Studio 391 Drawing Contest

Studio 391, Gualala, CA - Studio 391 is pleased to announce its first ever drawing contest. There are two categories - Adult and 12 & under. No purchase necessary.

Draw or sketch on the drawing pad provided at Studio 391 using one of the designated Agelio Batle Graphite [pencil] Objects between the dates of Friday, November 12, 2010 and Saturday, February 12, 2011. Or, purchase any Agelio Batle Graphite [pencil] Object during the contest dates and mail or deliver your entry on or before February 12, 2011.

Winning drawings plus a selection of contest entries will be on exhibit at Studio 391 Saturday, February 19 through Monday, February 21, 2011.

More information and contest details available at www.studio391.net/drawing_contest.html.

Celebrating the Art of the Mushroom

Artist Paul Kozal explains his photographic process to an onlooker at the exhibition opening on Saturday, November 6th

Gualala, CA - Studio 391 celebrated the art of the mushroom with Boletus Edulis, a new photography exhibit featuring images of Caliofornia King Boletus mushrooms by Paul Kozal.

These images were created with a cameraless, filmless technique and then infused onto a sheer aluminum surface allowing the images to take on almost magical luminescence.

This special exhibition is part of Mendocino County's Annual Wine & Mushroom Festival. This year the festival runs from Friday, November 5th through Monday, November 15th. Highlights of the festival include mushroom dinners, wine-and-beer pairing workshops, mushroom exhibits, guided mushroom foraging walks and much more.

Rated "One of the Top Six Food Fests in the Nation" by Oprah.com, it's a fun event and if you like mushrooms there's no better place to be than in Mendocino County.

Studio 391 served up a selection of Mendocino County wines along with mushroom appetizers including Savory Mushroom Bread Pudding Bites, Warm Brie with Sauteed Cremini Mushrooms and Porcini Honey Ice Cream.

Boletus Edulis is on exhibit November 6th through November 29th.

New Graphite Objects from Agelio Batle

Studio 391, Gualala, CA - Sculptor Agelio Batle has just introduced four new graphite objects, horn, fleur de lys, turret shell and sparrow.

These sculptures are not only works of art, but also act as a drawing or writing tool. They are cast using carbonaceous graphite, which contain a smudge-resistant compound. The entire sculpture can be used just like a pencil, as the entire surface is graphite.

Each graphite object is produced as a limited series.

> View more of Agelio Batle's graphite sculpture

A STUDIO VISIT WITH AGELIO BATLE
I had the opportunity to visit Agelio over the summer at his studio in San Francisco. His showroom was filled with an archive of graphite objects plus his other artwork and assorted other items including furniture that he used to design.


As much as I wanted to see the work room that was not allowed as his smudge-resistant formula has a patent pending therefore no visitors beyond the showroom. Did you know it took Agelio over a year to perfect the smudge-resistant compound for his graphite objects?

Underwater Photography Exhibition at Monterey Aquarium

A special exhibition of Kanchi, The Quiet Place by Studio 391 artist Ryuijie, in collaboration with Camille Lenore, is now on view at the Monterey Aquarium through May 2011.

The two free divers and photographers came up with the intriguing idea of making platinum and palladium prints from underwater photographs. Kanchi, The Quiet Place, celebrates the life forms and quality of light that exists only underwater.

Ryuijie’s works have appeared in View Camera, Photovision, Camera and Darkroom, Black & White and LensWork magazines. He has published three books: Photographs - Time and Place, Fragments of Time, and Ten Photographs.

His works can be found in private and public collections worldwide including the Getty in Los Angeles.

Got QR?

Studio 391 now has its own QR (Quick Response) bar code. A QR code is a mobile phone readable bar code. Just point an iPhone or other camera-enabled mobile at it. If the device has QR code-decoding software installed on it, it will fire up its browser and go straight to that URL. (iTunes has a free app called QR Reader that works well if you need to download one.)

This QR barcode points to our Google Places Page.

Try it for yourself and see.

Just Released - New Roman Loranc Photographs

Studio 391, Gualala, CA:

Roman Loranc released a few new photographs today. Which is your favorite?

Carmel Valley Mist | Toned Gelatin Silver Print | Limited Edition Print

Available sizes: 8"x10" or 11"x14"

Two Hearted Oak, Study 2 | Toned Gelatin Silver Print | Limited Edition Print

Available sizes: 8"x10", 11"x14", 16"x20" or 20"x24"

Tule Curtain | Toned Gelatin Silver Print | Limited Edition Print

Available sizes: 8"x10", 11"x14", 16"x20" or 20"x24"

Sleeping Tule | Toned Gelatin Silver Print | Limited Edition Print

Available sizes: 8"x10", 11"x14", 16"x20" or 20"x24"

Please inquire for availability and current pricing.

New Rolfe Horn Book

Shin Jo Sui: Landscapes of Japan is a new 80 page book containing 73 photographs from Rolfe Horn’s travels throughout Japan from 2001 through 2008. Roughly translated, Shin Jo Sui means "May Your Heart Be Pure Like Water". Presented in a 12 x 12 inch hardcover format, the book can be previewed and ordered online through blurb.com. For more information visit Rolfe Horn’s website.