Showing posts with label Guitar Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guitar Art. Show all posts

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Caroline Ma this is for YOU


This last Wednesday night Jim took me to Open Mike Night at Main Place in downtown Yorba Linda. Jim's best friend and Rockits band member Danny wanted Jimmy to jam with him (Dan's on saxophone in left corner). Anyways, I wasn't paying any attention to the guitar Jim took with him that night, but when he got up on stage I realized it was the guitar that ex-student from 2009, Caroline Ma, had refurbished for him. She made several mosaic tiles and collaged both front and back as well as sides of this guitar, and it's spectacular! To see more of what she did, click on either Alumni Art or Guitar Art then scroll down a bit to see Caroline's very cool design. Just wanted you to see that he's playing it and enjoying what you created Caroline. :) And so is the audience.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Busy Week


Last Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday I traveled with my friend up to San Luis Obispo for a gallery showing of her work, and one of my favorite stops was here in Morro Bay to grab a quick lunch, and to shop the downtown stores. There were several nice galleries, one in downtown and the others along the waterfront, all with local artist's works. We also stopped in Los Olivos on the way up the coast. What a cool place that is, a real throw back to rural America. Many great wine tasting stores along with a couple decent galleries. Definitely a worthwhile stop. But my favorite part of the trip was Thursday nite in downtown San Luis. It's a farmers market with many great food vendors plus hundreds of people shopping, eatting and partying. A real interesting mix of college students, young families and an older crowd. There were a couple of live bands playing, so we danced in the streets. So much fun! Below is the view of the town of Morro Bay from the big rock.

Then on Saturday night, my favorite band, the Rockits, with one of the High Lites from Vegas, performed at a neighborhood block party. So much good food and lots of great music.

There is Jimmy on Caroline's guitar that she redid for him. Everyone is loving what you did on that guitar Caroline! And Dan is blowing beautiful music on his sax.

Looks like Ritchie and Jim are having an argument but they are really singing to each other. Pat is in the background on the keyboard.

And here is Dan's girlfriend Sue, and her pup dancing to the music. Sue and her dog work with children to help them overcome psychological problems. She takes the dog everywhere she goes. He's almost human! And so well behaved, unlike my naughty dog Bogie.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Functional Art at it's Best


As promised in my recent post, here's my friend Jimmy playing his new and improved blues bass guitar at Java Joe's last night, the artwork on it designed and executed by alum Caroline Ma. Wish you could have been there Caroline! Jim got so many wonderful compliments on your work. I was so pleased for you :) Hopefully you will get some calls for more commissions.


And here is Jim and High Lite's lead singer Ritchie doing a number together. Their next performance will be 2 weeks from now on Friday August 21, again at Java Joe's in Yorba Linda from 8 to 11.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Caroline Ma - Alumni Art


After seeing Caroline's mosaic box on my blog, my friend Jim, bass player from the Rockits band, commissioned Caroline to go completely crazy on his favorite blues bass guitar. He wanted her to redesign the front, back and the case as well. He gave her free reign to do whatever she felt would look good, and here are several views of the finished piece.


He will be playing on this guitar this Friday Nite from 8:00 to 11:00 at Java Joe's here in Yorba Linda with his band the Rockits along with their sister group the High Lites, located on Yorba Linda Blvd and Yorba Ranch Road. So come out to listen to a lot of great music from the 50's and 60's and see Carloine's work up close.

I love how Caroline used newspaper collage around the edges on both front and back sides, along with the polymer mosaic work.









Needless to say after viewing her work, Jim was thrilled with the finished guitar and gave her a sizable chunk of change for her work. Way to go Caroline!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so proud of you.