Studio with the Arroyo Arts Collective
Nucleus Gallery - Co Lab Group show
Cactus Gallery - Tiny Treasures Group Show

2004
Center for the Arts - Eagle Rock, Route 66 Art Auction
Lightbringer Project - Silent Auction

2003
Center for the Arts - Eagle Rock Women's Work II Exhibit, curated by CJM & MM
Gallery Ophelia - Girlhood Revisited - Show with CJ Metzger

2002
Gallery Figueroa - "Plaisirs de l'imagination" - show with CJ Metzger & Katrina Alexy

2001
Lankershim Arts Center - Group Show
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - Women's Work Exhibit
Affair of Art - Ryman Foundation Auction at Disney Imagineering Campus
Art from the Heart - Chase Place Foundation Children's Hospital - Sixth Annual Art Auction
Cannibal Flower - Art and Performance Space – ongoing

2000
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - Futura Carnival - joint-exhibition curated by CJM & MM

1999
No Ho Nights - North Hollywood Night Street Art Show
Eleven Seven Gallery, Long Beach - Introspection group show
Paintings & Assemblages - Solo show at Sirens Coffee House - La Canada


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La Luz de Jesus is located at the Soap Plant/Wacko building, in Los Feliz at 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Gallery hours are Monday – Wednesday: 11am – 7pm, Thursday – Saturday: 11am – 9pm and Sunday 12-6pm. For high resolution jpegs, interview requests and more information contact: Lee Joseph Publicity: leejemail@gmail.com, p (818) 848-2698 - f (818) 848-2699.


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Lee Joseph Publicity for the Visual Arts
www.leejosephpublicity.com
818) 848-2698 (p) 818) 848-2699 (f)

Bernardo Corman
Billy Shire Fine Arts Press
Black Maria Gallery
Citizen LA Magazine
Crazy Al Evans
Davey Jones
East of Eden
La Luz De Jesus Gallery/Press
Malleus Rock Art Lab - Supernatural Cat Records
Heather Watts

May 3 - Diana Jacob's The Vincenzo Beforenowafter Theorem book signing and dustmuffin.com launch party!

Hi!

Hope you are interested in previewing or reviewing Diana Jacob's "Vinceno Beforenowafter Theorem" book signing and "dustmuffin" launch party. What could be better than homemade muffins (by Diana) and champaigne to celebrate art, assemblage and jewelry on a Sunday afternoon? I can't think of too much else...

If you are interested in a copy of the book...please let me know, I'll send one over!

on-line press release with images:
http://leejosephpublicity.com/show/vincenzobeforenowafter

The Vincenzo Beforenowafter Theorem book signing
and launch party for Diana Jacob's "dustmuffin" jewelry company
Join us for homemade breakfast and dessert muffins, Champagne,
and of course books, jewelry and assemblages by Ms. Jacobs.

Reception: Sunday, May 3, 2009
1 pm – 4 pm
Diana Jacobs' Studio
822 S. Wall Street, Unit 201
Los Angeles, CA 90014
www.dianajacobsstudio.com
dianajacobs@dianajacobsstudio.com

Time is a theme in Diana Jacobs' art: working with history, memory and the layering of ideas though imagery and objects. Walking into Ms. Jacobs' studio in Los Angeles, one might feel like a character trapped inside of a curio cabinet, or as if they're poking through their great, great, great grandmother's interesting-yet-slightly-creepy attic all alone. Curiosity is inspired and the snooping instinct kicks in as one is surrounded by found objects and history: science, botany and biology, 19th Century Doll parts, bones, vintage watches, antique jewels, sparkly beads, brilliant feathers, fabric, wire and wings. Each item has its own unique long story to tell. Ms. Jacobs understands that inanimate objects sometimes need a bit of help expressing themselves.
Ms. Jacobs' new book The Vincenzo Beforenowafter Theorem is an exploration of time in 25 images. The book contains haunting and thought-provoking images which took Ms. Jacobs and photographer Kerry Vitiello over a year to piece together. During that time, Ms. Jacobs traveled to France and Turkey while Vitiello journeyed to Africa. When they were finally in Los Angeles at the same time, the pair sat down with their individual works, blending and expanding them to create The Vincenzo Beforenowafter Theorem.

