Pictures from our 10/25/18 visit to newly opened exhibit “Matriarchs” at the El Segundo Museum of Art, ESMoA.

“As Indigenous womxn, we have occupied essential leadership roles in our communities for centuries. While the forces of colonization have sought to dismantle our cultures and life ways, we have fought to maintain and preserve them – not only surviving, but asserting our Indigenous identities at every turn throughout history. Today, our womxn are leading and shaping movements to protect both natural resources and Indigenous bodies. Leading this critical work to heal, recover, and shape brighter, healthier futures, Indigenous womxn are occupying roles as activists, scholars, educators, doctors, attorneys, writers, artists, scientists, and social workers. They are not only re-defining western institutional spaces and professions to fit the unique needs of their communities, but they are acting as visionaries for all of humanity – applying ancestral knowledge and values to develop innovative solutions to our most pressing contemporary issues.”

https://esmoa.org/period/current/

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May 2018

FRBA founder, Janet Johnson,  discusses Fiber Arts

March 2018

FIDM Museum Field Trip Motion Picture Costume Design

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February 2018 Field Trip

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Huntington Beach Art Center

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From left to right, Heidi Ziegler, Nina Zak Laddon, Bea Savellano, Susan Lapin Sandra Liljenwall, Ann DuPuy, Bobbie Davison

From left to right, Heidi Ziegler, Nina Zak Laddon, Bea Savellano, Susan Lapin Sandra Liljenwall, Ann DuPuy, Bobbie Davison

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Left artwork: Project Runway by Sherryl Wiseman, Right artwork: Whistlers Assemblage by Marilynn Tom

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Artwork: Up a Tree by our host Janet Johnson

The two images above are from the Huntington Harbour Art Association.   It is a community group similar to RBAG/FRBA and has 73 pieces from 37 artists in the exhibition.

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Bea Savellano and Bobbie Davison

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Sandra Liljenwall, Artwork: Do This Dance by Ed Hart

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Heidi Ziegler

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Bea Savellano

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Ann DuPuy

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Rogers Garden

FRBA January 2018 General Meeting

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This month we celebrated the “culinary arts” with a presentation and cheese tasting by Solange Comer, owner of Cultured Slice in Hermosa Beach.

Cultured Slice serves quality, hard to find, artisan and gourmet cheese from around the world and a variety of delicious pairings to compliment them. French­-Italian born owner Solange Comer was raised in the Los Angeles South Bay area and, for over 20 years, has had a very active role working for the community. She provided us with her history and educate us with some interesting “cheese facts.”

Solange Comer, Owner, Cultured Slice, Hermosa Beach

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FRBA October 2017 Field Trip

Los Angeles Public Library and exhibit: Visualizing Language: Oaxaca in L.A.

Downtown Public Art

Angels Flight

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