Artwork (assemblages and vintage clock installations) used as inspiration for the images by Diana Jacobs. Photography by Kerry Vitiello. Story by Diana Jacobs and Kerry Vitiello. 9" by 9", 32 pages, first edition printing of 1000, split between a perfect bound soft cover, $28.00 and a numbered hardcover edition, proudly printed on all recycled papers.

dustmuffin
A few years ago Diana Jacobs started experimenting with wearable art. Using many of the same elements in her large-scale work, she created and wore her own assemblage pins, brooches and pendants. These pieces attracted customers who purchased her creations right off of her person on the mean streets of Beachwood Canyon! Soon after, Ms. Jacobs started designing earrings and necklaces…
And thus, dustmuffin was born!
And the world rejoiced…especially the cat.
(After all, an entire company was named after her.)
dustmuffin's designs have three categories:

dustmuffin tulip
Celebrate the beginning of spring, year round. Designs created with Venetian glass, fresh Swarovski crystals and other unique beads. Chains from silver or gold.
Oh-be-joyful!

dustmuffin violet
Classic updated parlor wear. These pieces are created using vintage beads, watch parts, vintage crystals and other findings.
Gilded and glistening!

dustmuffin lotus
Stones and gems are the stars. You'll be cocktail-party ready, that's for sure. Delicious mounds of crystals, stalactites, tourmaline, turquoise and jade.
Sumptuous!
www.thedustmuffin.com

DIANA JACOBS

Diana Jacobs' background in the art community is diverse – from working with commercial artists on Madison Avenue, gallery work on Melrose and freelancing as an illustrator at the Huntington Gardens to teaching at Otis-Parsons. During the last fourteen years, she has focused mainly on her studio work. Her mixed-media and print work has been internationally exhibited and shown throughout the United States. Ms. Jacobs' work also regularly appears in feature films and on television. In the past few years she completed illustrations for The Memory Bible and i Brain by Dr. Gary Small, created a work for The Book Of Lies (a large-scale collaborative piece by the late Eugenia Butler), and was an arts panelist at the Conference of World Affairs, University of Colorado at Boulder.

Diana Jacobs was born and raised on Long Island. She began studying art as a teenager and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. After moving to Los Angeles, she received certificates in botanical and zoological illustration from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Currently, Ms. Jacobs is working on her latest body of assemblages titled Time Travelers and creating designs for her new jewelry line, dustmuffin. Her book, The Vincenzo Beforenowafter Theorem, is fresh off the press.

Ms. Jacobs has a four-page resume with her education, workshops, professional associations, public art commissions, pieces in permanent art collections, awards, museum/gallery exhibitions and published works that can be sent upon request.





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Lee Joseph Publicity for the Visual Arts
www.leejosephpublicity.com
818) 848-2698 (p) 818) 848-2699 (f)

Bernardo Corman
Billy Shire Fine Arts Press
Black Maria Gallery
Citizen LA Magazine
Crazy Al Evans
Davey Jones
East of Eden
La Luz De Jesus Gallery/Press
Malleus Rock Art Lab - Supernatural Cat Records
Heather Watts

5/1/09: Four Person Show with JAW Cooper, Lauren Gardiner, Miss Mindy, Lyle Motley at La Luz de Jesus Gallery

Four person show:
JAW Cooper
Lauren Gardiner
Miss Mindy
Lyle Motley

May 1 - 31, 2009
Artist reception: Friday, May 1, 2009 ~ 8:00 -11:00 pm
LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY
4633 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-666-7667 Fax: 323-663-0243
http://www.laluzdejesus.com/

Online press release with images:
http://leejosephpublicity.com/show/laluzmay2009


JAW Cooper "Daedal"
Inspired by curio cabinets and the complexity of natural systems, JAW Cooper creates illustrations using a variety of media. This series of paintings entitled "Daedal" examines the interconnectedness of species, the bizarre adaptations informed by these connections, and the parallel between evolution as a 'problem-solving' process and the creative process in art. Cooper was born in England and grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, Southern California, and various locations throughout Europe and Scandinavia.
http://www.jawcooper.com/.

Lauren Gardiner "Royalty Before Surgery"
Lauren Gardiner's tiny acrylic paintings and ink drawings are intricate and intimate portraits portraying each subject's every lash, wart and twangy hair. Her works observe and explore how people present themselves for posterity as well as how they react in front of a camera. Her use of ambiguous backgrounds, uncomfortable glares and awkward postures, typical of professional portrait photography, produce humorous yet cynical little vignettes that lend a brief glimpse into the human condition. "Royalty Before Surgery" is a look at royalty with facial deformities and the clothes they wear to cover their disfigurements. Gardiner was born in the U.S., and grew up in Singapore, Australia and England. After earning an Illustration degree in 1998 from the Rhode Island School of Design, Gardiner moved to Los Angeles where she observes the many aggravating facets of human life that help provide the inspiration for her little portraits' paintings.
http://www.laurenfromla.com/

Miss Mindy
Miss Mindy is believed to be an elf or witch by most of the neighborhood children due to her fondness of cooking spells and toy making. Her affinity for bizarre humor resonates within her books, paintings, shadow boxes, and fluid ink drawings. Miss Mindy was born into a family of artists and designers who have been an inspiration since she was wee. Her grandmother worked as an ink and painter at Disney in the 1930s, while her grandfather was an illustrator, muralist and puppeteer. Her mother, Linda, creates beautiful masks out of everything she can get her hands on, and her sister, CJ Metzger, has the art bug, too. Miss Mindy's second book with Baby Tattoo Books Publishing "Miss Mindy's Sassy Paper Doll Bonanza" is a collaborative set with her sister; "Artist Sisters: Box of Stories" is already in stores. She has a vinyl toy named "Dink" that has sold out and has been in a multitude of custom vinyl, group, & solo shows in the United States and abroad. In addition to her fine art & illustrations, Miss Mindy also works in the animation realm in such studios as Nickelodeon and Warner Brothers. Miss Mindy creates in her home/studio in Eagle Rock, CA, with her painter/inventor squeeze, Mr. Rick O'Brien.
http://www.missmindy.com/

Lyle Motley
The paintings of Lyle Motley live in a neighborhood somewhere between words and images, in a place where there is room to reflect, hear and see. Motley's paintings encourage the viewer to participate and challenge the observer to add their own ideas into the mix. Working predominantly in oils, with forays into drawing, mixed media and sculpture, Motley's work is mostly figurative, with occasional contextual abstractions. His non-themed show will include works that are predominantly figurative with some pieces that contain contextual abstractions. Motley has also worked with ceramics and sculpture, played and wrote music (with his band Lyle and the Sparkleface band), worked as a commercial and editorial illustrator, painted murals in Flagstaff, AZ and Salida, CO. He loves the outdoors and aimless wanderings and adventures around the West, life in the city and the middle of nowhere, and all the wackiness of being a dad and operating without enough sleep. It is not surprising that his work has become a unique blend, drawing on many sources. Most importantly, Motley is completely obsessed with smearing paint on things. When he is not smearing, he is fascinated by the light that bounces off the stuff that is all around him. Motley received a BFA from Northern Arizona University in 1993 and currently breathes among the mountains of Colorado and creates with the encouragement of his amazing wife and two boys.
http://www.lylemotley.com/

La Luz de Jesus is located at the Soap Plant/Wacko building, in Los Feliz at 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Gallery hours are Monday – Wednesday: 11am – 7pm, Thursday – Saturday: 11am – 9pm and Sunday 12-6pm.

For high resolution jpegs, interview requests and more information contact: Lee Joseph Publicity, leejemail@gmail.com, p (818) 848-269, f (818) 848-2699.



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Lee Joseph Publicity for the Visual Arts
http://www.leejosephpublicity.com/
818) 848-2698 (p) 818) 848-2699 (f)

Bernardo Corman
Billy Shire Fine Arts Press
Black Maria Gallery
Citizen LA Magazine
Crazy Al Evans
Davey Jones
East of Eden
La Luz De Jesus Gallery/Press
Malleus Rock Art Lab - Supernatural Cat Records
Heather Watts